chiptune

Etymology
, referring to a computer's sound chip; see. Initially in the meaning of modules, as an antonym to 'real' chip music, then generalized/recontextualized.

Noun

 * 1)  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.
 * 2)  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.
 * 3)  Tracker modules simulating the sound of early 8-bit computers, like, usually small in size and often used in cracktros.
 * 1)  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.
 * 2)  Tracker modules simulating the sound of early 8-bit computers, like, usually small in size and often used in cracktros.