OpenMPT Portable is a music editing software built on the original ModPlug Tracker. It has the ability to import various module formats and comes with a user-friendly interface and advanced features such as VST plugins and ASIO output. Apart from its song format, OpenMPT can also edit Impulse Tracker, FastTracker, Scream Tracker, and ProTracker module files.

libopenmpt, on the other hand, is a module playback library that can be used on different platforms. It is a cross-platform, written in C++ and C, and is based on the player code of the Open ModPlug Tracker project. This library ensures high-quality module playback.

If preferred, there is an installer version also available.

OpenMPT Features:

Native and fast Windows GUI – accessible by screen readers and suitable for blind users

ST effects and VST instruments supported

DirectX audio plugins (DMO effects) supported

Fully configurable keyboard layout (OpenMPT comes with keymaps in various flavors, including Impulse Tracker and Fasttracker 2 style, as well as a Dvorak layout) - shortcuts can also be bound to MIDI CCs.

Support for multiple sequences ("songs") in one file - write entire soundtracks in a tiny module file.

Support for custom tunings

Suitable for live performances: Queue patterns, automate VST parameters using a MIDI keyboard, start and stop your modules with MIDI messages…

Decimal tempos are supported for perfect syncing with other sound sources.

Templates can quickly access often-used combinations of samples, patterns, instruments, and plugin settings.

Built-in OPL3 emulator.

High compatibility with Impulse Tracker, Scream Tracker 3, Fasttracker 2, and ProTracker.

Editor features:

True multiple document interface - many open modules simultaneously and copy&paste between them!

Tabbed layout

Support for drag and drop in various places

Fast access to various places through the treeview: Load modules, samples, and instruments directly from the treeview's built-in file browser

Up to 127 channels for editing (256 virtual channels)

Two editor modes: MOD / XM and S3M / IT effect notation

Many supported sample and instrument formats: WAV, FLAC, W64, PAT, S3I, SBI, AU, CAF, SMP, ITS, RAW, AIFF, 8SVX, DLS, MSS, SF2, XI, ITI, SFZ, Ogg, Opus, MP3 and more through Media Foundation codecs!

A versatile sample editor with useful features like sample normalization, DC offset removal, phase inversion, amplification, high-quality resampling, etc. You can even draw your samples using the mouse!

Record live from your MIDI keyboard directly into the patterns or send pattern notes to any external MIDI device

Automate VST plugins directly from the patterns and write automation data directly into the pattern when turning the knobs on your VST interface

Edit one module in multiple windows, e.g., on several monitors

Audio output:

Output via WaveOut, DirectX or low-latency ASIO, WASAPI, and Kernel Streaming/WaveRT

Up to 192 kHz, 32-Bit, quad surround

Several resampling algorithms are available

Built-in global equalizer to correct for sound system deficiencies

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