Schism Tracker is a reimplementation of Impulse Tracker, a program used to create high quality music without the requirements of specialized, expensive equipment, and with a unique “finger feel” that is difficult to replicate in part.
The player is based on a highly modified version of the ModPlug engine, with a number of bugfixes and changes to improve IT playback.
Schism Tracker is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Based on a highly modified version of the Modplug engine, with a number of bugfixes and changes to improve IT playback.
- Cross-platform support – runs under Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows.
Website: schismtracker.org
Support: Wiki, GitHub Code Repository
Developer: Storlek and Mrs. Brisby
License: GNU General Public License v2.0
Schism Tracker is written in C. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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|---|---|
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