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The Chipophone — an 8-Bit Chiptune Organ

Posted by Soulskill on from the tones-of-childhood dept.

adunk writes "Linus Åkesson has built an 8-bit synthesizer inside an old electric organ case. 'All the original tone-generating parts have been disconnected, and the keys, pedals, knobs and switches rerouted to a microcontroller which transforms them into MIDI signals. Those are then parsed by a second microcontroller, which acts as a synthesizer.' The Chipophone is perfect for playing classics such as the Super Mario Bros in-game music or Rob Hubbard's Spellbound. A description of the build process, with photos, is available."

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  1. Anyone remember the SIDstation? by mccalli · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Similar vein, and I always wanted one of these: SIDstation, but sadly they're no longer made anymore.

    For those using softsynths, have a look at QuadraSID too (demo MP3 on the right-hand side of that page), particular with the Rob Hubbard expansion packs. I use that a fair amount in what I write. If anyone else knows of some interesting softsynths along the same lines, I'd be interested to hear.

    Cheers,
    In

  2. a real mega man by frank_carmody · · Score: 3, Interesting

    My jaw was already on the desk but when he started playing the Mega Man theme... OMG!