Create interesting old-school computer gaming sounds and soundtracks with the help of this Music Macro Language editor for the Mac. #MML editor #Music Macro Language #Create retro music #MML #Editor #Retro
Mostly associated with early computer game programming, MML, short for Music Macro Language is a simplistic musical description language that is usually used for arranging music sections in video games.
Designed with retro game developers in mind, Macrotune is a streamlined OS X Music Macro Language editor that makes it as simple as possible for you to create retro game music. Think of the majority of sounds from the old-school games as the original Super Mario or the Space Invaders legendary game, and you will get the point.
Working with Macrotune is quite easy if you have a basic understanding for the MML, as it features a well organized main window. Macrotune’s simple interface is represented by a top toolbar that enables you to change the measure and the tempo, to play the sounds, and to copy your MML data to the clipboard. Under the top toolbar, on the left side of its main window, you can find four channels, each with their own editor, where you will actually type the MML data.
All of the channels have five waveforms, such as Triangle, Sawtooth, Complex A, Complex B, and Square, with the exception of the first channel that has one more waveform, namely Noise. Besides the top toolbar and the four editors, Macrotune also comes with 4 Pattern editors, found on the bottom part of its main window, that will enable you to combine multiple verses.
What’s more, using the PSG Module code, you can easily use your Music Macro Language in PureBasic, an integrated development environment based on BASIC, or you can also export your work to a .wav file. For more in-depth documentation, you should definitely check-out the app’s help files, as it provides a good starting point for understanding Macrotune’s basic principles.
Taking all things into consideration, Macrotune is a user friendly Music Macro Language editor that makes creating retro style game music seem like a hoot. You should definitely try it out for yourself and see if you will go down in history as one of the best retro gaming music creators ever.
What's new in Macrotune 1.2.0:
- Macrotune now supports volume envelopes.
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Macrotune 1.2.0
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- Mac OS X 10.6 or later (Intel only)
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- 702 KB
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- Macrotune_OSX_Universal.pkg
- main category:
- Audio
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