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Lovely Traps Dungeon features music made with 1BitDragon. 
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Thanks for asking! Those clips were AI-generated mockups made specifically for the trailer, just to provide some visual context for the music. They’re not footage from actual released games, and they weren’t meant to suggest otherwise.

I’m currently working on replacing those clips with footage from real games using music created with 1BitDragon.

1BitDragon is a music creation tool designed especially for indie game developers who want to create their own game music without needing a traditional DAW workflow.

The 5.0 update is free for existing users.

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👉 1bitdragon.itch.io/1bitdragon

You're right, that's not intended. I can reproduce it here too. I'm not sure yet what's causing it, but I'll look into it. Thanks for spotting it!

I’ve just updated the 1BitDragon example songs page. 
You can now listen to audio previews and download the .1bd project files directly:
https://1bitdragon.com/songs

Hi! They’re back online now. Thanks for letting me know! 🙂

MIDI keyboard support / playing the synth live isn’t implemented yet.

Thanks a lot for taking the time to write all of this up in so much detail! There are some really great ideas here. I need to spend some time thinking about them and testing different approaches, but I really appreciate all the suggestions.

Sure! Here’s how to use it:

Sure! Here you go: Video tutorials

Thank you for your patience and support 🙂

Thanks! Really glad it's been useful. Version 5 is almost ready :)

Thanks, that makes sense. An MCP server could be a really good approach: it would allow me to keep AI features out of 1BitDragon itself, which I prefer, while still letting users who want AI assistance connect it to their own AI agent. Thanks for the suggestion!

Hi,

Thanks a lot, especially coming from a game developer and former Unity employee!

That’s a very interesting idea. 1BitDragon doesn’t currently have a public API, and I can’t promise one yet, but allowing external tools and AI agents to control it is definitely something I could explore for a future version.

What kind of actions would you mainly want the agent to perform: create a complete song, edit notes and instruments, control effects, export files, or something else?

Thanks for the suggestion!

I’m giving the update a little more time for final polish, so 1BitDragon 5 will be released on August 21, 2026, at 10 AM PDT / 1 PM EDT / 7 PM CEST.

Thanks a lot for your patience and support.

A first look at 1BitDragon V5. 👀

V5 will be a free update for all 1BitDragon users when it launches this summer.

Last chance: the Steam Summer Sale ends tomorrow!

Already using 1BitDragon? Tell a friend!

Thanks! V5 includes some ideas inspired by the Web App, but not all of its features. They are two separate projects, and web App projects won’t be compatible with V5, so they can’t be opened directly in the desktop version.

A first look at 1BitDragon V5. 👀

V5 will be a free update for all 1BitDragon users when it launches this summer.

The Summer Sale is now live! Get 1BitDragon during the sale.

Already using 1BitDragon? Tell a friend!

A first look at 1BitDragon V5. 👀

V5 will be a free update for all 1BitDragon users when it launches this summer.

The Summer Sale is now live! Get 1BitDragon during the sale.

Already using 1BitDragon? Tell a friend!

A first look at 1BitDragon V5. 👀

V5 will be a free update for all 1BitDragon users when it launches this summer.

The Summer Sale is now live! Get 1BitDragon during the sale.

Already using 1BitDragon? Tell a friend!

1BitDragon has a refreshed look - and a message that says exactly what it’s here for.

This is just the beginning of what I’m preparing for version 5 this summer.

Know a game developer who isn’t a musician? Share this with them.

1BITDRAGON 5 lands this summer. Bigger, better, and still ridiculously fun.

That’s a very good idea, thank you.
I hadn’t thought about this approach. I’ll definitely look into it.

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Sorry, no, that's not possible.

Fantastic! Can you add a credit in "Made with Aseprite, Tiled, Bfxr, Phaser, Adobe Photoshop, Audacity"?

It will be a completely different software. I was hoping to release it by the end of summer, but there are still too many things to finish. I'll let you know here so you'll be the first to test it.

Thanks for your feedback!

I'll think about it, but I don't think it's possible, sorry about that.

Hello! No, sorry, that's not planned at the moment.

This is a very good idea, but for now, sorry, it is not planned.

Yes, that's a really good idea, and I totally agree it would be super cool to be able to do that. I'm seriously thinking about it.

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Ok, thanks for the feedback!

How would you like to be able to add other instruments? By importing a .wav file? By purchasing an additional sound library? By creating a new sound yourself by tweaking synthesizer parameters?

Yes, I agree. There is a completely revamped 1BitDragon ("1BitDragon Megablast") that will be released in 2025, and I'm currently testing the possibility of importing custom sounds.

Whisky is a free and easy-to-use macOS program that focuses specifically on running Windows games:  https://getwhisky.app

Yes, I agree. A completely revamped version of 1BitDragon, called "1BitDragon Megablast" will be released in 2025, and it will allow users to create 3/4 or 4/4 time signature songs.

Sorry you're running into this. Unfortunately, even if it works on M1, it hasn't been tested on M3 and it doesn't seem to work, you need to go through Whisky. Can other Mac users confirm?