Chipmusic Making With FamiStudio

US New DAW for NES / Famicom music makers 18/03/21

Chipmusic has been around since the dawn of early videogames, with many producers still using old consoles and computers to create evocative lo-fi music. FamiStudio is a new DAW for NES / Famicom owners to make chip music more intuitive and accessible - with a simple colourful interface, automation, clips and piano rolls. Here are some of the features:

Modern DAW-style UI with sequencer and piano roll, no hexadecimal anywhere
Instrument & Envelope edition
NSF import
DPCM sample editor (WAV and DMC support)
Full Undo/Redo support
Copy & Paste support
Note drag & drop with audio preview
Import from FamiTracker FTM & Text (official 0.4.6)
Export to various formats (WAV, ROM, NSF, FamiTone2, FamiStudio Text, FamiTracker Text)
Volume, fine pitch, vibrato effect tracks
Slide notes (portamento)
Arpeggios
NES sound engine (CA65, NESASM, ASM6)
MIDI input support
Audio expansions supported: VRC6, VRC7, FDS, MMC5, Namco 163 & Sunsoft S5B.
Windows, MacOS and Linux versions.

It allows for import and exporting of chipmusic and is said to make the process much easier than using the likes of FamiTracker. A full tutorial video has been made to show each of the features in detail and the entire source code is available on GitHub.

https://famistudio.org/

About the author [midierror]: midierror makes nifty Max For Live devices, innovative music hardware, award winning sample packs and hosts a podcast speaking to people in the music world.