NAME

       goattracker - C64 music editor

SYNOPSIS

       goattracker [songname] [options]

DESCRIPTION

       This manual page documents briefly the goattracker command.

       goattracker  is  a  C64 music tracker.  It supports emulated output via the software reSID
       engine, the HardSID soundcard, or the Catweasel (MK3/MK4) controller  card,  and  produces
       songs  in  its  own  format  (*.SNG). The program can also export tunes in SID format, BIN
       format, or Commodore  PRG  format  for  inclusion  on  a  floppy  you  can  stick  into  a
       1541/1571/1581 drive.

       Like  most  tracker  programs,  the program is able to import instrument files, create and
       modify track patterns, set the order of playback of patterns and  change  details  of  the
       song  such  as  the title and author. If you are familiar with tracker-like programs, then
       GoatTracker will feel like a simple version of those, though with differences attributable
       to  the  hardware.  People new to composing in general should look up other information on
       composing on the C64.

       -Axx   Set ADSR parameter for hardrestart in hex. DEFAULT=0F00

       -Bxx   Set sound buffer length in milliseconds DEFAULT=100

       -Cxx   Use Catweasel MK3 PCI SID (0 = off, 1 = on)

       -Dxx   Pattern row display (0 = decimal, 1 = hex, 2 = decimal w/dots, 3 = hex w/dots)

       -Exx   Set emulated SID model (0 = 6581 1 = 8580) DEFAULT=6581

       -Fxx   Set custom SID clock cycles per second (0 = use PAL/NTSC default)

       -Gxx   Set pitch of A-4 in Hz (0 = use default frequencytable, close to 440Hz)

       -Hxx   Use HardSID (0 = off, 1 = HardSID ID0 2 = HardSID ID1 etc.)

       -Ixx   Set reSID interpolation (0 = off, 1 = on, 2 = distortion,  3  =  distortion  &  on)
              DEFAULT=off

       -Jxx   Set  special note names (2 chars for every note in an octave/cycle, e.g. C-DbD-EbE-
              F-GbG-AbA-BbB-)

       -Kxx   Note-entry mode (0 = Protracker, 1 = DMC, 2 = Janko) DEFAULT=Protracker

       -Lxx   SID memory location in hex. DEFAULT=D400

       -Mxx   Set sound mixing rate DEFAULT=44100

       -Oxx   Set pulseoptimization/skipping (0 = off, 1 = on) DEFAULT=on

       -Qxx   Set equal divisions per octave (12 = default, 8.2019143 = Bohlen-Pierce)

       -Rxx   Set realtime-effect optimization/skipping (0 = off, 1 = on) DEFAULT=on

       -Sxx   Set speed multiplier (0 for 25Hz, 1 for 1x, 2 for 2x etc.)

       -Txx   Set HardSID interactive  mode  sound  buffer  length  in  milliseconds  DEFAULT=20,
              max.buffering=0

       -Uxx   Set  HardSID  playback  mode  sound  buffer  length  in  milliseconds  DEFAULT=400,
              max.buffering=0

       -Vxx   Set finevibrato conversion (0 = off, 1 = on) DEFAULT=on

       -Xxx   Set window type (0 = window, 1 = fullscreen) DEFAULT=window

       -Yxx   Path to a Scala tuning file .scl

       -Zxx   Set random reSID write delay in cycles (0 = off) DEFAULT=off

       -wxx   Set window scale factor (1 = no scaling, 2 to 4 =  2  to  4  times  bigger  window)
              DEFAULT=1

       -N     Use NTSC timing

       -P     Use PAL timing (DEFAULT)

       -W     Write sound output to a file SIDAUDIO.RAW

       -?     Show this info again

       -??    Standalone online help window

SEE ALSO

       ocp(1), protracker(1), milkytracker(1), schism(1)

AUTHOR

       goattracker was written by Lasse Öörni.

       This  manual  page  was  written  by  Gürkan  Sengün <gurkan@phys.ethz.ch>, for the Debian
       project (but may be used by others).

                                           May 15, 2019                            GOATTRACKER(1)