PPsVaultTracker v1.0.0-beta

First public beta of PPsVaultTracker — a modern VSTi tracker in the FastTracker 2 / ProTracker lineage, by The Unborn / RetroVault.

Highlights

• VST3 hosting — one instrument per track (up to 16), 2 insert FX per channel + master bus
• FT2-style pattern editor — AZERTY/QWERTY piano entry, FT2/ProTracker keymaps, transpose, interpolation, block ops, unlimited undo
• Effect column = native MIDI — per-track CC slots (Axx–Hxx), pitch bend (Pxx), note delay/cut (Nxx/Kxx); automation exports as plain CC
• Live MIDI recording quantized to rows, with metronome and pre-count
• Sample-accurate sequencer — in-callback MIDI generation, song mode with order list
• .ubt projects (readable JSON + plugin states) with rotating autosave
• Studio exports — multitrack MIDI (SMF type 1), per-channel WAV stems, master WAV/MP3, plugin tracklist — imports cleanly into Ableton Live
• Module import — MOD/XM/S3M/IT notes via libopenmpt
• RetroVault synthwave theme, Orbitron, and a proper splash screen

Getting started (Windows x64)

1. Download PPsVaultTracker-1.0.0-beta-win64.zip, unzip anywhere, run PPsVaultTracker.exe — nothing to install.
2. MP3 export needs a lame.exe (winget install LAME.LAME); the app asks for its location once.
3. Linux builds from source (see README); CI-tested on Ubuntu 24.04, real-audio testing still pending.

⚠️ Plugins load in-process with no sandbox (documented v1 trade-off, like Renoise) — only load plugins you trust. Autosave has your back.

Known limitations / roadmap

• No bundled demo song yet; OUTRUN/LATENT visualizers and CC ramp interpolation are post-beta candidates.
• No internal sampler: module import converts notes only (by design — the DSP is the VSTs' job).

License: AGPLv3. Third-party licenses are bundled in the zip.