Grzegorz Kwiatek (Greg) - "Szczur" -- Chiptune Visualization / Atari SAP
102*** PLEASE, WATCH IN HIGH QUALITY FOR PROPER AUDIO! ***
So, I decided to take a look at all the separate channels of some chiptune music at once. Thought it might look cool, since those waveforms are usually so pretty. I quickly put together a script to create this video.
We see here 8 channels. Each channel has a pan value (left or right), and I organized them accordingly. I also paired similar channels side-by-side. Greg used small offsets between them to create some really interesting effects. Just pay attention to it and enjoy!
I tried several different compression algorithms here, and they all kind of ruined the colors and lines. Except H.264. What an awesome codec! These things usually work best with moving, smooth images, so this is basically their worst-case scenario. YouTube just made it worse. I suggest you watch this in high-quality mode, at least for proper audio.
This was a fun little project! Now that I have the basics set up, I'm gonna try different things with the waveforms. Let's see what will come out of it.
I'm still trying to figure some extra things to do with this, like capturing the timbre and showing it in place, instead of just passing the waveform by. Until then, have another one. YouTube needs more chiptune anyway.
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The Grayscale Project is an awesome Atari 8-bit music collaboration from Poland. Members are:
Grzegorz Kwiatek (Greg), Łukasz Sychowicz (X-Ray) and Bartek Wąsiel (BeWu).
http://grayscale.scene.pl/en_index.php
You can find their work, along with tons of other great Atari music, on the Atari SAP Music Archive (ASMA) at:
http://asma.atari.org/