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An album released on Nintendo 64 cartridge – the next nerdy Remute ROM release
Vinyl? Done. Tape? Ha, as if. German artist Remute is using obsolete game technology to release music – and the latest is an album released on an actual, playable Nintendo 64 cartridge.
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SOMA has a new compact 8-bit noise synth and sequencer for 130€
The romantic engineering synth maker has something small and affordable, a post-apocalyptic weirdo instrument from designer Kakos Nonos. It’s part chip music, part noise experiment, in the grand tradition of stuff like the Atari Punk Console. Meet Rumble of Ancient Times aka Грохот древних эпох. It’s great to see Soma using some of their recent […]
Peter Kirn - December 4, 2021
DIY + Unusual Gear Tech
Read this story of how the original Xbox startup sound was created
20 years ago next month, Microsoft’s Xbox console debuted – and there’s a story behind how it got its unique boot sound sequence. Call it this century’s first chip music composition / sonic branding feat.
Peter Kirn - October 20, 2021
Gaming Gear Music tech Tech
Commodore CBM 4064 with insanely powerful MSSIAH cart and Look Mum No Computer
Peter Kirn - October 11, 2021
DIY + Unusual Gear Music Music tech Tech
Watch the 2006 documentary 8 BIT to see chip music and art at its peak – now online
Peter Kirn - October 11, 2021
DIY + Unusual Gaming Gear Motion Music tech Tech
Plogue has made a chip-perfect emulation of the Yamaha FM synth line
Peter Kirn - September 22, 2021
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