Dn0.5.3

Dn0.5.3 - 2026-05-25

Improvements

• Clarify NSF driver licensing (@Gumball2415 #401)
• Replace addition loop to the actual multiplication (@HeeminTV #400)
  • This worked before 0CC, which had table-per-instrument limit of 16, but as it's now 64, the usage of CPU cycles in this loop became massive
• Slighly unroll the loop for writing to $4800 (@HeeminTV #400)

Bug fixes

• Revert "Fix C-0 not previewing DPCM sample" (@damifortune @Gumball2415 #383 #394)
  • This reverts commit ac26484.
  • There doesn't seem to be any bug at the time of its writing upon further scrutiny.
• Separate tempo state updating from channel state updating (@JG540 @Gumball2415 #382 #384 #394)
• Set m_iSpeed to default when groove is enabled (@TakuikaNinja @Gumball2415 #379 #394)
• Specify byteorder argument in build_engine.py for Python 3.10 compatibility (@HeeminTV #400)

Internal

• Automate writing resource file version info based on version.h (@Gumball2415 #388 #389)
• Indicate build type in packaging script (@Gumball2415 #365 #389)
• Use only three version numbers for welcome message (@Gumball2415 #365 #389)
• Update documentation regarding version updating (@Gumball2415 #389)
• Add issue templates (@Gumball2415 #395)
• Clarify the template nature of the PR template (@Gumball2415 #395)
• Include change log format in PR template (@Gumball2415 #395)
• Reformat change log to not use bulleted headers (@Gumball2415 #398)
• Move CONTRIBUTING.md and CHANGELOG to root folder (@Gumball2415 #398)
• Refactor custom build commands in .vcxprojs (@Gumball2415 #398)
• Update CMake build scripts (@Gumball2415 #398)
• Update CMake source list in exe.cmake (@Gumball2415 #398)
• Update NSF driver licensing (@Gumball2415 #401)
  • Add MIT-0 license for NSF driver license
  • Fix LICENSE.md links
• Update guidelines and version documentation (@Gumball2415 #410)
  • This removes the need to update the copyright years of all source files.
  • Instead, update the copyright year if the author has touched the source.
• Update guidelines and version documentation (@Gumball2415 #410)
• Update changelog and add commit format (@Gumball2415 #405 #410)
• Update PR change log format (@Gumball2415 #410)
• Reorder version checklist (@Gumball2415 #410)

Dn0.5.2

Dn0.5.2 - 2025-08-18

Important changes

• Set release number as SemVer (@Gumball2415 #365 #376)
• Triangle linear counter retrigger command (Xxx) (@zeta0134 @Gumball2415 #291 #349)

Improvements

• Refactor and adjust tracker register view (@Gumball2415 #338)
  • Refactor pitch, volume, and note drawing functions
  • Apply OETF gamma 2.2 for viewing low volume values
  • Reduce magic constants in source
  • Add tone tints for 5B, FDS, and 2A03 periodic noise
  • Implement pitched 2A03 periodic noise pitch-volume indicator
  • Implement logarithmic level for VRC7 pitch-volume indicator
• Pick song length mode when typing length time in WAV export dialog (@nyanpasu64 #346)
• Add dialog indication for failed version check (@Gumball2415 #371 #376)

Bug fixes

• Synchronize effect bytecode order when compiling "glob" multichip (@Gumball2415 #331 #341)
• Fix C-0 in instrument editor not playing (@Gumball2415 #342)
• Fix 64-byte alignment of DPCM segment in .asm export (@Gumball2415 #342)
• Patch NSF driver channel ID table with used channels in N163 .nsfs (@DarkZapOTron @Gumball2415 #337 #342)
• Fix ft_channel_enable in .asm export to list used channels (@Gumball2415 #342)
• Fix FDS multichip write protection padding for NSF kernel builds (@Gumball2415 #334 #342)
• Fix N163 channel count initialization (@Gumball2415 #342)
• Fix VRC7 linear pitch slide channel index bug (@Gumball2415 #340 #342)
• Match N163 wave index sequence limit behavior in NSF driver (@HeeminTV @Gumball2415 #344 #342)
• Fix spelling error in WAV export dialog (@nyanpasu64 #346)
• Fix pushing to main thread receive queue from wrong thread (@nyanpasu64 #346)
• Fix overlapping memcpy bug in DPCM sample editor (@nyanpasu64 #345)
• Fix bug where m_pWaveFile is not cleared if we fail to open a WAV file (@nyanpasu64 #353)
• Fix WAV export crash caused by uninitialized variables (@sunshinespecialist @nyanpasu64 #190 #367)
• Adjust selection auto-scroll offsets (@henrikvilhelmberglund #351 #368)
• Fix channel state retrieval on reset tempo (@henrikvilhelmberglund @Gumball2415 #357 #373)
• Fix N163 linear mix volume quantization (@Gumball2415 #366)
• Beta: Fix triangle Xxx-Sxx linear counter behavior (@Gumball2415 #355 #366)
• Prevent focus shifting with open instrument editor when inputting instrument patterns (@henrikvilhelmberglund @Gumball2415 #350 #366)
• Fix note slide portamento reset in NSF driver (@Gumball2415 #363 #366)
• Fix 1xx/2xx empty note early exit (@Gumball2415 #366)

Internal

• Refactor FDS modulation implementation in NSF driver (@Gumball2415 #341)
• Refactor instrument loading (@Gumball2415 #342)
• Refactor NSF compiler code to use member variable instead of redundant calls (@Gumball2415 #342)
• Port build_engine.lua to Python for faster NSF kernel builds (@Gumball2415 #342)
• Enable USE_ALL when using all expansion audio flags (@Gumball2415 #342)
• Refactor NSFe metadata generation (@Gumball2415 #335 #342)
• Optimize VRC7 register/data write delay timings (@Gumball2415 #342)
• Add logging for WAV export events, to help identify cause of crashes (@nyanpasu64 #353)
• Add NSF binary header compiling to .sln build process (@Gumball2415 #359)
• Refactor resource.h custom build commands (@Gumball2415 #359)
• Add NSF binary compiling to GitHub Actions (@Gumball2415 #359)
• Add GitHub Actions CC65 build tool caching (@Gumball2415 #359)
• Refactor CI building (@Gumball2415 #359)
• Refactor release publish workflow (@Gumball2415 #359)
• Add parallel NSF driver building in build script (@Gumball2415 #359)
• Refactor Effect hint status logic (@Gumball2415 #352)
• Add effect hint for triangle linear counter retrigger (Xxx) (@Gumball2415 #352)
• Bypass mute disable on chip-global effects (@HeeminTV #369)
• Update Windows SDK version to 10.0.26100 (@Gumball2415 #370 #375 #366)
• Add /utf build flag to allow compiling in non-English system locales (@henrikvilhelmberglund @Gumball2415 #368 #372)
• Rename contributor to Sun Rays (@Gumball2415 #362 #366)
• Include readme and licenses in zipped distribution builds (@Gumball2415 #376)
• Remove old 0CC readme and changelog (@Gumball2415 #376)

Dn0.5.1.1

Dn0.5.1.1 - 2025-01-13

Hotfixes

• Match submenu item instead of hardcoding indices (@Gumball2415 #317 #318)

Internal

• Port GitHub Wiki pages to markdown files in repo (@Gumball2415 #319)

Dn0.5.1.0

Dn0.5.1.0 - 2025-01-07

Important changes

• Major export refactoring (@Gumball2415 #262)
• NSF driver fixes (@Gumball2415 #262)

Improvements

• Use CCompiler pointer for writing ASM export title (@Gumball2415 #262)
• Decouple NSFDRV header from driver data (@Gumball2415 #262)
• Add NSF stub file for .asm export (@Gumball2415 #262)
• Implement "glob" multichip assembly export (@Gumball2415 #262)
• Specify what parts of pattern data are invalid (@Gumball2415 #262)
• Differentiate between error and warning colors (@Gumball2415 #262)
• Account for HOLD_INSTRUMENT in pattern checking (@Gumball2415 #262)
• Specify overflow in driver bank allocation (@Gumball2415 #262)
• Refactor compressed mode size calculation (@Gumball2415 #262)
• Include N163 period table in .asm export (@Gumball2415 #262)
• Declare alignment for first DPCM sample in assembly export (@Gumball2415 #262)
• Remove hardcoded bank references in assembly song header (@Gumball2415 #262)
• Implement bankswitched assembly config exports (@Gumball2415 #262)
• Add bank 0 for nonbankswitching config (@Gumball2415 #262)
• Refactor NSFe metadata generation (@Gumball2415 #262)
• Refactor multifile export (@Gumball2415 #262)

Bug fixes

• Update effect bytecodes in row skip handling (@Threxx11 @Gumball2415 #183 #262)
• Write carrier frequency regardless of Kxx state (@Gumball2415 #196 #262)
• Handle Gxx delay commands in both row and frame transitions (@Gumball2415 #207 #262)
• Ignore invalid pattern data upon NSF export (@etoubleh @Gumball2415 #215 #262)
• Fix S5B init clobbering Kxx state (@etoubleh @Julllliot @DermotMacFlann @Arg-xz @Gumball2415 #215 #246 #256 #271 #262)
• Fix N163 instrument load clobbering Kxx state (@ThatRandomOctoling @Gumball2415 #224 #260 #262)
• Fix S5B instrument duty envelopes (@Gumball2415 #267 #262)
• Fix length counter load not being written with pitch (@badgertapes @Gumball2415 #297 #262)
• Prevent volume commands in DPCM channel to be written in NSF export (@nyanpasu64 @Gumball2415 #311 #262)
• Fix assembly period table export (@Gumball2415 #262)
• Fix VRC7 period table assembly export (@Gumball2415 #262)
• Fix NES ROM export data alignment (@Gumball2415 #278 #262)
• Fix DPCM segment start address in nonbankswitching assembly (@Gumball2415 #262)
• Fix phase reset behavior (@Gumball2415 #262)
• Refactor phase reset code (@Gumball2415 #262)
• Clamp pitch and hi-pitch envelope period results (@Gumball2415 #262)
• Enable pitch sliding in linear pitch mode (@Gumball2415 #262)
• Implement linear pitch period limit (@Gumball2415 #262)
• Correct linear pitch calculation sequence (@Gumball2415 #262)
• Fix debug constexpr (@Gumball2415 #262)
• Beta/indev build fixes:
  • Refactor Pitch/HiPitch bend logic (@Gumball2415 #262)
  • Apply N163 slide shift if linear pitch is disabled (@brickblock369 @Gumball2415 #276 #262)
  • Refactor period limit subroutine (@brickblock369 @Gumball2415 #276 #262)
  • Fix N163 portamento shift in linear period (@brickblock369 @Gumball2415 #276 #262)
  • Include .asm filename in NSF stub file (@Gumball2415 #298 #262)
  • Fix N163 Vxx indexing out of bounds (@Gumball2415 #299 #262)
• Properly associate .dnm files to open in Dn-FamiTracker, rather than .0cc files. (@nyanpasu64 #270)
• Fix data race UB (audio thread pushing to its own message queue) triggered by WAV export (@nyanpasu64 #272)
• Fix misaligned instrument editor graph/mouse at high DPI (@nyanpasu64 #274)
• Properly initialize Namco163Audio emulation core in constructor. (@nyanpasu64 #294)
  • Fixes bug where if a N163 channel uses the Zxx effect to set wave position, the first note plays with corrupted sound until it switches waves or plays a new note.
• Fix random crackles in N163 playback and WAV export. (@nyanpasu64 #294)
  • This was caused by N163 Blip_Buffer frames desynchronizing from global frames after reset.
• Grey out record instrument option on invalid parts of header (@alvinhochun @eulyderg #279 #280)

Internal

• Compact commit hash variable initialization in build artifact script (@Gumball2415 #310)
• Update GitHub Actions script for generating draft releases (@Gumball2415 #252 #310)
  • Using action-gh-release as it is more recently maintained.
• Remove AppVeyor CI integration (@Gumball2415 #283 #310)
  • AppVeyor is less convenient than GitHub Actions as it is much slower to complete multiple builds.
• Update version_update.md to be a checklist guide (@Gumball2415 #310)

Dn0.5.0.2

Dn0.5.0.2 - 2024-01-13

Important changes

• Modules will be saved as Dn-FT modules (@Gumball2415 #214)
• Reintroduce JSON export from 0CC-FT (@nstbayless @Gumball2415 #197 #199)
• Update application icon (@Gumball2415 #236)

Bug fixes

• Fix effect number input using numpad (@ZeroJanitor @Gumball2415 #48 #214)
• Force modules to be saved as Dn-FT modules (@Threxx11 @Gumball2415 #184 #214)
• Fix outputting audio to multi-channel output devices (@CoolJosh3k @nyanpasu64 #205 #226)
• Wait for APU mutex lock during .wav export (@nyanpasu64 @Gumball2415 #206 #214)
• Avoid checking assert with unsigned integer cast (@freq-mod @N-SPC700 @Gumball2415 #209 #214)
• Assert legacy mixing levels and ranges (@trashbinenthusiast @N-SPC700 @nyanpasu64 @Gumball2415 #213 #214)
• Avoid division by zero in MML sequence parsing (@Gumball2415 #222 #214)
• Fix incorrect speed in PAL NSF exports (@TakuikaNinja @eugene-s-nesdev @Gumball2415 #223 #242 #214)
• Fix detune offset direction (@Gumball2415 #225 #214)
• Disable Custom Exporter DLL loading (@eatscrayon @Gumball2415 #232 #214)
• Fix access violation in MRU submenu list update (@eugene-s-nesdev @Gumball2415 #243 #214)

Internal

• Fix version checker repository link (@Gumball2415 #229 #212)
• Include logo and icon resources in the repository (@Gumball2415 #218 #236)
• Add AddressSanitizer project configurations (@Gumball2415 #236)
• Separate Github Actions binary downloads (@Gumball2415 #237)
• Add automated draft release binary upload (@Gumball2415 #237)
• Rewrite change log in markdown (@Gumball2415 #238)
• Integrate Dn-help as submodule (@Gumball2415 #238)
• Generate HTMLHelp manual change log on build time (@Gumball2415 #238)

Dn0.5.0.1

Dn0.5.0.1 - 2023-05-10

Important changes

• Module breaking bugs have now been fixed. (@Gumball2415 #195)
• Fix effects type order bug (@Threxx11 @Gumball2415 #184 #195)
• Fix custom OPLL patch entry bug (@galap-1 @Gumball2415 #176 #195)
• Fix N163 mixing bug (@recme @Gumball2415 #174 #195)

Improvements

• Implement proper commandline support (@TheRealQuantam #168 #181)

Bug fixes

• Fix NSF driver S5B envelope autoperiod (@N-SPC700 @Gumball2415 #186 #189)
• Fix NSF driver arpeggio sequence note overflow (@N-SPC700 @Gumball2415 #189)
• Fix NSF driver VRC7 note cut behavior to match in-tracker (@MovieMovies1 @Gumball2415 #189)
• Fix effects type order bug (@Threxx11 @Gumball2415 #184 #195)
• Fix custom OPLL patch entry bug (@galap-1 @Gumball2415 #176 #195)
• Fix N163 mixing bug (@recme @Firespike33 @Gumball2415 #174 #195)
• Fully initialize device level offset object (@Gumball2415 #195)
• Prevent module compatibility mode reinitialization (@Threxx11 @Gumball2415 #184 #195)
• Reinitialize OPLL patchset (@galap-1 @Gumball2415 #203 #195)
• Initialize PlaybackRate and PlaybackRateType (@N-SPC700 @Gumball2415 #202 #195)

Internal

• Update build tools, VS solution, CMake lists, and corresponding documentation (@Gumball2415 #186)
• Add version increment documentation (@Gumball2415 #194)
• Update VC++ program database file name in build script (@Gumball2415 #204)
• Improve Appveyor build version info (@Gumball2415 #204)
• Add Github Actions for build artifacts (@Gumball2415 #204)
• Use Windows 10 SDK version 2104 (10.0.20348.0) to avoid unexpected linker failure (@Gumball2415 #204)

Dn0.5.0.0

Dn0.5.0.0 - 2022-12-19

Advisory

This version has broken module saving functions, which may corrupt your modules upon saving.

Please use the latest version!

Important changes

• Dn-FamiTracker modules are no longer backwards compatible with "vanilla" and 0CC FamiTracker.
• Dn-FamiTracker Demo Compo 1 modules are now added
• N163 emulation core is replaced with Mesen's
• New effects: =xx, and Nxy
• Exports are now updated (text, NSF/NSFe, binary, asm)
• NSF2 export added
• External OPLL option (export only available for NSFe/NSF2)
• Per-module expansion mixing (export only available for NSFe/NSF2)
• Hardware-based module expansion mixing (export only available for NSFe/NSF2)
• DirectSound backend now replaced with WASAPI

Additions

• Add FDS waveform view (@EulousDev #113)
• Add invalid note indicator (@EulousDev #119)
• Add Dn-FT Demo Compo 1 Modules (@Gumball2415 #153)
• Target volume slide effect (Nxy) (@ipidev #109)
• Implement Kxx and =xx in NSF driver (@Gumball2415 nyanpasu64/j0CC-FamiTracker#122, #156)
• Add supplemental NSF data on bin/asm export (NSF header, config, period tables and vibrato tables) (@Gumball2415 #156)
• Add mixe chunk support and per-module device mixing (@Gumball2415 #68, #156)
• Add hardware-based expansion audio mixing (@Gumball2415 #156)
• Implement external OPLL patchset editing (@Gumball2415 #68, #156)
• Implement VRC7 NSFe chunk (@Gumball2415 #156)

Improvements

• Register view improvements (@Gumball2415 @nyanpasu64 @EulousDev #118, #120)
• Replace N163 audio core with Mesen (@Gumball2415 nyanpasu64/j0CC-FamiTracker#151, #111, #138, #152)
• Refactor FDS auto-FM overflow fix (@Gumball2415 #80, #65, nyanpasu64/j0CC-FamiTracker#133, #156)
• Refactor Pxx overflow fix (@Gumball2415 #80, #156)
• Refactor Gxx overflow fix (@Gumball2415 #80, nyanpasu64/j0CC-FamiTracker#129, #156)
• Reset FDS modulator phase on new note (@Gumball2415 #156)
• Refactor period table calculation (@Gumball2415 #156)
• Update text import/export parity (@Gumball2415 #161, #162, #156)

Bug fixes

• Prevent ctrl/shift+wheel edit outside edit mode (copyrat90 #87)
• Fix random crash when exporting channels as WAV (@nyanpasu64 #92, #93)
• Fix module reload on config confirmation (@Gumball2415 #89, #97)
• Fix N163 volume meter level (@EulousDev #99, #103)
• Fix VRC7 data race and use-after-free when reloading/closing modules (@nyanpasu64 #106)
• Update source code copyright declaration and GPL 2.0+ notice (@Gumball2415 #116)
• Fix wave export dialog refresh rate to GUI rate (@Gumball2415 #108)
• Fix high-res spectrum visualizer at small buffer sizes (@nyanpasu64 #126)
• Fix use-after-free race condition in visualizer (@nyanpasu64 #130)
• Fix crash when starting program with pattern editor off-screen (@nyanpasu64 #128, #129)
• Fix periodic noise showing cents when muted (@Gumball2415 #139)
• Stop rejecting valid files using features missing from vanilla FT (@nyanpasu64 #150)
• Fix N163 instrument pointer data overflow (@Gumball2415 #156)
• Fix NSFe export from using incorrect DATA chunk size (@Gumball2415 #110, nyanpasu64/j0CC-FamiTracker#5, #156)
• Fix 5B Wxx being overwritten by blank duty macros (@Gumball2415 #160, nyanpasu64/j0CC-FamiTracker#105, #156)
• Fix N163 multiplex state desync (@Gumball2415 #163, #156)
• Dn-FamiTracker modules are no longer backwards compatible with "vanilla" and 0CC (@Gumball2415 #156)
• FamiTracker 0.5.0 beta modules no longer conflict with Dn-FamiTracker 0.5.0.0 modules (@Gumball2415 #156)

Internal

• Revise README (@Gumball2415 #114)
• Replace DirectSound backend with WASAPI (@nyanpasu64 #124)
• Remove unused files, add headers to CMakeLists.txt (@nyanpasu64 #142)
• Eliminate audio thread blocking on GUI messages and main thread (@nyanpasu64 #134, #137)
• Add WASAPI resampling so all sampling rates work (@nyanpasu64 @Gumball2415 #143)
• Fix crash when activating non-initial song then opening document with expansion chip(s) (@nyanpasu64 #147, #148)
• Fix mostly-theoretical data race when popping from SPSC queues (@nyanpasu64 #149)
• Properly terminate stuck audio thread when closing the program (@nyanpasu64 #155)

Dn0.4.0.1

Dn0.4.0.1 - 2021-09-14

Patch fixes

• Fix internal version numbering (@Gumball2415)

Dn0.4.0.0

Dn0.4.0.0 - 2021-09-13

Notice: the version numbers in the .exe are wrong, please ignore it.

Important changes

• New file extension format for modules: *.dnm (@Gumball2415 #71)
• New file extension format for instruments: *.dni (@Gumball2415 #71)
• Support for Windows XP has been dropped (@Gumball2415, @nyanpasu64, @N-SPC700 #82, #84)

Additions:

• Add new D.P.C.M. organization info, links and metadata (@Gumball2415 #71)
• New instrument names are blank on creation (@Gumball2415)
• Add empty instrument in newly created modules (@Gumball2415, @nyanpasu64, @N-SPC700 #77)

Improvements:

• Adjustable frame editor channel view limit (@Gumball2415 #72)
• Fix frame editor channel view truncation (@Gumball2415 #72)

Bug fixes:

• Fix Gxx delay command overflow in NSF driver (@Gumball2415, @smbhacks #80)
• Fix FDS automatic modulation overflow in NSF driver (@Gumball2415, @galap-1 #65, #80)
• Fix period calculation overflow in NSF driver (@Gumball2415, @smbhacks #80)
• Reset VRC7 emulator core on channel handler reset (@Gumball2415, @TakuikaNinja #79)
• Flush file to disk before renaming to prevent module corruption (@Gumball2415, @nyanpasu64 #81)
• Fix commandline parameter processing when flags are used (@Gumball2415)

Internal:

• Fix CString::Format() memory corruption bug on Wine (@nyanpasu64 #56)
• Fix uninitialized echo buffer values (@nyanpasu64 #56)
• Clarify nsfplay value_or() (@nyanpasu64 #56)
• Clarify integer widths in CBookmark::Distance() (@nyanpasu64 #56)
• Fix broken Open dialog after launching Dn by opening a file (@nyanpasu64 #74, #76)
• Fix out-of-bounds read in oscilloscope (@nyanpasu64 #85)

Dn0.3.1.0

Dn0.3.1.0 - 2021-06-30

Important changes

• N163 and 5B expansion audio mixing has been restored to 0.2.1 levels (@nyanpasu64 #66)
• Adjusted APU 2 levels to match blargg's original formula (@Gumball2415 #69)

Additions

• Added a textbox for patch editing within the VRC7 instrument editor (@Gumball2415 #60)

Improvements

• Edit NSF export format to allow adding more effects (@Gumball2415, @nyanpasu64 #46)

Bug fixes

• Fix VRC7 hardware patch bank presets not reading properly (@Gumball2415 #60)
• Fix crash when increasing engine speed with VRC7 enabled (@nyanpasu64 #62)
• Fix N163 and 5B mixing levels which were swapped in 0.3.0 (causing N163 to be louder and 5B to be quieter) (@nyanpasu64 #66)

Internal

• Update VRC7 emulator core (emu2413) to v1.5.6 (@Gumball2415 #59)
• Port CVRC7 to CSoundChip2 (@Gumball2415 #59)
• Refactor VRC7 hardware patch bank swapping (@Gumball2415 #59)