BambooTracker

BambooTracker is a tracker for YM2608 (OPNA) which was used in NEC PC-8801/9801 series computers.

Key commands

Key	Command
Ctrl+N	Create new module
Ctrl+O	Open module
Ctrl+S	Save module
Ctrl+P	Open module property dialog
Ctrl+I	Open current instrument editor
Return	Play/stop song
F5	Play from start
F6	Play pattern
F7	Play from current position
F8	Stop song
Space	Toggle jam/edit mode
Alt+O	Focus on order list
Alt+P	Focus on pattern editor
F12	Kill sound

Key	Command
Ctrl+C	Copy
Ctrl+X	Cut
Ctrl+V	Paste
Ctrl+M	Paste and mix
Ctrl+A	Select track/all
Ctrl+G	Interpolate
Ctrl+R	Reverse
Ctrl+F1	Decrease note
Ctrl+F2	Increase note
Ctrl+F3	Decrease octave
Ctrl+F4	Increase octave
Alt+F9	Toggle track
Alt+F10	Solo track
Alt+S	Replace instrument
Tab	Jump to right track
BackTab	Jump to left track
Home	Jump to first step
End	Jump to last step
PageUp	Jump to upper step
PageDown	Jump to lower step
Insert	Insert step
BackSpace	Delete the step above
Delete	Delete commands
Escape	Deselection
-	Key off
*	Increase octave/echo buffer number
/	Decrease octave/echo buffer number
^	Echo buffer access

There are two rows of a piano keyboard:

Current octave+1
 2 3  5 6 7  9
Q W ER T Y UI O

Current octave
 S D  G H J  L
Z X CV B N M, .

It is able to reverse the order of FM volume (Configuration -> General -> Reverse FM volume order).

Effect	FM	PSG	Drum
00xy	Arpeggio (x[0-f]: 2nd note, y[0-f]: 3rd note)	Arpeggio	-
01xx	Portamento up (xx[00-ff]: depth)	Portamento up	-
02xx	Portamento down (xx[00-ff]: depth)	Portamento down	-
03xx	Tone portamento (xx[00-ff]: depth)	Tone portamento	-
04xy	Vibrato (x[0-f]: period, y[0-f]: depth)	Vibrato	-
07xy	Tremolo (x[0-f]: period, y[0-f]: depth)	Tremolo	-
08xx	Pan (xx: 00=No sound, 01=Right, 02=Left, 03=Center)	-	Pan
0A0x	Volume slide down (x[0-f]: depth)	Volume slide down	-
0Ax0	Volume slide up (x[0-f]: depth)	Volume slide up	-
0Bxx	Position jump (xx: order)	Position jump	Position jump
0Cxx	Track end (xx: any number)	Track end	Track end
0Dxx	Pattern break (xx: start step on the next order)	Pattern break	Pattern break
0Fxx	Speed/tempo change (xx[00-1f]: speed, [20-ff]: tempo)	Speed/tempo change	Speed/tempo change
0Gxx	Note delay (xx[00-ff]: count)	Note delay	Note delay
0Oxx	Groove (xx[00-ff]: number)	Groove	Groove
0Pxx	Detune (xx[00-ff]: pitch (xx-80))	Detune	-
0Qxy	Note slide up (x[0-f]: speed, y[0-f]: seminote)	Note slide up	-
0Rxy	Note slide down (x[0-f]: speed, y[0-f]: seminote)	Note slide down	-
0Sxx	Note cut (xx[01-ff]: count)	Note cut	Note cut
0Txy	Transpose delay (x[1-7]: upwards count, [9-f]: downwards count (x-8), y[0-f]: seminote)	Transpose delay	-
0Vxx	-	-	Master volume (xx[00-3f]: volume)
Mxyy	Volume delay (x[1-f]: count, yy[00-ff]: volume)	Volume delay	Volume delay

On Ubuntu 18.04:

make
Qt5 (including qmake)
Qt5 Multimedia
Qt5 Multimedia plugins

sudo apt-get install \
  build-essential \
  qt5-default qtmultimedia5-dev libqt5multimedia5-plugins

cd BambooTracker
qmake
make

This program and its source code are licensed under the GNU General License Version 2.

See LICENSE and list.md of libraries.

I would like to thank the following people for making it:

Qt team for Qt framework
MAME team, and Valley Bell for the codes of YM2608 chip emuration
Mark James for the tool bar icons
VGMRips team for the VGM file format documentation.
Some tracker creators, especially HertzDevil of 0CC-FamiTracker, Leonardo Demartino (delek) of Deflemask Tracker and Lasse Öörni (Cadaver) of GoatTracker for UI and routines of the tracker.