8-Bit Music Maker

Description

.:| Welcome to 8-Bit Music Maker |:. This project allows you to easily create songs that sound fairly authentic to music on Nintendo's NES console, using the same waveforms that give the system its iconic sound. Includes 4 original example songs, too! Development of this project took a little over two weeks. I ran into some issues with the sound - namely, when I imported the samples into Scratch 2.0, they sounded muddy and unpleasant. However, when I imported them into Scratch 1.4, they sounded fine! So, I loaded the samples into a sprite in Scratch 1.4 and loaded that into 2.0, and the sound quality was way better! Who would've thought that would work.

Instructions

====== Please read this before using ====== Before you click the green flag, TURN YOUR VOLUME DOWN! For whatever reason, the volume blocks stopped working with the update to Scratch 3.0, and this project used them extensively to control the volume level. I figured out a workaround, but at some point that also stopped working :/ So I think I'll leave this one for the Scratch Team to fix, as I'm not sure what else to do. Also, if you experience graphical glitches with the eraser tool, the solution is to go into fullscreen and then exit. This also seems to be a bug within Scratch 3.0 itself. Unfortunately there's not much I can do about this at the moment other than offer that workaround. == FAQ == Q: How do I do <x>? A: Click the "help" button. It will probably be explained there. Q: Can you erase notes? A: Yes, use the eraser tool (the blue icon in the bottom-left corner). Q: Can I export as .WAV or .MP3? A: No, but it's not hard to find programs that directly record the audio coming from your computer (not with a microphone, but actually copying the audio data that it sends to your speakers). Audacity is a popular program that is able to do that, and it's 100% free on Windows and Mac. Q: Can I use songs I've made in my own project? A: Yes, absolutely! It would be cool if you linked back to this project, but you don't have to. Q: Can I use one of the example songs in my own project? A: Yes! Although, if that's the case I'd really like it if you gave credit. Q: Did you write the example songs yourself? A: Yes. I tried to keep them simple, like how they would be on an actual NES. Q: Sample song 4 sounds like Despacito. A: I wrote that before Despacito came out. If anything, Despacito sounds like Sample Song 4. Think that's a coincidence? (yes) Q: I just made an awesome song, how do I share it? A: Click the "Get Code" button and follow the directions. This will generate a .txt file. These are too long to post in the comments, so put them on a website that allows you to upload text. Then, post the link in the comments. Q: How do I import a code I found online? A: Copy the code, paste it into a .txt file, save it. Then click the "Import Code" button and follow the instructions. Just be careful: if you got the code from a text-hosting website, you need to copy the uploaded text and nothing else. If you copy too much or don't copy the entire thing, it won't work. Q: Can you cover Megalovania? A: Legend has it, if you type "sans" after you press the "sample songs" button, a secret song will load....... Q: Can you erase all of the notes and pages at once? (Green flag does not clear it) A: Yes, hold the 9 key for THREE seconds.