21st century squidzoid man

Musical squid.
Chiptune (and occasionally not-chiptune) composer and arranger.
Desultory Sega Saturn developer.
Currently accepting (good) project offers.

[21st century squidzoid man @Teuthida256]

as of today I will no longer be accepting any requests to compose for capcom-style soundtrack projects (unless you're okay with me writing VRC7 arpfests for it). this does not apply to any projects that I have already joined.

[21st century squidzoid man @Teuthida256]

baseball bois (and brad) #pixelart

[21st century squidzoid man @Teuthida256]

@MiniMacroSound as your attorney I suggest you read his other writing since its actual gold

[21st century squidzoid man @Teuthida256]

(oh wow I'm still on this site)
@MMSequelWars's soundtrack will feature an original elaboration on Dive Man's theme, bringing the submarine robot master to all-new depths...
https://t.co/SWRWFYsdJa

[21st century squidzoid man @Teuthida256]

@fizzymarimba I considered adding MIDI functionality during development, but poor documentation, challenges testing the feature (both on emulators and hardware) and Calypso's status as an intermediary step towards a PC-based program kept my attention elsewhere

[21st century squidzoid man @Teuthida256]

Getting a feature from @Danbo_4 on Calypso is nothing short of remarkable, but I do have one extra-pedantic correction for the article

The SCSP's FM and sample features are interlinked - FM isn't a separate sound 'mode', but an extra effect that can be applied to samples

[21st century squidzoid man @Teuthida256]

@fizzymarimba At the moment using a keyboard (either the Saturn Keyboard or a PS/2 one with the Netlink Keyboard Adapter) gives you the 'fullest' Calypso experience

[21st century squidzoid man @Teuthida256]

@MiniMacroSound according to mesen there's a reserved area in VRAM for the rotated sprite (almost certainly handled with the CX4), with the rest of his poses sitting statically in the tile bank like a normal boss

[21st century squidzoid man @Teuthida256]

the fact that toby fox knows exactly how to do """real chiptune""" tech and simply chooses not to may be the strongest castigation of the chipscene I've ever encountered
https://t.co/bONV3kF76V

[21st century squidzoid man @Teuthida256]

@StinkerB06 'The Beesh-Spweesh'?

[21st century squidzoid man @Teuthida256]

If you've been wondering what the Sega Saturn's sound chip is capable of, be sure to check out Calypso, my new instrument designer that runs natively on the Saturn (or an emulator)

Get it here: https://t.co/WDPz7lZy3l

[21st century squidzoid man @Teuthida256]

@Danbo_4 No worries - SEGA's documentation never put readability at the top of its priorities list, and I only realized the 'truth' about how it worked on my third or so read-through

Let me know if you ever need to report anything else on the SCSP, and I'd be happy to fact-check it

[21st century squidzoid man @Teuthida256]

@firebirdwriter you'd be correct

[21st century squidzoid man @Teuthida256]

I like how the existence of Saturn Rizz is just a given in media

[21st century squidzoid man @Teuthida256]

unveiling my latest plan to unite our polarized nation

[21st century squidzoid man @Teuthida256]

@dogen_1 @Trev2468 all of the YM2612's algorithms are possible on the SCSP - algorithm 2 would look something like
>channel 1: both inputs set to 0 for feedback
>channel 2: modulation level set to 0
>channel 3: both inputs set to -1
>channel 4: input x set to -3 and input y to -1

[21st century squidzoid man @Teuthida256]

@cgkrupa it's won't be at the top of my priorities list, but I can definitely work on one in the future

[21st century squidzoid man @Teuthida256]

@dogen_1 @Trev2468 as long as you're trying to create perfectly-emulated DX7 patches the SCSP has more than enough features for your needs

[21st century squidzoid man @Teuthida256]

a quick guide on proper FM design on the sega saturn:

[21st century squidzoid man @Teuthida256]

@dogen_1 @Trev2468 you can chain as many channels as you want together; the only limit is how many you can route into a single slot

[21st century squidzoid man @Teuthida256]

@MiniMacroSound >multiple tiles layers and sprite rotation
he's calling, but will you answer?