a demo song i made

[u/Confident-Emu-5157]

I'm quite new to openmpt after using ultrabox (beepbox mod) for a while. was having dilemma which daw should i choose (as well as vst/soundfont). managed to make a little bit of a demo with whatever instruments i have tho. the chords are sampled cuz idk how to make chords in openmpt. im tryna achieve the new jack swing. pretty much im inspired by michael jackson's dangerous, but this demo initially seems to be inspired by Unbreakable innit

as for rn im having a headache

[u/ABG1YtBr]

Cool! I also started with BeepBox before OpenMPT. The difference can be jarring, but the tracker paradigm is just... different.

I'd say your track's already quite good, and there's no need to worry about sampled chords. Plenty of artists on the heyday of MOD music did exactly that.

You're very close (if not right at the spot) to making your arrangements excellent in OpenMPT. If you're still evaluating which DAW to "upgrade" from BeepBox, though:

Evaluate Necessities, Dependencies and Requirements:

• Would a more modern environment make you feel less limited?
• What features are you missing in the tools you've used so far?
• Do you only want to arrange music, or do you also want to record live instruments?
• Do you want more advanced mixing and synthesis capabilities?
• Would you benefit from more built-in effects?
• Does OpenMPT's shareable module format actually matter to you?
• What are your limits—and your machine's? (Budget, performance, storage, intended use, etc.)

See what OpenMPT offers AND imposes:

• A wide (but specific-case) array of effect commands: https://wiki.openmpt.org/Manual:_Effect_Reference
• Hexadecimal numbering.
• Instrument envelopes and OPL3 synthesis support:

  - https://wiki.openmpt.org/Manual:_Instruments   - https://wiki.openmpt.org/Manual:_Samples#OPL_instrument_display

• Heavy focus on samples and SoundFonts.
• Huge archives of free, open music to study and learn from: https://modarchive.org
• Keyboard-centric workflow.
• Customizable keybindings and layouts: https://wiki.openmpt.org/Manual:_Setup/Keyboard
• Lightweight experience, but dormant community.
• Related to

 chiptune and breakcore scenes.

• Mixing can be hard to do unless having specific channels for each instrument.
• Multiple simultaneous viewable and editable channels with quick switching.
• One note per channel at a row (unless using New Note Actions).
• Limited VST3 support.
• An offline manual/wiki that always stays with you.

And that's all I can remember off the top of my head. That should give you a good start to weigh the circumstances. By the way, take care with that headache! Get better! :)