8-Bit Synths: The Basics is the first in a four-part series of 8-bit sample instrument packs that captures the full spectrum of NES-style synth sounds used in classic video games from the late ’80s and early ’90s. The Basics focuses on the essential building blocks of 8-bit music, featuring the most common and widely used instrument types from that era.

The list below describes the instrument categories included in this pack, along with the total number of instruments in each. All four 8-Bit Synths packs share the same categories, but each pack features its own unique instruments and sound variations.

(For detailed explanations of each category, see the “More Instrument Info” dropdown below.)

• Lead Single (43) – sustained single-channel instruments
• Lead Combo (75) – sustained multi-channel instruments (combining two or more channels for chorused, octave, and interval sounds)
• Stab Single (48) – one-shot single-channel instruments
• Stab Combo (28) – one-shot multi-channel instruments
• Triangle Bass (6) – instruments using only the triangle channel, commonly used for bass lines
• Fundamental (4) – the four foundational waveforms of the original NES sound chip: Square, Pulse Width 1, Pulse Width 2, and Triangle (these instruments appear in all four 8-Bit Synths packs)

This pack contains:

• 204 Synth Instrument Patches
• Formatted for Kontakt • Ableton Live • FL Studio • Logic Pro • Maschine • MPC • TAL-Sampler
• 7,691 8-Bit Synth Samples
• 24-bit / 44.1 kHz WAV
• 1.8 GB

More from this series

For more NES-style synth instruments from this collection, check out:

• 8-Bit Synths 2: Game Pop
• 8-Bit Synths 3: World Melodies
• 8-Bit Synths 4: Spectrum

Get all four packs together in the 8-Bit Synths Bundle.