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pt2-clone
ProTracker 2 clone for Windows/macOS/Linux
Aims to be a highly accurate clone of the classic ProTracker 2.3D software for Amiga.
Has additional audio filters and audio mixer improvements to make it sound close to a real Amiga computer.
What is ProTracker? Read about it on Wikipedia.
Releases
Windows/macOS binary releases can always be found at 16-bits.org/pt2.php.
Note to Linux users
- On some distros, a "pt2-clone" package may be available in the distribution's package repository
protracker.inishould be copied to~/.protracker/. If you do this, make sure you deleteprotracker.iniif it exists in the same directory as the program executable. You can find an up-to-date copy in the source code tree at/release/other/(or inside the Windows/macOS release zips at 16-bits.org/pt2.php)
Note to macOS users
- To get the config file to load, protracker.ini has to be in the same directory as the .app (program) itself
Handy keybindings
- Press F12 to toggle audio output between Amiga 500 and Amiga 1200. Amiga 500 mode uses a 4.42kHz 6dB/oct low-pass filter that matches that of a real A500.
If you want this to always be on, have a look at the config file.
Note: This must not be confused with the "LED" filter, which is a completely different filter. - Press SHIFT+F12 to toggle stereo separation between centered (mono), custom (set in the config file) and Amiga (100%)
- Press CTRL+F12 to toggle BPM timing mode between CIA (most commonly used) and vblank. Only do this if you know what you are doing!
- Press ALT+F11 to toggle real VU-meters. This will change the fake VU-meters into real, averaged VU-meters. This can also be permanently activated by editing the config file
- Press F11 to toggle fullscreen mode. Again, this can also be permanently activated in the config file
Screenshots
Compiling the code
Please read HOW-TO-COMPILE.txt file in the repository.
PS: The source code is quite hackish and hardcoded.
My first priority is to make an accurate clone, and not to make flexible and easily modifiable code.