sound boom of the 1978 music scene, represented by the theme song from the huge hit movie Saturday Night Fever. These disco sounds had the strength of a tsunami tidal wave and attracted many creators and producers. The most interesting aspect, however, is that the sound of every musical piece from this genre kept almost the same BPM tempo, and quickly became obsolete in the 80s. At the same time, Japan was invaded by another boom, Invader Game, which conquered every coffee shop, and then established a base the video game arcade. From a sound standpoint, it was the first time for the bit sound to enter Japanese ears. At that time, the bit sound exploded in popularity throughout the world. Pac Man is a representative video game, and its influence was huge. In 1982, a musical unit called Buckner & Garcia sent their song Pac Man Fever, which arranged the bit sound fully and effectively, into the Billboard Top Ten. And this peculiar and simple background sound was soon taken over by friendlier sounds, such as the melody from Super Mario Brothers, which quickly became popular on home video systems as well. The library introduced here is the collection of sound loops from early video games that devoted Discovery fans had requested. The 8 bit sound a rectangle wave, a triangular wave, and noise, despite its simple kitschiness, was stored as much as possible. As well, a software sampler of EXS24 and a file for Halion are included, which can be transferred to
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