BobbyBadass

To clarify, by "fancy DAW" I meant something with massive CPU overheads like Pro Tools. I have Reaper so will go forward with that. I will check out Blue Stahli, too. Thanks very much! 🙂

Thanks very much for that helpful answer, AngelCityOutlaw! I am not looking to create authentic chiptunes but rather mimic the style in the links (these tunes were written for slot machines, something I'm potentially interested in). Can I ask what MIDI editor you use, and which drum sequencer? Potentially I will be working entirely in MIDI so won't need a fancy DAW. Thanks!

Hi folks. Not sure if this is the correct forum to post this in, so bear with me. How would you go about recreating these 1980s-style tracks? The first is in the style of an old 8-bit cartridge console soundtrack (though perhaps the 30-second preview we are stuck with does not adequately demonstrate that?): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GRGMDYX/ref=dm_ws_tlw_trk1 The second is very much 1980s TV/film soundtrack: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07C61PLX2/ref=dm_ws_tlw_trk1 I have SONAR X3 as my DAW, but frankly I'm not impressed with its MIDI editor (I used to use SONAR 5 which was awesome and simple, but Windows 10 did not like it). I also have Reaper on trial version. Just wondering what VST instruments to plug into this now, and how to set up the general track structure. If this is not the best forum for this, can you please point me somewhere else? Thanks! 😀