The Commodore 64 home computer, originally released in 1982, is well-known for its powerful and versatile sound chip, the SID (Sound Interface Device). The sound of the SID, with its range of...
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NACVGM 2020 – New Textures for 1-Bit Audio Effects and Synths
The purpose of this talk is to present my new designs for 1-bit synthesizers, audio effects, and signal mixers that leverage techniques from audio DSP, control systems engineering, and...
Early video game music relied on sound chips, whose technical intricacies constrained the range of expressive possibilities and shaped the development of video game music (Collins 2008, Fritsch 2013,...
Faxanadu is an action-adventure role-playing game released by Hudson Soft in 1987. It was well received, ranking #6 in Nintendo Power’s top 30 games, but was soon forgotten (except by its die-hard...
NACVGM 2020 – From Grinding to Grooving: An Investigation of Motoi Sakuraba’s RPG Combat Music
In role-playing games (RPGs) many players repetitively battle enemies in order to advance their characters, a process often referred to as grinding. While grinding, players will hear the same combat...
NACVGM 2020 – Traditional Japanese Modes in Video Game Soundtracks
Game music composers in Japan are, like most other musicians in Japan, trained primarily in the use of Western tonality, just as musicians in the West are. But growing up in Japan does nevertheless...