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Uploaded April 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This is townzine, my very first original composition! It was composed for the tilde.town zine, which should be available soon! Why a song for a magazine? I don't know.
Read up for more info:
townzine was made in MONOTONE, the PC speaker tracker. Why MONOTONE? Since I'm learning to do music, I figured I'd start with something very trivial so I don't get overwhelmed. The PC speaker is nothing but a square wave - no pulse width modulation, no volume controls, no stereo, nothing. It's the most trivial instrument there is.
How was this done? Mostly trial and error. For some parts I tried humming the note I wanted into a pitch detector, but in the end I had to try several notes to see which one fits the most anyway.
I tried a few different things in this song. Of course it's not very good, but one has to start somewhere.
What I'd like to focus on next time:
- Pick a musical scale and stick with it, instead of guessing
- Try to include more harmony. I did some this time around, mostly full
octaves though
- Make the song longer, but at the same time, stick with a central melody
You can get MONOTONE here: github.com/MobyGamer/MONOTONE
Thanks for listening!
You can download a .MON or .mp3 here: github.com/tildetown/zine/tree/master/issue%201/townzine
This is townzine, my very first original composition! It was composed for the tilde.town zine, which should be available soon! Why a song for a magazine? I don't know.
Read up for more info:
townzine was made in MONOTONE, the PC speaker tracker. Why MONOTONE? Since I'm learning to do music, I figured I'd start with something very trivial so I don't get overwhelmed. The PC speaker is nothing but a square wave - no pulse width modulation, no volume controls, no stereo, nothing. It's the most trivial instrument there is.
How was this done? Mostly trial and error. For some parts I tried humming the note I wanted into a pitch detector, but in the end I had to try several notes to see which one fits the most anyway.
I tried a few different things in this song. Of course it's not very good, but one has to start somewhere.
What I'd like to focus on next time:
- Pick a musical scale and stick with it, instead of guessing
- Try to include more harmony. I did some this time around, mostly full
octaves though
- Make the song longer, but at the same time, stick with a central melody
You can get MONOTONE here: github.com/MobyGamer/MONOTONE
Thanks for listening!
You can download a .MON or .mp3 here: github.com/tildetown/zine/tree/master/issue%201/townzine
![[MONOTONE] townzine](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yQXuZwyAOPw/mqdefault.jpg "[MONOTONE] townzine
This is townzine, my very first original composition! It was composed for the tilde.town zine, which should be available soon! Why a song for a magazine? I dont know.
Read up for more info:
townzine was made in MONOTONE, the PC speaker tracker. Why MONOTONE? Since Im learning to do music, I figured Id start with something very trivial so I dont get overwhelmed. The PC speaker is nothing but a square wave - no pulse width modulation, no volume controls, no stereo, nothing. Its the most trivial instrument there is.
How was this done? Mostly trial and error. For some parts I tried humming the note I wanted into a pitch detector, but in the end I had to try several notes to see which one fits the most anyway.
I tried a few different things in this song. Of course its not very good, but one has to start somewhere.
What Id like to focus on next time:
- Pick a musical scale and stick with it, instead of guessing
- Try to include more harmony. I did some this time around, mostly full
octaves though
- Make the song longer, but at the same time, stick with a central melody
You can get MONOTONE here: https://github.com/MobyGamer/MONOTONE
Thanks for listening!
You can download a .MON or .mp3 here: https://github.com/tildetown/zine/tree/master/issue%201/townzine")
