[Dhsu]

I think what bothers me more than the name ChipAmp is the underlying mentality evident throughout the site that "chiptune" is synonymous with "source tune." In many cases this is a correct assumption, but what if the source is Redbook, or orchestrated, or an acoustic performance? It becomes less a matter of semantics and more an issue of propagating a completely erroneous notion (or what some people might refer to as "F[oul]ed Up Disinformation").

Of course, I realize that OCR is probably the sole reason the word "remix" is used interchangeably with "arrangement" these days, but there were good and valid reasons for that decision. I'm okay with the name "ChipAmp" as it's simple, memorable, and gets the basic idea across; but labeling the source tune tab as "chiptunes" is misleading, and I see no advantage in this case, since it's neither a more convenient nor more entrenched term than "source tune" (or merely "source") is. It really doesn't make sense for a game like "Beyond Good & Evil" to have a "chiptunes" tab.

[Jillian Aversa]

Bah, it's a catchy name! I think the target group here is more or less "in-the-know" already. It shouldn't cause too much confusion.

[Dhsu]

Like I said, I'm for keeping the name ChipAmp (it's definitely catchy), but I'd like to see a more accurate label substituted for the current "chiptunes" tab, and less careless usage of the term elsewhere on the site.

[DarkeSword]

Originally Posted by pixietricks

Bah, it's a catchy name! I think the target group here is more or less "in-the-know" already. It shouldn't cause too much confusion.

You'd be surprised at how much people actually aren't "in-the-know."

[Txai]

I am in total agreement with Dhsu. Nor all game soundtracks are based in square waves, pink noises and so on, and i think the term "chiptunes" isn't really appropriate.

Perhaps the most accurate term should be "source tune" instead of the term "chiptunes".



by the way that universal plugin is very nice indeed.

[Xelebes]

Originally Posted by djpretzel

Valid question; currently using that space to emphasize activity on the forums, but may use it for announcements at some point. I *like* having the mix writeups read like an on-going, linear site blog of sorts, but certain announcements do warrant homepage status. Also looking at a mailing list for site news, etc. Whatever is done, I like having the gen disc. posts on the homepage & clearly visible, and don't want to get rid of them.

Think more of it as a history in the telling, folks.

[Dhsu]

Haha, nice Photoshop skills, Txai.

[watkinzez]

Originally Posted by DarkeSword

You'd be surprised at how much people actually aren't "in-the-know."

Yep. Wasn't one of the main objectives for ChipAmp to cater for the wider, slightly confused audience in the first place?

[PriZm]

Don't know if it has been mentioned before, but I would recommend more uniformity in the Projects nomenclature.

Maybe something like
ProjectName - Description

where Description is either the name of the game, series, or composer being remixed.

Now it's more like inverted :
Blood on the Asphalt - Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo
Doom - The Dark Side of Phobos

Or weird:
SMProject - Relics of the Chozo CD.rar

Also, it would be cool if said projects had writeups too.

[Bigfoot]

Dunno where else this should be posted, but..



As you know we get spambots here and there. Do you think making it so when you sign up you have to enter in a keykode from an image will prevent these spambots?