Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This is a tutorial video about how I use the noise channel in FamiTracker. First I outline what the noise channel is, and describe it's mechanics. Then I share several techniques that I've developed that give my chiptune pieces a more organic feel. I hope the ideas I share in the video will be helpful to you in making engaging 8-bit music.
*Chapters:*
0:00 Intro
0:36 Understanding the Noise Channel
2:33 The MIDI Controller
5:45 The Tempo Effect
11:06 Making Drum Sounds
14:28 The 60k/ms Formula
21:08 Subdivision
26:45 Instrument Swapping
29:58 Note Swapping
31:03 The Arpeggiator
33:53 Piece for Solo Noise Channel
35:35 Outro
*Free FamiTracker Effects & Hot Keys List, and project files:*
innermotionmusic.gumroad.com/l/FTCrashCourse
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🔗 *Streaming*
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🎵 *Apple Music* music.apple.com/us/artist/inner-motion-music/1529898132
🎵 *Band Camp* innermotionmusic.bandcamp.com
#chiptune #8bit #musicproduction #nes
*About Inner Motion Music:* Hi, my name is Jerrold. I'm a lifelong, professional musician based in New York City. I started Inner Motion Music to be the digital home for all of my musical endeavors. My goal for this channel is to share my love and passion for music, and hopefully inspire others to embark on musical journeys of their own. I post original music, covers, and tutorial videos covering everything from music performance, to music theory and composition, to music production. My hope is that through a growing community, Inner Motion Music can help musicians and music enthusiasts of all skill levels and backgrounds find positivity and inspiration to foster their own musical development. Thank you for the support!
This is a tutorial video about how I use the noise channel in FamiTracker. First I outline what the noise channel is, and describe it's mechanics. Then I share several techniques that I've developed that give my chiptune pieces a more organic feel. I hope the ideas I share in the video will be helpful to you in making engaging 8-bit music.
*Chapters:*
0:00 Intro
0:36 Understanding the Noise Channel
2:33 The MIDI Controller
5:45 The Tempo Effect
11:06 Making Drum Sounds
14:28 The 60k/ms Formula
21:08 Subdivision
26:45 Instrument Swapping
29:58 Note Swapping
31:03 The Arpeggiator
33:53 Piece for Solo Noise Channel
35:35 Outro
*Free FamiTracker Effects & Hot Keys List, and project files:*
innermotionmusic.gumroad.com/l/FTCrashCourse
🔗 *Socials*
☁️ *BlueSky* https://bsky.app/profile/innermotionmusic.bsky.social
📷 *Instagram* instagram.com/innermotionmusic
📷 *tiktok* tiktok.com/@innermotionmusic?lang=en
🐦 *Twitter* twitter.com/InrMotionMusic
🪢 *Threads* threads.net/@innermotionmusic
☕ *Ko-Fi* ko-fi.com/innermotionmusic
🔗 *Streaming*
🎵 *Spotify* open.spotify.com/artist/4deXKpk5X04fXVQh6LDYeS
🎵 *Apple Music* music.apple.com/us/artist/inner-motion-music/1529898132
🎵 *Band Camp* innermotionmusic.bandcamp.com
#chiptune #8bit #musicproduction #nes
*About Inner Motion Music:* Hi, my name is Jerrold. I'm a lifelong, professional musician based in New York City. I started Inner Motion Music to be the digital home for all of my musical endeavors. My goal for this channel is to share my love and passion for music, and hopefully inspire others to embark on musical journeys of their own. I post original music, covers, and tutorial videos covering everything from music performance, to music theory and composition, to music production. My hope is that through a growing community, Inner Motion Music can help musicians and music enthusiasts of all skill levels and backgrounds find positivity and inspiration to foster their own musical development. Thank you for the support!
![𝔽𝔸ℝ𝔼𝕎𝔼𝕃𝕃 ► Ninja Gaiden [Piano Cover]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MGTCf5OjYl0/mqdefault.jpg "𝔽𝔸ℝ𝔼𝕎𝔼𝕃𝕃 ► Ninja Gaiden [Piano Cover]
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🎵 *Band Camp* https://innermotionmusic.bandcamp.com/
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📷 *tiktok* https://www.tiktok.com/@innermotionmusic?lang=en
This is a piano cover of Farewell, from the ending of Ninja Gaiden for the NES. I recorded it with Keyscape by Spectrasonics in Ableton Live.
#ninjagaiden #nes #videogamecover #pianocover #8bitgoldy
Ninja Gaiden,[a] released in Japan as Ninja Ryūkenden[b] and as Shadow Warriors in Europe, is an action-platform video game developed and published by Tecmo for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Its development and release coincided with the beat em up arcade version of the same name. It was released in December 1988 in Japan, in March 1989 in North America, and in August 1991 in Europe. It has been ported to several other platforms, including the PC Engine, the Super NES, and mobile phones.
Set in a retro-futuristic version of 1988, the story follows a ninja named Ryu Hayabusa as he journeys to America to avenge his murdered father. There, he learns that a person named the Jaquio plans to take control of the world by unleashing an ancient demon through the power contained in two statues. Featuring side-scrolling platform gameplay similar to Castlevania, players control Ryu through six Acts that comprise 20 levels; they encounter enemies that must be dispatched with Ryus katana and other secondary weapons.
Ninja Gaiden has an elaborate story told through anime-like cinematic cutscenes. It received extensive coverage and won several awards from video gaming magazines, while criticism focused on its high difficulty, particularly in the later levels. Director Hideo Yoshizawa named Ninja Gaiden as his most commercially successful project. The game continued to receive acclaim from print and online publications, being cited as one of the greatest video games of all time. It was novelized as part of the Worlds of Power game adaptations written by Seth Godin and Peter Lerangis. The game was followed by Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos (1990) and Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom (1991). A manga-styled comic book, Ninja Gaiden 88, published by Dark Horse Comics, continued the narrative of the five original games.
Relaxing video game music for sleeping. Relaxing video game music for art, painting, and drawing. Video game theme songs piano. canción de videojuegos. ゲーム音楽 ゲームミュージック. वीडियो गेम संगीत.")
![ＳＷＩＭＭＩＮＧ ► Super Mario Bros. 3 [Lo-Fi Funk Cover]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MiqD7ydJIuM/mqdefault.jpg "ＳＷＩＭＭＩＮＧ ► Super Mario Bros. 3 [Lo-Fi Funk Cover]
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🎵 *Band Camp* https://innermotionmusic.bandcamp.com/
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📷 *tiktok* https://www.tiktok.com/@innermotionmusic?lang=en
This is a Lo-Fi instrumental funk cover of the swimming theme from Super Mario Bros. 3
*Original Composer:* Koji Kondo
*Produced by:* Inner Motion Music
*Arranged and performed by*: Jerrold Kavanagh")
![DUNGEON & WATERFALLS ► FFMQ [Lo-Fi Hip Hop Cover]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Mlvcfh8pRxY/mqdefault.jpg "DUNGEON & WATERFALLS ► FFMQ [Lo-Fi Hip Hop Cover]
*Stream on Spotify:* ► https://open.spotify.com/album/3SxCX7fwp5yNbydnvUo7DQ
*Download free on Bancamp!:* ► https://innermotionmusic.bandcamp.com/album/lo-final-fantasy-mystic-quest-2
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🎵 *Spotify* https://open.spotify.com/artist/4deXKpk5X04fXVQh6LDYeS
🎵 *Apple Music* https://music.apple.com/us/artist/inner-motion-music/1529898132
🎵 *Band Camp* https://innermotionmusic.bandcamp.com/
📷 *Instagram* https://www.instagram.com/innermotionmusic/
📷 *tiktok* https://www.tiktok.com/@innermotionmusic?lang=en
I spent many hours waking up before dawn and playing Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest for hours before school back in the early 90s. The game itself is a bit of an after thought for most people, but it offered some really great music - so here is my Lo-Fi Hip Hop arrangement of Dungeon & Waterfalls.
Thanks to @ChenLiYong for the great suggestion!
*Original composers:* Ryuji Sasai and Yasuhiro Kawakami.
*Produced by*: Inner Motion Music
*Performed and Arranged by*: Jerrold Kavanagh
🎵 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4deXKpk5X04fXVQh6LDYeS
🎵 Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/artist/inner-motion-music/1529898132
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☕ Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/innermotionmusic
#finalfantasy #finalfantasymysticquest #lofihiphop #videogamecovers #lofibeats #finalfantasycover
Relaxing video game music for sleeping. Relaxing video game music for art, painting, and drawing.")
![Super Mario 64 ✇ Main Theme [Instrumental Cover]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Mpky3f4vNjY/mqdefault.jpg "Super Mario 64 ✇ Main Theme [Instrumental Cover]
This is an instrumental cover of the Super Mario 64 Main Theme (also known as “Bob-omb Battlefield”). It has a 1970s soul/organ jazz vibe to it, and is a nod to the song Sir Duke by one of my musical heroes, Stevie Wonder.
Watch more Super Mario Cover videos here ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQkyXzRvm_jAgf6otxtX2aDsYMN6O5lO9
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🎵 *Band Camp* https://innermotionmusic.bandcamp.com/
Super Mario 64 is a 1996 platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. It was released in Japan and North America in 1996 and PAL regions in 1997. It is the first Super Mario game to feature 3D gameplay, combining traditional Super Mario gameplay, visual style, and characters in a large open world. In the game, Bowser, the primary antagonist of the Super Mario franchise, invades Princess Peachs castle and hides the castles sources of protection, the Power Stars, in many different worlds inside magical paintings. As Mario, the player collects Power Stars to unlock enough of Princess Peachs castle to get to Bowser and rescue Princess Peach.
Director Shigeru Miyamoto conceived a 3D Super Mario game during the production of Star Fox (1993). Development lasted nearly three years: about one year on design and twenty months on production, starting with designing the virtual camera system. The team continued with illustrating the 3D character models—at the time a relatively unattempted task—and refining sprite movements. The sound effects were recorded by Yoji Inagaki and the score was composed by Koji Kondo.
Super Mario 64 was highly anticipated by video game journalists and audiences, boosted by advertising campaigns and showings at the 1996 E3 trade show. It received critical acclaim, with reviewers praising its ambition, visuals, level design, and gameplay, though some criticized its virtual camera system. It is the best-selling Nintendo 64 game, with nearly twelve million copies sold by 2015.
Retrospectively, Super Mario 64 has been considered one of the greatest video games of all time. Numerous developers have cited it as an influence on 3D platform games, with its dynamic camera system and 360-degree analog control establishing a new archetype for the genre, much as Super Mario Bros. did for side-scrolling platform games. It was remade as Super Mario 64 DS for the Nintendo DS in 2004, and has been ported to other Nintendo consoles since. The game has attracted a cult following, spawning many fangames and mods, a large speedrunning presence, and enduring rumors surrounding game features.
*Original composer:* Koji Kondo
*Produced by:* Inner Motion Music
*Arranged, performed and mixed by:* Jerrold Kavanagh
#videogamecover #super #nintendo64
Relaxing video game music for sleeping. Relaxing video game music for art, painting, and drawing. Relaxing mario music. super mario music video. Music for inspiration. canción de videojuegos. ゲーム音楽 ゲームミュージック. वीडियो गेम संगीत.")
![FORESTIA ► Final Fantasy Mystic Quest [Lo-Fi Hip Hop Cover]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/N4UxNQ1vt4Y/mqdefault.jpg "FORESTIA ► Final Fantasy Mystic Quest [Lo-Fi Hip Hop Cover]
*Stream on Spotify:* ► https://open.spotify.com/album/3SxCX7fwp5yNbydnvUo7DQ
*Download free on Bancamp!:* ► https://innermotionmusic.bandcamp.com/album/lo-final-fantasy-mystic-quest-2
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🎵 *Spotify* https://open.spotify.com/artist/4deXKpk5X04fXVQh6LDYeS
🎵 *Apple Music* https://music.apple.com/us/artist/inner-motion-music/1529898132
🎵 *Band Camp* https://innermotionmusic.bandcamp.com/
📷 *Instagram* https://www.instagram.com/innermotionmusic/
📷 *tiktok* https://www.tiktok.com/@innermotionmusic?lang=en
I spent many hours waking up before dawn and playing Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest for hours before school back in the early 90s. The game itself is a bit of an after thought for most people, but it offered some really great music - so here is my Lo-Fi Hip Hop arrangement of Forestia.
*Original composers:* Ryuji Sasai and Yasuhiro Kawakami.
*Original composers:* Ryuji Sasai and Yasuhiro Kawakami.
*Produced by*: Inner Motion Music
*Performed and Arranged by*: Jerrold Kavanagh
🎵 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4deXK...🎵 Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/artist/inn...📷 Instagran https://www.instagram.com/innermotion...☕ Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/innermotionmusic
#finalfantasy #finalfantasymysticquest #videogamecovers #gamemusic #lofi #finalfantasycover
Relaxing video game music for sleeping. Relaxing video game music for art, painting, and drawing.")
![Lennas Theme [Final Fantasy V Instrumental Cover]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NGguGfiLoM8/mqdefault.jpg "Lennas Theme [Final Fantasy V Instrumental Cover]
The Final Fantasy series has always been my favorite video game series of all time - however, last summer I realized that I had never played Final Fantasy V. I decided I would jump into it and make a cover album once I got a feel for the characters and story. The result was 10 tracks of jammy, instrumental, video game covers. When I began playing with the pieces, I found that many of them left quite a lot of space for musical exploration, so the direction I took was to try to incorporate all the familiar elements of the Final Fantasy sound world we all know and love, but put them in a new sonic landscape.
This album is also important for me because it is the first full length album that I created entirely by myself, and is my first attempt at engineering/producing. Ill be posting a few tracks here on YouTube each week until theres none left, then maybe releasing it on the streaming platforms after that.
*Album art commissioned by:* @Stryvec - to whom I am extremely grateful to for lending their skills, care, and attentiveness. You can find more work here:
https://www.instagram.com/stryvec/
https://ko-fi.com/stryvec#buyCommissi...
🎵 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4deXK...
🎵 Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/inn...
📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/innermotion...
☕ Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/innermotionmusic
#FinalFantasyV #FinalFantasy #NobuoUematsu #Videogamecovers #gamemusic #videogamecovers #gamemusic #FinalFantasyVOST #FinalFantasyOST")
