Overview
You can listen to your favorite chiptune music with CircuitPython! In this project, you'll build a smol arcade cabinet that houses a Feather RP2350, I2S DAC, and TFT FeatherWing. The Feather runs CircuitPython code that uses the synthio module to emulate the AY-3-8910, a 3-voice programmable sound generator that was used in a lot of arcade video games.
You'll load your favorite video game music (.VGM/.VGZ) audio files onto a microSD card and enjoy all the vintage bleeps, bloops, and noise filters. These files can be found on video game archival sites or video game asset sites like itch.io. A lot of music tracker software also offers VGM file export for your original music. There is an example track included in the CircuitPython code folder for testing.
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