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8-Bit Symphony Pro: How to do add-ons in Kickstarter

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The new "Add-ons" menu in Kickstarter is great, but how do you get there once you've pledged, to change stuff and add stuff on?   Step 1 - top of the page, there's a pledge management link.   Step 2 - You can see your pledge.  Click on "change your pledge" at the bottom. Step 3 - without changing anything, click on the green pledge button (this is the bit that might confuse people).   Step 4 - Now you see the add-ons menu. This will be different depending on whether you're on an all-digital pledge, or a physical one that requires shipping....

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8-Bit Symphony: The Mighty Norman

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We're honoured that the mighty Paul Norman not only allowed us to do his stuff for orchestra, but came all the way from the US to see the concert in Hull and meet the fans. A true legend! What's not that well known is that he also gets around in his helicopter, rescuing characters from his games: (illustration by Steph Abbott from the forthcoming 8-Bit Symphony: Second Half CD booklet - support the Kickstarter!) Here's Paul critiquing your helicopter flying: Full soundtrack: Chris Abbott 2 · Super Huey - 8-Bit Symphony Pro: Second Half demo render     So, let's look at...

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Was Lazy Jones "Star Dust" tune copied from "It Happened Then"?

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David Whittaker himself has presented this analysis of the notes of "Star Dust" and "It Happened Then", concluding that they're completely different, with only four notes common. This is to rebut the inaccurate notion now in Wikipedia that David copied the track. " i.e. Only 1st 4 lead notes similar, not bass, nor timing"   Lazy Jones - Star Dust notes Bass: ==================================== | C1  c2  c1  c2  | C1  c2  c1  c2 | Octaves | C1  c2  c1  c2  | C1  c2  c1  c2 | Octaves  =================================== | F1  f2  f1  f2  | G1  g2  g1  g2 | Octaves | C1  c2  c1  c2  | C1  c2...

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8-Bit Symphony Review - Guest blog by Lee Tyrrell

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The 8-Bit Symphony, which rearranges mostly 3-channel chiptune for live orchestra, saw an impressive amount of 80s kids leave their houses – in some cases, countries – in a glorious proof that imagination, art and expression are still going strong in the digital age. All those years in front of screens didn’t leave us the zombies that some might think.

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8-Bit Symphony - Press Release

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Symphonic celebration of golden age of British computer music Hull to host 8-Bit Symphony concert 15th June 2019: tickets now on sale. The forgotten golden age of British computing genius will be celebrated at the world premiere of a special concert featuring 90+ epic minutes of game music in Hull next year. 8-Bit Symphony will feature tunes from the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC lovingly re-orchestrated in the spirit of the original and performed by Hull Philharmonic Orchestra. The city is home to legendary composer, Rob Hubbard, who pioneered the use of music in gaming and wrote for...

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