Lillstrumpa

All my cozy chiptune music packs and sample packs are 40% off on itch! A little treat for your tiny game worlds. 👻🎶 itch.io/s/208856/hal... #chiptune #gameboy #gbstudio #videogamemusic

A new free post is up on Patreon! Why I Keep Coming Back to Short Loops. A little reflection on why I love working with short musical ideas, leaving space in melodies, and making music that can play almost forever. Come have a read! www.patreon.com/lillstrumpa/... #loops #musicmaking #chiptune

A small UI overhaul for LilSockDS ✨ I’ve been giving the tracker a more cohesive visual identity, with dusty pastels, clearer structure and a dark mode for when the light theme is just a little too bright. #trackermusic #gamemusic

#renoise #gameplay #videogamemusic #indiegamedev #chiptune #trackermusic

lillstrumpa.itch.io/rainy-sidequ... The sounds from my samplepack. Go go itch.io to try them out. #samplepack #gamesounds #cutesamples #videogamemusic

Happy Wednesday! This little loop makes me smile. #indiegamedev #gameboygames #gbstudio #chiptune #itchio lillstrumpa.itch.io

Too Late for Coffee 🌙☕ A small, sleepy chiptune loop from Midnight Loops, my music pack for GB Studio. For tiny pixel worlds that are still awake long after they probably should be. ✨ lillstrumpa.itch.io/midnight-loops #gbstudio #gameboy #indiegamedev #chiptune #videogamemusic

I’ve started sketching what the old toy keyboard might become. New post: the rough plan for the build from here. www.patreon.com/lillstrumpa/... --- #keytar #prototyping #diysynth #toyinstrument #kidskeyboard

I've been taking apart an old toy keyboard to see if I can turn it into a 3D-printed keytar. It's free to read! www.patreon.com/posts/171769... #3Dprinting #DIYelectronics #Keytar #MakerProject #SynthDIY

Beatober Day 8 — Late Checkout ☕️🌤️ Breakfast in bed. Nothing planned. Nowhere to be just yet. Just one of those soft mornings where the day can wait a little longer. ✨ #beatober #beatober2026 #trackermusic #gamemusic #nintendoDS

Part 4 of the LilSockTracker story is up 🎛️ This one is about turning the workflow I had in my head into actual controls: melody buttons, harmony buttons, Shift functions, knobs and all the little decisions that shaped how the instrument feels to use. www.patreon.com/lillstrumpa/... #diysynth

A new free chiptune lesson is up! This month’s exercise is about taking the exact same melody and trying different chords underneath it. No heavy theory, just a small practical exercise you can try. www.patreon.com/lillstrumpa/... ------- #chiptune #musicmaking #videogamemusic #trackermusic

It loops! I am proud! Read about the journey here: www.patreon.com/lillstrumpa/... #nintendods #anbernic #diy #trackermusic #chiptune

New Patreon post: why I chose Teensy for LilSockTracker, why Raspberry Pi didn’t quite fit what I wanted, and how the Audio Board opened up a much bigger sound engine than I had originally planned. #teensy #diytracker #diysynth #diyinstrument #trackermusic

Do you agree? #musicmaking #chiptune #cozymusic #videogamemusic

Latest update on my tracker software. Small steps, big ambitions. www.patreon.com/lillstrumpa/... --- #anbernic #nintendods #trackermusic #videogamemusic

Before LilSockTracker could become an instrument, I first had to learn how to solder. Part 2 of The LilSockTracker Story is now up on Patreon: about learning by doing, making mistakes, and slowly turning a pile of parts into something that actually worked. #diysynth #musictech #trackermusic

Should Be Doing Homework 📚✨ A tiny new tune made in Renoise, with my Lil’ SockTracker controlling the whole thing. Apparently building my own music hardware has given me a very sophisticated new way to procrastinate. 🌸🎶 #chiptune #renoise #indiegamedev #trackermusic #videogamemusic #diyinstrument

When I decided to buy an Anbernic RG DS, I already knew roughly what I wanted to build for it: a small two-screen tracker that could work as a portable musical sketchbook. www.patreon.com/lillstrumpa/... #diytracker #anbernic #nintendods #musicgear

Monthly Melody Exercise: Four Notes, One Leap Chiptune exercise for you! A memorable melody does not need a large collection of notes. #chiptune #gameboymusic #trackermusic #gamemusic

The LilSockTracker Story, Part 1: The Friction That Started It All A retrospective series about how LilSockTracker was imagined, built, changed and eventually became the instrument I use today. #patreon #diysynth #trackermusic

I wanted a place for everything between the first idea and the finished thing. So I made a creative notebook on Patreon: music, trackers, experiments and changed decisions. It begins just as I start building a new handheld tracker. www.patreon.com/c/lillstrumpa #diysynth #musictec #chiptune

A few sad chords from “Sad Girl Sad Potato,” played on my homemade Lil’SockTracker. For days when the emotional vocabulary is mostly just 🥔 #videogamemusic #chiptune #diysynth

I like making a loop before I improvise. It gives the music a steady little floor, while everything above it can wander. Building this one on my homemade Lil'SockTracker. #videogamemusic #chiptune #diysynth

TTS and Lil’SockTracker making happy little hardware noises together. Just 16 seconds, but the studio feels brighter afterward. #videogamemusic #chiptune #diysynth

Sad chords and a wandering melody played live on Lil’SockTracker, my homemade tracker synth. A fragment of “Sad Girl, Sad Potato,” complete with gentle electronic heartache. 🥔 #videogamemusic #chiptune #diysynth

Coffee and a sweet little tune from LilSockTracker, my homemade tracker synth. Happy you are here. ☕️💛 #videogamemusic #chiptune #diysynth

Gameplay, tracker rows, and one important sock. Here is a short look at the Renoise session for “Happy you are here.” #videogamemusic #chiptune #trackermusic #musicmaking #gameaudio #renoise

A soft song about staying somewhere so long that your boots begin to grow roots. Made with my DIY Lil’SockTracker synth, Renoise, and a TTS voice that is equal parts metallic robot and sweet little sock. #diysynth #trackermusic #cutemusic

I made a slightly sad but gentle piece called “Sad Girl, Sad Potato” to cheer up my daughter. It actually worked. Made with LilSockTracker, my DIY synth, and Renoise. 🥔 #videogamemusic #chiptune #diysynth

Testing LilSockTracker, my DIY tracker synth. At some point the work changes from “does the hardware function?” to “does this feel good to make music with?” This is me finding out. #videogamemusic #chiptune #diysynth

Building My Dream Tracker – Part 4: Shift One of the biggest design challenges has been fitting lots of functionality onto a small instrument without making it feel crowded. My solution wasn't to add more buttons. It was to let the buttons I already had do more. #diysynth

Building My Dream Tracker – Part 3: Knobs #diysynth #musictech #teensy #musicmaking

Building My Dream Tracker – Part 2: Melody 🎵 Last time I talked about the harmony buttons and why I wanted chords to feel effortless. This time it's all about the eight melody buttons, and why they make perfect sense for the way I think about music. #diysynth #musictech #trackermusic #musichardware

Every button, every knob and every design decision started with one simple question: "Would this make writing music more fun?" This is the first part of a series about the ideas behind Lil'SockTracker. #diysynth #musictech #trackermusic

#diysynth #diysynthesizer #musictech #teensy #trackermusic

A tiny song for those quiet moments when you can't sleep. #videogamemusic #8bitmusic #cozygamemusic #renoise

I couldn't find the instrument I wanted... so I started building it. What would you add to a tiny tracker synth? #diysynth #tracker #synthdiy #trackermusic #chiptune #gamemusic #musicproducer #synthesizer

The updated Lil'SockTracker is getting very real now: melody side + encoders in place, the screen/chord-button half is printing, then comes the grand cable-soldering spaghetti. I am honestly very proud of this little box. #videogamemusic #chiptune #trackermusic

Playing a warm, slightly melancholy melody on Lil'SockTracker, my homemade synth/tracker. I like when the hand is visible in the music somehow — not perfect, just present.

@timrowe.org you can find me on instagram mostly. 😃 lill.strumpa is my name there as well. And on itch.io

Do you prefer writing loops or full song structures? #gamemusic #makingmusic #musicmaking

Just a tiny melody and some arpeggio chords from my homemade synth/tracker. 🎛️✨ Right now I'm mostly poking buttons, hunting bugs, and seeing what happens. #diysynth #8bitmusic #trackermusic #musictech #homemadesynth

It started as: "I wonder if I could build my own synth?" Today I'm making music on it. Still feels a little unreal. 🎛️✨ #diysynth #8bitmusic #trackermusic #musictech #homemadesynth

A tiny sample pack filled with soft leads, warm pads and rainy little sounds for cozy music, chiptune and game soundtracks. You can find the pack on itch if these sounds fit your tiny world. lillstrumpa.itch.io/rainy-sidequ... #indiegamedev #videogamemusic #samplepack #gamemusic

What’s the first thing you usually write: melody, chords, bass or rhythm? For me it is always chords. #musicmaking #creativeprocess #makingmusic

Just released Midnight Loops 🌙 4 soft loops for cozy GB Studio games and sleepless little nights. 🌃😴 lillstrumpa.itch.io/midnight-loops #gbstudio #indiegamedev #gameboy #chiptune #videogamemusic #gameassets

my music making rules: • harmony first • melody second • stop before ruining it #gamemusic #indieartist #chiptune #creativeprocess

I just released my second sample pack: Rainy Sidequest Sounds 🌧️🧦 A tiny collection of rainy leads, warm pads, damp basses and soft little loops for making cozy music in trackers, samplers and DAWs. Try it out: lillstrumpa.itch.io/rainy-sidequ... #indiegamedev #videogamemusic #samples #cosysounds

Tiny Chiptune Lesson: sometimes a bassline does not need to do much #chiptune #videogamemusic #chiptunelesson #howto #renoise