Chiptune! Twisted Electrons hapiNes Desktop Version Coming Soon!

8-bit sound fans, rejoyce! Twisted Electrons have something new in store for you. Some months ago they introduced hapiNes, a multitrack chiptune synthesizer inspired by the RP2A07 sound chip found in the NES games console.

The ultra-affordable (€99!), barebone design (similar to Teenage Engineering’s PO line), might not be everybody’s cup of tea though. This is probably why Twisted Electrons have just teased a new, desktop version of hapiNes.

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Here are the main features of hapiNes desktop version:

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• Hardware MIDI input (sync, notes and parameter modulation)
• Analog trigger sync in and out
• USB-MIDI input (sync, notes and parameter modulation)
• Dedicated VST/AU plugin for full DAW integration
• 4 tracks for real-time composing
• Authentic triangle bass
• 2 squares with variable pulsewidth
• 59 synthesized preset drum sounds + 1 self-evolving drum sound
• 16 arpeggiator modes with variable speed
• Vibrato with variable depth and speed
• 18 Buttons
• 32 Leds
• 6 high quality potentiometers
• 16 pattern memory
• 3 levels of LED brightness (Beach, Studio, Club)
• Live recording, key change and pattern chaining (up to 16 patterns/ 256 steps)
• Pattern copy/pasting
• Ratcheting (up to 4 hits per step)
• Reset on any step (1-16 step patterns)

And here’s how it sounds…

Price and Availability

Available in march 2019 – €255 + vat + shipping.