BPB reader Wiseman has released WiseTracker, a free public beta tracker that runs as both a Windows standalone app and a VST3 instrument plugin called WiseTrax.
This one has an interesting backstory. Wiseman is not a developer in the traditional sense, but he has used trackers for decades and wanted something that felt like FastTracker 2 inside a modern DAW. So he used Claude to build it.
Yes, this is a vibe-coded plugin on a vibe-coded website. I covered YMCK’s Magical FDS Plug earlier today, another new music tool made with AI assistance, and I guess this is the new reality. We are not escaping this era of AI any time soon.
But the thing is, WiseTracker is not one-prompt slop. Wiseman says he has spent several hundred hours on it, working through the design, testing, rebuilding, and fixing bugs with help from users on Discord.
And I can definitely see how much effort went into this.
I have written about vibe-coded plugins, and this is another example of the more interesting side of the trend. In the hands of someone who knows the workflow they want, AI can become a way to build a tool that might otherwise never exist.
WiseTracker follows the classic FastTracker 2 / Renoise-style workflow, where you enter notes and effect commands into a grid and move quickly with the keyboard. The tracker supports up to 64 tracks, 256 instruments, 128-voice polyphony, and 200 levels of undo/redo.
By the way, it’s worth noting that the same download includes WiseTrax, the VST3 plugin, and WiseTracker, the standalone app.
WiseTrax loads inside your DAW and syncs to its transport and tempo, while WiseTracker runs without a DAW and has its own transport, tempo, metronome, tap tempo, and audio device settings.
Both versions share the same engine, layout, and file format. A whole song, including patterns, samples, kit, and settings, saves as a single .wise file, so you can start in the standalone version and finish inside your DAW, or the other way around. Instruments can also be exported separately as .wiseinst files.
WiseTracker also works as a sampler. You can drag in WAV, AIFF, FLAC, or OGG files, map multiple samples across a keyboard with the KEYZONES editor, slice loops by transients, tune samples with root note, pitch, and fine controls, and render full songs to WAV, FLAC, or OGG.
There is also a rhythm generator based on Euclidean patterns, with hits, steps, rotation, accents, scale-walk melodies, and a groove browser. Once you like a rhythm, you can stamp it directly into the tracker grid.
WiseTracker can import FastTracker 2 .xm files and Amiga ProTracker .mod files, with Authentic and Wise playback modes. Recent updates added more faithful module playback and an output safety ceiling to help avoid loud imports.
It is still beta software, and Wiseman is clear that there will be bugs. But if you are into trackers, this is worth checking out and giving feedback on.
WiseTracker is free while in public beta and will remain free at full release under the PolyForm Shield License. It is currently Windows-only and includes a VST3 plugin plus standalone app.
Download: WiseTracker (FREE public beta)
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Last Updated on June 27, 2026 by Tomislav Zlatic.
