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| | Chiptune - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | The medium gave composers great flexibility in creating their own "instrument" sounds, but because early computer sound chips had only simple tone generators and noise generators, it also imposed limitations on the complexity of the sound; chiptunes sometimes seem "harsh" or "squeaky" to the unaccustomed listener. |
 | | Historically, the "chips" used were sound chips like the analog-digital hybrid Atari POKEY on the Atari 400/800, the MOS Technology SID on the Commodore 64, the Yamaha YM2149 on the Atari ST and ZX Spectrum, and the Yamaha YM3812 on IBM PC compatibles. |
 | | Also, even with purely sample-based formats, such as the MOD format, chip sounds created by looping very small samples still could take up much less space. |
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