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Scream Tracker 3

Scream Tracker 3 tech specs

Scream Tracker
Scream Tracker

  • Released: 1990s
  • Author: Sami Tammilehto
  • Type: Tracker
  • Platform: DOS
  • Polyphony: Monophonic
  • Timbrality: 16 parts
  • Sample resolution: 8-bit
  • Tracks: 16
  • Control: None
  • Display: 80×50 character / 640×400 pixel VGA via CRT monitor

Scream Tracker 3 was a DOS tracker, made by Sami Tammilehto between 1993 and 1994.

On a personal note, this was the first tool I seriously used to make music. Even though the sample resolution's only 8-bit (as with other trackers before it), and you can just about see the screen drawing (it's written in C, not assembly), it was a fun way to discover a love of sampling things around the house, and making little sound collages out of them.

Downloads

Software

DOS: Impulse Tracker | Scream Tracker 3

Trackers: Impulse Tracker | Scream Tracker 3