OpenMPT Resources

This is a (admittely still very short) list of interesting resources for tracker users and developers.

Interesting Reads

Potentially interesting stuff for all mod enthusiasts. These are mostly historical resources which may be partially or completely out of date.

• The MOD FAQ (outdated, but still interesting to read)
• The Tracker's Handbook (ditto)
• TraxWeekly Archive (some great newsletters from the zenith of the tracking scene)
• Impulse Tracker for the Compleat Idiot (an Impulse Tracker tutorial by Zola)
• Unsorted resources (from the old modplug.com site)

Development Resources

Documents for tracker coders

• Notes about the IT format
• Notes about the S3M format
• More development-related articles on the OpenMPT wiki
• Documentation and code about the history of the ProTracker period table
• Notes from Jeff Lim about the IT filter coefficients
• Hints about various SoundTracker versions (by Fraggie)
• Documentation of the MO3 format
• Various file format documentations at ftp.modland.com
• Playback test cases for tracker and player developers
• History graph of OpenMPT and its predecessors and related software