Tag Archives: 8-bit

Learn something: Treasure Buster tutorial

In it’s initial episode, NorrinRadd22 aka Matt Creamer  will try to teach you about frequency modulation in layman’s terms. Using an oscilloscope and keyboard along with some software, Matt breaks down the information into something anyone can process.

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Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom: A Visual Compendium

Bitmap Books’ ‘Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom: A Visual Compendium’, a coffee table book that focusses on the visual side of the systems and showcases the amazing pixel art, product design and graphic design associated with them. This is the fourth book in a series that also includes Commodore 64, Commodore Amiga, and the ZX Spectrum.

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Write your own jams with Super Audio Cart!

OverClocked ReMix and Impact Soundworks are releasing a new sound library titled ‘Super Audio Cart’ . The library features over 5,500 samples recorded from seven legendary gaming systems that include; NES/Famicom, SNES/Super Famicom, Master System, Genesis/Mega Drive, Commodore 64, Atari 2600, Game Boy and will retail for $149.

Check out the demo below and let us know what you think!

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Soundfly’s Chiptune Crash Course

Soundfly has several music education courses, released on the monthly basis. The most recent of which is a Chiptune Crash Course taught by Philadelphia’s one and only Chipocrite (aka Paul Weinstein) and promises to “uncover how to make chiptune music using a Game Boy or your computer. Popularized by such artists as Anamanaguchi and Beck, chiptune music is a fast growing genre” according to Soundfly‘s Creative Assets Director Jeremy Young.


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