# 8-bit music, made by asking

> Make chiptune and 8-bit music in your browser. Describe the level, hear square leads and crunchy drums, then change any part by asking. Free to start.

Describe the music you want, like "a fast 8-bit level" or "a sad dungeon tune". Shawarma makes it with the sounds of an old game console: square waves, a triangle bass and crunchy drums.

Then ask for changes while it plays: a faster tempo, a new melody, less noise in the drums.

Overworld

150 BPM, square arpeggios and a bright lead

1. **The map** drums, bass, arp
2. **The adventure** drums, bass, arp, lead

[Open this song in Shawarma](https://shawarma.studio/open?example=made-chip-overworld)

## Two more in 8-bit

- Dungeon: 120 BPM, A minor, a slow square arpeggio: [Make it yours](https://shawarma.studio/open?example=made-chip-dungeon)
- Title screen: 128 BPM, C major, a big chord stab: [Make it yours](https://shawarma.studio/open?example=made-chip-title)

## Then ask for *changes*

Once your song plays, type what it needs. It changes while it plays, and you keep only what you like.

- You faster, about 170 BPM
- You a happier melody
- You more crunch in the drums
- You add an echo to the lead
- You make a short jingle for when you win

## Made like an old console

- The real 8-bit sounds: Square and triangle waves and crunchy drums, the sounds old game consoles made.
- Loops that come back round: Each part is whole bars long, so the music loops on the beat in your game.
- Yours to use: You own what you make and can use it in your videos and games. Some built-in sounds ask for a credit; the list is on the Terms page.

**See the code of “Overworld”**

```
setcpm(37.5) // 150 BPM, G major, an 8-bit overworld

const drums = s("bd ~ sd ~, [~ hh]*4").crush(5).gain(.34)
const bass = note("<[g2 g3]*4 [e2 e3]*4 [c2 c3]*4 [d2 d3]*4>").s("triangle").gain(.45)
const arp = note("<[g4 b4 d5 b4]*2 [e4 g4 b4 g4]*2 [c4 e4 g4 e4]*2 [d4 f#4 a4 f#4]*2>")
  .s("square").decay(.08).sustain(.2).lpf(4000).gain(.08)
const lead = note("<[d5 ~ g5 ~ b5 ~ a5 g5] [e5 ~ g5 ~ b5 ~ ~ ~] [c5 ~ e5 ~ g5 ~ a5 g5] [f#5 ~ a5 ~ d6 ~ ~ ~]>")
  .s("square").decay(.12).sustain(.4).gain(.1)

arrange(
  [4, stack(drums, bass, arp)],        // the map
  [8, stack(drums, bass, arp, lead)],  // the adventure
)
```

## Questions

**Is it free?**

Yes. Your first song needs no sign-up, and making, editing and sharing songs is free.

**Does it sound like a real game console?**

It uses the same kinds of sound: square and triangle waves, noise and short, crunchy drums. Ask for "more like an old handheld" and it changes.

**Can I use the music in my game?**

You own what you make and can use it in your videos and games. Some built-in sounds ask for a credit; the list is on the Terms page.

**Do I need to know music?**

No. Say what you want to hear in your own words, then ask for changes the same way.

The sounds that ask for a credit: [Sound credits on the Terms page](https://shawarma.studio/terms#sound-credits).

## Make your own 8-bit song

A platformer level is already typed in. Describe yours, or press the button.

Free. No sign-up for your first song.

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The page: https://shawarma.studio/make/chiptune-music