What is 8-bit music? In the simplest of terms, 8-bit music is named so after the 8-bit sound processors that early games consoles like the Atari 2600 and Commodore 64 employed.

If you are in the market for a retro 8-bit chiptune synthesizer you may be interested in a new piece of hardware which is being created by Arcano Systems the form of the Gem-8.

Chiptunes are written using trackers -- spreadsheet-like apps where notes are edited line by line. " FamiTracker and MilkyTracker are good ones to start on," Davis suggests, "and many are freeware." ...

Chiptune — also called chip music and 8-bit music — found its footing as a subculture after it, somewhat ironically, became redundant for soundtracking video games. So what draws chip ...

As you may or may not be aware there is an entire scene of people demaking popular songs into 8-bit blips and bloops. While chiptunes, in general, have always attracted the most circuit-minded of ...

Both of these seem to take on the same principles Nullsleep outlined, and chiptunes are clearly a logical extension of that. The difference is that 8-bit artists focus more on the DIY aspect of ...

Bearing a slight resemblance to a Super Nintendo controller that's been stripped of its gray plastic housing, the Lo-Fi SES lets you perform and record a multi-track 8-bit chiptune masterpiece ...

Haven't yet been introduced to the wonders that is the nascent chiptune scene? That's where Paul Owens' Reformat the Planet comes in, a documentary covering the growing 8-bit powered music style.

Now, Abbott has formalised his efforts under a new charity - 8-Bit Symphony - which aims to preserve 'chiptune' music for a new generation, including obtaining rights and creating further ...

Now, Abbott has formalised his efforts under a new charity - 8-Bit Symphony - which aims to preserve 'chiptune' music for a new generation, including obtaining rights and creating further ...