uFMOD

{{Infobox software

| title = uFMOD

| logo = UFMOD logo.png

| screenshot = uFMOD-screenshots.png

| author = Asterix and Quantum{{cite thesis

| url=http://hdl.handle.net/11012/55888

| last=Záleta

| first=Martin

| title=Grafické demo v 128kB

| language=cs

| publisher=Brno University of Technology

| page=32

| date=2011

| hdl=11012/55888

}}

| released = {{Start date and age|2006|01|26|df=yes/no}}[https://sourceforge.net/projects/ufmod/files/XM%20file%20format%20specification/XM_file_format.pdf "The Unofficial XM File Format Specification: FastTracker II, ADPCM and StrippedModule Subformats"], Quantum, 2006

| latest release version = 1.25.2a

| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2020|10|12|df=yes/no}}

| programming language = Assembler

| operating system = Microsoft Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, KolibriOS

| language = English, Spanish, Russian

| language count = 3

| genre = Game middleware
Game development tool
Digital audio workstation

| license = Freeware

| website = {{URL|https://ufmod.sourceforge.io/}}

| qid = Q106428088

}}

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 {{cite web

|url=https://www.quora.com/What-does-the-u-in-uFMOD-mean

|title=What does the "u" in uFMOD mean?

|website=Quora

|last=Kameñar

|first=Vladimir

|date=2021-06-01

}}

The uFMOD source code can be compiled using FASM.[https://web.archive.org/web/20210409211025/https://alt.lang.asm.narkive.com/J52uGHuw/nasm-dead "Is NASM dead?"], Narkive Newsgroup Archive, 2006

class="wikitable"

|+ Audio libraries supported

Operating SystemAudio Libraries
Microsoft WindowsWinMM, DirectSound, OpenAL
LinuxOSS, ALSA, OpenAL
FreeBSDOSS
KolibriOSInfinity Sound Audio Library

The uFMOD library was ported to several programming languages and development environments:

{{columns-list|colwidth=20em|

  • C#
  • Visual Basic
  • Dev-C++
  • PureBasic[http://www.purearea.net/pb/english/userlibs.php "PureBasic: User-Libs"], PureArea, 2007-09-02
  • FreeBASIC
  • BlitzMax
  • Emergence BASIC
  • Delphi[https://stackoverflow.com/questions/21208745/play-xm-mod-audio-files-in-delphi-without-dlls "Play .XM .MOD audio files in Delphi without DLLs"], StackOverflow, 2014-01-18
  • Free Pascal[https://sudonull.com/post/103632-Development-of-the-game-in-115-kb-hacks-bugs-and-annoyance "Development of the game in 115 kb"], Sudo Null, perfect.daemon, 2014
  • Tcl/Tk

}}

The AOCRYPT cryptographic engine uses uFMOD to ensure a specific executable file size.{{cite journal

|last1=Оловянишников

|first1=А. Р.

|last2=Симаков

|first2=Е. Е.

|title=Разработка алгоритма и программного обеспечения для шифрования данных

|language=ru

|date=2021

|journal=Young Scientist

|issn=2077-8295

|volume=2

|issue=43

|pages=46–52

|url=https://moluch.ru/young/archive/43/2296/

|access-date=2021-05-29}} The patcher dUP2{{cite web

| url=http://www.adminso.es/recursos/Proyectos/PFM/2014_15/PFM_ingenieria_inversa/PFM_ingenieria_inversa.pdf

| author=Manuel Rey Vilar

| title=Aprende el Arte de la Ingeniería Inversa

| language=es

| publisher=University of Almería

| page=354

| year=2014

}} 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,{{cite web

|url=http://www.indieretronews.com/2015/01/lunar-jetman-remake-zx-spectrum.html

|title=Lunar Jetman Remake

|publisher=Indie Retro News

|date=2015

|author=J. Roberts

|author2=K. Saunders

|author3=S. Lamb

}} a PC remake of the ZX Spectrum original.

  • Four-in-a-row,[https://users.freebasic-portal.de/freebasicru/four.html "Four-in-a-row"], FreeBasic Portal, 2012 an open source game for Windows and Linux.
  • Shooter 2D, an open source shooter implemented for the Independent Games Developers Contests (IGDC).
  • Diamond Fighters,{{cite web

|url=https://www.linux.org.ru/news/games/2941121

|title=Diamond Fighters

|website=Linux.org.ru

|date=2008-07-16

|lang=ru

|author=Andru

}} a freeware 2D arcade for Linux.

References

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