OPL2 (YM3812) Programming Information
Programming the Adlib/Sound Blaster FM Music Chips by Jeffrey S. Lee
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Adlib-DigiSnap
-- should have gotten this link up sooner ... the device allows you to record
music directly from the OPL2 chip. Of course, you have to be to do
solder work! :-)
OPL2 Trackers/Music Creation Programs
--Unless otherwise noted, the programs below are DOS based.
| Program Name | Author | Size | Comments |
| AdPlug | Simon Peter et. al | This is a Windows WinAMP plugin that plays most (if not all) of the adlib formats that are listed on this page. GRAB THIS ONE!! | |
| AMUSIC v1.12 | The Conquerer of Elysis | 80k | |
| Composer 667 | Tran | 20k | Vintage OPL2 tracker from Renaissance |
| Digital FM Tracker | Rene Verhaag | 54k | Not really digital (no digital samples) |
| Edlib v1.05a | Jens-Christian Huus of the Vibrants | 129k | The best sound quality! |
| Faust Music Creator v1.1 | Lassee Öörni | 31k | |
| FM HSC Tracker v2.0 | Steve Bigras | 117k | |
| FM Tracker v1.45 | Morten Stenshorne | 78k | |
| GMS Tracker v1.00 | Roland Acton | 118k | |
| HSC Tracker v1.5 | Chicken of the Electronic Rats | 148k | |
| Reality ADlib Tracker v1.1a | Shayde, Rogue, & Void of Reality Productions | 111k | |
| Reality ADlib Tracker v2.0a | Shayde, Rogue, & Void of Reality Productions | 2.83 MB | DOS, Windows, and macOS version of the quintessential RADical tracker now featuring OPL3 support! |
| Surprise! Adlib Tracker v2.0 | Erik of Surprise! Productions | 190k | |
| Scream Tracker v3.21 | Sami Tammilehto of the Future Crew | 179k | Nice tracker! Primarily a digital tracker, but you can create FM songs with it too. Don't try to mix the FM and the digital samples together; there seems to be a timing bug between the two. |
OPL2 Music Players
| Program Name | Author | Size | Comments |
| Adlib Music Disk I | Sanxion | ||
| Adlib Music Disk II | Sanxion | ||
| Ganbatte! v2.0d .D00 file player (zipped), (WinAMP self installing) |
OPLx | (zip: 114k, exe: 148k) | This is a Windows WinAMP plugin that plays .D00 & .D01 files. |
| Grafik HSC Player v1.06 DOS Source |
OPLx | Simple .HSC player shell by yours truly ... | |
| MUS Lib Home Page | Vladimir Arnost | Go to the home page ... tons of stuff there. | |
| RDOS Playerv.21b (beta) (webpage) |
RDOS of Dimension | This unique PC OPL2 player supports just about ALL FM formats on the PC. Check it out! | |
| Twin TrackPlayer v0.95 | TwinTeam | This one does some really nice things with the OPL2!! It also has a real-time oscilloscope (if you have a true Sound Blaster card with the on board mixer). | |
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SBVGM 1.46 (zipped) |
OPLx | (zip: 333k) | Plays VGM/VGZ files on Tandy 1000, Adlib, Game Blaster, Sound Blaster (1.0, 1.5 or 2.0), CMSLPT, OPL2LPT, OPL3LPT, TNDLPT, TexElec SAAYM, PC-98, or OPL4. |
| Super Sound Gram v1.05 | Taeho Kwon | This is an Adlib .ROL format player for DOS. You'll need Adlib's SOUND.COM program to use it. |
OPL2 Instrument Editors
| Program Name | Author | Size | Comments |
| Folk FM Instrument Editor v1.02 | Golden Weeds Project Japan | ||
| FMED v1.01 | it also creates OPL3 based instruments | ||
| SBTimbre v3.50 | Jamie O'Connell | 139k |
Last updated: May 31, 2025