Name: Episode 18: The Sharp X68000 by Retro Game Audio
Duration: 1 h 41 min 26 s
Description: Patrick and Steve talk about the Sharp X68K, a powerful Japanese home computer that debuted in 1987. It featured audio similar to the Sega Genesis/ Mega Drive, but with some differences of course.

@ap0c: I wrote that a very long time ago. It's been slightly updated for clarity. It needs a rewrite badly. I'll just say here MercuryUnit does 16-bit stereo 44kHz output and the later MK-MU10 also added SSG and OPNA.

Well there's yer problem. Learn japanese and research original sources.

SSG-EG doesn't stand for engage mode. It stands for SoftwareSoundGenerator-EnvelopeGenerator. I think japanese PC's tended to call their PSGs as SSGs instead.

Could be a better/powerful DAC when converting the digital signal from the soundchip into an analog signal.

You're having trouble finding it because you're not calling it the right thing. It's called the MercuryUnit. I think PCM8 is just the name of the standard or just shorthand or something. One thing I always find weird is that it's always kinda explained as adding 8 pcm channels. So 1+8 = 8???

Very good! As an X68000 owner, I'd encourage you to do a follow up episode detailing the MIDI soundtracks. Many excellent Roland MT-32 and SC-55 arrangements are featured across the X68000 library.

This sounds very similar to Cadillacs & Dinosaurs, Midnight Resistance and Ken's stage from Street Fighter 2...

this song slaps so hard it collapsed the Roman Empire

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 talk about the Sharp X68K, a powerful Japanese home computer that debuted in 1987. It featured audio similar to the Sega Genesis/ Mega Drive, but with some differences of course.

Episode 18: The Sharp X68000

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

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