M-NES: 8-bit Chiptune Studio

Code and DESIGN inc Β· Music

$6.99

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Aug 26, 2026
New version 1.0 β†’ 1.1

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About

That 8-bit sound β€” with the real mechanism behind it. M-NES is a chiptune workstation that recreates the RP2A03 APU, the sound chip of the classic 8-bit game console, at the register level. Two pulse channels, a triangle, a noise channel, and 1-bit DPCM samples: the five channels the hardware actually has, laid out on a piano roll. You are not composing with presets that sound "close enough" β€” you are driving the chip itself. FIVE-CHANNEL APU SOUND ENGINE β€’ Two pulse waves with four duty cycles, hardware sweep, and envelopes β€’ Triangle with the linear counter β€” that round, fat bass β€’ Noise with 16 periods plus the 93-step short mode; pick the period by note pitch β€’ DMC channel playing 1-bit DPCM samples β€’ Switchable NTSC, PAL, and Dendy clocks and frame rates β€’ 48 kHz mono output, just like the hardware A PIANO ROLL THAT FEELS RIGHT β€’ Tap to write, drag to move, pull the edge to resize β€’ 8th, 16th, and 32nd quantize β€’ Note velocity maps straight to the APU volume registers β€’ Per-track mute and solo, undo and redo, autosave BUILT-IN NSF PLAYER β€’ Open .nsf or .nsfe and the built-in 6502 CPU and APU emulation play the original β€’ Multi-song files show a track list with titles and durations β€’ Single, repeat, and play-all modes TURN A SONG INTO EDITABLE NOTES β€’ Re-emulates the selected song and tracks every APU register write, frame by frame β€’ Recovers pitch, timing, velocity, duty cycles, and noise periods into five editable tracks β€’ Use it to study, remix, or continue a track β€” transcribed songs play back immediately DPCM SAMPLES β€’ Import raw 1-bit .dmc data β€’ Convert WAV, AIFF, and CAF to hardware-spec 1-bit DPCM automatically β€’ Place drums and voice clips with a waveform preview HARDWARE-ACCURATE EXPORT β€’ NSF and NSFe export with a built-in 6502 driver and APU register stream β€’ 48 kHz mono WAV master β€’ .nesseq project files containing all editing data PRIVACY β€’ No account, no ads, no tracking β€’ Composing, playback, and export all happen on your device, fully offline MADE FOR β€’ Chiptune musicians who want the real sound, not an imitation β€’ Game developers preparing hardware-spec music and sound effects β€’ Anyone who wants to learn how 8-bit sound actually works β€” duty cycles, DPCM, noise periods β€” hands on --- M-NES is an independent product. It is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by any video game console manufacturer. NSF and NSFe are community file formats used to preserve 8-bit game music. NSF files may contain third-party copyrighted material; import and export only within the rights you hold.

Details

ReleasedAug 2026
UpdatedAug 2026
Version1.1
Size5.1 MB
RequiresiOS 17.0 or later
Age rating4+
LanguagesEnglish, Japanese
Price$6.99
Categories MusicEntertainment
Bundle IDcom.cad.nes