2024

What a crazy year, in both my time as a NG creator and the world in general. I started the year with around 380 fans, and ended with over 800. Holy. Hell. I sincerely appreciate all of you deciding my stuff was good enough to follow for, and I'll do my very best to keep at it and make stuff. This year I feel I was able to get more out of my boundaries and actually speak to more creators rather than sit in the corner.

2024 was a massive year in terms of how much I can handle at once, and how much I can actually output when my mind sets in. I wanna thank everyone who follows me, I can't put into words how it makes me feel that were almost to 1000 people that enjoy my efforts, and I can only strive to make better and better stuff for ya'll.

I did this statistics thing last year for fun and I'll do it again, then get to the recap:

Total Songs (not including unreleased ones): 88 (DAMN)

Total Frontpages: 65 (HOLY SHIT)

Total Views: 231,343 (HOLY SHIT!!!)

The year recap (in the best order I can remember):

-I was able to complete Jamuary, 31 tracks in 31 days! I compiled them into a playlist, check it out!

-I made an intro song and bumper tracks for @AgustinGates 's show, Work Buddies, check it out!

-On my birthday I released the NG Mall Music Collab, which garnered *way* more participants than I was expecting, a lot of mall bangers on this one, give it a listen, and check out the individual tracks!

-I participated in @Dry 's Fools of April Collab EP, made some clown ass music

-I participated in @Mesage 's Space Collab, ambient typebeat stuff

-I made a stock music version of the Sad Cat dance for people to use

-I made a lil solo for @Trackers 's single, Hold On, give it a listen:

-I played bass guitar for @MasterHand4444 's rendition of Guns from the FNF OST, check it out!

-I made an attempt at a sea shanty for a cancelled collab, the Sea Shanty collab:

-I attempted to make an album and got @Teravex @Viraxor @Staintocton and @Midgetsausage to guest on it (thanks guys), unfortunately I ran out of good ideas to get longer than EP length, take a listen when you can!

-I made two tracks for this years Art Inspired Music challenge (both got top 20! thanks to @Staintocton for help on one, and a thanks to @splootulu and @castowhere for allowing me to use their art!)

-I did the VHS transfer and had a song or two in @Kolombo 's NGTV Summer Bash, give it a watch!

-I also did the VHS transfer for a couple of @Pukebomb 's shorts, watch those too!

-Made a 4th of July rock song

-Made a risque audio collab, cause it sounded funny. (must be over 18 to listen, I wont link it)

-Possibly set the record for shortest song to get FP'd with this one lol:

-Made a shitty X-files type song and another one I can't remember for @Kolombo 's Windows XP 2012 Professional flash game, check it!

-Gave music for @CubePunks 's game, Scarab's Ring, play it!

-Also gave music for @KittyhawkMontrose 's Off the Grid art collab, view it!

-Made a stock version of Carameldansen for people to use

-Made the OST for a game jam game, Ultimate Fork Off! (Only posted one of the tracks)

-Made an awesome tune with @JUDASmakesMUSIC for Robot Day and the Robot Day Collab Album!

-I ended up doing a lot of stuff with @Teravex, not including the album he helped make a track for, here are the tunes I helped on!

We also made a few tracks together for Tunaware's latest upcoming project, Croak Crusader: Spawn of the Spore Spectre. Play the demo and wishlist it on steam!

-I ended up making a LOT of music for the Dreamcast Collab, including the end credits medley (still the hardest thing I've done), and the homebrew version's menu music, check em out, thank you to @VoicesByCorey, @LilliSong, @shleptboi, and czechwun for your help, and thank you to @KittyhawkMontrose for the cover art!

https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1277052 (I know this was 2023 but still I think it should count here)

-I made a small part for @3manonMusic 's NGAP Megacollab, give it a listen!

-Made an outro thingy for @BottleTopBillFanclub 's track, Horoscope, check it out!

-I made a demo OST for Transmission Interactive's upcoming racing game, MACH1, join the discord!

-I made the OST for @Roverkibb and pals Halloween game, CONSEALED, play it now!

-I made a track for @BASCUTI 's NG Corporate Music Collab, work till you're dead:

-Nov 22, 2024 was the 2 year anniversary of my album, Greatest Hits, and I realized I never uploaded the whole thing here, so I did.

-I participated in this years Tankmas ADVENTure, made a small melancholy piano piece for it!

I made a few songs for and was also able to do the VHS transfer of @Kolombo 's NGTV Christmas Marathon, give it a watch!

-I actually animated something for once in A Charlie Brown Christmas Reanimated! Give it a watch to see me be the worst one there (its the clip where there's a gravestone and it says "I hate drawing")!

-And to finally top the year off, I made a special audio drama of Santa Claus vs. the United States Air Force, thank you to @VoicesByCorey, @BottleTopBillFanclub, @Tamag0, and @GuardiasVA for voice acting in it!

Special Thanks

@Kolombo @shleptboi @VoicesByCorey @GuardiasVA @KittyhawkMontrose @Teravex @Viraxor @Staintocton @midgetsausage @Dry @ProsciuttoMan @AgustinGates @Roverkibb @paytonio @DoctorSpectre @JUDASmakesMUSIC @KingCrowned @Pukebomb @Thetageist @NickSenny @Tamag0 @POSTELVIS @NoMoreChie @SpiggyG @klydewitakay @artcompany @NeoAlchemist247 @DJChidow @JinZ @MasterHand4444 @Trackers @LilliSong @TomFulp @veryfakeguest @Ahwham @Creeperforce24 @Kettako @Splootulu @Castowhere @TaintedLogic @MrShmoods @Squidly @Bassclefff @Brombolo @MrPakoMan @Xinxinix @Shai-P @CubePunks @twerbo @Preds @GrantTheHeirophant @LuckyDee

Thank you for collabing with me in the past and present (and hopefully future), dealing with my dumbass saying sorry for bothering any time I message, asking dumb questions, always giving me solid advice, joining my collabs, allowing me to join your collabs/projects, and being all around great creators. A lot of you took time out of your day to make something for me, be it a solo or a full on track for a collab, I'll always ALWAYS appreciate that. If I missed you I'm deeply sorry, it's 1AM and I can' think straight right now, I'll most likely update to add more.

A massive problem for me has and always will be the fear of failure, and the fear that I am a nuisance to everyone around me. Deep down, I always feel whenever I collab with anyone, that it comes off like I want to ride the coattails of people. It's led me to sort of isolate and not want to actually speak to those I collab with afterwards, and it's been the biggest hindrance for me to want to reach out and make stuff with more creators. I never wanna feel like I'm trying to push into someones friend group or force a friendship, and If I have ever come off that way I wanna apologize.

Now with the wall of text out of the way:

Have a safe and happy New Year's, and may 2025 be an awesome year for everyone!

OK, lets say you want to make a video with a VHS effect, but you're too stubborn and stupid to just slap a filter on it in After Effects (or anything that isn't an adobe product), what do you do? Well you do it the hard way and record it using a VCR! I heard this was what Check it Out! With Dr. Steve Brule did for recording their show and was enamored to try and do it myself. It was hell on earth.

I learned the hard way, and was actually surprised at how much I liked how it came out, and figured it would be fun to let others know how to do it to save them the hell that was researching for this. The one small downside is for all my research: I was never able to get it to record audio, so audio mixing will be up to you.

The setup here was able to get an output like this video for example:

STEP 1: Acquire Hardware

First thing you'll need hardware, in which you need:

1.) A VCR (duh)

2.) VHS tapes

3.) 2 pairs of RCA Cables

4.) A converter (specifically an HDMI to AV one)

and 5.) An AV Video Capture device

In my personal setup I used a Panasonic PV-V4611 VCR, TDK T160 VHS Tapes, This HDMI to AV converter, and the GV USB2 Video Capture device, and generic RCA Cables (linked is sites to buy the cables, capture device and converter, the rest should be easy to find on eBay or Goodwill).

STEP 2: Software/Driver Setup

Software/Drivers needed for this will be:

1.) OBS to record the VHS playback

2.) VLC media player to play the file you want to record

3.) the AV Capture device drivers

The AV Capture device linked comes with a CD that has the drivers needed to record, install them and restart the computer. Once restarted it should be good to go.

STEP 3: Connecting VCR to Computer

This part was the most confusing so I made a small diagram to show how it's setup.

STEP 4: Recording to VHS

Open OBS, create a scene and add a source, select "Video Capture Device", GV USB2 should appear and it looks like this:

That way you can see what you're recording.

Place VHS into VCR, select the channel that shows the output of the monitor through the VCR like so:

Once it looks like this it's ready for recording, play the file using VLC media player (select it to not show the file name or play/pause when starting to not be in the tape recording.

Press record on the VCR when you're ready and hit play on the PC to start the video, once finished press STOP on VCR to finish recording.

Next, select VHS on the VCR (or go to channel 1) and rewind to the beginning of the video recording, then hit STOP to pause it.

STEP 5: Recording the Recording

OBS naturally sets it to record at your monitors aspect ratio, which is not good for VHS. VHS is in 4:3 and naturally smaller, therefore it looks blurrier at higher resolutions. In settings, select 'Video' and set recording aspect ratio to 1024x768 (select it to manually put it in since sometimes it doesnt have a drop down for the resolution).

NOTE: I used a separate HDMI port from my main monitor as to not mess up its resolution, if you put it to another port then the USB2 should still pick it up just fine.

Then simply hit start recording on OBS , then hit Play on VCR to record the VHS playback. When its done with the recording hit stop on OBS and hit STOP on the VCR so it doesnt keep running the tape.

(MAKE SURE THE RECORDING OF OBS IS IN SYNC WITH THE FPS OF THE VIDEO YOU RECORDED IF YOU EXPORTED THE VIDEO AT 24FPS RECORD OBS IN 24FPS)

Annnd... that's it mainly. The rest is up to you on editing and cutting to time. Hope this was fun to learn and maybe helps you get a cool aesthetic for your videos!

Heyo, happy Robot Day! Me and @JUDASmakesMUSIC made a track for it not too long ago, give it a listen!

(We didn't spend 4 months on and off making it for just 100 people to listen lmao).

My boy @Staintocton composed an absolute banger of a jazz track, give it a listen and give him a follow!

WHAT

I started making random stuff in 2018, I never actually started posting anything here until Dec. 2021, and I can safely say I never expected to get to where I am this fast. Maybe 150, 200, but 500!?!? Crazy. Just crazy.

Huge thank you to everyone who likes my music, I really really appreciate it!

Not-so fun fact, it's the 38th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Remember those brave dudes.

I was put on this earth this day to do one thing, and one thing only.

Make semi acceptable background music.

That is all.

2023

What a year, full of supreme highs, and supreme lows. I can safely say more highs than lows for sure. Looking back I didn't realize just how much I did this year, so I'll try to be concise with it.

-I started the year around 89-90 Fans, I reached 100 in February, 200 in June, and 300 in October! Were already almost to 400 so here's hoping for the best.

-In total, including collabs, I created 62 songs, 54 if you don't count Collab entries, of which 46 were Frontpaged! (Total views for all (excluding collabs) calculated to 155 thousand. Wow.)

Key moments (In chronological order):

-I made a track for a Game Jam called Escape Pod 7, check it out!

-I released an EP made with a good non-NG friend in February, F-777 left a review which was crazy. Give it a listen!

-I collabed with LD-W to make a track for in the NG Audio Portal 20th Anniversary Collab! (around 1:14:26)

-I heard a track from PredatorMusic, very 80s workout tape vibe, and It reminded me of how much fun it is to make those tracks and inspired me to make one, check it out!

-I made a fun lil synthwave track with help from previously mentioned PredatorMusic!

-A track I made for this years AIM Contest got Runner-up! Thank you to Splootulu for allowing me to use her art!

-I made music for CalamityGanon's Game: Russian Roulette!

-I made a track for the PICO DAY COLLAB ALBUM! I also gave some MIDI help to Midgetsausage for it so check out their awesome track too!

-I made a track for Metallis's TF2 Animation!

-I was able to get Kettako to play some funky guitar for a track!

-I created a Metal rendition of a Carol for the Newgrounds Christmas in July Album!

-I made a track for the Newgrounds Genre-hopping Collab!

-I made an almost 9 minute long rock opera thingy, check it out!

-I made a fun little loop with oh-turbo-nerd for 8/08 Day!

-I collabed with Aalasteir to make a UK punk song for the Newgrounds Vintage Sounds Collab!

-I failed out of NGUAC 2023 tryouts this year but I'm proud of the Dubstep attempt I made!

-I made another Game Jam OST for Plant Power Panic!

-I made a fun track for 9/09 Day!

-I made a track for the Slumberland Collab Album!

-I made a metal track for Madness Day 2023!

-Probably the craziest moment so far in my short NG career, For the NG Shrieks and Screams Collab, I was able to make a track with Thetageist, 2 non-NG voclists (credits in the song), and JOSHUA TOMAR BAYBEEEE. I did not honestly thing that would happen. Check it out!!!

-I made a track for Dry's Collaborative Autumn Album!

-I won the Parody Award for NGWSC 2023!

-I made an egyptian styled track for the NG Boss Showdown Challenge!

-I made a track for the Newgrounds VS. Boyfriend collab album! (around 2:13)

-For this years Music Secret Santa I went out of my comfort zone to try and make a Chiptune track for VeryFakeGuest!

-I made a synth rendition of O' Holy Night for Christmas!

-And to cap off the year with a neat little bow, I made music for multiple entries in the NGTV Marathon Collab!

Probably can't show thumbnail (by BastardFromBrooklyn)

10 of my favorite tracks this year:

Special Thanks:

-The members behind the Game Jams I made music for

-AhWham, Tritnew, Dry, and MasterHand4444; for setting up nearly all the collabs I participated in, and just being cool dudes.

-Aalasteir, AugustinGates, ArtCompany, BastardFromBrooklyn, Blackacid0fth, PredatorMusic, Intrapath, Kettako, Kolumbo, Thetageist, and Tomar; for dealing with my manic ass and collaborating with me this year, thank you.

-Metallis; for being cool and allowing me to make music for your series.

-TeraVex; for being a cool dude too.

-Staintocton; for showing me awesome WIPs

-TomFulp; for making NG and giving me a chance to achieve goals I thought I'd never be able to do.

-And all my fans/friends, or people who just like what I do, thank you all. Saying "all my fans" sounds weird, I use it only because its what the site calls you, but I prefer friends, cause saying fans is like I'm a pop star, and I'm far from that.

This year was surprising to say the least. I never thought I'd reach this far by basically only making music and doing nothing else. Around early to mid August I hit a wall, I fell into a spiral of self-loathing and apathy. I constantly felt like nothing I did worked, no matter what I made it wasn't good enough, no one needed me, and I started to feel desperate.

I can safely say that was the worst part this year mentally for me, and I'm happy to say I don't feel that way right now, in fact I feel good. I hope 2024 is prosperous for all of you, may fortunes shine your way, opportunities be seized, goals not just met, but smashed, and perfect health not just now, but evermore.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

(also new album coming soon, hoping to get a lot of NG collabs for it! Stay tuned)

As the title says, I tried making a Demo Reel to show off my music better. Check it out on my website.

And a sorta update. To tell the truth, lately I've felt more and more disheartened making music, I can't explain it. I've said before in a forum post I feel I started too late in things, and for these past few weeks I've felt worse and worse about it. Maybe I'm being over-dramatic, maybe not, either way I still feel down about my future, and if I can keep going on with this or if I'm wasting my time.

That isn't to say I hate making music now, or haven't had success or been in fun projects so far. I have and they've been awesome, it's just that I can't shake this feeling of dread about things. Dreading that I'm not needed, or not useful, or any other shitty things that pop in my head.

I might slow down in making music, or maybe I'll feel better about things and keep up. Time will tell.

Thanks for reading my pity-party lol

Its exactly as the title says, I made a lil website, kinda like a portfolio of all the stuff I've done so far.

Check it out if you want!

I, the one, the only, TEFFY DIZZLE, am officially retiring from making music.

It was a long time coming, but I think its finally come. Thanks for everything :)

HOWEVER, I won't leave you guys without a parting gift.

I leave my final song for you guys here

EDIT: April Fools. You arent getting rid of me that easy ;)