Amiga Module

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* [http://16-bits.org/mod/ MOD file format by Thunder, with notes and corrections from ByteRaver and 8bitbubsy]
 
* [http://16-bits.org/mod/ MOD file format by Thunder, with notes and corrections from ByteRaver and 8bitbubsy]
 
* [ftp://ftp.modland.com/pub/documents/format_documentation/FireLight%20MOD%20Player%20Tutorial.txt MOD Player Tutorial by FireLight] - a step-by-step guide to writing a MOD player.
 
* [ftp://ftp.modland.com/pub/documents/format_documentation/FireLight%20MOD%20Player%20Tutorial.txt MOD Player Tutorial by FireLight] - a step-by-step guide to writing a MOD player.
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Ultimate Soundtracker, which introduced the module file format, uses a somewhat different format from the more modern versions of the format. A summary of the differences can be found [ftp://ftp.modland.com/pub/documents/format_documentation/Ultimate%20Soundtracker%20(.mod).txt here].
  
 
=== File format tags ===
 
=== File format tags ===

Revision as of 11:32, 10 January 2013

File Format
Name Amiga Module
Ontology
Extension(s) .mod

Information

Ultimate Soundtracker, which introduced the module file format, uses a somewhat different format from the more modern versions of the format. A summary of the differences can be found here.

File format tags

In addition to the standard 4-channel MOD, there are a number of extensions to the MOD format supporting various numbers of channels. These modules can be identified by means of the file format tag at offset 1080.

Tag / Identification
Tag Identification
M.K. Standard 4-channel module
2CHN 2-channel FastTracker module
6CHN 6-channel FastTracker module
8CHN 8-channel FastTracker module
CD81 8-channel Falcon module
FLT4 4-channel Startrekker module
FLT8 8-channel Startrekker module
M!K! >64 pattern ProTracker module
OCTA 8-channel module
TDZx 1, 2 or 3-channel TakeTracker module
xCHN 5, 7 or 9-channel TakeTracker module
xxCH 10, 12... 32-channel FastTracker module
xxCH 11, 13 or 15-channel TakeTracker module

Grave Composer / Mod's Grave produces a variation on the standard 8-channel module, but uses the "M.K." identifier rather than "8CHN". See Grave Composer module for more information.

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