chiptuneEtymologyFrom chip + tune, referring to a computer's sound chip; see chip (“electronic circuit”). Initially in the meaning of modules, as an antonym to 'real' chip music, then generalized/recontextualized.chiptune means 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. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.nounA piece of computer music in which the sounds are generated and mixed in realtime, common before the advent of mass storage for prerecorded sound.“Composers of chiptune and demoscene music practice the art of game music in vitro, with no particular commercial endeavor.”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; especially (demoscene) a tracker module simulating the sound of early 8-bit computers.