8-bit music & pixel art

By Shay • Aug 2nd, 2006 • Category: Audio, More, art, music     

Low-fi is currently all the rage here at SparkPlugged! Have a look and a listen with a self-portrait and a song.

Self-Portrait: Off and on for almost a year now, I’ve created pixel art. I really enjoy the technique and style. While appearing simple, creating pixel art is very tedious and precise. Each pixel is strategically placed to eventually form a picture. This particular piece is actually a self-portrait of myself inspired by a photo.

8-bit Music: I recently downloaded YMCK’s Magical 8-bit VSTi plugin for use in FL Studio. Playing around with the little chiptune plugin is simple and fun. After a while I came up with my own song. I give you, “VICTORY IN THE SKY”:

[audio:http://www.filelodge.com/files/room19/502351/Victory%20in%20the%20Sky.mp3]

ピクセルアートばんざい！

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8 Responses »

  1. Craig on August 3rd, 2006 at 5:18 am:

    Cool. All very cool :)

  2. brent on August 3rd, 2006 at 8:04 pm:

    that song you made inspires me to go do that myself!

    cool pixel arts man.

  3. Shay on August 3rd, 2006 at 8:54 pm:

    I’m glad to hear that Brent! I know you like YMCK and chiptune so it’s fitting. :) I wanna hear your song(s) if you make ‘em.
    Thanks

  4. pat on December 21st, 2006 at 12:41 pm:

    hey i use fruity loops, too, and i want to install the 8 bit plugin. where did you install it? thanks

  5. matt on January 24th, 2007 at 5:02 pm:

    do you know how I can install this software?
    I have no idea how to get it on my fl studio
    awesome song btw =]

  6. Shay on January 24th, 2007 at 5:28 pm:

    Hi, to answer you guys, matt and pat (sorry for lateness)…

    1. Download and unzip the file into your FLStudio\Plugins\Vst directory. Once you unzip the folder, open FL Studio.

    2. On the menu, go to CHANNELS, at the top says “add one”. Go to there and at the top of the menu says “more…”. Click that.

    3. Once you pull up the “more..” plugin, look at the bottom and click on the button that says “refresh”. Select “Fast scan (recommended)” and the plugin should show up in red. Check it and “x” out of the menu.

    4. To use the plugin go back to CHANNELS/”add one” and look for the Magical8bitplugin in the list and select it.

    5. Have way too much fun making 8-bit music. ^_^

    I hope what I said is understandable and thanks matt :)! Good luck guys!

  7. Erick on April 10th, 2007 at 3:55 am:

    Hello, i’m kinda new to FL Studio, I got the plugin to appear, but how do I hear and add sounds T__T I can’t hear any 8-bit…

  8. Jer Flip on May 11th, 2008 at 12:13 am:

    Correction: you only place magical8bitPlug3.ddl in your VST folder. Not the whole download.

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