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Twisted Old Notes: Intro to AdLib – ip35

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…and you thought we were gone! after an unintentional hiatus, we’re back with a new chip spotlight episode, this time featuring the OPL2 (YM3812) better known to many of us dos kids as the AdLib sound. while the scene numbers are much less than other systems we’ve featured, this chip has a special place in a lot of people’s hearts. take a listen as we showcase some of our favorites

  • Fear of notes.rad – Extent of the Jam (RAD Tracker)
  • a blib.amd – Warlord (AMUSIC Tracker)
  • Void – Raster V2.rad – VOID^reality (RAD Tracker)
  • Twisted.vgz – Unknown (maybe Teetow) (VGM conversion)
  • action.rad – FBY (RAD Tracker)
  • My_Dirty_Old_Adlib.vgz – Zalza^Titan (VGM conversion)
  • Ad it up! Part1.rad – Extent of the Jam (RAD Tracker)

download the files here –> impulseproject35.tar.gz

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Frozen Beeps – ip34

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we didn’t get a lot of episodes out in 2017 because life didn’t work too well on our end. BUT 2018 is looking a lot more promising already. in this episode we’re starting off the new year with some wintery tracks that we think you’ll love. break out the headphones and the hot cocoa! (or just turn on your dormitory ice machine instead 😉

  • NOV1ST.S3M – Zirconia (16 channel S3M 847kb)
  • Frozen_Silence.sap – Warlord^Armagon (SAP POKEY)
  • Snow-Day-PAL.vgm – Jredd (Sega Genesis/ MD Compliant VGM file 85kb)
  • iceflower.ahx – KAM_^IRIS (17k AHX)
  • BotB 27041 Yung Gotenks – Mystical Beeps.nsf – Yung Gotenks (NTSC NSF)
  • Ice_Machine.sid – Kosa^Tridam (SID 4b) / (6581) PAL

download the files here –> impulseproject34.tar.gz | cue sheet

*artwork credit: “Winter is Coming” by Yazoo / Arsenic ^ Oxyron
5th in the X 2016 Graphics Competition (C64)

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Rasterized Dream: Intro to POKEY – ip30

Impulse Project episode 30

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Today we’re bringing out the Atari 8 bit line of computers for a spotlight on the 4-channel POKEY chip. 

  • Candy_Mountain.sap – BeWu^Grayscale (Stereo SAP 22kb)
  • pulse.sap – Sven Tegethoff^Gnome Design (Mono SAP 12kb)
  • Failure_Dream.sap – Greg^Greyscale (Stereo SAP 9kb)
  • bells.sap – Daxey (Mono SAP 5kb)
  • Shake Your Ass.sap – X-Ray (Stereo SAP 14kb)
  • THC_TMC.sap – Pinokio (Stereo SAP 10kb)
  • Third.sap – XTD (Stereo SAP 9kb)
  • Rasterized Circles.sap – Warlord (Stereo SAP 11kb)

download the files here –> impulseproject30.tar.gz | cue sheet

*artwork credit: “Guru Meditation” by Raphis (1st at Wap-Niak 2017 gfx compo)