# steffest/BassoonTracker

Webbased old-school Amiga music tracker in plain old javascript - Plays and edits Amiga Mod files and FastTracker XM files

Repository: https://github.com/steffest/BassoonTracker
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/bassoontracker
Homepage: http://www.stef.be/bassoontracker/
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: webaudio, music-creation, amiga, retro, protracker, tracker, fasttracker
Last push: 2026-08-05T06:53:08+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 66/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3520, "days_push": 28, "days_rel": 726, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1168, forks 72 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:50.856223+00:00)

## What it is
BassoonTracker is a browser-based old-school Amiga music tracker written in plain JavaScript that plays and edits Protracker MOD and FastTracker 2 XM module files. It faithfully reproduces classic tracker audio effects, includes a sample editor, and integrates with module archives like ModArchive and modules.pl.

## Use cases
- play amiga mod files in the browser
- edit protracker and fasttracker xm music modules
- create chiptune music with a retro tracker
- edit and slice audio samples in a web tracker
- export tracker music to wav or mp3
- browse and play thousands of mod files from modarchive
- make retro amiga-style music on mobile or desktop

## When to choose
- you want an authentic Protracker/Fasttracker experience without installing software
- you need to play, edit, or convert MOD and XM module files in a browser
- you want a free, open-source retro music tracker that works on desktop and mobile

## When to avoid
- you need a modern DAW with VST plugins and multitrack recording
- you require full MIDI-out support or advanced modern music production features
- you need a native desktop application with offline-first installation

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: audio-processing, gui, editor
- domain: media, entertainment, web-development
- platform: browser, cross-platform
- tags: music-tracker, amiga, protracker, fasttracker, webaudio, mod-files, xm-files, retro-computing, chiptune, music-production, audio, web-server

## Member repositories
- steffest/BassoonTracker (main) score 66

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:50.856223+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:28:49.336748+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/steffest/BassoonTracker (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:50.856223+00:00, sha d9029235eb23)
  - homepage: http://www.stef.be/bassoontracker/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:35:03.523912+00:00, sha 4de4f632ad11)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.