Furnace
Furnace supports a broad range of older 8-bit and 16-bit systems, sound chips, and arcade hardware as a chiptune music tracker.
About Furnace
Furnace is a chiptune music tracker for composing music for older 8-bit and 16-bit systems, sound chips, and arcade hardware. The project's site lists support for a wide range of systems, from the Atari 2600 and Commodore PET to the SNES and Sega Genesis. Sound chips are emulated using emulation cores that the site describes as true-to-hardware.
The tracker can load DefleMask .dmf songs, instruments, and wavetables from Beta 3 to 1.2.0, and it can save in DefleMask-compatible formats alongside its own .fur format. Songs can be exported as WAV audio, VGM, text, ZSM, and other formats. ROM export options are limited, playback of imported .dmf files may differ slightly, and saving to .dmf may not keep every feature. The site lists downloads for Windows, macOS, and Linux and describes the project as free and open-source under GPLv2-or-later.
Key features
- Supports many 8-bit and 16-bit consoles, arcade boards, and computers
- Emulates a large set of sound chips, including YM2612 and SID
- Loads DefleMask .dmf songs, instruments, and wavetables from Beta 3 to 1.2.0
- Saves in DefleMask-compatible .dmf format and its own .fur format
- Lets users arrange every window freely and customize the color scheme
- Exports WAV audio, including per-chip and per-channel, plus VGM, text, and ZSM
Best for: Chiptune composers and retro music producers who write for vintage sound chips and older hardware.
Good for
- Supports a wide range of older systems, sound chips, and arcade boards
- Exports to several formats, including WAV, VGM, and text
- Interface windows can be arranged without restrictions
Watch out for
- ROM export options are limited
- Saving to .dmf may make certain features unavailable, and playback accuracy is not guaranteed
- Playback of imported DefleMask songs may differ slightly
Furnace at a glance
- Website
- tildearrow.org/furnace
- Category
- Music & Audio › Audio Editing & Production
- Type
- Website
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Web
- Open source
- Not stated
- Last checked
- Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Furnace FAQ
Can Furnace open DefleMask songs?
It loads .dmf songs, instruments, and wavetables from Beta 3 to 1.2.0. Playback may differ slightly from the original.
What export formats are available?
Songs can be exported as WAV audio, including per-chip and per-channel, as VGM files, as text files, as ZSM files for Commander X16, and in several other formats, including Atari 2600 ROM and Atari 8-bit SAP files.
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