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# BLEEP BLOOP: Check out this chiptunes synthesizer made with arcade console buttons.
- URL: https://www.killscreen.com/pause-check-out-chiptunes-synthesizer-and-midi-controller/
- Published: 2012-08-21T15:30:09.000Z
- Updated: 2015-11-17T14:57:44.000Z
- Description: Where does 8-bit music come from, and where does it go? Known scientifically as monophonic square-waves, the audio synthesizers of the NES and Gameboy have been channeled into a new, custom-built instrument called Pianocade built by Canadian tinkerer Jonathan Guberman. Guberman had already created t
- Author: Henry Crouch
- Tags: News, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-26 09:39

Where does 8-bit music come from, and where does it go? Known scientifically as monophonic square-waves, the audio synthesizers of the NES and Gameboy have been channeled into a new, custom-built instrument called Pianocade built by Canadian tinkerer Jonathan Guberman. Guberman had already created the [Automatypewriter](http://upnotnorth.net/projects/typewriter/?ref=killscreen.com) text-adventure typewriter, the [Pactuator](http://upnotnorth.net/projects/pac-machina/pactuator/?ref=killscreen.com) clockwork Pac-man, and the interactive [Portal turret plushie](http://upnotnorth.net/projects/portal-turret-plushie/?ref=killscreen.com). Now, there’s the Pianocade.

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The 8-bit synthesizer is laid out like a piano keyboard, and features the charming, concave buttons usually found on arcade consoles. Pianocade comes in two sizes, a one-octave or two-octave model, which are available for pre-order through the [Pianocade website](http://pianocade.com/?ref=killscreen.com). He would’ve done a Kickstarter but alas they don’t allow foreign projects. Canuckstarter, anyone?