micro-routine Renoise instrument packs: bee+fuji
I'm not sure why the micro-routine website is down, but after editing my hosts file to point to its old IP address, I was able to retrieve these Renoise instrument packs they developed.
One emulates the YM2149, sampled from real hardware, Atari 1040 STE microcomputer, the other emulates the POKEY chip, sampled from real hardware, ab Atari 65 XE microcomputer.
Enjoy! (I've still yet to test them out)
The donate buttons the creator of the instruments had on their site no longer work, but if I find a way to thank them, I'll share and update here.
fuji: Renoise instrument pack /free download/
The pack contains 32 royalty free Renoise instruments. They are inspired by the sounds of POKEY chip which can be found in Atari 8-bit computers. All instruments have been created on the basis of single cycle waveforms. The waveforms have been sampled from real hardware, Atari 65 XE microcomputer.
Please don’t redistribute this pack. Post the link to this page if you want to share the instruments. Thanks!
Download NowAs close to the real thing as possible
The instruments are based on single cycle waveforms grabbed from Atari 8-bit audio output. This way they are as close as possible to the sound of the old chip generator Pokey.
Editing and design
Due to the Renoise’s phrase editor it is possible to get effects similar to the old trackers techniques. Like arpeggios for instance. The editor is heavily used.
Testing within composition
Although instruments may sound well when played out of any context, it’s better to try them within specific composition. That is what the went through. So sometimes it appeared that sound requires to be improved.
Final touch and selection
If sounds pass the tests succesfully, it’s time to make the set. Usually there are more instruments and not all of them are worth being included in a sample pack. The most interesting are selected. To keep the high quality and variety at the same time.