Radiomorrow, station 5 of 6
Sixteen FM
16-bit brass, electric piano and slap bass
Sixteen FM leaves the square waves behind. Its three melodic voices are built with two-operator FM synthesis, the method behind many 16-bit era sound chips: a brassy lead, electric piano chords and a snappy slap bass.
Tunes run at 104 to 132 beats per minute with a slight swing. The bass is syncopated, the piano plays full chords instead of arpeggios, and the drum kit is the fullest of the six stations.
Titles belong on a night drive: Chrome Highway, Sunset Marina, Midnight Harbor.
The button opens the radio on this station with a fresh seed. Tempo, scale, energy and the number of notes can be changed while it plays.
The other stations
- Brick Hopper: bouncy side-scroller runs
- Castle Keep: gothic action in a minor key
- Star Lanes: home-computer space shooter
- Pocket Town: slow handheld lullabies
- Chip Classics: Bach, Mozart, Beethoven on four channels