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
- Number of samples
- Volume
- 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