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ZorbaTHut  1yr ago (text post)   3256 thread views

Friday Fun Thread for September 30, 2022

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How many different instruments/parts do you prefer to hear in a piece of music?

I am inclined to feel that anything in excess of three, or maybe four, is overkill/bloat. But maybe I just listen to too much chiptune/MIDI stuff.

But maybe I just listen to too much chiptune/MIDI stuff.

Ironically(?), I think some of the best kind of "programmed music" is the 16+-channel tracker music (example). Some tracks, you have to pay attention to the complexity of the composition, and thankfully, most videos are recorded in tracker programs so that you can see each "note" scroll by.

MIDI and 8-bit chiptune, though, I can see where there are hard limits (though I think MIDIs could be elevated by the ability to use more instruments/channels).

MIDI and 8-bit chiptune, though, I can see where there are hard limits (though I think MIDIs could be elevated by the ability to use more instruments/channels).

Apparently you've never encountered the genre of Black MIDI.

I thought about mentioning that, but didn't. I figured that was obviously right out.

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