Hello Thomas and Nilson
SoundTracker is a music sequencer and sampler (aka tracker), that allows to play and edit Fasttracker II modules in the .xm file format and to import Protracker modules in the .mod format. A module is a music file that containsnotes and samples.
Are you aware of pt2-clone (.mod) and ft2-clone (nonfree due to graphics, .xm)?
Why is this package useful? The package is useful for people who work with this music format.
The CLI players modplug-tools (modplug123) and openmpt123 as well as ocp (OpenCP UNIX fork, now original) are playing modules way more accurate than xmp, mikmod,
or timidity.
Is it a dependency for another package? No.
Do you use it? Yes.
How does it compare to other packages? * xmp can play .xm files, but not edit them* milkytracker provides similar functionality but with a different GUI.* milkytracker’s timing is less accurate than that of soundtracker, so modules with sung parts might play out of sync. It is therefor not an alternative for .xm files containing sung parts or other long samples.
What would be great is however if someone worked on furnace, I've got a working package at sid.ethz.ch/debian/furnace but look at the github page or contact me
on irc (tarzeau) what is needed for it to go officially into Debian.