The IDM chipmusic-on-chip album ‘Today’ was released as a physical 16-bit cartridge for the Sega Megadrive/Genesis video game console. The sound is generated at playtime by the Yamaha YM2612 FM synthesizer chip that is built into the console.
The concept is to do away with the conventional audio recording which is the standard format for practically all music now released.
Breathing new life into this obsolete Sega console in 2010, ‘Today’ aims to reinvigorate interest in old hardware and the idea of listening to music where the sound is generated each time you listen.
This music has now been captured from the real hardware and made available for purchase.
credits
released 02 December 2010
Music, Artwork, PCB Design & Assembly: freezedream (Nathan Stanley)Coding/Testing: Alex Cichowski – Thankyou so much for your long hours working out bugs and optimizing things. :)
Player Code: Shiru & Alone Coder
Tag: Freezedream
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Today – freezedream now available digitally
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TCTD Links for 2010-09-18
- Last call for for arduinoboys http://ow.ly/2Ggce #
- freezedream – Today sega cartridge available for order http://ow.ly/2Ggd3 #
- RushJet1 – Wasteland http://ow.ly/2Ghex #
- famicompo deadline extended.. http://ow.ly/2Ghf9 #
- [Cp-027] The Industrialism – Ultrastage http://ow.ly/2GhfY #
- As Apple relaxes App Store rules, C64 emulator for iOS gets BASIC again http://ow.ly/2Gi9W #
- Duke Nukem Forever -34 day release by Shitrow http://ow.ly/2GjKF #
- RT @bit_shifter_: • There can be few honors greater than having a song covered by @littlescale : Chase Init_: #
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FM is for the PEOPLE – VOL. 1
Compiled by notorious OPL buff , Oxygenstar, this release serves up a healthy dose of frequency modulation synthesis which varies nicely in both style and technique. Get it here.
01. OxygenStar – Welcome (Adlib Tracker II, recorded on a Pro Audio Spectrum16)
02. stijl – Slelett o garderoben (TFM/Reaktor)
03. freezedream – RacerRX (recorded on a YM2612)
04. Monsters – The forest Song (TFM)
05. OxygenStar – I used to love her (Adlib Tracker II, recorded on a Pro Audio Spectrum16)
06. Tiido – Cosmic synthesizer (MD Tracker/TMSE)
07. little-scale – Birthright (recorded on a YM2413)
08. rico z – Lonely gigolo standing in the rain (Milky Tracker, YM2413 samples)
09. sci – Three notes (TFM)
10. Tristendo – The pizza dinosaurs of planet awesome (TFM)
11. µB – Suspicious user (OPL emulation)
12. Alex Luthor – Alone in the Playground (TFM)
13. Lazerbeat – Knock (NL2.3 in FM mode) -
Chipsters: Aussie Chip Comp out
From comp organizer Little-Scale:“Okay, so if you are interested in Australian chipmusic or chipmusic in general, this would be a great compilation to grab! Sixteen awesome artists, a bunch of cool gear and a really big variety of tracks – what more could you want from a free electronic music download?”
TRACKLISTING
1 . Derris-Kharlan: Mirrors
2 . Ten Thousand Free Men & Their Families: Bitch-Whipped
3 . Maddest Kings Alive: Cagey Negotiators
4 . Astro Zombies: Code Blue
5 . AndyExpandy: supermegapowerup
6 . little-scale: Will You Remember Me?
7 . (alt)Bro: Franchise Fascination
8 . Vytantus: Melancholy Frivolity
9 . Jacko: Among The Gum Trees
10 . cTrix: WednesdayChip
11 . Dot.AY: Dirigible Spacecraft
12 . Ubey: swsh
13 . Celsius: Wi-Fry
14 . Godinpants: liphe
15 . Freezedream: Happy Sixty Four
16 . The LOLstralians: Botany
