Pulseboy, a web-based 8-bit sequencer created by Roger Hicks is now in Beta and so far the feedback has been good. PulseBoy uses a “tracker” interface to accept note input.
If you’ve ever wanted to play around with making your own chip-tunes this is a great place to start, and Roger’s tutorial below is a user friendly introduction to composing with Pulseboy.
Those of you in the tri-state area would be remiss if you didn’t check out Thy Geekdom Con in Delaware this coming weekend brought to you by Game Infirmary.
The phenomenon of Too Many Cooks, the faux sitcom that circulated on Adult Swim is now a chiptune track. Catchy, and somewhat infuriating, clip went viral for weeks after it’s release and Rush Coil has managed to make it an even bigger earworm.
Okay, you might not know this about me: I love video game music. Like, a lot. Personally, I never get tired of hearing new versions of classic tunes, and I also fully support the blatant overuse of video game sound effects and voice clips in any situation. So, it is my absolute delight to introduce you to Nelward. He’s just recently released the creatively-titled Remixes for name-your-price on Bandcamp, and it’s great. Do yourself a favor and listen up:
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