Using AMFC with Sid2  
                                  By           
                             Neil Turland      
                                               


        Anybody  who  has  bought   AMFC   from  Amiganuts,  and  was
    disappointed to find that it  hasn't  got  a graphical interface,
    will find the problem partly solved with Sid2.

        Sid2 has the ability to  launch  a  program  from one of it's
    many  buttons,  it  can   also   display  requesters  asking  for
    information. With this,it is possible to select a file to convert
    from the directory display, click the AMFC button and a requester
    will appear asking for the  destination  name and new music type.
    As you can see this is a lot  easier  than typing in the complete
    paths, names and types etc.

        This will only work if you have a registered copy of Sid2, as
    the  PD  version  doesn't  allow  you  to  save  the  preferences
    settings. This is available from the  programmer, Timm Martin, at
    the address below.

        Timm Martin                   Price $25.00
        P.O. Box 3205
        Cincinnati, OH
        45201-3205
        U.S.A.

        The following procedure will set up Sid2 correctly.

        First select Edit Prefs/buttons...  from the menu, then press
    edit and click on a spare button. Call the button AMFC and change
    the entry selection  to  Launch  -  generic  launch  command. Now
    select Launch... and change the launch information screen to look
    like this:


        Process             Files
        Ignore              Dirs
        One At A Time       Entries
        Yes                 Quote
        Nothings            After Dirs
        To Source           Change Dir
        Ignore              Screen
        Before Command      Input Req
        Insert Text         Req Text
        Cli and Close       Output
        Reload Dir          After


        CONVERTING                              Participle

        ENTER DESTINATION NAME AND TYPE         Req Title

        DF0:C/AMFC %f %i                        Command
        \    /
         \  /
          \/
    This part should be the
    path where AMFC is kept.


        To try it out, select a music file (e.g. SMUS type) and click
    on the AMFC button. Now type in a  new name for the file followed
    by either X for Music-X  format  or  Med  for med format. The new
    file will automatically by saved to  the same directory under its
    new name. When saving to Music-X format, you may be asked to keep
    the samples or not, simply answer Y or N. If you own OctaMed  Pro
    and wish to convert  Octamed  music to Music-X  format, you  must
    save it first as a Mod 0 (OLD) for it to work with AMFC.

        I hope you find these tips handy.