# FMOD History and story

**URL:** <https://qa.fmod.com/t/fmod-history-and-story/15473>\
**Category:** Other\
**Created:** [February 18, 2020, 6:56pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/fmod-history-and-story/15473 "2020-02-18T18:56:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![SoundTek\_Studio](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/soundtek_studio/32/3395_2.png) [@SoundTek\_Studio](https://qa.fmod.com/u/SoundTek_Studio)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2020, 6:56pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/fmod-history-and-story/15473/1 "2020-02-18T18:56:33Z")

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I am a frequent FMOD Studio User and I got to the Question about the origin of FMOD and how the tool started back in the days.  
What’s the story behind the name “FMOD” (Frequency Modulation or Modulator!?)  
I think that would be a nice topic for the new FMOD Blog. Some FMOD history.

Thanks! 🙂

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**Author:** ![brett](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/brett/32/261_2.png) [@brett](https://qa.fmod.com/u/brett)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 2:48am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/fmod-history-and-story/15473/2 "2020-02-19T02:48:16Z")

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Hi ,  
Some articles have asked about this , but the basic info is it is short for Firelight Module player.  
FMOD 1.0 was originally a .mod / .s3m / .xm / .it module player and nothing more! (DOS / Gravis Ultrasound only)

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**Author:** ![SoundTek\_Studio](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/soundtek_studio/32/3395_2.png) [@SoundTek\_Studio](https://qa.fmod.com/u/SoundTek_Studio)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 10:06am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/fmod-history-and-story/15473/3 "2020-02-19T10:06:32Z")

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Hi brett,  
thanks for the quick answer!  
Still, it would be nice to have a in-depth history lesson about FMOD and how the story went over all the years. Just as a suggestion for a blog. 😄

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**Author:** ![Domarius](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/domarius/32/56_2.png) [@Domarius](https://qa.fmod.com/u/Domarius)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2023, 12:31am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/fmod-history-and-story/15473/4 "2023-08-16T00:31:57Z")

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I agree. I only just found out the other day from a guy who worked at FMOD once that FMOD is based in Melbourne, Australia, my home town! From the DOS days when it was a tracker player library, I always thought it was one of those mystical technologies from a far off land, not right here in Australia!