Winter Chip XV

116259

big hype!!

lets see how many formats i can do!

[X] adlib
[X] ahx
[X] ansi
[-] aym
[X] battleart
[X] gameboy
[X] pce
[X] paint
[X] 4k
[X] 4k
[X] 8k
[X] nsfc
[X] nsfc
[ ] pcx
[ ] pixel
[-] sexmodit
[X] sexmodit
[X] sexmodit
[X] sap
[X] sgen
[X] sid
[X] sms
[X] spc
[X] ted
[X] tia
[X] vic20
[X] wildchip
[X] zxbeep

didnt try pcx and pixel, had to cancel the aym entry and another sexmodit, but overall it was a decent battle for me i guess

116260

It's finally here, yes!!

To-do list:
[x] Wild Chip
[x] Mario Paint
[x] NSFc
[ ] AHX
[ ] 4k/8k
[x] PC-x801
[x] ZX Beeper
[x] SMS
[ ] Game Boy
[ ] Atari TIA
[x] SNES
[x] VIC-20

I kinda feel bad about begging for AHX all the time and then failing to do an entry for it, ah well. Eight entries isn't bad.

116261

<3

116263

Hype aaaAAAAAAAA

Once again too many formats I wanna do: adlib ahx mod04k nsfc sgen sid sms
And maybe: aym gb hes mariopaint mod08k pcx801 tia vic20 zxbeep
(basically all the formats haha)

Realistically though I'm gonna get through like, 4 of them? Or I can just beg for extend already xD

116267

Awesome! I guess I can share my plans:

[X]AYM
[X]PC Engine
[X]NSF Classic
[X]GENESIS
[X]Master System
[X]C64
[X]SNES
[X]Plus/4
[X]TIA
[X]VIC-20
[X]ZX Beeper
[X]POKEY
[X]PC-x801
[X]WILDCHIP

116268

im currently looking for people to collab with.
if youre interested, pls contact me via discord: TimoKleeder#0056

(to everyone)

116269

Collab Is Open.

Contact me on Discord "Yuzu#3910"

116270

I guess this is my first time entering a (hot) Winter Chip battle.
To do list:
[X]NSF Classic
[X]ZX Beeper
[]AY/YM (Maybe)

116272

"It's the most wonderful time of the year" and also nice set of format choices. Out of personal preference, I would have perhaps included Pokey to the list, but e.g. my beloved Commodork-formats are there, so you might end up seeing at least an entry or two from me (depending on whether I can whip myself out of the lazy geezer mode). Let's see how this goes :D

Also haven't actually written yet any Plus/4-tunes, so that could be potentially something to look at. I did give a very quick try for the Knaecketraecker some years back, when it initially came out, but apart from a some crummy quick doodles, didn't have motivation for the learning curve at that point in time to finish any actual tunages :D

116273

awe dang i added "pokey", but the token is actually "sap" :o

116275

Nice :D I'll promise to delivery an obligatorycore pokey entry then :)

116281

Wishlist:

Normal NSF (the world needs more DPCM abuse).

To do, in priority order, depending on my available time:

[]NSF Classic
[]Mario Paint
[]Chip battle art

116284

Weeeee, finally :) I'll try to do at least 5 formats if not more :D
DONE LIST:
[o] C64 SID (my fav format :D)
[o] Gameboy .gbs
[o] Sega Master System SMS
[o] NES
[o] GENESIS/MegaDrive
[o] PCEngine
[o] PIXELART
[o] BattleART
[o] COLLAB SID (w Kleeder) \o/

UNPLANNED:
[o] Wildchip (read "SunVox" :)))))))))

TODO LIST:

[] 4K/8K (maybe, but can't find a decent tracker that works on mobile device/Android) :(
Actually tried ahx, but couldn't make myself do it. Maybe some other time :D

116287

**Wakes up with groggy Eyes** ….hurr durr...murr flur...r....oh... WELL HELLO THERE! PAPA IS AWAKE!

TODO LIST:
[] SOMETHING

116288

[x] literally anything

116293

Collab or not to collab…… that is the question… smash two completely incompatible brains together and hope for the best, or not... *wonder-ponders*

116294

|----------------+-----------+-------------+----------|

| [x] mariopaint | [x] sms   | [-] pc-9801 | [-] ansi |

| [x] nsf        | [x] adlib | [-] gameboy | [-] tia  |

|----------------+-----------+-------------+----------|

half of checklist done + unexpected wildchip
good enough

116307

Heeey, i wanna collab as well. Any format, the rarer the batter, wanna explore new things. My all time fav tho is SID but any format you choose I'm more than happy to contribute to. Please call 555-MANGAWANNACOLLAB :)
But seriously, i wanna collab :)

116313

I'm also curious to collab, as I've never done so before!

116314

Order Lists

[o] Battle Art (Done)
[o] S3XMODITY Done (Done)
[ ] SNES
[ ] PC-98
[ ] NSF (Add)
[ ] Ad-Lib
[ ] NSF Classic
[ ] AYM
[ ] PC Engine / TG16
[ ] GameBOY
[ ] ?
[ ] MarioPants
[ ] 4K
[ ] 8K
[ ]

116320

Gonna enter a bunch of formats with no expectations.

Just doing my stuff, hopefully that works out.

116321

Finally winter beeps is here. And I don't have any entry to throw in immediately :O

Let it be GB MIDI(!) and all the artz

116329

todo:

[x] ahx
[] aym
[] snes
[] +4
[] strobecore

116464

i've never collabed with anyone i imagine i could learn a lot from it

116465

im trying to get to collab with people i never collabed with before (sorry strobe)

manganoid, kgb525, bigSmonkinLoser - my discord-tag is hidden somewhere in this thread. feel free to send me a friend request and we can talk about possible formats etc.
if you dont wanna collab with me, thats fine as well. just thought, i'd offer it again.

edit: oh and everyone else who's reading this. just send a friend request. im open for every format and every botbr :D/

116478

[] ?

116493

The truth is, you're all very talented.

116501

I don't know what happened exactly to the render uploader, but ir's broken right now. I've been trying to figure it out.

116568

if anyone wanna collab for pc-x801...

anyways, checklist
[ ] pc-x801

116575

This battle is just a really KVLT version of my name, man.

So rad...

116617

The render uploader mysteriously fixed itself. If I had to guess the collective php temp folder on the shared hosting was clogged with mere kilobytes left to spare.

116736

Haven't even started yet, I need someone to kick me in the butt to get me going.

116737

*kick*

116740

I need a kick too, doesn't help I'm currently fighting the flu :v

116741

(preemptive extension begging)

116752

n00b level 3 mixist be like "CTRL + F wildchip"

116757

Haven't even started yet, either. But that's because I need to finish a project I'm working on first.

(preemptive extension begging)

116826

Okay, so who wants their family friendly tune completely screwed up beyond any conceivable recognition? searching S3XMODIT coop (any% category, since that's the least hassle). First responder to the request will be the unlucky winner of Strobes Personal LULZ-Music Co-operation Service Unlimited Marketting LLC Trustfund (a wide range of Terms of Services may apply depending on a variety of uncertain factors).

116828

oh

116829

i'd be interested, if you want your family friendly tune completely screwed up beyond any conceivable recognition by me

116830

what the fuck just happened

116831

Did I see an acceptance of my humble inquiry?

116832

oh yes. any% it is. contact me under this discord tag: Midnight#3778

^{^{but NOT glitchless}}

116833

Did I just got out-strobed by a none-strobe? what is the world coming to! As per our agreement, I will be available on Discord after work, and
we will discuss the terms of agreement which we can throw right through the window, feel free to start on something random in the meantime!

Edit: Well of course it won't be glitchless ;)

Edit 2: Added on discourse, let the insanity begin!

Edit 3: I will have more time on the weekend due to work,
so I will most likely be more responsive on Saturday and Sunday.

Edit 4: I can't stand having an uneven number of edits.

116879

[ ] PC-x801
[ ] 4K
[ ] VIC-20

116976

Once I can finish up another thing elsewhere, I'm gonna cram together NSF, TIA, POKEY, and maybe PC Engine if I have enough free time.

I hope I can work this out.

Edit: maybe some cheesy artwork as last minute entries.

116995

[x]SGEN
[x]GB
[x]PC-x801
[x]SMS
[ ]S3XMODIT
[ ]AdLib?

[x]Wildchip
ops

117002

while making my songs for all these formats, I'm noticing just how nice having the ability to detune a note is
and how many trackers and converters don't have the ability to just do it (like, you can use 2xx, but that applies it several times over the course of the note)

maddening

117003

Detuning is lovely

117036

this person would appreciate an extension!

117038

I too would appreciate an extension, spent my spare time rehearsing for a show that was finally cancelled and didn't work much on my WC entries.

Edit: gonna submit something on time anyway

117045

An extension would also be a huge benefit to me

117046

Finally home after my three week vacation in the Philippines, been unable to work on any music during that whole time. Looks like I got ten days left to make 12 planned entries...

_{_{...EXTENSION PLEASE}}

117061

i've been feeling like a hot dumpster full of rancid shit the past month. extend me, daddy

117070

EXTEND THIS 8==========================D

117075

chip champion: i'll put some extensions in your variety.png hairs if you want

117077

no touching my weave, uncle b00dz

117143

this is the one time in my god forsaken life that i want an extension

117146

I was thinking to myself, "Wow, no one really seems to be griping for an extension?!?!" Then I remembered to look here. xD

2 moar weaks entry period
vorts ends mARCH ^1st

117148

wasn't asking for one, but I'm not complaining :PPP
might possibly consider doing every format now

117150

will this be the first winter chip without wildchip ever?

117151

Shoot, I was hoping to do a wildchip entry and just realized it's not a format. :(

117152

OMG EXTENSION OMG EXTENSION OMG EXTENSION OMG EXTENSION OMG EXTENSION OMG EXTENSION OMG EXTENSION OMG EXTENSION OMG EXTENSION OMG EXTENSION OMG EXTENSION OMG EXTENSION OMG EXTENSION OMG EXTENSION OMG EXTENSION OMG EXTENSION OMG EXTENSION OMG EXTENSION OMG EXTENSION OMG EXTENSION

117162

Clinging onto hope that Wildchip will appear in the final week...

In the meantime, I'll try and give some of the obscure formats some love. ^^

117165

PROCRASTINATION TIME EVERYONE

117166

Perfect! This extension will give me plenty of time to finish up a bunch of tunes :D

117168

extension until summer pls

117191

Why is there only NES Classic

117193

I don't know when I'll be rendering my aym entry but if you've got an sndh you want rendered on real hardware hit me up!

Edit: meaning Atari 1040ST

117290

@YQN What do you mean by this? I had been wondering how submission would work. I read somewhere that the file will be "converted to mp3" or something like that, and was afraid that the converter might not have DMA and/or Uwire support.

117291

conversion is done manually. you'll submit your entry-file (depending on the format you're submitting to) and afterwards you upload a mp3 render your created. you can, on the other hand, just ask people with real hardware, if they render the entry for you.

117295

@607 as kleeder said, you first submit your sndh, and then the render in mp3 format. you don't have to upload them at once, technically you can even upload it after the deadline (but if it's different from the sndh you'll get into serious trouble)

also, be advised that the use of DMA is highly controversial in a aym battle! ^^

with that being said, good luck! :)

117338

I'm kinda hoping to see more PC-98 entries.
BambooTracker is super easy and very cross platform (even installed a copy on my Pi 4).

also, I'm liking the Genesis turnout here a good bit, good stuff

117352

I request da Wildchipz

117355

No WILD CHIP this year?!

117356

I don't know if I'll have enugh time to do a PCx-801 collab with pedipanol

117358

what if wildchip, but only for 24 hours on the last day

117361

No Winter Chip entry this year :'( . Master's degree entry test is coming soon, so I'll have to devote most of my time studying.

Good luck for everyone, hope to see you again in Spring Tracks or Summer Chip.

117362

good luck to you as well, ToP!! dont overstrain yourself, i heard it increases the learning ability if you take a break from time to time and listen to some winter chip entries! ;D

117367

[quote]also, be advised that the use of DMA is highly controversial in a aym battle! ^^[/quote]
I'm not surprised about that! I think that for next year I will try to do a tune that would play on ST (no E), but I had a fun idea for a seasonal composition which incorporates PCM samples of feet in the snow (I mean, it is the _Winter Chip_ after all ;)), and I figured it would be allowed!

117369

It's not officially forbidden but some users could downvote your entry because of that (2 extra channels of DMA are a significant increase of possibilities that an Amstrad cannot do). If it's just about playing samples you can make the YM play them, they will just sound dirtier :)

117384

I'm not gonna be able to create more entries because of recent work bs ~~(not because I don't know extra formats and I'm having a hard time learning them at all)~~ but if there is Wildchip I have 2 or 3 tracks I can finish for it next weekend.

117389

"Shoot, I was hoping to do a wildchip entry and just realized it's not a format. :( " : to be fair..... to be exessivelytastically fair.....

…….YOU COULD...…… not saying that you should…. I have no responsibility for this….. BUT..... "technically"..... according to
reliable sources…… you COULD do a Wildchip….

… then sample it....

Insert it as a sample in an XM/IT...…

Play the sample….. submit it to..... S3XMODIT....

…..no no no.... don't look at me as if I'm an dumb-ass, I'm merely
trying to give some friendly advice here, why is everyone leaving…. HEY I'M SPEAKING.... DON'T LEAVE..... HEY....

117407

I don't even have an excuse like being busy I'm just lazy and unmotivated rn

117410

@funute that's as good an excuse

117422

you could always crank something out if you lower your standards

117423

That's what I keep telling myself but like, I would just hate my music even more lol

117424

48 hours to wildchap wat

117425

cool, time to finish my nokia 3310 tune

117428

wooo! time to get wild!

117429

24 hours to pxtone woooo

117452

I think I am lazy lol

I will have material for the next battle I promise...

117456

Well, I put something interesting in Wildchip I hope :). It sure is nice to be making music again. I missed you guys <3.

117479

Um, sorry, but I have no idea what the voting categories mean. :P

117484

@607 just make up a meaning and stick with it for the whole votings process :)

don't hesitate to use the search engine and read the lyceum articles ;) the battle page says "The voting categories can be interpreted as one sees fit, as the names of categories have no specific meaning."
https://battleofthebits.com/lyceum/View/Battle

my unoriginal interpretations this winter:
heart magic > how much i like the track
brain tech > how technical it is
bleep squeeze > unrepetitiveness
deep tweak > quality of sound design
the winter of our pants > how wintery it sounds

have fun voting! :)

117487

you can also vote with whatever shape feels most right given the total score you want to give

117488

I tend to consider two categories as "composition" and the two others as "sound design", each for the technical and the subjective beauty aspect. Which one is which? That may depend on the name, or I'd simply go with what I feel; though I stay consistent through all of my votes.

The exception is always the last category (the "in pants"). That one always accounts for the "awesomeness" factor or how impressed I was with the entry.

117489

another major battle ruined by Serious Emotional Problems, oh well -3-

pre-emptive grats to strobe on lvl 31

117506

Thanks for the directions, guys!

117507

Chip Champion: You better not have SEPs during SpringTracks! then maybe we can do our first co-lab! :o

117508

If working on a single format costs me horrors, I don't even want to think about what it would be like to do a song on every tracker. It would drive me crazy.
Still, this time I tried my luck with 4 different formats.
Mariopant, s3m, 4k and 8k

117509

I had 4 more in the planning/testing stage for this compo xD but it
was too much of an effort to try to finish those, damn work.
Next Winterchip I will quit my job for a month, then hope they
re-hire me when Winterchip is over.

117510

"why should we re-hire you?"
"look at my medal collection. LOOK AT MY MEDALZ!!!"

117511

It certainly is worth a try!!

117516

Can't wait to listen to all the entries! It would be rad to start the sync listens soonish!

117517

was hoping to get an Adlib in
really should look into using a different tracker than RAD or finishing 3kr (and making it work on the OPL2 and not just the OPL3) lol
I kept doing dumb garbage like hitting F4 (paste pattern) instead of F5 (play song) or F6 (play pattern) and there's no undo

this is a lot less of a problem on an actual desktop keyboard since F1-4 and F5-8 are physically spaced a bit apart, but I'm on my laptop

I also kept trying to write a Game Boy song, and getting absolutely nowhere.

117524

First entry for those that like voting in order: https://battleofthebits.com/arena/Entry/Winter+Wonderland/33344/

117530

Similar to Null I was hoping to get an adlib entry in as well (would've been my first one), but I couldn't seem to develop my ideas for it.
Oh well, next time perhaps.

117531

xD I was planning Adlib long before I had made any of the other entries,
but due to laziness of tooling around I kept on changing the priority order of Adlib to "after this entry", until the time was up.

117635

Ah missed the only category for which I usually qualify. That won’t stop me from voting and commenting though!!

117655

I went nuts the other day and got 100 percent of my votes in. I might still stop by the sync listen to say hi and share in the chat for a while if possible, but even if not you're all extremely talented and it was a joy checking everything out. Hopefully I will do more categories on the next big compo that comes. We'll see :).

117660

is there a sync listen?

117723

I kinda like this clown vomit plaid aura we got goin' on here. I also would like to listen to a sink.

117762

I wonder whos gonna do the synclisten? maybe Kleeder?

117763

not enough time

117772

I'll try to do a sync this weekend

117774

I'll be thaaaar!!!111

117795

I'll try to make it, but I might be going to see the Sonic movie this Sunday :). We'll see if I can at least stop by and say hi though :D.

117877

synclisten stream is live: https://www.twitch.tv/darobyn

117878

Damn, I'm still at work for 2 hours :(

117888

yeah, I'm at work too lol
oh well

117890

And uncle papa was in bed since 3 hours before the stream started xD

Edit: No wait, this was 12:09 PM, not AM. I just totally missed this post
the entire day =P

117895

Eh, I could use an extra week for votings

118007

Too bad I missed the stream, but I've just finished voting for all the entries.
Looking forward to seeing the results!

118050

finished vorntirgs as well

118062

sorry for all that hustled, but i've extended vorting by a week! ;)

118079

Final part will be on Saturday 8PM GMT as usual, I'll try to fit in Part 3 on some weekday evening, as with last year. \o/

118142

SYNCLISTEN HAPPENING NOW aaaa

118258

and then i just hundoed evrywahhhh

118270

last part in like 9 hours or something https://www.twitch.tv/darobyn
moving to afternoon uk time because I have other stuff I need to complete

118281

resluts days feel more like christmas than the actual 24th of december!

118290

kan I have extensi0n, i f0rgot to submit mah 8kB track

118351

This is unrelated but I have three songs loaded up for the summer thing whatever thats gonna happen

118352

I need Spring Tracks desperately, so that I can forget about Pure Data compo. =))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

118353

Average Score: 23.003

Alright. First of all, i wanna thank everyone for voting the entries i worked on that high :o
I really wasnt expecting that but im very happy rn!
But since most of my successful entries were collabs, i wanna thank DevEd, Yuzu, bigSmonkingLoser, manganoid, TrippleP, pandavova, Robyn, Midori, Spring, BlueChristmas, kgb525 and RigidatoMS for collabing with me. Y'all are great people and i had a lot of fun working with you!!

This was a great compo :D/

118355

MY AURA SUCKS NOW

118360

I must admit that it is a most horrendous blend of chromatic variation perceivable by the human eye, so from me, all 7s.

122247

i had to BUST A LOT O NUTZ to finish this up today but guess waht? head on over to https://battleofthebits.bandcamp.com/album/winter-chip-xv for teh official release! bots welcome (GIVE US MONEY) today is the special brandcamp day or whatever so it is ideal for giving moneys. chip champ says Black Lives Matter.