Section 04
Writing for it now
FamiTracker, the NSF format, and preservation as code.
The tool the scene actually uses
FamiTracker and the 0CC fork write for the real chip rather than emulating a sound, which is why output can be played back on hardware.
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Music preserved as code, not as audio
An NSF file contains the player routine and the data, so it is executed rather than decoded. That is why the format survives emulator changes.
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Writing Music as Text
Music Macro Language describes a score as characters, a tradition older than the console and still used for chip work.
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