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Trackers: The Sound of 16-Bit
Ahoy · Nov 19, 2021 · 41m 12s
What this video covers
Ahoy's documentary traces tracker music from early Amiga software like SoundMonitor and Soundtracker through the demoscene, Protracker, and PC trackers such as Screamtracker and FastTracker. It covers the sound, culture and history of 16-bit module music.
Why it surfaced in Hacker News
It is the go-to chronological, in-depth overview of tracker music, recommended whenever trackers, the Amiga or the demoscene come up.
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Recommendation context
Short excerpts from positive mentions. Open the source to read the full Hacker News discussion.
“I highly recommend this documentary (and all of his other ones) by Ahoy”
“is an incredible, in-depth overview of trackers, their sound and history”
“Historic retrospective”