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!
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.
Earlier this week I got to sit down with Game Chops owner and excellent human being, Chris Davidson aka Dj CUTMAN. In our interview we discuss his methods, his love of FF XII, this weeks release of Holder and Ephixa’s remix of Final Fantasy’s Victory Fanfare, his Newgrounds roots, and his admiration for deadmau5 and Skrillex.
PLay TONS of games and compose your own chiptunes with PocketCHIP & PICO-8 , now available for $49 bucks until June. For less than the cost of a ticket to Comic Con, you can begin creating games and composing in the palm of your hand.
The PocketChip site has some demos of games and more information/ideas for things you can do with the tiny console.
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