Category: Chipmusic

Toons from various consoles.

  • TCTD Podcast #002 – Vocal and Acoustic Chip (Pt.1)

    This week’s episode of the TCTD Podcast is about chipmusic which is mixed together with other instruments; vocals, guitars, drums, piano – or full orchestras (sampled or not). This is a big subject to to cover, so please note the “(Pt.1)” in the title. In other words, there will be at least one more episode with this theme in the future. Enjoy!

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    Playlist:
    1. I Fight Dragons – Overture (8bitCollective)
    2. Matt Wilson – Time Travel Is Over Rated (Mindhouse LP)
    3. YMCK – Rain (Family Genesis, Avex)
    4. The Depreciation Guild – Water Window (In Her Gentle Jaws)
    5. gwEm – Space Travel (micromusic.net)
    6. Leeni – Inside Out (Labyrinth, CrunchyCo)
    7. Goto8o – Fantasy (Commodore Grooves, Rebel Pet Set)
    8. David Sugar – Ode to London Transport (Fresh Off The Chip, 8bitpeoples)
    9. Wizwars – Fly Away (8bitCollective)
    10. Virt – Staring at My Spaceship DX EDITION (Big Lion Music)

  • 8Bitone Synthesizer + Sequencer appeared

    8bitone_iphone8Bitone – a “Retro 8-bit Synthesizer + Sequencer” – has been announced to be released for iPhone and iPod Touch in June. It is being developed by the Japanese company Yudo, which have also released a vocoder and audio recorder for the same platform.

    The software is said to “faithfully simulate SSG and PSG instruments”. It will feature:

    • Piano roll style sequencer
    • Up to 128 monophonic voices per song
    • 1 oscillator or LowBitNoise (I assume per channel. Not yet clear what types of waveforms.)
    • LFO
    • Envelope
    • Hi-Speed Arpeggiator
    • .WAV export

    Will be available on the iPhone App Store in June. The price has not been confirmed yet, but their previous iPhone apps costs about $17.

  • iqtu – Rollie Poley Years released

    28Another release from the ever so loved II:

    Rollie Poley Years is dedicated to days in preschool where finding and trapping small bugs was my primary occupation. Because of this, it is my most playful work, moving quickly over melodic ideas like a young child searching for worms in the dirt. The emphasis on lightly crunched distortion and heavily layered mono synths creates a game-oriented sound palette. The 9-song EP wraps into a 14-minute circle, ending with a very different version of the first track that leaves the listener with the taste of sparkling rainbows and happy clouds.

    01 srs ending
    02 mose
    03 strategy5
    04 ummies
    05 nide righter
    06 bugeyes
    07 ans
    08 dinosaur document
    09 sparkling rainbow shit

    Even though some of the tracks on  this album are arguably non-chip, you’ll find a lot of chip like elements and a general lo-fi atmosphere which is very likeable. Well worth a check out!

    via II » Blog Archive » Rollie Poley Years

  • FamiTracker 0.3 Appeared

    famipngAfter many beta releases, finally a new version of Famitracker. Details:

    Version 0.3.0 is ready! News in this version

    – MMC5 expansion sound support

    – Improved pattern editor (possible to select multiple channels, drag’n’drop, control+drag = copy, shift+drag = mix)

    – Ctrl+wheel = Transpose selected notes

    – Shift+wheel = Increase/decrease instrument, volume and effect values

    – Scroll lock = Toggle follow mode

    – Control+D = Duplicate frame

    – It’s possible to edit directly in the frame editor by double clicking

    – Customizable keys for note cut, repeat and clear field

    – Added second highlight

    – Added a repeat action key

    – Added a second highlight option

    – Fixed a bug with the tremolo effect

    via FamiTracker.

  • No, this isn’t VORC Circa 2004, NEW PAZA RAHM

    inbetweenthumbnailIts a fun day here at TCTD with another oldish school dominator with a new release, “InBetween Ep”. This is a Promo ep for his upcoming release  “Megatac 2” set to drop 2009-05-31.

    New Promo EP by Paza Rahm!

    Inbetween EP

    Tracklist

    ———–

    • A.Inbetween (Remix)
    • B.Asdf (Remix)
    • C.Time (Remix)
    • D.Inbetween (Elevatormixmix)

    www.pazarahm.com
    Download/Listen –>Last.fm<–

    via Forums | 8bc.org – Online Chiptune Media Sharing.