Dirtywave

Dirtywave

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Also known as: Dirty Wave

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Dirtywave is a Los Angeles-based music hardware company founded by Timothy Lamb, known in the tracker and chiptune scenes as Trash80. The company's sole product line is the M8 Tracker, a portable battery-powered groovebox that combines tracker-style sequencing with synthesis and sample playback. Built around a Teensy microcontroller, the M8 draws direct inspiration from Little Sound DJ (LSDj), ...

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Dirtywave is a Los Angeles-based music hardware company founded by Timothy Lamb, known in the tracker and chiptune scenes as Trash80. The company's sole product line is the M8 Tracker, a portable battery-powered groovebox that combines tracker-style sequencing with synthesis and sample playback. Built around a Teensy microcontroller, the M8 draws direct inspiration from Little Sound DJ (LSDj), the Game Boy tracker Lamb developed earlier in his career.

The M8 Tracker pairs an 8-track sequencer with several sound engines — Wavsynth, Macrosynth, FM, and a sampler — along with built-in reverb, chorus, delay, and a limiter, all driven through a compact 2.8" IPS display and a small keypad. MIDI I/O and USB connectivity allow it to integrate with larger studio setups. The original Model:01 was followed by the Model:02, a hardware refresh that added USB-C and other quality-of-life improvements while preserving the firmware experience.

Dirtywave has cultivated a devoted following among portable-music makers, chipmusicians, and electronic producers who favor tracker workflows. The M8 firmware is closed-source, but Lamb also maintains the open-source m8c headless client, which lets the device be controlled via external screens and platforms including Raspberry Pi and desktop computers.

Dirtywave has 2 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Production & Groove. Their gear is featured by 5 artists, with the strongest followings in Electronic, Funk / Soul, and Hip Hop. Notable users include Knxwledge, Moe Shop, and Nullsleep.

Artists Who Use Dirtywave

Knxwledge uses 1 Dirtywave product

Knxwledge

Music Producer, DJ · NxWorries

Moe Shop uses 1 Dirtywave product

Moe Shop

Composer, Music Producer

Nullsleep uses 1 Dirtywave product

Nullsleep

Music Producer

EPROM uses 1 Dirtywave product

EPROM

Music Producer, DJ

Red Means Recording uses 1 Dirtywave product

Red Means Recording

Music Producer

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