klystrack(1)

📦 version 0.20171212, in debian bookworm, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 klystrack(1) — the manual page, but make it cute 💖

okay bestie, sit down, grab a strawberry, because we're talking about klystrack — a tracker for making C64/NES/Amiga-style chiptunes on a modern platform. yes, modern. your laptop. right now. she's giving retro but she lives in the present 💅

This whole thing is klystrack(1) from the General Commands Manual, and I'm gonna walk you through every single crumb of it, no cap.

✨ NAME ✨

klystrack — make C64/NES/Amiga-style chiptunes 🎮🎵

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

klystrack [options] files...

that's it. that's the whole summoning ritual. give her options, give her files, she goes. 🫶

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

So real talk: this manual page documents briefly the klystrack command. (Their words, not mine — the full lore is elsewhere, iykyk.)

klystrack is a tracker for making C64/NES/Amiga-style chiptunes on a modern platform. And like, it's not just for vibes — it can be used to create audio for games. actual shipped games. main character energy fr fr 👑

🌈 FEATURES 🌈

bestie. the feature list. it's a lot. we're going through ALL of it. grab a snack 🍓

🎹 Sound

  • Additive synthesis with filters — think SID, Atari, NES etc. like, that whole family of crunchy lil legends.
  • Hard sync and ring modulation — like SID. exactly like SID. iconic.
  • FM synthesis — think Adlib, MSX, OPL2 etc. ✨
  • Wavetable — for samples or custom waveforms to be used in synthesis. think Amiga, SNES. the range?? unmatched.
  • Built-in wave generator and editor — you can literally sculpt your own waves in there. no external tools needed, we love a self-sufficient queen 💅
  • Programmable instruments — and not limited to simple arpeggios, okay? not just the basics. we do not do the basics here.
  • Sequencer Tracker with free positioning of patterns — put your patterns wherever you want. free. liberated. slay.
  • Pattern transpose — shift the whole thing, easy.
  • Pattern length is not fixed — no rigid grid holding you back, she's flexible 🦋
  • Hard limit of 32 channels — BUT this can be raised! just ask if you need more... though ngl, that sounds crazy. 💀 like bestie, 32 channels and you want MORE? respect tho.
  • Fully themeable — includes half a dozen themes. dress her up. 🎀

🎛️ Effects

  • Stereo chorus — the shimmer. the sparkle. 🌸
  • SNES-style multitap echo — that specific dreamy echo. you know the one.
  • Bit crusher/decimator — for when you want it crunchy and destroyed (affectionate) 🔥

📦 Export

  • Own custom format — with a tiny playback library, to be used in games, demos etc. tiny library, huge power.
  • Export as .WAV — classic. reliable. we love her.
  • Export each track as separate .WAV's — for when you need stems, bestie. stems!!
  • Export wavetable items as .WAV's — and listen, this one is lowkey underrated: use klystrack to create one-cycle waveforms for other synths! feeding the whole ecosystem, generous queen 👑

📥 Import

  • Import .WAV's — to use as samples. bring your own sounds in.
  • Import Protracker and FT2 modules — the old school comes with you.
  • Import C64 SID files — specifically the Rob Hubbard player. yes, THAT Rob Hubbard. 😭 legendary.

🌐 INTERNET TUTORIAL 🌐

the tutorials live here, go get them:

http://n00bstar.blogspot.ch/p/klystrack-tutorials.html

👀 SEE ALSO 👀

your other trackers, the whole friend group:

adtrack2(1), protracker(1), goattracker(1), milkytracker(1), schismtracker(1).

⭐ that's the whole page, no details skipped, nothing dropped. go make something that goes hard 💜

and that's a wrap on the klystrack(1) page from the General Commands Manual, dated December 12 2017 — shoutout to that exact date, she's been serving chiptune wisdom ever since 🎀✨ bye bestie, go write a banger 🦋

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