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'[#[Information about the 669 format]

The 669 format, also known as the former pc tracker format; consist of sampled tracked music up to 8 channels created by Tran [a.k.a. Tomasz Pytel] of Renaissance on 1992, this format is more limited than the '[[Extended 669 Format] implemented in 1994 by Jason Nunn on his '[[Unis 669] tracker.

This vanilla version of the 669 format may have the next header on its first 2 bytes on the module: if


'[#[Restrictions on submitting a 669 module]

The max size of each sample/instrument must not surpass 1 MByte.

They file must be 128 patterns long at most, with a maximum of 64 rows each one.

The samples must not exceed 22 kHZ.

'[#[Effects used for the 669 format]

    Axx - Portamento up

    Bxx - Portamento down

    Cxx - Port to note 

    Dxx - Frequency adjust

    Exx - Frequency vibrato

Note: if you set any of those effects with a value of 00, all the effects in that row may be cancelled and the notes that comes next may be played normally

    Fxx - Set tempo


'[#[Tools and Trackers used for the 669 format]

 - '[l[http://battleofthebits.com/lyceum/View/Composer+669/[Composer 669] for MS-DOS operative systems

 - '[l[http://battleofthebits.com/lyceum/View/Unis+669/[Unis 669] for MS-DOS operative systems


'[#[Accepted file format]

.669


'[#[Playback (for voting)]

 - '[l[http://battleofthebits.com/lyceum/View/Composer+669/[Composer 669] for MS-DOS operative systems

 - '[l[http://battleofthebits.com/lyceum/View/Unis+669/[Unis 669] for MS-DOS operative systems

- '[[foobar2000] (Windows)

- '[[Droidsound-E (Enhanced version)] (Android)


'[#[See also]

- '[[ftp://ftp.modland.com/pub/documents/format_documentation/Composer%20669,%20Unis%20669%20(.669).txt[Composer 669, Unis 669 and general 669 format documentation.]

- '[[Tracker]

- '[[Demo Scene]

 
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