FamiStudio is a very simple music editor for the Nintendo Entertainment System or Famicom. It is designed to be easier to use than FamiTracker, but its feature set is also much more limited.
It is targeted at both chiptune artists and NES homebrewers.
FamiStudio is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Modern DAW-style UI with piano roll, no hexadecimal anywhere.
- Instrument & Envelope edition.
- NSF import.
- DPCM sample editor (WAV and DMC support).
- Full Undo/Redo support.
- Copy and paste support.
- Note drag & drop with audio preview.
- Import from FamiTracker FTM & Text.
- Export to various formats (WAV, ROM, NSF, FamiTone2, FamiStudio Text, FamiTracker Text).
- Volume, fine pitch, vibrato effect tracks.
- Slide notes (portamento).
- Arpeggios.
- NES sound engine (CA65, NESASM, ASM6).
- MIDI input support.
- MIDI import/export.
- Audio expansions supported: VRC6, VRC7, FDS, MMC5, Namco 163 & Sunsoft S5B.
- Cross-platform support – runs under Linux, Mac OS, and Windows.
Website: famistudio.org
Support: Documentation, GitHub Code Repository
Developer: BleuBleu
License: MIT License
FamiStudio is written in C# and Assembly. Learn C# with our recommended free books and free tutorials. Learn Assembly with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
Related Software
| Music Trackers | |
|---|---|
| MilkyTracker | FT2 compatible music tracker |
| Furnace | Multi-system chiptune tracker |
| FamiStudio | NES music editor |
| Radium | Music editor sporting a sleek interface billed as a next generation tracker |
| Schism Tracker | Reimplementation of Impulse Tracker |
| OpenMPT | Audio module tracker (needs Wine to run) |
| BassoonTracker | Browser-based old-school Amiga music tracker |
| klystrack | Tracker for making C64/NES/Amiga-style chiptunes |
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