A Question About Chiptunes

5[0Rp!0 · 08-11-2012, 07:30 AM

I used to make chiptunes in a tracker called MadTracker using samples I either downloaded or recorded from VSTi's. The difference with GameBoy-style programs like LSDJ (which is also a tracker) is that they generate the waveforms themselves, so you're as close to making "pure" chiptunes as you can get without using vintage hardware. I haven't actually tried Milky or FastTracker, but I assume they would be easier to make chiptunes in than LSDJ or Nanoloop; I find MadTracker easier to work with than programs written for emulators.

Like the Janszoon said, it's really just a personal choice. I really don't have the patience for those programs, but if you're having fun doing what you're doing then keep doing it.

08-11-2012, 07:30 AM	#5 (permalink)
5[0Rp!0 Groupie Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: A Shipping Container Posts: 13	I used to make chiptunes in a tracker called MadTracker using samples I either downloaded or recorded from VSTi's. The difference with GameBoy-style programs like LSDJ (which is also a tracker) is that they generate the waveforms themselves, so you're as close to making "pure" chiptunes as you can get without using vintage hardware. I haven't actually tried Milky or FastTracker, but I assume they would be easier to make chiptunes in than LSDJ or Nanoloop; I find MadTracker easier to work with than programs written for emulators. Like the Janszoon said, it's really just a personal choice. I really don't have the patience for those programs, but if you're having fun doing what you're doing then keep doing it.