FFR Chip Music Compilation

[kommisar]

So you like composing. Great! If you're new to the genre, this will be infinitely fun to explore. I'm looking for a few musicians willing to contribute to a compilation of chip music right here on FFR. Making chip music is easy, and allows you to explore a minimalist style of composition. It's mostly based on hobby and nostalgia, but the outcome is up to you.


How does I make Chip Music?

You can make chip music through vsti plugins, or with actual 8bit software/hardware.



Vst (fakebit)

My personal recomendations:


ymvst: http://www.preromanbritain.com/ymvst/

magical8bit: http://www.ymck.net/magical8bitplug/...ug_for_win.zip

peach/toad/triforce: http://www.tweakbench.com/peach

Ipatch's C64 drumkit: http://www.liphian.net/kommisar/C64.zip (highly legit)



Trackers/software

Famitracker: http://famitracker.shoodot.net/

Milkytracker: http://milkytracker.org/

LSDJ: http://www.littlesounddj.com/lsd/



Submissions

[AsphyxZero]

Should I submit under AsphyxZero or Chiptune Jesus.

[who_cares973]

**** ive been wanting a chiptune drumkit for ****ing ever

[Starshot]

Originally Posted by kommisar

quadrasid: REMOVED

That's a direct link to pirated software. Do yourself a favor and buy the damn software. $55 is more than justifiable for this amazingly good synth.

I'll whip something up, but do know that it will probably follow the authentic feeling of only having three voices at once.

[customstuff]

I have a couple fakebit(ish) songs...

[Starshot]

I personally also wouldn't call chiptune composing "minimalist" by ANY stretch of the definition. There are several composers who have created insanely polyphonic with various motives when it comes to chiptunes. Minimalism implies that there's only a few certain ideas being expressed.

Also, does the submission half to be full chiptune or part chiptune? I've done several chiptune breakdowns in my hardcore tunes.

[kommisar]

Originally Posted by Starshot

That's a direct link to pirated software. Do yourself a favor and buy the damn software. $55 is more than justifiable for this amazingly good synth.

I'll whip something up, but do know that it will probably follow the authentic feeling of only having three voices at once.

"these are all the Soundbanks publically available"


not that it really matters, but i'll take it off for mod's sake

submissions should be ~mostly~ chiptune but I'm certainly not restricting adding other instruments in the mix.

also I meant minimalist in the sense that there's only a few legitimate shapes of waves to produce 8bit (sin, pulse, triangle etc) and being original with "purist" software is much more difficult

[Starshot]

Just pulled this out of my ass. I'll finish it soon enough: http://soundcloud.com/thegraham/work...ress-chiptunes

[jakeyjake7]

You forgot Plogue Chipsounds =P.

Also: Some questions.

Are submissions going to be in any sort of format? Do you want renders, or things like .xm files? Because I'd really like to make this in Renoise if I decide to do this, but I don't think Renoise can OUTPUT .xm/.mod. It can certainly load them, but I'm not sure if it can save them.

[kommisar]

mp3 320kbps plz


here's what I'm working on. Just about done but gonna add a better ending probably and fix a few things at the start to make it ~fuller~

http://soundcloud.com/pommy1107/solstice

[Coolboyrulez0]

Def. whipping something up for this, brb

ps: where do we send submissions to?

PS 2: Song uses a chiptune beat, has a few chiptune melodies but also uses some breaks and sax, should be fine right?

PS 3: Done... ready to send once you answer my questions.

[kommisar]

as long as it's mostly chip.


just pm them to me or post here

[Coolboyrulez0]

upload via mediafire instead of soundcloud upload for ultimate quality, enjoy.

http://www.mediafire.com/?1054ql3669d5y7r

Song: Chiptune Demise
Artist: CBR
Genre: Chiptune Fusion(?)

comments etc appreciated.

[Wyde]

Here's something I've put together recently. Peeps have said it's coo', so i have good feelings about it.

http://soundcloud.com/wyde/malice-in-mind

[moches]

AWESOME

I've wanted to learn to make chip music for a long time. Maybe this is the time

[kommisar]

bumping in case people are still in

[Pyroshock]

I am up for trying (have been wanting to) but I cannot promise anything

[who_cares973]

Me and my friend are collabing on a song but its a slow process. What we have so far is promising though

[jakeyjake7]

Chiptune Breakcore acceptable? Chip drums, blips and all? If so, then I'm in.

[AsphyxZero]

Thinking about fixing up Chippy Dippy for this. Make a better beat with the chip drum kit, better progression, etc.