{"id":728,"date":"2024-09-09T18:43:32","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T18:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.julien-nevo.com\/arkostracker\/?page_id=728"},"modified":"2025-08-22T11:29:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T09:29:14","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.julien-nevo.com\/arkostracker\/index.php\/faq\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is it an open-source project?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bitbucket.org\/JulienNevo\/arkostracker3\/src\/develop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yes<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can I use the players in my production?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course! The players are&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/choosealicense.com\/licenses\/mit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MIT-licensed<\/a>. Basically, you can use and modify them at will, in any production, free or sold, open or closed source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One nice (but non-mandatory) thing you can do would be to put a credit somewhere in your production about Arkos Tracker 3, and we&#8217;ll be best friends forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What assembler to use to compile the Z80 sources?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/EdouardBERGE\/rasm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rasm<\/a>, but don&#8217;t worry, thanks to&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/julien-nevo.com\/disark\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Disark<\/a>, you can convert the sources to any assembler! Please&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.julien-nevo.com\/arkostracker\/index.php\/compatibility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">check this page<\/a>&nbsp;for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I can see Z80 sources. What about Atari ST, Vectrex and Oric players?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The 68000 (Atari ST) AKY player has been brilliantly done by ggn. The latest version can be found on ggn&#8217;s repository&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/ggnkua\/Arkos-Tracker-2-ST\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6502 AKY player (Oric\/Apple 2) is now done, thanks to Arnaud Cocqui\u00e8re.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vectrex AKY player is coded by other people which&nbsp;<em>may<\/em>&nbsp;still work on it. There is even a Dragon version on the way!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I want to help and convert the Z80 sources into the XXX processor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; But the sources are so complicated! Indeed, with all the conditional assembling, the sources are hard to decipher. The solution is to clean the sources by using&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.julien-nevo.com\/arkostracker\/index.php\/source-conversion-with-disark\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Disark<\/a>, which will recreate the source, without all the macros and conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Should I still use Arkos Tracker 1 and 2 instead of 3?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>No. AT1 is an old stuff. AT2 is not supported anymore and cannot be modified easily. Enjoy AT3!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is there a sample&nbsp;player available to play the songs including samples?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A 3-channel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.julien-nevo.com\/arkostracker\/index.php\/the-mod-player\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1396\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MOD<\/a> player (Amtrad CPC only) is included. A digidrum player is also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.julien-nevo.com\/arkostracker\/index.php\/digidrums\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2543\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">available<\/a>. For a PSG+one sample player, check <a href=\"https:\/\/www.julien-nevo.com\/arkostracker\/index.php\/samplepsg-player\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"2568\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Will a half-track player be released (two PSG tracks, two digi channels)?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Such players are possible, I did it for the Landscape part of the DemoIzArt. I may do one under popular demand, which hasn&#8217;t shown yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Will there be ST-SID one day?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Who knows, maybe? Depends on how much you ask for it. There is nothing that can prevent AT3 from including SID support. The problem lies on the hardware: SID players are quite tricky to do, and a player I would provide may not fit all the needs, resulting in a player that no one would use. Plus, to be honest, ST SID really sounds dull.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is it an open-source project? Yes. Can I use the players in my production? Of course! The players are&nbsp;MIT-licensed. 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