FamiStudio is a very simple music editor for the Nintendo Entertainment System or Famicom. It is targeted at both chiptune artists and NES homebrewers.
Latest Hotfix 4.1.2 (August 15th 2023)
Changes/Fixes:
Fixed instrument context menu disappearing when using a left-click
Fixed "Follow Mode" jittering when using small % values
Fixed out of range volumes when importing .fti containing FDS instruments
Fixed effect icons sometimes visible past the end of a pattern
Fixed issue where instruments fail to load properly when a stop note is used before any other notes
Fixed crash when playing a note from all channels with all expansions enabled
Fixed a couple of minor issues with demo songs
Fixed N163 emulation issue where waves where not properly biased by -8
OPNI instrument import support for EPSM instruments (Perkka contribution)
Minor localization fixes
An APK of the Android version is now available for download, but no support will be provided if it does not work on your device
Breaking/Behavior changes:
Songs using 7 or 8 N163 channels may sound slight quieter now and volume might react a bit differently as well
On Windows, simply download and run the installer (Setup.exe), which should take care of installing most dependencies. A shortcut to FamiStudio and the included demo songs will be added to your Start Menu. If you get a warning when installing or if the app crashes when running, please check out the documentation for the fix.
On macOS, download and uncompress the file anywhere and the launch the FamiStudio app. The demo songs are included in the zip. The app is unsigned and might require you to ignore a few warnings. If you do not have .NET installed, it should prompt you to install it.
On Linux:
If you are using the standalone version from the ZIP file, you will need to install .NET yourself. Please see the installation instructions for more information.
The FlatHub version should take care of installing all dependencies.
Documentation
Please visit the documentation page for detailed documentation.
Getting Started on Desktop
Here is a 20min video tutorial that will show you how to create a basic song from scratch.
Getting Started on Mobile
If you are using the mobile version of FamiStudio, please check out this tutorial to get you started!
