RASTER Music Tracker (RMT) is a cross-platform tool for making Atari XE/XL
music on PC (OS Win9x). RMT uses new Atari XE/XL music routines of our well esteemed @VinsCool.
- VinsCool developed them for a very long time in hopes that it will be a small
revolution for all Atari musicians and fans.
RMT is now open source!
https://github.com/VinsCool/RASTER-Music-Tracker
For new release starting from v1.34.00:
https://github.com/VinsCool/RASTER-Music-Tracker/releases
If you have any comments, suggestions, bug reports, feel free to share your thoughts and contributions in this thread!
music on PC (OS Win9x). RMT uses new Atari XE/XL music routines of our well esteemed @VinsCool.
- VinsCool developed them for a very long time in hopes that it will be a small
revolution for all Atari musicians and fans.
RMT is now open source!
https://github.com/VinsCool/RASTER-Music-Tracker
For new release starting from v1.34.00:
https://github.com/VinsCool/RASTER-Music-Tracker/releases
* Mono 4 tracks / stereo 8 tracks.
* 254 tracks, each with its own length (256 beats max.) and with support for track loop.
* 64 instruments (stereo, instrument table up to 32 steps - 2 types and 2 modes with loop,
instrument envelope up to 32 steps with loop, portamento, filter, 16bit bass, volume slide,
volume minimum, vibrato, frequency shifting, etc.).Fully automatic management of AUDCTL
register (filters, 16bit basses) and/or manual AUDCTL settings.
* Support for "volume only" forced output.
* Note portamento up/down effect.
* Instrument envelope commands for note/frequency shifting and support for special
"like a C64 SID chip" filtering.
* Up to 256 lines for song (with "goto line" support).
* Beat speed 1 to 255 (1/50 to 255/50 sec).
* Instrument speed from 1 to 4 per screen (up to 1/200 sec).
* Main input/output song file format: RMT song files (*.rmt).
* Input/output instrument file format: RMT instrument files (*.rti).
* Export formats: RMT stripped song file (*.rmt), SAP file (*.sap),
XEX Atari executable MSX file (*.xex), ASM simple notation source (*.asm).
* Import formats: ProTracker modules (*.mod), Atari XE/XL Theta Music Composer songs (*.tmc)
* Support for speed/size optimizations of RMT assembler player routine
for concrete RMT module (very useful for background music in demos, games, etc.).
* MIDI IN support!
* MIDI multitimbral playing possibilities.
You can use the RMT like a Atari multitimbral MIDI instrument.
You have to send MIDI output from your MIDI sequencer or player
to RMT MIDI input by means of some virtual MIDI cable (for example
"MIDI Yoke" etc.). MIDI implementation chart is in midi.txt file.
* 254 tracks, each with its own length (256 beats max.) and with support for track loop.
* 64 instruments (stereo, instrument table up to 32 steps - 2 types and 2 modes with loop,
instrument envelope up to 32 steps with loop, portamento, filter, 16bit bass, volume slide,
volume minimum, vibrato, frequency shifting, etc.).Fully automatic management of AUDCTL
register (filters, 16bit basses) and/or manual AUDCTL settings.
* Support for "volume only" forced output.
* Note portamento up/down effect.
* Instrument envelope commands for note/frequency shifting and support for special
"like a C64 SID chip" filtering.
* Up to 256 lines for song (with "goto line" support).
* Beat speed 1 to 255 (1/50 to 255/50 sec).
* Instrument speed from 1 to 4 per screen (up to 1/200 sec).
* Main input/output song file format: RMT song files (*.rmt).
* Input/output instrument file format: RMT instrument files (*.rti).
* Export formats: RMT stripped song file (*.rmt), SAP file (*.sap),
XEX Atari executable MSX file (*.xex), ASM simple notation source (*.asm).
* Import formats: ProTracker modules (*.mod), Atari XE/XL Theta Music Composer songs (*.tmc)
* Support for speed/size optimizations of RMT assembler player routine
for concrete RMT module (very useful for background music in demos, games, etc.).
* MIDI IN support!
* MIDI multitimbral playing possibilities.
You can use the RMT like a Atari multitimbral MIDI instrument.
You have to send MIDI output from your MIDI sequencer or player
to RMT MIDI input by means of some virtual MIDI cable (for example
"MIDI Yoke" etc.). MIDI implementation chart is in midi.txt file.
Pokey sound emulation and Atari 6502 processor emulation aren't built-in
components of RMT. If the sound output is needed, the external dynamic DLL
libraries with the following functions are required.
If you run RMT without this way described DLLs (apokeysnd.dll or sa_pokey.dll,
sa_c6502.dll), RMT will work, but there won't be any Pokey sound output
and Atari sound routines won't be executed.
components of RMT. If the sound output is needed, the external dynamic DLL
libraries with the following functions are required.
If you run RMT without this way described DLLs (apokeysnd.dll or sa_pokey.dll,
sa_c6502.dll), RMT will work, but there won't be any Pokey sound output
and Atari sound routines won't be executed.