mdxmini ☆

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Description:
Plays music in X68000 MDX chiptune format

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Multimedia

Tags: audio music retro chiptune x68000 multimedia

Install: brew install mdxmini

About:
mdxmini is a lightweight command-line player specifically designed for the X68000 MDX chiptune format, originally used on the Sharp X68000 computer. It allows users to play these vintage music files directly from the terminal, preserving the authentic sound of the FM synthesis. This tool is essential for retro computing enthusiasts and chiptune collectors who want to experience historical game and demo music.

Key Features:

Command-line interface for lightweight playback
Supports native X68000 MDX format files
Accurate FM synthesis emulation
Low resource usage suitable for older systems

Use Cases:

Listening to archived X68000 chiptune music collections
Retro gaming and computing preservation projects
Analyzing vintage game audio formats

Alternatives:

VGMPlay – Supports broader VGM format but mdxmini is specialized for MDX files
audioconverter – Focuses on format conversion rather than direct playback

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 16, 2025 1:38am		0	VERSION_BUMP	55a86e69
Sep 13, 2024 8:41pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	e14c243b