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Thanks.. I pulled a supposed 909 sample set off of the Free Sound Project, but it sounds like some of the files are just copies that are pitch-shifted higher. At any rate, I'll compare it against the actual version and see if I notice anything that wasn't intentional (like the freq sweep on the part after the chorus, for instance). NES drums might be a necessity for when it's coming back from the last bridge part, so thanks for the suggestion.

Hey there, Just looking to get some feedback on this cover of Poker Face by Lady Gaga. The drums are just 909 samples in Ableton 8, while everything else is coming out of the Nintendo Entertainment System. I had a lot of fun doing this! http://listen.activeknowledgemusic.com/track/poker-face-2 Anything you specifically like/dislike will help out, this is the first time I've had difficulty telling myself that I suck. Cheers, -Chris

Much appreciated - the feeling you're talking about is exactly the one that I'm trying to get across. After having all of those songs from my youth implanted deep within my brain, it's such a great feeling to be able to create new ones. Spread the word if you have friends that would dig it, I'm hoping to do a mini-tour of New England and perhaps the east coast sometime in the next year!

The NES is playing most of the sounds on the tracks, but there are some patches in Ableton Live on certain ones that I wanted to flesh out. The visuals are coming out of the NES cart as well, and are based on the data coming into the Nintendo. Triumph has a crunchy FM bass patch toward the end, just because I love that Sega bass sound so hard. Hopefully the guy that's working on a Genesis MIDI cartridge will complete it and start selling, because I'll be in a whole new world if I can implement a Sega in my set. The album is free and released under Creative Commons Non-Commercial Attribution Share-Alike, which means anyone is free to remix or mashup the tracks as long as they credit me somehow. I don't even really care about that, I just want to get my sounds out to as many ears as possible. Spread the word if your friends would dig it, and add me wherever you can find Active Knowledge (Facebook, Myspace, etc. etc.) Thanks for all the positive feedback, cheers!

Wow, thanks a lot! All of these tracks were built in Ableton Live, and fed out to the NES via a MIDINES cartridge. The cart spits out the various notes with the 2A03 chip inside the system, and also does some really fun visual stuff based on the notes/samples played. It ends up looking something like this Thanks again!

Hey there, Just putting this out there, but I have released my album Pyramid Neon. It is the culmination of about 3-4 years working with a MIDINES cartridge to write songs influenced by Mega Man, progressive metal/rock and other random goodness. The entire album is free to download at the link below in multiple formats - if you like it, let me know! If you don't, let me know why! Listen/download at listen.activeknowledgemusic.com Here are some fun links if you'd like to get in touch. I created BOSTON8BIT.com earlier this month, so if you're a chiptune artist that would like to play in the area feel free to contact me at chris@boston8bit.com. If you'll be in the area, Nintendo Music Thursday begins @ FELT in Downtown Boston on October 8th. $8 cover, great chiptune music to be had! Cheers! ActiveKnowledgeMusic.com AK @ Thesixtyone AK @ Myspace BOSTON8BIT BOSTON8BIT @ Myspace BOSTON8BIT @ YouTube -Chris