OpenMPT is not very "leet" in chiptune screen because it's approachable and easy to use.
In 2012 a new artist named Fearofdark released his first album Motorway and it absolutely blew everyone away. This was a pro-level album made by an apparent beginner.
It soon came out that this wasn't actually even a "chiptune" album made with a proper tracker manipulating a programmable sound generator chip, it was actually made in OpenMPT with chiptune samples. A total noob move.
It was a scandal.
I loved this because it shows if you have true talent, you can use any tool to make a masterpiece. It didn't detract from my enjoyment of the album at all. Maybe even increased it.
I’m a big fan of OpenMPT, it’s the closest thing to a modern Impulse Tracker I’ve found (or at least that I’ve “clicked” with). I’m a life-long casual when it comes to music making and don’t feel the need to go and learn big modern DAWs so OpenMPT is absolutely perfect for me. A+++ would download again.
This is nostalgic, I spent countless hours in MPT as a kid. I moved on to sequencers around 10 years ago, but I remember trackers fondly, making music felt a bit like coding.
OpenMPT has been my most extensive spare time project for the last 14 years. Excited to see it on the front page!