Free Album, Abinox, Features A ‘Super Setup’ Of Nostalgic Chips & Synths

Free Music Friday: Joe from video game music netlabel Pterodactyl Squad let us know about a new release, lpower’s Abinox: The Canadian composer wanted to examine and explore how 16-bit video game soundtracks were put together in the old days, and he assembled a ‘super setup’ of nostalgic chips and synths (TurboGrafx-16, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, NES, OSCar… Read More Free Album, Abinox, Features A ‘Super Setup’ Of Nostalgic Chips & Synths

The Pianocade Is An Open Source Chiptunes Synthesizer Arcade Keytar Thing!

If you took all the stuff we like – synthesizers, video games, open source software, etc – and combined them, you might get something like the Pianocade chiptunes style synthesizer & MIDI controller. The Pianocade Synthesizer The Pianocade is a synthesizer designed to sound, look, and feel like vintage arcade games. The Pianocade’s built-in synthesizer… Read More The Pianocade Is An Open Source Chiptunes Synthesizer Arcade Keytar Thing!

Download The 8-bit Tribute To The Music Of John Carpenter

The soundtrack music of John Carpenter has received the 8-bit treatment in a new tribute album. “I remember you featured us when we released our Dark Side of the Moon 8-bit tribute,” writes reader Joe. “Pterodactyl Squad is back with an 8-bit tribute to John Carpenter.” It’s All In The Reflexes is a John Carpenter tribute album,… Read More Download The 8-bit Tribute To The Music Of John Carpenter

GenMDM Turns Sega Genesis/Megadrive Into A MIDI-Controlled Synth

Sebastian Tomczak (Little Scale) has introduced GenMDM – a music interface for your vintage SEGA Genesis or Mega Drive console. You can use GenMDM to make chiptunes using your favorite MIDI sequencing software or hardware. GenMDM will appear as a MIDI output device on your Windows, Mac or Linux-based computer. GenMDM will respond to MIDI notes and MIDI… Read More GenMDM Turns Sega Genesis/Megadrive Into A MIDI-Controlled Synth