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Effects Qxy and Rxy

Niectasc — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 09:29:59 GMT

Niectasc:

'''Qxy''' and '''Rxy''' - note slide up and down. '''x''' = speed, '''y''' = number of notes. '''Qxy''' '''decreases''' the [[frequency register]] by ('''2x+1''') per frame and '''Rxy''' '''increases''' the [[frequency register]] by ('''2x+1''') per frame.

Note: [[2A03]] has a bug that resets the [[duty]] phase when switching between certain frequencies. This can be heard as a pop and might be noticable when using vibrato or [[pitch slide]]s across those frequencies.

These effets will not work on the VRC7 channels.

== Example ==
<pre>
C-4 00 F ---
--- -- - ---
--- -- - Q54
--- -- - ---
--- -- - ---
--- -- - R19
</pre>

C-4 is note, 00 is instrument number, F is volume. Quickly slides to E-4 at row 02 (C+4=E) and slowly slides to G-3 at row 05 (E-9=G).

{{FamiTracker effects}}

[[Category:Effects]]

[[Category:Pitch Slide Group]]

Effect 3xx

Niectasc — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 07:51:08 GMT

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'''3xx''' - automatic portamento, can be used on square, triangle and noise channels. Slides to new notes. '''xx''' = speed, larger value means faster portamento. '''00''' to disable.

Volume envelope of the instruments does not reset in any case, so to get clean portamento you could use additional instrument with constant volume.

Note: [[2A03]] has a bug that resets the [[duty]] phase when switching between certain frequencies. This can be heard as a pop and might be noticable when using [[vibrato]] or [[pitch slide]]s across those frequencies.

Using this effect on the VRC7 chip will eliminate any retriggering of notes.

== Example ==
<pre>C-4 00 F ---
D-4 -- - 302
--- -- - ---</pre>
C-4 is note, 00 is instrument number, F is volume. Sound will start from C-4 and then pitch will slowly change to D-4.

== Example files ==
{{FTM|portamento_example.ftm|Portamento example}} — portamento with same instrument and with additional instrument

{{FamiTracker effects}}

[[Category:Effects]]

[[Category:Pitch Slide Group]]

Effects 1xx and 2xx

Niectasc — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 07:21:44 GMT

Niectasc:

'''1xx''' and '''2xx''' - pitch slides up and down, can be used on square, triangle and noise channels. '''xx''' = speed, larger value means faster slide. '''00''' to disable.

Note: [[2A03]] has a bug that resets the [[duty]] phase when switching between certain frequencies. This can be heard as a pop and might be noticable when using [[vibrato]] or pitch slides across those frequencies.

While using this effect on the VRC7 chip, 1xx slides down and 2xx slides up.

== Examples ==
<pre>C-4 00 F 101</pre>
C-4 is note, 00 is instrument number, F is volume. Pitch will slide up slowly, starting from C-4.

<pre>C-4 00 F 220</pre>
Fast pitch slide down starting from C-4.

== Example files ==
{{FTM|pitch_slides_example.ftm|Pitch slides}} — slow slide up and down, fast slide up and down

{{FamiTracker effects}}

[[Category:Effects|Effect 1]]

[[Category:Pitch Slide Group]]

Covers list

Niectasc — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 05:03:13 GMT

Niectasc:

This is list of the FTM covers of the original NES games music. Note that this is recreation of the original game music made by enthusiasts, not the original authors. Also, this is not rearranged or remixed music, only faithful covers here.

=== AD&D, Pool of Radiance ===
:{{FTM|AD&D, Pool of Radiance Track 05.ftm|Track 05}} — by Lawrence Power, 2006
=== Batman ===
:{{FTM|Batman Track 1.ftm|Track 1}} — by Lawrence Power, 2007
=== Captain Tsubasa Vol.2 ===
:{{FTM|Captain Tsubasa Vol.2 Track 4.ftm|Track 4}} — by Lawrence Power, 2008
=== Duck Tales ===
:{{FTM|Duck Tales Moon.ftm|Moon level}} — by Tallboyy, 2009
=== Mega Man ===
:{{FTM|Mega Man 1 Wily Stage 1.ftm|Wily Stage 1}} — by CracK, 2009
:{{FTM|MM1_Boss.ftm|Robot Master Battle}} — by nicetas_c, 2010
:{{FTM|MM1_Wily_Boss.ftm|Wily Stage Boss}} — by nicetas_c, 2010
=== Mega Man 2 ===
:{{FTM|Mega Man 2 Bubble Man.ftm|Bubble Man}} — by Tallboyy, 2008
=== Mega Man 3 ===
:{{FTM|Mega Man 3 Get Weapon.ftm|Get Weapon}} — by Tallboyy, 2008
:{{FTM|Mega Man 3 Select.ftm|Select}} — by Tallboyy, 2009
=== Mega Man 5 ===
:{{FTM|Mega Man 5 Wily Stage.ftm|Wily Stage}} — by miau, 2008
=== Ninja Gaiden ===
:{{FTM|Ninja Gaiden Stage 1-1.ftm|Stage 1-1}} — by Tallboyy, 2009
:{{FTM|Ninja Gaiden Track 13.ftm|Track 13}} — by Lawrence Power, 2007
=== Ninja Gaiden 2 ===
:{{FTM|Ninja Gaiden 2 Stage 2-2.ftm|Stage 2-2}} — by Tallboyy, 2009
=== Xexyz ===
:{{FTM|Xexyz Track 03.ftm|Track 03}} — by Lawrence Power, 2007

[[Category:Covers|*]]

File:MM1 Wily Boss.ftm

Niectasc — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 05:00:55 GMT

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File:MM1 Boss.ftm

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Sound hardware

Niectasc — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 07:55:29 GMT

Niectasc: /* Expansion sound */

This section explains the sound hardware in NES/Famicom.

== Internal 2A03/2A07 channels ==
The sound processor has five channels, two square waves, one triangle wave, one noise generator and one digital sample (DPCM) channel.

*'''Square 1 & 2'''
*:Produces pulse waves with four [[Duty cycle|duty]] settings (12.5%, 25%, 50% and 25% inverted). Have hardware sweep control that can be accessed by the H and I [[Effect list|effects]].
*:Note: [[2A03]] has a bug that resets the [[duty]] phase when switching between certain frequencies. This can be heard as a pop and might be noticable when using [[vibrato]] or [[Effects 1xx and 2xx|pitch slides]] across those frequencies. There are eight groups of frequency registers where sliding the frequency register from one group to another resets the duty phase: 800-700, 6FF-600, 5FF-500, 4FF-400, 3FF-300, 2FF-200, 1FF-100, FF-8.
*'''Triangle'''
*:Triangle shaped waveform. There is no volume control for this channel, however, due to how the hardware is implemented, the output level of the DPCM channel will affect the volume output of the triangle wave.
*'''Noise'''
*:Noise generator. Can produce 32767-bits and 93-bits sequences, selectable from the instruments duty setting.
*'''DPCM (Delta PCM)'''
*:Plays samples. Most of the [[Effect list|effects]] (like arpeggio & pitch slides) does not operate on this channel.

== Expansion sound ==
The Famicom has the ability to mix sound from expansion chips found in some carts. Currently, Famitracker supports four chip expansions. Expansion sound is enabled from the module properties window.

=== Konami VRC6 ===
The VRC6 chip has two square waves and a sawtooth wave.

*'''Square 1 & 2'''
*:Produces pulse waves like the internal channels, but have eight different [[Duty cycle|duty]] settings and lacks hardware sweep.
*'''Sawtooth'''
*:Sawtooth wave generator. This channel has no real duty function, but still takes advantage of that instrument setting and adds it to the volume register. This results in a distorted saw wave.

=== Nintendo MMC5 ===
The MMC5 chip adds two square wave channels.

*'''Channel 1 & 2'''
*:Produces pulse waves effectively identical to the internal channels except with no hardware sweep function.

=== Konami VRC7 ===
The VRC6 chip has six channels.

*'''Channel 1 ~ 6'''
*:Under construction

=== Nintendo FDS sound ===
The FDS chip adds one extra arbitrary channel.

*'''FDS'''
*:Produces pulse waves using 64 × 64 custom wavetables with 33 volume settings. the latest FamiTracker supports 16 settings only.

{{FamiTracker Help}}

[[Category:FamiTracker Help]]

Effect Sxx

Niectasc — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 07:41:24 GMT

Niectasc: Created page with ''''Sxx''' - mute delay, mute channel after the current row is triggered. '''xx''' = frames before mute. Exclusive in FamiTracker 0.3.5. == Example == <pre> C-4 00 9 S03 C-4 00 -...'

'''Sxx''' - mute delay, mute channel after the current row is triggered. '''xx''' = frames before mute. Exclusive in FamiTracker 0.3.5.

== Example ==
<pre>
C-4 00 9 S03
C-4 00 - S03
C-4 00 9 S03
G-4 00 - S00
</pre>

C-4 and G-4 are notes, 00 is instrument number, 9 is volume. Tempo set to 150, speed set to 6, engine speed set to 60 Hz. The three C-4 play for half a frame while the G-4 is not audible. Due to a bug in FamiTracker 0.3.5 beta, the second C-4 is played at maximum volume but the third C-4 is played with volume at 9.

{{FamiTracker effects}}

[[Category:Effects]]

Effect list

Niectasc — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 07:36:08 GMT

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{| class="standard"
!Effect number
!Description
|-
|'''[[0xy]]'''
|Arpeggio, '''x''' = second note, '''y''' = third note
|-
|'''[[1xx]]'''
|Pitch slide up, '''xx''' = speed ('''00''' to disable)
|-
|'''[[2xx]]'''
|Pitch slide down, '''xx''' = speed ('''00''' to disable)
|-
|'''[[3xx]]'''
|Automatic portamento, slides to new notes '''xx''' = speed ('''00''' to disable)
|-
|'''[[4xy]]'''
|Vibrato effect, '''x''' = speed ('''0''' to disable), '''y''' = depth
|-
|'''[[7xy]]'''
|Tremolo effect, '''x''' = speed ('''0''' to disable), '''y''' = depth
|-
|'''[[Axy]]'''
|Volume slide, '''A0x''' = slide down, '''Ax0''' = slide up
|-
|'''[[Bxx]]'''
|Jump to frame '''xx'''
|-
|'''[[Cxx]]'''
|Halt, stopping the song ('''xx''' doesn't do anything)
|-
|'''[[Dxx]]'''
|Skip to next frame and start at row '''xx'''
|-
|'''[[Exx]]'''
|Volume setting. ''Obsolete, use the volume column instead''
|-
|'''[[Fxx]]'''
|Speed/tempo, sets the speed when '''xx''' is between '''00''' - '''19''', and tempo when '''xx''' is between '''20''' - '''FF'''
|-
|'''[[Gxx]]'''
|Note delay, delay before the current row is triggered, '''xx''' = frames to wait
|-
|'''[[Hxy]]'''
|Hardware sweep up, triggers a hardware sweep up (only available for square) '''x''' = period ('''0''' - '''7'''), '''y''' = shift ('''1''' - '''7''')
|-
|'''[[Ixy]]'''
|Hardware sweep down, triggers a hardware sweep down (only avaliable for square), '''x''' = period ('''0''' - '''7'''), '''y''' = shift ('''1''' - '''7''')
|-
|'''[[Pxx]]'''
|Fine pitch, fine pitch offset setting, '''xx''' = offset ('''80''' is default)
|-
|'''[[Qxy]]'''
|Note slide up, '''x''' = speed, '''y''' = number of notes
|-
|'''[[Rxy]]'''
|Note slide down, '''x''' = speed, '''y''' = number of notes
|-
|'''[[Sxx]]'''
|Mute delay, '''xx''' = frames before mute
|-
|'''[[Vxx]]'''
|Square [[Duty cycle|duty]] / noise mode, sets the square duty and noise mode setting, '''xx''' = '''00''' - '''03''' for square and '''00''' - '''01''' for noise
|-
|'''[[Yxx]]'''
|[[DPCM]] sample offset, each step adds 64 bytes
|-
|'''[[Zxx]]'''
|DPCM delta counter, changes the delta counter directly, affects volume of noise and triangle. '''xx''' is between '''00''' - '''7F'''
|}

{{FamiTracker Help}}

[[Category:FamiTracker Help]]
[[Category:Effects|*]]

Sxx

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#REDIRECT [[Effect Sxx]]

Template:FamiTracker effects/List

Niectasc — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 07:32:21 GMT

Niectasc:

{|
|[[0xy]] - arpeggio
|[[1xx]], [[2xx]] - pitch slides
|[[3xx]] - portamento
|[[4xy]] - vibrato
|-
|[[7xy]] - tremolo
|[[Axy]] - volume slide
|[[Bxx]] - jump to frame
|[[Cxx]] - stop
|-
|[[Dxx]] - skip frame
|[[Exx]] - volume
|[[Fxx]] - speed and tempo
|[[Gxx]] - note delay
|-
|[[Hxy]], [[Ixy]] - hardware sweep
|[[Pxx]] - fine pitch
|[[Qxy]], [[Rxy]] - note slide
|[[Sxx]] - mute delay
|-
|[[Vxx]] - duty and noise mode
|[[Yxx]] - DPCM offset
|[[Zxx]] - DPCM delta counter
|
|
|}
<noinclude>
[[Category:Templates]]
</noinclude>

How to make chorusing

Niectasc — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:31:46 GMT

Niectasc:

'''Chorusing effect''' can be created with any two channels with a pitch. Chorusing is used in some game music especially in Mega Man series.

== Simultaneous chorusing ==

== Delayed chorusing ==

[[Category:How to]]

How to make chorusing

Niectasc — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:30:43 GMT

Niectasc:

'''Chorusing effect''' can be created with any two channels with a pitch. Chorusing is used in some game music especially in Mega Man 3-6 and 9.

== Simultaneous chorusing ==

== Delayed chorusing ==

[[Category:How to]]

How to make chorusing

Niectasc — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:26:35 GMT

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[[Category:How to]]

Frequency register

Niectasc — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:21:25 GMT

Niectasc:

A '''frequency register''' is a register located in the RAM that calculates the pitch of a note playing. For all DPCM, FDS, NAMCOT 106 and Konami VRC7 channels, a higher frequency register gives a higher pitch. For other channels, a higher frequency register gives a lower pitch.

Here are a few tables listing the frequency registers of different notes.

*[[2A03/MMC5/VRC6 square frequency register table|2A03/MMC5/VRC6 Square]]
*[[VRC6 Sawtooth frequency register table|VRC6 Sawtooth]]
*[[Noise/DPCM frequency register table|Noise/DPCM]]
*[[FDS channel frequency register table|FDS]]
*[[VRC7 frequency register table|VRC7]]

[[Category:Miscellaneous Data]]

Frequency register

Niectasc — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:21:01 GMT

Niectasc:

A '''frequency register''' is a register located in the RAM that calculates the '''pitch''' of a note playing. For all DPCM, FDS, NAMCOT 106 and Konami VRC7 channels, a higher frequency register gives a '''higher pitch'''. For other channels, a higher frequency register gives a '''lower pitch'''.

Here are a few tables listing the frequency registers of different notes.

*[[2A03/MMC5/VRC6 square frequency register table|2A03/MMC5/VRC6 Square]]
*[[VRC6 Sawtooth frequency register table|VRC6 Sawtooth]]
*[[Noise/DPCM frequency register table|Noise/DPCM]]
*[[FDS channel frequency register table|FDS]]
*[[VRC7 frequency register table|VRC7]]

[[Category:Miscellaneous Data]]

VRC7 frequency register table

Niectasc — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:19:42 GMT

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[[Category:Tables]]

FDS channel frequency register table

Niectasc — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:19:27 GMT

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[[Category:Tables]]

Noise/DPCM frequency register table

Niectasc — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:19:12 GMT

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[[Frequency register]] takes up 4 bits.
{| class="standard"
!Noise Pitch
!DPCM Pitch
!Frequency Register
|-
|'''0-#'''
|15 (C-4)
|F
|-
|'''1-#'''
|14 (G-3)
|E
|-
|'''2-#'''
|13 (E-3)
|D
|-
|'''3-#'''
|12 (C-3)
|C
|-
|'''4-#'''
|11 (A-2)
|B
|-
|'''5-#'''
|10 (G-2)
|A
|-
|'''6-#'''
|9 (F-2)
|9
|-
|'''7-#'''
|8 (D-2)
|8
|-
|'''8-#'''
|7 (C-2)
|7
|-
|'''9-#'''
|6 (B-1)
|6
|-
|'''A-#'''
|5 (A-1)
|5
|-
|'''B-#'''
|4 (G-1)
|4
|-
|'''C-#'''
|3 (F-1)
|3
|-
|'''D-#'''
|2 (E-1)
|2
|-
|'''E-#'''
|1 (D-1)
|1
|-
|'''F-#'''
|0 (C-1)
|0
|-
|}

[[Category:Tables]]

Noise/DPCM frequency register table

Niectasc — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:19:00 GMT

Niectasc:

Frequency register takes up 4 bits.
{| class="standard"
!Noise Pitch
!DPCM Pitch
!Frequency Register
|-
|'''0-#'''
|15 (C-4)
|F
|-
|'''1-#'''
|14 (G-3)
|E
|-
|'''2-#'''
|13 (E-3)
|D
|-
|'''3-#'''
|12 (C-3)
|C
|-
|'''4-#'''
|11 (A-2)
|B
|-
|'''5-#'''
|10 (G-2)
|A
|-
|'''6-#'''
|9 (F-2)
|9
|-
|'''7-#'''
|8 (D-2)
|8
|-
|'''8-#'''
|7 (C-2)
|7
|-
|'''9-#'''
|6 (B-1)
|6
|-
|'''A-#'''
|5 (A-1)
|5
|-
|'''B-#'''
|4 (G-1)
|4
|-
|'''C-#'''
|3 (F-1)
|3
|-
|'''D-#'''
|2 (E-1)
|2
|-
|'''E-#'''
|1 (D-1)
|1
|-
|'''F-#'''
|0 (C-1)
|0
|-
|}

[[Category:Tables]]

Noise/DPCM frequency register table

Niectasc — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:18:34 GMT

Niectasc:

Frequency register takes up 4 its.
{| class="standard"
!Noise Pitch
!DPCM Pitch
!Frequency Register
|-
|'''0-#'''
|15 (C-4)
|F
|-
|'''1-#'''
|14 (G-3)
|E
|-
|'''2-#'''
|13 (E-3)
|D
|-
|'''3-#'''
|12 (C-3)
|C
|-
|'''4-#'''
|11 (A-2)
|B
|-
|'''5-#'''
|10 (G-2)
|A
|-
|'''6-#'''
|9 (F-2)
|9
|-
|'''7-#'''
|8 (D-2)
|8
|-
|'''8-#'''
|7 (C-2)
|7
|-
|'''9-#'''
|6 (B-1)
|6
|-
|'''A-#'''
|5 (A-1)
|5
|-
|'''B-#'''
|4 (G-1)
|4
|-
|'''C-#'''
|3 (F-1)
|3
|-
|'''D-#'''
|2 (E-1)
|2
|-
|'''E-#'''
|1 (D-1)
|1
|-
|'''F-#'''
|0 (C-1)
|0
|-
|}

[[Category:Tables]]

Basic frequency register table

Niectasc — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:17:46 GMT

Niectasc:

Lowest frequency register is 7FF, highest is 0. Frequency register takes up 11 bits.

Frequency is equal to 111860 divided by [[frequency register]]. The ratio of the frequencies between two adjacent semitones is 1:21÷12. Frequencies displayed in NSFplay are rounded up, so they might not be accurate.

[[2A03]] has a bug that resets the [[duty]] phase when switching between certain frequencies. This can be heard as a pop and might be noticable when using [[vibrato]] or [[Effects 1xx and 2xx|pitch slides]] across those frequencies. There are eight groups of frequency registers where sliding the frequency register from one group to another resets the duty phase: 7FF-700, 6FF-600, 5FF-500, 4FF-400, 3FF-300, 2FF-200, 1FF-100, FF-0.

{| class="standard"
!Pitch
!Frequency Register
|-
|A-0
|7F2
|-
|A#0
|77F
|-
|B-0
|714
|-
|C-1
|6AE
|-
|C#1
|64E
|-
|D-1
|5F3
|-
|D#1
|59E
|-
|E-1
|54D
|-
|F-1
|501
|-
|F#1
|4B9
|-
|G-1
|475
|-
|G#1
|435
|-
|A-1
|3F9
|-
|A#1
|3BF
|-
|B-1
|38A
|-
|C-2
|357
|-
|C#2
|327
|-
|D-2
|2F9
|-
|D#2
|2CF
|-
|E-2
|2A6
|-
|F-2
|280
|-
|F#2
|25C
|-
|G-2
|23A
|-
|G#2
|21A
|-
|A-2
|1FC
|-
|A#2
|1DF
|-
|B-2
|1CF
|-
|C-3
|1AB
|-
|C#3
|193
|-
|D-3
|17C
|-
|D#3
|167
|-
|E-3
|153
|-
|F-3
|140
|-
|F#3
|12E
|-
|G-3
|11D
|-
|G#3
|10D
|-
|A-3
|FE
|-
|A#3
|EF
|-
|B-3
|E2
|-
|C-4
|D5
|-
|C#4
|C9
|-
|D-4
|BE
|-
|D#4
|B3
|-
|E-4
|A9
|-
|F-4
|A0
|-
|F#4
|97
|-
|G-4
|8E
|-
|G#4
|86
|-
|A-4
|7F
|-
|A#4
|77
|-
|B-4
|71
|-
|C-5
|6A
|-
|C#5
|64
|-
|D-5
|5F
|-
|D#5
|59
|-
|E-5
|54
|-
|F-5
|50
|-
|F#5
|4B
|-
|G-5
|47
|-
|G#5
|43
|-
|A-5
|3F
|-
|A#5
|3B
|-
|B-5
|38
|-
|C-6
|35
|-
|C#6
|32
|-
|D-6
|2F
|-
|D#6
|2C
|-
|E-6
|2A
|-
|F-6
|28
|-
|F#6
|25
|-
|G-6
|23
|-
|G#6
|21
|-
|A-6
|1F
|-
|A#6
|1D
|-
|B-6
|1C
|-
|C-7
|1A
|-
|C#7
|19
|-
|D-7
|17
|-
|D#7
|16
|-
|E-7
|15
|-
|F-7
|14
|-
|F#7
|12
|-
|G-7
|11
|-
|G#7
|10
|-
|A-7
|F
|-
|A#7
|E
|-
|}

[[Category:Tables]]

VRC6 Sawtooth frequency register table

Niectasc — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:13:55 GMT

Niectasc:

Note: Frequency is equal to 111860 divided by [[frequency register]]. The ratio of the frequencies between two adjacent semitones is 1:21÷12.

{| class="standard"
!Pitch
!Frequency Register
|-
|C-0
|F45
|-
|C#0
|E6A
|-
|D-0
|D9A
|-
|D#0
|CD7
|-
|E-0
|C1E
|-
|F-0
|B70
|-
|F#0
|ACC
|-
|G-0
|A31
|-
|G#0
|99E
|-
|A-0
|914
|-
|A#0
|892
|-
|B-0
|816
|-
|C-1
|7A2
|-
|C#1
|735
|-
|D-1
|6CD
|-
|D#1
|66B
|-
|E-1
|60F
|-
|F-1
|5B8
|-
|F#1
|566
|-
|G-1
|518
|-
|G#1
|4CF
|-
|A-1
|48A
|-
|A#1
|449
|-
|B-1
|40B
|-
|C-2
|3D1
|-
|C#2
|39A
|-
|D-2
|366
|-
|D#2
|335
|-
|E-2
|307
|-
|F-2
|2DC
|-
|F#2
|2B3
|-
|G-2
|28C
|-
|G#2
|267
|-
|A-2
|245
|-
|A#2
|224
|-
|B-2
|205
|-
|C-3
|1E8
|-
|C#3
|1CD
|-
|D-3
|1B3
|-
|D#3
|19A
|-
|E-3
|183
|-
|F-3
|16E
|-
|F#3
|159
|-
|G-3
|146
|-
|G#3
|133
|-
|A-3
|122
|-
|A#3
|112
|-
|B-3
|102
|-
|C-4
|F4
|-
|C#4
|E6
|-
|D-4
|D9
|-
|D#4
|CD
|-
|E-4
|C1
|-
|F-4
|B7
|-
|F#4
|AC
|-
|G-4
|A3
|-
|G#4
|99
|-
|A-4
|91
|-
|A#4
|89
|-
|B-4
|81
|-
|C-5
|7A
|-
|C#5
|73
|-
|D-5
|6C
|-
|D#5
|66
|-
|E-5
|60
|-
|F-5
|5B
|-
|F#5
|56
|-
|G-5
|51
|-
|G#5
|4C
|-
|A-5
|48
|-
|A#5
|44
|-
|B-5
|40
|-
|C-6
|3D
|-
|C#6
|39
|-
|D-6
|36
|-
|D#6
|33
|-
|E-6
|30
|-
|F-6
|2D
|-
|F#6
|2B
|-
|G-6
|28
|-
|G#6
|26
|-
|A-6
|24
|-
|A#6
|22
|-
|B-6
|20
|-
|C-7
|1E
|-
|C#7
|1C
|-
|D-7
|1B
|-
|D#7
|19
|-
|E-7
|18
|-
|F-7
|16
|-
|F#7
|15
|-
|G-7
|14
|-
|G#7
|13
|-
|A-7
|12
|-
|A#7
|11
|-
|B-7
|10
|-
|}

[[Category:Tables]]

Frequency register

Niectasc — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:13:24 GMT

Niectasc:

A '''frequency register''' is a register locatedin the RAM that determines the '''pitch''' of a note playing. For all DPCM, FDS, NAMCOT 106 and Konami VRC7 channels, a higher frequency register gives a '''higher pitch'''. For other channels, a higher frequency register gives a '''lower pitch'''.

Here are a few tables listing the frequency registers of different notes.

*[[2A03/MMC5/VRC6 square frequency register table|2A03/MMC5/VRC6 Square]]
*[[VRC6 Sawtooth frequency register table|VRC6 Sawtooth]]
*[[Noise/DPCM frequency register table|Noise/DPCM]]
*[[FDS channel frequency register table|FDS]]
*[[VRC7 frequency register table|Noise/VRC7]]

[[Category:Miscellaneous Data]]

Category:Pitch Slide Group

Niectasc — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:11:15 GMT

Niectasc:

There are eight effects where activating one of them will disable all remaining seven effects. All of them are pitch slide commands.

[[Category:Miscellaneous Data]]

Category:Pitch Slide Group

Niectasc — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:10:35 GMT

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There are eight effects where activating one of them will disable all remaining seven effects. All of them are pitch slide commands.

Effects Qxy and Rxy

Niectasc — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:09:08 GMT

Niectasc:

'''Qxy''' and '''Rxy''' - note slide up and down. '''x''' = speed, '''y''' = number of notes. '''Qxy''' '''decreases''' the [[frequency register]] by ('''2x+1''') per frame and '''Rxy''' '''increases''' the [[frequency register]] by ('''2x+1''') per frame.

Note: [[2A03]] has a bug that resets the [[duty]] phase when switching between certain frequencies. This can be heard as a pop and might be noticable when using vibrato or [[pitch slide]]s across those frequencies.

== Example ==
<pre>
C-4 00 F ---
--- -- - ---
--- -- - Q54
--- -- - ---
--- -- - ---
--- -- - R19
</pre>

C-4 is note, 00 is instrument number, F is volume. Quickly slides to E-4 at row 02 (C+4=E) and slowly slides to G-3 at row 05 (E-9=G).

{{FamiTracker effects}}

[[Category:Effects]]

[[Category:Pitch Slide Group]]

Effects Hxy and Ixy

Niectasc — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:08:52 GMT

Niectasc:

'''Hxy''' and '''Ixy''' - hardware sweep up and down, can be used only on square channels. Triggers a hardware sweep up and down. '''x''' = period ('''0''' - '''7'''), '''y''' = shift ('''1''' - '''7''').

{{FamiTracker effects}}

[[Category:Effects]]

[[Category:Pitch Slide Group]]

Effect 3xx

Niectasc — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:08:27 GMT

Niectasc:

'''3xx''' - automatic portamento, can be used on square, triangle and noise channels. Slides to new notes. '''xx''' = speed, larger value means faster portamento. '''00''' to disable.

Volume envelope of the instruments does not reset in any case, so to get clean portamento you could use additional instrument with constant volume.

Note: [[2A03]] has a bug that resets the [[duty]] phase when switching between certain frequencies. This can be heard as a pop and might be noticable when using [[vibrato]] or [[pitch slide]]s across those frequencies.

== Example ==
<pre>C-4 00 F ---
D-4 -- - 302
--- -- - ---</pre>
C-4 is note, 00 is instrument number, F is volume. Sound will start from C-4 and then pitch will slowly change to D-4.

== Example files ==
{{FTM|portamento_example.ftm|Portamento example}} — portamento with same instrument and with additional instrument

{{FamiTracker effects}}

[[Category:Effects]]

[[Category:Pitch Slide Group]]

Effect 0xy

Niectasc — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:07:56 GMT

Niectasc:

'''0xy''' - arpeggio, can be used on square, triangle and noise channels. '''x''' and '''y''' are offsets in semitones from base note. '''x''' = second note, '''y''' = third note. Effect '''000''' and [[pitch slide]] effects (in any of four columns) will stop the arpeggio.

The effect works by rapidly alternating between 2 or more notes, which creates an illusion that these notes are playing simultaneously. Arpeggios (also knows as "arps") can be used to play "[[chords]]" using only one channel. They are often used by western composers, such as Jeroen Tel (Robocop 3), Jonathan Dunn (Jurassic Park, Robocop 2), Tim and Geoff Follin (Silver Surfer) and others.

== Example ==
<pre>C-4 00 F 047</pre>

C-4 is note, 00 is instrument number, F is volume. Will play arpeggio chord C major (C, C+4=E, C+7=G) until a new 0xy effect (such as 000) or pitch slide effect is set.

== Example files ==
{{FTM|arpeggio_example.ftm|Chord loop}} — sequence of four chords (C,A,F,G) in single channel using arpeggio

{{FamiTracker effects}}

[[Category:Effects]]

[[Category:Pitch Slide Group]]

Effects 1xx and 2xx

Niectasc — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:07:08 GMT

Niectasc:

'''1xx''' and '''2xx''' - pitch slides up and down, can be used on square, triangle and noise channels. '''xx''' = speed, larger value means faster slide. '''00''' to disable.

Note: [[2A03]] has a bug that resets the [[duty]] phase when switching between certain frequencies. This can be heard as a pop and might be noticable when using [[vibrato]] or pitch slides across those frequencies.

== Examples ==
<pre>C-4 00 F 101</pre>
C-4 is note, 00 is instrument number, F is volume. Pitch will slide up slowly, starting from C-4.

<pre>C-4 00 F 220</pre>
Fast pitch slide down starting from C-4.

== Example files ==
{{FTM|pitch_slides_example.ftm|Pitch slides}} — slow slide up and down, fast slide up and down

{{FamiTracker effects}}

[[Category:Effects|Effect 1]]

[[Category:Pitch Slide Group]]

Effect 4xy

Niectasc — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:06:09 GMT

Niectasc:

'''4xy''' - vibrato effect, can be used on square, triangle and noise channels. '''x''' = speed of vibrato, larger value means faster vibrato. '''0''' (effect '''40x''') disables the vibrato. '''y''' = depth, larger value means deeper vibrato.

Note: [[2A03]] has a bug that resets the [[duty]] phase when switching between certain frequencies. This can be heard as a pop and might be noticable when using vibrato or [[pitch slide]]s across those frequencies.

== Vibrato Depth ==
'''Note: Depth is in [[frequency register]].
{| class="wikitable"
|+Ver. 0.3.0
|-
! style="width:50px"| Effect !! style="width:50px"| Depth
|-
|4x0 || 1
|-
|4x1 || 1
|-
|4x2 || 2
|-
|4x3 || 3
|-
|4x4 || 4
|-
|4x5 || 7
|-
|4x6 || 8
|-
|4x7 || F
|-
|4x8 || 10
|-
|4x9 || 1F
|-
|4xA || 20
|-
|4xB || 3F
|-
|4xC || 40
|-
|4xD || 7F
|-
|4xE || 80
|-
|4xF || FF
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+Ver. 0.3.5 beta
|-
! style="width:50px"| Effect !! style="width:50px"| Depth
|-
|4x0 || 1
|-
|4x1 || 3
|-
|4x2 || 5
|-
|4x3 || 7
|-
|4x4 || 9
|-
|4x5 || D
|-
|4x6 || 13
|-
|4x7 || 17
|-
|4x8 || 1B
|-
|4x9 || 21
|-
|4xA || 2B
|-
|4xB || 3B
|-
|4xC || 57
|-
|4xD || 7F
|-
|4xE || BF
|-
|4xF || FF
|}

== Example ==
<pre>C-4 00 F ---
--- -- - ---
--- -- - 462
--- -- - ---
--- -- - ---
--- -- - 400</pre>
C-4 is note, 00 is instrument number, F is volume. Vibrato starts from line with 4xx effect and will continue until 400.

{{FamiTracker effects}}

[[Category:Effects]]

Effect 4xy

Niectasc — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:05:43 GMT

Niectasc:

'''4xy''' - vibrato effect, can be used on square, triangle and noise channels. '''x''' = speed of vibrato. Larger value means faster vibrato. '''0''' (effect '''40x''') disables the vibrato. '''y''' = depth, larger value means deeper vibrato.

Note: [[2A03]] has a bug that resets the [[duty]] phase when switching between certain frequencies. This can be heard as a pop and might be noticable when using vibrato or [[pitch slide]]s across those frequencies.

== Vibrato Depth ==
'''Note: Depth is in [[frequency register]].
{| class="wikitable"
|+Ver. 0.3.0
|-
! style="width:50px"| Effect !! style="width:50px"| Depth
|-
|4x0 || 1
|-
|4x1 || 1
|-
|4x2 || 2
|-
|4x3 || 3
|-
|4x4 || 4
|-
|4x5 || 7
|-
|4x6 || 8
|-
|4x7 || F
|-
|4x8 || 10
|-
|4x9 || 1F
|-
|4xA || 20
|-
|4xB || 3F
|-
|4xC || 40
|-
|4xD || 7F
|-
|4xE || 80
|-
|4xF || FF
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+Ver. 0.3.5 beta
|-
! style="width:50px"| Effect !! style="width:50px"| Depth
|-
|4x0 || 1
|-
|4x1 || 3
|-
|4x2 || 5
|-
|4x3 || 7
|-
|4x4 || 9
|-
|4x5 || D
|-
|4x6 || 13
|-
|4x7 || 17
|-
|4x8 || 1B
|-
|4x9 || 21
|-
|4xA || 2B
|-
|4xB || 3B
|-
|4xC || 57
|-
|4xD || 7F
|-
|4xE || BF
|-
|4xF || FF
|}

== Example ==
<pre>C-4 00 F ---
--- -- - ---
--- -- - 462
--- -- - ---
--- -- - ---
--- -- - 400</pre>
C-4 is note, 00 is instrument number, F is volume. Vibrato starts from line with 4xx effect and will continue until 400.

{{FamiTracker effects}}

[[Category:Effects]]

Frequently Asked Questions

Niectasc — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:36:21 GMT

Niectasc:

'''Q:''' ''I can't find key for stopping note (dash symbol in the pattern). I've checked 'Shortcuts' in 'Configuration', and haven't found anything similar.'' 
'''A:''' The key is definable, it is in 'Configuration', 'General', bottom-right corner (frame titled 'Keys').

'''Q:''' ''I've made one instrument, and when I'm trying to make another, first one changes as well.'' 
'''A:''' You should select new 'Sequence' for new instrument. It could be done by clicking 'Select next empty slot' button.

'''Q:''' ''How to load instrument file (*.fti)?'' 
'''A:''' There are five buttons under the instruments list - New, Delete, Open, Save, Editor. Version 0.3.0 has some problems with instruments loading under Windows 7, they could not be saved or loaded from arbitrary folder. (?)

'''Q:''' ''How to make patterns with different length?'' 
'''A:''' All the patterns have the same length, however you can make one pattern shorter using effect [[Dxx]].

'''Q:''' ''I have problem with FamiTracker under Windows Vista x64 or Windows 7, the sound is stuttering.'' 
'''A:''' Try to update sound card drivers.

Talk:Effects 1xx and 2xx

Niectasc — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:23:23 GMT

Niectasc:

It would be nice if this page explained how fast the slide actually is - how many seminotes per frame for each xx setting. [[User:Dafydd|Dafydd]] 13:31, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

Added. [[User:Niectasc|Niectasc]] 11:57, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

Effect Axy

Niectasc — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 11:13:44 GMT

Niectasc:

'''Axy''' - volume slide, can be used on square and noise channels. '''A0x''' = slide down, '''Ax0''' = slide up. Larger value means faster slide. '''A00''' will stop the volume slide.

== Ax0 MML settings ==

Note: Assuming that the base volume is 0. When the base volume is not zero, '''directly''' add the base volume to the MML string. For example:

A60 is 0 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 6 7 8 9 9 10 11 12 12 13 14 15. We want to make 3 as its base volume. Add 3 to each number, deleting numbers higher than 14 '''except the first 15''' after that:

A60(3): 3 4 5 6 6 7 8 9 9 10 11 12 12 13 14 15 ''15 16 17 18''; omit these four numbers.

----

'''AF0''': 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

'''AE0''': 1 3 5 7 8 10 12 14 15

'''AD0''': 1 3 4 6 8 9 11 13 14 15

'''AC0''': 1 3 4 6 7 9 10 12 13 15

'''AB0''': 1 2 4 5 6 8 9 11 12 13 15

'''AA0''': 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 15

'''A90''': 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

'''A80''': 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

'''A70''': 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 14 15

'''A60''': 0 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 6 7 8 9 9 10 11 12 12 13 14 15

'''A50''': 0 1 1 2 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 7 8 8 9 10 10 11 11 12 13 13 14 15

'''A40''': 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 14 15

'''A30''': 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 13 13 14 14 15

'''A20''': 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 15

'''A10''': 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 15

'''A00''': 0

== Examples ==
<pre>C-4 00 F ---
--- -- - ---
--- -- - A01
--- -- - ---
--- -- - ---
--- -- - A00</pre>
C-4 is note, 00 is instrument number, F is volume. Volume slide down starts from line with Axx effect and will continue until A00.

<pre>
C-4 00 F A0F
--- -- - ---
D-4 00 - ---
--- -- - ---
C-4 00 F ---
--- -- - ---
</pre>
C-4 and D-4 are notes, 00 is instrument number, F is volume. Only the two C-4 notes are audible, the D-4 cannot be heard because the volume is not redefined via using the volume column.

<pre>
F-3 00 F A06
--- -- - A0A
G-3 00 F A06
--- -- - A0A
A-3 00 F A06
--- -- - A0A
</pre>
F-3, G-3 and A-3 are notes, 00 is instrument number, F is volume. Axy commands can be mixed to create complex fading instruments.

<pre>
D-3 00 F A01 744
--- -- - --- ---
--- -- - --- 754
--- -- - --- ---
--- -- - --- 764
--- -- - --- ---
</pre>
D-3 is note, 00 is instrument number, F is volume. Axy commands can be mixed with other effects to create more effects, such as combining Axy with 7xy to create echoes.

{{FamiTracker effects}}

[[Category:Effects]]

{{A0x volume slide charts}}

Volume

Niectasc — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:51:29 GMT

Niectasc:

'''Volume''' is the amplitude of a sound playing. In Famitracker, volume is defined by several factors: Instrument volume, channel volume, [[Effect 7xy|7xy tremolo]] volume and [[Effect Exx|Exx volume]].

== Volume Multiplication Table ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! style="width:20px; height:24px" |× !! style="width:20px" |0 !! style="width:20px" |1 !! style="width:20px" |2 !! style="width:20px" |3 !! style="width:20px" |4 !! style="width:20px" |5 !! style="width:20px" |6 !! style="width:20px" |7 !! style="width:20px" |8 !! style="width:20px" |9 !! style="width:20px" |A !! style="width:20px" |B !! style="width:20px" |C !! style="width:20px" |D !! style="width:20px" |E !! style="width:20px" |F
|-
! style="height:24px" |0
||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0
|-
! style="height:24px" |1
||0 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1
|-
! style="height:24px" |2
||0 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||2
|-
! style="height:24px" |3
||0 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||2 ||2 ||2 ||2 ||2 ||3
|-
! style="height:24px" |4
||0 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||2 ||2 ||2 ||2 ||3 ||3 ||3 ||4
|-
! style="height:24px" |5
||0 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||2 ||2 ||2 ||3 ||3 ||3 ||4 ||4 ||4 ||5
|-
! style="height:24px" |6
||0 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||2 ||2 ||2 ||3 ||3 ||4 ||4 ||4 ||5 ||5 ||6
|-
! style="height:24px" |7
||0 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||2 ||2 ||3 ||3 ||4 ||4 ||5 ||5 ||6 ||6 ||7
|-
! style="height:24px" |8
||0 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||2 ||2 ||3 ||3 ||4 ||4 ||5 ||5 ||6 ||6 ||7 ||8
|-
! style="height:24px" |9
||0 ||1 ||1 ||1 ||2 ||3 ||3 ||4 ||4 ||5 ||6 ||6 ||7 ||7 ||8 ||9
|-
! style="height:24px" |A
||0 ||1 ||1 ||2 ||2 ||3 ||4 ||4 ||5 ||6 ||6 ||7 ||8 ||8 ||9 ||A
|-
! style="height:24px" |B
||0 ||1 ||1 ||2 ||2 ||3 ||4 ||5 ||5 ||6 ||7 ||8 ||8 ||9 ||A ||B
|-
! style="height:24px" |C
||0 ||1 ||1 ||2 ||3 ||4 ||4 ||5 ||6 ||7 ||8 ||8 ||9 ||A ||B ||C
|-
! style="height:24px" |D
||0 ||1 ||1 ||2 ||3 ||4 ||5 ||6 ||6 ||7 ||8 ||9 ||A ||B ||C ||D
|-
! style="height:24px" |E
||0 ||1 ||1 ||2 ||3 ||4 ||5 ||6 ||7 ||8 ||9 ||A ||B ||C ||D ||E
|-
! style="height:24px" |F
||0 ||1 ||2 ||3 ||4 ||5 ||6 ||7 ||8 ||9 ||A ||B ||C ||D ||E ||F
|-
|}

[[Category: Miscellaneous Data]]

[[Category: Tables]]

Volume

Niectasc — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:50:13 GMT

Niectasc: Created page with ''''Volume''' is the amplitude of a sound playing. In Famitracker, volume is defined by several factors: Instrument volume, channel volume, 7xy tremolo volume and [...'

Effect Exx

Niectasc — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:54:14 GMT

Niectasc:

'''Exx''' - channel [[volume]]. This effect has been replaced by the volume column and should not be used.

{{FamiTracker effects}}

[[Category:Effects]]

VRC6 Sawtooth frequency register table

Niectasc — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:53:14 GMT

Niectasc:

VRC6 Sawtooth frequency register table

Niectasc — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:52:59 GMT

Niectasc:

Note: Frequency is equal to 111860 divided by [[frequency register]]. The ratio of the frequencies between two adjacent semitones is 1:21÷12.

{| class="standard"
!Pitch
!Frequency Register
!Frequency (As in NSFplay)
|-
|C-0
|F45
|-
|C#0
|E6A
|-
|D-0
|D9A
|-
|D#0
|CD7
|-
|E-0
|C1E
|-
|F-0
|B70
|-
|F#0
|ACC
|-
|G-0
|A31
|-
|G#0
|99E
|-
|A-0
|914
|-
|A#0
|892
|-
|B-0
|816
|-
|C-1
|7A2
|-
|C#1
|735
|-
|D-1
|6CD
|-
|D#1
|66B
|-
|E-1
|60F
|-
|F-1
|5B8
|-
|F#1
|566
|-
|G-1
|518
|-
|G#1
|4CF
|-
|A-1
|48A
|-
|A#1
|449
|-
|B-1
|40B
|-
|C-2
|3D1
|-
|C#2
|39A
|-
|D-2
|366
|-
|D#2
|335
|-
|E-2
|307
|-
|F-2
|2DC
|-
|F#2
|2B3
|-
|G-2
|28C
|-
|G#2
|267
|-
|A-2
|245
|-
|A#2
|224
|-
|B-2
|205
|-
|C-3
|1E8
|-
|C#3
|1CD
|-
|D-3
|1B3
|-
|D#3
|19A
|-
|E-3
|183
|-
|F-3
|16E
|-
|F#3
|159
|-
|G-3
|146
|-
|G#3
|133
|-
|A-3
|122
|-
|A#3
|112
|-
|B-3
|102
|-
|C-4
|F4
|-
|C#4
|E6
|-
|D-4
|D9
|-
|D#4
|CD
|-
|E-4
|C1
|-
|F-4
|B7
|-
|F#4
|AC
|-
|G-4
|A3
|-
|G#4
|99
|-
|A-4
|91
|-
|A#4
|89
|-
|B-4
|81
|-
|C-5
|7A
|-
|C#5
|73
|-
|D-5
|6C
|-
|D#5
|66
|-
|E-5
|60
|-
|F-5
|5B
|-
|F#5
|56
|-
|G-5
|51
|-
|G#5
|4C
|-
|A-5
|48
|-
|A#5
|44
|-
|B-5
|40
|-
|C-6
|3D
|-
|C#6
|39
|-
|D-6
|36
|-
|D#6
|33
|-
|E-6
|30
|-
|F-6
|2D
|-
|F#6
|2B
|-
|G-6
|28
|-
|G#6
|26
|-
|A-6
|24
|-
|A#6
|22
|-
|B-6
|20
|-
|C-7
|1E
|-
|C#7
|1C
|-
|D-7
|1B
|-
|D#7
|19
|-
|E-7
|18
|-
|F-7
|16
|-
|F#7
|15
|-
|G-7
|14
|-
|G#7
|13
|-
|A-7
|12
|-
|A#7
|11
|-
|B-7
|10
|-
|}

[[Category:Tables]]

[[Category:Tables]]

Chords

Niectasc — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 05:37:15 GMT

Niectasc:

A '''chord''' is a set of notes played '''harmoniously'''. In FamiTracker, chords can be done by using more than one channels or [[Effect 0xy|effect 0xy]]. Effect 0xy in one channel can perform '''triad chords''' only, but two channels can create '''extended tertian chords''' up to '''eleventh chords''' and some other chords.

== 0xy Chart ==
Below is a chart that shows different settings for all C triads:
{| class="standard" style="text-align:center"
!Chord
! style="width:120px"|Root
! style="width:120px"|Inversion 1
! style="width:120px"|Inversion 2
|-
|C Major
|047
|038
|059
|-
|C Minor
|037
|049
|058
|-
|C Augmented
|048
|048
|048
|-
|C Diminished
|036
|039
|069
|-
|C Suspended 2
|027
|05A
|057
|-
|C Suspended 4
|057
|027
|05A
|-
|C Indeterminate
|07C
|05C
|N/A
|-
|}

Below is a chart that shows different settings for all C seventh chords plus strong triads:
{| class="standard" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2"|Chord
! colspan="2"|Root
! colspan="2"|Inversion 1
! colspan="2"|Inversion 2
! colspan="2"|Inversion 3
|-
!Effect Setting
!Root Note
!Effect Setting
!Root Note
!Effect Setting
!Root Note
!Effect Setting
!Root Note
|-
|C Major
|038
|C
|059
|E
|047
|G
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|C Minor
|049
|C
|058
|E♭
|037
|G
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|C Augmented
|048
|C
|048
|E
|048
|G♯
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|C Diminished
|039
|C
|069
|E♭
|036
|G♭
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|C Suspended 2
|05A
|C
|057
|D
|027
|G
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|C Suspended 4
|027
|C
|05A
|F
|057
|G
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|C Major 7th
|037
|C
|045
|E
|015
|G
|047
|B
|-
|C Minor-Major 7th
|048
|C
|045
|E♭
|014
|G
|037
|B
|-
|C Augmented-Major 7th
|047
|C
|034
|E
|015
|G♯
|048
|B
|-
|C Dominant 7th
|036
|C
|035
|E
|026
|G
|047
|B♭
|-
|C Minor 7th
|047
|C
|035
|E♭
|025
|G
|037
|B♭
|-
|C Augmented 7th
|046
|C
|024
|E
|026
|G♯
|048
|B♭
|-
|C Half-Diminished 7th
|037
|C
|046
|E♭
|025
|G♭
|036
|B♭
|-
|C Diminished 7th
|036
|C
|036
|E♭
|036
|G♭
|036
|A
|-
|}
To use seventh chords, put the root note on one channel, and than put the second note of the chord with 0xy arpeggio effect. See the last example.

== Example ==
<pre>
D-3 00 F --- F-3 00 F --- A-3 00 F ---
</pre>

D-3, F-3 and A-3 are notes, 00 is instrument number, F is volume. Plays D minor chord.

<pre>
D-3 00 F 037
</pre>

D-3 is note, 00 is instrument number, F is volume. Plays arpeggio D minor chord.

<pre>
D-3 00 F --- F-3 00 F 047
</pre>

D-3 and F-3 are notes, 00 is instrument number, F is volume. Plays half-arpeggio D minor 7th chord, where F is the second note of the chord: D ''F'' A C.

[[Category:Miscellaneous Data]]

Chords

Niectasc — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:48:26 GMT

Niectasc:

Chords

Niectasc — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:46:41 GMT

Niectasc:

A '''chord''' is a set of notes played '''harmoniously'''. In FamiTracker, chords can be done by using more than one channels or [[Effect 0xy|effect 0xy]]. Effect 0xy in one channel can perform '''triad chords''' only, but two channels can create '''seventh chords''' with a strong root, '''extended chords''' up to '''eleventh chords''' and some other chords.

== 0xy Chart ==
Below is a chart that shows different settings for all C triads:
{| class="standard" style="text-align:center"
!Chord
! style="width:120px"|Root
! style="width:120px"|Inversion 1
! style="width:120px"|Inversion 2
|-
|C Major
|047
|038
|059
|-
|C Minor
|037
|049
|058
|-
|C Augmented
|048
|048
|048
|-
|C Diminished
|036
|039
|069
|-
|C Suspended 2
|027
|05A
|057
|-
|C Suspended 4
|057
|027
|05A
|-
|C Indeterminate
|07C
|05C
|N/A
|-
|}

Below is a chart that shows different settings for all C seventh chords plus strong triads:
{| class="standard" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2"|Chord
! colspan="2"|Root
! colspan="2"|Inversion 1
! colspan="2"|Inversion 2
! colspan="2"|Inversion 3
|-
!Effect Setting
!Root Note
!Effect Setting
!Root Note
!Effect Setting
!Root Note
!Effect Setting
!Root Note
|-
|C Major
|038
|C
|059
|E
|047
|G
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|C Minor
|049
|C
|058
|E♭
|037
|G
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|C Augmented
|048
|C
|048
|E
|048
|G♯
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|C Diminished
|039
|C
|069
|E♭
|036
|G♭
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|C Suspended 2
|05A
|C
|057
|D
|027
|G
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|C Suspended 4
|027
|C
|05A
|F
|057
|G
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|C Major 7th
|037
|C
|045
|E
|015
|G
|047
|B
|-
|C Minor-Major 7th
|048
|C
|045
|E♭
|014
|G
|037
|B
|-
|C Augmented-Major 7th
|047
|C
|034
|E
|015
|G♯
|048
|B
|-
|C Dominant 7th
|036
|C
|035
|E
|026
|G
|047
|B♭
|-
|C Minor 7th
|047
|C
|035
|E♭
|025
|G
|037
|B♭
|-
|C Augmented 7th
|046
|C
|024
|E
|026
|G♯
|048
|B♭
|-
|C Half-Diminished 7th
|037
|C
|046
|E♭
|025
|G♭
|036
|B♭
|-
|C Diminished 7th
|036
|C
|036
|E♭
|036
|G♭
|036
|A
|-
|}
To use seventh chords, put the root note on one channel, and than put the second note of the chord with 0xy arpeggio effect. See the last example.

== Example ==
<pre>
D-3 00 F --- F-3 00 F --- A-3 00 F ---
</pre>

D-3, F-3 and A-3 are notes, 00 is instrument number, F is volume. Plays D minor chord.

<pre>
D-3 00 F 037
</pre>

D-3 is note, 00 is instrument number, F is volume. Plays arpeggio D minor chord.

<pre>
D-3 00 F --- F-3 00 F 047
</pre>

D-3 and F-3 are notes, 00 is instrument number, F is volume. Plays half-arpeggio D minor 7th chord.

[[Category:Miscellaneous Data]]

Basic frequency register table

Niectasc — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:39:34 GMT

Niectasc:

Lowest frequency register is 800, highest is 8.

Frequency is equal to 111860 divided by [[frequency register]]. The ratio of the frequencies between two adjacent semitones is 1:21÷12. Frequencies displayed in NSFplay are rounded up, so they might not be accurate.

[[2A03]] has a bug that resets the [[duty]] phase when switching between certain frequencies. This can be heard as a pop and might be noticable when using [[vibrato]] or [[Effects 1xx and 2xx|pitch slides]] across those frequencies. There are eight groups of frequency registers where sliding the frequency register from one group to another resets the duty phase: 800-700, 6FF-600, 5FF-500, 4FF-400, 3FF-300, 2FF-200, 1FF-100, FF-8.

{| class="standard"
!Pitch
!Frequency Register
!Frequency (As in NSFplay)
|-
|A-0
|7F2
|55.0
|-
|A#0
|77F
|58.3
|-
|B-0
|714
|61.7
|-
|C-1
|6AE
|65.4
|-
|C#1
|64E
|69.3
|-
|D-1
|5F3
|73.4
|-
|D#1
|59E
|77.8
|-
|E-1
|54D
|82.4
|-
|F-1
|501
|87.3
|-
|F#1
|4B9
|92.5
|-
|G-1
|475
|98.0
|-
|G#1
|435
|103.9
|-
|A-1
|3F9
|110.0
|-
|A#1
|3BF
|116.6
|-
|B-1
|38A
|123.5
|-
|C-2
|357
|130.8
|-
|C#2
|327
|138.6
|-
|D-2
|2F9
|147.0
|-
|D#2
|2CF
|155.6
|-
|E-2
|2A6
|165.0
|-
|F-2
|280
|174.8
|-
|F#2
|25C
|185.2
|-
|G-2
|23A
|196.2
|-
|G#2
|21A
|207.9
|-
|A-2
|1FC
|220.2
|-
|A#2
|1DF
|233.5
|-
|B-2
|1CF
|246.9
|-
|C-3
|1AB
|262.0
|-
|C#3
|193
|277.6
|-
|D-3
|17C
|294.4
|-
|D#3
|167
|311.6
|-
|E-3
|153
|330.0
|-
|F-3
|140
|349.6
|-
|F#3
|12E
|370.4
|-
|G-3
|11D
|392.5
|-
|G#3
|10D
|415.8
|-
|A-3
|FE
|440.4
|-
|A#3
|EF
|468.0
|-
|B-3
|E2
|495.0
|-
|C-4
|D5
|525.2
|-
|C#4
|C9
|556.5
|-
|D-4
|BE
|588.7
|-
|D#4
|B3
|624.9
|-
|E-4
|A9
|661.9
|-
|F-4
|A0
|699.1
|-
|F#4
|97
|740.8
|-
|G-4
|8E
|787.8
|-
|G#4
|86
|834.8
|-
|A-4
|7F
|880.8
|-
|A#4
|77
|940.0
|-
|B-4
|71
|989.9
|-
|C-5
|6A
|1055.3
|-
|C#5
|64
|1118.6
|-
|D-5
|5F
|1177.5
|-
|D#5
|59
|1256.9
|-
|E-5
|54
|1331.7
|-
|F-5
|50
|1398.3
|-
|F#5
|4B
|1491.5
|-
|G-5
|47
|1575.5
|-
|G#5
|43
|1669.6
|-
|A-5
|3F
|1775.6
|-
|A#5
|3B
|1895.9
|-
|B-5
|38
|1997.5
|-
|C-6
|35
|2110.6
|-
|C#6
|32
|2237.2
|-
|D-6
|2F
|2380.0
|-
|D#6
|2C
|2542.3
|-
|E-6
|2A
|2663.4
|-
|F-6
|28
|2796.5
|-
|F#6
|25
|3023.3
|-
|G-6
|23
|3196.0
|-
|G#6
|21
|3389.7
|-
|A-6
|1F
|3608.4
|-
|A#6
|1D
|3857.3
|-
|B-6
|1C
|3995.0
|-
|C-7
|1A
|4302.3
|-
|C#7
|19
|4474.4
|-
|D-7
|17
|4863.5
|-
|D#7
|16
|5084.6
|-
|E-7
|15
|5326.7
|-
|F-7
|14
|5593.0
|-
|F#7
|12
|6214.5
|-
|G-7
|11
|6580.0
|-
|G#7
|10
|6991.3
|-
|A-7
|F
|7457.4
|-
|A#7
|E
|7990.1
|-
|}

[[Category:Tables]]

[[Category:Tables]]

Sound hardware

Niectasc — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:38:57 GMT

Niectasc:

This section explains the sound hardware in NES/Famicom.

== Internal 2A03/2A07 channels ==
The sound processor has five channels, two square waves, one triangle wave, one noise generator and one digital sample (DPCM) channel.

*'''Square 1 & 2'''
*:Produces pulse waves with four [[Duty cycle|duty]] settings (12.5%, 25%, 50% and 25% inverted). Have hardware sweep control that can be accessed by the H and I [[Effect list|effects]].
*:Note: [[2A03]] has a bug that resets the [[duty]] phase when switching between certain frequencies. This can be heard as a pop and might be noticable when using [[vibrato]] or [[Effects 1xx and 2xx|pitch slides]] across those frequencies. There are eight groups of frequency registers where sliding the frequency register from one group to another resets the duty phase: 800-700, 6FF-600, 5FF-500, 4FF-400, 3FF-300, 2FF-200, 1FF-100, FF-8.
*'''Triangle'''
*:Triangle shaped waveform. There is no volume control for this channel, however, due to how the hardware is implemented, the output level of the DPCM channel will affect the volume output of the triangle wave.
*'''Noise'''
*:Noise generator. Can produce 32767-bits and 93-bits sequences, selectable from the instruments duty setting.
*'''DPCM (Delta PCM)'''
*:Plays samples. Most of the [[Effect list|effects]] (like arpeggio & pitch slides) does not operate on this channel.

== Expansion sound ==
The Famicom has the ability to mix sound from expansion chips found in some carts. Currently, Famitracker supports two chip expansions. Expansion sound is enabled from the module properties window.

=== Konami VRC6 ===
The VRC6 chip has two square waves and a sawtooth wave.

*'''Square 1 & 2'''
*:Produces pulse waves like the internal channels, but have eight different [[Duty cycle|duty]] settings and lacks hardware sweep.
*'''Sawtooth'''
*:Sawtooth wave generator. This channel has no real duty function, but still takes advantage of that instrument setting and adds it to the volume register. This results in a distorted saw wave.

=== Nintendo MMC5 ===
The MMC5 chip adds two square wave channels.

*'''Channel 1 & 2'''
*:Produces pulse waves effectively identical to the internal channels except with no hardware sweep function.

{{FamiTracker Help}}

[[Category:FamiTracker Help]]

Sound hardware

Niectasc — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:38:32 GMT

Niectasc:

This section explains the sound hardware in NES/Famicom.

== Internal 2A03/2A07 channels ==
The sound processor has five channels, two square waves, one triangle wave, one noise generator and one digital sample (DPCM) channel.

*'''Square 1 & 2'''
*:Produces pulse waves with four [[Duty cycle|duty]] settings (12.5%, 25%, 50% and 25% inverted). Have hardware sweep control that can be accessed by the H and I [[Effect list|effects]].
*:Note: [[2A03]] has a bug that resets the [[duty]] phase when switching between certain frequencies. This can be heard as a pop and might be noticable when using [[vibrato]] or [[Effects 1xx and 2xx|pitch slides]] across those frequencies. There are eight groups of frequency registers where changing the frequency register from one group to another resets the duty phase: 800-700, 6FF-600, 5FF-500, 4FF-400, 3FF-300, 2FF-200, 1FF-100, FF-8.
*'''Triangle'''
*:Triangle shaped waveform. There is no volume control for this channel, however, due to how the hardware is implemented, the output level of the DPCM channel will affect the volume output of the triangle wave.
*'''Noise'''
*:Noise generator. Can produce 32767-bits and 93-bits sequences, selectable from the instruments duty setting.
*'''DPCM (Delta PCM)'''
*:Plays samples. Most of the [[Effect list|effects]] (like arpeggio & pitch slides) does not operate on this channel.

== Expansion sound ==
The Famicom has the ability to mix sound from expansion chips found in some carts. Currently, Famitracker supports two chip expansions. Expansion sound is enabled from the module properties window.

=== Konami VRC6 ===
The VRC6 chip has two square waves and a sawtooth wave.

*'''Square 1 & 2'''
*:Produces pulse waves like the internal channels, but have eight different [[Duty cycle|duty]] settings and lacks hardware sweep.
*'''Sawtooth'''
*:Sawtooth wave generator. This channel has no real duty function, but still takes advantage of that instrument setting and adds it to the volume register. This results in a distorted saw wave.

=== Nintendo MMC5 ===
The MMC5 chip adds two square wave channels.

*'''Channel 1 & 2'''
*:Produces pulse waves effectively identical to the internal channels except with no hardware sweep function.

{{FamiTracker Help}}

[[Category:FamiTracker Help]]

Basic frequency register table

Niectasc — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:35:55 GMT

Niectasc:

Lowest frequency register is 800, highest is 8.

Frequency is equal to 111860 divided by [[frequency register]]. The ratio of the frequencies between two adjacent semitones is 1:21÷12. Frequencies displayed in NSFplay are rounded up, so they might not be accurate.

[[2A03]] has a bug that resets the [[duty]] phase when switching between certain frequencies. This can be heard as a pop and might be noticable when using [[vibrato]] or [[Effects 1xx and 2xx|pitch slides]] across those frequencies. There are eight groups of frequency registers where changing the frequency register from one group to another resets the duty phase: 800-700, 6FF-600, 5FF-500, 4FF-400, 3FF-300, 2FF-200, 1FF-100, FF-8.

{| class="standard"
!Pitch
!Frequency Register
!Frequency (As in NSFplay)
|-
|A-0
|7F2
|55.0
|-
|A#0
|77F
|58.3
|-
|B-0
|714
|61.7
|-
|C-1
|6AE
|65.4
|-
|C#1
|64E
|69.3
|-
|D-1
|5F3
|73.4
|-
|D#1
|59E
|77.8
|-
|E-1
|54D
|82.4
|-
|F-1
|501
|87.3
|-
|F#1
|4B9
|92.5
|-
|G-1
|475
|98.0
|-
|G#1
|435
|103.9
|-
|A-1
|3F9
|110.0
|-
|A#1
|3BF
|116.6
|-
|B-1
|38A
|123.5
|-
|C-2
|357
|130.8
|-
|C#2
|327
|138.6
|-
|D-2
|2F9
|147.0
|-
|D#2
|2CF
|155.6
|-
|E-2
|2A6
|165.0
|-
|F-2
|280
|174.8
|-
|F#2
|25C
|185.2
|-
|G-2
|23A
|196.2
|-
|G#2
|21A
|207.9
|-
|A-2
|1FC
|220.2
|-
|A#2
|1DF
|233.5
|-
|B-2
|1CF
|246.9
|-
|C-3
|1AB
|262.0
|-
|C#3
|193
|277.6
|-
|D-3
|17C
|294.4
|-
|D#3
|167
|311.6
|-
|E-3
|153
|330.0
|-
|F-3
|140
|349.6
|-
|F#3
|12E
|370.4
|-
|G-3
|11D
|392.5
|-
|G#3
|10D
|415.8
|-
|A-3
|FE
|440.4
|-
|A#3
|EF
|468.0
|-
|B-3
|E2
|495.0
|-
|C-4
|D5
|525.2
|-
|C#4
|C9
|556.5
|-
|D-4
|BE
|588.7
|-
|D#4
|B3
|624.9
|-
|E-4
|A9
|661.9
|-
|F-4
|A0
|699.1
|-
|F#4
|97
|740.8
|-
|G-4
|8E
|787.8
|-
|G#4
|86
|834.8
|-
|A-4
|7F
|880.8
|-
|A#4
|77
|940.0
|-
|B-4
|71
|989.9
|-
|C-5
|6A
|1055.3
|-
|C#5
|64
|1118.6
|-
|D-5
|5F
|1177.5
|-
|D#5
|59
|1256.9
|-
|E-5
|54
|1331.7
|-
|F-5
|50
|1398.3
|-
|F#5
|4B
|1491.5
|-
|G-5
|47
|1575.5
|-
|G#5
|43
|1669.6
|-
|A-5
|3F
|1775.6
|-
|A#5
|3B
|1895.9
|-
|B-5
|38
|1997.5
|-
|C-6
|35
|2110.6
|-
|C#6
|32
|2237.2
|-
|D-6
|2F
|2380.0
|-
|D#6
|2C
|2542.3
|-
|E-6
|2A
|2663.4
|-
|F-6
|28
|2796.5
|-
|F#6
|25
|3023.3
|-
|G-6
|23
|3196.0
|-
|G#6
|21
|3389.7
|-
|A-6
|1F
|3608.4
|-
|A#6
|1D
|3857.3
|-
|B-6
|1C
|3995.0
|-
|C-7
|1A
|4302.3
|-
|C#7
|19
|4474.4
|-
|D-7
|17
|4863.5
|-
|D#7
|16
|5084.6
|-
|E-7
|15
|5326.7
|-
|F-7
|14
|5593.0
|-
|F#7
|12
|6214.5
|-
|G-7
|11
|6580.0
|-
|G#7
|10
|6991.3
|-
|A-7
|F
|7457.4
|-
|A#7
|E
|7990.1
|-
|}

[[Category:Tables]]

[[Category:Tables]]

Sound hardware

Niectasc — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:33:21 GMT

Niectasc:

This section explains the sound hardware in NES/Famicom.

== Internal 2A03/2A07 channels ==
The sound processor has five channels, two square waves, one triangle wave, one noise generator and one digital sample (DPCM) channel.

*'''Square 1 & 2'''
*:Produces pulse waves with four [[Duty cycle|duty]] settings (12.5%, 25%, 50% and 25% inverted). Have hardware sweep control that can be accessed by the H and I [[Effect list|effects]].
*:Note: There is a bug that resets the duty phase when switching between certain frequencies, this can be heard as a pop and might be noticable when using [[vibrato]] or [[pitch slide]]s across those frequencies.
*'''Triangle'''
*:Triangle shaped waveform. There is no volume control for this channel, however, due to how the hardware is implemented, the output level of the DPCM channel will affect the volume output of the triangle wave.
*'''Noise'''
*:Noise generator. Can produce 32767-bits and 93-bits sequences, selectable from the instruments duty setting.
*'''DPCM (Delta PCM)'''
*:Plays samples. Most of the [[Effect list|effects]] (like arpeggio & pitch slides) does not operate on this channel.

== Expansion sound ==
The Famicom has the ability to mix sound from expansion chips found in some carts. Currently, Famitracker supports two chip expansions. Expansion sound is enabled from the module properties window.

=== Konami VRC6 ===
The VRC6 chip has two square waves and a sawtooth wave.

*'''Square 1 & 2'''
*:Produces pulse waves like the internal channels, but have eight different [[Duty cycle|duty]] settings and lacks hardware sweep.
*'''Sawtooth'''
*:Sawtooth wave generator. This channel has no real duty function, but still takes advantage of that instrument setting and adds it to the volume register. This results in a distorted saw wave.

=== Nintendo MMC5 ===
The MMC5 chip adds two square wave channels.

*'''Channel 1 & 2'''
*:Produces pulse waves effectively identical to the internal channels except with no hardware sweep function.

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How to make drums

Niectasc — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:25:06 GMT

Niectasc:

There are few ways how to make '''drums''' on [[2A03]]. All of them were used in original games music.

== Noise-only drums ==
This method uses noise channel only. Different drums use different volume envelopes and noise periods. Usually volume envelope is a fade-off with different duration. Low noise periods are suitable for kick drums, middle for snares and high for hats and cymbals. Although sound of those drums doesn't very resemble the real drums, it's possible to make good percussion part using it properly.

Noise-only drums were used mostly in older japanese games. Best examples are music of Iku Mizutani (Shatterhand, Kage) and Ukkari Yamanishi (Dragon Fighter). Capcom composers used mostly noise-only drums, sometimes also with tone channels for toms. Some western composers also used noise-only drums (Rare games), though most of them used noise and tone drums.

== Noise and tone drums ==
This method uses tone channels, usually triangle, in combination with the noise channel. It was used mostly by western composers. Tone samples have fast pitch slide down to imitate musical part of drums sound spectrum. Kick drums pitch slide starts from low notes with no noise. Snare drums pitch starts from slightly higher notes and has longer duration, they also use noise (balance of volume and noise period affects to type of the snare sound). Toms use even more higher pitch and longer duration with no noise, they sometimes uses square channels instead of the triangle.

In FamiTracker, pitch down for the tone drums can be made using effect [[2xx]], or pitch sequence of the instrument, or arpeggio sequence (if pitch sequence resolution is not enough).

To share channels between music (bass part, for example) and drums, drum instruments must be short, and normal pitch must be restored shortly after the drum instrument.

This method was also used in Sunsoft games which used [[sampled bass]] trick (Jorney to Silius, Gremlins, and others).

== DPCM drums ==
DPCM drums are the simplest way to make drums with realistic sound. It use the DPCM channel to play digital samples of drums. DPCM channel allows only low quality samples, but it's enough for the drums. DPCM drums are usually combined with the hat and cymbals on noise channel. This method was used mostly in later japanese games. Examples are most of Konami and Tecmo games.

Because DPCM channel affects the volume of the noise and triangle channels, DPCM samples must be as short as possible, without long fade-outs.

== Example files ==
{{FTM|example_noise_only_drums.ftm|Noise-only drums}}
{{FTM|example_noise_and_tone_drums.ftm|Noise and tone drums}} — using [[2xx]] effect
{{FTM|example_dpcm_drums.ftm|DPCM drums}}
{{FTM|example_drums_allinone.ftm|All three of them combined}}
{{FTM|example_more_noise_and_tone_drums.ftm|More examples of drums from different games}}
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How to make drums

Niectasc — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:24:42 GMT

Niectasc:

There are few ways how to make '''drums''' on [[2A03]]. All of them were used in original games music.

== Noise-only drums ==
This method uses noise channel only. Different drums are use different volume envelopes and noise periods. Usually volume envelope is a fade-off with different duration. Low noise periods are suitable for kick drums, middle for snares and high for hats and cymbals. Although sound of those drums doesn't very resemble the real drums, it's possible to make good percussion part using it properly.

Noise-only drums were used mostly in older japanese games. Best examples are music of Iku Mizutani (Shatterhand, Kage) and Ukkari Yamanishi (Dragon Fighter). Capcom composers used mostly noise-only drums, sometimes also with tone channels for toms. Some western composers also used noise-only drums (Rare games), though most of them used noise and tone drums.

== Noise and tone drums ==
This method uses tone channels, usually triangle, in combination with the noise channel. It was used mostly by western composers. Tone samples have fast pitch slide down to imitate musical part of drums sound spectrum. Kick drums pitch slide starts from low notes with no noise. Snare drums pitch starts from slightly higher notes and has longer duration, they also use noise (balance of volume and noise period affects to type of the snare sound). Toms use even more higher pitch and longer duration with no noise, they sometimes uses square channels instead of the triangle.

In FamiTracker, pitch down for the tone drums can be made using effect [[2xx]], or pitch sequence of the instrument, or arpeggio sequence (if pitch sequence resolution is not enough).

To share channels between music (bass part, for example) and drums, drum instruments must be short, and normal pitch must be restored shortly after the drum instrument.

This method was also used in Sunsoft games which used [[sampled bass]] trick (Jorney to Silius, Gremlins, and others).

== DPCM drums ==
DPCM drums are the simplest way to make drums with realistic sound. It use the DPCM channel to play digital samples of drums. DPCM channel allows only low quality samples, but it's enough for the drums. DPCM drums are usually combined with the hat and cymbals on noise channel. This method was used mostly in later japanese games. Examples are most of Konami and Tecmo games.

Because DPCM channel affects the volume of the noise and triangle channels, DPCM samples must be as short as possible, without long fade-outs.

== Example files ==
{{FTM|example_noise_only_drums.ftm|Noise-only drums}}
{{FTM|example_noise_and_tone_drums.ftm|Noise and tone drums}} — using [[2xx]] effect
{{FTM|example_dpcm_drums.ftm|DPCM drums}}
{{FTM|example_drums_allinone.ftm|All three of them combined}}
{{FTM|example_more_noise_and_tone_drums.ftm|More examples of drums from different games}}
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