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XMP(1) Extended Module Player XMP(1) NAME xmp - Extended Module Player SYNOPSIS xmp [-a, --amplify factor] [-A, --amiga] [-b, --bits bits] [-C, --show-com- ments] [-c, --stdout] [-D device-specific parameters] [-d, --driver driver] [-e, --player-mode mode] [-F, --nofilter] [-f, --frequency rate] [--fix-sample-loop] [-h, --help] [-I, --instrument-path] [-i, --interpola- tion type] [--load-only] [-L, --list-formats] [-l, --loop] [--loop-all] [-M, --mute channel-list] [-m, --mono] [--mixer_voices num] [-N, --null] [--nocmd] [-o, --output-file filename] [-P, --pan num] [-p, --default-pan num] [--probe-only] [-q, --quiet] [-R, --random] [-S, --solo channel-list] [-s, --start pos] [-t, --time time] [-u, --unsigned] [--vblank] [-V, --ver- sion] [-v, --verbose] [-Z, --all-sequences] [-z, --sequence num] modules DESCRIPTION xmp is a tracked music module player. It plays many module formats includ- ing Fasttracker II (XM), Noise/Fast/Protracker (MOD), Scream Tracker 3 (S3M) and Impulse Tracker (IT). Run xmp --list-formats for a complete list of supported formats. OPTIONS -a, --amplify factor Amplification factor for the software mixer. Valid amplification factors range from 0 to 3. Default is 1. . Warning: higher amplifi- cation factors may cause distorted or noisy output. -A, --amiga Use a mixer which models the sound of an Amiga 500, with or without the led filter. -b, --bits bits Set the software mixer resolution (8, 16, 24, or 32 bits). If omit- ted, The audio device will be opened at 16-bit resolution. -C, --show-comments Display module comment text, if any. -c, --stdout Mix the module to stdout. -D device-specific parameter Pass a configuration parameter to the device driver. See the DEVICE DRIVER PARAMETERS section below for a list of known parameters. -d, --driver driver Select the output driver. If not specified, xmp will try to probe each available driver. -e, --player-mode mode Force play mode or emulation of a specific tracker. Valid player modes are: auto (autodetection), mod (generic mod player mode), noisetracker, protracker (Protracker 1/2), s3m (generic S3M player mode), st3 (Scream Tracker 3), st3gus (Scream Tracker 3 with GUS card), xm (generic XM player mode), ft2 (Fasttracker II), it (Im- pulse Tracker), or itsmp (Impulse Tracker in sample mode). When a specific tracker is specified, xmp will try to emulate quirks and bugs for accurate replay. Default is autodetection. -F, --nofilter Disable IT lowpass filter effect and envelopes. -f, --frequency rate Set the software mixer sampling rate in hertz. --fix-sample-loop Halve sample loop start values. Use it to work around bad conver- sions from 15-instrument modules and to correctly play NoisePacker v2 and certain UNIC files. -h, --help Show a short summary of command-line options. -I, --instrument-path path Set the pathname to the directory containing external samples. -i, --interpolation type Select interpolation type. Available types are nearest for nearest- neighbor interpolation, linear for linear interpolation, and spline for cubic spline interpolation. Default is cubic spline. --load-only Load module and exit. -L, --list-formats List supported module formats. -l, --loop Enable module looping. --loop-all Loop over the entire module list. -M, --mute channel-list Mute the specified channels. channel-list is a comma-separated list of decimal channel ranges. Example: 0,2-4,8-16. -m, --mono Force mono output (default is stereo in stereo-capable devices). --mixer-voices num Set the maximum number of virtual channels (default is 128). -N, --null Load and mix module, but discard output data (same as --de- vice=null). --nocmdDisable interactive commands. -o, --output-file filename Set the output file name when mixing to raw or WAV files. If '-' is given as the file name, the output will be sent to stdout. -P, --pan num Set the percentual panning amplitude. -P, --default-pan num Set the percentual default pan setting for modules that don't set their own pan values. Useful to reduce LRRL pan separation on head- phones. This parameter does not affect the Amiga 500 classic mixer. --probe-only Exit after probing the audio device. -R, --random Play modules in random order. -r, --reverse Reverse left/right stereo channels. -S, --solo channel-list Play only the specified channels. channel-list is a comma-separated list of decimal channel ranges. Example: 0,2-4,8-16. -s, --start pos Start playing the module from the position pos. -t, --time time Specifies the maximum playing time to time seconds. -u, --unsigned Tell the software mixer to use unsigned samples when mixing to a file (default is signed). --vblank Force Amiga vblank-based timing (no CIA tempo setting). -V, --version Print version information. -v, --verbose Verbose mode (incremental). If specified more than once, the ver- bosity level will be increased (no messages will be displayed when the player runs in background). -Z, --all-sequences Play all hidden or alternative pattern sequences (subsongs) in mod- ule. -z, --sequence num Play hidden or alternative pattern sequence num (0 is the main se- quence). DEVICE DRIVER PARAMETERS Use the option -D to send parameters directly to the device drivers. Multi- ple -D options can be specified in the command line. File output options: -D endian=big Generate big-endian 16-bit samples (default is the machine byte or- dering). -D endian=little Generate little-endian 16-bit samples (default is the machine byte ordering). ALSA driver options: -D buffer=value Set buffer size in ms. Default value is 250. -D period=value Set period time in ms. Default value is 50. -D card=name Choose the ALSA device to use. Default value is "default". OSS driver options: -D frag=num,size Set the maximum number of fragments to num and the size of each fragment to size bytes (must be a power of two). The number and size of fragments set a tradeoff between the buffering latency and sensibility to system load. To get better synchronization, reduce the values. To avoid gaps in the sound playback, increase the val- ues. -D dev=device_name Set the audio device to open. Default is /dev/dsp. -D nosync Don't sync the OSS audio device between modules. BSD driver options: -D gain=value Set the audio gain. Valid values range from 0 to 255. The default is 128. -D buffer=size Set the size in bytes of the audio buffer. Default value is 32 Kb. CoreAudio driver options: -D buffer=value Set buffer size in ms. Default value is 250. HP-UX and Solaris driver options: -D gain=value Set the audio gain. Valid values range from 0 to 255. The default is 128. -D port={s|h|l} Set the audio port. Valid arguments are s for the internal speaker, h for headphones and l for line out. The default is the internal speaker. -D buffer=size Set the size in bytes of the audio buffer. The default value is 32 Kb. INTERACTIVE COMMANDS The following single key commands can be used when playing modules: q, Esc Stop the currently playing module and quit the player. f, Right Jump to the next pattern. b, LeftJump to the previous pattern. n, Up Jump to the next module. p, DownJump to the previous module. Space Pause or unpause module replay. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0 Mute/unmute channels 1 to 10. ! Unmute all channels. h, ? Display available commands. X Display current mixer type. Z Display current sequence. z Toggle subsong explorer mode. l Toggle module/sequence looping. m Display module information. i Display combined instrument/sample list. I Display instrument list. S Display sample list. c Display comment, if any. < Change to previous sequence (subsong). > Change to next sequence (subsong). Interactive mode can be disabled using the --nocmd command line option. EXAMPLES Play module and save output in a .wav file: xmp -ofilename.wav module.mod Play module muting channels 0 to 3 and 6: xmp --mute=0-3,6 module.mod.gz Play modules in /dev/dsp using the default device settings (unsigned 8bit, 8 kHz mono): xmp -o/dev/dsp -f8000 -m -b8 -u module.lha Play all XM modules in the /mod directory and all subdirectories in random order, ignoring any configuration set in the xmp.conf file: xmp --norc -R `find /mod -name "*.xm" -print` FILES /etc/xmp/xmp.conf, $HOME/.xmp/xmp.conf, /etc/xmp/modules.conf, $HOME/.xmp/modules.conf AUTHORS Claudio Matsuoka and Hipolito Carraro Jr. Feb 2026 Version 4.3.0 XMP(1)
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