Commander X16 Audio Demo (Melodius + DreamTracker) @xiphod1337

Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

On hardware runtime sample of two fantastic Commander X16 software application: the ZSM and MIDI audio player Melodius and a multi-channel FM + PSG on-system audio editor called DreamTracker.

Audio Track samples credited to...
00:29 dANcE wiTH ME - SofT MANiAC '04 [YM2151+PSG+PCM]
01:57 Dans Le Rue.zsm - cerror & xylo 2009 [PSG+PCM]
03:37 Melody of Certain Feelings - SnugglyBun [PSG+PCM]
04:20 GODS_MD_HS - nicco1690 [YM2151+PSG]
05:43 keys to imagination - aleksi [YM2151]
07:48 Rising Blue Lightning - GTR3QQ [YM2151+PSG+PCM]
08:46 nouveau_cheese - dumbut [YM2151+PSG+PCM]
10:52 Watching Paint Dry - Burnt Fishy [PSG]
12:50 ProgressiveProgressions - Crisps [YM2151+PSG+PCM]
16:03 Shades of Blue - MooingLemur [YM2151+PSG]
19:34 Göte Går På Tivoli - zalza [PSG+PCM]
21:26 X16TIME - Crisps [YM2151+PSG]
27:45 RUNNING.DTR - No Doubt cover [YM2151+PSG+PCM]
33:10 TEARS.DTR - m00dawg [YM2151+PSG+PCM]

The 16x16 LED display is available here from TechDungeon.xyz
https://techdungeon.xyz/index.php/our-products/led-display-2/

I had to program the X16-themed effects myself (Arduino C-like INO files). I'll try to find the INO file and get it onto github. But TechDungeon has a baseline with many examples to start with.

This audio was on X16 DEV108 that has a YM2164

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