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'[#[Information about the Extended 669 format]

The Extended 669 format, is a format that made improvements on the former '[[669 Format]; mainly adding new effects and support for 44kHZ samples instead of the limitation of 22kHZ in the vanilla '[[669 Format]; it consist of sampled tracked music up to 8 channels first implemented in 1994 by Jason Nunn on his '[[Unis 669] tracker.

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


'[#[Restrictions on submitting a Extended 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 44 kHZ.

'[#[Effects used for the Extended 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.

    F0x - Super Fast Tempo.

    Gnx  - Balance fine slide.
         n Subcommand:
         0 - Balance fine slide Left.
         1 - Balance fine slide Right.

    Hxx  - Slot Retrig.


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

 - '[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/Unis+669/[Unis 669] for MS-DOS operative systems

- '[[foobar2000] (Windows)

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


'[#[See also]

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

- '[[Tracker]

- '[[Demo Scene]

 
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