::|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.
Songs can contain up to 99 pages of 32 short, predefined notes from octaves C3-B4 (noise only goes up to #D4) and play at tempos between 100-400 BPM. Notes can be placed anywhere except for multiple pulse waves in the same position. The sounds of the NES's two pulse and one triangle and noise channels are available (unlike PCM).
Clicking the green flag does not clear the song data. Instead, 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 will work in software.
See also
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.nsf
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Mario Paint
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