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Any tools for composing 8-bit music?

A topic by rosko vair created Feb 06, 2021 Views: 516 Replies: 7

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rosko vairSubmitted3 years ago

Hi, everyone,

I'm a composer and music producer, but I don't have any experience with capturing the 8-bit sound. Are there any free or reasonable-cost virtual instruments sound banks out there? I'd love to hear if you have any advice or know of any resources.

Rosko

TerranJam Host3 years ago(+3)

Hi Rosko, I happen to know some good resources you should look into.

Some standalone programs for making chiptune are:
FamiTracker: http://famitracker.com/
MilkyTracker: https://milkytracker.org/
Pxtone: https://www.cavestory.org/pixels-works/pxtone-collage.php

Some VSTs if you want to use a DAW:
https://transverseaudio.com/posts/best-free-chiptune-vst-synths
https://www.tweakbench.com/
https://woolyss.com/chipmusic-plugins.php

Hope this helps!

rosko vairSubmitted3 years ago

Thank you, Terran, this is very helpful. I'm going to share this in the main itch.io forum as well.

stenol3 years ago

There's also FamiStudio for NES Music. It's very easy to use and it's free.

https://famistudio.org

DenTroge3 years ago(+1)

Or Deflemask :)

https://www.deflemask.com/

Oliver GreeningSubmitted3 years ago

theres also chrome music lab but you can't download the music I think.

https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Song-Maker/

naramelSubmitted3 years ago

Take a look at Bosca Ceoil as well

https://boscaceoil.net/

crimsonsix3 years ago

I've used SNES GSS in the past and it works well:

GitHub - nathancassano/snesgss: SNES GSS (Game Sound System)