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- Capabilities
- Competition
- Quick set up
- IT compatibility notes
- Links for further development
- See also
The ModPlugin was originally developed in the mid-90s by Olivier Lapicque as a plugin for Internet browsers to listen to tracking files (such as .mod and .it files). From this plugin, he developed the ModPlug Player and the ModPlug Tracker. ModPlug Player can play a very wide variety of tracking files, and uses many different audio effects, such as graphic equalization, reverb, and Surround Sound. Although it is still available, the Player is not open-source nor is it being developed.
ModPlug Tracker became completely open-source in 2004, allowing the actual application to be developed and the code altered for the correction of long-standing bugs and the implementation of new features, such as the advanced use of VST plugins and alternate tunings. (source:
OpenMPT wiki)
Capabilities
MODPlug/OpenMPT (Open ModdPlug Tracker) is a windows module tracker, supporting several modules:
To open and play there are even more. OpenMPT has its own native module type,
the OpenMPT format (.mptm), can save midi files, export audio as .wav, and has other interesting features such as VST support.
Current listing of features
list of supported module formats
Competition
OpenMPT is accepted for the following formats:
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amigamod
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midi
- all mod*k formats
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wildchip
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mptm
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s3xmodit
Quick set up
Download here:
OpenMPT donload
As it is a Windows software package, it is 100% n00b friendly on installing.
Composing
OpenMPT provides plenty of proper
documentation, including
a quickstart guide so it would be a waste of time re-inventing the wheel.
A quick reference of
available commands
IT compatibility notes
Always always use "compatability export" and don't use VSTs in your module. Listen to your track in xmplay before submitting and you will probably be OK.
Links for further development
OpenMPT is developed outside BotB by an active
community.
See also
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amigamod (format)
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s3xmodit (format)
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mptm (format)
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Tracker
