Anyone else up to co-writing a chiptune style track?

***Cosmonautical*** · 08-07-2010, 06:49 AM

Just curious if anyone else does this kind of stuff here, and if they'd like to collab. If I don't suit the style of the other thread, it's cool but I'd like to do something fast and bangin like a Mega Man or Ninja Gaiden style song. If you do programming but don't know how to do chiptunes, it's pretty easy to get NES-alike VST instruments to work with, so the offer's open for anyone with the software and the interest.

Panfan · 08-07-2010, 10:55 AM

way to make a collab i'm interested in the day before I leave for school without music making technology. D:

***Cosmonautical*** · 08-07-2010, 11:55 AM

Sorry to hear it. You haven't got a laptop and headphones?

Panfan · 08-07-2010, 01:49 PM

I've got a roommate with a laptop, but once school and football are going I won't have much time to work with music.

EDIT: Still will have FL Studio, so I can whip up some stuff in two weeks and get back to you with some ideas.

***Cosmonautical*** · 08-08-2010, 04:51 AM

Awesome dude. Anything that exports to midi is usable, really, because I can plug it into a totally diff style synth or whatever. :3

**Valigarmander** · 08-08-2010, 05:07 AM

I read that as "a Chipmunks style track".

I'm somewhat disappointed.

Vgfian · 08-08-2010, 05:10 AM

This sounds interesting, too bad I don't know anything about how to make chiptunes. :/

Well other than you can use a few sounds in Madtracker to make one.

Guess I'm going to use my search engine nou.

Oh look OCRemix, that's always nice.

heh · 08-08-2010, 09:47 AM

hey this reminds me: i listened to your single OCremix on the site a few days ago and i wanted to tell you it was pretty cool!!!! but its not my favorite. ok back on topic

Dizzy · 08-11-2010, 12:34 AM

How'd I miss this?

I would be happy to help. For personal reasons, I can't download anything big like FL Studio. I have FamiTracker, though. Would that work?

***Cosmonautical*** · 08-11-2010, 01:05 AM

Does FamiTracker export midi?

Dizzy · 08-11-2010, 01:09 AM

Um... no. But it exports NSF, which I can convert to MIDI.

***Cosmonautical*** · 08-11-2010, 01:15 AM

Well that's almost as good. I'm guessing it can't import, though, which represents the problem that you would have to start the piece.

Dizzy · 08-11-2010, 01:24 AM

Oh, no, it can.

It just can't export. Go figure.

Kargath · 08-11-2010, 04:11 AM

You ever tried working with ORG stuff, AI?
Cave Story (Doukutsu Monogatari), A Tribute Site

***Cosmonautical*** · 08-11-2010, 04:38 AM

Don't know anything about it. Wouldn't want to spend the time learning something like that when I've got Ableton sitting around, though.

Kargath · 08-11-2010, 05:42 AM

It's the tool that Daisuke Amaya used to make the very good music in Cave Story.

***Cosmonautical*** · 08-12-2010, 12:57 AM

Cool, sounds interesting enough. Software takes a lot of time to familiarize yourself with. I use Orion Platinum because it has a more mainstream software-like interface, but it's not so hot for live performances. Ableton's supposed to be more portable/diverse. I've got a copy of Reason but it's too much like a messed up rackmount, aka hardware, which isn't where my familiarity with programming originates.

I actually started using Acid to mix with, but was really disappointed with how little control it actually gives you over the sound of the music. Instead of trying to build something good from the ground up to write on, they just kept adding programming and effects functions on top of their playlist mix interface, which is really awkward. I tried 5.0 recently, and honestly didn't even know what I was looking at.

And Pro Tools is pretty ****e for MIDI, so I won't even go there. I do most of my recording with Cool Edit Pro 2, which is basically the same thing as Adobe Audition (Adobe just bought it and added VST/dx functionality to it, which is totally unnecessary since my fx are done on the fly in Orion).

***Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds*** · 08-12-2010, 01:08 AM

Here's my contribution to the track: beep beep boop bloop boop.

:3

***Cosmonautical*** · 08-12-2010, 01:11 AM

I thought you liked that Meat Beat Manifesto bassline, though. THOOOWWWWWWM

***Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds*** · 08-12-2010, 01:12 AM

08-07-2010, 06:49 AM	#1
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	Anyone else up to co-writing a chiptune style track? Just curious if anyone else does this kind of stuff here, and if they'd like to collab. If I don't suit the style of the other thread, it's cool but I'd like to do something fast and bangin like a Mega Man or Ninja Gaiden style song. If you do programming but don't know how to do chiptunes, it's pretty easy to get NES-alike VST instruments to work with, so the offer's open for anyone with the software and the interest.

08-07-2010, 01:49 PM	#4
Panfan AND HE PRAYS Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grayskull Gender: Posts: 18,806 Thanks: 1,405 Thanked 2,247 Times in 1,337 Posts Blog Entries: 15	I've got a roommate with a laptop, but once school and football are going I won't have much time to work with music. EDIT: Still will have FL Studio, so I can whip up some stuff in two weeks and get back to you with some ideas. Last edited by Panfan; 08-07-2010 at 01:57 PM.

08-08-2010, 05:10 AM	#7
Vgfian Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Listening to Seeking 7 Seven and giving out free hugs. :) Gender: Posts: 6,862 Thanks: 2,433 Thanked 398 Times in 311 Posts	This sounds interesting, too bad I don't know anything about how to make chiptunes. :/ Well other than you can use a few sounds in Madtracker to make one. Guess I'm going to use my search engine nou. Oh look OCRemix, that's always nice. Last edited by Vgfian; 08-08-2010 at 05:16 AM.

08-12-2010, 01:12 AM	#20
*Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds* Admin "mine.. not yours. NO. MINE." Epic Ladynerd Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Forteresse de Valois Gender: Posts: 28,504 Thanks: 1,658 Thanked 1,820 Times in 1,042 Posts	NO.

08-07-2010, 10:55 AM	#2
Panfan AND HE PRAYS Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grayskull Gender: Posts: 18,806 Thanks: 1,405 Thanked 2,247 Times in 1,337 Posts Blog Entries: 15	way to make a collab i'm interested in the day before I leave for school without music making technology. D:

08-07-2010, 11:55 AM	#3
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	Sorry to hear it. You haven't got a laptop and headphones?

08-08-2010, 04:51 AM	#5
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	Awesome dude. Anything that exports to midi is usable, really, because I can plug it into a totally diff style synth or whatever. :3

08-08-2010, 05:07 AM	#6
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,700 Times in 2,580 Posts Blog Entries: 20	I read that as "a Chipmunks style track". I'm somewhat disappointed.

08-08-2010, 09:47 AM	#8
heh Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: lo-ca-tion; Noun- 1. a place or situation occupied: That house is in a fine location Gender: Posts: 9,849 Thanks: 710 Thanked 955 Times in 628 Posts	hey this reminds me: i listened to your single OCremix on the site a few days ago and i wanted to tell you it was pretty cool!!!! but its not my favorite. ok back on topic

08-11-2010, 12:34 AM	#9
Dizzy Podiaphobe Join Date: Oct 2007 Gender: Posts: 19,359 Thanks: 1,764 Thanked 1,161 Times in 804 Posts Blog Entries: 116	How'd I miss this? I would be happy to help. For personal reasons, I can't download anything big like FL Studio. I have FamiTracker, though. Would that work?

08-11-2010, 01:05 AM	#10
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	Does FamiTracker export midi?

08-11-2010, 01:09 AM	#11
Dizzy Podiaphobe Join Date: Oct 2007 Gender: Posts: 19,359 Thanks: 1,764 Thanked 1,161 Times in 804 Posts Blog Entries: 116	Um... no. But it exports NSF, which I can convert to MIDI.

08-11-2010, 01:15 AM	#12
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	Well that's almost as good. I'm guessing it can't import, though, which represents the problem that you would have to start the piece.

08-11-2010, 01:24 AM	#13
Dizzy Podiaphobe Join Date: Oct 2007 Gender: Posts: 19,359 Thanks: 1,764 Thanked 1,161 Times in 804 Posts Blog Entries: 116	Oh, no, it can. It just can't export. Go figure.

08-11-2010, 04:11 AM	#14
Kargath et in Arcadia ego Join Date: Jul 2001 Gender: Posts: 8,334 Thanks: 1,226 Thanked 780 Times in 488 Posts	You ever tried working with ORG stuff, AI? Cave Story (Doukutsu Monogatari), A Tribute Site

08-11-2010, 04:38 AM	#15
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	Don't know anything about it. Wouldn't want to spend the time learning something like that when I've got Ableton sitting around, though.

08-11-2010, 05:42 AM	#16
Kargath et in Arcadia ego Join Date: Jul 2001 Gender: Posts: 8,334 Thanks: 1,226 Thanked 780 Times in 488 Posts	It's the tool that Daisuke Amaya used to make the very good music in Cave Story.

08-12-2010, 12:57 AM	#17
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	Cool, sounds interesting enough. Software takes a lot of time to familiarize yourself with. I use Orion Platinum because it has a more mainstream software-like interface, but it's not so hot for live performances. Ableton's supposed to be more portable/diverse. I've got a copy of Reason but it's too much like a messed up rackmount, aka hardware, which isn't where my familiarity with programming originates. I actually started using Acid to mix with, but was really disappointed with how little control it actually gives you over the sound of the music. Instead of trying to build something good from the ground up to write on, they just kept adding programming and effects functions on top of their playlist mix interface, which is really awkward. I tried 5.0 recently, and honestly didn't even know what I was looking at. And Pro Tools is pretty ****e for MIDI, so I won't even go there. I do most of my recording with Cool Edit Pro 2, which is basically the same thing as Adobe Audition (Adobe just bought it and added VST/dx functionality to it, which is totally unnecessary since my fx are done on the fly in Orion).

08-12-2010, 01:08 AM	#18
*Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds* Admin "mine.. not yours. NO. MINE." Epic Ladynerd Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Forteresse de Valois Gender: Posts: 28,504 Thanks: 1,658 Thanked 1,820 Times in 1,042 Posts	Here's my contribution to the track: beep beep boop bloop boop. :3

08-12-2010, 01:11 AM	#19
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	I thought you liked that Meat Beat Manifesto bassline, though. THOOOWWWWWWM