August 3rd, 2010 
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by Violet
Do you like old computers? Have you heard of chip music, then?
Geek girls are all over the geeky domains nowadays: we work in science, read comics, go to conventions, play role playing games, and bake nerdy cakes. But so far in the 8-bit radio communities and the retro-computing demoscene, girls still seem to be rare. Or at least I rarely meet other women who are into chiptune music. So I thought I’d tell you a bit about 8-bit music and about my favorite CD: Evolution (8-Bit Girl).
So, what’s chiptune music? Chiptunes are songs created by programming hardware: old home computers such as the Commodore 64, gaming consoles like the Nintendo Entertainment System or the Gameboy. The sound of the notes depends on which sound chip is used to generate it. It is called 8-bit music because those (now vintage) devices only had 8 bits of memory to work with. This used to be the pinnacle of music technology during the 70s and 80s; now of course it is something for nostalgics, retro gaming nerds and audio-science tech geeks. There is a whole scene devoted to this music, and various internet radio stations play chiptunes and other associated electronic music, such as modern remixes of classic computer game soundtracks. (more…)
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