Chiptune band Anamanaguchi shares its favorite tech tools

American band Anamanaguchi — Peter Berkman, James DeVito, Luke Silas, and Ary Warnaar — is best known for its chiptune sound. Many listeners first encountered the group through the 2010 video game soundtrack for "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game," as well as their collaboration with virtual singer Hatsune Miku, which later made its way into Fortnite.

Their 2025 album, "Anyway," marked a shift toward indie rock, written at a house associated with the band American Football and filled with fuzzy guitar tones. The band recently released a new single, "Yeah I Guess," continuing that same musical direction.

Answering the tech questionnaire

All four members took part in The Verge's weekly questionnaire about the digital tools and habits they rely on. Luke Silas said his most-used tool is Ableton Live Operator for writing music, while Ary Warnaar praised built-in phone and laptop microphones as underrated for quickly capturing ideas.

Peter Berkman named the Logitech MX Master 3S mouse as his most indispensable gadget, while James DeVito highlighted an app called Amphetamine, which keeps a computer awake during long export or render tasks.

Silas admitted to having roughly 46 and 31 browser tabs open across two windows — which he called "too goddamn many." Berkman, meanwhile, said he uses Firefox's tab-grouping feature, comparing it to folders of memory.

The band members also weighed in on AI-generated music, with Silas expressing skepticism and urging people to learn to write their own music instead.