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ALBUMS, CHIPTUNE, MUSIC

Now taking submissions for Chiptunes = WIN: Volume 4!

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Sup y’all? =) President Hoodie from Chiptunes = WIN here with a special announcement! Namely, it’s time for….

Chiptunes = WIN: Volume 4

Submissions are now wide open to all chipartists interested in trying for a slot at this year’s 51 track roster!

Featuring 8 different judges (4 returning & 4 new) from across the chipscene, the end result of this one should be a helluva thing!

And, of course, back to master the final product once again will be everyone’s favorite video game dj, Dj CUTMAN!

Full information via the submission form below:

Best of luck to all!! ^_^

Much \m|♥♥♥♥|m/,
Brandon L Hood aka President Hoodie
Founder & Project Manager of Chiptunes = WIN

Vol. 4: Details Document:
English
投稿概要（日本語版）(Japanese)
По-русски (Russian)
Español (Spanish)
Malay (Indonesian)

Vol. 4 Submissions Form

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CHIPTUNE, CONVENTIONS, EVENTS, FESTIVALS, MUSIC, VIDEOS

Watch the Entire MAGFest 13 Chiptune Showcase

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A huge Chiptune show was held at this year’s MAGFest. The show featured some of the hottest chiptune performers, including Danimal Cannon, Trey Frey, and Jake “Virt” Kaufman. Chiptune netlabel Chiptunes = WIN teamed up with the crew from Philadelphia’s Chiptune event 8Static to host a Chiptune concert on MAGFest’s main stage. MAGFest is The Music and Gaming Festival, a non-profit company that hosts video game music events across the United States.

Watch the entire, uncut concert  below, and be sure to Subscribe to This Week in Chiptune on YouTube

GAME MUSIC, GAMING, MUSIC, ROM HACKS

10-year Project of Translating NES Classic Lagrange Point Completed

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Aeon Genesis has completed their 10-year ROM translation project of Konami’s 8-bit NES sci-fi 1991 RPG Masterpiece Lagrange Point.

Lagrange Point is one of the most advanced NES games ever to come out. On a technical level, it uses Konami’s VRC7 sound chip to create FM synthesis on the original NES. The soundtrack has a character all its own and the FM Synths really lend themselves to the game’s space theme.

Read on to get everything you need to emulate it!

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PRODUCTION & TUTORIALS

Wavetable Tutorial for Plogue Chipsounds

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Plogue Chipsounds works great with its presets. But if you really want to nail the classic sounds you’re gonna need to dig into the rather confusing Wavetable. It’s really not as bad as it seems at first glance. This tutorial will help you learn how to use it to create classic sounds and also show you some great examples along the way.

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