This is the LAST tutorial in the series exploring Pico-8’s filters!
There’s an underbelly of sounds to explore when you loop different sounds at extremely fast speeds. Warning: Some of these sounds might make some people un...
2021-05-03 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
More composing using Pico-8’s new filters!
Here you can watch me design some nasty, grungy bass sounds. As well as using the filters, there are two workflows that are important to note here.
The first is using layering<...
2021-04-26 14:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Parisian Thoroughfare by Bud Powell
Hey ya’ll!
Tl:dr - Lots of stuff coming:
Quasimodo by Charlie Parker
Hello!
Continuing with filters, in this tutorial, I explore the Reverb filter.
Up to this point, I’ve used the reverb filter just as I use most of the other filters. It changes the sound in an interesting way, and so it can be used a...
2021-03-30 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Visa by Charlie Parker
In this tutorial, I continue exploring open/ambient music and using the filters to give more depth.
I wasn’t totally happy with the direction the previous tutorial took, and I wanted to try again. So, in THIS tutorial, I go a bit deeper in...
2021-03-15 15:06:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Un Poco Loco by Bud Powell
With the release of Pico-8 0.2.2, we now have “filters” to play with when composing.
The most interesting of these filters is DETUNE using instrument 0, which plays a 2nd note, either a perfect 5th above or a perfect 4th below the writte...
2021-03-02 14:12:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Donna Lee by Charlie Parker and Miles Davis
The theme from Monty on the Run, classic game from the C64, composed by Ron Hubbard - the perfect song for Pico-8's new filters! A lot more buzzing possibilities, and that new NOIZ filter is a big expressive addition.
This arrang...
2021-02-15 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Chi-Chi by Charlie Parker
Pico-8 will be getting a new update soon! This tutorial is a rundown of the two new music/sound features.
First is the new LEN trigger. When the 2nd number is zero, the first number activates LEN, and represents the le...
2021-01-29 22:18:18 +0000 UTC View Post
tl;dr - I’m starting to release self produced piano music every couple weeks
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Hey everyone!
I’ve been promising new piano music for months - I’m excited to finally be able to share it with you
Every couple...
2021-01-27 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
The start of a composition can begin with spontaneous play, but that’s when the hard work begins. Most of composing is spent in the trenches, refining and developing things step-by-step.
I think it might be common for beginner composers to...
2021-01-25 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
A new Feedback tutorial!
This is from a cute campfire cart by jroo (thanks for letting me do this!)
The music is a cover of 2021-01-18 15:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Starting the new year with a request from Jonah Landis on YouTube!
This is the Title Music from Golden Axe Warrior (composed by Jeroen Tel). There are many ports of this game (I played the SMS, role-playing version as a kid).
This Pico...
2021-01-07 16:41:02 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone!
Just a quick update before the end of the year. Things have been incredibly busy and to avoid burn out, I decided to delay some Patreon plans to 2021. This will be my last post of the year.
Some things that are happening:...
2020-12-16 14:41:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone!
A quick tutorial on copying SFX between carts.
There are four ways I do this:
Listen to my Pico-8 arrangement of Studiopolis from Sonic Mania! (composed by Tee Lopes).
Thanks to Niko The Hippo on YouTube for the suggestion.
This took me ex...
2020-12-01 15:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
In the video above, you can here my arrangement of Hollow Knight, from Hollow Knight, in Pico-8 . Composed by Christopher Larkin. Listen to the original here...
2020-11-16 13:42:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone!
This tutorial has been on my mind for a long time. It’s a complex topic, I’m still working on the language, so your ideas are welcome!
This is all part of a larger theory that music composition is a process guid...
2020-11-09 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
July 26/21 update - Added a whole new cart of tunes, called CozyTunes. More information below!
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Attached to this post are carts filled with music and other interesting bits. These are for you to use, remix, learn, etc....
2020-10-14 14:56:59 +0000 UTC View PostJune 9, 2021 – Article complete!! 1500-word
2020-09-30 15:04:35 +0000 UTC View PostTL;DR: Open to more suggestions for cover songs & Pico-8 tutorials!
More jazz piano articles coming, and possibly new piano music!
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Hey everyone! Happy ...
2020-09-21 14:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone! This is a continuation of the last two tutorials where I’ve been building a kind of music machine to help new Pico-8 users get a head start in composing their own music.
Now, I need your help and feedback!...
2020-09-02 14:01:14 +0000 UTC View Post
As some of you may know, Paul Nicholas has been working on a Dune II remake in Pico-8 (called UnDune II). The game is in it's alpha stage, so I thought it'd be ...
2020-08-26 14:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostSeptember 8/20 - Added Hallucinations & Dusk in Sandy
Five tunes by Bud Powell!
Attached are all the lead sheets and solo piano transcriptions. Links go to YouTube where you can hear the originals.
This is a continuation of the previous tutorial, where I designed a “drum kit” using the instrument editor.
In this tutorial, I do the s...
2020-08-12 14:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post