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Essem
@essem.space

currently working on reverse engineering/writing a converter for the module format used for the music in moon child/hoi

Essem
@essem.space

interestingly, this format seems to have a wavetable-based synthesis/envelope/effects system, as well as proper subtune support there's a variant that can play back 8 channels at once via a driver that downmixes them to the amiga's 4 channels; moon child's music uses this specific variant

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Essem
@essem.space

here's what i've documented so far, in the form of an annotated imhex pattern file: downtown.wetdry.world/mugician.hex... somewhat surprisingly, the only documentation i could find about the file format before i put this together was a basic description of the header from an old game ripping guide

Essem
@essem.space

...hmmm, i was intending on converting to a furnace module, but it seems like its volume envelopes are much lower-res (0 to 64 vs. DMU's -128 to 126) is there a single common tracker format that has higher-res volume envelopes, or am i gonna have to make this a lossy conversion

Essem
@essem.space

haven't really worked on this over the past few days (since i've been busy with other happenings) but i managed to get some instruments converted to furnace instruments today i just need to finish up macros, handle wavetable instruments, etc. and then i'll start work on pattern conversion

Essem
@essem.space

i have moved the converter inside furnace itself to take advantage of its internal module handling and avoid having to deal with the .fur format directly here is the hoi level 5 music (note that pattern effects, instrument finetuning, etc. aren't yet handled)

Essem
@essem.space

i believe TFMX 7V *may* have been the first to do something like this on amiga, but with 7 channels instead of 8? in that case i believe it originated from a technique used for sample playback on the atari st