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- Tools
- Accepted file format
- Playback (for voting)
- Render to MP3
- See also
VGM (Video Game Music) is a sample-accurate sound logging format for several video game systems.
Tools
There are a lot of different tools capable of exporting .vgm, each supporting a different set of sound chips/systems. Examples include (but are not limited to):
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DefleMask Tracker: multiple sound chips
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Furnace Tracker: multiple sound chips, including multiple in one track
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SnevenTracker: SMS/SN76489
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OpenMPT: AdLib/OPL
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XPMCK: multiple sound chips
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0CC-LLTracker: YM2413/OPLL
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BambooTracker: YM2608/OPNA, YM2612/OPN2, YM2203/OPN, AY-3-8910/YM2149
A set of utilities helpful for VGM files is
vgmtools, by vgmrips. The tools in it range from simple statistic displays and file renamers, to file compressors, optimizers, and converters. The package totals 29 seperate utilities.
VGM file spec
Accepted file format
- .vgm
- .vgz (compressed .vgm - uses .gz compression format )
Playback (for voting)
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VGMPlay
Render to MP3
VGMPlay supports logging sound to wav. You can simply convert it to .mp3 afterwards with a tool of your choice.
See also
Format
