Name: Episode 25: MSX Computers by Retro Game Audio
Duration: 2 h 30 min 21 s
Description: Patrick and Steve are joined by ImaTrackMan to discuss the MSX standard and its audio. After a bit of history discussion, we take a look at its PSG audio, followed by the following expansions and updates: SFG, MSX-AUDIO, SCC, OPLL / MSX-MUSIC, PCM / MIDI, and Moonsound. We include some pretty great music selections and hope you enjoy!

You can find this song here: https://redirect.viglink.com/?format=go&jsonp=vglnk_160542483157311&key=1db07c1ca961fda47c3134a69129438d&libId=khisdugx01000i8e000DA8z9mnsb9&loc=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msx.org%2Fforum%2Fmsx-talk%2Fgeneral-discussion%2Fyamaha-opl-chiptunes-thread%3Fpage%3D0&v=1&opt=true&out=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.worp3.com%2Fdownload%2Fmsx_musics.rar&ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msx.org%2Fforum%2Fmsx-talk%2Fgeneral-discussion%2Fyamaha-opl-chiptunes-thread%3Fpage%3D1&title=Yamaha%20OPL%20chiptunes%20thread%20%7C%20MSX%20Resource%20Center%20(Page%201%2F7)&txt=Worp3%27s%20Giant%20MSX%20Music%20Pack (To find it, click on "msx_musics", then "mgs"; click the second folder called "uncategorised", and then click on "P_T"; the song is in the file called "TDORJO15.MGS".)

um... where is the the SCC episode exactly?

It was used a lot in Dutch scene music disks tho!

It’s a Konami game actually! But Zemina bootlegged it in South Korea… (no copyright laws there at the time)

Haha didn’t know that one… hilariously familiar sound :D

I just stumbled on this, and was very impressed! Thank you for such a detailed podcast!  But I would like to correct some injustices:  1) In fact, besides all games from Compile/Namco, there are many European games and demos that use the MSX-Audio  extension. And there are many that even use the OPL1+OPLL combo to sum up 18 sound channels in stereo. Just to name a few:  - Bet your Life - Bomberman1 - Bomberman2 - Cytron - DuckTales - Eggbert - Highway Fighter - Life on Mara - Life On Earth - Myths and Dragons - Not Again! - Nuts - Pumpkin Adventure I - Pumpkin Adventure II - Pumpkin Adventure III - Rune Monster - Solid Snail - The Lost World

The SCC is actually better than the WSG, because it has 8-bit waveforms can be changed on the fly, while the latter has 4-bit waveforms contained in a ROM.     ;)   Some very skilled composers use dynamic instruments on the SCC to simulate FM sound. I.e., this can be heard at the 1st boss song of Twinbee (SCC version, obviously), and at some parts of this soundtrack:  https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm4689952

Kappa

The Coffee Zone

The Coffee Zone [VRC7]

This is one of my earliest tracks, inspired by a music I heard in the Karnov arcade at the time. I did this before coding my Compact Editor, so all was written directly into the music driver's source code.

It's made of small musical phrases interchanged and transposed to make the tune longer. Nothing really interesting, just an old curiosity : )

Russian (ZX Spectrum 128, 1989, unreleased)

Patrick and Steve are joined by ImaTrackMan to discuss the MSX standard and its audio. After a bit of history discussion, we take a look at its PSG audio, followed by the following expansions and updates: SFG, MSX-AUDIO, SCC, OPLL / MSX-MUSIC, PCM / MIDI, and Moonsound. We include some pretty great music selections and hope you enjoy!

Episode 25: MSX Computers

Hawkeye is one of the first video game soundtracks I ever composed. The game itself was the first parallax full-screen platform game on the Commodore 64 created by the Boys Without Brains (BWB). This is the preview of the remake, which me and my brother are producing in my brother's music studio. Thanks for all the feedback, guys! We're going all the way in. Stay tuned on this one!

Cheers guys! Play it loud!

//Jeroen Tel (and Kees Tel)

Tel Me More

Hawkeye

Jeroen Tel - Hawkeye (Preview)

Made with Deflemask 12 - YM2612+SN76489
Mastered by:  NICKELPUNK ( https://nickelpunk.bandcamp.com/ )
BotB Rank:  61st/312

This year, I'm challenging myself to write and release 100 tracks. I've been busy writing tons of this year so far... this is the first in the whole series (hence the title!).  I've decided that I will complete this goal personally and but keep folks updated as I go - this will include both personal and commercial tracks too!  Right now, I'm up to about 22 - still a long ways to go!

1 Of 100 [Battle of the Bits - Winter Chip XIII]

First time using the genMDM. This is an original track I made to test out the YM2612 FM chip on the Sega Genesis.

I did not use the 2nd sound chip, the SN76489 PSG at all. There are 6 channels of audio. I used the 6 channels on the FM chip with no changes to patches mid song. 

I decided to keep the limitation of the 6 channels, but do some EQ and Compression to the tracks, as I was after a particular aesthetic. Sorry to all you purist Chiptune artists out there :-)

68-YM2612FM

Here's an MS-DOS rendition of G A H by Chromelodeon from The Final Recordings. This was the middle tune in my chipspace open mic set at MAGFest this year to celebrate Chromelodeon's reunion. Man, what a show that was. I had meant to post this online earlier but there was a small change I wanted to make and I didn't have access to my DOS rig until today. Please enjoy! And go see Chromelodeon if you ever get the chance!

G A H

A journey in music and inspiration. Something to really enjoy and cherish... Life empowering, love embracing.

I composed this song for my contributors to the now-infamous "Tel Me More"  project.

This song is also being made as a bonus track on the actual Commodore 64 in multi-speed.

Special thanks for the ongoing support from many of you: friends and family, but in particular:  Kees Tel (my brother), Irene Tel (my sister), Jan Cloin (my brother-in-law), my dear friends: Leon van Rooij, Dirk Sloos, Carl Ellement,  All the guys in Maniacs of Noise! <3, Traveller Keyz 2020!, Jorg van den Elsen, Tom Geevers, Roel Meulemeesters & last but not least, Dr.P & Mr. John! <3

And... in the up and foremost my daughter Janne and her pets: pet rats: Ietje, Wiesje, Bloempje & dog: Guusje & turtles: Roos & Ferdinand & the giant snail: Perkamentus. =D

The Journey continues!

The Open Soul

Jeroen Tel - The Open Soul (preview) (v22)

Tekst en Zang:  Jeroen Tel
Muziek en Arrangement:  Kees Tel

(C) 2020 K. Tel & J. Tel

Corona Corona

Laat Maar - Corona Corona

Retro Game Audio is a monthly podcast about sound design in classic video game music. Hosted by Patrick ("bucky") and Steve Lakawicz.

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Episode 25: MSX Computers

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