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[Sid]

Hey,

Heard an amazing thing the other day...




Sorry to those that didn't enjoy that but it really made my day when I heard it  ;D

Sure you wouldn't listen to it over and over but it's still cool.

Just wondering if there is anyone here that knows anything about 8 bit music. It seems that if you want to make any you have to get some pretty old school hardware. Does anyone know of a way you could write 8-bit music with a modern DAW?

Cheers

[Totoro75]

I just read this the other day:
http://www.boyinaban...-vsts-plug-ins/

Seems like this might get you started - and there are some links to other tutorials at the bottom of the page.

[ehsan]

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Just wondering if there is anyone here that knows anything about 8 bit music. It seems that if you want to make any you have to get some pretty old school hardware. Does anyone know of a way you could write 8-bit music with a modern DAW?

It's all in your own name ;D Oh the ironing.

Peach, Toad and Basic64 and you're completely rocking. Get your SIDtune on. Literally.

[Spectrum]

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It's all in your own name ;D Oh the ironing.

[rhythmboy]

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It seems that if you want to make any you have to get some pretty old school hardware. Does anyone know of a way you could write 8-bit music with a modern DAW?

Yep get a pre-intel 486 PC and 1st-gen sound blaster card with Cubase version 1 

Aside from using the plugs the guys suggested, you can always bounce out your 16/24 bit audio to 8 bit files using bounce/convert functions most apps have included, and then mix your 8-bit files together. Tedious but it works.

Just make sure you render the parts down at really low levels to increase the noisy crunchy goodness 

Ok none of that was serious 

[Sid]

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It's all in your own name  Oh the ironing.

;D... I don't get it

RB - I wonder what that would sound like... ;D

Cool plug-ins, thanks!


Ahh SID music! thanks wikipedia 

More research needed hehe, thanks

[ehsan]

Indeed SID music, by SID. SidSID. Redoubt Readout.

[snrkiwi]

Hard case! ;D Sid u cud try sampling those sounds, effects, samples and play them thru an external device. (DAW hardware ,mixer ).Back to the oldskool, if thats wer yr heading. (RCA) analog style. Hook up game to tv with spliters, run it too mixer, tweek eq's, then sample,chop it up assign to midi keys, pads, i herd u can burn youtube tracks now, so that wud make it even easier. if not, u cud go to Dicksmiths  ;D and buy a 5 buck keyboard if thats wot ur after. If not , :eatadick: lol. Im a noob to digi,i got covert probs ov my own, ive been tryn to record 16bit quality, but can only export it as 24bit to have clean recorded play back thru my monitors. downside is, is play backs 8bit wit crack, wen formated to mp3  :bang: . Nice vid bo.