What is the releation between demoscene, chiptune and VGM scene
category: general [glöplog]
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No matter how scholarly it is, it leans heavily on this totally confused way of using the concept "8 bit" like they do in some chipmusic scenes.
Well, that was quick! :D Confused how, though?
If you're objecting to how some DAW-using musicians invoke '8-bit' or 'chiptune' or whatever to describe music that features sounds which might be reminiscent of the sounds produced by old sound chips, without actually coming from such chips, then that's a bit daft, I think. And I say this as someone who lives and breathes SID composition these days.
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Confused how, though?
Already in the 1980s lots of chiptunes were done with other than 8-bit computers - but often by using the very same soundchips - which highlights the crookedness of speaking about "8-bit timbre" or "8-bit sound" and notions like these are bound to get mixed up with 8-bit (PCM) sound quality which is is a different matter (also related to chiptunes but in a limited sense).
People without a particular interest in understanding technicalities will always use such terms inaccurately, cf. "16-bit graphics".
Gon repeat myself but it's only chiptune if you're headbanging with a gameboy in your head.
And it's demostyle if you're wearing leather pants.
And it's demostyle if you're wearing leather pants.
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gameboy in your head.
It was probably "in your face" but somehow, it's kind of amusing to picture one dude banging his gameboy with his/her/its head. Do whatever you want with it.