Bitphase documentation
Bitphase is a modern web chiptune tracker for creating music on retro sound chips - designed especially for AY-based hardware and multi-chip setups. Compose music for anything from classic AY systems to experimental configurations with any number or combination of chips. The flexible project structure lets you mix and layer chips just like you would in real hardware, or invent something unique.
Open the tracker at bitphase.app or build the app yourself (see how here).
Current chip support
| Chip | Status |
|---|---|
| AY-3-8910 / YM2149F (MSX, Atari ST, ZX Spectrum 128k) | Primary - full editor, playback, and export paths |
| 2A03 / 2A07 (NES) | Experimental - available as a WIP song type |
What's in these docs
- Glossary - list of definitions of terms used throughout these documents
- Getting started - create a project and find your way around
- Keyboard - note entry and default shortcuts
- Effects - pattern effect reference
- Pattern editor - columns, editing, selection, and AY helpers
- Order list - arrange patterns, loop marker, clone and make unique
- Import & export - open projects, import modules, WAV / PSG / SNDH
More sections (instruments, settings) are stubs for now and will grow over time.