Mod (file format)
| Protracker module file | |
|---|---|
| File extension : |
.mod
|
| Developed by: | Karsten Obarski |
| Type: | Container format , tracker module |
| Container for: | music |
| Contained in: | Protracker and many other trackers |
Mod (derived from the file extension .mod for module) is the first tracker module format. It was introduced in 1991 with the Protracker , a clone / variant of the Ultimate Soundtracker by Karsten Obarski, on the home computer Commodore Amiga . It was tuned to the capabilities of the Amiga sound chip Paula . It supports 4 tracks (output channels of the audio coprocessor) and 31 (originally only 15 on the Ultimate Soundtracker) samples with 8 bit sampling depth (processing of the audio coprocessor) and note spacing of at least 0.02 seconds (due to the synchronization with the vertical image blanking interval of 50 Hz ).
See also
Web links
Specifications
- The Mod Archive
- The Tracker's Handbook v0.5 - January 10, 1999, Matthew Coulson (English) MS-DOC format ( Memento from July 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
Player
- for software platforms
- MikMod , opensource for many operating systems, also offers support for other players via libmikmod
- Music Player Daemon , audio player as a server under Linux / Unix for numerous clients, uses libmikmod
- VLC Media Player , a well-known open source media player, also for other formats
- JavaMod , a mod player in Java
- 8BitBoy , a flash mod player
- FlashMod , a flash mod player
- XMMS , a Linux based media player (with plugin also mod)
- stian.cubic.org OpenCubic Player , a GPL- licensed cross-platform mod player
- openmpt123 , a command line player for various platforms
- Inertia Player 1.22 , MS-DOS mod player written in assembler , popular in the demo scene , could be operated as a TSR program , has complex audio visualization
- for iPhone and iPod Touch
- Module Player (AppStore Link)
- ModBox (AppStore Link)
- modplayer (AppStore Link)