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Cuckoo demo’s the new Plogue Chipsounds.

via cuckoomusic:

I bought this new plug-in called Plogue Chipsounds and took it for a spin. I must say it sounds fantastic. I’m going through a couple of the chips, perform and loop live to see how it all sounds.Best regardsCUCKOOMore on Cuckoo:http://www.cuckoo.noMore on Plogue Chipsounds:http://www.plogue.com

Plogue today released its new soft-synthesizer, chipsounds.

“Quite simply put, it beats the s*** out of any other single chip emulation VST currently available,” says 8-bit artist nitro2k01. “chipsounds is a must-have for anyone who’s seriously interested in chip sounds but don’t have access to the real hardware.”

chipsounds is designed to faithfully reproduce the sound and style of vintage video game music and sound effects in plugin format, usable inside any sequencer or DAW, or as a standalone virtual instrument.

Plogue chipsounds will be offered at an introductory price of 75$ until November 1. Read more…

Saltone peforms the Michael Jackson Thriller 8bit tribute mix.  Read more…

Here’s a fun theremin performance that doesn’t take itself too seriously – Super Mario Bros. on the Theremin!

via ooo6:

The Super Mario Bros. theme from the old NES, without a doubt the most memorable video game theme song in the history of video games, played on the theremin.

I passed the theremin signal through the very awesome distortion plugin, iZotope Trash.

If you are new to the theremin, please learn about it. There is tons of info out there on the web. It’s really a fascinating instrument and worth the time to check it out.

Long live Prof. Leon Theremin and Dr. Robert Moog!

In this video: Randy George – Moog Etherwave Pro Theremin

We’ve highlighted several free music albums of 8-bit holiday music already this year, but this one gets the prize for best title:

Just in time for Christmas, it’s the full version of 8-Bit Jesus: Classic Christmas Songs in the Style of Classic NES Games.

This full release contains 18 tracks total, including improved variations of a few of the original nine!

Please be sure to check out the amazing cover art for the full release, designed by Jude Buffum.

You can download 8-Bit Jesus here.