Where does one begin

Where does one begin
by Cacti Unite on 2006-09-09 (#17177)

For the past few months ive been listening to the intense 8bit chip tunes. I live right outside detroit and i havnt been able to stop listening since the Detroit electronic music festival(DEMF). Anyways out of all the techno and electronic music i danced to i was caught by the 8bit stuff.

To my question, im wondering where do i begin, what do i buy. After looking into all of this there is so much behind the music im bewildered at the amount of information ive been givin, so i found this forum threw searching and im wondering, where do i start. I was thinking about one of those Nanoloop 1.3(for OG gameboy) or a Nanoloop 2.1(gameboy advanced & DS). Is this a wise place to start? Any pointers tips or tricks would be appreciated.

-Jeff

by Jedi QuestMaster on 2006-09-09 (#17179)

You shouldn't have to buy anything. If NES music interests you, you can try Famitracker for Windows.

I never knew about Nanoloop - must look into this.

by No Carrier on 2006-09-10 (#17187)

I would check out:

http://www.vorc.org/ - great chiptune site for all types of music
http://www.2a03.org - a forum and an archive for NES music

I agree with Jedi QuestMaster, you really don't need to buy anything to get started. There are a number of tools and programs out there that will allow you to compose and create your own music. As far as Nanoloop, midiNES, etc - those cost money, and allow you to play the music in public in a more "live" sense. I guess it depends on what you want to do with the music you create.

Good luck.

NC

by Cacti Unite on 2006-09-10 (#17200)

Would there be a mac addition, i do alot of video editting, thats why i got a mac in the first place, the x|k site says that there are mac versions of alot of the programs.

But im going to look into these links, you guys have been helpful

by commodorejohn on 2006-09-14 (#17423)

I don't think there's a Mac version of Famitracker, though the source is available for anyone who wants to try porting it. You could use NerdTracker II with DOSBox, if you wanted. Or, if you're a decent coder, you could just write your own playroutine and fly blind with regards to composing.

by Cacti Unite on 2006-09-18 (#17726)

commodorejohn wrote:
I don't think there's a Mac version of Famitracker, though the source is available for anyone who wants to try porting it. You could use NerdTracker II with DOSBox, if you wanted. Or, if you're a decent coder, you could just write your own playroutine and fly blind with regards to composing.

no the x|k site has some reliable mac software. the question is, can i find a good price(software these days...)

by commodorejohn on 2006-09-19 (#17753)

...? Are you just saying you want to use professional music software to create 8-bit style songs? If so, I'd just use ModPlug Tracker rather than pay money for higher-level software. For creating 8-bit-style music, there's really no need for high-end music software.

by Cacti Unite on 2006-09-23 (#17951)

commodorejohn wrote:
...? Are you just saying you want to use professional music software to create 8-bit style songs? If so, I'd just use ModPlug Tracker rather than pay money for higher-level software. For creating 8-bit-style music, there's really no need for high-end music software.

This is a realiable program? Will the hardware i purchase be compatable/?