One Bit is Enough (at least to make 1-bit music)

Long title: Wow, I really need to get back into Chiptune. It's been a while.

30MTS :sweat_smile:

I wanted to create a somewhat "uncomfortable" and "weird" feel, so I picked quite spicy chords with 4 notes each, lots of 7th, 9th, Maj7 etc.

My interpretation about how I'd probably feel, if a random person would point a middle finger at other random people ^^

... I guess the mouse also helped :D

i_have_no_idea_what_i_m_doing_dog_in_space.gif

Even if it feels like 3/4, the DAW still shows 6/8. Is it really 3/4, or is it all just an illusion?

I really intended a 6/8 feel initially, but it ended up as 3/4. I guess it's not really a true alias, but I felt it was a happy accident and might just qualify to be misappropriated as the theme.

8-bit woop woop

Yep. We're back to 1 bit tonight. I turned the master to -6dB, but still, keep your volume down, just in case :)

Tried some synth downsampling mixed in with vox, and my trusty OneBitIsEnough VSTi ^_^

I feel like it ended up more noisy and glitchy than usual - guess I tried to squash too much content both vertically and horizontally.

It was a coincidence! The poppy chip sound was supposed to be a fp-crescendo, but it just did the blip when triggering it super fast :D

I hoped the drums would be less confusing as they ended up being - ah well, here goes nothing ^_^

No matter how hard I try: Footwear never fits (me). It's close, but never really quite there...

(j/k: I do actually have *some* footwear that fits quite well, but let's imagine this alternate reality for a moment, where nothing is a true fit ever^^)

Taking Serum 2 for a spin :)

Me recording stuff recording stuff recording stuff. Putting FX on it putting FX on it.

My objective: Explore the Phrygian mode in less than 30 minutes, then delete the track (j/k) ^^

Argh, it's all a bit too stressful today. Love you all!

This track needs volume automation so badly... couldn't find the correct automation setting in Kontakt for some reason.

There's still 3dB of unused headroom ^^

DnB :3

1-bit music - but it's still plural, because my synth is firing 44.1k of those per second ^_^

A short piece; tried to do a bit more complex routing again, and completely forgot how much I forgot due to lack of practice :D

Did the bits betray us, or did we betray the bits? ^_^

Urgh. Well, it's different, I guess. Rapid fire DPCM hits.

Should play on the NES, mostly, I guess. Or maybe not ^_^

Time for 8-bit!

NES VST + my self-coded DPCM module for some drums

S-YXG50 MIDI Sounds

Another bit is born :3

It's an only child ^_^

More orchestral experiments!

I've also added some piano sections, inspired by talking to a friend about the Keyzone VST, even if it's not a typical concert band instrument :3

A (not-quite-but-somewhat-complete) arrangement for a symphonic wind orchestra :)

S-YXG50 MIDI sounds

1 bit again :)

1-bit again, some (also reduced to 1 bit) samples added :)

1-bit entry ^_^

Time for some YXG50 MIDI sounds :)

Haus ^_^

They played a lot of house during my stay in Greece that likely inspired this tune somehow :)

It's not a chiptune track, but the pun didn't let me go ^_^

1 bit woop woop

NES time ^_^

1 bit again ^_^

The title is a quote from the video (he didn't say "MIDI", but still)

(1-bit style track)

Made with my revised 1-bit plugin that now supports multiple instruments and better polyphony code :)

More DPCM shenanigans ^_^

Taking my new 7-bit DPCM module for a testdrive!

Disclaimer: the actual DPCM for the NES works differently - it's all WIP :)

8bit again :)

8-bit NES style

1 bit yay

Experimented with some detune on the instruments this time :)

note to self: what were you thinking?

Sorry, your video has been blocked.

The title is related to the composition time - it's a brief one :)

May include traces of General MIDI (and other sources)

Apologies, I can't make it to the party tonight! All the best, I'm rooting for you!

Made with my own polyphonic 1-bit VSTi

Weaving melody threads into a musical basket :P

1 bit. Woop woop. Crunchiness warning!

General MIDI composition

-may or may not be related to the Austrian subway

Chiptune, hastily made in 12 mins. Cheers!

some attempts of a SNES/GC style, still need to iron out a few things

I actually wanted to add a drop, but it didn't feel right... I just had to maintain the initial melancholy throughout; it just didn't feel right to deviate...

Imagine the square arpies representing the tingles moving along the nervous system, and the pitched toms should be the dull hammer sending them off :)

I never knew that playing an S-YMG50 MIDI Rock Organ would sound close to a wub bass ^_^

I tried to capture the regal qualities of the drink and combine it with some tipsiness to form a NES style 8-bit tune in ~75 mins.

Happy new year, all the best for 2024!

YXG50

Some more dynamics would have been nice... maybe with a little more time... :)

15 minute quick submission :)

Back to some NES-style chiptune in preparation for Pixel Game Jam 2023 \o/

a few old patches, a few new patches, and some chips \o/

Moar Vital patches

New Vital patches, new song \o\

Pretty sure that it's the second time we had this theme :P

Some old and some new Vital patches, and some Chips to round it all off, I guess that counts as 'Fossil'?

I tried again to create new sounds in Vital and built a track from them ^_^

I think there's such a thing like a "one synth challenge".

This track was made in Vital (free version) exclusively, including percussion.

There's also glue compression on the master bus, together with some basic EQ and limiting for some extra dB.

I didn't really want to go for high intensity, so take some chaotic potentially uplifting melodies instead^^

YXG50 Patches

not quite related to the number behind, but I colored my track lanes in yellow / gold :)

General MIDI entry

The intro chords and pattern might be ripped from XCOM2 ^_^

It's not all that pleasant >.>

Doesn't quite sound french :|

Heavily inspired by some Minecraft Farm tutorial background music; sadly no credit was given just that the original is available somewhere on "epidemicsound.com".

Sorry to all pianists, I can't actually play the piano and drew MIDI notes without respecting available fingers or hands ^_^

Ah man, I had so much fun at the end, and the timer ran out QQ

I hope the track doesn't trigger TVG's allergy to the mixolydian mode.

(Though if it does, it means I succeeded in composing in the mode properly...)

May contain traces of Mixolydian

In Collaboration with ChatGPT ^_^

Verse 1:

I step into the shop, tailor greets me with a grin

He takes my measurements, tells me "You're a perfect 10"

He asks me 'bout my style, I tell him "keep it classic"

I trust this tailor's skills, he's nothing short of fantastic

Chorus:

Tailor-made, that's the way

Every stitch and every fray

Fits me like a glove, I'm on display

Thanks to my tailor's perfect array!

Verse 2:

He works with cloth, his canvas at his fingertips

His scissors slice and dice, with every snip and clip

He shapes and molds, until my suit fits like a glove

I feel like a million bucks, it's tailor-made love

Chorus:

Tailor-made, that's the way

Every stitch and every fray

Fits me like a glove, I'm on display

Thanks to my tailor's perfect array!

Verse 3:

He sews with passion, his craft is pure art

His needle and thread, the beat to my heart

I strut down the street, confident and bold

Thanks to my tailor's perfect fold

Chorus:

Tailor-made, that's the way

Every stitch and every fray

Fits me like a glove, I'm on display

Thanks to my tailor's perfect array!

Outro:

Tailor-made, tailor-made

I wouldn't have it any other way

Tailor-made, tailor-made

I owe it all to my tailor's trade

Tailor-made, tailor-made

He's the reason I'm tailor-made.

General MIDI noodles, to be precise. ^_^

I guess you'll be stuck with me for another year ^_^

The plan was to write some phrygian-esque battle music, but I pretty much discarded the idea before I completed the first bar. At least I got to play around with some emulated DPCM, the NES sample module which I very rarely use ever!

Because it's music that's designed for ears, and NES style chiptune...

*shrug* ^_^

a bit sharp on the highs, sorry :)

Squeaky doodley spoopy woopy.

What was that thing called "mixing" again?

Sorry guys, I'm too tired and need to call it quits. Have a great party!

Made in roughly 15 mins :P

I tried to make something child-like and happy... but couldn't stick with it for all that long.

Special thanks to my wife for letting me borrow her laptop for 2HTS when I didn't bring mine :3

I didn't have access to my NES VST presets though, so I had to make a couple new ones really quick.

oops no mix

GM (for some reason, I tend to do that quite often for 90 MC)

Original Emoji - :hibiscus: :flushed: :rabbit:

I just felt like imitating FTL tonight ^_^

Loosly inspired by Streets of Rage (Genesis)

Deep, dark, always spiraling

I don't know why, but minimal electronic kinda sounded like space music in my head.

I'd say it's minimal because of the reduced melodic complexity, and electronic because of the instruments?

Maybe the alphabet was just not in the right order which led to the misfile...

oh, and - General MIDI \o\

SNES-style track \o\

SNES style track \o\

General MIDI time

8 bit \o\

Two words I have never seen in that configuration so far.

This track about a fluffy german capital was written by an austrian that just got back home from italy after 3 weeks of not practicing music^^

:imp: :point_right: :rose:

Made with my own 1-bit VST ^_^

NES Powa :)

Also, Chiptune day ^_^

Aggressive + Hairdryer + Experimentation = ?

General MIDI :)

NES FTW!

General MIDI \o\

Don’t interrupt someone working intently on a puzzle. Chances are, you’ll hear some crosswords.

^^

Warning - experimental track!

I'm testing out my new in-progress VSTi that mangles samples by shifting pitch and volume semi-randomly ^_^

Go with them,

do what they say, but insist you're innocent, and when they least expect it - grab the knife and RUN!

100% GM :)

General MIDI can be super dreamy <3

>.<

do you even LUFS?

:|

I tried. ^_^

*shrug*

Technically, it was :racehorse: :fire: :tada:

SEGA Genesis inspired :)

General MIDI submission - it's really fun to play instruments way below their intended range :)

1-bit synthesis, let's go ^_^

Volume is waaay turned down, though.

Extremely experimental. The first half should be in E phrygian, but it didn't quite work out as planned.

The second half uses my 1-bit VST (albeit with the gain reduced), featuring pulse-width modulation and 3 different styles of noise. Purists might still complain that it's actually 1.5 bit, because I let the speakers rest on zero, when no note is played (rather than exclusively -1 and 1)

Oh, and "Zuckerberg" could be loosely translated to "Mountain of Sugar" in german :3

Defeat all evil and stop the uprising!

Catch the stars and increase your power!

Take action and help the weak -

so you may shine above them all!

(Thanks to google translate and aquestone)

Subete no aku o uchi makashi, hoki o tomete kudasai hoshi o kyatchi shi, anata no chikara o takamemasu kodo o okoshi, jakusha o tasukerudakara anata wa sorera subete no ue ni kagayaku kamo shiremasen

Oh, and... it's pretty much a reinterpretation of the "Don't tease me, Nagatoro" intro :)
The lyrics here are my own though xD

Made with my own VSTs ^^

The only synth used today was BitBleep, a VST I've written myself over the last week, including two oscillators, filter (with envelope and LFO), pitch drift, and a basic clipping distortion unit :)

I didn't get any decent drums working though, so I used samples for the most part ^^

The more I think about it, the more I insist that antik must have gotten the numbers wrong.

Btw: the toilet break isn't a mistake, but starting the toilet break after the upload period was a mistake - it should always have been composition time for those that emptied their bladder beforehand.

Genesis, let's go!

sic.

Rettir inspired me to do 9 bit music ^_^

The track started as a synthwave experiment with General MIDI, but took a wrong turn somewhere ;)

I blame the GPS.

2a03, but with some non-chip volume automation^^

A 50 minute entry with Genny Beta VST for the SEGA Genesis vibes :)

I went with a ton of weird processing, like muting the mids on one chord patch, and muting the sides on another, hard pan left right center stuff. Tons of instruments that might or might not go together, intertwining rhythms.

I do hope that my future will be blessed with a better mix, though :)

Sega Genesis pseudochip; no channel limits are applied.

I kinda stole the bassline rhythm and went from there.

Initially, I intended rather sombre vibes, not sure what happened, I think I drew a "wrong" note that made it sound a bit more funky, and, well, I went from there :D

Not sure if it counts, but the overly loud cymbals are supposed to mimic thunder ^_^

Warm Blanket + SEGA = Best way to "chill" out ;)

Not sure if shaking a bag + delay makes for a nice square dance foot-hits-floor vibe... but I tried^^

Playing with two themes, adding and removing some elements as it goes on :)

The original theme didn't have any punctuation - this is my interpretation -.-

==

(Intro) Hear me, hear me! The princess has been abducted by the evil toddler.
Your king commands all moths to poison the toddler, and rescue the princess!


(Outro) Hear me, hear me! The princess is saved, and the moths shall marry here, once she comes of age.

drop will remain unfinished *sob*

Or... UFO!

Right! .... Right? :|

Experimental mellow two-chord patterns

I confess - that's about a violation of all the chiptune rules ever. :)

Trying out a Sega Genesis soundchip emulator tonight ^_^

(Using too many channels, but... I didn't want to restrict myself so I could experiment freely :) )

Featuring my fiancee as Soldier 1, Ghost Voice of Azuma, also she wrote the entire script while I was composing :)
( Sorry about the overall length :3 )

Well, I tried ^^

Bliss sounded a bit different in my head, but here goes nothing^^

...and I was so sure it was Aloe Vera. The more you know :3

Somebody please teach me how to SC this properly ^_^

^_^

Because rabbits are so yesterday.

A theme that starts with A and ends with O, right, antik?

45 mins :|

well, it's kinda reverse psychology

Trying to use 2a03 emulators to create soundscapes for fried bacon that's ready to take on the world!

almost 2a03 (but with volume automation and tempo shifts ^^)

The genre generator actually gave me "Industrial Jazz" ~

sic.

I'm not sure if these two mix well^^

2HTS85 never existed... now it kinda does :)

Ka-boom. ^_^

wesequence.com is awesome ^_^

Most drum patterns were made by TVG - mad props :)

https://wesequence.live/kqJ4dJg4V

Made in about 50 mins - will check your tracks later! Keep staying awesome, folks!

^_^

Glad to be here, folks! Let's go!

Loosly inspired by the rhythm of speaking that phrase ^_^

Teach me, senpai!