ViridianForge

The adventures and musings of a barely skilled chiptuner and hacker in Eugene, OR

[shawn-daley]

Piccolo sketch for fun.

[viridianforge]

Piccolo doesn't get enough love.

[viridianforge]

DKIM for Sendy

Setting up DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) for your Sendy installation  is a critical step to ensuring your Newsletters get to your audience.

What is DKIM? Put simply, it allows an organization to take responsibility for a message that has been sent.

Why should you set it up? By taking responsibility for the messages you’re sending, your messages are much more likely to end up in an inbox…

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DIY Electronic Newsletters with Sendy

DIY Electronic Newsletters with Sendy

Earlier this summer, my fine friends at Chiptunes = WIN came to me with a problem they were having. They wanted to be able to send out newsletters to their subscribers, but their particular circumstances made the big names cost prohibitive for them.

They had too many subscribers for the free plans available. They also weren’t planning to send e-mails to their subscribers often enough to justify…

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[viridianforge]

Pop on over to the ChipWIN Blog, where this month's Stoking the Forge covers kingkeytan's release, 'Summer Forever' on the prestigious netlabel, Pterodactyl Squad!

[chiptuneswin]

Quenching the Forge: Homemade Fruit Juice Wine

Quenching the Forge: Homemade Fruit Juice Wine

‘Tis the season ChipWIN Nation.  The season of warm evenings, flowers in full bloom, and evenings spent in lawn chairs watching beautiful sunsets with a cold drink in your hand.

That cold drink is all the more refreshing if a reasonable amount of your own effort has gone into constructing it, but serious home brewing takes serious effort.  If you’ve got the spare cash for starter equipment, and…

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[viridianforge]

You know guys, I keep forgetting I have a tumblr and stuff.

[shawn-daley]

Eevee sketch

[antnypugman]

So me jjokerdude and another friend made a joke about chipmusic being a “square jerk” or “pixel jerk” back at magfest 2014.  This was brought up again recently so I made a terrible gif illustrating it. This was done out of love for you chip

[viridianforge]

Terrible gif?  Or the best gif.  You be the judge.

[peakintheshadow]

[chiptuneswin]

Stoking the Forge: Nestrogen's Bi-Weekly Bottleache

Stoking the Forge: Nestrogen’s Bi-Weekly Bottleache

A bright and cheery April to one and all fellow netizens of the ChipWIN nation.  Spring has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere, and with it brought a veritable cornucopia of fresh and interesting new music.  I am opening the Forge this month for an EP that has really burrowed into my auditory nerve, brought to you by a longtime scene veteran, Nestrogen!

According to at least one source, Nestrogen…

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Stoking the Forge: 'FOLIAGE EP' by scatterpattern

Stoking the Forge: ‘FOLIAGE EP’ by scatterpattern

March has roared in like a lion, noble ChipWINNERs, and the time has come again to open the Forge to one and all.  I’m glad to have you back again for this month’s instalment because I’ve stumbled across an up and comer named scatterpattern, and his debut LSDJ EP, ‘FOLIAGE’ has gotten me quite fired me up.

A farm boy from the rugged wilds of Canada’s Manitoba, scatterpattern didn’t own his first…

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[chiptuneswin]

Stoking the Forge: 'Space Junk' by BitBurner

Stoking the Forge: ‘Space Junk’ by BitBurner

A fine February day to one and all of my fellow Chipthusiasts!  Clouds blot out the sky, and the rain is heavy, but with the Oregonian winter returning to normal, I can finally rouse myself from my torpor and stoke the forge yet again. This month, my attention is drawn to a free release from a musician with a love of arcade sounds, BitBurner!

I’ve had an ear on BitBurner’s work since discovering…

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[viridianforge]

This month at the Forge, I delve into BitBurner's arcadestep excellence!

[lgbtune-deactivated20141203]

Hello there, Internet Queers and Allies!

We’re putting together our first ever chiptune compilation album! A sizable portion of all money made (anything not being directly funneled back into the organization to pay for printing, postage, venue fees, etc.) will be donated to a queer-friendly...

[lgbtune-deactivated20141203]

Hello there, Internet Queers and Allies!

We’re putting together our first ever chiptune compilation album! A sizable portion of all money made (anything not being directly funneled back into the organization to pay for printing, postage, venue fees, etc.) will be donated to a queer-friendly…

[videogamedj]

Cubone of War: Ghost of Kanto

[chiptuneswin]

The President’s Manifesto: Beer & Chip Vol.5

MAGFest 12 has come and gone, leaving in its wake the usual horde of happily exhausted nerdy folk…

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[viridianforge]

Happily exhausted nerdy folk who best be heading out to drink some suds and listen to some tunes. Another month, another missive from El Presidente.

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Chris Considers: 'Space Trip' by PICE

"Outer space, Is a mystery. And I know, That we will solve it." Chipzel's 'Spectra'. crashfaster's 'Further'. Auxcide's 'Pixel' and 'Speck'. These are all amazing albums that have been reviewed on ...

Yet another solid writeup on the CWB.  Hit it up for Chris' writing, stay for PICE's music.  So tastee.

[chiptuneswin]

Stoking the Forge: ‘Erasable Programmable Read Only Memories’ by Diode Milliampere

Greetings and salutations my chiptune enthused fellows, and thank you for joining me for a second…

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[viridianforge]

Also, I happened to finish my monthly write up yesterday as well.