RMT is a cross platform tracker for the Atari XE/XL pokey (Pot Keyboard Integrated Circuit) chip.  It can create songs in either 4 channel mono or 8 channel "dual pokey" mode.

Raster Music Tracker is available here: '[l[http://raster.infos.cz/atari/rmt/rmt.htm[http://raster.infos.cz/atari/rmt/rmt.htm]

In order to get sound from RMT, the .dll files (apokeysnd.dll or sa_pokey.dll,
sa_c6502.dll) are also required. RMT will still be usable, but with no sound output. In order to save modules in RMT, a "Go to line xx" command must be used in the module (via the frame editor).

RMT's main features are:

'[li[4-channel mono or 8-channel stereo mode]
'[li[Frame editor: can support up to 256 lines, with 254 different tracks]
'[li[Instrument editor that can support up to 64 instruments. Includes settings for vibrato, volume slide and filter. Has an envelope table for volume, distortion, filter and portamento/pitch changing. Has a separate table for arpeggios/ornaments.]
'[li[Can import .mod and Theta Music Composer .tmc files. Exports to .sap, .xex and .asm. You can also save instruments (.rti)]
'[li[Allows separate speeds for instruments and song.]
'[li[Midi support]

8-channel mode allows for stereo SAP's to be produced (4 left panning channels, and 4 right). Note that for major battles, 8-channel SAP's are forbidden from the SAP category, due to stereo SAP being a hacked feature only exclusive to RMT. Instead, BotBr's should use either the Wild Card category, or if available, the SAPx2 category.

Raster Music Tracker can be downloaded from '[l[http://raster.infos.cz/atari/rmt/rmt.htm#download[here].

The developer of RMT, Radek "Raster" Štěrba, died in a tragic accident in July 2011.  A very special thank you to Raster for creating such a helpful tool.

'[t[b3]Shortcuts'[/t]

Listed below are the possible keyboard shortcuts in Raster Tracker. For a comprehensive list, go over to '[l[http://www.karaokeportland.com/raster/info.htm[this handy website]. Some of these are both hard to work out and useful.

'[t[b0]Block/Pattern Editor'[/t]

Shift+Up - Select/Highlight pattern data up
Shift+Down - Select/Highlight pattern data down
Shift+Any letter - Preview note
Ctrl+A - Select/Highlight All
Ctrl+C OR Ctrl+Ins - Copy selected data
Ctrl+V OR Shift+Ins - Paste data
Ctrl+X - Cut
Ctrl+E - Exchange block and clipboard
Ctrl+F - Effects/tools
Ctrl+S - Save song
Ctrl+L - Load song
Ctrl+Z - Go to speed column
Ctrl+ ' - Mute/Unmute Track
Ctrl+Home - Start loop
Ctrl+End - End loop OR Insert "End" command to skip to the next pattern
Del - Delete
Pg Up - Skip 8 rows up
Pg Down - Skip 8 rows down
Home - Go to start of pattern
End - Go to End of pattern

'[t[b0]Song Editor'[/t]

Ctrl+U OR Del - Delete song line
Ctrl+I - Insert empty line of blocks
Ctrl+O - Insert copy of song line
Ctrl+P - Insert new line with unused blocks
Ctrl+N - Put new unused block in song position
Ctrl+M - Create a duplicate of block
G - Insert "Go To Line xx" command (required in order to save)