80s to 90s

In the late 80s to 90s, video game soundtracks improved from their earlier limitations. Most games now used 8-bit soundtracks with 5 sound channels, including square wave, triangle wave, noise generator, and DCPM sample channels. In the late 80s to 90s, video game soundtrack limitations had gotten a bit better since the beginning. Most games had moved on to 8-bit soundtracks, which featured 5 sound channels, 2 square wave channels, a triangle wave channel, a noise generator channel, and a DCPM sample channel.