Just download Milkytracker. And yes, they are a form of chiptune.

Keygen music is usually C64 music. Use trackers, man. Like Dubmood. www.last.fm/music/dubmood

Indie right now describes the new, current state of "alternative rock". Kinda like how Alternative had a sound in the 90s, it has a sound in the millennium years and that sound is commonly called "indie rock". Why they decided to call it that, I don't know. How to describe it? Eh, it's hard to, but cliche indie rock would probably be light rock with hints of electronica shoved into it. If you're wondering, no I don't really listen to it and no, I don't approve of the practically stolen name for the genre.

It's not fake and it doesn't deserve to be rated lower just because your way is old technology.

Yeah, sorry, everyone, but I just don't like the idea of someone with two posts spam advertising their website. That's just my opinion though. =\

Nope. If you're thinking of the song that was on all the commercials with the dancing old man, this one really isn't similar.

At 7/4/08 03:37 AM, duckson wrote: I have made many submissions to the audio portal, none of which have lasted longer than about 2 days without being absolutely forgotten and un viewed.

Yeah, that's the audio portal.

Try 8bitcollective or something. Most people here don't know what 8 bit music is to begin with.

At 7/2/08 12:14 AM, Short-Factor wrote: OH ho ho ho I'm willing to bet you got that idea from me.

Freeware and works wonders.

If you really didn't get the idea from me, this is what I was talking about.

Good luck. But I beat you to it! LOL!

I have no clue why you think you're the only one who uses Mario Paint to make music. 8bitcollective has a whole compilation release of Mario Paint songs.

A MIDI for a song whored all over middle schools alike couldn't be too hard to find. Also, it couldn't be too hard to make yourself. Like, 3 or 4 notes on that one.

At 5/23/08 08:46 PM, Rawmin wrote:

At 5/23/08 08:43 PM, lawlolawlstudios wrote: Some people are interested in grabbing more attention to their songs by putting them in flash games. I link my game to their website, so it gives the artist traffic.

Good point indeed, you got me.

I kinda disagree. I wouldn't listen to the poo soundtrack and be like, "wow, I gotta check that music artist's background!"

Jesus. It's 2008, I woulda thought the idea of "instruments done by computer" would have sunk in by now.

At 4/28/08 07:18 PM, NickPerrin wrote:

At 4/28/08 05:16 PM, PixlCrushr wrote: A lot of modern chiptunists today use methods that are revolutionary with the hardware used. Methods of which original video game composers never even thought of. I think it's the nostalgia talking, because there are some incredible 8bit artists.

I guess it's an approach more geared toward sound than music then? I don't know.

Anyway, no, I already ruled nostalgia out, because most of my favourite soundtracks are from games I never had. You may have seen my link above, where I've been remaking 8-bit tunes. With only 3 channels, the music that came out of those games....

If it was geared towards sound we'd be randomly throwing beeps and noise channel blurps at no given tempo or beat, so no, not really. What I'm talking is about pushing the hardware to synths and the such, yet still using it to compose smart music. Sure, 70% chiptune attempters suck ass, but you're looking in the wrong places.

What had 3 channels? Everything I've used has 4, counting noise.

At 4/28/08 10:12 AM, NickPerrin wrote: I'm afraid there's really no better 8-bit music than that featured prominently in some of the best 8-bit games on the NES in the late 80's and early 90's. Games like Akumajou Densetsu (The japanese version of Castlevania 3, this cartridge has a sound chip giving it more channels, so the soundtrack is better than its North American counterpart) and Mega Man 2 (without a doubt the most remixed game soundtrack of all time) just had such amazing music despite the hardware limitations.

I find the music of the new chiptune scene terribly boring and overblown; it lacks the sheer compositional mastery of classic 8-bit tunes and is really a shame to the medium. It sounds like your average, simplistic modern electro or pop or modern rock except downgraded to Game Boy-esque hardware.

Now, of course, I'd like someone to prove me wrong and suggest me a reaaallly kickass chiptuner!!

A lot of modern chiptunists today use methods that are revolutionary with the hardware used. Methods of which original video game composers never even thought of. I think it's the nostalgia talking, because there are some incredible 8bit artists.

At 4/20/08 03:40 PM, JoeyNukes wrote:

At 4/20/08 02:13 PM, PixlCrushr wrote: My profile.

This guy, fo sho.

But he has this weird thing about Es so I can never find you >:(

Woah, there's an E? I just saw discovered this... "E"... that's pretty cool. Has it always been there?

My profile.

The bass would probably be some sort of combination of saw and sine waves.

At 3/15/08 12:33 AM, VegetarianMeat wrote: Why would anyone be interested in knowing who's zero voting their songs anyway? I don't think it would work.

That's not the point. The point is that the people who do this just to sink your song down in ratings would no longer be anonymous, which is why they feel like they can get away with doing it.

There are plenty of issues that come up, I am not too serious about the idea. I just thought that it's something new to think about.

For the added feature of vote history? The nubs might be pissed at every non 5 vote they receive and backlash with 0 votes, but on the plus side, random 0 voters would no longer be anonymous. Would maybe put a stop to the whining about the little issue.

At 3/4/08 06:33 PM, FuzzyFlash wrote: Or does any body know any really good free sound effect making programs??

Well, synths. Specifically more advanced osc synths of some sort.

http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/rules_audi o

FL Studio or Reason, FL has VSTi support (google, don't ask what it is), Reason has some better defaults, no they aren't free, no you won't be able to make a Paragon track over night. Ask no more.

Holy shit. Stop making 2 songs a day, that's a terrible idea.

Get the midi of that real song, apply magical 8bit plugin, add samples. No other way is possible or easier.

Use a soundfont and it will sound like ass.

Use anything else and it will sounds worse than ass.

User Slayer VST and it will sound like everyone throwing up and dieing.

What I would do is use a MIDI controller and a laptop, because I am not talented enough to use a MIDI keyboard.

I was asked to do a gig, but I am minus the laptop.

At 1/11/08 10:21 PM, navij11 wrote:

At 1/11/08 09:22 PM, Akira-kun wrote: like create an automation clip of the plugin? then what?

Whaddya mean "then what"? You can change the pitch using that clip!

True shit.

Or use the waveform loader into the 3xosc if you know how to do that.

Heeeeyyy. I get a sticker.

At 12/10/07 08:07 PM, Dragonberry wrote:

At 12/9/07 09:41 PM, SineRider wrote:

At 12/9/07 06:31 PM, Dragonberry wrote: Jingle Bells-8 bit and

When they said limited polyphony, I don't think they meant that...

I'm just trying to keep it as old-school as possible while keeping it something you can listen to.

A little offensive, but whatever.

At 12/9/07 08:09 PM, Nintechno wrote: Is there a place where you can download '8-bit sounding' generators? Sytrus sounds too real and advanced to be computer-game-like. If not, which generators are best to use?

http://www.ymck.net/english/download/ind ex.html