Progress on the Phillips SAA 1099 soundchip. Wrote a minute loop that will be expanded to a full song. The 6 channels on this thing are awesome. Having two noise channels is really handy for percussion. I'm learning as I go so I'm still exploring the possibilities. #retrocomputing

Working on a tune for the SAA 1099 soundchip. Thanks to the dude who put a tracker specifically for this chip on GitHub.

Meme generator on my phone is working overtime. #RIP #DICK

Revisiting some stuff I wrote a while back for the Sam Coupé. I have never seen this computer in my life. I have its Phillips SAA1099 soundchip now, though.

Working on a new tune for Commodore 64. Almost done. Gonna throw it on the card @samcoupe.com sent me when I'm done.

Taylor Swift and her music will never be 1% as cool as Charlie XCX so it's just as well that she goes after Charlie with an absolute snooze fest of an album.

HAPPY EARTH, WIND, & FIRE DAY

Fixed the Cracker Barrel logo.

I'm sorry, I've been away from the Internet. When did ContraPoints become DisapPoints? Oof magoof 😢

Playing one of my tunes through the RC2014 AY-3-8910 soundcard. HUGE shout-out to my man @samcoupe.com !! The ZXTT solved 95% of my problems with the card, the only thing I have to work on now is file formats. YM2MYM doesn't quite do the trick but I found some trackers that might do the job.

Soldered together a GI SP0256-AL2 speech synthesis soundcard for the RC2014. This thing is so cool! Hello, world!

I need someone to write software that puts Cuno from Disco Elysium in every video game, even Tetris.

Somebody posted my SNES track to the RM Brown subreddit. It got significantly less likes than Tom MacDonald. If this isn't the strongest message for me to quit doing music forever I don't know what is 😂😆😂

I put a bunch of RM Brown drops into a Super Nintendo and made a tune out of them. SNES + RM Brown = SN Brown

I threw a bunch of RM Brown samples into a Super Nintendo and made a tune out of them. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8jYpcvW/

@samcoupe.com grabbed the SID module for RC2014! Slotted an original 6581 in and ran the BASIC code. Not getting anything. Any suggestions for troubleshooting? I'm sure it's something at my end, this looks really well built. Also, any plans on making a Phillips SAA1099 module?

Successful test for the emulated AY-3-8910 RC2014 soundcard. Cool.

PicoTracker project got made. It works. Got a few RC2014 soundchip modules coming and then I'm done with soldering for a while. When all that solder cools it's time to write music until my bladder gives out. #chiptune

IT WORKS! The RC2014 works. I just soldered an entire 8-bit computer from scratch. I'm in shock and disbelief that I didn't mess anything up. I just put in an order for PCBs for multiple soundchips. It's time to write music for every soundchip I can find for this thing. There's quite a few 😊

Just finished soldering an 8-bit computer, the RC2014. So glad I got a Z80 processor as they have been discontinued. Fingers crossed I didn't mess this up. Waiting on an FTDI cable and some wire cutters. Because it's modular I can slot a cornucopia of soundchips into this thing. If it works? Huge.

THIS FRIDAY! You can buy it on Bandcamp, or stream it at all the places. #synthwave #retrowave #80s Reposts highly appreciated!

Tom Cruise has had botox injected into his botox. #Superbowl

LukHash x David M. Hanlon - Druid II: Fairlight Cracktro is finally out on all music services! Originally written in 1987, this #chiptune classic shaped my musical taste. Now, it’s reimagined with a fresh take! 👉 fanlink.tv/druid Listen & support us! 🎧🔥 #C64 #8bit #demoscene 👾

Jon Batiste's rendition of The Star Spangled Banner will be the only version I accept as the true American national anthem from now on. #Superbowl

Popping open a fresh pack of Alf cards from 1987: A thread.

I couldn't make it through the article on the 9 women accusing Neil Gaiman of SA. One of the accounts made me dry heave, and I didn't even make it all the way through. Just, jail. Jail for life. My God. I used to read and respect this man. I'm an idiot.

My Xmas present came in! Do I already have these on NES and SNES? Of course I do. So why get this? Simple. When I was a kid it was my dream to be able to play all of these on the toilet. The future is here! I don't have to stuff a CRT TV in the bathroom anymore. Plus it's a pixel remaster.

Well, BlueSky made me trim it down to under a minute, but my annual acoustic Christmas card is out. All I want for Xmas is the ability to upload 2-3 minute videos on BlueSky. Buone feste natalizie, Feliz navidad, selamat Natal, jwaye nwèl, and Merry Christmas everyone!

My Pico-8 Christmas card for 2024.

How are there people smart enough to get into Yale but dumb enough to expect the deer to weep every time a hunter dies?

Steam is having a sale. I need old school turn based RPGs, alla Dragon Quest or AD&D gold box games. Please send me your recommendations. My sanity is at stake.

One minute character limit on BlueSky? Gadzooks! It's a 3 partner! Well, at least it's not TikTok, which keeps insisting the song isn't mine. Anywho, ME, MYSELF, AND I made this on a 386 PC with a PICOGus card emulating a Gravis Ultrasound in Scream Tracker 3. Maximum 90s vibes!

Did you know that not only does @nr.fm have various live music stations for whatever synth tastes you have: nightride.fm/stations www.youtube.com/@NightrideFM... It also has "dynamic" Spotify playlists that play the last 50 songs from each station (Discovery Hourly) open.spotify.com/user/7nuzg0h...

I woke up this morning and booted up Twitter only to see Elmo seemingly unable to grasp how constitutional democracies work. Him shitting on the country of my birth got forced into my notifications and my feed. No grazie. Vai a farti fottere, stronzo.

I was on Threads but it seems to only elevate negativity in its algorithm. I made a post about losing my job and oh boy was I not prepared for the weirdos who wanted to jump out of the woodwork and kick someone while they're down. Hey there, Mr. Blue, I'm so pleased to be with you.

To everyone who purchased Gaia Has Fallen, you’re the best! My most successful release by far! Those who have not had a chance to hear it, it’s on every platform. It takes an hour, but i think it’s worth your time! badguysgetdead.bandcamp.com/album/gaia-h...

Tomorrow marks the 7 year anniversary of my 5th album, NIGHT:SHIFT. It's crazy how fast your kids grow up.

Aaaaalmost five years since I made this ridiculous golf-themed album 🏌️⛳💥 It's like a musical Lee Carvallo's Putting Challenge but with a lot more sexy robot romance Still one of the silliest things I've ever made, still makes me laugh my (19th) hole off, and I love that cool people still dig it 💚

Massive shout-out Ian Scott, the guy who built my PICOGus card. Also, shout-out to B0ney for xmodits. Rips Scream Tracker 3 samples so I could make this on my 386. Stumbled upon the 90s Finnish ST3 scene. One of those dudes went on to do the music for StarCraft, no joke #chiptune

EMPIRE - The New Album by C Z A R I N A November 1 Pre-Order now Available for - The Limited Edition Vinyl LP - Deluxe Extended Edition Compact Disc - Collector’s Bundle Packages czarinaofficial.bandcamp.com

I just found out that the makers of Bojack Horseman got their start at Newgrounds. Well if that doesn't make all the sense in the world. The animators of today were making "Bin Laden in a Blender" circa 2002. So where is the retro Flash coding scene at?

I made a meme. Look, I got nothing. Sorry.

Watching Children of the Corn. It takes place in Nebraska but if it took place in New England it would have been called Children of the Kahn. The sequel would have been called Children of the Kahn II: The Wrath of Kahn. Revenge is a dish best served creamed. Sorry, that was corny.

About 5 seconds into explaining Thanksgiving in Haitian Creole to my coworkers I was like shit, I don't know how to explain this in English, either. Listen, we eat food and we get a day off. Yeah, I don't wanna do turkey, either. Someone teach me how to cook griot.

Morning synth pals, this is a reminder that @julesneonfawkes.bsky.social @nightridefm.bsky.social @thestateofsynth.bsky.social @czarinaofficial.bsky.social @zith.bsky.social @elevatethesky.bsky.social @cobracommander.bsky.social & @khansynth.bsky.social are all lovely folks

Best. Thrift store. Find. EVER

Just realized the Apple IIc monitor can take any composite input…

Psst: you’ll be able to listen to new stuff copying my RSS feed into your RSS podcast player of choice: https://robertparker.se/@robertparker.rss

Marjorie Taylor Greene showing pr0n on the House floor is literally a sketch from I Think You Should Leave so I made a mashup meme.