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I'm in need of an easy tracker
kentl
Member #2,905
November 2002

Is there any tracker that is as easy as ProTracker for Amiga was?

I want it really simple. Ideally I would like to start it up and begin creation within a minute of "learning period". That is, with my previous experience using ProTracker. Also, it has to work on Windows XP.

Screenshots of ProTracker for Amiga:
http://web.telia.com/~u51503750/gfx/pt1.png

http://web.telia.com/~u51503750/gfx/pt2.png

http://web.telia.com/~u51503750/gfx/pt3.png

http://web.telia.com/~u51503750/gfx/pt4.png

miran
Member #2,407
June 2002

In Windows about the only choice is ModPlug Tracker

EDIT: Apparently there's also Open ModPlug Tracker :o I didn't know that!

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kentl
Member #2,905
November 2002

I downloaded the "Open" version at first. Extracted it to my "Web Downloads" directory and ran it. Then deleted the directory and extracted it to "Program Files" instead.

And now it want's the keyboard settings file from my "Web Downloads" directory. I am currently traversing the registry deleting every key with "ModPlug" in its name.

So a word of warning! Extract it to where you want it before you try it!

I hope it's good once I get it to start.. :)

[edit] The registry deleting worked! It started without complaints now.

miran
Member #2,407
June 2002

This OpenMT has some major improvements in the UI :D

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kentl
Member #2,905
November 2002

It looks really nice! Thanks! I just registered myself on The FreeSound Project to download some cool C64 samples. Then it's creation time! :)

Specter Phoenix
Member #1,425
July 2001
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The part that sucks is that there aren't very many good linux trackers. The modplug tut claims there is a modplug linux but the MP site flatout says there isn't one :(. Oh well just make music in windows I guess.

Inphernic
Member #1,111
March 2001

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ProTracker for Amiga

Oh man, I loved that program. Try WinUAE. I know it runs at least OktaMED properly, and it might just work with ProTracker as well (at least it starts and loads, i'm not 100% sure it will play everything properly).

kentl
Member #2,905
November 2002

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OktaMED

OctaMED was way over my leage! :) Much to complicated. OpenMT was actually quite nice! Not as good as ProTracker but still very good.

Kitty Cat
Member #2,815
October 2002
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Apparently there's also Open ModPlug Tracker :o I didn't know that!

How well does it play ITs, and other formats the original murdered? It should use DUMB as the sound rendering engine.

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Elias
Member #358
May 2000

For Linux, there's CheeseTracker (.it) and SoundTracker (.xm). Both have some flaws and both could need a lot of polishing, but both are useable.

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Paul whoknows
Member #5,081
September 2004
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I can't remember how many hours of my life I wasted writing songs in the old and nice Protacker, I miss my beloved amiga500:'(
However modplug trackers is a lot better, indeed modplug tracker is the best by far, you can't find anything better than that.

A modplug tracker fan.:P
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