Commander X16

This is the initial version of Calliope, a music library player for Zsound's ZSM music files.

The current version of the player is complete as a simple browser/player. You can put any .ZSM files into any folder and it will let you browse to it and play them. This is the initial version, and is far from implementing all the features I want to do. However, this is not a work-in-progress mockup - it is fully functional and useful for browsing your audio assets if you're making a game, or just like listening to tunes.

The download includes a collection of various music I've collected and converted into ZSM format. The folders are organized by their source - most are from VGMrips.net (Arcade folder) but since the Zsound VGM conversion tool is able to convert other chips into the Commander X16's chips' formats, you'll find many tunes from Sega Genesis or games that used the YM2202. In the future, I will be adding even more chips to the conversion tool (NES APU being the one I intend to do next).

Furnace / Deflemask folders are also present with a few examples from Deflemask's demos collection, and in the Furnace folder is a collection of tunes designed NATIVELY for the Commander X16. Furnace tracker supports VERA PSG, and I've built a fork which can export these tunes to ZSM format. Some members of the Furnace discord have submitted demo tunes which are included along with .TXT files giving them credit (no meta data in ZSM for such details).

The next major feature will be to create, save, and load playlists of music and leave it running with your tunes playing back on REAL HARDWARE. What could be cooler than that?





The download is in the form of an SD image, as emulators do not let you change directories on the Host FS.