FamiStudio is a very simple, DAW-style, music editor for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It is designed for both chiptune enthusiasts and the NES homebrew community.
Features:
Modern DAW-style UI with piano roll, no hexadecimal anywhere
Instrument & Envelope edition
DPCM Sample Editor
NSF import
Full Undo/Redo support
Copy & Paste support
Note drag & drop with audio preview
Import from FamiTracker FTM & Text (official 0.4.6)
Export to various formats (WAV, ROM, NSF, FamiTone2, FamiStudio Text, FamiTracker Text)
Volume, fine pitch, vibrato effect tracks
Slide notes (portamento)
Arpeggios
NES sound engine (CA65, NESASM, ASM6)
MIDI input support
MIDI import/export
Audio expansions supported: VRC6, VRC7, FDS, MMC5, Namco 163, Sunsoft S5B and EPSM.
Windows, MacOS, Linux and Android versions (on the Google Play Store).
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:
https://famistudio.org/doc/index.html
https://bleubleu.itch.io/famistudio