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mariNSF ▿ chiptunes

@marinsf.bsky.social

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I'm a hobbyist Famitracker composer. In here I share my music and other cool VGM tracks. Please read pinned post! Posts in eng/pt-br. ---- ▸ project page: https://bit.ly/mariNSF ▸ main acc: @m4rina.bsky.social ▸ tags: #chiptune #chipmusic #chipsky

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mariNSF ▿ chiptunes @marinsf.bsky.social · Sep 13

Welcome to mariNSF! 👾

I make music on Famitracker. Only 2A03 so it can be played on real hardware. Please visit link in bio for more information.

The following posts in this thread will link to my Youtube playlists. New and past releases will be posted out of this thread.

Thank you for listening!

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mariNSF ▿ chiptunes @marinsf.bsky.social · 11h

uai, pra ter 3 squares! 😌

"mas é só emular algum chip de expansão"

sim, mas aí a coisa não roda no hardware, e esse é sempre meu primeiro objetivo

mariNSF ▿ chiptunes @marinsf.bsky.social · 23h

uma vez eu usei o dpcm do 2A03 como square e achei que ficou bem interessante o resultado. eu penso muito em fazer samples de square de C0 a B7 em duty 12.5, 25 e 50, mas não sei se valeria a pena ter esse trabalho da desgrama só pra poder usar a nota no pelo, já que no dpcm não entram efeitos

mariNSF ▿ chiptunes @marinsf.bsky.social · 1d

passou pela minha cabeça fazer um cover de um power metal que amo, mas a ideia de ter que fazer o solo me apavora

nem é um solo tããão complexo, eu que não me acho competente o suficiente pra pull it off, e só com o 2A03 a coisa fica bem mais complicada

enfim, primiro preciso terminar o atual wip

mariNSF ▿ chiptunes @marinsf.bsky.social · 2d

Here's the track in question, if you want to listen to it:

mariNSF OP - Summoner "World Map" Remix [FT 2A03]

YouTube video by m4rina

youtu.be

mariNSF ▿ chiptunes @marinsf.bsky.social · 2d

My goodness, he actually listened to my remix and even left a comment!!

This kind of thing MAKES. MY. DAY every time!

Who would've thought one day this could happen? I used to play the game in question 25 years ago. And here's the original composer listening to my version. So cool! 🤭

Comments on "mariNSF OP - Summoner "World Map" Remix [FT 2A03]"

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@OfficialScottLee 10h ago (edited) Cool retro vibe! Nice track 👍🏻 A few years prior to writing Summoner, I was composing on trackers (Amiga 3000T OctaMED 4.0 and Protracker) for the demoscene. Love to see this remake in tracker form. Good job.

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mariNSF ▿ chiptunes @marinsf.bsky.social · 3d

sempre quis fazer um cover da primeira/última fase de Journey to Silius, mas não vejo motivo para fazer um arranjo de 2A03 de uma peça já feita no 2A03...por isso que não faço covers de faixas do NES.

além disso, não acho que uma versão minha consiga fazer jus à original, que é perfeita

mariNSF ▿ chiptunes @marinsf.bsky.social · 5d

this always puts me in a trance-like state

Mortal Kombat 2 - The Tower (ost snes)

YouTube video by SNES OST

youtu.be

mariNSF ▿ chiptunes @marinsf.bsky.social · 8d

I think it's nothing short of a miracle a .mid version of this soundtrack is available. Since they're so accurate and there's no embedded sequencer metadata, I assume they are official composer exports. The files were made available 15 years ago, but how the uploader got his hands on them eludes me.

mariNSF ▿ chiptunes @marinsf.bsky.social · 8d

Midway Presents....War Gods!
New 2A03 WIP early showcase + comparison w/ original tune :)

#chiptune #chipsky

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mariNSF ▿ chiptunes @marinsf.bsky.social · 9d

eu amo o fato de que praticamente todos os covers que eu faço, com raras exceções, são únicos. ou seja, minhas versões são as únicas em 8-bit existentes das músicas em questão 😀

mariNSF ▿ chiptunes @marinsf.bsky.social · 9d

from mariNSF extras:

a direct comparison of the "Ancient Ruins" theme from Breath of Fire with my cover of the same tune, played alternatingly. I made heavy use of samples extracted from the original song in my version to give it proper depth.

#chiptune #chipsky

Breath of Fire - Ancient Ruins Comparison

YouTube video by m4rina

youtu.be

mariNSF ▿ chiptunes @marinsf.bsky.social · 13d

live instrument musician
- so, what do you play?
- i play (instrument)
- cool!

chiptune musician
- so, what do you play?
- uhh...
*awkward silence*

mariNSF ▿ chiptunes @marinsf.bsky.social · 14d

[NEW]

Finally, here's my "I/O Echo" cover from Axiom Verge 2.
As usual, 2A03 only. :)

With kind regards to @axiomverge.bsky.social.

Axiom Verge 2 - I/O Echo 8-Bit [FT 2A03] Cover

YouTube video by m4rina

youtu.be

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mariNSF ▿ chiptunes @marinsf.bsky.social · 14d

It's DPCM time. Let's do this!

mariNSF ▿ chiptunes @marinsf.bsky.social · 15d

I/O Echo update: 14/21 frames complete, hardest parts are done.

The last 7 remaining frames are just the final ones where the chorus repeats with slight melody and instrument changes + fade out.

After that, I'll revise instruments and effects, do all the DPCM, and it should be finished this week.

mariNSF ▿ chiptunes @marinsf.bsky.social · 17d

good AND bad thing about working on a cover: I have to listen to the same song, both the original and my rendition wip, ad nauseam. by the time the piece is done I no longer want to listen to it 😵‍💫

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mariNSF ▿ chiptunes @marinsf.bsky.social · 19d

star_wars.spc

Actraiser Soundtrack - All Over The World

YouTube video by yuzokoshiromusic

youtu.be

mariNSF ▿ chiptunes @marinsf.bsky.social · 20d

The longer I listen to I/O Echo, the more I wonder if it's really doable, particularly in the later frames...did I overestimate myself again? Perhaps. I don't know how I can emulate the richness of the tune with my 2A03 abilities, but there's still the DPCM channel to work with. One step at a time.

mariNSF ▿ chiptunes @marinsf.bsky.social · 20d

"Frontier Fire", former OP5 (later moved to Extras), was a different project I put together back in February. I first made the music, then the faux background/window/game title screen and animation using different programs; it was the first multimodal chiptune project and a fun little experiment :)

mariNSF ▿ chiptunes @marinsf.bsky.social · 21d

thank you for 50 subscribers, always glad to see my channel growing and my music reaching new people ☺️

youtube.com/@m4rina

mariNSF ▿ chiptunes @marinsf.bsky.social · 21d

New cover project: Axiom Verge 2 - I/O Echo (WIP)

(Original track by @axiomverge.bsky.social)

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mariNSF ▿ chiptunes @marinsf.bsky.social · 23d

Shantae and the Pirate's Curse - Steamworks

I played this game in 2019 on the Switch, and I particularly enjoy this track 😌 Very fun game, like all other titles in the series. I still haven't played Seven Sirens, though.

Shantae and the Pirate's Curse OST: Steamworks (Saliva Island)

YouTube video by Duke

youtu.be

mariNSF ▿ chiptunes @marinsf.bsky.social · 24d

Metroid Prime Hunters - Sylux Battle (MMC5) by @trojanhorse711.bsky.social

Excellent rendition.
I really hope they reuse Sylux's Hunters theme in 4. It doesn't even have to be the full, identical tune, as much as I think that'd be unlikely. I just hope they at least preserve Sylux's original motif!

Sylux Battle (Metroid Prime Hunters) [8-bit, NES/MMC5]

YouTube video by TrojanHorse711

youtu.be

mariNSF ▿ chiptunes @marinsf.bsky.social · 24d

R-Type Title Screen (C64, 1988) by C. Huelsbeck and R. Vaca.

Truly formidable chipmusic!

R-Type / C64 Intro Sound

YouTube video by ClassicGames4You

youtu.be

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Disposable Planet @disposableplanet.bsky.social · 28d

Running an old ambient weeklybeat of mine through the new reverb shimmer feature of the latest M8 Tracker firmware v6.2.0. It added a whole new layer to the various elements of the track including the pseudodelay. This new update is fantastic! #m8tracker #ambient #chiptune #chipsky

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