Thanks so much, subnet! I'm not entirely sure how TH-cam video promotions/views work. However, I think your comments, sharing, and video interactions help? Thanks again for liking my channel. :)
Probably just because it's a niche demographic. Great tutorial. Got me started easy peasy! I've watched it like 3 times and got something new from it each play through.
I've been holding back my interest in 8-bit music until now. I'm wanting to give it a go, and lock myself in for a few months. Gotta start the foundation, though.
I’m super grateful for this video. I’m not a musician but always loved music and videogames, I learned about music trackers about 8-ish years ago and always wanted to learn but never took the time to actually learn, now that I want to make a nes cover of a track from a game I find myself falling in love with trackers again and this video just covered what I need to get started from 0. I’ll definitely check out your book, thank you!
This tutorial was really helpful and made it more easier to understand the program that I'll be using, I'm going to make pixel animation so I just needed the right music making software to get that 8-bit/chiptune aesthetic. Being a chiptune fanatic I'm glad I got the most out of this tutorial. You have my sincerest gratitude. ;)
This video feels like a great tutorial for general tracking too, now the concepts talked about in the deflemask video seem clearer and not as daunting!
Where was this 4 years ago when I was messing with Famitracker? I made an Iron Sword cover and then quit using it because I couldn't grasp all the intricacies of Famitracker. You put into 1 tutorial a load of stuff I never even knew. Nice work and keep em coming!
Thank you for the kind words! I understand how you feel; FamiTracker can take some time to get used to. I'm glad the tutorial helped. I would love to hear your Iron Sword cover, too. Feel free to share it here when you finish. :)
@@MatthewIvic th-cam.com/video/dVmJ083YBn8/w-d-xo.html I did it 4 years ago and haven't touched Famitracker since. I'm getting back into it now, so hopefully I'll have more stuff to post.
Why people not watch this man's video more? I wated the full tutorial and bought his book, man you have my respect, you teach very good how to do things!
Excellent. Glad there were some bits for you. I wouldn't say the FamiTracker is intuitive, but I'm hoping the tutorial is helping to improve accessibility at least.
Hey Matthew thanks for the vid. I don't usually comment but I wanted you to know that this really inspired me to mess around with making some video game music concepts that I've been working on in my head. Your video was funny and informative, and I've watched it maybe 6 times now within 24 hours. I just wrote my first composition. First time I've made music in probably 15 years (I used to mess with FL studio in high school.) Thanks again and hope all is well.
Thanks for the kind words, TheMadNad! It's awesome to hear you're writing music again as I was hoping to help others get started. I'm always up for listening to new stuff, so feel free to share your work if you like. Let me know if you have any questions, too.
This video was super helpful for me making the jump into FamiTracker, and the editing/presentation is fantastic to boot! Thanks for sharing your expertise.
Just bought your book bud. Everything looks great. Appreciate your dedication to the craft so I can keep learning. Lookin forward to watchin the rest of your vids
Great video, clear explanations! Although, I would say that this would have been a lot better without the distracting music in the background, as it was too loud and I kept zoning in on it because it's catchy :)
That's a useful tool for any hex number greater than 15. If you want to track quickly and efficiently, I still recommend memorizing the hex values A through F. Single digit values are used extensively throughout the program, and it's only six new symbols to learn. Good luck! 😆
Thank you very much for your efforts, knowledge and time making this mini tutorial. Even if someone interested in making chiptune music watches this video 2 years later (me, for example) it doesn't matter, it will be useful to learn the basics about Famitracker. Greetings from Valencia, Spain.
@@MatthewIvic Yknow, I used to use Famitracker a lot but shifted to OpenMPT. After watching your video and discovering new features and tricks, I feel like I should come back, haha! Thanks again by the way!
I am pretty new to this, and I see these tossed around everywhere, so I want to know what is the difference between VRC6 and 203A? great tutorial by the way!
The 2A03 allows for five channels: Pulse 1, Pulse 2, Triangle, DPCM, and Noise. The VRC6 allows for two extra pulse channels and a sawtooth wave channel. Thanks for the comment. :D
Thanks, this was quite informative. 👍 ...although I am never ever going to forgive you for the Famitracker cover of "Shake it Off". I can't get that out of my head now and I absolutely despise it.
Funny thing is I don't even recall why I arranged it in FamiTracker. XD Anyway, we damned tracker musicians ask not for forgiveness, but want only for a moment's respite from the flames of hexadecimal.
you should make some tutorials on the many sound expansions like the Namco 163, Sunsoft 5B, VRC6, etc. just a thought also i've managed to get some pretty high quality drums out of the DPCM channel, near CD quality
Not a bad idea. Anything in particular you'd like explained about 'em? And yeah, the DPCM isn't inherently bad at sampling...it's more about downsampling to save cartridge space. :D
Most DAWs have simple waveform instruments. If you want an NES-style sound, try turning off all the effects on them, and only use Square, Triangle, and Noise waveforms. Not quite FamiTracker, but pretty close in a pinch.
Thank you for the comment, EthanBlox! I'm currently writing music/creating sounds for a couple game projects. It's pretty time consuming. I'll put out more videos in the future, though. :D
Thanks for the tutorial, now I'll really impress my music teacher and friends. But I'm wondering what that song was in the beginning, I heard fluttering and I need more of it.
Wondering if there's much (or any) difference between FamiTracker vs MPT or even FastTracker 2 in terms of functionality...? Is there a specific retro connection with FamiTracker and the game music world? I'm a bit of an XM/mod maker from back in the day... 🎧💙
Thanks for the comment, Beat Therapy! I dig your music. Happy to see so many tracker musicians leave comments here. :) In terms of functionality, FamiTracker emulates the NES/Famicom's audio hardware directly; therefore, FamiTracker's limits are equivalent to the NES/Famicom's audio production capabilities. The program's functions, or features, are then designed to manipulate mostly simple waveforms (square, triangle, saw, etc.) and basic sampling (DPCM). MPT/FastTracker are sampled/plugin based music trackers. Their functionality is based around the programmer's conception of the program itself. They're capable of A LOT more than FamiTracker and are much more complex. As an XM/mod maker, I'm sure you know. XD As far as the retro connection, FamiTracker creates authentic 5 channel 2A03 based NES/Famicom music, so a lot of composers like it for that reason! Hope that answers your questions!
Pretty similar to modern synths! The vibrato effect (effect 4) is essentially an LFO with two parameters: frequency and depth. The frequency modulates the rate of the waveform (speed of vibrato) and the depth modulates how much the note is changed by. Both values are in hex 0-F.
THANKS SO MUCCHHH you explained it perfectly and now I can FINALLY start to make chiptune, btw would it be cool to share the sound file at 2:20? that would be brilliant
Glad to see famitracker seems to be coming back :D - also incase anyone didn't know theres a discord for famitracker which helped me alot after repicking up famitracker a year later (maybe it can help newbies idk :) ) it can be find here forums.famitracker.com/viewtopic.php?t=2666 ~ great vid matt keep up the great work :D
@@MatthewIvic Nope. Can change most of the colors but the (I'm not sure what to call it) window color, that takes up most of the top of the screen, cannot be changed from white. Unless there is something I'm missing, which if there is, I would love to know.
sir, thank you very much. Im still lost in some basics though, for example, what is the basic hardware setup to start creating music? pc, interface and midi controller right? what do you recommend?
You can create music with a PC (Windows works) and computer keyboard. You don't necessarily need a MIDI controller, but you can use one if you like. Personally, I think it's slower composing with a MIDI keyboard compared to computer keyboard! Hope that helps.
For any channel, move your caret (grey input box) to the effects column (the fourth column in any instrument channel). Hit the space bar to enter record mode (the row will be highlighted red). Press 'C' on the keyboard and the effect C00 should be programmed in (you don't need to change the effect value 00). That should do it. Let me know if it worked. Hope that helps!
The \ equal sign triggers the release portion of your instrument's envelope. It sounds like you need to add one to your instrument. Add a release phase by opening your instrument up and typing a forward slash ( the "/" symbol) in the envelope field followed by the release you'd like. Example to copy and paste in your instruments volume envelope field: 15 / 15 4 3 2 1 0 The instrument will now trigger the release portion of your instrument's envelope (everything after the / above) at the "=" sign. Play around with the numbers and find something you like. Hope that helps!
Appreciate the comment. I'm sure there are programs aimed at creating 16-bit music; however, 16-bit music is fundamentally different in that it is primarily created through sampling rather than through hardware making bleeps and bloops.
Scratch my previous reply! Have you tried alternate keybinds? Some people are saying shift-alt-7 for the / on German keyboards. I personally don't know too much about it.
@@MatthewIvic thank you for the reply! unfortunately, shift-alt-7 didn't work for me... but, after some messing around, for whatever reason - the button ^ (and °) are on works for me, i just wasn't using the release right. i'll leave this comment up in case anyone else encounters this problem. this tutorial is great, by the way!
Not sure what you mean here... If you have a problem with the program or video, I would suggest better etiquette. I know this is the internet and all, but insulting others will not usually get you help. However, I shall give you one shot at redemption. Please rephrase your question, and I shall do my best to answer. Good luck.
Sure. You could create a quieter copy of your original envelope as the release. You would be trading your release phase for an instrument that always echoes. Could see it working in situations.
Many different ways! If you're completely new to FamiTracker, my suggestion would be to transcribe the song and come up with an idea for the arrangement/remix OUTSIDE FamiTracker. After that, I'd try inputting the important parts of your arrangement into FamiTracker. This is, most likely, going to be your son's melody/bass/percussion parts. From there, I'd work on tweaking instruments, effects, and other nuances until you're happy with the result. That's a really general gameplay, but I hope it helps. Feel free to leave more comments as you progress. Happy to try and help if I can.
It's difficult for me to diagnose what's wrong without seeing what's going on for you. I would suggest finding a module and studying it to understand how effects are implemented!
Hey, Tornait. I'm not too familiar with running FT on Mac, but if I remember correctly there's also NESICIDE, a cross platform IDE which can run FT on Mac. I haven't used it personally, but if you want to research it a bit more, here's their site: knob.phreneticappsllc.com/nesicide/?s=about Good luck!
I don't think you can run FamiTracker on Android (unless someone has developed an emulator). You may want to check out DefleMask, though. They have a phone app for making chiptunes!
@@MatthewIvic I don't have any ad blocker, but I guess is just my computer being dumb or something, I still got some useful information from this, so thanks a lot!
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I JUST REALIZED 8 BIT SHAKE IT OFF WAS PLAYING IN THE BACK LMAO
A secret revealed...;)
Wow. I actually thought the Famitracker community died long ago. I'm happy it's still going. Thank you!
No problem! I was never part of a FamiTracker community myself, but it is a fantastic program. :)
The forums are pretty dead but you can find the remnants of a community in their discord server
@@sickle7291 Yeah. I'm actually in it and posting some stuff in #workshop as well. Thank you for the info.
Now it is
Trackers won't die until some billionaire manages to irreversibly break the internet.
I would recommend this to any newcomers, most definitely.
I appreciate you sharing the video, Pieces of Eight!
Just downloaded it today, it feels easy to use once you understand the functions.
@@MatthewIvic But How to stop music when Music stops
Other tutorials: watch 5 times because I don't understand
This tutorial: watch 5 times because I enjoyed :D
XD
Thank you, Sebieripper! Glad you dig it.
The editing is really good and the jokes are hilarious, why doesn't this have a higher viewcount?
Thanks so much, subnet! I'm not entirely sure how TH-cam video promotions/views work. However, I think your comments, sharing, and video interactions help? Thanks again for liking my channel. :)
Probably just because it's a niche demographic. Great tutorial. Got me started easy peasy! I've watched it like 3 times and got something new from it each play through.
I've been holding back my interest in 8-bit music until now. I'm wanting to give it a go, and lock myself in for a few months. Gotta start the foundation, though.
If you have any questions, feel free to leave them here. Happy to help if I can. Thanks for the comment and good luck!
i feel like this is the kind of comment that gets famous and pinned on 7 years bcs in the future they become a icon of 8bit music.
@@utantantan Lol unfortunately I wouldn't consider myself to be very good, but I am still using famitracker for some personal uses like game dev
@@KosherPorky you don't need to be very good on your eyes to be the best on others, just be more possitive about it, you never know..
@@utantantan I suppose
Finally some one with a mic!
Nothing like recording audio with a nice mic and then downsampling it. lol.
I’m super grateful for this video. I’m not a musician but always loved music and videogames, I learned about music trackers about 8-ish years ago and always wanted to learn but never took the time to actually learn, now that I want to make a nes cover of a track from a game I find myself falling in love with trackers again and this video just covered what I need to get started from 0.
I’ll definitely check out your book, thank you!
Thank you, CrusaderGabriel! I am glad it was helpful. Goodluck on your music, too. :)
I didn't know anything about composition or synthesizer theory and this video helped me tremendously. Great video!
Glad to help! :)
This tutorial was really helpful and made it more easier to understand the program that I'll be using, I'm going to make pixel animation so I just needed the right music making software to get that 8-bit/chiptune aesthetic. Being a chiptune fanatic I'm glad I got the most out of this tutorial. You have my sincerest gratitude. ;)
Great to hear and thanks for the comment! Best of luck on your project. Feel free to share your music when you finish, too. :D
This video feels like a great tutorial for general tracking too, now the concepts talked about in the deflemask video seem clearer and not as daunting!
Really glad you liked it, Mister Y. I hope I removed some of the mystery.
Never knew about the dynamic adsr component, thanks
Same
NP! ADSR is simple, but really powerful.
@@MatthewIvic I wonder if some of this more advanced stuff would work in Furnace tracker, even if it works differently
Where was this 4 years ago when I was messing with Famitracker? I made an Iron Sword cover and then quit using it because I couldn't grasp all the intricacies of Famitracker. You put into 1 tutorial a load of stuff I never even knew. Nice work and keep em coming!
Thank you for the kind words! I understand how you feel; FamiTracker can take some time to get used to. I'm glad the tutorial helped.
I would love to hear your Iron Sword cover, too. Feel free to share it here when you finish. :)
@@MatthewIvic th-cam.com/video/dVmJ083YBn8/w-d-xo.html I did it 4 years ago and haven't touched Famitracker since. I'm getting back into it now, so hopefully I'll have more stuff to post.
Why people not watch this man's video more? I wated the full tutorial and bought his book, man you have my respect, you teach very good how to do things!
Thanks for the kind words! Really happy that I helped you.
I'm excited to start making music! Thank you!
Great to hear, Pancake. Very much appreciate the comment! :)
Very much recommend this to any starters out there. So well laid out and entertaining all the way thru
Much appreciated! :D
Thank you so much for this video, it geniunely kick started a first practical approach to FamiTracker!
I appreciate the comment so much! I love to help.
Thank u so much. i already made my way through for 80% by my own, but there were some nice news for me. stay healthy!
Excellent. Glad there were some bits for you. I wouldn't say the FamiTracker is intuitive, but I'm hoping the tutorial is helping to improve accessibility at least.
10/10 editing!!!
Appreciate it, Blatchie! :)
Hey Matthew thanks for the vid. I don't usually comment but I wanted you to know that this really inspired me to mess around with making some video game music concepts that I've been working on in my head. Your video was funny and informative, and I've watched it maybe 6 times now within 24 hours. I just wrote my first composition. First time I've made music in probably 15 years (I used to mess with FL studio in high school.) Thanks again and hope all is well.
Thanks for the kind words, TheMadNad!
It's awesome to hear you're writing music again as I was hoping to help others get started. I'm always up for listening to new stuff, so feel free to share your work if you like. Let me know if you have any questions, too.
nice tutorial. would definitely recommend this to someone new to the program
Great! Appreciate it.
The editor is insane man
Appreciate it! :D
Going to buy your book later today, planning to make a neat little soundtrack for my project video game!
Nvm I don't have a paypal account
Edit: Made one and bought it!
Appreciate it, sir. :D
Also, feel free to share your music, too. Best of luck.
@@MatthewIvic hopefully your book can compensate for my poor skills
Way too little views for something this high quality!
Thanks, Dasher! :D
Long live the 8-Bits.
This video was super helpful for me making the jump into FamiTracker, and the editing/presentation is fantastic to boot! Thanks for sharing your expertise.
Thanks for your comment, yardbirdsweet. Glad I could help and appreciate the compliments!
now multiply that video length by 768, and you got the resolution of a late 90s/early 2000s PC monitor
Hell yeah~
Just bought your book bud. Everything looks great. Appreciate your dedication to the craft so I can keep learning. Lookin forward to watchin the rest of your vids
Thank you, good sir. It is much appreciated! Feel free to leave any questions or share your creations here as well. New content will be coming, too.
Concise technical information, thankyou. Answered a lot of questions I have had.
Glad you enjoyed and found it useful!
this is the longest 10 minutes of my life
same
i feel i just listened to a calculus lecture (BUT THATS A GOOD THING!) I LOVE CALCULUS.
XD
Sometimes you need to do a little calculus to write the perfect piece of music...not that I've done that or anything. ;)
Thanks! This is gonna be really fun
:D
Great video, clear explanations! Although, I would say that this would have been a lot better without the distracting music in the background, as it was too loud and I kept zoning in on it because it's catchy :)
Appreciate the comment. Will look into it!
Just use default windows calculator with programmer mode for Dec-Hex
That's a useful tool for any hex number greater than 15. If you want to track quickly and efficiently, I still recommend memorizing the hex values A through F. Single digit values are used extensively throughout the program, and it's only six new symbols to learn. Good luck! 😆
Thank you! This is beyond helpful!
I made this to help people, so thank you for watching and getting something out of it. :D
Большое спасибо! Я долго не мог как следует разобраться, но теперь наконец смогу писать свои саундтреки.
Glad it helped!
This was a really fun and helpful video; thanks very much.
Thanks for taking the time to watch. Glad you enjoyed it!
5:19 Actually useful advice!
Shake It Off? Yeah…
Best Famitracker tutorial out there. Great Job!
Thanks! That means a lot to me. Will keep trying to produce quality videos. :D
Thanks my brain was having a civil war when I saw this for the first time
Thanks for watching! Which side won? Perhaps it was a truce...Perhaps it was DPCM.
Thank you very much for your efforts, knowledge and time making this mini tutorial. Even if someone interested in making chiptune music watches this video 2 years later (me, for example) it doesn't matter, it will be useful to learn the basics about Famitracker. Greetings from Valencia, Spain.
Thank you, Javi. I am glad it was helpful for you!
Excellent tutorial!
Appreciate the comment!
@@MatthewIvic Yknow, I used to use Famitracker a lot but shifted to OpenMPT. After watching your video and discovering new features and tricks, I feel like I should come back, haha! Thanks again by the way!
You deserve more subs!!
Appreciate it! Might need to put out more content for that. XD
legendary
Much appreciated, gexahedrop.
Dude this is just what i needed to take my videos to the next level!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH !!! I have not seen a better tutorial than this one!
Glad to hear it!
Thanks my mom is impressed.
Thanks, Pixelated Noose's mother unit.
Bless you mathew
this tutorial was very easy to understand
thank you
Appreciate it, opiwoas. Glad to hear it reached you.
I am pretty new to this, and I see these tossed around everywhere, so I want to know what is the difference between VRC6 and 203A? great tutorial by the way!
The 2A03 allows for five channels: Pulse 1, Pulse 2, Triangle, DPCM, and Noise. The VRC6 allows for two extra pulse channels and a sawtooth wave channel. Thanks for the comment. :D
If you love Chiptune music with a Reggae twist please give my new album a listen!
I'm ur 1000th sub bro
Thanks, Jack. ;)
Using the Fami Tracker,
I've increased the frame.
Frames share music with each other
Can you make sure you don't share it?
Change the frame number and they will not share the music!
@@MatthewIvic thanks
Thanks, this was quite informative. 👍
...although I am never ever going to forgive you for the Famitracker cover of "Shake it Off". I can't get that out of my head now and I absolutely despise it.
Funny thing is I don't even recall why I arranged it in FamiTracker. XD
Anyway, we damned tracker musicians ask not for forgiveness, but want only for a moment's respite from the flames of hexadecimal.
You had me at the Taylor Swift cover.
Works too well with FT. :)
I love music, and I have some actual instruments, but I've never gotten to grips with music on computers...
Now is the time to start. Feel free to ask any questions. :)
One of my favorite games is the Zelda series as you may see from my username. I also have some real ocarinas!
this is the best tutorial.
Thank you, good sir.
you should make some tutorials on the many sound expansions like the Namco 163, Sunsoft 5B, VRC6, etc. just a thought
also i've managed to get some pretty high quality drums out of the DPCM channel, near CD quality
Not a bad idea. Anything in particular you'd like explained about 'em?
And yeah, the DPCM isn't inherently bad at sampling...it's more about downsampling to save cartridge space. :D
@@MatthewIvic not really much in particular, just like what you can do with them, maybe some short example tracks
Sounds like an idea. I'll keep it in mind.
Bro its 2024 and there still isnt a user friendly app to make chiptune music. wild.
Most DAWs have simple waveform instruments. If you want an NES-style sound, try turning off all the effects on them, and only use Square, Triangle, and Noise waveforms. Not quite FamiTracker, but pretty close in a pinch.
OMG! So good!
Thank you for the comment, Levy! :)
Is this music making for programmers? Sure seems like it, and I can’t wait to try it out!
I love the way you made video, why you stopped making it?
Thank you for the comment, EthanBlox! I'm currently writing music/creating sounds for a couple game projects. It's pretty time consuming. I'll put out more videos in the future, though. :D
thank you opening the software is very confusing at the beginning
Agreed!
dee pee see ehm
Thanks for the tutorial.
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My pleasure.
Thanks for the tutorial, now I'll really impress my music teacher and friends. But I'm wondering what that song was in the beginning, I heard fluttering and I need more of it.
The opening music was something I wrote! I should give it a name...or maybe someone else should. :P
@@MatthewIvic The 8 bit flutter.
Wondering if there's much (or any) difference between FamiTracker vs MPT or even FastTracker 2 in terms of functionality...? Is there a specific retro connection with FamiTracker and the game music world? I'm a bit of an XM/mod maker from back in the day... 🎧💙
Thanks for the comment, Beat Therapy! I dig your music. Happy to see so many tracker musicians leave comments here. :)
In terms of functionality, FamiTracker emulates the NES/Famicom's audio hardware directly; therefore, FamiTracker's limits are equivalent to the NES/Famicom's audio production capabilities. The program's functions, or features, are then designed to manipulate mostly simple waveforms (square, triangle, saw, etc.) and basic sampling (DPCM).
MPT/FastTracker are sampled/plugin based music trackers. Their functionality is based around the programmer's conception of the program itself. They're capable of A LOT more than FamiTracker and are much more complex. As an XM/mod maker, I'm sure you know. XD
As far as the retro connection, FamiTracker creates authentic 5 channel 2A03 based NES/Famicom music, so a lot of composers like it for that reason!
Hope that answers your questions!
@@MatthewIvic Genius! Thanks Matt 🎧💙👍
@@beattherapydotcom No problemo. Much luck on your tracking/music adventures. If you create anything with FT, please do share. :D
How was vibrato generally done back in the day on the NES?
Pretty similar to modern synths! The vibrato effect (effect 4) is essentially an LFO with two parameters: frequency and depth. The frequency modulates the rate of the waveform (speed of vibrato) and the depth modulates how much the note is changed by. Both values are in hex 0-F.
THANKS SO MUCCHHH you explained it perfectly and now I can FINALLY start to make chiptune, btw would it be cool to share the sound file at 2:20? that would be brilliant
So glad it helped you, Rusty Potato. I'll have to dig around for the file...
@@MatthewIvic Nicee, tysm
What if YOU wanted to do a sample, but the DPCM channel said: 😨
XD
We will never know what is *_DPCM_*
It's a lifestyle.
Glad to see famitracker seems to be coming back :D - also incase anyone didn't know theres a discord for famitracker which helped me alot after repicking up famitracker a year later (maybe it can help newbies idk :) ) it can be find here forums.famitracker.com/viewtopic.php?t=2666 ~ great vid matt keep up the great work :D
Unfortunately no SNES music/.spc Tutorial 😪 maybe i’ll find one on smw central.... BTW lovely tutorial 🤜✨🤛
Thanks! I'd love to make an SNES music tutorial...:)
i hope there is a dark theme
Yep. Under appearance in the config menu.
@@MatthewIvic Nope. Can change most of the colors but the (I'm not sure what to call it) window color, that takes up most of the top of the screen, cannot be changed from white. Unless there is something I'm missing, which if there is, I would love to know.
sir, thank you very much. Im still lost in some basics though, for example, what is the basic hardware setup to start creating music? pc, interface and midi controller right? what do you recommend?
You can create music with a PC (Windows works) and computer keyboard. You don't necessarily need a MIDI controller, but you can use one if you like. Personally, I think it's slower composing with a MIDI keyboard compared to computer keyboard! Hope that helps.
👏 perfect
Appreciate it!
the issue is that Idk how to download it bc the website is down (idk for how long but yes)
Yeah, has been down for awhile now. I believe there are forks of FT out there. Not really in the loop with that.
How do you program the C effect to stop music like you say at 3:55
For any channel, move your caret (grey input box) to the effects column (the fourth column in any instrument channel). Hit the space bar to enter record mode (the row will be highlighted red). Press 'C' on the keyboard and the effect C00 should be programmed in (you don't need to change the effect value 00). That should do it. Let me know if it worked. Hope that helps!
the \ equal sign doesn't stop the sound that continues when I want it not to
The \ equal sign triggers the release portion of your instrument's envelope. It sounds like you need to add one to your instrument.
Add a release phase by opening your instrument up and typing a forward slash ( the "/" symbol) in the envelope field followed by the release you'd like.
Example to copy and paste in your instruments volume envelope field: 15 / 15 4 3 2 1 0
The instrument will now trigger the release portion of your instrument's envelope (everything after the / above) at the "=" sign. Play around with the numbers and find something you like.
Hope that helps!
@@MatthewIvic I found out now, I just had to press the number 1.
i know how to use it but i don't use it very much
i always use Deflek mask
I use DefleMask too! xD
I got one question, since Famitracker is program to make 8-bit music, is there a program to make 16-bit music?
Appreciate the comment. I'm sure there are programs aimed at creating 16-bit music; however, 16-bit music is fundamentally different in that it is primarily created through sampling rather than through hardware making bleeps and bloops.
@@MatthewIvic Thank you for answering my question.
i have a german keyboard and my only / key is by the numpad, which does something else
how can i release a note?
Scratch my previous reply!
Have you tried alternate keybinds? Some people are saying shift-alt-7 for the / on German keyboards. I personally don't know too much about it.
@@MatthewIvic thank you for the reply!
unfortunately, shift-alt-7 didn't work for me... but, after some messing around, for whatever reason - the button ^ (and °) are on works for me, i just wasn't using the release right.
i'll leave this comment up in case anyone else encounters this problem.
this tutorial is great, by the way!
Y E S, F J N A L L Y I G OT I T A N D I W I L L S E E A N D H E A R T H I S
Great!
I came here to make a Gremlins theme remix
May success come to you.
It only reads its own format.
Congratulations to the creator for his brain, which he obviously dont have much of....
Not sure what you mean here...
If you have a problem with the program or video, I would suggest better etiquette.
I know this is the internet and all, but insulting others will not usually get you help.
However, I shall give you one shot at redemption. Please rephrase your question, and I shall do my best to answer.
Good luck.
can release be used as echo? i mean..... it does feel like it
Sure. You could create a quieter copy of your original envelope as the release. You would be trading your release phase for an instrument that always echoes. Could see it working in situations.
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I got one question, can this music play on the actually NES?
Yep! It can be exported and loaded through emulators and actual cartridges. You can even import music from games and check out the code.
@@MatthewIvic Thank you for answering my question.
Can i Microtune it, Like Quarter Tones?
You can fine tune notes for a similar effect!
i want to make a remix of a song in nes, how do i do that in this software?
Many different ways!
If you're completely new to FamiTracker, my suggestion would be to transcribe the song and come up with an idea for the arrangement/remix OUTSIDE FamiTracker.
After that, I'd try inputting the important parts of your arrangement into FamiTracker. This is, most likely, going to be your son's melody/bass/percussion parts.
From there, I'd work on tweaking instruments, effects, and other nuances until you're happy with the result.
That's a really general gameplay, but I hope it helps. Feel free to leave more comments as you progress.
Happy to try and help if I can.
wow
Thanks for the comment!
| and \ dont seem to work for me, when click on a different effect then go back the symbols are gone, and i dont hear them do anything either
It's difficult for me to diagnose what's wrong without seeing what's going on for you. I would suggest finding a module and studying it to understand how effects are implemented!
I like who theres no dislikes on this video.
I like how there are no dislikes on this comment!
How am I supposed to get this app? I've been wanting it for ages
I have a link in the video description to the famitracker website. You can download it there for free. Good luck!
is there a way to make it a mp3 file?
I don't think you can do this directly in FamiTracker; however, you can probably save the file as a .wav and convert that to mp3.
Is there anything like this for Mac?
Hey, Tornait. I'm not too familiar with running FT on Mac, but if I remember correctly there's also NESICIDE, a cross platform IDE which can run FT on Mac. I haven't used it personally, but if you want to research it a bit more, here's their site: knob.phreneticappsllc.com/nesicide/?s=about
Good luck!
Hello, would someone answer me, how do I convert to mp3?
Under File create a WAV. Use a program, like VLC Media Player (it's free), to convert WAV to mp3. Hope that helps.
@@MatthewIvic Thank you :)
Is this free and can you use the music you make to add too your page
The program is completely free! You own the rights to the music you create.
therie s a way to expor file as mp3 or another audio format
Yep.wav
How can I download for android?
I don't think you can run FamiTracker on Android (unless someone has developed an emulator).
You may want to check out DefleMask, though. They have a phone app for making chiptunes!
@@MatthewIvic Luckily i found an app called 8tones in the amazon play store, it's like fami tracker but for android :)
Nice!
IDK why but I can't access the link with the assets, anybody knows why does this happen to me?
I can confirm the tutorial example files are still online. Do you have AdBlock enabled by chance?
@@MatthewIvic I don't have any ad blocker, but I guess is just my computer being dumb or something, I still got some useful information from this, so thanks a lot!
dpcm.
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Lol
Let's go places...musically.