Ah, the arcade sounds of my youth, neatly packaged in a synth that fits in the palm of your hand. Whether you're looking to add a soaring, portamento solo, a classic, rapidly arpeggiated 8-bit melody, or deep bass and sound effects by toggling the frequency divider, this synth has it all. The Pokey soundchip was used to make some of the most iconic video game soundtracks of the 1980's. Getting this synth to make chiptunes was a real no brainier. If you want classic, retro 8-bit sounds in your track then this is the synth to get.

I can not even begin to describe how cool this synth is. The Atari TIA chip is just perfect for noise. Making a drum kit or 8-bit sound effects for your chiptune is a breeze with this thing. In minutes I had a full 8-bit drum kit assembled, filled with noisy kicks, snares, high hats, and various classic Atari sound effects. If you're looking to add some classic retrogame sound effects to your track then look no further, this synth has what you're looking for.

Chocolatchips has done it again. best synth yet. i was aware that this synth went a little further by incorporating 4 IC, but i was not expecting Chocolatchips to program such a clever implementation! the instruction sheet reveals that, with Chocolatchips' clever MIDI channel routing, one can address the 4 IC in a variety of ways. from one standalone hardware sequencer, i can not only trigger some polyphony, i can also do a drum/bass type set-up. brilliant. keep up the unrivaled work! i am so impressed! [as for technical minutia: Chocolatchips warned that with these first-ten prototypes the enclosure-holes for 3.5mm cables might be tight; but my Hosa 1/8->1/4" seem to plug-in okay. the item description says GEAR will change to a new enclosure on the next batch, but i for one love that it matches my oneUP! & PocketPokey

I actually have all my old game consoles from the 80s, but for performance I prefer dedicated hardware purpose built for audio. a few companies have made some accessible MIDI synth-boxes for SID, AY3, and other notable chips; but I tell ya, Chocolatchips is the first maker I have encountered that decided to engineer a road-worthy plug&play USB MIDI control interface for the TIA chip. it feels like this box was made just for me. if the window to your youth does not open as far back as Combat and Pitfall, maybe you won't get as excited. The oneUP! Synth by Chocolatchips has returned me to 1982, except this time I am armed with the sequencers of 2020. amazing build. amazing seller. I stumbled across these synths completely by accident while searching for something else MIDI related... thanks universe.

I had a wonderful experience with this maker / seller.

Chocolatchips is doing very important work here. I grew up in the 80s and I love using actual old sound chips. these are the real deal.

I received great communication. the items were shipped fast and packed well.

I rarely review items, but I have a crucial detail that seemed important enough to share with any other DAWless folks like myself that might be looking at these synths. I was able to take full advantage of their features using a MIDI Host box [the one I already had is from Kenton; be careful, not all Hosts allow bi-directional communication]. this equals out to a tiny but amazing addition to my hardware-only sound.

Chocolatchips is now one of only three Etsy shops I follow, and I can't wait to see what other products are magic'd up in the future.

This thing sounds incredible. Great communication.

It's rad. Also it super tiny, which is great. Thank you.

Another excellent synth from Chocolatechips!!!

Happy to have this unit! Great seller communication and support!

Fast shipping. Great service. Device came exactly as described. I love it. If you love the old sounds of video games from the past, this will put a smile on your face. Worked and sounded great out of the box.