Chiptune

Chiptune is a style of electronic music made using the programmable sound generator (PSG) sound chips or synthesizers in vintage arcade machines, computers and video game consoles.[9] The term is commonly used to refer to tracker format music using extremely basic and small samples that an old computer or console could produce (this is the original meaning of the term), as well as music that combines PSG sounds with modern musical styles.[10][11][12] It has been described as "an interpretation of many genres" since any existing song can be arranged in a chiptune style defined more by choice of instrument and timbre than specific style elements.[13]

  1. ^ a b "How 8-bit music, or chiptune, moved from illicit origins to mainstream popularity". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. August 9, 2019. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  2. ^ Limer, Eric (November 15, 2016). "Quit Wasting Time on Phone Games and Write Chiptunes Instead". Popular Mechanics. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  3. ^ Silver, Curtis (July 24, 2012). "Professor Shyguy Gives a Lesson in Chiptunes Pop Rock With Geekotica". Wired. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  4. ^ DJ Zobe (January 7, 2014). "The Asian Electronic Music Connection: Germany had Kraftwerk, Japan had Yellow Magic Orchestra". The Microscopic Giant. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  5. ^ Enis, Eli (October 27, 2020). "This is Hyperpop: A Genre Tag for Genre-less Music". Vice. The PC Music sound is an undeniable influence on hyperpop, but the style also pulls heavily from rap of the cloud, emo and lo-fi trap variety, as well as flamboyant electronic genres like trance, dubstep and chiptune.
  6. ^ "Future Bass Music Gets a Kawaii Makeover". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 4, 2021. Last year's slowalk finds them shifting into more reflective territory, combining Books-style sampling with an assortment of bells, 8-bit blurps, and more sounds straight from the playroom.
  7. ^ Reformat the Planet (Motion picture). 2 Player Productions. March 2008.
  8. ^ Carnes, Aaron (December 12, 2016). "LA's Chiptune Scene Is More Than Just Nerds with Game Boys". Vice. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  9. ^ Kevin, Driscoll; Diaz, Joshua (2009). "Endless loop: A brief history of chiptunes". Transformative Works and Cultures. 2. doi:10.3983/twc.2009.0096.
  10. ^ "Trackerien tarina – modit soivat yhä" (PDF). Skrolli: 37. September 15, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  11. ^ Friedman, Ian. "Top 5 Chiptune Artists". DJZ.com. Archived from the original on June 20, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  12. ^ Houston, Niamh (November 4, 2014). "Music Made On Game Boys Is a Much Bigger Deal Than You'd Think".
  13. ^ Interactive Composition: Strategies Using Ableton Live and Max for Live. Oxford University Press. 2015. p. 159. ISBN 9780199973828. Retrieved July 23, 2019.

© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search