As I highlighted in a previous entry about the glories of chiptune music, this type of tunage really gives video game lovers of both new and old, a whole new world of music to listen to and enjoy. Regardless of how new the chiptune genre is to you, there is a new compilation of of chiptune music out nowthat is positively epic, and will give you hours and hours of expertly mastered music that will delight your audio scenes. This comp, titled Chiptunes = WIN \m​|​♥​|​m/, which shares the name of the group of chiptune fans from which this project was birthed, has absolutely exploded in popularity in the chiptune world, and in it’s 24 hours of being live, is already making quite a name for itself. At the time writing this entry, this comp is currently ranking #5 on Bandcamp, which is a HUGE honor and accomplishment!

This FIFTY-ONE track compilation, which already epic in of the fact that it’s so large, features awesome chiptune tracks from some very accomplished chiptune artists such as 4Mat, Smiletron, Ben Landis, Br1ght Pr1mate, Cheapshot, Danimal Cannon, Inverse Phase, Kubbi and LukHash.

One of the beautiful and truly inspiring things about this project, is the fact that from start to finish, this entire compilation was a labor of love. I spoke with Brandon Hood, the man in charge of Chiptunes=WIN, who told me that, “it started from a little idea in the Chiptunes = WIN Facebook group a couple months ago and within that span of time very quicky, crazily & organically changed into this amazing, wonderful, GINORMOUS thing that you see now. Just CRAPTONS & CRAPTONS of love for everyone involved that helped make it such a HUGE success!!!”

That is the voice of a happy, dedicated man

My good friend and RGN affiliate Dj CUTMAN also had a hand in making the compilation a reality, as he was the man behind mastering this entire project, and only had a short timeframe to get it all done.

“When Brandon presented the idea to me, I thought I would be doing a standard comp, around 16-20 tracks. I was pretty surprised when I found out I had to master fifty one tracks! But I was up for the challenge! I was coming off finishing a mastering some stuff for Gamechops, and offered to help out”, CUTMAN told me.

As Brandon chimes in, “Also, make sure Cutty doesn’t leave out the part where he wanted to launch me into outer space for persuading him to MASTER 51 TRACKS IN A FEW WEEKS!!! It came down to the wire (as these things always do), but dear Odin in Asgard did he *EVER* deliver!!!”

Phew boy, did he ever indeed! In order to get the whole comp mastered, Dj CUTMAN had to do things like match volume, tone, stereo field treatment (making sure things coming out of both speakers didn’t cancel eachother out and that they sound right), master volume limiting (one of the biggest procedures involved, creates a tone and locks down the volume), and a little bit of EQ in order to get the perfect sound.

“I had to narrow down what I could and couldn’t do with the mastering process in order to get this done in time”, CUTMAN told me. “I had to get the volume and tone down pat; those are pretty essential. After spending a good bit of my weekend listening to the comp and re-mastering it a few more times, I gotta say, it sounds really fantastic! It was really awesome to be a part of!”

Now, do yourself a favor and turn the volume up really loud, and let your mind be blown by this incredible compilation of chiptune champions! I’ve honestly been listening to this all day!



