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A monthly chiptune community newsletter where you send us your music and we promote it for you, for free, forever. https://chiptunemonthly.carrd.co/

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Chiptune Monthly #22: March 2026 | Chiptune Monthly Get more from Chiptune Monthly on Patreon

Early Chiptune Monthly issue this month!
www.patreon.com/posts/chiptu...

Featuring:
@summonbalefire.bsky.social
@voonic2.bsky.social
@nu11-chiptune.bsky.social
@rei8bit.bsky.social
@shemusic.bsky.social
@nicolestarlight.bsky.social
@megaflare0.bsky.social
@dinaari.bsky.social
& YMCK!

03.03.2026 18:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Chiptune Monthly #21: February 2026 | Chiptune Monthly Get more from Chiptune Monthly on Patreon

Our February '26 issue is OUT featuring releases from:
@3up.bsky.social
@nu11-chiptune.bsky.social
@springenterprises.bsky.social
@postvoron.bsky.social
@floopy.bsky.social
@nullsleep.bsky.social
@modalmodule.bsky.social

Check it out and subscribe here:
www.patreon.com/posts/chiptu...

07.02.2026 00:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Releases ยท Megus/chipnomad-tracker Chiptune tracker for handheld consoles like Anbernic RG35xx - Megus/chipnomad-tracker

#ChipNomad v0.1.0b is out! All music making and sound design feature are complete now.

ChipNomad is an LSDJ-style #chiptune tracker for handheld consoles and desktops. Currently supports AY-3-8910/YM2149F chips.

Thank you for sharing the news!

github.com/Megus/chipno...

02.02.2026 05:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And as a reminder - we have this hosted on Patreon exclusively because they have infrastructure for newsletters and Discord integration (if we ever make one). We're not charging for Chiptune Monthly, we're not paywalling it, they're just the easiest platform to use.

Help us help you help the scene!

27.01.2026 20:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Chiptune Monthly A monthly chiptune community newsletter where you send us your music and we promote it for you, for free, forever.

Our reporting is inherently biased due to being based in the US East Coast. We don't want to just talk about the stuff we're involved in and our group of friends! We search out what we can, but the #1 way to help us tell people about the world of chiptunes that they're missing is submissions!

27.01.2026 20:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If you wanted to do one thing to help us help you, please tell any of your chiptune friends who are releasing an album, performing live, organizing a festival, throwing a game jam, programming new trackers or are in any other way contributing to keeping this community alive worldwide to let us know!

27.01.2026 20:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 29    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is probably not a thing we want to, like, actively report on, but it is good to have closure. -Adam

27.01.2026 03:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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the chiptune webring!

TIME TO ANNOUNCE The Chiptune Webring! After coming home from #MAGFest and talking with friends, I thought "why not combine my love for coding & chiptune into something useful?" If you're interested and love #chiptune of all kinds, please feel free to join! sephlow.net/chiptune #neocities #indieweb

23.01.2026 19:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 56    ๐Ÿ” 26    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Ft. music by
@donutshoes.bsky.social
@sunnexo.moe
Boy Without Batteries
NIVI
YERZMYEY
Hefka Le Nekopunk
@cabbagedrop.itch.io
@zerojanitor.bsky.social
@superjetspade.bsky.social
@thebeastlypichu.bsky.social

Also talkin' 'bout demoparties, @magfest.org and @bostonbitdown.bsky.social!

08.01.2026 09:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Chiptune Monthly #20: January 2026 | Chiptune Monthly Get more from Chiptune Monthly on Patreon

Beep boop hello, please receive January newsletter please thank

www.patreon.com/posts/chiptu...

08.01.2026 09:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Have yourself an 8-bitty little Christmas ๐ŸŽ„๐Ÿ‘พ

๐ŸŽถ Up On the Housetop was performed using two Atari 2600 consoles playing together in stereo ๐Ÿคฏ

The full 2003 album celebrates classic retro platforms.

โฌ‡๏ธ Download The 8bits of Christmas by The 8bitpeoples
archive.org/details/8bp0...

#8Bit #Chiptune

22.12.2025 19:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 240    ๐Ÿ” 52    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
Chiptune Poster for a Chilean event happening the 20th of December 2025, lineup includes:
KBT001, Utsuho, Noobelesia, Nyx The Shield, Foco and Andore/Pandurris
There's a green pixelated GameBoy over the head of a pixelated girl.
Green, Blue and Pink are the main colors.

Chiptune Poster for a Chilean event happening the 20th of December 2025, lineup includes: KBT001, Utsuho, Noobelesia, Nyx The Shield, Foco and Andore/Pandurris There's a green pixelated GameBoy over the head of a pixelated girl. Green, Blue and Pink are the main colors.

Oh what's that? We what dead? I don't know him I don't, what?

This 20th we'll have our last event of the year BUT the 1st of many more to come in 2026. (I'm back and alive)
Physical copies of DEMO1 will be available!
As always, I'll go hard.

www.instagram.com/p/DR-GYOlEQeN/

07.12.2025 19:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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ใ„ใ‚ˆใ„ใ‚ˆๆœฌๆ—ฅใงใ™๏ผ๏ผ(wow)
็ฌฌ11ๅ›ž็›ฎใซใ—ใฆๅˆใฎ #MMChiptune ๅ‡บๆผ”ใงใ™ใŒใ€ไปŠใพใงใงไธ€็•ชๆฐ—ๅˆใ„ใ‚’ๅ…ฅใ‚ŒใŸใƒฉใ‚คใƒ–ใ‚ปใƒƒใƒˆใซใชใ‚Šใใ†ใงใ™๏ผ(ใ‚ฆใƒใฎNESใ‚‚ใใ†่จ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™)
ๆ˜ฏ้žใจใ‚‚ๆฅใฆไธ‹ใ•ใ„ !!

we'll live performing in Koenji, Tokyo today๐Ÿ”ฅ

#MMChiptune #Chiptune

10.12.2025 20:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The VRC6 expansion chip absolutely rips, I'm sure this is gonna be great!

-Adam

06.12.2025 03:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Also featured is Celestial Circuit, a charity compilation album by ChipT4T, a release party hosted by our very own @donutshoes.bsky.social is happening TONIGHT over on the @geekbeatradio.bsky.social twitch channel! More info here: bsky.app/profile/aubr...

05.12.2025 16:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Chiptune Monthly #19: December 2025 | Chiptune Monthly Get more from Chiptune Monthly on Patreon

December's issue of Chiptune Monthly is LIVE! Featuring works by:
@bitcrushed.bsky.social
@superjetspade.bsky.social
@doublexp.shaycruz.net
@zerojanitor.bsky.social
ZAKU ( @twirlincurtis.bsky.social @scramuel89.bsky.social & co.)

www.patreon.com/posts/chiptu...

05.12.2025 16:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

TODAY IS THE DAY FOR LISTENING

Album goes live at 7:30pm EST folks

Come party in the live stream on Youtube with @geekbeatradio.bsky.social !! Link in the quoted post!

#chiptune #musiciansky #musicsky

PREORDER: bitcrushed.bandcamp.com/album/chip-f...

21.11.2025 18:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Adam and Ethan used to be cohosts on Rob Carballo's geekbeatradio - that station sadly succumbed to some computer issues, but word on the street is geekbeatradio might be back on-air sometime soon, if but briefly. They do of course still have the Twitch stream for live events though!

19.11.2025 21:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hey - tell us your favorite chiptune podcasts/internet radio stations/livestreams! It'd be nice to shout out folks who are doing what they can to get music out to folks/talking about the music and the people who make it.

19.11.2025 20:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Making a note to check back on this for the Dec issue, but @bitcrushed.bsky.social please feel free to shoot us any promo info you want to for this over at chiptunemonthly.carrd.co!

12.11.2025 20:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Chiptune Monthly #18: November 2025 | Chiptune Monthly Get more from Chiptune Monthly on Patreon

November's issue of Chiptune Monthly is live! Featuring releases from:
@amateurlsdj.bsky.social
@sloopygoop.bsky.social
@chipzel.bsky.social
@rei8bit.bsky.social
and 3 huge compliations!

www.patreon.com/posts/chiptu...

11.11.2025 01:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Chiptune Monthly A monthly chiptune community newsletter where you send us your music and we promote it for you, for free, forever.

Soon we'll be drafting November's issue of Chiptune Monthly! Last call for submissions! If you have a chiptune album you've released recently, or have an upcoming chiptune show, please tell us about it! Link to submission form here: chiptunemonthly.carrd.co

07.11.2025 21:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We plugged this in the last newsletter, but now they've got info up on here so it's worth a reskeet.

20.10.2025 07:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I (Adam) very explicitly don't want people harassing you at all, I just wanted to cite the thing I was correcting. I would hope the very small number of people who read this newsletter aren't the kind of people who do that.

Re: your other questions - not ignoring them, but do want to think on them

11.10.2025 15:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

happened afterwards, we had to correct it, and then tell people why.

I hope this brings some kind of clarity on this at least. This project is exclusively meant to be a way to tell people about new & upcoming albums & shows & to promote cool things happening in the community. That's all we want.

11.10.2025 15:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

-Also, speaking as me (Adam) for a sec - I really agree with Peter on the "don't like it, don't buy it" & the "if I didn't like an album, I didn't promote it" points! If part of this conversation happened before the newsletter went out, these albums wouldn't have even gone in. But since it...

11.10.2025 15:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

-I would again like to just point out that rather than saying "THIS EXACT PERSON USED GENAI IN THEIR ALBUM AND FUCKING SUCKS," we just scrubbed it out and gave a reason for it. The only way folks will know who it was at any point in the future would have been if they looked outside the newsletter.

11.10.2025 15:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

so that one's on me (Adam). We had some meaningful contributions from folks who have used other flavors of AI in the comment section of that post, and between those and a number of Peter's complaints about how AI and genAI are not the same thing, I agree we need to go back and edit for clarity.

11.10.2025 15:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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CM's Stance on Generative AI in Chiptune | Chiptune Monthly Get more from Chiptune Monthly on Patreon

That update points to this post which we released concurrently, which functionally says that we don't want to promote work made with generative AI. The terms "genAI" and "generated with AI" get used somewhat interchangeably - & you know, it looks like there's a nuance there I wasn't aware of...

11.10.2025 15:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A block of text that reads: GEN AI
The original version of this newsletter included two albums that are strongly suspected of being AI generated. The artist in question seems to have withdrawn from the internet for a while now, and most if not all social media or website presences outside of Bandcamp have been abandoned or killed. In light of this, we have taken that music out of this newsletter and have issued a statement about how we feel about AI in this community. If it turns out we were wrong about these albums being made with AI, we'll put them back in there, but at this time all signs point to no.

A block of text that reads: GEN AI The original version of this newsletter included two albums that are strongly suspected of being AI generated. The artist in question seems to have withdrawn from the internet for a while now, and most if not all social media or website presences outside of Bandcamp have been abandoned or killed. In light of this, we have taken that music out of this newsletter and have issued a statement about how we feel about AI in this community. If it turns out we were wrong about these albums being made with AI, we'll put them back in there, but at this time all signs point to no.

provided their evidence that these albums were most likely created using genAI. At that point, we made the choice to pull those albums from the newsletter and update it with this statement - which notably does not include the name of the artist.

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