You can use it to create simple loops and beats. But, by combining the equipment in interesting ways, you can also make more complex setups.… Read More New Software Synth, picoSynth, Lets You Get Your Retro On In 8-Bit Style
The Commodordion is a DIY 8-bit accordion, based on the Commodore 64, with bellows made out of floppy disks.… Read More The Commodordion Is The 8-Bit Commodore 64 Accordion That It Took 40 Years For Somebody To Invent
SOMA Laboratory has introduced Rumble of Ancient Times (RoAT), an 8-bit noise synthesizer and sequencer, inspired by the sounds and programming efficiency of the early PC era.… Read More SOMA Intros Inexpensive 8-bit Synth, Rumble of Ancient Times (RoAT)
Here’s a sneak preview of euroNES, a new Eurorack module inspired by the classic sound of the Nintendo Entertainment System.… Read More New Module, euroNES, Brings Classic Nintendo Entertainment System Sounds To Eurorack
Chiptune artist Brendan Becker, aka Inverse Phase, let us know that he is releasing Pretty Eight Machine — his chiptune tribute to Nine Inch Nails — on vinyl.… Read More Chiptune NIN Album, ‘Pretty Eight Machine’, Coming On Vinyl
This video demonstrates how you can make a chiptune jam on an old calculator without a sound chip.… Read More Commodore 64 SID-Style Chiptune Music On A Texas Instruments TI-82 Calculator
The NES Poly Chiptune Synthesizer is a MIDI-controlled polyphonic synth, created by Chiptune Synth LLC:… Read More NES Poly Chiptune Synthesizer Brings Back Classic Video Game Sounds
inSIDious is a new software synth that recreates the sound of the classic Commodore 64 SID chip.… Read More New Plugin, inSIDious, Brings Classic Commodore 64 Sound To Your DAW
At the 2020 NAMM Show, Sonicware introduced their Liven 8-bit synthesizer – an affordable synth (about $165) that features an 8-bit waveform memory synthesizer with step sequencer, 32-bit effects and lots of hands-on control.… Read More Liven 8bit Synth An Affordable, Portable & Powerful 8-bit Synthesizer
Analogue Pocket is a new multi-video-game-system portable handheld, with a built-in chiptune synthesizer and sequencer.… Read More Analogue Pocket A Sexy Retro Game Player + Chiptune Sequencer (Sneak Preview)
