'[t[b2]This is a file format, not a battle format. Despite the article's implications, there is currently no battle format to which Composer 669 modules can be entered.'[/t]

'[#[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]
- '[l[ftp://ftp.modland.com/pub/documents/format_documentation/Composer%20669,%20Unis%20669%20(.669).txt[Composer 669, Unis 669 and general 669 format documentation.]
- '[l[http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Composer_669_module[More Composer 669, Unis 669 and general 669 format documentation.]  Thanks to xterm for sharing about it via EsperNET IRC network #botb channel!
- '[[Tracker]
- '[[Demo Scene]