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ChipWave - レトロゲーム音楽チップチューン
ChipWave – 16-bit Chiptune DAW is #115 in Music Paid in Canada and charting in 1 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperCode and DESIGN inc.
CategoryMusic
Price1,200 JPY
Released
Rating★ 4.0 (1)
Version1.1
Age rating4+
First seen by us
12 Oct 2026
12 Oct 2026ChipWave – 16-bit Chiptune DAW update history & changes
Last change · 9 events since 8 Aug 2026Full timeline ↓📦Updated to version 1.1🆕First spotted by AppInsider🆕Its developer released another app: エミュー：レトロゲームエミュレーター📈Dropped out of every chart we track📦Version 1.0
Full timeline · 9 events
- 📦ChipWave – 16-bit Chiptune DAW updated to version 1.1• Imported WAV samples can now loop.
• WAV files with loop points set in a sample editor keep their loop when imported. ChipWave fits the loop to 16-sample BRR blocks and corrects the slight pitch change this causes.
• New Loop switch in the Voice Inspector: turn looping on or off for any imported sample and move the loop start block by block, with the loop region shown on the waveform.
• Loops play through to the end of the sample, so trim any fade-out from a WAV before importing for a clean loop.… more - 🆕ChipWave – 16-bit Chiptune DAW first spotted by AppInsider#15 in Top Paid · Music · Japan
- 🆕ChipWave – 16-bit Chiptune DAW: its developer released another app: エミュー：レトロゲームエミュレーター
- 📈ChipWave – 16-bit Chiptune DAW dropped out of every chart we trackLast seen 11 Oct
- 🆕ChipWave – 16-bit Chiptune DAW: its developer released another app: Traknotta: Backing Tracks
- 🆕ChipWave – 16-bit Chiptune DAW: its developer released another app: Muscle Big Bang: Idle Clicker
- 🆕ChipWave – 16-bit Chiptune DAW: its developer released another app: Egg Revolution: Idle Tycoon
- 📦ChipWave – 16-bit Chiptune DAW version 1.0No release notes
- 🆕ChipWave – 16-bit Chiptune DAW released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
4.0 ★
1 ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#115
Music PaidMeasured
ChipWave – 16-bit Chiptune DAW on the App Store
App details
App ID
6794170537
Publisher
Code and DESIGN inc
On the store since
Aug 2026
Under a year
Minimum OS
iOS 17.0+
iPhone XS and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
4+
Languages
2
EN JA
Size
6 MB
Also listed in
Entertainment
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | MusicPaid | #115 |
Apps near ChipWave – 16-bit Chiptune DAW on the chart
Music Paid, around #115.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.0 ★
1 ratings
Measured
Ratings
1
Measured
About ChipWave – 16-bit Chiptune DAW
Make music that sounds like it came straight from a 16-bit game console.
ChipWave is a chiptune DAW built around a faithful recreation of the classic 16-bit console sound chip: 8 voices, BRR-compressed samples, ADSR envelopes, hardware-style echo and a noise generator — all running at an authentic 32 kHz.
COMPOSE ON A PIANO ROLL
• 8 tracks mapped 1:1 to 8 hardware voices
• Draw, move and resize notes with your finger
• Pinch to zoom, grid snapping from 1/4 to 1/32 notes
• Full undo/redo, mute/solo while playing
• Up to 256 bars, tempo 20–300 BPM
AUTHENTIC SOUND ENGINE
• BRR sample decoding with 4-point Gaussian interpolation
• ADSR and GAIN envelope modes, per-voice stereo volume
• Hardware-style echo: delay, feedback and an 8-tap FIR filter
• Shared LFSR noise with 32-step frequency control (NCK)
• Pitch modulation driven by the previous voice (PMON)
• A strict 64 KB audio RAM budget, just like the real hardware
BRING YOUR OWN SOUNDS
• Import WAV / AIFF / CAF — converted to chip-native BRR by an adaptive encoder
• Import BRR samples directly
• Analyze SPC snapshot files you have rights to: extract samples, registers and echo settings, and turn the performance into an editable piano roll
• Built-in pulse, triangle, saw and organ waves so you can start right away
EXPORT & SHARE
• Render your song to 32 kHz stereo WAV
• Export individual BRR samples
• Save and open projects as portable JSON files
MADE FOR iPHONE AND iPAD
• Three-pane studio layout on iPad, focused tab layout on iPhone
• Touch keyboard for instant sound preview
• Works completely offline
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
Everything runs on your device. No account, no ads, no tracking.
Please import only audio and music data for which you have the necessary rights. ChipWave does not include any copyrighted game content.
ChipWave is a chiptune DAW built around a faithful recreation of the classic 16-bit console sound chip: 8 voices, BRR-compressed samples, ADSR envelopes, hardware-style echo and a noise generator — all running at an authentic 32 kHz.
COMPOSE ON A PIANO ROLL
• 8 tracks mapped 1:1 to 8 hardware voices
• Draw, move and resize notes with your finger
• Pinch to zoom, grid snapping from 1/4 to 1/32 notes
• Full undo/redo, mute/solo while playing
• Up to 256 bars, tempo 20–300 BPM
AUTHENTIC SOUND ENGINE
• BRR sample decoding with 4-point Gaussian interpolation
• ADSR and GAIN envelope modes, per-voice stereo volume
• Hardware-style echo: delay, feedback and an 8-tap FIR filter
• Shared LFSR noise with 32-step frequency control (NCK)
• Pitch modulation driven by the previous voice (PMON)
• A strict 64 KB audio RAM budget, just like the real hardware
BRING YOUR OWN SOUNDS
• Import WAV / AIFF / CAF — converted to chip-native BRR by an adaptive encoder
• Import BRR samples directly
• Analyze SPC snapshot files you have rights to: extract samples, registers and echo settings, and turn the performance into an editable piano roll
• Built-in pulse, triangle, saw and organ waves so you can start right away
EXPORT & SHARE
• Render your song to 32 kHz stereo WAV
• Export individual BRR samples
• Save and open projects as portable JSON files
MADE FOR iPHONE AND iPAD
• Three-pane studio layout on iPad, focused tab layout on iPhone
• Touch keyboard for instant sound preview
• Works completely offline
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
Everything runs on your device. No account, no ads, no tracking.
Please import only audio and music data for which you have the necessary rights. ChipWave does not include any copyrighted game content.
Latest updates
1.1
• Imported WAV samples can now loop.
• WAV files with loop points set in a sample editor keep their loop when imported. ChipWave fits the loop to 16-sample BRR blocks and corrects the slight pitch change this causes.
• New Loop switch in the Voice Inspector: turn looping on or off for any imported sample and move the loop start block by block, with the loop region shown on the waveform.
• Loops play through to the end of the sample, so trim any fade-out from a WAV before importing for a clean loop.
1.0
