[velo_aprx]

A cool feature for sure, but, kind of ruins the whole concept of that a chiptune is. For me its about the limitation of the system. If that is not one of the core reasons you are into chiptunes you might as well use whatever you like to make music that go plipediblop. (edit): Then again, i have always considered mod and xms that use samples and sound like chiptunes to also be chiptunes even though they fall outside of the true definition.

[NobodyNada]

There's a lot of artists who write music that's inspired by chiptune or has chiptune instruments but is not pure chiptune -- they use modern production techniques, don't limit themselves to specific hardware, and often combine chiptune elements with modern instruments.

I agree that there's something special about music composed with the limitations of a platform in mind, but there's also something special about music that's not constrained by these limitations and just uses chiptune hardware as an audio production tool. They both have their place, some people will prefer one or the other, and that's fine. Making a tracker configurable like this makes it useful for both times of music.

Some examples of "unconstrained" chiptune-style artists:

Anamanaguchi: https://youtube.com/watch?v=cppRxHfmY403D https://youtube.com/watch?v=gpzAaJ1ikZ0

Lindsay Lowend: https://youtube.com/watch?v=EZjt9Jl3GGA

Fearofdark: https://youtube.com/watch?v=R4N_YrnUTC4

[mdp2021]

> The Elektron SidStation is a synthesizer and sampler designed by Elektron in 2001. It is based on the classic Commodore 64 SID chip, which was used in the Commodore 64 home computer. It has been used by a variety of artists, including Aphex Twin, Daft Punk, and The Prodigy

https://synthpedia.net/elektron/sidstation/

# Aphex Twin - Vordhosbn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYrQC-jWMFM

[rollcat]

> A cool feature for sure, but, kind of ruins the whole concept of that a chiptune is.

It's called a band, or an orchestra. Or a guitar effect. Or using a brush instead of a stick to play the drums. Or defretting a guitar. Or a happy accident during recording that produces a unique tone.

An instrument has a limitation. Artist can work with, or around the limitation. It may no longer be "chiptune as you know it", but that's essentially how new genres are born - you can't discriminate creativity.

[Netcob]

I sometimes feel that way about pixel art in modern games, but maybe that's a bit like getting angry at people playing checkers for using a chessboard wrong.

For some people it's about being creative within the very narrow bounds of a specific system, for others it's about using a very specific style that originated within those bounds. In order to use that style you still need a good way to simulate thouse systems.

[mdp2021]

For others (for those who brought us the best), it is continuing a path which continuously overcomes itself (so, the style is just a side effect of the medium).

Apex of Punk music was The Strangler's Golden Brown.

[mdp2021]

You are confusing two dimensions: being masterful and cunning in the use of an instrument, and fully expressing creativity. The first thrives on limitations, for the second limitations are unwanted.

You can create a masterpiece with a stick and a pebble - but not all masterpieces.

[Terr_]

> a masterpiece with a stick and a pebble

"Baroque Pickaxe Handel and Rock (A Miner)"

[in_a_hole]

It's nice to have all the limitations in one box, maximal minimalism.