DreamTracker
Manual for DreamTracker, a native music tracker for the Commander X16 principally written by Tim Soderstrom.
Download
Current Version: V0.70 Pre-Release 2: Marching Towards Beta
To download the latest version simply click here
Changes from 0.69 include:
- Effects re-org
- Reworked PSG Vibrato/Tremolo/Pulsolo (see effects)
- Added Home/End to pattern editor shortcuts
- PSG Vibrato is now influenced by Pitch Speed Multiplier
- PSG Finetune pattern effect (
48xx
) - PSG Note Delay pattern effect (
10xx
) - PSG Legato
Important The pre-release now includes a file converter. At present, and part of the reason this is a pre-release, it updates the effect parameters to the new values but does not currently adjust the vibrato/tremolo/pulsolo and these have changed significantly.
Video Demos
You can find a list of teaser and demo videos on the Victim Cache YouTube page here.
Discussion
If you want to talk to Tim or others about DreamTracker, here’s a few places to go:
- If you are on Matrix, join #general on the DreamTracker test server
- Join the Commander X16 Discord (Tim is @m00dawg there)
- Follow the devlog on the Commander X16 forums.
- Follow Tim on Mastodon (@tim@social.victimcache.com)
Support
DreamTracker is currently free and open source. If you would like to support development, you can peruse the source code here.
You can also support the project by supporting the band Tim is a part of, Victim Cache. We use Dream Tracker, along with other trackers and chiptune instruments and there’s a good chance you might like at least some of the music we make. Proceeds from our album and merch sales help fund development of Dream Tracker.
Or simply spread the word about Dream Tracker and the Commander X16.
User Documentation
Information on how to use Dream Tracker (you know, to make music and stuff).
- Overview of Trackers
- Installing & Running Dream Tracker
- Using Dream Tracker
- Patterns
- VERA Instruments
- FM Instruments
- PCM Samples
- Effects List
- Pre 0.70 Effects List
- Envelopes
- The Order List
- ZSM Export
Developer Documentation
Developer docs are a mess right now. I’m working on it! But wanted the user docs to be at least somewhat reasonable first.
Tim’s Oddball Ideas For the X16
These are, honestly, probably distractions from working on DreamTracker but I needed a place for these so I wouldn’t forget them when I’m able to work on them.