Chiptune/8bit

[Asterix]

yo guys , Hope you had a nice christmas

I decided i wanted to produce a chiptune/ 8bit dubstep tune but have no idea of some of the things i have to know or things that would help me ...i tried searching on the forum but all i find is just already produced 8bit tunes but not an actual thread ,if ya get what i mean Thanks guys ,

[Siderealdb]

What kind of answer are you expecting?

[Asterix]

some tips / advice etc maybe som vst recommendations

[Siderealdb]

http://www.ehow.com/how_5180208_make-bit-music.html

[Asterix]

http://www.ehow.com/how_5180208_make-bit-music.html

haha nice one xD

[cloak and dagger]

it's traditionally made on trackers, but any way you can make it works fine...

check out

www.8bc.org and http://woolyss.com/chipmusic.php and you should find everything you need


my preferred method:

[VirtualMark]

theres a lot of info here: http://www.htsti.com/?q=how+to+make+8+bit+music

[tripwire22]

vst wise I could find that link for u lol but other wise like gameboys talk to DZA

[paravrais]

Wait...have I accidentally stumbled onto 8bit forum again?

[logic pro]

i keep repeating myself today: http://woolyss.com/

[deadly_habit]

www.chipmusic.org

[tripwire22]

[Grok]

Two basic tips:

1. Put a fast vibrato on a square/saw with full filter on for a standard lead.
2. Put out a chord with one note playing at a time running once or twice or a couple of times. For example C E G C (last C one octave up) or C E G C E G C E etc etc. Then you shrink them together so they are almost playing at the same time, sounding like one hit (if using Reason just use the Double function in the Tool bar a few times) and voila, you have a typical chip sound. Great for offbeat hits for example. Also try repeating it and use it like a pad.

I've done a lot of 8bit / chip influenced dubstep. Check it out and just give me a shout if you want to know something else:

http://soundcloud.com/grok

(shameless self promotion )

[Asterix]

Thanks guys all helped me in some way and Grok youve got some dope tracks just finish them

[Asterix]

Thanks guys all helped me in some way and Grok youve got some dope tracks just finish them

[mta7388]

if you have gameboy look up info on LSDJ
speaking of 8bit......one of my fav tunes chiptune or otherwise:

[kaiori breathe]

sweet fucking call man, sick tune.

As for vst recommendations , a quick search of the following will yield positive win

Quadra SID
peach
triforce
magical8bit

you'll probably want a good bit crusher too.

Get involved with the 8-bit community, they're welcoming and they'll help you out with resources and tools of the trade and if you ever want to make a specific sound you can always ask here, backwards engineer those vst presets, or ask 8-bit artists who know what they're doing.

Hope that helps to some degree.

[cloak and dagger]

I finished my first one! :corndance

Soundcloud


It was honestly much easier than I thought it would be in regards to arranging the structure and sequencing it...the whole thing was made mostly in two sessions.

[bum robot]

as its been mentioned nothing beats a classic gameboy and a cart flashed with lsdj (little sound dj) search up on it, this is where you will get that crisp 8 bit sound you want btw the lsdj license is only a buck