This is the LAST tutorial in the series exploring Pico-8’s filters!
There’s an underbelly of sounds to explore when you loop different sounds at extremely fast speeds. Warni...
2021-05-03 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
More composing using Pico-8’s new filters!
Here you can watch me design some nasty, grungy bass sounds. As well as using the filters, there are two workflows that are important to not...
2021-04-26 14:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Parisian Thoroughfare by Bud Powell
Hey ya’ll!
Tl:dr - Lots of stuff coming:
Quasimodo by Charlie Parker
Hello!
Continuing with filters, in this tutorial, I explore the Reverb filter.
Up to this point, I’ve used the reverb filter just as I use most of the other filters. It changes the so...
2021-03-30 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Visa by Charlie Parker
In this tutorial, I continue exploring open/ambient music and using the filters to give more depth.
I wasn’t totally happy with the direction the previous tutorial took, and I wanted to try...
2021-03-15 15:06:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Un Poco Loco by Bud Powell
With the release of Pico-8 0.2.2, we now have “filters” to play with when composing.
The most interesting of these filters is DETUNE using instrument 0, which plays a 2nd note, either a p...
2021-03-02 14:12:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Donna Lee by Charlie Parker and Miles Davis
The theme from Monty on the Run, classic game from the C64, composed by Ron Hubbard - the perfect song for Pico-8's new filters! A lot more buzzing possibilities, and that new NOIZ filt...
2021-02-15 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Chi-Chi by Charlie Parker
Pico-8 will be getting a new update soon! This tutorial is a rundown of the two new music/sound features.
First is the new LEN trigger. When the 2nd number is zero, the...
2021-01-29 22:18:18 +0000 UTC View Post
tl;dr - I’m starting to release self produced piano music every couple weeks
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Hey everyone!
I’ve been promising new piano music for months - I’m excited to final...
2021-01-27 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
The start of a composition can begin with spontaneous play, but that’s when the hard work begins. Most of composing is spent in the trenches, refining and developing things step-by-step.
I ...
2021-01-25 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
A new Feedback tutorial!
This is from a cute campfire cart by jroo (thanks for letting me do this!)
The...
2021-01-18 15:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Starting the new year with a request from Jonah Landis on YouTube!
This is the Title Music from Golden Axe Warrior (composed by Jeroen Tel). There are many ports of this game (I played the SM...
2021-01-07 16:41:02 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone!
Just a quick update before the end of the year. Things have been incredibly busy and to avoid burn out, I decided to delay some Patreon plans to 2021. This will be my last post ...
2020-12-16 14:41:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone!
A quick tutorial on copying SFX between carts.
There are four ways I do this:
Listen to my Pico-8 arrangement of Studiopolis from Sonic Mania! (composed by Tee Lopes).
Thanks to Niko The Hippo on...
2020-12-01 15:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
In the video above, you can here my arrangement of Hollow Knight, from Hollow Knight, in Pico-8 . Composed by Christopher Larkin. Listen to the original 2020-11-16 13:42:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone!
This tutorial has been on my mind for a long time. It’s a complex topic, I’m still working on the language, so your ideas are welcome!
This is all part of a larg...
2020-11-09 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
July 26/21 update - Added a whole new cart of tunes, called CozyTunes. More information below!
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Attached to this post are carts filled with music and other interesting bits. ...
2020-10-14 14:56:59 +0000 UTC View PostJune 9, 2021 – Article complete!! 1500-word
2020-09-30 15:04:35 +0000 UTC View PostTL;DR: Open to more suggestions for cover songs & Pico-8 tutorials!
More jazz piano articles coming, and possibly new piano music!<...
2020-09-21 14:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone! This is a continuation of the last two tutorials where I’ve been building a kind of music machine to help new Pico-8 users get a head start in composing their own music. ...
2020-09-02 14:01:14 +0000 UTC View Post
As some of you may know, Paul Nicholas has been working on a Dune II remake in Pico-8 (called UnDune II). The ...
2020-08-26 14:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostSeptember 8/20 - Added Hallucinations & Dusk in Sandy
Five tunes by Bud Powell!
Attached are all the lead sheets and solo piano transcriptions. Links go to YouTube wh...
2020-08-19 14:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
This is a continuation of the previous tutorial, where I designed a “drum kit” using the instrumen...
2020-08-12 14:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post