billychanxtr33m
26th August 2009, 05:43 PM
i am a pretty big fan of chiptunes, anyone else?
"but what are chiptunes?" you ask. basically: chiptunes are music which has been generated with old sound chips, (both actual hardware and emulated) and more famously, the sound chips of retro video game consoles.
"but where might i find chiptunes?" you ask. my, aren't you inquisitive! i just happen to know a few sites that can do a great job of introducing you to this great genre.
http://www.8bitpeoples.com/
THE free download netlabel when it comes to chiptunes. head over to the discography and take a look around, you are bound to find something you like.
http://www.iimusic.net/
another amazing netlabel. not all downloads on pause are free, but they have some of the best artists around.
http://www.micromusic.net/
users upload all the tracks at micromusic. every couple of months, only the best of all the songs uploaded are actually published on the page. guest time is limited, but i am pretty sure guests can download. i really love the site design of micromusic, you should totally check it out.
http://8bitcollective.com/
another user site, but this time anyone can upload tracks. it used to be a more intimate community, but at the time of this post has over 11,000 registered users! :eek if you want constant fresh content, or just a place to show off your own work, 8bitcollective is the place to go.
those are the basics as far as links go. my main wipeout hd playlist has quite a few chiptunes on it. you really haven't lived until you zone with blips and bleeps.
i am pretty interested to see if there are a lot of folks here that are already familiar with chiptunes. if not, hopefully some of you will be into it. btw, i make a few tracks of my own. they aren't any good, but if you are interested- http://www.myspace.com/gogochipchampion :redface:
"but what are chiptunes?" you ask. basically: chiptunes are music which has been generated with old sound chips, (both actual hardware and emulated) and more famously, the sound chips of retro video game consoles.
"but where might i find chiptunes?" you ask. my, aren't you inquisitive! i just happen to know a few sites that can do a great job of introducing you to this great genre.
http://www.8bitpeoples.com/
THE free download netlabel when it comes to chiptunes. head over to the discography and take a look around, you are bound to find something you like.
http://www.iimusic.net/
another amazing netlabel. not all downloads on pause are free, but they have some of the best artists around.
http://www.micromusic.net/
users upload all the tracks at micromusic. every couple of months, only the best of all the songs uploaded are actually published on the page. guest time is limited, but i am pretty sure guests can download. i really love the site design of micromusic, you should totally check it out.
http://8bitcollective.com/
another user site, but this time anyone can upload tracks. it used to be a more intimate community, but at the time of this post has over 11,000 registered users! :eek if you want constant fresh content, or just a place to show off your own work, 8bitcollective is the place to go.
those are the basics as far as links go. my main wipeout hd playlist has quite a few chiptunes on it. you really haven't lived until you zone with blips and bleeps.
i am pretty interested to see if there are a lot of folks here that are already familiar with chiptunes. if not, hopefully some of you will be into it. btw, i make a few tracks of my own. they aren't any good, but if you are interested- http://www.myspace.com/gogochipchampion :redface: