Chipmusic hardware
Modern machines
![Wikipedia Wikipedia](res/LinkWikipedia.png)
MOS Technology SID / Hardware reimplementations
![Website Website](res/LinkWebsite.png)
Elektron SidStation
- Professional synthesizer with a built-in SID chip
![Website Website](res/LinkWebsite.png)
hard plAYer
- 8 bit tunes hardware player
![Website Website](res/LinkWebsite.png)
HardSID 4U
- PCI sound card with 6581/8580 SID chips
![Website Website](res/LinkWebsite.png)
HyperSID
- Synthesizer with all the C64 SID chip hardware capabilities, controllable by its VSTi
![Website Website](res/LinkWebsite.png)
MIDIbox SID
- DIY synthesizer that has soundchip from the original Commodore 64
![Website Website](res/LinkWebsite.png)
Midines
- Cartridge interface (game) that enables MIDI control of the NES sound chip
![Website Website](res/LinkWebsite.png)
OTO Machines Biscuit
- 8-bit effect hardware (converters, digital processing, analog resonant filters, MIDI)
![Website Website](res/LinkWebsite.png)
SIDstick
- Pocket-sized SID chiptunes player
![Website Website](res/LinkWebsite.png)
SwinSID
- Hardware replacement for SID sound chip placed in every Commodore 64
![Website Website](res/LinkWebsite.png)
The Chipophone
- 8-bit Chiptune Organ
![Website Website](res/LinkWebsite.png)
The hardware chiptune project
![Website Website](res/LinkWebsite.png)
Uzebox
- Retro-minimalist homebrew game console with MIDI-IN interface
MIDIbox SID V2 in a MB-6582 case made by Wilba
[mp3] Audio demo by
Thorsten
Elektron SidStation
[mp3] Audio demo by Cortex83
OTO Machines Biscuit
[mp3] Audio demo by official website
Bitcrusher machines
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Bitcrusher is a digital audio effect, which produces a distortion by the reduction of the resolution or bandwidth of digital audio data. The resulting quantization noise may produce a ''warmer'' sound impression, or a harsh one, depending on the amount of reduction. Note : Bitcrusher exists in audio plugin (VST, AU...) too. Check
here !
![Wikipedia Wikipedia](res/LinkWikipedia.png)
Bitcrusher
![Website Website](res/LinkWebsite.png)
Copilot FX Antenna
- Sonic destruction pedal for guitarist
![Website Website](res/LinkWebsite.png)
D16 Group Decimort
- High quality Bitcrusher, works with its VST plugin (on Windows) or AU plugin (on Mac)
![Website Website](res/LinkWebsite.png)
Frisco ABC-1
- Bitcrusher pedal for guitarist
![Website Website](res/LinkWebsite.png)
HEXE BitCrusher
- Pedal for guitarist
![Website Website](res/LinkWebsite.png)
Lo-fi Arduino Guitar Pedal
![Website Website](res/LinkWebsite.png)
Red Panda BitCrusher
- Pedal for guitarist
Fuzzboxes
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fuzzbox (or fuzz box) is a type of effects pedal comprising an amplifier and a clipping circuit, which generates a distorted version of the input signal. As opposed to other distortion guitar effects pedals, a fuzzbox boosts and clips the signal sufficiently to turn a standard sine wave input into a waveform that is much closer to a square wave output.
![Wikipedia Wikipedia](res/LinkWikipedia.png)
Fuzzbox
![Website Website](res/LinkWebsite.png)
8-Bit Fuzz
- Pedal has a synth feel to give a broken Nintendo sound
![Website Website](res/LinkWebsite.png)
Legend of fuzz
- Fuzz pedal for guitarist
![Website Website](res/LinkWebsite.png)
MWFX The 8-bit
- Handmade pedal for guitarist
8-Bit Fuzz
[mp3] Audio demo by the official website
Old machines
![Wikipedia Wikipedia](res/LinkWikipedia.png)
Sound chip
8-bit computers
![Wikipedia Wikipedia](res/LinkWikipedia.png)
Amiga 500 / 1000 / 1200...
+ chiptrackers
![Wikipedia Wikipedia](res/LinkWikipedia.png)
Amstrad CPC
+ chiptrackers
![Wikipedia Wikipedia](res/LinkWikipedia.png)
Apple II / IIc+ / IIgs
+ Apple II DMS Music Software
![Wikipedia Wikipedia](res/LinkWikipedia.png)
Atari 520 / 1040 STe...
+ chiptrackers
![Wikipedia Wikipedia](res/LinkWikipedia.png)
BBC Micro
![Wikipedia Wikipedia](res/LinkWikipedia.png)
Commodore 64 / 128 / VIC-20...
+ chiptrackers
![Wikipedia Wikipedia](res/LinkWikipedia.png)
MSX
+ chiptrackers
![Wikipedia Wikipedia](res/LinkWikipedia.png)
PC with chip soundcard (as
AdLib or
Sound Blaster)
- YM3812 (OPL2) and YMF262 (OPL3) are the sound chips
![Wikipedia Wikipedia](res/LinkWikipedia.png)
SAM Coupe
![Wikipedia Wikipedia](res/LinkWikipedia.png)
Sinclair ZX Spectrum
+ chiptrackers
![Wikipedia Wikipedia](res/LinkWikipedia.png)
VTech Laser 200 (Laser VZ200)
8-bit consoles
![Wikipedia Wikipedia](res/LinkWikipedia.png)
Arcadia 2001
![Wikipedia Wikipedia](res/LinkWikipedia.png)
Atari 400 / 800 / 2600...
+ chiptrackers
![Wikipedia Wikipedia](res/LinkWikipedia.png)
ColecoVision
![Wikipedia Wikipedia](res/LinkWikipedia.png)
Magnavox Odyssey2
![Wikipedia Wikipedia](res/LinkWikipedia.png)
Nintendo DS
+ Korg DS-10 Synthesizer Plus or NitroTracker
![Wikipedia Wikipedia](res/LinkWikipedia.png)
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
![Wikipedia Wikipedia](res/LinkWikipedia.png)
Nintendo Gameboy
+ LSDJ or Nanoloop
![Wikipedia Wikipedia](res/LinkWikipedia.png)
Sega Megadrive (Genesis)
8-bit synthesizers, keyboards
![Wikipedia Wikipedia](res/LinkWikipedia.png)
Casio SK-1
- More infos here
![Wikipedia Wikipedia](res/LinkWikipedia.png)
Casio SK-5
![Wikipedia Wikipedia](res/LinkWikipedia.png)
Casio VL-1
- Note that a VST plugin emulates it : here
![Wikipedia Wikipedia](res/LinkWikipedia.png)
Ensoniq Mirage DSK1 / DSK8
- 8-bit digital sampling keyboard
![Reading Reading](res/LinkRead.png)
Others normal and modified (circuit-bent) old keyboards
Nintendo Gameboy
[mp3] Audio demo by
She
Circuit bending
Circuit bending is the creative short-circuiting of electronic devices such as low voltage, battery-powered guitar effects, children's toys and small digital synthesizers to create new musical or visual instruments and sound generators. So, do-it-yourself (or DIY) !
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Circuit bending
Bent Festival - The first and ongoing international Circuit Bending festival
Bend Me I'm Famous ![FR FR](res/FlagFR.png)
BitCrucher Bending - Tutorials (in French), bended instruments, music...
Casper Electronics - Circuit bent sound gadgets and custom creations
Circuit Bent - Circuit bent instruments
Circuitmaster - Videos
Computer Truck - Music and circuit bending
Dataglitch - Label of few lo-fi artists
GetLoFi - A circuit bending blog with a lot of circuit bending tips and resources
Oscillateur.com - Schematics, circuit bending f.a.q.
Playboy's Bend - Circuit bending musical project
Q.R. Ghazala's How-To - Ghazala's official website tutorial
Roil Noise Circuit Bending - Circuit bent instruments, samples
The Beta Testers - Circuit bent instruments, tutorials... |
![Book : Circuit-Bending, Build your own alien instruments Book : Circuit-Bending, Build your own alien instruments](chipmusic/chipmusic-hardware/CircuitBending-BuildYourOwnAlienInstruments.png)
Book :
Circuit-Bending,
Build your own alien instruments |
Example of a bended instrument : Speak & Read, made by BitCrusher
[mp3] Audio demo by
BitCrusher
Chipmusic shop
Accessories, consoles, cartridges, DIY products...
![Website Website](res/LinkWebsite.png)
HKEMS -
Hong Kong
![Website Website](res/LinkWebsite.png)
Kitsch-Bent Chipmusic Shop -
US - Possibility to send packages to Europe (England, France, Germany...)
![Website Website](res/LinkWebsite.png)
Nonfinite Electronics -
US
![Website Website](res/LinkWebsite.png)
Rob Webb's shop -
UK
![Website Website](res/LinkWebsite.png)
Transformer -
US
One accessory at Kitsch-Bent Chipmusic Shop
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