Purple Rain [Bitpop] – Tribute to Prince

Made exclusively with the sounds of the Commodore 64 MOS6581 Multi-SID “I want to try something before we go home. It’s mellow.” – Prince When there’s blood in the sky – red and blue = purple… purple rain pertains to the end of the world and being with the one…

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All Right [Bitpop] – Tribute to Christopher Cross

Made exclusively with the sounds of the Commodore 64 MOS6581 Multi-SID Though the past can make you weary, just know that the future doesn’t have to be more of the same. It’s all right because next time around it wont be like the time before. This 8 bit arrangement was…

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Born This Way [Bitpop] Tribute to Lady Gaga

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srWdQrNOjl4[/embedyt] As the result for the Australian Marriage Equality Survey looms, win or lose, no matter your ability, gender, sexuality or ethnicity, I and many others are with you. This one is for anyone who has in any way felt marginalised, excluded or just made fun of. This one…

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Bitpop & My Audio Design Philosophy

Whilst Chiptunes are generally written and performed on real & emulated hardware such as the Nintendo & Commodore families of 8bit systems, they are bound to the technical constraints of the sound provided by that system. Bitpop tends to be played mostly as a hybrid of 8bit sound-chip sounds and…

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