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| Original author(s) | Asterix and Quantum |
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| Initial release | 26 January 2006; 19 years ago (2006-01-26) |
| Stable release | 1.25.2a / 12 October 2020; 4 years ago (2020-10-12) |
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| Written in | Assembler |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, KolibriOS |
| Available in | 3 languages |
| List of languagesEnglish, Spanish, Russian | |
| Type | Game middleware Game development tool Digital audio workstation |
| License | Freeware |
| Website | ufmod |
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uFMOD (or μFMOD) is a freeware audio player library written in x86 assembly language. It is used to load and play audio files in XM format.
In the library name, the lowercase u letter is the micro symbol μ
The uFMOD source code can be compiled using FASM.
| Operating System | Audio Libraries |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Windows | WinMM, DirectSound, OpenAL |
| Linux | OSS, ALSA, OpenAL |
| FreeBSD | OSS |
| KolibriOS | Infinity Sound Audio Library |
The uFMOD library was ported to several programming languages and development environments:
- C#
- Visual Basic
- Dev-C++
- PureBasic
- FreeBASIC
- BlitzMax
- Emergence BASIC
- Delphi
- Free Pascal
- Tcl/Tk
The AOCRYPT cryptographic engine uses uFMOD to ensure a specific executable file size. The patcher dUP2 uses uFMOD to play background music.
Games using uFMOD
Due to its small size, the uFMOD is used in compact video games to play background music, for example:
- Lunar Jetman Remake, a PC remake of the ZX Spectrum original.
- Four-in-a-row, an open source game for Windows and Linux.
- Shooter 2D, an open source shooter implemented for the Independent Games Developers Contests (IGDC).
- Diamond Fighters, a freeware 2D arcade for Linux.
References
- ^ Záleta, Martin (2011). Grafické demo v 128kB (Thesis) (in Czech). Brno University of Technology. p. 32. hdl:11012/55888.
- "The Unofficial XM File Format Specification: FastTracker II, ADPCM and StrippedModule Subformats", Quantum, 2006
- Kameñar, Vladimir (2021-06-01). "What does the "u" in uFMOD mean?". Quora.
- "Is NASM dead?", Narkive Newsgroup Archive, 2006
- "PureBasic: User-Libs", PureArea, 2007-09-02
- "Play .XM .MOD audio files in Delphi without DLLs", StackOverflow, 2014-01-18
- ^ "Development of the game in 115 kb", Sudo Null, perfect.daemon, 2014
- Оловянишников, А. Р.; Симаков, Е. Е. (2021). "Разработка алгоритма и программного обеспечения для шифрования данных". Young Scientist (in Russian). 2 (43): 46–52. ISSN 2077-8295. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- Manuel Rey Vilar (2014). "Aprende el Arte de la Ingeniería Inversa" (PDF) (in Spanish). University of Almería. p. 354.
- J. Roberts; K. Saunders; S. Lamb (2015). "Lunar Jetman Remake". Indie Retro News.
- "Four-in-a-row", FreeBasic Portal, 2012
- Andru (2008-07-16). "Diamond Fighters". Linux.org.ru (in Russian).