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Modes and Chords (Noob Theory 4/10) – Pico-8 Music Tutorial #40

A new tutorial video, complete with at least three audible stomach gurgles. Let’s think of them as easter eggs hah!

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By the end of this tutorial, you should be able to:

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The Major Scale (Noob Theory 3/10) - Pico-8 Music Tutorial #39

By the end of this tutorial, you should be able to:

  • Input the major scale in Pico-8
  • Hear the tonic of the major scale as the centre of stability and resolution
  • Interpr...

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A Scale for Descending (Jazz Piano Exercises)

Dec. 13/18 edit: I’ve updated the article and images in “A Scale for Descending” to include anchor points. It’s also more succinct and organized, without the digressions into alternativ...

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Whole Tones and the Whole Tone Scale (Noob Theory 2/10) – Pico-8 Music Tutorial #38

Tutorial #2 on music theory in Pico-8.  Hope you like!  As always, I appreciate all feedback, good and bad. 

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By the end of this tutorial, you should be able to:

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Idiomatic Gestures, the Economy of Motion, and Jazz Piano Improvisation

Dec. 5/18 edit: I’ve updated the article and images in “A Scale for Ascending” to include anchor points. It’s also more succinct and organized, without the digressions into alternative ...

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Semitones & the Chromatic Scale (Noob Theory 1/10) – Pico-8 Music Tutorial #37

Here’s the first tutorial in a 10-part series about music theory and composing in Pico-8!  

For now, this is Patron-only content. I’m looking for feedback. What do you like? What wou...

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Pico-8 Tutorial Series Update!

Hello Patrons!

A quick update:

So far, I’ve written about half of the 10-part tutorial series. The plan is to finish writing them this week and start 'filming' them NEXT week. If everything ...

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$100 Goal Reached!

This is great news, thank you thank you!

This means I get to start producing more tutorials, specifically on writing music in Pico-8. The primary goal of these tutorials will be to give you a rudime...

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Importing Drums Sounds - Getting Started with Chiptunes & MilkyTracker (Part 4)

This is the last video tutorial of a four-part introduction series to MilkyTracker. I’m experimenting with a tutorial structure where I introduce a concept, explain how to achieve it, write some ...

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Editing Sounds with the Instrument Editor - Getting Started with Chiptunes & MilkyTracker (Part 3)


By the end of this tutorial you should be able to:

  • Adjust volume in the instrument editor
  • Create and edit volume envelopes
  • Loop & sustain volume envelop...

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How to Make Sounds with the Sample Editor - Getting Started with Chiptunes and MilkyTracker (2/4)

By the end of this tutorial you should be able to:

  • Generate sounds using the sample editor
  • Adjust a sample’s volume
  • Apply fades to samples
  • Loop samples
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New Chiptune/MilkyTracker Tutorial Series (Part 1/4)

Patrons!

I’m very excited about starting this new tutorial series. 

Over the next month, I’ll be releasing a four-part series called “Getting Started with Chiptunes & Mil...

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How to Write a Shepard Tone – Pico-8 Music Tutorial #36

I figured out how to write a shepard tone in Pico-8.

If you don’t know what a shepard tone is, it’s an aural illusion that gives the impression that a tone is infinitely rising (or descen...

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Athletic from Super Mario World (Pico-8 & MilkyTracker)

It was pretty much unanimous on Twitter - everyone preferred the Pico-8 version of Guile’s Theme over MilkyTracker.

So what if I imported Pico-8 samples into MilkyTracker? That was the goal for th...

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Pico-8 Music Tutorial #35 - Using Sequences to Create Sound Effects

About a year ago I inputted all of the music and SFX from Super Mario Bros. into Pico-8 (You can listen to all the music 2018-07-02 13:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Guile’s Theme (Pico-8 & MilkyTracker)

Sheet music and project files attached!

Thanks to Brian, who requested hearing some music from another tracker. Working on this made me realize how much I missed working in MilkyTracker. It’s much...

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Journey to Unknown Cells (Original Composition)

Another track produced using Ableton. Mp3 attached!

Actually, this composition has gone though many different iterations, including an acoustic version by my jazz trio Myriad3.(2018-06-21 13:21:51 +0000 UTC View Post

Poll: Your Favorite SNES Games:

Vote on your TWO favourite SNES games!

Arranging SNES music in Pico-8 will be more interesting and challenging than music from NES, hence the topic of this poll!  I picked what...

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Forest Firefly (Original Composition)

This song is featured in Counterpoint, but was originally composed years ago in Ableton.  I'm working on m...

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Fortnite Club Music (Pico-8 Cover)

I chose this for a couple of reasons: 

First, I wanted to arrange a Pico-8 cover that’s NOT originally from the NES. 

Secondly, considering the popularity of Fortnite, I thought it...

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Pico-8 Music Tutorial #34 - 4 Tips for Developing Compositions

I'm hoping this is especially useful for people who are stuck with a short sketch, and don't know how to make it sound better or how to make it longer. 

(I might make this a regular ...

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The Legend of Zelda – Overworld Music

Pico-8 carts and sheet music attached! Thanks to Egor Dorichev for the request!

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Writing in triple time isn’t very ...

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Pico-8 Music Tutorial #33 - Advanced Delays and Echos

@relsqui had the idea on stream of using the instrument editor to create more precisely timed echos.  This is me trying out that idea!

Basically, you create an instrument starting on the...

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Super Mario Bros. 2 - Overworld Theme

Attached is the sheet music and the Pico-8 cart (thanks to Trasevol_Dog for the request)

My goal for these has been to try an...

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Super Mario Bros. 3 - World 1 / Hammer Bros.

I noticed that most of the music in SMB3 is very short.  Most of the themes have one section (A) and only a few of them have multiple sections (AB). 

This is in contrast to the original SM...

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Pico Mix - Project Files

Here's an updated link to my entire discography.  It now includes my new album, Pico Mix...

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New Release! - Pico Mix

I just released Pico Mix - a collection of Pico-8 compositions I've written over the last two years. It features alot of stand alone music, but also music from games by @matthughson, @relsqui and @kra...

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Poll: Favourite Retro Mario Game

Working on Mega Man 2 was lots of fun. I’m going to try and do these every week or so.  

Please vote on your favourite retro Mario game!  I’ll transcribe a tune from the winner, upload...

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Mega Man 2 Intro & Title Music

Mega Man intro & title music is complete - thanks for your votes!

There are three things attached to this post:

The pico-8 cart - The music uses about 95% of the SFX slots...

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Poll: Your Favourite NES Music!

Trying something new:

Instead of posting works-in-progress, I’ll be hosting polls to determine what music I’ll remake. Every poll will have a theme (console, year, genre etc.). Suggestions for t...

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