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Sound
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noun
A piece of computer music in which the sounds are generated and mixed in realtime, common before the advent of mass storage for prerecorded sound.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
A style of music that samples or emulates the audio capabilities of older sound chips, but ignores certain hardware or software limitations inherent to them; especially (demoscene) a tracker module simulating the sound of early 8-bit computers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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History
From chip + tune, referring to a computer's sound chip; see chip (“electronic circuit”). Initially in the meaning of modules, as an antonym to 'real' chip music, then generalized/recontextualized.
Across languages
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