nsf
1,024kb
Music made for the 2A03-chip, featured in the Nintendo Entertainment System
no expansion chips allowed!
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- Tools
- Restrictions on submit
- Accepted file format
- Playback (for voting)
- Render to MP3
- See also
The nsf format is a specific format of music created on the
2a03 only, available in
NES/Famicom consoles. See
nsfplus (format) on the nsf extended format and
nsf_classic (format) for the more limited format.
NSF stands for
NES Sound Format, but this is frequently mistaken as Nintendo Sound Format.
Tools
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FamiTracker (by far the most popular tool for this format)
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0CC-FamiTracker
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PPMCK
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it2nsf
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DefleMask Tracker
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NerdTracker II
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NTRQ
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NesTracker
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s3m2nsf
Restrictions on submit
The nsf format is
for 2a03 only; expansions are accepted in the
nsfplus format.
Accepted file format
.nsf
A common beginner's mistake is to submit a FTM (FamiTracker Module) to a NSF compo instead of an NSF file (
don't do this!).
Playback (for voting)
Examples of tools that can play .NSF files include:
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NSFPlay
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VirtuaNSF (version 1.0.8.2 is recommended)
There is a more comprehensive list with compatibility info
here.
For playback on actual hardware, both the
PowerPak and the
EverDrive N8 PRO (but not the original EverDrive N8!) have built-in NSF players. There is also
EZNSF to convert NSF file(s) into a .nes ROM.
Render to MP3
Both
NSFPlay and
VirtuaNSF can render .wav files from .nsf files; note that in some cases, such as when a song is longer than five minutes or loops forever, the output length will need to be specified and/or the resulting file will need to be trimmed. After rendering to .wav, a sound editing tool such as Audacity can be used to normalize the sound file, add a fade out to a looping track, and convert the (minimally) edited song to an .mp3.
See also
All related Lyceum articles:
referencing to:
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2a03 (soundchip)
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NES Famicom (console)
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nsfplus (format)
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FamiTracker
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0CC-FamiTracker
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PPMCK
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it2nsf
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DefleMask Tracker
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NerdTracker II
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NTRQ
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NesTracker
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s3m2nsf
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I Am New To NSF
referenced from:
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Format
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NES Famicom (console)
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nsfplus (format)
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nsf_classic (format)
Want to listen music ripped from the console’s games? check out the ripped chiptune repository!;
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Complete list of ripped chiptunes repositories