MilkyTracker

(And Chiptunes in general)

Trackers

  • Channels with 'instruments'
  • Sequenced to play at certain times
  • From soundwave -> song 

Why use them?

  • Chiptunes
  • err....uhm...
  • (See above)
  • You have a lot of space and time

When are trackers a bad choice?

  • When time is a factor
  • When modern music/sound would be better
  • Chiptunes offend you

Wave type

Sine

 

Square

 

Saw/Triangle

 

Noise

Sound

Even, pleasant, natural (backup) 

 

Digital, mechanical, cold (leads)

 

Hybrid of Sine and Square, (bass) 

 

Drums, static, thuds, (percussion)

Sample Editing

  1. Number of samples
  2. Volume
  3. Number of Periods

(My magic numbers)

- 64 samples

- 38 (28, 21, 16)

 

Noise

- 1000/100

Instrument Editing

  • Envelope (Volume)
  • Frequency Tuning
  • Panning
  • Playing

Envelopes

 

Standard

Piano

Fade-in/out

Vibrato/Tremolo

Note-Octave|Instrument #|Volume|Effect, Param, Param

Channels

http://milkytracker.org/docs/MilkyTracker.html

Effect, Parameter, Parameter

MilkyTracker

By dlindema

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