Is it an open-source project?
Yes.
Can I use the players in my production?
Of course! The players are MIT-licensed. Basically, you can use and modify them at will, in any production, free or sold, open or closed source.
One nice (but non-mandatory) thing you can do would be to put a credit somewhere in your production about Arkos Tracker 3, and we’ll be best friends forever.
What assembler to use to compile the Z80 sources?
Rasm, but don’t worry, thanks to Disark, you can convert the sources to any assembler! Please check this page for more information.
I can see Z80 sources. What about Atari ST, Vectrex and Oric players?
The 68000 (Atari ST) AKY player has been brilliantly done by ggn, and one version is in the package. The latest version can be found on ggn’s repository here.
6502 AKY player (Oric/Apple 2) is now done, thanks to Arnaud Cocquière.
Vectrex AKY player is coded by other people which may still work on it. There is even a Dragon version on the way!
I want to help and convert the Z80 sources into the XXX processor
… But the sources are so complicated! Indeed, with all the conditional assembling, the sources are hard to decipher. The solution is to clean the sources by using Disark, which will recreate the source, without all the macros and conditions.
Should I still use Arkos Tracker 1 and 2 instead of 3?
No. AT1 is an old stuff. AT2 is not supported anymore and cannot be modified easily. Enjoy AT3!
Is there a sample player available to play the songs including samples?
A 3-channel MOD player (Amtrad CPC only) is included. Import a MOD, save it to RAW and use the MOD player included to the package (please read the instructions in the player carefully to know what parameters to use when exporting to RAW). However, no player is available to seamlessly play both PSG and samples for now.
Will a half-track player be released (two PSG tracks, two digi channels)?
Such players are possible, I did it for the Landscape part of the DemoIzArt. I may do one under popular demand, which hasn’t shown yet.
Will there be ST-SID one day?
Who knows, maybe? Depends on how much you ask for it. There is nothing that can prevent AT3 from including SID support. The problem lies on the hardware: SID players are quite tricky to do, and a player I would provide may not fit all the needs, resulting in a player that no one would use. Plus, to be honest, ST SID really sounds dull.