http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12774683
Chiptune: Creating music using old video game technology
By Matt Danzico
BBC News, New York
Nintendo Game Boys and Commodore 64s are the types of aged devices one might find in a childhood closet or stuffy attic. But imaginative musicians in a gamer-centric subculture have been using this antique technology to develop a breed of music that is slowly peeking its head into mainstream culture.
Chiptune music, or chip music, is produced using video game consoles and old-fashioned home computer technology, primarily from the 1980s.
And tech-minded musicians use third-party software to tap the machines' sound chips to produce original forms of output through the devices.
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