Meaning of chiptune | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A piece of computer music in which the sounds are generated and mixed in realtime, common before the advent of mass storage for prerecorded sound.
2. A style of music that samples or emulates the audio capabilities of older sound chips, but ignores certain hardware or software limitations inherent to them; especially (demoscene) a tracker module simulating the sound of early 8-bit computers.

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Examples

“Composers of chiptune and demoscene music practice the art of game music in vitro, with no particular commercial endeavor.”

“[…] it has been so popular with chiptune musicians […]”

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