{"id":152829,"date":"2026-04-13T19:44:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T00:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/?p=152829"},"modified":"2026-04-14T20:01:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T01:01:21","slug":"glitch-boy-8-bit-video-instrument-chiptune-synth-now-available-to-pre-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/content\/2026\/04\/13\/glitch-boy-8-bit-video-instrument-chiptune-synth-now-available-to-pre-order\/","title":{"rendered":"Glitch Boy 8-bit Video Instrument &#038; Chiptune Synth Now Available to Pre-Order"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Glitch Boy - 8-bit AV synthesizer\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uERryXcJ1LA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Melted Electronics<\/strong> has launched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/meltedelectronics\/glitch-boy\/\">a Kickstarter project<\/a> to produce <strong>Glitch Boy<\/strong>, a new instrument described as &#8220;a hacked retro console&#8221; available both as a desktop standalone and for Eurorack systems.<\/p>\n<p>Glitch Boy is a compact audiovisual instrument for glitch artists, musicians, and experimental image makers. It loads NES-compatible ROMs from microSD and lets users manipulate visuals and sound in real time using onboard controls, MIDI, audio input, or CV. It also functions as a 4-voice chiptune synthesizer, and is available in both standalone and Eurorack versions.<\/p>\n<p>Glitch Boy has hands-on controls for real-time glitching, MIDI, audio reactivity, composite video out, CV input, and both standalone and a few more fun things.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/glitchboy.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-152904\" src=\"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/glitchboy-320x213.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/glitchboy-320x213.gif 320w, https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/glitchboy-450x300.gif 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><strong>Features:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Loads NES-compatible ROMs from microSD<\/li>\n<li>Real-time glitch control via knobs and buttons<\/li>\n<li>MIDI input for automation and controller mapping<\/li>\n<li>4-voice chiptune synth engine playable via MIDI<\/li>\n<li>Audio-reactive glitching via line input<\/li>\n<li>2x CV inputs for Eurorack \/ modular integration<\/li>\n<li>NTSC and PAL composite video output<\/li>\n<li>Open and hackable firmware<\/li>\n<li>Available in standalone and Eurorack versions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pricing and Availability:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Glitch Boy<\/strong> is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/meltedelectronics\/glitch-boy\/\">available<\/a> to project backers for \u20ac150 (about $180 USD).<\/p>\n<p>Note: Crowdfunded projects involve risk. See the project site for details<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Glitch Boy is a compact audiovisual instrument for glitch artists, musicians, and experimental image makers.&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/content\/2026\/04\/13\/glitch-boy-8-bit-video-instrument-chiptune-synth-now-available-to-pre-order\/\">Read More <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Glitch Boy 8-bit Video Instrument &#038; Chiptune Synth Now Available to Pre-Order<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":152904,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[25,35],"tags":[1090,3880,36222,36223],"class_list":["post-152829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-synthesizers","category-vj","tag-8-bit","tag-chiptune","tag-melted-electronics","tag-melted-electronics-glitch-boy"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/glitchboy.gif","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152829"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152829\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":152905,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152829\/revisions\/152905"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/152904"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=152829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}