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Module file (MOD music, tracker music) is a family of music file formats originating from the MOD file format on Amiga systems used in the late 1980s. Those who produce these files (using the software called music trackers) and listen to them form the worldwide MOD scene, [1] a part of the demoscene subculture.
MOD is a computer file format used primarily to represent music, and was the first module file format. MOD files use the “.MOD” file extension , except on the Amiga which doesn't rely on filename extensions; instead, it reads a file's header to determine filetype.
This is a list of software for various operating systems for playing Amiga music formats. OpenCubic Player, an example of a typical MOD player with visualization (STFT, spectrum etc.) Audacious – various third party plug-ins have been written to play Amiga formats; Foobar2000 – various third party plug-ins have been written to play Amiga ...
Protracker is a music tracker for the Amiga platform. A free software tool that required no additional equipment, it became popular in the early 1990s with both amateurs and professionals, allowing for sample-based music in the MOD file format. [1]
Aminet aimed to keep the community united and free to download new open source software, new program demo releases, patches and localization of Amiga programs (AmigaOS and its modern programs are free to be localized by any single user into any country language), pictures, audio and video files and even hints or complete solutions to various ...
The worldwide usage of these programs led to the creation of the so-called MOD-scene which was considered part of the demoscene. Eventually the PC world evolved to 16-bit audio cards, and Mod files were slowly abandoned. Various Amiga and PC games (such as Worms) supported Mod as their internal standard for generating music and audio effects.
The Mod Archive was established in February 1996 as a place for tracker artists to upload their work. [2] Since then, the site has emerged into being a community for artists and module enthusiasts. In an effort to make the website more dynamic , the community part of the site was added around 2000, in the form of message boards and an indexed ...
ModPlug Player is a module file player developed by Olivier Lapicque in conjunction with the original ModPlug Tracker project and the ModPlug Browser plugin. [1] Features include a playlist editor, graphical equalizer, automatic gain control, bass expansion, reverb , Dolby Surround Sound support and the ability to mix two modules simultaneously ...