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Four more songs to do, and my first chiptune album is done!!
13 years ago
So, if you haven't been following my music much, I've been working on a mock Megaman chiptune soundtrack. :D I've got 7 of the 8 robots done (Casino Man is giving me a lot of trouble, so I skipped it for now until some inspiration slaps me) and one of the four Dr. Wily stages are done. :0
I do plan on placing this album on Bandcamp for donation downloads (Lord knows I need the money :<) But I should probably work on some cover art.
So....if you don't listen to my music, well...you should! I still struggle a bit with the whole Art>music and comments ratio, but I'm getting better about not letting it affect me, since I'm now living in a house that is really good about reinforcing me that I'm not a bad composer just because people don't reply to my submissions :3
Heh, I'll stop blabbering now :p
I do plan on placing this album on Bandcamp for donation downloads (Lord knows I need the money :<) But I should probably work on some cover art.
So....if you don't listen to my music, well...you should! I still struggle a bit with the whole Art>music and comments ratio, but I'm getting better about not letting it affect me, since I'm now living in a house that is really good about reinforcing me that I'm not a bad composer just because people don't reply to my submissions :3
Heh, I'll stop blabbering now :p
Woofle
~woofle
Ooh, Casino Man's giving you some trouble, eh? :( Do you have anything down yet? Like something to go off of? Or is it a blank canvas?
JackChandler
~jackchandler
OP
I do, but my problem is that I want something jazzy and I only have four channels to work with. Walking bass and swinging hi hat isnt a problem, but I'm having problems trying to create the jazz harmonies I want with only a melody and a harmony.
Woofle
~woofle
Oh, wow. x.x; Yeah that sounds frustrating at best, maddening at worst. ._. I have no idea how composers pulled this stuff off back in the day. xD I hope you can find something that works. I bet the bass and hi-hats sound awesome, at least! :D Either way, I'm lookin' forward to what you come out with, and hope that it stops giving you s'much trouble!
Cerulean
~cerulean
IANAM, but it seems to me that you once you've established the rhythm with the hi-hat for a while, you can drop it out in favor of another instrument.
TheExtraMan
~theextraman
Awesome news. And as for your jazz problem, when it comes to chiptunes, less is sometimes more. I'd try using a lot of 7th 3rds and 5ths as a kind of two key chord created by the two channels you assign, Maybe even drop the harmonies out until a chorus etc. I guess for a casino style you're kind of leaning to a big band sound? I'd try to stay more minimalistic jazz. Hope this helps! Best of luck
JackChandler
~jackchandler
OP
I actually went and listened to a lot of the Chip and Dale NES sound track since like half of that game is pretty jazzy to get some inspiration. I think I'm gonna scrap what I've got and start over ._.
TheExtraMan
~theextraman
aw, well hey, its all part of the process! You'll get it
IceBlueEyes
~iceblueeyes
Best of luck!
