Vision
Chipmate is a non-commercial, community-driven homage to the demoscene and tracker music. Its purpose is to fulfill personal ambitions and spread joy in the scene — not to generate profit. Chipmate celebrates the aesthetics, culture, and ritual of trackers and chiptunes, while making them accessible across modern devices and even custom handheld hardware.
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Core ideas & values
Scene spirit: No rush. No deadlines. Just scene. Chipmate is “so scene.”
Not Spotify-for-all: Aim for an insider-only vibe, built for demosceners and chipmusic fans.
Nostalgia + authenticity: Preserve tracker look and feel — scrolling hex rows, channel scopes, effect codes, sample/instrument comments.
Respect creators: Always credit authors, groups, parties, and platforms. Preserve originals alongside renders.
GPL / open-source ethos: All code, 3D shells, PCB designs, and skins should be remixable, extendable, and community-owned.
Technical approach
- Streaming service core: Use Navidrome (Subsonic API) as backend.
- Render pipeline (server-side):
- Render modules with best cores (libopenmpt, libsidplayfp, Nuked OPL3, etc.) → FLAC masters.
- Store sidecar events.json (pattern rows, effects, sample names) for tracker-style visuals.
- Navidrome indexes FLACs and transcodes for clients.