Talk:MOD (file format)

Module file

MOD (file format) and Module file are about the same thing. --84.151.158.41 17:08, 29 October 2005 (UTC)

"Module file" refers to nearly any tracker music format. A MOD is one type of module file, the original one in fact, which other module formats have since been loosely based on. See Category:Module file formats. --Vossanova ^o< 13:29, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

dead link

The link to "ust_format.txt" is a dead link, as noted on the page. It's like that it's the same file as this, but can anyone actually confirm this?--93.195.44.121 (talk) 18:11, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

prefix citation

MOD files use the “.MOD” file extension, except on the Amiga where the original trackers instead use a “mod.” prefix scheme, e.g. “mod.echoing”[citation needed]. ^ Certainly anyone who has used an amiga knows this to be true. How would you make a citation? 192.211.31.184 (talk) 19:21, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

This isn't true at all. The Amiga had no need for file extensions. If there was any use if a prefix, it was because someone named the files that way. That part should even be removed from the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.185.84.11 (talk) 19:22, 2 August 2010 (UTC)

Sound/Noise/Protracker (and related forks of said trackers) needed the files as "mod.xxxxx", if not, the file would not show up in the file requester. That is what is meant by that. 85.166.184.197 (talk) 23:52, 24 August 2016 (UTC)

ProTracker

I'm a little miffed about ProTracker redirecting here. It should really have its own article, as so many other trackers do. --Vossanova ^o< 13:30, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

yes, that redirect is a bit strange. 217.91.55.124 10:18, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

External links

This article is strictly about the file format, so please, only links pertaining to the format. No music download links - leave those to Module file. --Vossanova ^o< 15:01, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

Other MOD formats

As far as I know, MOD file extension is used at least at one commercial simulation modelling software called Witness (by Lanner Group). I'm not quite sure whether info about commercial software can be mentioned here at wikipedia - so I'll leave it here until decision is made. Hondrej (talk) 14:38, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

I feel that the whole section about other formats should be removed. Isn’t that what the disambiguation page is for? It is not relevant for the page in my opinion. Maybe make new disambiguation pages with stubs or something. Not sure what the policies on that is or how that works. Rgalaa (talk) 17:05, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

Maybe make a new page called MOD (Music Tracker file format) and move all relevant content to that page, then make this page about all varieties of different mod formats that exists? Rgalaa (talk) 17:08, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

There is already Module file, which is where I feel the details about the .MOD tracker music file should go, since it was the original module file. This page could then just summarize the different types of .MOD files, with a link to module file for the music format. --Vossanova ^o< 17:58, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

previews

Windows does not provide a preview of .mod videos when viewing in thumbnail mode. I was here looking to see if there was a link to a driver or some such. If anybody knows of one, that might b a good thing to include on the page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.29.14.218 (talk) 20:54, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

Please, no stereotypes

I forgot to mention this before, but the article used to say that MOD music was mostly used in keygens. This is wrong. Please refrain from editing if you don't know what you are talking about. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Axlzero451 (talk • contribs) 07:59, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

Actually, module music is commonly used in keygens. It's not a stereotype. There is nothing wrong with mentioning the keygens as long as they are not used for any illegal purposes. An₉elFish (talk) 17:02, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

Software

As there is some information in the article on what players could playback .mod files it lacks information what applications were used to create mod files back then and if there is software supporting this format for generating mod files today. --Panoramedia (talk) 14:40, 23 March 2012 (UTC)