News Summary

• This post is for anyone who loves the technical and historical aspects of chiptune music, as well as enthusiasts of the Amiga PAULA and Atari YM2149 audio chips.
• Most Atari music relies heavily on square waves, which made the initial concept seem simple.
• But pure square waves sound rather bland and certainly not epic enough to accompany a future Amiga sin-dots world record.
• What kind of Atari music can you play using nothing but square waves?
• Let’s try Buggy Boy, a very old ATARI game.