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| Original author(s) | jsr |
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| Initial release | 15 September 2005 |
| Stable release | 0.4.6
/ 4 February 2015 |
| Operating system | Windows |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Music tracker |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | FamiTracker.com |
FamiTracker is a tracker-type music sequencer designed to emulate the sound chip of the Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom and its related expansion chips. First released as version 0.1.2 on September 15, 2005,[1] the program was created by "jsr", a pseudonymous programmer. FamiTracker is noted for video game composer Jake "virt" Kaufman's exclusive use thereof, set in a mode where it emulates the Famicom-exclusive VRC6 expansion chip,[2] to create the entire soundtrack for the indie video game Shovel Knight. Kaufman commented on the authenticity of FamiTracker's replication of the NES' audio and its technical limitations,[3] to the point where the program is capable of exporting projects in the specific file format designed for playback on NES cartridges, known as .NSF or NES Sound Format.[4]
Release and version history edit
FamiTracker was first released on September 15, 2005 as freeware under an open-source GNU General Public License, and has since been updated periodically to fix bugs, introduce new features and improve the program's overall functionality.[5] In future versions, support is planned for emulating other expansion chips such as the Sunsoft 5B/FME-7.[6]
References edit
- ^ "FamiTracker wiki - list of FamiTracker versions". Famitracker.com. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ Centers, Josh. "FunBITS: Shovel Knight Digs Up the Fun". TidBITS.com. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ Nutt, Christian. "Road to the IGF: Yacht Club Games' Shovel Knight". Gamasutra.com. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ^ McFerran, Damien. "Shovel Knight digs its way onto Wii U". Redbull.com. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ "FamiTracker - older news". Famitracker.com. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "FamiTracker wiki - Unsupported Expansions". Famitracker.com. Retrieved 27 April 2015.