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Chiptune Looper

An 8-bit handheld synth and a 3-track live looper. Every sound is generated in your browser with the Web Audio API. No samples, nothing to download.

REC TRIG

Lead mode. Hit a pad or use the keyboard.

Track 1
Track 2
Track 3

Built with Web Audio API & AI Code — Zero Audio Files.

How to use it

Pick a voice with Lead, Bass or Drums, then hit the pads with your mouse or the number keys 1 to 8. The letters A S D F G H J K do the same job for people who prefer the home row.

To record, arm a track with REC, play a pattern, then press REC again to close the loop. It caps at 30 seconds. Hit PLAY to loop it, then stack the other two tracks on top. CLEAR wipes a track and starts it fresh.

Every sound is synthesised on the fly. There are no samples, no presets and no audio files.

Why I built it

I wanted to prove the Web Audio API can do a lot with a little. A drum kit, a bass line and a lead all come from oscillators and a single buffer of noise, tuned by ear to sit somewhere between a Game Boy and a Pocket Operator.

It is deliberately self contained: one page, no framework, no third party libraries. If it ever breaks, it breaks in the open.