@@eugeneimnotgonnatellyoumyl5513 Yeah, I bet he did practise them! Which is totally cool. :) In response to OP: I would say that playing from sheet music is harder than playing from memory in most cases (including those portrayed in this video).
I personally rate this guy as on par with Benjamin Franklin when he invented the Glass Harmonica. Absolutely awesome, chiptunes will always hold a place in my heart!
My father used to scoff at me turning up old c64 tunes. I'm now older than he was when I was born, but those sounds still never fail to make me smile. Hearing them as live performances adds a whole new quality.
Imagine 4000 years on when the new civilizations find this buried and try to understand what is it about. This guy deserves a place on the books of history.
I’ve come back to this video many times since the early days of RUclips. The showcase in its’ entirety is absolutely impressive, but that megaman is the icing on the cake. Always a fun video!
I still watch this video from time to time, I've done so for 13 years. I hope you are doing good, cheers from Norway. For anyone interested, you can find good music like this from the likes of "Qumu"
If you have the slightest bit of geek/nerd in you, seriously, click on the link in the video description. The descriptions and photos of what this guy has done are absolutely delightful.
Dude, you are really an amazing person. I love your Chipophone (also ich like chiptunes and old 8bit music!). I love it if people with talent like you share such stuff with us!
The BlackTiger It's awesome, but even if you paid the price for it, which would be a lot, chances would be you would have no way of knowing how to play it.
Eventually time travel will happen, so i'll dedicate time and then travel backwards in time so I can have that time back. I promise there will be no Wibbly Wobilly Timey Wimey stuff a happenen.
Stephen de Riel It is "kinda" like the Nintoaster. I belive there are some tutorials how to build a machine like this, but then again that would be very expensive to do. I stick with Famitracker.
this is one of the most amazing things I've seen in a long time, the chiptunes are bringing back so much good memories. Thank you for this amazing work !
Wow it's been so long this vid has been sitting in one of my RUclips playlists... Hearing your rendition of that Megaman theme seriously gave me chills. 😮
This. Is. Amazing. Why is this not a thing? A keyboard manufacturer should pick you up man and you can design this system into the software of keyboards.
+Reegareth It is a thing, all these features are commonly found in both analogue and digital keyboards. This guy just built one himself using an old organ he had available.
As a video editor I really appreciated the direct input audio you took from the synthesizer rather than the shitty camera mic. It makes your sound sooooo much better when you play the synth. It made me happy to hear.
there needs to be more of the chipophone in this world. You can make A LOT of money by making this into an actual product to where it can be bought and played like a normal piano!
By definition, if it's 8bit it's digital. Basic pulse/noise waveform's generated by an 8bit processor, 1980's home computer style. These are modulated in various ways to produce effects, but if you notice - no filter. You can produce the same kind of tones with analog, with basic raw open filtered patches. If you're asking mate, shows you're not stupid...
PTechnicalOriginal By definition, if it's outputing audible noise, there's some amount of analog circuitry involved. The voices, ring modulus and hard sync are digital, and the filter effects are analog (implementing a FIR filter or similar would have been much too expensive).
soylentgreenb Analog circuitry involved in the output stages, yes I agree. As for the ring mod and hard sync, I must be missing something because I don't hear those effects here. Not quite with you friend, are we talking about this instrument?
I just have to say whoa! I have the uttermost respect for your creation. as devoted fan of the SID I stand up here in awe in your general direction. I salute thee.
There is someting that bugs me, why does the background noise, disapeer when ever he plays on the chipophone, but comes back when ever he speaks? It also seems like the music is waay higher quitly then the mic he is using
I guess he's recording his voice and the "chipophone" with the same microphone. So if it's positioned to record the chipophone but too far away from himself it needs to amplify his voice resulting in heavy background noise. Maybe it's even a build-in recording device who knows
It's chip audio my friend, requiring no moving parts. It's likely he's just digitally recording the key strokes on his computer and recreated the audio. No that complicated.
He probably didnt want to make any money out of it due to the fact that he said it officially in his site that the origin of this synth was an organ of his friend, and if he sells this synth in the world then im pretty sure his friend has the rights to sue him for copyright infringement since he is the actual owner of the synth that used to be an organ.
Before watching this, I was in a pretty foul mood. By the end of the video I was happy as a hippie in a patchouli patch. Thank you so much for this a-m-a-z-i-n-g video!
Not only did he make this crazy awesome 8-bit synth, but he can play all of these game theme songs from memory. Freaking amazing.
It's called practice, which I don't... Uh... Do...
But other people do it!
Also, I was 5 when this comment was made
I had a stroke listening to the misarranged version of the mario theme he played
@@eugeneimnotgonnatellyoumyl5513 Yeah, I bet he did practise them! Which is totally cool. :)
In response to OP: I would say that playing from sheet music is harder than playing from memory in most cases (including those portrayed in this video).
Very impressive.
Hmm...What a surprise seeing you here! XD
Yes.
Hey! I'm happy to see you here!
8 bit you are supposed to be here
Lmao 🤣 8 bit guy found his natural habitat.
3:44 casually plays perfect cover of one of the greatest compositions in 8-bit music history... legend
That cover has kept me coming back to this video for almost a decade now. Beautiful. I like it more than the original
It's outstanding.
What is it
@@nathanielweise9932 C64 Commando Highscore Music
ruclips.net/video/hLp8ErRj8s0/видео.html
@@RoundElephantliterally same but for his Comic Bakery bit 😂
After many years I come back to this.
I personally rate this guy as on par with Benjamin Franklin when he invented the Glass Harmonica. Absolutely awesome, chiptunes will always hold a place in my heart!
13 years later and i still keep coming back to this video for the Megaman track. when he cranks the tempo at 5:45 you know it's on
i'm particularly impressed that he listed all the original composers. this is awesome.
Wow what a cool instrument you made! Great playing as well!
My father used to scoff at me turning up old c64 tunes. I'm now older than he was when I was born, but those sounds still never fail to make me smile. Hearing them as live performances adds a whole new quality.
Your playing of "Commando was flawless, and Moving!!
If I saw this played in-person I would cry tears of joy.
I'm not even seeing it in person and I'm doing that I think the fabric of reality would implode if I saw this in person.
I remember there was a time where this was one of the most viewed videos on RUclips.
*Ahem ahem ahem*
What about skrillex' scary monsters and nice sprites?
Not only made good, it is good played too and a well chosen song selection.
I have watched this video for 4 years about once every 3 months. Its never brought me anything but joy. You are a legend, sir.
Do you still come back and watch it?
I still do it, pure bliss
Imagine 4000 years on when the new civilizations find this buried and try to understand what is it about. This guy deserves a place on the books of history.
Props to the camera person for doing an awesome job filming this for you. Fantastic invention.
This man has done the world a great service, this machine is amazing. Excellent musician as well.
I’ve come back to this video many times since the early days of RUclips. The showcase in its’ entirety is absolutely impressive, but that megaman is the icing on the cake. Always a fun video!
One of the coolest instruments I have ever seen.
I forgot how freaking awesome this was! I keep coming back and every time guarenteed nerdgasm...
I still watch this video from time to time, I've done so for 13 years. I hope you are doing good, cheers from Norway. For anyone interested, you can find good music like this from the likes of "Qumu"
NEVER SEEN an instrument with a "fade out"-button!!! SOooo cool! Great 8bit tunes! Love it!
I seriously would pay for such an instrument.
+Johan Brodd Quite the amount of money, indeed
Literally download famitracker and use your keyboard
@@keveinkevin4422 trackers dont get you poontang kevin
@@nedbarton4905 neither will this thing LOL!
just use beepbox/jummbus
Man, you are awesome! You opened memories to my childhood.
We need to put this into production, PRONTO!
OMG yes ... When when when, you can kickstart that !!!
It's long overdue! I need this in my life and house!
The Chipophone is my new favorite instrument!
If you have the slightest bit of geek/nerd in you, seriously, click on the link in the video description. The descriptions and photos of what this guy has done are absolutely delightful.
my god even his website is wellmade
Dude, you are really an amazing person. I love your Chipophone (also ich like chiptunes and old 8bit music!). I love it if people with talent like you share such stuff with us!
I watch this at least once a year! Just love it :D
+Benedict Heyer
Same here! :)
Gabbe0x58 lol me too
Greetings from Argentina! I love to see these things and music videogames!
Музыка детства. До сих в кейгенах слушаю их часами, порой даже лучше современной кажутся.)))))) Спасибо автору)
Why haven't you Kickstarted this yet?!?!?
B/C it's made, fully functional, and he doesn't need or want money. It's his invention, and he can keep it to himself.
Stephen de Riel But we all need this in our lives, think about it please do you know how awesome this invention is brother?
The BlackTiger It's awesome, but even if you paid the price for it, which would be a lot, chances would be you would have no way of knowing how to play it.
Eventually time travel will happen, so i'll dedicate time and then travel backwards in time so I can have that time back. I promise there will be no Wibbly Wobilly Timey Wimey stuff a happenen.
Stephen de Riel It is "kinda" like the Nintoaster. I belive there are some tutorials how to build a machine like this, but then again that would be very expensive to do. I stick with Famitracker.
The levels of awesomeness here are insane.
We are half way there to the best geek saloon of all times thanks to this piece of wonder of yours.
DUDE, YOU ARE AWESOME! brb to go pick up my jaw after that mega man 2 outro well done
With absolutely no irony, this is the unsung pioneer of RUclips!
This man is not a musician, he is an artist!
duh, music is a form of art.
dumbest thing ive heard all week.
No! He's half-musician, half-artist! He's a musitist artsician! :p
@deeznutshahaha good profil pic
1:53 sounds like a typical keygen
There is a keygen that uses that exact same music (from Comic Bakery, a C64 game from 1986), but I can't remember from where it is.
Lewis Hay sounds very similar to unreal superhero 3
It probably IS a keygen. lftkryo's in the demoscene
Ahahahahha
Not loud enough
this is one of the most amazing things I've seen in a long time, the chiptunes are bringing back so much good memories. Thank you for this amazing work !
You, sir. You impress me.
tips fedora
Matt Barton Connoisseurs meet under same videos, aye? ;)
Just make these thing legit, sell em everywhere over the world!!! Geeks like you make the world awesome! :)
For gamers this is the true classical instrument
Wow it's been so long this vid has been sitting in one of my RUclips playlists... Hearing your rendition of that Megaman theme seriously gave me chills. 😮
This. Is. Amazing. Why is this not a thing? A keyboard manufacturer should pick you up man and you can design this system into the software of keyboards.
+Reegareth It is a thing, all these features are commonly found in both analogue and digital keyboards. This guy just built one himself using an old organ he had available.
he could make his own brand, maybe kickstart it. it would be awesome
They make kits to convert old organs to midi. This guy has invented nothing
Amazing work!
You should consider putting up a tutorial on how you put this masterpiece together.
In awe of this machine and the skills involved to recreate the classics tunes there.
I love your rendition of Commando's High Score!
guy is a genius and amaing player holy cow!
AMAING!
AMAING!
Always loved this video as a kid
Same
Would love it if you uploaded your version of Comic Bakery. Sounded amazing here!
YOU'RE AWESOME, DUDE
Unbelievable work on this - so well done! I've wanted an instrument like this for years!
Incredible! So many feels :D
Put this into kick starter!!!! I want one-my friend Liam
As a video editor I really appreciated the direct input audio you took from the synthesizer rather than the shitty camera mic. It makes your sound sooooo much better when you play the synth. It made me happy to hear.
That's really awesome!!
Korobeiniki...
He...he knows what the Tetris Song is ACTUALLY called?
This guy's awesomeness goes to 11.
This guy is a LEGEND. Period.
I WANT THIS BECAUSE OF REASONS!
Same here xD
FOR SCIENCE!
that comment just made my week
David Hoggan k
Sir, I feel that you need some kind of commodore 64 superhero suit or something :D
One of the best youtube videos so far, I can listen to this all day long :)
Somebody kickstart this!!
take my money.
Gamer de por vida
there needs to be more of the chipophone in this world. You can make A LOT of money by making this into an actual product to where it can be bought and played like a normal piano!
Is it analogue or digital? Sorry for sounding stupid, but I just heard a bunch of analogue synths capable of sounding like 8bit or close to it.
By definition, if it's 8bit it's digital. Basic pulse/noise waveform's generated by an 8bit processor, 1980's home computer style. These are modulated in various ways to produce effects, but if you notice - no filter. You can produce the same kind of tones with analog, with basic raw open filtered patches. If you're asking mate, shows you're not stupid...
PTechnicalOriginal By definition, if it's outputing audible noise, there's some amount of analog circuitry involved. The voices, ring modulus and hard sync are digital, and the filter effects are analog (implementing a FIR filter or similar would have been much too expensive).
soylentgreenb Analog circuitry involved in the output stages, yes I agree. As for the ring mod and hard sync, I must be missing something because I don't hear those effects here. Not quite with you friend, are we talking about this instrument?
I'm not sure why but at 2:32 I burst into laugh xD
NotASpyReally Tetris nostalgia?
*spychecks*
NotASpyReally I did too!
Philip J. Fry SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY
+UNKNOWNGAM3r no you shut up and take my money
anush patel oh ok. :( please hand me your wlalette
Thank you... as an old timer chiptune appreciator that was really impressive, as an artist and from the engineering point of view.
That is awesome, and you are awesome.
Can i buy one?
wow this is like a dream item. it may take me a decade but im coming back to this vid to make this its so insane
It's like a real life version of Massive.
it's really not, massive would be a modular system.
radical and cool
11 years later and I still love this video
You owe it to yourself to branch out to dance music.
What do musicians use to play longer notes?
An extension chord!
I just have to say whoa! I have the uttermost respect for your creation. as devoted fan of the SID I stand up here in awe in your general direction. I salute thee.
I will find you
And I will love you.
Did you purposely make your voice sound like it's on an old VHS tape too? This is so rad.
I WANT ONE D: So sick. Props to whoever built it and to Iftkryo for the amazing playing.
So that's where keygen music comes from...
LFT you're awesome :)
Sir, you're an Artist, a Scholar and a Gentleman...
THIS IS SI AWESOME ARE YOU GOING TO SELL SOME
this is what i want for christmas mommy
This is definitely one of my favourite videos of all time!
Holy shit LFT is that you? From C64 demos?
Ancient Apparition I was thinking the same lol
Hey can you please do a full cover of Martin Galway's Comic Bakery? I would be so happy :)
Amazing, modern games don't come near the epicness of every tune you played here!
Shut up and take my money!
There is someting that bugs me, why does the background noise, disapeer when ever he plays on the chipophone, but comes back when ever he speaks? It also seems like the music is waay higher quitly then the mic he is using
You've never heard of video editing? You know, the wonders of Windows Movie Maker.
I guess he's recording his voice and the "chipophone" with the same microphone. So if it's positioned to record the chipophone but too far away from himself it needs to amplify his voice resulting in heavy background noise. Maybe it's even a build-in recording device who knows
It's chip audio my friend, requiring no moving parts. It's likely he's just digitally recording the key strokes on his computer and recreated the audio. No that complicated.
Ah right xD Hehe yeah i am not that mutch into the hole thing with recoring, thanks for the nice responce ^^
Raulandrus Yeah probly, sounds like it whoud make sence, thanks for the nice responce ^^
Amazing. Good job. Brought back some good old memories. Love it.
Why does he not take this to conventions?
He probably didnt want to make any money out of it due to the fact that he said it officially in his site that the origin of this synth was an organ of his friend, and if he sells this synth in the world then im pretty sure his friend has the rights to sue him for copyright infringement since he is the actual owner of the synth that used to be an organ.
in my mind i was playing the game
Commando hi score music takes me right back to being 14 again...used to just leave it on and listen!
Хуйясе. Не плохая 8 bit-ка
Я бы хотела себе такой Chipophone.
BronyRex покупаешь синтезаторы и настраиваешь, ламер
Number Zero Какие нах синтезаторы. Только настоящий чип!
BronyRex качаешь Famitracker и пишешь.
Shut Up and Take m'ah money!
Before watching this, I was in a pretty foul mood. By the end of the video I was happy as a hippie in a patchouli patch. Thank you so much for this a-m-a-z-i-n-g video!
Can you play Darude Wamstorm ?
Wow... *SHUT UP AND TAKE MY FUCKING MONEY!*
Hey, After ten years I'm here enjoying this video again, definitely inspired by. Thank you
You can start your own company and make these and be rich. Just sayin