tomaspollak
@tomaspollak.bsky.social
Journalist turned software developer; rethinking ecommerce at onbolder.com and building stuff like pixeltune.org (chiptune player).
Interested in history, music, open source, and saving the world-wide-web. Currently in north patagonia (Valdlvia, Chile).
Interested in history, music, open source, and saving the world-wide-web. Currently in north patagonia (Valdlvia, Chile).
here's the original demo, if you want to take a look: www.shadertoy.com/view/WccXDj
Shadertoy
www.shadertoy.com
June 13, 2025 at 12:28 AM
here's the original demo, if you want to take a look: www.shadertoy.com/view/WccXDj
You might be wondering why stick to an old terminal emulator and not jump into the new GPU or AI-powered ones that have come out lately.
The answer is pretty easy: urxvt still stands as one of the fastest, snappiest terminal emulators out there. And it's getting better. :)
The answer is pretty easy: urxvt still stands as one of the fastest, snappiest terminal emulators out there. And it's getting better. :)
May 24, 2025 at 2:39 AM
You might be wondering why stick to an old terminal emulator and not jump into the new GPU or AI-powered ones that have come out lately.
The answer is pretty easy: urxvt still stands as one of the fastest, snappiest terminal emulators out there. And it's getting better. :)
The answer is pretty easy: urxvt still stands as one of the fastest, snappiest terminal emulators out there. And it's getting better. :)
It's called exoterm and you can find it here if you're brave enough to check it out: github.com/tomas/exoterm
It has native tabs and scrollback search, truecolor and sixel suport, and a few other tweaks that come in handy if you're a heavy terminal user.
It has native tabs and scrollback search, truecolor and sixel suport, and a few other tweaks that come in handy if you're a heavy terminal user.
GitHub - tomas/exoterm: An updated version of the great rxvt-unicode
An updated version of the great rxvt-unicode. Contribute to tomas/exoterm development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
May 24, 2025 at 2:24 AM
It's called exoterm and you can find it here if you're brave enough to check it out: github.com/tomas/exoterm
It has native tabs and scrollback search, truecolor and sixel suport, and a few other tweaks that come in handy if you're a heavy terminal user.
It has native tabs and scrollback search, truecolor and sixel suport, and a few other tweaks that come in handy if you're a heavy terminal user.
Heads up: you can now filter search results by song format in pixeltune.org. This makes it much easier to find specific or weird/unofficial versions of tunes. Try it out!
March 2, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Heads up: you can now filter search results by song format in pixeltune.org. This makes it much easier to find specific or weird/unofficial versions of tunes. Try it out!
Quick pixeltune.org update:
a) The player now handles SunVox files!
b) There's now an option to turn off the reverb effect on NES/SNES tracks, aaand
c) PSF (PSX) songs should play at the right rate now (sorry about that)
New ideas or suggestions are always welcome. :)
a) The player now handles SunVox files!
b) There's now an option to turn off the reverb effect on NES/SNES tracks, aaand
c) PSF (PSX) songs should play at the right rate now (sorry about that)
New ideas or suggestions are always welcome. :)
February 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Quick pixeltune.org update:
a) The player now handles SunVox files!
b) There's now an option to turn off the reverb effect on NES/SNES tracks, aaand
c) PSF (PSX) songs should play at the right rate now (sorry about that)
New ideas or suggestions are always welcome. :)
a) The player now handles SunVox files!
b) There's now an option to turn off the reverb effect on NES/SNES tracks, aaand
c) PSF (PSX) songs should play at the right rate now (sorry about that)
New ideas or suggestions are always welcome. :)
Great!
There's an icon at the top right of the sidebar that hides it. On desktops, you can also use the <tab> key for toggling it back and forth.
There's an icon at the top right of the sidebar that hides it. On desktops, you can also use the <tab> key for toggling it back and forth.
February 6, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Great!
There's an icon at the top right of the sidebar that hides it. On desktops, you can also use the <tab> key for toggling it back and forth.
There's an icon at the top right of the sidebar that hides it. On desktops, you can also use the <tab> key for toggling it back and forth.
I just pushed an update that fixes some of the layout issues in mobile, and that _might_ solve the bookmark button thingy.
Could you try it out and see if it's better now?
Could you try it out and see if it's better now?
February 6, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I just pushed an update that fixes some of the layout issues in mobile, and that _might_ solve the bookmark button thingy.
Could you try it out and see if it's better now?
Could you try it out and see if it's better now?
Just pushed a small update!
February 6, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Just pushed a small update!
That is e-x-a-c-t-l-y the goal; I'm also that little kid playing DOS games with a SB16 in the early 90s.
So thanks again for the kudos. Building the archive has been a loong effort throughout the years, but it feels good helping preserve these amazing gems.
So thanks again for the kudos. Building the archive has been a loong effort throughout the years, but it feels good helping preserve these amazing gems.
February 4, 2025 at 1:45 PM
That is e-x-a-c-t-l-y the goal; I'm also that little kid playing DOS games with a SB16 in the early 90s.
So thanks again for the kudos. Building the archive has been a loong effort throughout the years, but it feels good helping preserve these amazing gems.
So thanks again for the kudos. Building the archive has been a loong effort throughout the years, but it feels good helping preserve these amazing gems.
Holy shmoly thanks for the kudos! This is the best message ever.
In fact, I think I'm going to frame this and hang it somewhere, so I can read it every day when I get up. ;)
In fact, I think I'm going to frame this and hang it somewhere, so I can read it every day when I get up. ;)
February 4, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Holy shmoly thanks for the kudos! This is the best message ever.
In fact, I think I'm going to frame this and hang it somewhere, so I can read it every day when I get up. ;)
In fact, I think I'm going to frame this and hang it somewhere, so I can read it every day when I get up. ;)
I was asking because if you're using a beefy computer, then you shouldn't get any pops *unless* (and this is _me_ just guessing) the sound card runs at a super fast sampling rate that the audio synth isn't being able to fill in time.
February 4, 2025 at 4:29 AM
I was asking because if you're using a beefy computer, then you shouldn't get any pops *unless* (and this is _me_ just guessing) the sound card runs at a super fast sampling rate that the audio synth isn't being able to fill in time.
Hmm, that's interesting. Do you have some special mega super sound card by any chance?
February 4, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Hmm, that's interesting. Do you have some special mega super sound card by any chance?
Hmmmyes that's a bug right there. I'll try look into it this week, thanks for the heads up!
February 4, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Hmmmyes that's a bug right there. I'll try look into it this week, thanks for the heads up!
That's weird, I don't recall having set any rate limit. Are you able to perform any other action after that?
February 4, 2025 at 4:07 AM
That's weird, I don't recall having set any rate limit. Are you able to perform any other action after that?
I'm guessing you're using a low-specced laptop to play the music. Is that so? It happens to me sometimes when I open the site on a Chromebook, and *specially* when it's in low-power mode.
Oh and remember that some audio cores require more CPU than others (FM synthesis tends to be heavier).
Oh and remember that some audio cores require more CPU than others (FM synthesis tends to be heavier).
February 4, 2025 at 4:06 AM
I'm guessing you're using a low-specced laptop to play the music. Is that so? It happens to me sometimes when I open the site on a Chromebook, and *specially* when it's in low-power mode.
Oh and remember that some audio cores require more CPU than others (FM synthesis tends to be heavier).
Oh and remember that some audio cores require more CPU than others (FM synthesis tends to be heavier).
I think "kinda" would be a bit too generous, haha.
February 4, 2025 at 3:50 AM
I think "kinda" would be a bit too generous, haha.
Pixeltune loops by default, so just make a playlist with that single song and it should play forever and ever.
If it doesn't please sound the alarm.
If it doesn't please sound the alarm.
February 4, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Pixeltune loops by default, so just make a playlist with that single song and it should play forever and ever.
If it doesn't please sound the alarm.
If it doesn't please sound the alarm.
Much obliged. There's a few other pending updates that should be up soon, so keep an eye on the changelog for updates. ;)
February 4, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Much obliged. There's a few other pending updates that should be up soon, so keep an eye on the changelog for updates. ;)
Yup, the NSF backend does have a slight reverb, sorry. :S
There _is_ an option to turn it off but I haven't made it toggable on the Settings page yet. Maybe this week!
There _is_ an option to turn it off but I haven't made it toggable on the Settings page yet. Maybe this week!
February 4, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Yup, the NSF backend does have a slight reverb, sorry. :S
There _is_ an option to turn it off but I haven't made it toggable on the Settings page yet. Maybe this week!
There _is_ an option to turn it off but I haven't made it toggable on the Settings page yet. Maybe this week!
I'm not sure what the answer is, but I'd be happy to try some of these ideas on pixeltune.org!
Pixeltune ― online MIDI and video game music (VGM) player
An online VGM, MIDI and module player with a searchable archive of over half a million chiptune songs. The best of demoscene & video game music.
pixeltune.org
December 7, 2024 at 5:42 PM
I'm not sure what the answer is, but I'd be happy to try some of these ideas on pixeltune.org!