English

Noun

chiptune ‎(plural chiptunes)

1. (music) A piece of computer music in which the sounds are generated and mixed in realtime, common in the 1980s before the advent of mass storage for prerecorded sound.
   • 2007, Mark J P Wolf, The Video Game Explosion

     Composers of chiptune and demoscene music practice the art of game music in vitro, with no particular commercial endeavor.

   • 2008, Karen Collins, Game Sound

     ...it has been so popular with chiptune musicians...