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YouTube video by Warlord ^ Armagon / Benediction / phObos team

YouTube video by Warlord ^ Armagon / Benediction / phObos team

[ **Ericade.radio news & podcasts** ] [Podcast] 168. Deadline 2026 Music Highlights Deadline 26 ended just a few days ago, but delivers on a promise of good tracker music from the demo scene. DJ Daemon has finally started making those toplist episodes again and this time it's more of a selection than a countdown. Listen to DJ Daemon's picks from Deadline 2026: 13 demoscene tracks spanning Amiga, FastTracker, SID, streaming music and more. Playlist: 00:00 ericade.radio - Flashback, track from the past - let the toplist begin 00:06 DJ Daemon presents the song from the competition. 00:36 MonoToni - Oh so happy 04:04 DJ Daemon presents the song from the competition. 04:32 Wrighter - Planefiller 06:39 DJ Daemon presents the song from the competition. 07:07 Crome - Kon kon 09:41 DJ Daemon presents the song from the competition. 10:06 Alysius - Zombie Walker 12:51 DJ Daemon presents the song from the competition. 13:19 JCO - A new slice of funk 16:14 DJ Daemon presents the song from the competition. 16:47 W.O.T.W. - Dots feel love! 19:47 DJ Daemon presents the song from the competition. 20:19 Alysius - Beyond the lightwave (Ultimate) 23:55 DJ Daemon presents the song from the competition. 24:13 Saga Musix - Light wave 27:55 DJ Daemon presents the song from the competition. 28:15 Slaxx - No Nordlicht 2026 32:42 DJ Daemon presents the song from the competition. 32:59 Dualtrax and Artfx - Palmarius 37:48 DJ Daemon presents the song from the competition. 38:14 N4cer - Invasion 42:09 DJ Daemon presents the song from the competition. 42:45 Obolebe - Dawn dance 46:43 DJ Daemon presents the song from the competition. 47:22 Bacter and Jeenio and Saga Musix - Keep running 51:26 DJ Daemon presents the song from Xenium demo party and also thanks the artist. 51:53 Slaze - Anubis revenge 54:32 DJ Daemon presents a song from the Arok competion earlier this year. 54:59 Eivind Sommersten - Delicate 58:13 DJ Daemon thanks you for listening and leads you into that good night with the last song. 58:42 Fsfreak - Smile! 19:01:01 ericade.radio - With music from the Arok, Deadline and Flash demo parties Production notes: It's the first proper demoscene toplist since 2025. And this one was made as a selection rather than a classic countdown episode. It was a good collection that really made it a breeze to make a good selection. Tags: 2026, Deadline, Host: DJ Daemon, Deadline 26

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Fasttracker 2 clone for Windows/macOS/Linux. Contribute to 8bitbubsy/ft2-clone development by creating an account on GitHub.

demo for Linux / Windows / MacOSX Intel, 9th at Deadline (Berlin) 2026

Fasttracker 2 clone for Windows/macOS/Linux. Contribute to 8bitbubsy/ft2-clone development by creating an account on GitHub.

# 🕹️ Reviving 1,300+ 90s Chiptune & Tracker Hits in the Browser: WebAssembly, 3D Demoscene & AI If you grew up during the 90s or 2000s, you probably know that unmistakable sound: 8-bit chip basslines, sparkling sample-based arpeggios, and mesmerizing hex note matrices scrolling down the screen in **FastTracker II** , **ProTracker** , or legendary demoscene cracktros. C-4 01 v64 A0F | ··· .. .. ··· | G-5 02 v48 ... D#4 01 v64 ... | F#4 03 v32 C20 | ··· .. .. ··· Many developers dream of building the **ultimate retro tracker player** in the browser. Not just an MP3 jukebox, but a true WebAssembly synthesis workstation that allows per-channel soloing, tempo modulation, interactive 3D WebGL demoscene worlds, and live FastTracker II pattern scrolling. Today, I'm excited to share **Tracker Music** — a live, 60 FPS in-browser chiptune machine packed with **1,300+ authentic modules** (from Unreal Superhero 3 and Razor 1911 to Skaven, Purple Motion, and 4mat). Here is the story of how we built it and how an AI pair-programming copilot helped turn a long-postponed dream project into reality. ## ⚡ What's Under the Hood? ### 1. Real-time WASM Synthesis with LibOpenMPT Playing pre-rendered MP3 recordings ruins the magic of tracker music. Real tracker files (`.mod`, `.xm`, `.s3m`, `.it`) contain raw instrument samples and sequenced pattern commands executed in real-time. * **LibOpenMPT in WebAssembly:** We compiled the battle-tested `libopenmpt` engine into WebAssembly. * **Dynamic Channel Isolation:** Every channel can be muted or soloed independently in real-time. * **Pitch-Free Tempo Scaling:** You can speed up or slow down playback from 40 to 300 BPM on the fly without pitch distortion. ### 2. 4-Layer Visualizer Suite (60 FPS) To capture the true demoscene aesthetic, we built four visualizer layers: 1. **Master Oscilloscope & Spectrum FFT:** Neon glow oscilloscope with retro phosphor persistence. 2. **FastTracker II Full Pattern Matrix:** Dynamic 60 FPS note scroller with syntax highlighting (Cyan notes, Gold instruments, Pink volume, Purple effects) and real-time channel VU meters. 3. **Channel Animation Rack:** Live per-channel oscilloscope waveforms, scrollers, and falling neon piano-roll blocks (Guitar Hero style). 4. **3D WebGL Demoscene Engine (Three.js):** 5 procedural worlds including a Synthwave wireframe grid with a setting sun, Cyber Tunnel, and Digital Skyline. ## 🤖 How an AI Copilot Sped Up Development Building this as a solo side-project would normally take months of tedious evenings. Here is how pair-programming with an autonomous AI coding agent solved the hardest parts in record time: ### 1. Auditing & Indexing 1,300+ Modules The AI wrote automated scripts to inspect module headers via virtual WASM instances, validating sample counts, channel structures, fixing broken metadata, and generating a clean, searchable index. ### 2. Smooth 60 FPS 3D & Graphics Optimization Initially, 3D scenes caused high CPU usage on low-end laptops. The AI pinpointed the rendering bottlenecks, optimized geometry transformations, and eliminated unnecessary calculations so the 3D scenes glide smoothly even on integrated GPUs. ### 3. Canvas 2D FastTracker Matrix Replacing repetitive HTML table generation with direct GPU-accelerated **Canvas 2D** rendering eliminated micro-stuttering and locked the visualizer at a buttery **60 FPS** , while dynamically filling the entire screen height with 20–35 rows. ### 4. Perfect Character Grid Alignment In tracker music, parameters vary by format (MOD vs XM). The AI redesigned cell positioning into a strict monospace token grid so notes, instruments, volume tags, and effects align in razor-sharp columns with zero overlap. ### 5. Eco Lite Mode & Zero CPU in Background Tabs * Added a one-click **🌱 ECO LITE** mode for power saving. * When the player tab is minimized or hidden, graphics rendering automatically sleeps, keeping background music playing at **~0% CPU usage**. ## 🕹️ Live Demo & Must-Listen Classics Experience it live in your browser: 👉 **https://tracker.snakelair.ru/** **Recommended starter tracks:** * _Unreal Super Hero 3_ (Kenet & Rez) * _Space Debris_ (Captain / Markus Schneider) * _Stardust Memories_ (Jesper Kyd) * _Desert Dawn_ (Purple Motion / Future Crew) * _Razor 1911 & Fairlight Classics_ _What are your favorite tracker modules and demoscene memories? Drop them in the comments below!_