Feedback Series #2 - Pico-8 Music Tutorial #53
Added 2020-02-17 15:01:01 +0000 UTCHey everyone!
For this tutorial, I picked a random cart from the Pico-8 forums. I spent about 20 minutes making a low, ominous, bass drone. Includes lots of ideas on using the instrument editor and different paths to explore when composing your own!
Apologies for the video quality, I forget to reset it from a previous recording.
In retrospect, one thing I wish I demonstrated better is using loop points to simplify workflow. Most of the SFX are really just a sequence of two or three repeating rows. But I use all 32 rows, which makes this seems more complex than it really is and takes more time to adjust. I do this once at around 16:30 when working with SFX 11.
Here are the time stamps, best used in YouTube:
- 0:00 Intro
- 0:15 Choosing & playing a random cart
- 1:54 Opening in Pico-8, creating a goal – low, ominous, bass drone
- 2:25 Playing with volume and slide effects
- 3:20 Starting Music at SFX 08 to prepare for instrument editors
- 4:00 Setting up an instrument
- 5:00 Using various volume effects in instrument editor & SFX
- 6:30 Adding a 2nd layer
- 9:00 Understanding the instruments and a “spectrum of harshness”
- 12:40 Instrument 5 is funny
- 13:30 Adding a 3rd layer
- 14:10 Demonstrating instruments and harshness
- 15:20 Adding some buzzing
- 15:45 Doubling a layer and adjusting to create phasing effect
- 17:35 Striving for a “natural” and “organic” feel
- 18:30 Exploring other areas to play with
Link to tutorial on instrument harshness
