Open Audio Library

OpenAL (for "Open Audio Library") is a software interface to audio hardware.

The interface consists of a number of functions that allow a programmer to specify the objects and...


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MIDI format

The MIDI format (.MID)

MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a technical standard that describes a communication protocol, digital interface, and electrical connectors that connect a wide variety of...


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XM format

The FastTracker 2 format (.XM)
With the XM format, FastTracker 2 introduced the concept of "instruments", which applied volume and panning envelopes to samples. It also added the ability to...
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S3M format

The ScreamTracker 3 format (.S3M)
The Scream Tracker 3 S3M format added sample tuning (defining the exact frequency of the middle C for samples), increased the number of...
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MOD format

The MOD format (.MOD)
The MOD format was the first file format for tracked music.

A very basic version of this format (with only very few pattern commands and short...
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IT format

The Impulse Tracker format (.IT)
Impulse Tracker introduced the IT format, which, in comparison to the XM format, allows instruments to also specify the transposition of assigned...
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Commands Reference Modular Music

 

Commands Reference Modular Music

Arpeggio [Range: $0-$F/$0-$F]

Usage: $0 + 1st halfnote add + 2nd halfnote add
Arpeggio is used to simulate chords.
This is done by rapidly changing the pitch between 3(or 2) different notes.
It sounds very noisy and grainy on most samples, but ok on monotone ones.

Example:
C-3 00 047 – C-major chord
(C + E + G, or C + 4 + 7...

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