'[t[code]**-- this krap dumped from original krap lyceum page --**'[/t] generalizations on chip music and scene -- '[l[http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.11/mclaren.html[8-bit Punk] : Wired magazine's hype on the chip music scene '[l[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip_music[chiptune] : wikipidia article '[l[http://redofromstart.com/faq.php[trez & brioche's faq] : a faq by chip music dj's <span class="tb3">Commodore 64</span><br> <b>MOS6581 SID</b> (Sound Interface Device)<br> 3 voices, 4 selectable waveforms, ADSR envelopes, lowpass/bandpass/highpass/notch filter + more <br><br> <table class="t0"> <tr><td valign="top" align="right" width="125"><b><a href="http://www.viceteam.org/">VICE</a> :</b></td> <td>a series of Commodore computer emulators for many operating systems</td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" align="right"><b><a href="http://covertbitops.c64.org/">covert bitops</a> :</b></td> <td>home of <a href="http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=13367">Goat Tracker</a> for Windows - my favorite SID tracker (even if it is cross-platform development)</td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" align="right"> <b><a href="http://noname.c64.org/csdb/release/?id=18605">polly tracker v1.1</a> :</b></td> <td>for C64, Aleksi Eeben's amazing sample-based music editor </td></tr> </table><br> <hr size="1"> '[t[b3]Nintendo Entertainment System / Famicon'[/t] Ricoh '[t[b1]2A03'[/t] (Nintendo's integrated CPU for sound synthesis) 2 square voices, 1 triangle voice, 1 noise voice, 1 DPCM (sample) channel '[l[http://user.tninet.se/~zxy965r/ft/[FamiTracker] : tracker composition tool for Windows '[[FamiTracker Effects Commands] '[l[http://www.nullsleep.com/treasure/mck_guide/[mck/mll guide] : by nullsleep - good read; all around very helpful '[l[http://nesdev.parodius.com/nt2/[nerdtracker ii] : for DOS, will work with DOS emulation like '[l[http://sourceforge.net/projects/vdmsound/[vdmSound] or DOSbox '[l[http://www.2a03.org/[2A03.org] : the NES music archive website '[l[http://2a03.free.fr/[2a03.free.fr] : chiptune upload site '[t[b3]Trackers'[/t] sample-based music editing applications - originated on the Amiga, expanded on the PC/DOS '[l[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracker[tracker] : wikipedia article with lots of links '[l[http://www.lim.com.au/ImpulseTracker/[impulse tracker] : for DOS, my personal favorite, you can get it to run in WinXP with some '[l[http://www.fq-music.net/vdmsound.htm[fidgiting] '[l[http://www.madtracker.org/[madtracker] : for Windows, this is a fancy-pants modern tracker, supports XM in 'fast tracker' mode '[l[http://www.milkytracker.net/[milky tracker] : for Windows MacOSX PocketPC, a Fast Tracker clone that works on modern technology! saves XM and MOD '[l[http://www.modplug.com/[modplug tracker] : for Windows, supports MOD S3M XM & IT, download Old Version EXE - comes with 20kb demo song - i found setting up instruments confusing... '[l[http://www.soundtracker.org/[soundtracker] : for Unix based on Fast Tracker, supports MOD & XM