I love the old school machine music, you know with the high and shrieking tones (like the old megaman tunes). What kind of programs should I look for if I want to try my hand at making those classic sounds? Thanks!

What you want for that lead sound is a square or pulse wave, and you can get one from most synths.

To make the music, you can go for a sequencer approach, and get some retro/chip/analogue VSTi modules to make the sounds.

Or maybe look into famitracker - it's free and very authentic sounding, but doesn't suit everyone.


Both ways can get you to chip sounds like megaman.

Thanks for the Famitracker suggestion, that was exactly what I was looking for! :)