I suppose you never discovered that MIDI can trigger samples, too.
irmoz
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You're telling me shit I already know and trying to twist the facts. Whether the NES and SNES used synth or samples is immaterial to how the music was programmed. Trackers are literally made for programming MIDI instructions, just as those old games had their music programmed.
The number of voices and voice type changes nothing. You're just trying to add in immaterial facts to add false weight to your assertion.
Trackers are direct replications of the software used to make retro game music; specifically NES and SNES.
Chiptune only "specifically" means music produced the same way as retro games, which necessitates a tracker. If they're using a standard DAW, then it's basically "cheating" lmao.
Only much later did “chiptune” become a catch-all for all old computer music
It's much later now m8
If you wanna be pedantic, it's chiptune. You use trackers to make chiptune. And scene music is a niche within a niche.
...he didn't pretend to like social media
"Practicing gratitude" is unhinged 100% of the time, without exception.
There doesn't even seem to be any info of the kid's alleged crime.
Still not an answer. You can say all you like, but until you answer you are only continuing to deflect.
Mate you're not gonna convince me that "tracker music" is anything but a vague term. You might have a point in it describing music made wth a tracker, but with Renoise existing these days, that isn't exactly very specific is it? We call these pieces "scene music", or even "keygen music" if you're new to it. It's as useful as saying "DAW music". The music made in the style of old retro games is more specific than just "it was made with a tracker". That is exactly why the term "chiptune" exists; it's music that is made with those old sound chips, or emulations of them. That gets to the heart of the issue.