klystrack is a chiptune tracker for making chiptune-like music on a modern computer.
It can be used to create audio for games (Gravitus Minus uses the audio engine for music and sound effects).
klystrack is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Sound:
- Additive synthesis with filters (think SID, Atari, NES etc.).
- Hard sync and ring modulation (like SID).
- FM synthesis (think Adlib, MSX, OPL2 etc.).
- Wavetable for samples or custom waveforms to be used in synthesis (think Amiga, SNES).
- Built-in wave generator and editor.
- Programmable instruments not limited to simple arpeggios.
- Sequencer:
- Tracker with free positioning of patterns.
- Pattern transpose.
- Pattern length is not fixed.
- Hard limit of 32 channels but this can be raised.
- Fully themeable, includes half dozen themes.
- Effects:
- Stereo chorus.
- SNES-style multitap echo.
- Bit crusher/decimator.
- Export:
- Own custom format with a tiny playback library to be used in games, demos etc.
- Export as .WAV.
- Export each track as separate .WAV’s.
- Export wavetable items as .WAV’s (use klystrack to create one-cycle waveforms).
- Import.
- Import .WAV’s to use as samples.
- Import Protracker and FT2 modules.
- Import C64 SID files (Rob Hubbard player).
Website: kometbomb.github.io/klystrack
Support: GitHub Code Repository
Developer: Tero Lindeman
License: BSD-like License
klystrack is written in C. Learn C 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 |
| Little Piggy Tracker | Optimized for portable game consoles and retro gaming handhelds |
| klystrack | Tracker for making C64/NES/Amiga-style chiptunes |
| Noteahead | Pattern-based MIDI sequencer and tracker-style music production |
| RetroTrax | Music tracker inspired by ProTracker, FastTracker II and OctaMED |
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