I was in an improvisational mode tonight. The pluck/drum sounds are all the same take on the 0-Coast. The only other track is the burbles, also on the 0-Coast, which got chopped up a bit. Sequenced with an SQ-01. There's a hint of RAT pedal on the plucks/drums so you get a little more weird modulation the harder you drive the Dynamics knob (in addition to the shapers being sequenced instead of the pitch). I threw a Valhalla Room on the master bus with a cathedral setting. I just wasn't in the mood to fuss with a bunch of EQs and whatever.

Carriers

A bit Shinobi, a bit Ninjawarriors (both of em I guess). Done in RADTracker 2. No samples, no processing aside from the fadeout. I'll put the RAD file up soon somewhere probably.

Ninja Moves (Yamaha OPL3)

Written in RADTracker2. No samples. Could a new musicdisk be coming soon??

Art by Cuca Rivera

Suspenz Flow (Yamaha OPL3)

Art by Cuca Rivera

Gear:
Digits VST (Electric piano, bass, leads, wahs, strings, whooshes, bloops)
Slam  VST(electronic drum layer)
Superior Drummer 2
Valhalla Room
Guitar Rig 3 and my old beat up guitar
Sequenced with Reaper

Technochrome Waterfall  (Tentative Final)

I've been wanting to do a cover of this Front 242 song for a long time. Finally, I had a good reason: Crashfaster was doing a chiptune+industrial DJ set, so I wrote this as a contribution. I hope you like it!

Gear used:
VOPM: Bass, feedback sounds
MiniBrute: Drums
Digits 1.4 (unreleased): Drone at beginning and the strings
Vocals by me and recorded with an SM58
Sequenced in Renoise

Gripped By Fear (Front 242 Cover)

Deep funk grooves create a universe of chippy arpeggiations and swirling leads.  Get ready for a fusion of new-jack FM chip and oldschool Amigafied chip tones.

Equipment used:  Renoise, Alpha, VOPM

MIDI Murder Box (chiptune/fm)

This is the first guitar-centric track I've actually finished. Gear: SG Special, Guitar Rig 3, Digits VST (lead), Kontakt (organ), Slam VST, Superior Drummer 2, Reaper

Blue Fog

Composed in RADTracker2 for the Yamaha OPL3 soundchip. I'm working towards a musicdisk release again!

The Summit (Yamaha OPL3)

Gear: Digits VST, Slam VST, TruePianos, Valhalla Room, Reaper
Art by Cuca Rivera

On a Distant Star

This is one I did several years back, before I did the SMS Thunderforce covers. I don't think I knew about the bass hack yet.

Done with IT2VGM. Recorded off Schism; maybe I'll do a real hw recording sometime.

Whippersnapper (Sega Master System/Game Gear)

12 Bar Bliss

3 takes, 3 tracks, Reaper DAW, 0-coast synthesizer, ValhallaRoom reverb

In Danger

I ain't afraid of no ghost! Or Dracula. Or whatev. Here's some blow-back-your-hair Castlevania-inspired funk. What a horrible night for a face-melting solo! .. OR IS IT?!

Castle Stormin'

This is a track that harkens back to the 90s demoscene. 100% Adlib (OPL2), made in RADTracker. Enjoy!

Back 2 Tha Scene (Adlib/OPL2)

This is a menu-style tune. Maybe I'll make a whole FM soundtrack for a fake game :) 

Menu Music For An Unknown Game (Adlib/OPL2)

This tune reminded me of some kind of police chase through the stars, so .. yeah. Made on my SoundCanvas SC-88 with Reaper as a sequencer. This uses GS sounds.

Galactic Caper (SoundCanvas SC-88)

I promised myself I'd do one analog sound experiment per day, so here it is for Sunday! This is me messing with the krell tone.

Quell the Krell (Analog Experiment #3)

More fun with self-generating "Krell" patches! 0-coast into SQ-1 into MiniBrute. This one's a bit more melodic than the last.

Krell Hybrid (Analog Experiment #4)

OK, I did two in a day. This is another analog experiment, with the 0-coast doing the whispery highs and the menacing lows, and the MiniBrute holding down a drone. The rhythm is semi-randomized.

Scraping Glass (Analog Experiment #5)

Influences: n00bstar, Jan Hammer, Rush, demoscene stuffz. My first RAD in quite a while! OPL2, not 3, no samples.

Mastered with Ozone.

Get the original at http://extentofthejam.com/rad/JAMULATE.RAD

Jamulations (Yamaha OPL2, recorded off an AWE32 PnP)

A ThunderForce IV-style jam I did for Weekly Beats using the new (unreleased) OPL3 RadTracker. This recording is raw with no additional processing

The Cybernetic Core (Yamaha OPL3)

The live version of MIDI Murder Box, DNA Lounge, March 6th 2012

LIVE - MIDI Murder Box

One synth for everything, including the drums. A bit of processing but nothing too drastic aside from the gated reverb on the snare. Other than that, EQ, reverb, compressor, delay.

All Volca Keys

This is 100% Digits VST. No other synthesizers were used, and the only fx used were Reverb, Compressor and EQ. Composed in Renoise. Get your free copy now at extentofthejam.com (Windows, Linux and Mac!)

Preset sounds used:
- HowlingTubeSweep
- GhostChoir
- EasternArpeg (FMmy tones near beginning)
- FutureTines (arpeggio near end)
- StringEns
- BrassEns (toned down)
- POW (drums)


Digits VST Demo - Get Your Ass to Mars

The drum loop is a bit overbaked, but I like it. Done in a couple hrs in Reaper with Slam VST, Redux, and Digits.

Monday Breakbeat (Mayfield)

Transcribed by ear (with some tweaks :)) for Fragmare, who is an awesome PC Engine and Pokey musician

All waveforms lovingly drawn by hand

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EnleZC1cyPHnftSQbxNJ7iY09GLZrNFr/view?usp=sharing

extentofthejam.bandcamp.com

Hello, Mr Cyborg cover (fake bit)

Slow building dread in Adlib. Happy 2020!

Written in RADTracker 2, 12kB on disk

Gone Wrong (Adlib OPL3)

Swan God (Yamaha OPL3)

Grab a full quality copy on Bandcamp! http://extentofthejam.bandcamp.com

After being inspired by all the wonderful compositions I've heard on Maj 7, I ran to my computer and began to write this song. It's a bit of a woodland journey that ends up in funksville (why do we always wind up here?!).

Gear used: Reaper, Digits (chords, swells, sound fx, leads), FM8 (bass, arp synth, tuned percussion, flutes and rattles), Slam VST (synth drums), Kontakt (electric piano), Superior Drummer 2 (realish drums), various fx odds and ends.

All synthesizer patch design by Extent of the Jam. Dedicated to Cuca Rivera.

The Spirit Glows

Louis Gorenfeld is a #digitalfusion artist from San Francisco, CA specializing in hyperactive videogamic funk grooves and original sound design. He has been tracking jams since 1992, and continues the tradition to this day. He is also the author of the Digits VST phase distortion synthesizer.

Also check out his contributions to the excellent FM Soundshock Maddness compilation: http://www.ubiktune.org/releases/ubi020/ and FM Soundshock Terrror: http://ubiktune.org/releases/ubi044/

(all songs are copyright (c) 2020 Louis Gorenfeld.. if you'd like to redistribute, plz ask first. gimme a heads up if you do a cover too :D)

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