8bitcollective

What is the 8bitcollective? (#)

8bitcollective is the first completely open chiptune-related media repository and file sharing community.

We love chiptunes. We want more people to make chiptunes and we want more people to listen to chiptunes. That's why anyone can upload or download their chiptune-related media at 8bc.org.

What's a chiptune? (#)

Wikipedia can answer that better than both of our powers combined.

How did the 8bitcollective come to be? (#)

The seeds of the 8bit collective were first planted when Jose Torres, a founder of gameboymall.com noticed an large demand for a public and open chiptune upload site. Other sites such as micromusic.net had strict "quality filter" systems that prevented many great artists from gaining the exposure they deserved.

With some repurpose code and a lot of free bandwidth, Jose put together a file sharing site at music.gameboymall.com which in months was receiving a steady stream of music submissions each day.

Time had passed, and the site went through a number of domains and layouts. Once the forums were introduced it was obvious that a faithful community of contributors had been fostering behind the somewhat anonymous submissions pouring into the site each day.

The new 8bitcollective aims to solidify the community through the membership system, giving our contributors a firmer presence in the community if they so desire.

Why should I register? (#)

There are a number of member specific features on the 8bitcollective.

• Member pages
• Carve out your own section of the site at 8bc.org/members/Username.
• Catalogue all of your submissions on a single page
• Aggregate lists of recent comments and feedback
• Provide user info and bio
• Manage content
• Edit song titles and descriptions after they've been uploaded
• Delete your comments or submissions
• Forums
• Talk politics with your favorite 8bc members

What kind of content can be submitted to 8bitcollective? (#)

We accept audio, video, and images from artists, prominent and obscure alike, as long as their submissions are at least tangentially related to the chiptune scene. The following file formats are accepted:

• Streaming music (mp2, mp3, mp4)
• Modules and system specific formats (xm, mod, it, sid, nsf, ahx, ym)
• Images (jpg, jpeg, gif, png)

The administrators of 8bc.org reserve the right to remove any media which they deem irrelevant, inapropriate, or in violation of copyright law.

How do I upload my media? (#)

Both guests and members can upload their media. On the upper right corner of the home page is an upload box. Locate the file on your computer and press upload. If uploading as a guest, provide your name. Give your submission a title, and an optional description. Agree to the two licensing terms and press submit.

Why must I license my work under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA License? (#)

The Creative Commons BY-NC-SA License protects your work from commercial exploitation, while ensuring that it can be redistributed along with the proper attribution.

No work under the BY-NC-SA can be used for commercial purposes without the express consent of its author. The work may be redistributed as long as it is accompanied by a link as specified by the page where it was acquired. Derivative works may be made from the original piece, however they must be accompanied by the proper attribution and released under the BY-NC-SA license.

I've uploaded a lot of content as an unregistered user, but now I want to become a member. Can I associate this content with my new username? (#)

Absolutely.

As long as you've submitted your comments and submissions with the same guest author name, they can be associated with a newly registered member. Email staff@8bc.org with your new member username and old guest username in order to upgrade.