Last update: April 02, 2026
The Soundtrakker 64K/128k
About
SoundTrakker is an Amstrad CPC music-creation program developed by Oliver Mayer (BSC) and published by New Age Software in the early 1990s. It was one of the most popular music tools for composing on the CPC, allowing users to create, edit and save music directly on the machine.
- Platform: Amstrad CPC (8-bit home computer)
- Author: Oliver Mayer (also credited as BSC)
- Publisher: Sentinel Software (UK), Weeske Soft (German release) / New Age Software
- Years: Originally released in 1992/1993
- License: Shareware/Freeware editions are available in archive form
- Versions: Multiple versions exist, including SoundTrakker 64K, SoundTrakker 128K, and version 1.0 and 1.1 variants.
What it does:
- Provides a pattern-based music editor with three channels (using the CPC’s AY-3-8912 sound chip)
- Users can create instruments, record tunes step-by-step or in real time, and chain patterns into full songs
- Includes tools for instrument editing, tempo control, and structuring music into patterns and songs
- Tunes created with SoundTrakker were widely used in Amstrad CPC demos and music collections.
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