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info & contacting us
The project is now closed. Thanks everyone for their support!
zTracker is a win32 only MIDI tracker/sequencer. It is modeled after Impulse Tracker. It does everything you would expect a tracker to do and more. It is 100% free.
It was built with MSVC7 and Windows 2000. Chris Micali made this
for his own use, but decided to release it to the public, and put it
under the BSD license. zTracker was mainly developed by Chris Micali,
but with additional help from Nicolas Soudee, Austin Luminais and
Daniel Kahlin.
Dont forget to check the zt sourceforge pages for
more files, more information, and more skins.
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features
- 1:1 copy of Impulse Tracker interface
- 64 track sequencer with variable 32-256 rows/pattern, 256 total patterns
- easy use of multiple machines across multiple MIDI devices/interfaces
- rock solid timing that tested as good as cubase (3/496ppqn error)
- load/save compressed .zt files
- volume/effect curve drawing in pattern editor
- IT importing (thanks to lipid)
- auto sync via midi-clock
- .mid export
- intelligent midi-in w/ slave to external sync
- planned: realtime pattern player (a-la-rebirth)
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download
>> Notice <<
As of 0.96 we have not been releasing source zips. You can always
get a fresh copy of the source from CVS (anon read access is allowed) or you can
download the nightly CVS tarball [here].
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current |
old |
| June 17, 2002 |
zt 0.981 |
Bunch of bug fixes and a few features (quit yes/no box, etc) |
| May 2, 2002 |
zt 0.971 |
Quick fixes to some serious bugs |
| March 15, 2002 |
zt 0.97 |
Many user-requested features, device naming, default song directory, and more.. |
| March 15, 2002 |
zt 0.96 |
Few small fixes and updates |
| December 10, 2001 |
zt 0.95 (src) |
Fixed big bugs in playback code, implimented many user-requested features |
| November 1, 2001 |
zt 0.94 (src) |
Many many fixes and features. Many bugs/crashes fixed,
including the problem with note-offs accross patterns. Added pdf manual
and time display to play status. |
| 22/8/2001 |
zt 0.93 (src) |
Tracker-mode fix, rewind, mouse mouse support, reverse bank select support, song duration calculator, and more fixes |
| 20/8/2001 |
zt 0.923 (src) |
Tracker-mode (auto-noteoffs, acts like IT), midi out device selector focus bug, midi-in crash fix |
| 19/8/2001 |
zt 0.922 (src) |
Fixed terrible pitch bug on midi device reset |
| 19/8/2001 |
zt 0.921 (src) |
Fix to fullscreen mode and a few other serious fixes |
| 17/8/2001 |
zt 0.92 (src) |
Fixes to fullscreen and windowed mode, new editing features, new editing view mode, and some more. |
| 16/8/2001 |
zt 0.91 (src) |
Quick fixes to a number of bugs and a nice new skin |
| 14/8/2001 |
zt 0.90 (src) |
Improved windowed mode, better MIDI in, multi-resolution and a huge number of fixes/changes.
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| 6/7/2001 |
zt 0.85 (src) |
Bug fixes, supports MIDI Song Position Pointer.
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| 5/10/2001 |
zt 0.84 |
Loads of features and fixes
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| 4/23/2001 |
zt 0.83 |
Volume scale, many fixes, better help, and more
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| 4/12/2001 |
zt 0.82 |
Lots of fixes and a bunch of nice features..
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| 4/10/2001 |
zt 0.81 |
Some quick fixes, update to the .mid writer, and better help. |
| 4/6/2001 |
zt 0.80 |
Another huge update.. get it. |
| 12/19/2000 |
zt 0.70 |
Huge update.. check it out. |
| 11/19/2000 |
zt 0.61 binary only |
Critical update to 0.60. This only contains the binary so you need the full 0.60 package. |
| 11/17/2000 |
zt 0.60 |
Big update with lots of fixes |
| 11/17/2000 |
all releases and source |
All the releases and their source code can be found here. |
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| 8/15/2001 |
libSDL 1.2.1 source code |
This source code is only needed if you want to recompile sdl.dll |
| 8/15/2001 |
zlib 1.1.3 source code |
This source code is only needed if you want to recompile zlib.dll |
| 8/15/2001 |
libpng 1.0.12 source code |
This source code is only needed if you want to recompile libpng2a.dll |
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| 8/15/2001 |
libCON 0.27d |
If you want to use a pre-0.90 version of zt, you need this DLL |
| 11/30/2000 |
libCON |
This is required to use zt. If you are planning on using zt 0.60+, you need this version of libcon. |
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faq
Q: Who is responsible for this?
A: Chris Micali
with additional help from Nicolas Soudee, Austin Luminais and Daniel Kahlin.
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Q: Why are there so many bugs.. this thing sucks, I cant
use this to make music!
A: Lots of people already do. We do. If it doesnt work for
you, use something else, or better, download the source, fix it and make
it suite you, then send us the changes.
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Q: What is the deal with this.. how is it being done?
A: zt is written in C++ with MSVC7. It uses the great libSDL.
It runs in any 32bit resolution equal to or larger than 640x480, but it
loads impulse tracker fonts and using custom font routines, it tries to
trick you into thinking you're in text mode. Why? We're stuck in the
past.
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Q: Will there be sample support? When will it be implemented??
A: There will never be sample support. Ever. You can use a sampler, or use virtual sampler w/ an ASIO card. If we wanted sampling ability, we'd be using buzz.
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Q: I want to steal and pillage all your hard work. Where is the source code?
A: Thanks to sourceforge, you can get it right here. Credit us tho, won't you?
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Q: What do I need to use zt?
A: We have no idea.. MIDI gear and a setup is useful, but as
far as PC goes we don't know. It works fine on Chris' P3 600mhz with
Windows 2000... your mileage may vary.
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Q: How can I help?
A: The project is closed now, but you can always make some nice music.
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Q: How do I use zt?
A: That, friend, is a good question.
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Q: The ( interface | design | program ) is ( ugly | lame | slow | poor | unusable )
A: Use cakewalk
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Q: The ( interface | design | program ) is ( awesome | great | lifechanging | the best thing to happen to me ever )
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useful programs
- MIDI-OX - The world's greatest all-purpose MIDI Utility! (according to the author :)
- MIDI Yoke - a
MIDI Patch Cable driver. (MIDI loopback) Works with Windows 95, 98 and
ME. Also available for Windows NT and 2000 (unfortunately not as
robust).
- Hubi's Loopback Device - a MIDI loopback device for Windows 9x.
ztracker resources
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