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- NES / Famicom (2a03, Expansions)
- Gameboy/Gameboy Color
- Wonderswan
- TurboGrafx-16/PC-Engine (HuC6280)
- SNES (SPC-700)
- Sega Genesis/Mega Drive (YM2612+SN76489)
- PC-x801 (YM2608, YM2203)
- MSX (AYM, Expansions)
- Sharp X68000/X1 (YM2151+OKIMSM6258,2x2151+AYM)
- Multi-system
MML is a music description language used in sequencing music on a number of computer and video game system platforms. It's basically a text file which can be compiled into a native music file for a video game console.
Several dialects of MML exist for many different platforms, below is a non-exhaustive list:
NES / Famicom (2a03, Expansions)
mck
Supports 2a03 Only
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Official Website (archive)
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English manual by nullsleep
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Compiler Manual by virt
ppmck
Supports All Expansions
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Lyceum Article
NSD.Lib
Supports All Expansions + OPLL
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Official Website (All expansions, ad-hoc OPLL support)
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Manual (Japanese)
OFGS
Supports some expansions + PCM synth channels
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Official Website
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Manual (Japanese)
Gameboy/Gameboy Color
GBMC
Extensive driver, supports sample playback on wavetable channel
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Download and Manual (Japanese)
Wonderswan
Wonderswan Total Driver (WTD)
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Official Website
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Manual
TurboGrafx-16/PC-Engine (HuC6280)
HusiC
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Official Repository
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Manual (Japanese)
SNES (SPC-700)
AddMusicK
Romhacking tool for Super Mario World, can ouptut .SPC files
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Version 0.9 on SMWcentral (Manual Included)
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KungFuFurby's Fork of AddMusicK (Manual Included)
mfvitools
Romhacking tool for Final Fantasy VI, can ouptut .SPC files
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Official Repository
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Manual
SuperC
Dedicated MML driver with focus on memory optimization, and built-in synth functionality, can output .SPC, .SNSF and ROM files
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Official Repository
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Manual (Japanese)
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Manual (English translation)
Terrific Audio Driver
MML with a GUI to preview songs as they're being created, can output .SPC files. Syntax is based on PMD's.
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Official Repository
Sega Genesis/Mega Drive (YM2612+SN76489)
ctrmml/mdsdrv
Supports up to 3 PCM channels, has its own editor GUI for instant playback and note highlighting
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Official Repository
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Editor GUI
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Genesis/MD driver repository
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Manual
MML2VGM
Supports XGM for 4-channel PCM
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Official Repository
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Manual (Japanese)
PC-x801 (YM2608, YM2203)
Professional Music Driver (PMD)
PC-98 driver, supports YM2203, YM2608 and 86PCM, allows for SSGPCM (1 channel) and 8-channel software PCM on the 86
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Lyceum Article
MUCOM88
PC-88 driver, supports YM2203 and YM2608
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Official Website
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Manual
MSX (AYM, Expansions)
MGSDRV
Supports OPLL and SCC, has a web editor for making songs in any browser.
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MSX-DOS Driver
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Web Editor
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Manual (Computer Translation)
moondrv
A driver for the MoonSound, an OPL4 cartridge for MSX. Supports both FM and PCM.
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Official Repository
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Manual (Japanese)
Sharp X68000/X1 (YM2151+OKIMSM6258,2x2151+AYM)
MXDRV
X68000 driver, supports 8-channel PCM mode on the OKI
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Lyceum Article
ZMUSIC
X68000 driver, supports FM / ADPCM / MIDI. Used by some old games as well as artists such as Hizmi and Utabi.
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Lyceum Article
NRTDRV
X1 Driver, supports 2x2151+AYM
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Official Website (needs auto https disabled)
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Manual
Multi-system
MML2VGM
Supports many soundchips, outputs to VGM
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Official Repository
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Manual (Japanese)
XPMCK
Supports many soundchips, outputs to VGM and its own library format for some
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Download (Manual included)
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Fork with some bugfixes, but no builds available
VGMCK
Supports many soundchips, outputs to VGM
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Archive repository
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Manual
