Chip Sounds
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Creating 8 bit sounds inside Reason by Hydlide
I have had this question popping up couple of times, hence why I am covering this area as well. 8 bit sounds or chiptunes (as some refer it too) have their own classic vintage sound. Even though the technique is not really mastered that well by newcomers (since they have a hard time understanding how 8 bit actually sounds like). But making 8 bit tunes is a style and technique of its own.
8 Bit Chiptune Synth Reason Tutorial by Reason Tutorials
In recent years there has been a resurgence in interest in old school, 8 Bit video game style sounds both in “chiptune” music and as another sound style in more general dance and indie music. In this reason tutorial I will show you how to emulate this style of sound using the Thor synth found in reason 4.
Chiptune Synth in Thor by Reason Tutorials
Here is another short reason tutorial related to making 8 bit chiptune sounding patches. This time were going to use the Thor polysonic synth found in reason 4.The most important aspect of this synth is the use of the step sequencer at the bottom of the Thor, to get something that sounds vaguely authentic you will need to play with the note settings of the step sequencer till you get the right sound. Keep this in mind as you play with this patch.
Patches and ReFills
Nintendo Entertainment System Setup By Dr Dist
As the name suggests, this setup is designed to accurately reproduce the sound of the Nintendo Entertainment System sound chip. Like most video game consoles of the same era, it’s mostly capable of outputting primitive synth sounds, such as the very common raw square/pulse waves and low-resolution digital noise (and this is what we like those old consoles for, don’t we ?).
ChipDrums by Sir Sedric
Every sound you hear in the ChipDrums pack was processed using a secret hardware/ software/ hardware signal chain to emulate the sounds of the 8-bit classics like the Commodore 64 and the Atari 2600. It’s known to only two people in the world, and I have the other one locked in my basement.
Rackmounted Toybox by Lizard
This refill contains 6 toy instrumetns of the 70’s and 80’s including the Casio SK-1, Casio VL-Tone, Yamaha DD10 Drum Machine, The Stylophone, Mattel’s Synsonic Drums and the Speak and Spell. Most samples are provided for courtesy of Steve at Hollowsun (www.hollowsun.com) and provides many more samples on CD for reason. Check him out! This refill contains 57 Combinator patches, 35 NN-XT files and one cheezy demo.
Speak & Spell by Diskodiktator
Now this is something I’ve always wanted – all the classic sounds (and words!) from the 1978 learning computer game Speak & Spell. This ReFill features all the sounds, words and letters you’ll ever need to make your track talk.
The Olde SID Refill by Ganwell
There is the Commodore c64 Drumstation at propellerheads.se, which is [insert your favorite superlative here]!! But I was missing three synth sounds from the C64: The cool pulse-width modulated bass, the lead, meaning the plain square oscillator, which isn’t so square and the dreamy arpeggiato. I created a Reason Refill containing exactly this.
Buddha Machine by Resonant Filter
A number of years ago the Chinese based band FM3 came up with probably the most ingenuous way to market their music in this day and age, the Buddha Machine. Buddhist prayer machines are very prevalent in Asia and why no one else had thought of using this gadget to market music is beyond me.
bitBumper Deluxe by Soundcells
230+ combinators containing keys, pads, basses, leadsounds, FX, drums, bleeps, noises and percussion.
Blue Chip by Synthsonix
Glitch sound generators that spit sound without even pressing play, rhythmic blip machines, the grain-cloud sampler , circuit bending machines and even a timestretching sampler! Also featured are modulated effects that add movement and edge to sounds put through them. All patches have a certain element of randomness but are highly tweakable, which makes this whole collection suitable for Reason users looking for tools to manipulate and create unheard sounds intheir racks. The skins are made to fit the experience.
RAW TranSID64 by Kreativ Sounds
RAW TranSID Version 1 is a collection of 68 Lo-Fi and SID sounding instruments for Reason, the long awaited follow up of our highly appreciated TranSID reason refill series. The ultimate 8 bit resource for reason, TranSID brings raw sonic madness to spice up you tracks.
Commodore c64 Drumstation by Disasterpeace Recordings
The MOS6581 sound chip of the classic Commodore c64 home computer produced 8-bit sounds for games and electronic music back in the early/mid 80’s. We have programmed 8-bit sounds using a MOS6581 chip and converted them into 16-bit sounds; making a refill with over 200+ drums (stereo & mono), 14 drum kits, and over 30 rex loops ranging from 85bpm to 168bpm.
NES Wave Pack by Chip Collection
Do you want to make chip tunes? Or integrate the sound of the Nintendo NES into your music? You do not have to buy the NES or mess around old gear and software that doesnt quite emulate that natural sound 8 bit sound. These are profesionally recorded samples at 24 bit 96khz bit rate directly from the NES output on the back of the machine. People will actually think you have an NES with midi. This CD Includes all wave files of every type of synthesis that the NES is capable of! Every Square wave, Sine, Noise, and even 8-bit percussive samples. Already pre-packed for use as reason refills, these raw uncompressed, unedited samples will give you the power of NES inside your computer x infinity.
AES 001 by YouProduce
No, this is not the emulation of Nintendo’s nextgen gameconsole. This is AES, our ARCADE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM ! Start the engine and your music will receive this extra portion of 8 bit flavour. 1200 samples taken straight from the Nintendo NES-001, the most popular game console produced in the 80`s. This essential sample collection is usefull for every producer who likes to give his sound that 80`s arcade character, suitable from old school NES music to modern electro or pop productions.
8-BIT Magic: ZX Spectrum & C64 by Jiggery-Pokery
The vintage sound of an 80’s gaming classic finally comes to Reason – the sounds of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum microcomputer. Buzzing leads, bizarro percussion, humming pads and the humble BEEP: the full range of Speccy sounds, and a real lo-fi treat. Zip includes refill, skins, and demo song. Please note that the C64-skinned Combinator’s require Reason Factory Sound Bank and the free C64 DrumStation refill.
Circuit Bent REX by Peff
A set of ReCycle loops created from samples of the Chachi Jones Circuit Bent Speak & Spell and Speak & Math devices. Processed through hardware effects and REXed for easy use in Reason.
Circuit Bent by Peff
One Shot and Loop samples from the Chachi Jones Circuit Bent Speak & Spell and Speak & Math mods. Processed through a Metasonix Hellfire/Moog Ring Modulator/Digitech Delay pedal.
Factory Soundbank
Synth Raw Elements SID Chip
There is a set of SID wave samples in the NN19 Synth Raw Elements folder.
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Hi,
I really enjoyed the tutorials you have made. I think I will have good use for them.
/Daniel