Synthesis - Retro Synths, NES Style Synths - Help?

[badhabits_music]

http://soundcloud.com/rehabrecord/nowan-osaka-sundown

Theres a synth here i like the sound of, its kind of retro gaming kind of sound,
anyone got a link to some type of tutorial on how to make this kind of sound? thanks :0

[Artie_Fufkin]

Square Waves.

[Jacob15728]

I have a free VST called "basic 64", it can make any type of chiptune sounds.

[Ldizzy]

just look for chiptune, there's communities around the web...
ull soon realize it's hard to program so it could sound as good as ur favourite megaman tune.

[wub]

TweakBench do an excellent series. Try these;


http://www.tweakbench.com/peach


http://www.tweakbench.com/toad


http://www.tweakbench.com/triforce

[Heartless]

+1 for TweakBench. Also check out ChipSounds by Plogue. It emulates all the classic retro sound chips, POKEY, SID, TIA, DMG, etc.

[sixth sense]

quadrasid

[Artie_Fufkin]

+1 for basic 64 and the tweakbench plugs.
In addition to square waves, bitcrushing(automate the downsampling/rate for cool lofi sweeps like a rocket taking off), fast pitch modulation(alternating between 2,3,4 octaves and different intervals for different sounds. ie: 2 notes an octave apart, 2 notes a half step apart create happy/dark sounds)