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1. N163 Tools
2. N163 Modular Synthesis mini tutorial
3. See also

The Namco 163 is a wavetable expansion chip for the NES.
But how can one generate waves for the wavetable?
Try these fun tools, and you'll be surfing the waves in no time!

N163 Tools

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- wavetable

(or its google colab counterpart

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- n163 wavemaker

- n106izer

- Wavegen

Tools by Euly

- Wavetable Spicer

- N163 FM Synthesis

- N163 Modular Synthesis

N163 Modular Synthesis mini tutorial

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The N163 Modular Synth by Euly is a very powerful tool but might be a bit confusing at first. (At least it was for me!) And how does one actually import the result into Dn-Famitracker?

NOTE: unfortunately this tool does not actually make any sound by itself. To actually hear your sounds, you will have to import them into famitracker first.

1. Use the keyboard shortcuts in the help window to make some modules.
2. Hook up some inputs to some outputs.
3. Hook up everything to the Output module. Adjust the wave size to your needs. (Since the N163 has limited wave memory, you might want to use a smaller wave size for multiple instruments.)
4. Click the "Copy" button in the top right.
5. In Dn-Famitracker, make a Namco instrument. In the instrument editor, go to the "Wave" tab.
6. Press the "Paste" button under the list of waves. This will paste the entire set of waves generated by the modular synth. To play back the whole set, you will need to make an instrument that changes the wave index over time.

Note that the round circle controls are like envelopes that will change the parameters over time. For example, if you want a low pass filter that sweeps the cutoff down, turn the first round dial in the Lowpass Filter module to the left. You can preview the change over time using the top slider of the Output module.

WARNING!! Using lots of large wavetables can make your module unable to export due to being over a certain size limit. (size limit unclear at this time...) I highly recommend trimming down the results of the above tool down to just the waves you need instead of using all 128 of them! Also regularly do test exports to .nsf to make sure you are within the size limits!

See also

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- nsfplus (format)