How to Make 8-Bit Music With FamiTracker

In this tutorial, I will teach you how to create authentic 8-bit music with FamiTracker. While FamiTracker may seem overly complex, this step-by-step video will walk you through simple instrument creation to programming advanced ADSR envelopes and more. Additionally, I will teach you powerful concepts behind chiptune music composition and 8-bit sound design.
FamiTracker is well worth learning. Unlike other programs and plugins, FamiTracker emulates the NES/Famicom's native hardware to create chipset genuine sound. Your music can even be played by an actual Nintendo Entertainment System! So what are you waiting for? Let's get tracking!
FamiTracker Official Download Link:
www.famitracker.com/
Tutorial Example Files:
bit.ly/FamiTrackerExamples
NSF Importer:
rainwarrior.ca/projects/nes/ns...
For the most thorough FamiTracker book out there, check out
FamiTracker Fundamentals:
www.matthewivic.com/
Special thanks to FamiTracker creator Jonathan Liss (jsr) for permissions and to hawken king ( / hawkun ) for the FamiTracker Fundamentals cover art.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:28 How to Make Sounds
00:36 Instruments
00:49 2A03 Chipset
01:00 Book of Five Channels
02:20 How to Record Music
03:56 ADSR, Instruments, and You
08:26 Music Effects Example
08:52 How to Improve at FamiTracker
09:45 My Book FamiTracker Fundamentals

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  • @dentcan5787
    @dentcan57873 жыл бұрын

    I JUST REALIZED 8 BIT SHAKE IT OFF WAS PLAYING IN THE BACK LMAO

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    3 жыл бұрын

    A secret revealed...;)

  • @cemstrumental
    @cemstrumental4 жыл бұрын

    Wow. I actually thought the Famitracker community died long ago. I'm happy it's still going. Thank you!

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    4 жыл бұрын

    No problem! I was never part of a FamiTracker community myself, but it is a fantastic program. :)

  • @sickle7291

    @sickle7291

    2 жыл бұрын

    The forums are pretty dead but you can find the remnants of a community in their discord server

  • @cemstrumental

    @cemstrumental

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@sickle7291 Yeah. I'm actually in it and posting some stuff in #workshop as well. Thank you for the info.

  • @Normalmical

    @Normalmical

    Жыл бұрын

    Now it is

  • @GreyMaria

    @GreyMaria

    4 ай бұрын

    Trackers won't die until some billionaire manages to irreversibly break the internet.

  • @piecesofeight_mashups
    @piecesofeight_mashups4 жыл бұрын

    I would recommend this to any newcomers, most definitely.

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    4 жыл бұрын

    I appreciate you sharing the video, Pieces of Eight!

  • @andreas.2494

    @andreas.2494

    3 жыл бұрын

    Just downloaded it today, it feels easy to use once you understand the functions.

  • @sashakvasha1529

    @sashakvasha1529

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@MatthewIvic But How to stop music when Music stops

  • @sebieripper
    @sebieripper3 жыл бұрын

    Other tutorials: watch 5 times because I don't understand This tutorial: watch 5 times because I enjoyed :D

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    3 жыл бұрын

    XD Thank you, Sebieripper! Glad you dig it.

  • @subnetz
    @subnetz4 жыл бұрын

    The editing is really good and the jokes are hilarious, why doesn't this have a higher viewcount?

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much, subnet! I'm not entirely sure how KZread video promotions/views work. However, I think your comments, sharing, and video interactions help? Thanks again for liking my channel. :)

  • @iamthelobo

    @iamthelobo

    3 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @KosherPorky
    @KosherPorky3 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    3 жыл бұрын

    If you have any questions, feel free to leave them here. Happy to help if I can. Thanks for the comment and good luck!

  • @utantantan

    @utantantan

    2 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @KosherPorky

    @KosherPorky

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@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

  • @utantantan

    @utantantan

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@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..

  • @KosherPorky

    @KosherPorky

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@utantantan I suppose

  • @progman8688
    @progman868815 сағат бұрын

    I didn't know anything about composition or synthesizer theory and this video helped me tremendously. Great video!

  • @CrusaderGabriel
    @CrusaderGabriel Жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you, CrusaderGabriel! I am glad it was helpful. Goodluck on your music, too. :)

  • @donaldthompson7766
    @donaldthompson77663 жыл бұрын

    Finally some one with a mic!

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nothing like recording audio with a nice mic and then downsampling it. lol.

  • @HeathcliffeMcHarris
    @HeathcliffeMcHarrisАй бұрын

    Never knew about the dynamic adsr component, thanks

  • @nintendude794

    @nintendude794

    Ай бұрын

    Same

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    Ай бұрын

    NP! ADSR is simple, but really powerful.

  • @nintendude794

    @nintendude794

    Ай бұрын

    @@MatthewIvic I wonder if some of this more advanced stuff would work in Furnace tracker, even if it works differently

  • @MixAndMash
    @MixAndMash2 жыл бұрын

    Very much recommend this to any starters out there. So well laid out and entertaining all the way thru

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    2 жыл бұрын

    Much appreciated! :D

  • @pedropt10
    @pedropt102 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for this video, it geniunely kick started a first practical approach to FamiTracker!

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    2 ай бұрын

    I appreciate the comment so much! I love to help.

  • @andreas.2494
    @andreas.24943 жыл бұрын

    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. ;)

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    3 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @yardbirdsweet
    @yardbirdsweet3 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for your comment, yardbirdsweet. Glad I could help and appreciate the compliments!

  • @bonesawISready13
    @bonesawISready133 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    3 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @GameFeverOnline
    @GameFeverOnline3 жыл бұрын

    Best Famitracker tutorial out there. Great Job!

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! That means a lot to me. Will keep trying to produce quality videos. :D

  • @mistery8363
    @mistery8363 Жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    Жыл бұрын

    Really glad you liked it, Mister Y. I hope I removed some of the mystery.

  • @wingedsaviour7327
    @wingedsaviour73272 жыл бұрын

    Concise technical information, thankyou. Answered a lot of questions I have had.

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed and found it useful!

  • @oldschoolgamer8278
    @oldschoolgamer82783 жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    3 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @pancake7117
    @pancake71173 жыл бұрын

    I'm excited to start making music! Thank you!

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    3 жыл бұрын

    Great to hear, Pancake. Very much appreciate the comment! :)

  • @YTBilges
    @YTBilges3 жыл бұрын

    This was a really fun and helpful video; thanks very much.

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for taking the time to watch. Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @blatchie4608
    @blatchie46084 жыл бұрын

    10/10 editing!!!

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    4 жыл бұрын

    Appreciate it, Blatchie! :)

  • @VeryEpicComputerGuy
    @VeryEpicComputerGuy3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! This is beyond helpful!

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    3 жыл бұрын

    I made this to help people, so thank you for watching and getting something out of it. :D

  • @TheMadNad
    @TheMadNad2 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    2 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @lahallahallahashaiep480
    @lahallahallahashaiep4803 ай бұрын

    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!

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    3 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the kind words! Really happy that I helped you.

  • @RazerAndBlade
    @RazerAndBlade3 жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    3 жыл бұрын

    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. :)

  • @RazerAndBlade

    @RazerAndBlade

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MatthewIvic kzread.info/dash/bejne/loqhrJJxY7yonps.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.

  • @UserSniper
    @UserSniper3 жыл бұрын

    nice tutorial. would definitely recommend this to someone new to the program

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    3 жыл бұрын

    Great! Appreciate it.

  • @opiwoas618
    @opiwoas6183 жыл бұрын

    Bless you mathew this tutorial was very easy to understand thank you

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    3 жыл бұрын

    Appreciate it, opiwoas. Glad to hear it reached you.

  • @terra2ban
    @terra2ban3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! This is gonna be really fun

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    3 жыл бұрын

    :D

  • @jacktherabbit2238
    @jacktherabbit2238 Жыл бұрын

    I'm ur 1000th sub bro

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks, Jack. ;)

  • @turbotegs2102
    @turbotegs21023 жыл бұрын

    Going to buy your book later today, planning to make a neat little soundtrack for my project video game!

  • @turbotegs2102

    @turbotegs2102

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nvm I don't have a paypal account Edit: Made one and bought it!

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    3 жыл бұрын

    Appreciate it, sir. :D

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    3 жыл бұрын

    Also, feel free to share your music, too. Best of luck.

  • @turbotegs2102

    @turbotegs2102

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MatthewIvic hopefully your book can compensate for my poor skills

  • @laudatesolem2185
    @laudatesolem21859 ай бұрын

    Большое спасибо! Я долго не мог как следует разобраться, но теперь наконец смогу писать свои саундтреки.

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    9 ай бұрын

    Glad it helped!

  • @TheStarkShark
    @TheStarkShark3 жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad to hear it!

  • @ResurrectedElvenMonk
    @ResurrectedElvenMonk8 ай бұрын

    Long live the 8-Bits.

  • @UserSniper
    @UserSniper2 жыл бұрын

    now multiply that video length by 768, and you got the resolution of a late 90s/early 2000s PC monitor

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hell yeah~

  • @levydorgival9883
    @levydorgival98834 жыл бұрын

    OMG! So good!

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the comment, Levy! :)

  • @eeeecca
    @eeeecca3 жыл бұрын

    Way too little views for something this high quality!

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, Dasher! :D

  • @TheMuzykant
    @TheMuzykant3 жыл бұрын

    Excellent tutorial!

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    3 жыл бұрын

    Appreciate the comment!

  • @TheMuzykant

    @TheMuzykant

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@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!

  • @vreddycarlsondoesnotexist
    @vreddycarlsondoesnotexist3 жыл бұрын

    You deserve more subs!!

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    3 жыл бұрын

    Appreciate it! Might need to put out more content for that. XD

  • @AlexAlex-jl5dh
    @AlexAlex-jl5dh4 жыл бұрын

    this is the best tutorial.

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, good sir.

  • @AloptomovaRBLX
    @AloptomovaRBLX6 ай бұрын

    The editor is insane man

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    6 ай бұрын

    Appreciate it! :D

  • @gexahedrop8923
    @gexahedrop8923 Жыл бұрын

    legendary

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    Жыл бұрын

    Much appreciated, gexahedrop.

  • @NinF37
    @NinF373 жыл бұрын

    Is this music making for programmers? Sure seems like it, and I can’t wait to try it out!

  • @skinnyboi8937
    @skinnyboi89373 жыл бұрын

    Thanks my brain was having a civil war when I saw this for the first time

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching! Which side won? Perhaps it was a truce...Perhaps it was DPCM.

  • @javirodriguez6852
    @javirodriguez6852 Жыл бұрын

    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

    @MatthewIvic

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you, Javi. I am glad it was helpful for you!

  • @abdullahajeebi
    @abdullahajeebi5 ай бұрын

    5:19 Actually useful advice!

  • @nintendude794

    @nintendude794

    Ай бұрын

    Shake It Off? Yeah…

  • @twitchyjungle
    @twitchyjungle Жыл бұрын

    i feel i just listened to a calculus lecture (BUT THATS A GOOD THING!) I LOVE CALCULUS.

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    Жыл бұрын

    XD Sometimes you need to do a little calculus to write the perfect piece of music...not that I've done that or anything. ;)

  • @user-uy9lb5el2f
    @user-uy9lb5el2f3 жыл бұрын

    👏 perfect

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    3 жыл бұрын

    Appreciate it!

  • @pixelatednoose3999
    @pixelatednoose39993 жыл бұрын

    Thanks my mom is impressed.

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, Pixelated Noose's mother unit.

  • @ScroogeMcToilet
    @ScroogeMcToilet4 жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    4 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @Budch
    @Budch4 жыл бұрын

    Just use default windows calculator with programmer mode for Dec-Hex

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    4 жыл бұрын

    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! 😆

  • @nicolasandrade7794
    @nicolasandrade77942 жыл бұрын

    this is the longest 10 minutes of my life

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    2 жыл бұрын

    same

  • @bobbymcbobface
    @bobbymcbobface3 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @ghjghj392
    @ghjghj3922 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    2 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @pie-vd5qq
    @pie-vd5qq3 жыл бұрын

    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?

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    3 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @natenorrish
    @natenorrish3 жыл бұрын

    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 :)

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    3 жыл бұрын

    Appreciate the comment. Will look into it!

  • @UserSniper
    @UserSniper3 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    3 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @UserSniper

    @UserSniper

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MatthewIvic not really much in particular, just like what you can do with them, maybe some short example tracks

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sounds like an idea. I'll keep it in mind.

  • @rustnepoteter
    @rustnepoteter Жыл бұрын

    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

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    Жыл бұрын

    So glad it helped you, Rusty Potato. I'll have to dig around for the file...

  • @rustnepoteter

    @rustnepoteter

    Жыл бұрын

    @@MatthewIvic Nicee, tysm

  • @jvbfjvbf
    @jvbfjvbf3 жыл бұрын

    dee pee see ehm Thanks for the tutorial.

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    3 жыл бұрын

    d̵͈̱̻̰̲͒͒̅́͝p̵̡̠͇̪̯͈̃̈́̉́͜ͅc̴̰̈́̎̔̽̈̌͊̇͒̀m̴̧̬͚̞̪̬̰̐̃̏̋̈́̇̽͝ My pleasure.

  • @EthanTypically
    @EthanTypically3 жыл бұрын

    I love the way you made video, why you stopped making it?

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    3 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @Lordy-Lord
    @Lordy-Lord4 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    4 жыл бұрын

    The opening music was something I wrote! I should give it a name...or maybe someone else should. :P

  • @Lordy-Lord

    @Lordy-Lord

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@MatthewIvic The 8 bit flutter.

  • @Alianger
    @Alianger3 ай бұрын

    How was vibrato generally done back in the day on the NES?

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    2 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @DonGoliath
    @DonGoliath3 жыл бұрын

    If you love Chiptune music with a Reggae twist please give my new album a listen!

  • @lucid_sfc
    @lucid_sfc3 жыл бұрын

    Unfortunately no SNES music/.spc Tutorial 😪 maybe i’ll find one on smw central.... BTW lovely tutorial 🤜✨🤛

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! I'd love to make an SNES music tutorial...:)

  • @ZeldaACFan17
    @ZeldaACFan174 жыл бұрын

    I love music, and I have some actual instruments, but I've never gotten to grips with music on computers...

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    4 жыл бұрын

    Now is the time to start. Feel free to ask any questions. :)

  • @ZeldaACFan17

    @ZeldaACFan17

    4 жыл бұрын

    One of my favorite games is the Zelda series as you may see from my username. I also have some real ocarinas!

  • @airbagged_
    @airbagged_11 ай бұрын

    You had me at the Taylor Swift cover.

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    11 ай бұрын

    Works too well with FT. :)

  • @Syeno
    @Syeno5 ай бұрын

    Bro its 2024 and there still isnt a user friendly app to make chiptune music. wild.

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    5 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @beattherapydotcom
    @beattherapydotcom3 жыл бұрын

    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... 🎧💙

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    3 жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @beattherapydotcom

    @beattherapydotcom

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MatthewIvic Genius! Thanks Matt 🎧💙👍

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@beattherapydotcom No problemo. Much luck on your tracking/music adventures. If you create anything with FT, please do share. :D

  • @mastermuffin3950
    @mastermuffin39502 жыл бұрын

    i want to make a remix of a song in nes, how do i do that in this software?

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    2 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @AymenZero
    @AymenZero2 жыл бұрын

    can release be used as echo? i mean..... it does feel like it

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    2 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @christinalinadingdong9566
    @christinalinadingdong95662 жыл бұрын

    thank you opening the software is very confusing at the beginning

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    2 жыл бұрын

    Agreed!

  • @abigailmontuori7457
    @abigailmontuori74573 жыл бұрын

    How do you program the C effect to stop music like you say at 3:55

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    3 жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @KesorodaBlk
    @KesorodaBlk10 ай бұрын

    It'd be way cool if I could use PC Engine sounds to make the music I want.

  • @MarioFan171
    @MarioFan171 Жыл бұрын

    Can i Microtune it, Like Quarter Tones?

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    Жыл бұрын

    You can fine tune notes for a similar effect!

  • @nintendofanatic2837
    @nintendofanatic28372 жыл бұрын

    How am I supposed to get this app? I've been wanting it for ages

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    2 жыл бұрын

    I have a link in the video description to the famitracker website. You can download it there for free. Good luck!

  • @AmberGoop
    @AmberGoop2 ай бұрын

    i have a german keyboard and my only / key is by the numpad, which does something else how can i release a note?

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    2 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @AmberGoop

    @AmberGoop

    2 ай бұрын

    @@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!

  • @MisterTheRobot
    @MisterTheRobot8 ай бұрын

    the issue is that Idk how to download it bc the website is down (idk for how long but yes)

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    8 ай бұрын

    Yeah, has been down for awhile now. I believe there are forks of FT out there. Not really in the loop with that.

  • @user-uy9lb5el2f
    @user-uy9lb5el2f3 жыл бұрын

    1:26 🤣👏

  • @dyingonthebeach6705
    @dyingonthebeach67054 жыл бұрын

    wow

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the comment!

  • @morbius_0iq995
    @morbius_0iq9953 жыл бұрын

    is there a way to make it a mp3 file?

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    3 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @nidgithm
    @nidgithm Жыл бұрын

    | 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

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    Жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @VastXanderman
    @VastXanderman4 жыл бұрын

    the \ equal sign doesn't stop the sound that continues when I want it not to

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    4 жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @VastXanderman

    @VastXanderman

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@MatthewIvic I found out now, I just had to press the number 1.

  • @Reeseychoo
    @Reeseychoo3 жыл бұрын

    i know how to use it but i don't use it very much i always use Deflek mask

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    3 жыл бұрын

    I use DefleMask too! xD

  • @jaredwrnr
    @jaredwrnr3 жыл бұрын

    Is this free and can you use the music you make to add too your page

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    3 жыл бұрын

    The program is completely free! You own the rights to the music you create.

  • @andyghkfilm2287
    @andyghkfilm22873 ай бұрын

    What if YOU wanted to do a sample, but the DPCM channel said: 😨

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    3 ай бұрын

    XD

  • @nickolmo1
    @nickolmo1 Жыл бұрын

    therie s a way to expor file as mp3 or another audio format

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    Жыл бұрын

    Yep.wav

  • @mothra4478
    @mothra44783 жыл бұрын

    I got one question, since Famitracker is program to make 8-bit music, is there a program to make 16-bit music?

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    3 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @mothra4478

    @mothra4478

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MatthewIvic Thank you for answering my question.

  • @TornaitSuperBird
    @TornaitSuperBird4 жыл бұрын

    Is there anything like this for Mac?

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    4 жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @elijahjflowers
    @elijahjflowers2 жыл бұрын

    i hope there is a dark theme

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yep. Under appearance in the config menu.

  • @flamango4660

    @flamango4660

    Жыл бұрын

    @@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.

  • @NicolARark
    @NicolARark2 жыл бұрын

    We will never know what is *_DPCM_*

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's a lifestyle.

  • @user-vh3ys6rd7l
    @user-vh3ys6rd7l2 жыл бұрын

    Using the Fami Tracker, I've increased the frame. Frames share music with each other Can you make sure you don't share it?

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    2 жыл бұрын

    Change the frame number and they will not share the music!

  • @user-vh3ys6rd7l

    @user-vh3ys6rd7l

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@MatthewIvic thanks

  • @mothra4478
    @mothra44783 жыл бұрын

    I got one question, can this music play on the actually NES?

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yep! It can be exported and loaded through emulators and actual cartridges. You can even import music from games and check out the code.

  • @mothra4478

    @mothra4478

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MatthewIvic Thank you for answering my question.

  • @noxfall1051
    @noxfall10513 жыл бұрын

    IDK why but I can't access the link with the assets, anybody knows why does this happen to me?

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    3 жыл бұрын

    I can confirm the tutorial example files are still online. Do you have AdBlock enabled by chance?

  • @noxfall1051

    @noxfall1051

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@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!

  • @mene961
    @mene9614 жыл бұрын

    Hello, would someone answer me, how do I convert to mp3?

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    4 жыл бұрын

    Under File create a WAV. Use a program, like VLC Media Player (it's free), to convert WAV to mp3. Hope that helps.

  • @mene961

    @mene961

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@MatthewIvic Thank you :)

  • @Ammar2009y
    @Ammar2009y3 жыл бұрын

    How can I download for android?

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    3 жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @Ammar2009y

    @Ammar2009y

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MatthewIvic Luckily i found an app called 8tones in the amazon play store, it's like fami tracker but for android :)

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nice!

  • @ugh7610
    @ugh76102 жыл бұрын

    It only reads its own format. Congratulations to the creator for his brain, which he obviously dont have much of....

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    2 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @mxtchawinter
    @mxtchawinter4 жыл бұрын

    I like who theres no dislikes on this video.

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    4 жыл бұрын

    I like how there are no dislikes on this comment!

  • @goyangi4143
    @goyangi41436 ай бұрын

    I came here to make a Gremlins theme remix

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    6 ай бұрын

    May success come to you.

  • @guy_wh0_d0es_n0th1ng
    @guy_wh0_d0es_n0th1ng3 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    3 жыл бұрын

    Great!

  • @stuckylar
    @stuckylar2 жыл бұрын

    dpcm.

  • @MatthewIvic

    @MatthewIvic

    2 жыл бұрын

    𝖉𝖕𝖈𝖒