Shared work.
Independent direction.

TrackWerk, by Kid Bunka

TrackWerk is an independent fork of PocketTracker by conanizer and contributors. Musical direction, curation and the public artist identity are Kid Bunka. The development and documentation include AI-assisted implementation and review.

The application is distributed under GPL-3.0-or-later. Original author notices remain intact. The source, component notices and this project's changes accompany the software release.

Mutable Instruments DSP

Selected synthesis and effect algorithms originate in Emilie Gillet's open-source Mutable Instruments work. Plaits, Braids, Rings, Elements, Clouds and Warps names describe DSP heritage. Original notices and recorded vendor revisions are preserved in the matching source.

TrackWerk supplies its own integration, parameter mapping, preset libraries and interface. Model variations share underlying implementations; they are not complete replicas of every hardware module or physical input.

Read the recorded integration scope · Original DSP notices

Libraries and platforms

Audio, decoders, interface libraries, reverbs and platform support retain their licenses. These include SDL2, the Miyoo SDL implementation, Oboe, DaisySP, Dragonfly Reverb, Freeverb3, skoomaDust, TinySoundFont, KissFFT, dr_libs, stb components, libogg/libopus/opusfile, FAAD2, nlohmann/json and the other components named in the full notices.

The source package and the exact Miyoo SDL source archive are offered alongside the binaries. KNULLI and Onion are independent operating-system projects; their official installation guides are linked from the field guide. TrackWerk's first-install pack is an app package, not a renamed operating-system image.

• Original project credits and acknowledgements
• Full third-party notices
• Application license
• Website font license — Liberation fonts, SIL OFL 1.1

Session videos: Watch the full session on YouTube ↗ · Watch the YouTube Short ↗

Music and archive recordings

The application's license does not license somebody else's recordings. Imported audio, user sample collections and private projects keep their own rights. Public software downloads do not contain the owner's personal drum library or private 50-song collection.

An eight-bar passage was selected at 00:11.334–00:33.922, gently tempo-matched from 85 to 86 BPM with its pitch preserved, filtered and combined with new drum arrangements by Kid Bunka. The preparation step used an external audio tool; the two arrangements play through TrackWerk’s native audio engine. The original walking bass and harmony are retained. The archived recording and the new drum arrangements are distinct contributions. Streaming availability on an archive is not in itself a reuse license.

Artwork and captures

The TW mark, TrackWerk wordmark and demoscene visual system identify this independent project. Website interface illustrations are generated by the real native renderer. The 136-second session film uses actual native TrackWerk UI within an illustrated Brick frame; the frame is not a physical-device recording. The edited demonstration condenses preparation and navigation; Studio browsing is separate from the two continuous musical arrangements. A desktop-rendered app screen is labelled as such and is not evidence of a particular device's driver behavior.

Website layout and decorative diagrams are authored as HTML, CSS and SVG. The site does not use a third-party analytics service or require an account to read the guide. Following PayPal, GitHub or archive links takes you to those independent services.

Support the next version

TrackWerk and its features remain free. Optional donations support Kid Bunka's continued work.

Support via PayPal ↗

Names and independence

TrackWerk is not an official release by PocketTracker's upstream authors, Mutable Instruments, Trimui, KNULLI, Onion, Dirtywave or Polyend. The GitHub repository and internal data directories may retain earlier names to keep existing links, projects and updates working.