Today we are checking out FamiStudio, a lighter weight alternative to programs like FamiTracker, that make it easy to create 8bit style musical scores. Features of FamiStudio include:
- Modern DAW-style UI with sequencer and piano roll, no hexadecimal anywhere
- Instrument & Envelope edition
- NSF import
- Full Undo/Redo support
- Copy & Paste support
- Note drag & drop with audio preview
- Import from FamiTracker FTM & Text (official 0.4.6)
- Export to various formats (WAV, ROM, NSF, FamiTone2, FamiStudio Text, FamiTracker Text)
- Volume, fine pitch, vibrato effect tracks
- Slide notes (portamento)
- Basic MIDI input support
- Audio expansions supported: VRC6, VRC7, FDS, MMC5, Namco 163 & Sunsoft S5B.
- Low CPU usage (Direct2D for graphics, XAudio2 for audio)
FamiStudio is open source under the MIT source license, with the C# based code available on GitHub. You can learn more about FamiStudio in the video below.