Chiptrackers
Chiptrackers are trackers oriented soundchip (8-bit sound).
Note : if you want to create chiptunes with digital trackers (using samples like here) go to Woolyss Tracking.
Show list of audio trackers for each plateform.
All | Windows - MS-DOS - Mac - iPhone - Linux - Amiga - Nintendo - Sega - Atari - Commodore - Amstrad - ZX - OPL | Commercial - Free
An experimental multisystem tracker. Features a highly configurable
design based on the Game Music Emu library and a scripting language,
allowing to easily adding music 'engines' for many retro systems.
Current release includes 17 beeper music engines for Sinclair ZX
Spectrum 48K, serving as an alternative to Beepola. Import : 1TM | Export : AY, TAP, SCL MIDI support : no [mp3] audio demo by Irrlicht project |
Arkos Tracker is a freeware Windows-based tracker to compose music for the AY3-8912, a soundchip used in the Amstrad CPC, but also on MSX, Spectrum, Atari ST and many other computers in the 1980s. Arkos Tracker is born from the native CPC tracker called STarKos. Import : AKS, SKS | Export : AKS, YM, WAV, BIN MIDI support : yes [mp3] audio demo by Ultrasyd |
Beepola is tracker-style music editor for Windows, capable of compiling songs into a form suitable for playback on Sinclair ZX Spectrum and compatible computers. It aims to offer the ability to produce Spectrum music in a modern computing environment, with all of the advantages this entails. 1-bit music. Import : BBSONG | Export : BBSONG, WAV [mp3] audio demo by Mister Beep (tune recorded with 2 Beepola on a real hardware) |
Full soundchip emulation : Nintendo Gameboy Advance (GBA) Import : BSF | Export : BSF, BGF, WAV MIDI support : no [mp3] audio demo by Unknown |
DefleMask is a free Cross-Platform tracker for producing music for many soundchips and old school systems.
It is capable of make music for specific systems and soundchips. Supported soundchips so far:
YAMAHA YM2612, Texas Instruments SN76489 PSG, Z80 Game Boy, Hudson Soft HuC6280, Ricoh 2A03, MOS Technology SID, YAMAHA YM2151, SEGA PCM Import : DMF | Export : DMF, ROM, VGM, WAV MIDI support : yes [mp3] audio demo by 5alazar |
Full soundchip emulation : Nintendo Entertainment System (NES, Famicom). Import : FTM | Export : FTM, NSF, NES, BIN, PRG, WAV, MID MIDI support : yes [mp3] audio demo by Kreese |
Full soundchip emulation : Commodore 64 (C64). It emulates the SID (MOS Technology 6581) soundchip. This is a crossplatform C64 music editor. Supports output via Dag Lem's reSID engine,
HardSID 4U USB device and HardSID soundcards or CatWeasel MK3/MK4. Import : SNG | Export : SNG, SID, BIN, PRG MIDI support : yes, only on Mac OSX version [mp3] audio demo by prag.Modul |
klystrack is a little chiptune composing tool. It is comparable to AHX on the Amiga. The synth and player routines are designed for creating 8-bit style music. In development ! Import : KT, AHX, MOD | Export : KT, WAV MIDI support : no [mp3] audio demo by Kometbomb (Original composed by Tommy/DCS) |
MilkyTracker is an open source and multi-platform digital tracker. Many Linux distributions (Debian, FreeBSD, Gentoo, Suze, Ubuntu...) too ! An easy way to create chip sounds. Import a sample or draw a sound directly in the sample editor and play it. Watch this tuto-video ! (mirror).
Import : IT, MOD, S3M, XM, OKT, 669, AMF, AMS... | Export : MOD, XM, WAV MIDI support : input devices on Windows, Mac OSX, Linux versions [mp3] audio demo by J. Arthur Keenes |
Full soundchip emulation : Sega Master System / Game Gear. Mod2PSG2 is a music tracker for the SN76489 soundchip. Mod2PSG2 uses its own PSGMOD file format for loading and saving music modules. Various other file formats are supported for importing and exporting. A programming library for playing back music and sound effects you create in Mod2PSG2 is included. It is written in Z80 assembler for SEGA Master System and Game Gear. Import : VGM, VGZ, MID, MOD, BAS | Export : VGM, MID, EPSGMOD MIDI support : yes [mp3] audio demo by Ultrasyd |
Musetracker (formerly called Pornotracker) is an NES music tracker that I originally created about 4 years ago to be used in the NES demo "High Hopes". Back then FamiTracker was too resource hungry to be used in a demo and NerdTracker II, IMO, was too limited. I was supposed to release it right after Assembly 2007 but somehow that didn't happen due to feature creep and some other things. I have a added a lot of features since then, like raw PCM sample support and better editing options. Pornotracker is the only NES tracker supporting raw PCM samples (7-bit with 7.8 kHz sampling rate). Because of this it's not possible to export to NSF at this time. Exporting to an iNES ROM file is possible though, and I hope at some point we can get an iNES ROM based NES music format off the ground. Import : POM | Export : POM, NSF MIDI support : no [mp3] audio demo by the official website |
Full soundchip emulation : Nintendo Entertainment System (NES, Famicom). Import : NEST | Export : NEST, NSF, WAV MIDI support : no [mp3] audio demo by Ian Stocker |
Full soundchip emulation : Atari XL / XE. Import : RMT, MOD, TMC | Export : RMT, SAP, XEX, ASM MIDI support : yes [mp3] audio demo by Pinball Wizzard |
Complete solution for making music and sound effects for SNES homebrew
games. Includes a cross-tracker, SPC driver, interface code. Import : GSM, XM, MIDI, FTM | Export : SPC MIDI support : yes [mp3] audio demo by SwordlessWarrior |
SunVox is a small, fast and powerful music sequencer with modular synthesizers. Available for desktop PC (Windows, Linux, Mac OS X), pocket computers (Windows Mobile, PalmOS, iPhone, iPad) and netbooks. Audio plugin support : no Import : SUNVOX, MOD, XM | Export : SUNVOX, WAV MIDI support : no [mp3] audio demo by Alex Zolotov (aka NightRadio) |
Full soundchip emulation : Commodore 64 (C64). It emulates the SID (MOS Technology 6581) soundchip. Import : SNG | Export : SNG, WAV MIDI support : no [mp3] audio demo by Daniel Illgen |
Full soundchip emulation : Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Sega MegaDrive/Genesis... Import : TFE, MOD | Convert : TFD > TFM, TFD ... | Export : TFE, WAV MIDI support : no [mp3] audio demo by Boomlinde |
Full soundchip emulation : Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Atari ST. Import : VTX, AY, AYL, YM, ASC, STC, PT1, PT2... | Export : VTX, AY, PT3, SNDH, SCL, TAP MIDI support : no [mp3] audio demo by MmcM |
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Tags : chiptrackers, 8-bit trackers, 8-bit sound editors, soundtrackers, audio trackers, chiptune, 8-bit music, chipmusic, micromusic, video game sound