BassoonTracker is a browser-based old-school Amiga Music Tracker in plain old JavaScript.
The software plays and edits Amiga Module files and FastTracker 2 XM files.
This is free and open source software.
Features include:
- Load, play, edit and save Protracker and FastTracker 2 compatible module files.
- All Protracker audio effects are supported (99% accurate).
- Portamento / Frequency slides (Effect 1, 2, 3, 5, E1 and E2).
- Vibrato (effect 4, 6, and E4).
- Tremolo (effect 7 and E7).
- Arpeggio (effect 0).
- Glissando (effect E3).
- Sample offsets (effect 9).
- Volume slides and settings (effect A, C, E10, and E11).
- Position jumps (effect B).
- Pattern breaks, loops and delays (effect D, E6, and E14).
- Speed settings (effect F).
- Sample Delay, Cut, Retrigger and Finetune (effect E13, E12, E9, and E5).
- Lowpass/LED filter (effect E0).
- Almost all FastTracker audio effects are supported (97% accurate).
- Volume and Panning Envelopes.
- Auto Vibrato.
- Multiple samples per instrument.
- Extended volume commands.
- Next to the tracker effects, there are per-channel effects for low, mid, high frequency, panning and reverb control.
- Mute/solo tracks.
- Edit pattern data and sample properties, use ranges and cut/copy/paste for quick editing.
- Midi support (only Midi-in currently).
- Up to 32 channels.
- Import 8bit WAV, 8SVX and RAW samples (as well as any other format AudioContext can read, like .mp3 and .ogg).
- Integrated sample editor: Edit and slice your samples right inside BassoonTracker.
- Full Undo/Redo in pattern editor and sample editor.
- Includes the historic ST-01 and ST-02 sample disks, released in 1987 (as well as a bunch of others).
- The modarchive API is integrated to access several thousands of music files.
- The modules.pl API is integrated to access even more music files.
- Export to .mod, .xm, .wav, and .mp3.
- Connect your Dropbox account to directly read and write your own files.
Website: www.stef.be/bassoontracker
Support: GitHub Code Repository
Developer: Steffest
License: MIT License

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