SPC-700 VST emulation!

[Nase]

http://picopicose.com/software.html

Wasn't aware of this until now. An easy way to create authentic SNES music. Apparently it can load sounds from .spc files too! Awesome!

Not on my DAW atm, but i'll test it later. Give it a whirl and see how it works!

[Meteo Xavier]

I've tried SPC 700. It's either highly overrated or, more likely, I'm not using it correctly. I could hardly get any decent sounding SNES instruments out of it.

[Tex]

Couldn't get the vibrato to work. For now, I import a .wav in Wavosaur and make loop points when necessary. Then I'll open the sound in FL's 3xosc and mess around with the parameters to add vibrato, change volume envelopes if needed, etc.

[Nase]

try it again meteo, this thing is the shit.

i grabbed me a yoshi's island spc, 30 minutes later:

Txai: i'll let you know if i find out how the vibrato works, because atm i don't know either.

Found it! It's linked to the modwheel. You simply have to automate CC #1. open a midi out for each channel and link CC1 to a knob on there.

Edited March 8, 2014 by Nase

[SnappleMan]

I use it and love it. I encode all my wavs in BRR format before I load them into it though.

[Tex]

Thanks, Nase! This is a great tip.

Also, I love how you used egg sounds for the melodies : )

[ectogemia]

@!!@*#!(*@#!*@#&(!*@#!!!!

That is too awesome. Just in time, too... I'm not too far removed from picking back up on a SNES chiptune album. Thanks for the recommendation

[darkbrandflake11]

This looks awesome. Thank you Nase.

Also, I think I'm going to download Skoshu!

Edited March 10, 2014 by darkbrandflake11

[Nase]

This looks awesome. Thank you Nase.

Also, I think I'm going to download Skoshu!

Np!

You can't download me! I'm way too fat for even the broadest broadband!

...Eh feel free, but it's just an account for sketches and stuff.

[anterroir]

Awesome - Star Fox Orchestra Hits here I come

[Nase]

Awesome - Star Fox Orchestra Hits here I come

Grab teh bestest orch hit EVER while you're at it - turtles in time :)

[anterroir]

Pizza TIME - "Going Up" is one of my all time favourites - 5 bloody channels of pure awesomeness

Edited March 10, 2014 by anterroir

[Marioman]

Very intuitive vst, I've been using it for the past year and I still can't get the vibrato to work right so it doesn't sound anything like in-game music but I hope someone or the developer updates it soon.

http://picopicose.com/software.html

Wasn't aware of this until now. An easy way to create authentic SNES music. Apparently it can load sounds from .spc files too! Awesome!

Not on my DAW atm, but i'll test it later. Give it a whirl and see how it works!

Split700 does this also but is only for making soundfonts and is not a vst.

[Nase]

i understand you got the vibrato to work but it doesn't sound right to you?

haven't really used it here yet apart from figuring out how it works. rarely use vibrato functions anyway, usually do it via channel pitch if i want some.

[Anorax]

ok, this thing is seriously cool. Now to actually figure out how to properly use it... Thanks for the find Nase!

[Nase]

Well, i haven't really used this at all yet. Instead, i donated for this yesterday:

http://www.alyjameslab.com/alyjameslabfmdrive.html

If you ask me, the golden era of soundchip vst emulation has arrived!