What is a music tracker?

A music tracker is a type of software used for creating and editing digital music. It is specifically designed for assembling, arranging and manipulating samples and synthesized sounds to create complex musical compositions.

Music trackers use a grid-style interface, where each row of the grid represents a specific music channel or track, and each column represents a particular point in time. Users can enter different notes and sounds in each cell of the grid, and the software will play back all the tracks simultaneously to create a full musical composition.

Music trackers typically include a range of tools and features for editing and manipulating sounds, such as cut, copy, paste, and delete tools, as well as effects like reverb, delay, and distortion. They also often include a variety of built-in synthesizers, samplers and other sound generators, allowing users to create unique and complex soundscapes.

Music trackers have been popular in the demoscene and in electronic music production since the 1980s and 1990s, and have been used to create a wide variety of music genres, including techno, chiptune, and hip hop, among others.