::|CONTENTS
- Usage
- Exporting
- See also
8-Bit Music Maker is an online sequencer, programmed in Scratch by
hmnwilson and designed for the creation of NES-styled songs. It was released on November 15, 2015 and is available
here. Four sample songs are provided, plus a hidden Megalovania cover (type "sans" without the quotation marks).
Usage
Hold the Shift key while clicking the green flag, otherwise an error will appear. This enables Turbo Mode, which allows code to execute as fast as possible. Now you can click the green flag to start the program.
Pulse (12.5%, 25%, 50%/square), triangle and noise waves, tempos between 100-400 BPM and up to 99 pages of 32 short, predefined notes from octaves (C3-B4; noise only goes up to #D4) are supported. The program is not limited to the NES's two pulse and one triangle, noise and PCM (not supported) channels, with the exception of multiple pulse waves in the same place.
The song is still retained if the green flag is clicked again. To start over with a new song, hold the 9 key for three seconds.
More in-depth usage can be found by clicking Help, or additionally rolling over each button to find out their hotkeys where available.
Exporting
Once you are done composing, click "Get Code" to bring up the instructions to export a text file. Please note Scratch 3.0 simply exports the file as Code.txt, named after Code, the list which stores its would-be contents.
The program cannot export to an audio file. Instead, the device's audio has to be recorded, which can be accomplished by setting your audio recorder to record it directly. Tools such as
Audacity can do the job in software.
See also
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.nsf
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Mario Paint
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