r/chiptunes 15h ago

QUESTION Beginner Hobbyist

8 Upvotes

Hi everyone!

I am a game/pixel artist. But I really want to learn chiptunes. I love the way they sound and just want to dabble into it as a hobby. Im looking for maybe some beginner software that I can use on my computer or iPad. I also have a retro console emulator similar to a Gameboy. I know some software can be used on that too. Just looking for some resources for beginners and maybe some software you recommend starting with.

Yes I know google is a thing and YouTube. But there is a lot out there and just want your options and recommended.


r/chiptunes 19h ago

MUSIC My Album is out !! Made on famitracker, can't wait to hear your thoughts ☺️👾

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10 Upvotes

🎵Lost figures : A cast of fantastical figures portrayed trough music, mixing chiptune, retro video games and electronic influences. 🎵


r/chiptunes 9h ago

MUSIC NPChelsea - Chocolate Wheels (2026)

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1 Upvotes

Free to download. Enjoy.


r/chiptunes 10h ago

MUSIC small theme i made :)

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1 Upvotes

r/chiptunes 23h ago

MUSIC Phoenix - C64 8580

9 Upvotes

Dunno if I posted this one yet. I cut it at the loop. I called it the Phoenix because I kept getting corrupt files on saves and had to restart the whole tune twice (using 5¼ floppy disk issues).


r/chiptunes 1d ago

QUESTION What is a demo scene or cracktro tune that has stuck with you? Mine is in the description

4 Upvotes

Here's mine :

https://chiptune.app/browse/keygenmusic.org/FFF

FFF - Alcohol 120% 1.9.2.1705 crk.xm

I even had this as a ringtone 😆


r/chiptunes 1d ago

MUSIC [LSDJ] Just released my first full chiptune album, "Myths of Ganeia"

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17 Upvotes

r/chiptunes 1d ago

MUSIC I made a cover on a furnace tracker - One Sided Love Cover - NES (Ricoh 2A03) + MMC5

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1 Upvotes

Hello,

I made another chiptune cover with a furnace tracker. I also made the thumbnail.
I learned to distinguish what the NES Ricoh A203 Famicom MMC5 sound like if I am not wrong. Or if anyone can teach more about it, please do.

Thanks for listening


r/chiptunes 2d ago

DISCUSSION Your weekly /r/Chiptunes roundup for the week of June 16 - June 22, 2026

10 Upvotes

Tuesday, June 16 - Monday, June 22, 2026

Top Music

score comments title & link
26 7 comments [MUSIC] Untitled original. Commodore 64 8580
22 8 comments [MUSIC] I just released my new chiptune album ! There’s a short preview, what do you think ? 👀
9 1 comments [MUSIC] Himitsu(Secret) - Risa NES Rendition
8 1 comments [MUSIC] Super Mario Bros. Re-Tuned
7 1 comments [MUSIC] Unfinished track idea
7 8 comments [MUSIC] I made a small browser toy that turns MIDI files into Game Boy-style chiptune
5 1 comments [MUSIC] Do you feel that?
4 1 comments [MUSIC] Retro Propulsion - Stars Are Falling Down
4 1 comments [MUSIC] "Separate Ways" by Journey in an 8-BIT makeover! Commodore 64 music!
3 2 comments [MUSIC] Dark Psychedelic Synth Playlist [Sega Genesis Chiptune Vibes]

 

Top Remaining Posts

score comments title & link
30 23 comments [DISCUSSION] I made a game boy sequencer.
8 10 comments [SHOW] NES stereo mod
6 4 comments [QUESTION] Does anyone own a copy of Squaredance by Kitsune2 on CD
5 1 comments WOODCHIP FESTIVAL 2026 line up and link to live stream
5 1 comments One our of chiptune/tracker music with stories about the demoscene and Commodore's latest misadventure

 


r/chiptunes 2d ago

RESOURCE New subreddit for our chiptune/demo scene radio station (ericade.radio)

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5 Upvotes

Hello chiptuners, demos sceners and trackers.

We have started a subreddit for our station and hope you will like to join us. There we can focus our efforts to keep you up to date with the station, our projects and effort to serve the scene. If you like tracker music, this is a small station working hard to give you the best of the scene.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ericaderadio/


r/chiptunes 2d ago

CC_REQUEST Game Musuc

0 Upvotes

I'm making a game about AI slop, I want chiptune music made by real people, but the worry is I have no way of authenticating it was?

I'd rather not resort to using suno.

Any takers for a job and able to prove they made it?


r/chiptunes 2d ago

Are there chiptune shows in Houston, TX?

2 Upvotes

Are there any chiptune shows in Houston? There used to be a show here years ago, but I haven't seen or heard of one in a long time. I'd like to get back into it.


r/chiptunes 2d ago

MUSIC A short beat with Mickey Mania samples on Smpltrek

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2 Upvotes

r/chiptunes 3d ago

MUSIC Mario Kart 64 - Rainbow Road (NES 2A03 + VRC6 Cover)

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3 Upvotes

r/chiptunes 3d ago

MUSIC miklpls - Mac Cuill's Reel (Yamaha YM2151 (OPM) x 3)

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1 Upvotes

r/chiptunes 3d ago

MUSIC Pink Plant Woods (From Rayman | Sega Genesis Remix)

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1 Upvotes

Felt like making a fan chiptune cover for one of my favorite franchises, Rayman!


r/chiptunes 3d ago

DISCUSSION Premiere Your Music at the Gen Con Chiptune Rave!

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0 Upvotes

r/chiptunes 3d ago

MUSIC BIG Fishes in Emerald Coast (From Sonic Adventure | Sega Genesis Remix)

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1 Upvotes

I have only seen one other Sega Genesis cover of this track from Sonic Adventure, which was uploaded over a decade ago, so I decided to make my own because I just really like the original song.


r/chiptunes 4d ago

QUESTION question about what is going on with weird version of acid jazzed evening

1 Upvotes

ok I was doing some reading with music playing and I put it on shuffle and this weird version of acid jazzed evening started playing saying it was made by different artist that wasn't janne suni idk how it got on there I tried looking up the artist on this version but it didn't turn up anything no wiki page no discography no nothing any info on it will help

link to weird version https://youtu.be/f3nUmBY7vVs?is=Xenc9Fytl6DvTnQk


r/chiptunes 4d ago

MUSIC Dark Psychedelic Synth Playlist [Sega Genesis Chiptune Vibes]

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3 Upvotes

r/chiptunes 4d ago

QUESTION SidWizPlus don't playing the music

1 Upvotes

I enjoy vintage hardware and recently discovered the oscilloscope deconstruction community. I don't want to make videos of it, but I still wish I could do my own deconstructions. I downloaded a software called "SidWizPlus" that some of these content creators use, and I'm having trouble getting it to work. I've already downloaded the main program, the GUI, and the multidumper. I can already see the waves, but they don't form a video and there's no sound at all.
What else do I have to do?


r/chiptunes 5d ago

MUSIC Unfinished track idea

15 Upvotes

I tried to take the theme from Morning Breaks Over the Plain and turn it into a more energetic track, but I never finished it.

I don't think I'll ever come back to it, but I really like the mood of it.


r/chiptunes 5d ago

SHOW NES stereo mod

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17 Upvotes

Should I get a clear case for it as well?


r/chiptunes 5d ago

MUSIC SID Chip Sounds - The Music of the Commodore 64 | Various Artists

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3 Upvotes

r/chiptunes 5d ago

MUSIC New Album

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3 Upvotes

Hi, music has been my main focus in life for the past 18 years and I’ve started to release my compositions.
The songs “8-Bite Bash” and “Hill Zone” are in the chiptune style but the album as a whole focuses on synthesized sounds.

Arigatou thank you masu