MIDI NES AXE Chiptune Keytar Instrument
The MIDI NES AXE is based on a YouRock MIDI guitar, and features a built-in NESpoly synth.… Read More MIDI NES AXE Chiptune Keytar Instrument
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NES Poly Chiptune Synthesizer Brings Back Classic Video Game Sounds
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
Twisted Electrons Intros hapiNes Chiptune Synthesizer
Twisted Electrons has introduced the hapiNes – a multitrack chiptune synthesizer, inspired by the RP2A07 sound chip found in the NES games console.… Read More Twisted Electrons Intros hapiNes Chiptune Synthesizer
New Halloween Inspired NES Game & Soundtrack, ‘Creepy Brawlers’
Mega Cat Studios let us know that they’ve released a new fighting game for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Creepy Brawlers, that combines retro-styled fighting action and an original 8-bit soundtrack. … Read More New Halloween Inspired NES Game & Soundtrack, ‘Creepy Brawlers’
Famirom Puts The Sound Of A NES Sound Chip In Your DAW
SampleScience has released Famirom, a virtual plugin emulation of the NES sound chip, for Mac & Windows.
Arcano MIDI NES Chiptune Synthesizer Now Available Via Kickstarter
The Arcano MIDI NES Chiptune Synthesizer is a minimalistic, microcontroller-based synth, designed to emulate the classic chiptune sound of the Nintendo Entertainment System’s APU (audio processing unit.) The synthesizer’s MIDI input allows musicains create NES-video-game-style chiptune music using a MIDI keyboard or other MIDI device. It’s being made available via a Kickstarter project, which is already… Read More Arcano MIDI NES Chiptune Synthesizer Now Available Via Kickstarter
How To Make 8-Bit Music: An Introduction To FamiTracker
In this post, guest author Joe E. Allen takes a look at making 8-bit music with FamiTracker – a free windows tracker for producing music for the NES/Famicom-systems. How To Make 8-Bit Music: An Introduction To FamiTracker In this series, I’ll be introducing programs that you can use to make music on old video game consoles,… Read More How To Make 8-Bit Music: An Introduction To FamiTracker
Game Of Thrones Theme On 8-Bit NES Keytar! Plus – Friggin’ MIDI-Controlled Lasers!
This video, via Greig (Theremin Hero), captures an 8-bit NES Keytar performance of the Game Of Thrones theme – with MIDI-controlled lasers. Greig’s NESKeytar is a cross between an original Nintendo console, a Guitar Hero controller and a miniature toy keyboard. The hybrid instrument fully utilities the NES sound chip to produce lo-fi arpeggios, heard in this tribute… Read More Game Of Thrones Theme On 8-Bit NES Keytar! Plus – Friggin’ MIDI-Controlled Lasers!
Ninstrument Intros MCTRL – A MIDI Controlled NES Gamepad
Ninstrument’s Chris Blarsky contacted us to let us know about the new MCTRL – a MIDI-controlled NES Gamepad. Why would you want a MIDI-controlled NES Gamepad? There are many homebrew audio/video titles for the NES that can’t easily be synced with a traditional DAW or MIDI keyboard/device. The MCTRL (pronounced M-CONTROL) incorporates MIDI In, Thru &… Read More Ninstrument Intros MCTRL – A MIDI Controlled NES Gamepad
Free Music From The Electric Witch
Reader Zac Bentz let us know about a couple of new albums released by his project The Electric Witch. Assassin is an album of dark synthpop originals with vocalist Marcus Matthews; and NEScapism is a collection of Nintendo covers. Bentz notes, “These are the songs that I would let play over and over, ignoring whatever might… Read More Free Music From The Electric Witch
