For the MSX manifold sane upgrades, such as the Konami SCC, the Yamaha YM2413 (MSX-MUSIC) and Yamaha Y8950 (MSX-AUDIO, predecessor of the OPL3) and the OPL4-based Moonsound were released as http://www.voice-express.com/ well, each having its own characteristic chiptune sound.

Modern computers can play a variety of chiptune formats through the exercise of emulators and platform-specific plugins for announcing players. Depending on the nature of hardware being emulated, 100% accuracy in software may not be available. The commonly passed down MOS Technology SID chip, for example, has a multi-mode filter including analog circuits whose characteristics are only mathematically estimated in emulation libraries.