Impulse Tracker

Impulse Tracker is a multi-track music tracker (music sequencer). Originally released in 1995¹ by Jeffrey Lim as freeware with commercial extensions, it was one of the last tracker programs for the DOS platform. In 2014, on its 20th anniversary, Impulse Tracker became open-source software and the source code was released.

Impulse Tracker is a multi-track music tracker (music sequencer). Originally released in 1995 by Jeffrey Lim as freeware with commercial extensions, it was one of the last tracker programs for the DOS platform. In 2014, on its 20th anniversary, Impulse Tracker became open-source software and the source code was released. ==Usage and impact== Erez Eizen of Infected Mushroom and Shiva Shidapu composed his first trance music on Impulse Tracker. Ian Stocker used IT with other software in his collaboration for the music in the Nintendo DS version of The Sims 2. The video games Pocket Tanks and Grid Wars use the IT format for some of their songs. Various games by Epic Games such as the first Unreal and Unreal Tournament as well as Deus Ex used the IT format in a "UMX" container format. The video game composer and demoscener Andrew Sega (Necros) used Impulse Tracker extensively in his demoscene days. C418 began making music in Impulse Tracker, before moving to eJay, MTV Music Generator and eventually Ableton Live, which he used to compose the Minecraft soundtrack. Trance producer Sean Tyas began his music production career using Impulse Tracker. Electronic rock musician Blue Stahli has revealed to have used Impulse Tracker and other trackers in the past. Deadmau5's career began in the mid-1990s with a chiptune and demoscene movements-influenced sound with Impulse Tracker. Machinedrum used Impulse Tracker for many years before switching to Ableton Live. ==References== ==External links== Former was last online in 2023, so use archive.org for that version. New Site: https://www.lim.com.au/ImpulseTracker/ ===Sound examples=== IndusTree's Homesick (ogg)

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