## What is this?

It's a web player that works by simply fetching a random module from [modarchive.org](https://modarchive.org) and playing it. **No black magic involved!**

## How do I use it?

You can whether use your mouse/touchpad to click on the cyberpunk-themed cool icons or choose the dark path of hacky key bindings.

| Key              | Action                       |
| ---------------- | ---------------------------- |
| [enter][space]   | play/pause                   |
| [up][n][k]       | play the next (random) song  |
| [down][p][j]     | play the previous song       |
| [right][l]       | skip forward 5 seconds       |
| [left][h]        | skip back 5 seconds          |
| [a]              | volume up 5%                 |
| [z]              | volume down 5%               |
| [<span>x</span>] | mute/unmute volume           |
| [shift]          | minimize/maximize the player |
| [1]              | turn on/off repeat           |
| [d]              | download the song            |
| [s]              | open the share menu          |
| [e]              | copy the embed code          |
| [/][q]           | show this message            |

## What are modules?

Modules are a family of music files, which all originated back on the computer known as the **Commodore Amiga** in the late **1980s.**

A MOD file contains a set of instruments in the form of samples, a number of patterns indicating how and when the samples are to be played, and a list of what patterns to play in what order.

## Project History

The idea for **CoolModFiles** originated among two programmer friends who used to send mod files to each other, which lead to the creation of a personal
mod archive - one which had hundreds of cool modules at the time!
Being in possession of those rare works of art (all the way from 80s!) was a privilege...
When the awesome tracks started piling up, however, it naturally brought about a storage problem. The solution was simple: using a web archive!

The programmer friends' idea, unfortunately, was beaten by [modarchive.org](https://modarchive.org) many years ago. Realizing how unnecessary creating another internet archive was, the project evolved into a cool web player instead. A group of 3 came together to create what is known today as [CoolModFiles.com](https://CoolModFiles.com).
With it's modern look, it continues to surface thousands of long-forgotten mod files to introduce newer generations to the world of old-school digital music.

**With ❤️**,  
\- [@orhun](https://github.com/orhun), [@wkfo](https://github.com/wkfo), [@bufgix](https://github.com/bufgix)
