What is One-Bit Sound? Square waves & Pulse Waves (Listening to Videogames) | Simon Hutchinson

A quick overview of pulse waves (rectangle waves) as fundamental electronic sounds.

Since square waves and other pulse waves can be synthesized with only one bit (on or off), they're a staple of the music and sound of early arcade games and home consoles like the Atari 2600, Sega Mastersystem, and even the NES and Game Boy.

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0:00 Introduction - Sine Waves
0:57 Square Waves / Pulse Waves
1:50 Atari 2600 Square Waves
2:12 Pulse Width/Duty Cycle
2:30 NES Examples

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