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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|English-language website dedicated to the archival of module files}}<br />
{{Infobox website<br />
| name = Mod Archive <br />
| screenshot = File:The Mod Archive homepage.png<br />
| type = [[Module file|Module]] file [[digital library]]<br />
| language = English<br />
| founder = Morgan Green<br>Patrick Nelson<br>Chris Tchou<br>Robert Watson<br />
| url = {{URL|https://modarchive.org/}}<br />
| commercial = No, accepts donations<br />
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|df=yes/no|1996|02}}<br />
| current_status = Active<br />
| content_license = [[Public domain]] or [[Creative Commons license]]s, if mentioned by the uploader<ref>{{cite web |title=Licensing Modules and Copyright |url=https://modarchive.org/index.php?faq-licensing |publisher=The Mod Archive}}</ref><br />
}}<br />
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'''The Mod Archive''' is a [[website]] dedicated to the indexing and archival of playable music [[module file]]s. It allows anyone to upload modules, and provides charts, reviews and ratings of music files based on a community effort.<br />
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== Formats ==<br />
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* [[MOD (file format)|MOD]]<br />
* [[IT (file format)|IT]]<br />
* [[XM (file format)|XM]]<br />
* AHX<br />
* [[OctaMED|MED]]<br />
* [[Scream Tracker|STM]]<br />
* STX<br />
* [[S3M]]<br />
* [[MO3]]<br />
* MTM<br />
* 669<br />
* AMF<br />
* AMS<br />
* DBM<br />
* DIGI<br />
* DMF<br />
* DSM<br />
* DSym<br />
* FAR<br />
* FMT<br />
* GDM<br />
* IMF<br />
* J2B<br />
* MDL<br />
* [[OpenMPT#MPTM_file_format|MPTM]]<br />
* MT2<br />
* OKT<br />
* PLM<br />
* PTM<br />
* STM<br />
* SymMOD<br />
* ULT<br />
* HVL<br />
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==History==<br />
The Mod Archive was established in February 1996 as a place for [[tracker (music software)|tracker]] artists to upload their work.<ref name="modarchive-about">{{cite web<br />
|url=https://modarchive.org/index.php?article-about<br />
|title=About<br />
|author=The Mod Archive<br />
|year=2007<br />
|accessdate=2009-01-19}}</ref> Since then, the site has emerged into being a community for artists and module enthusiasts.<br />
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In an effort to make the website more [[Dynamic web page|dynamic]], the community part of the site was added around 2000, in the form of [[message boards]] and an indexed [[search engine]]. Having lacked proper maintenance since around 2004, however, the site went through a complete reimplementation, beginning in November 2005 and leaving private beta in August 2006. In 2007, the site moved onto dedicated hardware to cope with a sudden increase in popularity following these improvements.<ref name="modarchive-about" /><br />
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Since 2006, the site has also provided a method of doing bulk downloads of archive files via [[BitTorrent (protocol)|BitTorrent]].<br />
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==Operations and quality control==<br />
Having moved from a sponsored, shared platform in 2007, the website currently resides on a dedicated [[Server (computing)|server]]. As a result of the increased costs related to running on dedicated hardware, the site seeks the help of the community in covering the running costs.<br />
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Since anyone can upload files to the website, all uploaded files have to go through a manual screening process where they are checked for integrity and quality by site staff.<br />
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Reusing the tracker music files published on the website requires the song's author permission.<ref>{{cite book<br />
|author1=Adam Dawes<br />
|title=Windows Mobile Game Development: Building games for the Windows Phone and Other Mobile Devices<br />
|date=2010<br />
|publisher=[[Apress]]<br />
|isbn=978-1-4302-2929-2<br />
|pages=158<br />
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8pYpcIbc7OAC<br />
|access-date=27 May 2021}}</ref><br />
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==Mentions in publications==<br />
ModArchive was mentioned in the PC music freeware roundup in ''[[Sound on Sound]]'' magazine.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jul04/articles/pcmusician.htm|title=PC Music Freeware Roundup|publisher=[[Sound on Sound]]|date=July 2014|accessdate=2014-09-05|first=Martin|last=Walker}}</ref><br />
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ModArchive (v3.1) was featured as Site of the Month in [[Computer Music (magazine)|''Computer Music'']] magazine.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Computer Music|date=July 2007|title=Site of the Month|issue=114|publisher=Future Publishing Ltd}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Official website|https://modarchive.org/}}<br />
** [http://tracker.modarchive.org/ BitTorrent tracker]<br />
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