Native Instruments 8-bit Chiptune

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Hey all,

Anyone know of any virtual instruments that have some good chip-tune like capabilities? I have some of the Native Instruments stuff like Abysnth and FM8, etc. Those will be looked through as well - just wanted to see if you all had any suggestions.

I have heard Fruity Loops has a good set, but I havent had much experience with that program in the past decade of its development.

Anyone know whats up?

C3

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 24 '12 at 07:09

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http://www.plogue.com/products/chipsounds/ is probably your best bet.

I've heard some people play with retro trackers as well (e.g. FamiTracker).

answered Jul 24 '12 at 07:09

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Bit Depth · Answer 2 · 2012-07-24T13:12:40.323

It depends on what you are trying to achieve. If you want to just create some chiptune like sounds then this can be done with virtually any synth by just using only one or two oscillators, little or no modulation, only simple effects and then putting it through a bit crusher to give you that 8-bit sound.

If you want to create a true chiptune track you are best to use software that is based on the original systems as it will constrain what is possible and force you into using sounds and song structures that were typical back in the day. I have used with good affect MilkTracker as an emulation of some of the original systems and I'm also fond of LSDJ for the gameboy (you can run it as an emulation if you don't have an original gameboy.)

Have fun.

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 27 '12 at 09:36

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Following up from my previous answer, I have just seen this article and thought you might find in useful: http://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/9-of-the-best-chiptune-vst-plug-ins-554428

Hope this helps.

answered Jul 27 '12 at 09:36

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I have died and gone to NES heaven! This hit the nail on the head dude! Thanks for this - went ahead and got the TweakBench bundle. At 5 bucks its a steal! – C3Sound Jul 28 '12 at 02:29
Nice one. Let us have a listen some time. – Bit Depth Jul 28 '12 at 23:18

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 24 '12 at 13:24

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http://www.ymck.net/magical8bitplug/index.html - Designed to emulate NES synths, works well

http://www.kvraudio.com/product/chip32_by_sam - Very close to NES also, a bit more neutral

(Both of those are free)

answered Jul 24 '12 at 13:24

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score 1 · Answer 5 · edited Apr 12 '17 at 07:33

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8bit old school nintendo sound FX

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answered Jul 24 '12 at 16:46

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score 1 · Answer 6 · answered Jul 24 '12 at 16:58

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if you have licensed native instruments Reaktor there are a few nice ensembles folks have made for this in the native instruments reaktor user library you can download and check out.

a search for "retro" brings up a few

answered Jul 24 '12 at 16:58

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score 1 · Answer 7 · answered Jul 24 '12 at 18:54

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Here's a nice starter tutorial for FM8 retro sound design.

http://www.fm8tutorials.com/tutorials/designing-a-classic-80s-style-video-game-synth-in-ni-fm8/

answered Jul 24 '12 at 18:54

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