DoctorOctoroc | Death Cab For Cutie - We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes (NES Arrangement) @DoctorOctoroc | Uploaded October 2018 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
To listen to all of the Death Cab For Cutie chiptune arrangements I've done, visit:
soundcloud.com/doctoroctoroc/sets/nes-cart-for-katie
An arrangement of the title track from the 2000 Death Cab for Cutie album "We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes" using a Nintendo Entertainment System in conjunction with a MidiNES cartridge, which allows the sound hardware on the console to be manipulated using MIDI CC signals from a sequencing program (I used FL Studio).
NES was modded by Low-Gain, which has the sound rewired separately from the power board (to remove the 'hum' present on stock systems) and also separates channel 1-2 from channel 3-5 via two 1/4" audio jacks, which I ran through an Alesis MultiMix8 for more control over stereo and treble/mid/bass levels. The mod also swaps out the standard red LED power light for a color changing one which cycles through during use.
lowgain-audio.com/NESmod.htm
MidiNES cartridge was created by Wayfair.net but unfortunately, the website is down and the carts are no longer in production so if you want to get your hands on one, you'll have to find one on the aftermarket or find an alternative.
The visuals were created with a program called 'Midi trail' which displays the notes along a scrolling piano roll as they are played.
osdn.net/projects/miditrail/releases
Below is the breakdown of each channel by color:
- (Ch01) Pulse 1: Light Blue
- (Ch02) Pulse 2: Dark Blue
- (Ch03) Triangle: Orange
- (Ch04) Noise: Light Grey
- (Ch05) DPCM (sample): Dark Grey
While the piano roll doesn't display duty cycle, volume, pitch bend or other 'fine tuning ' parameters, it is still a great way to present the track in a comprehensive way that illustrates the limitations of the hardware and gives insight into finding ways to utilize or work around them.
To listen to all of the Death Cab For Cutie chiptune arrangements I've done, visit:
soundcloud.com/doctoroctoroc/sets/nes-cart-for-katie
An arrangement of the title track from the 2000 Death Cab for Cutie album "We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes" using a Nintendo Entertainment System in conjunction with a MidiNES cartridge, which allows the sound hardware on the console to be manipulated using MIDI CC signals from a sequencing program (I used FL Studio).
NES was modded by Low-Gain, which has the sound rewired separately from the power board (to remove the 'hum' present on stock systems) and also separates channel 1-2 from channel 3-5 via two 1/4" audio jacks, which I ran through an Alesis MultiMix8 for more control over stereo and treble/mid/bass levels. The mod also swaps out the standard red LED power light for a color changing one which cycles through during use.
lowgain-audio.com/NESmod.htm
MidiNES cartridge was created by Wayfair.net but unfortunately, the website is down and the carts are no longer in production so if you want to get your hands on one, you'll have to find one on the aftermarket or find an alternative.
The visuals were created with a program called 'Midi trail' which displays the notes along a scrolling piano roll as they are played.
osdn.net/projects/miditrail/releases
Below is the breakdown of each channel by color:
- (Ch01) Pulse 1: Light Blue
- (Ch02) Pulse 2: Dark Blue
- (Ch03) Triangle: Orange
- (Ch04) Noise: Light Grey
- (Ch05) DPCM (sample): Dark Grey
While the piano roll doesn't display duty cycle, volume, pitch bend or other 'fine tuning ' parameters, it is still a great way to present the track in a comprehensive way that illustrates the limitations of the hardware and gives insight into finding ways to utilize or work around them.
