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8-Bit Music Generator — Make Chiptune Loops and Export MIDI
Retro game music from four classic chip channels, ready for your DAW or game engine
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Pick a style, key and tempo. The generator writes a looping chiptune with two pulse leads, a triangle bass and noise drums. Play it, roll new variations, then download the notes as MIDI or the sound as a loop-ready WAV.
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Turn a MIDI file into 8-bit music
Each part is assigned to a pulse, triangle or noise voice. Drums go to the noise channel; the highest parts take the pulse leads and the lowest part plays the triangle bass.
Generated and converted in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.
Have a song or recording instead?
Turn audio into editable MIDI first, then bring it back here to hear it in 8-bit.
How to make 8-bit music
- 01
Choose a style
Start from overworld, battle, dungeon, boss, victory or puzzle. Each style has its own chords, bass line, drum pattern and melody rhythm.
- 02
Set key, tempo and length
Pick the key, scale, BPM and 4, 8 or 16 bars. Switch channels on or off and change the pulse width for a thinner or rounder lead.
- 03
Generate and listen
Every press of Generate rolls a new variation. The loop point lands on the bar line, so the preview repeats in time.
- 04
Export MIDI or WAV
Download the WAV for a game or video, or the MIDI to re-voice the parts in your DAW. Open it in the editor to change single notes.
What people make with it
Retro sketches for producers
Use the MIDI as a starting point, then swap in your own chip plugins or layer modern drums in the DAW.
MIDI to 8-bit covers
Upload a MIDI file and hear it played by pulse, triangle and noise voices instead of piano and strings.
Intros, jingles and stingers
Short victory and puzzle loops work as YouTube intros, stream alerts or menu sounds.
What to expect
- The sound is chip-style synthesis modelled on the classic four-channel layout. It is not a cycle-exact emulation of NES or Game Boy hardware.
- MIDI files keep notes and timing, but other software will play them with its own instruments. Download the WAV when you need this exact sound.
- Converting a busy MIDI file to 8-bit merges parts into four voices. The page lists what was merged or left out after each conversion.
8-bit music generator FAQ
Is the 8-bit music generator free?+
Yes. Generating, previewing and downloading MIDI or WAV are free and need no account or credits.
Can I use the music in my game or video?+
The loops are built from the rules and settings you choose, not copied from existing songs. PureMIDI does not claim ownership of what you generate, so you can use it in your own projects, including commercial ones.
What are the four chip channels?+
Two pulse (square) channels carry the melody and harmony, a triangle channel plays the bass, and a noise channel plays the drums. This is the classic layout of 8-bit consoles.
Can I convert a MIDI file to 8-bit?+
Yes. Open the MIDI to 8-bit tab, choose a .mid file, and each part is mapped to a pulse, triangle or noise voice. You can preview it and download the result as WAV or as a re-voiced MIDI.
Should I download MIDI or WAV?+
WAV contains the sound you hear here and is ready for a game engine or video editor. MIDI contains the notes, so you can change instruments, tempo and arrangement in a DAW.
Does the loop repeat cleanly?+
Generated loops are exactly 4, 8 or 16 bars long and end on the bar line, and no note rings past the loop point, so they repeat in time without drifting or clicking. Any silence you hear at the seam is a rest in the music. MIDI files you convert keep their own length.
Can I edit the generated notes?+
Yes. Choose Open in editor to move, delete or add notes in the PureMIDI piano roll, then export a new MIDI file.
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