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80 points tomaspollak | 1 comments | | HN request time: 0.384s | source

10 years ago I began working on Muki, a web-based MIDI and chiptune player which I eventually announced here on HN[0]. It was a fun weekend project.

Over the years I received numerous requests from people that wanted more: more music, more features, more playable formats, you name it.

Eventually I began working on a complete rewrite of the app (this time for real), and, realizing that each year another chiptune or MIDI website went offline, I decided to start archiving them for preservation.

Today, 10 years after the first release, I think it's finally time for the new, nicer version to hit the shelves. It's now called Pixeltune and yes, now you can actually turn down the volume. :)

Hope you like it!

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10305918

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fourfour3 ◴[] No.41222954[source]
I'd love to see WebMIDI support similar to https://chiptune.app/

I have a SC-8820 - it can simulate a SC-55/SC-88/SC-88 Pro (the SC-55 in particular is what a lot of VGM MIDIs were made using) and I'd love to be able to use it with this collection :)

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tomaspollak ◴[] No.41223541[source]
This is actually possible already, but I couldn't finish the UI part on time. Give me a few days and I'll add the option.

PS. I also have a SC-55, nothing beats the original!

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fourfour3 ◴[] No.41228773[source]
Fantastic!

Sadly it’s quite hard (and expensive!) to get a real SC-55 in the UK :/

The 8820 is the same architecture etc as the SC-55/88/88 Pro, so the simulation is basically swapping out the sample sets. I can’t tell the difference :)

My next target is a MT-32 :)

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1. tomaspollak ◴[] No.41230866[source]
Oh wow, I just checked the prices on the MT-32 and IT IS N-U-T-S! Hope you can find a good one without breaking the bank. :)