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Princess of China [8​-​bit chiptune​/​bitpop cover]

from Bitpop 3 - Run​/​Stop Restore by zer0Page

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I can't credit the vocalists on this song. I found a free to use vocal stem and the singers are unattributed. I don't know what it is but the male vocalist irks me a little but hey, you work with what you're given!

This track was a bit tricky to get right and I still have some doubts whether I did get it right. I actually think that the sound of a Yamaha OPL2/3 chip would be better suited in this case than a MOS 6581 SID Chip for the way I've engineered the sound. I might have a go at doing an FM synthesis version of it to see how the old 'Yammy' would fare.

As with sugar, I'm trying to use very simple C64 waveforms and particularly avoiding PWM for some reason. I don't know why. I do use PWM on one main distorted synth sound though, The rest of the sounds are just layered and filtered.

This song is somewhat the addendum to Bitpop 2, I suppose. I guess I've forgotten that I was also feeling as if I was in a bubble of silence. A bit of communication would've helped me to understand what was going on.

Enjoy,
Gavin

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commodore 64, sid, 6581, retro, cover, pop, chiptune, 8bit, 8-bit, chip, bitpop, renoise, computer, 80s,

lyrics

Oh

Once upon a time somebody ran
Somebody ran away saying fast as I can
I've got to go, I've got to go!

Once upon a time we fell apart
You're holding in your hands the two halves of my heart
Oh, oh!

Oh

Once upon a time, we burned bright
Now all we ever seem to do is fight
On and on
And on and on and on

Once upon a time on the same side.
Once upon a time on the same side, in the same game
And why'd you have to go, have to go and throw water on my flame

I could've been a princess, you'd be a king
Could've had a castle, and worn a ring
But no, you let me go

I could've been a princess, you'd be a king
Could've had a castle, and worn a ring
But no, you let me go

And stole my star
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
You stole my star
La, la la la la la

Oh-oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh-oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

'Cause you really hurt me
No you really hurt me
'Cause you really hurt me
No you really hurt me
'Cause you really hurt me
Oh you really hurt me, oh
'Cause you really hurt me
Oh you really hurt me

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from Bitpop 3 - Run​/​Stop Restore, released September 7, 2017

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Gavin (zer0Page) Graham Brisbane, Australia

I was a demoscene programmer back in the 80s on the Commodore 64 computer. Part of what I did was write a sound player to exploited tricks to make its sound chip to some conceptually far fetched tricks.
Years later, I've revived my musical bent for the C64 but now I combine modern songs with these sounds of one of the greatest sounding computers of any generation. ... more

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