PROTRACKER 3.10 Beta. Amiga Format version.
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Protracker 3.10 is (C) Copyrighted 1992-93 by the Authors
All rights reserved. Commercial use prohibited without written
permission from the Authors.

Commercial distribution licensed per 3rd of May 1993 is restricted to
the Amiga Format magazine and AM/FM Music Magazine. The Authors, however,
reserve the right to commercially distribute the program and all its 
included fascilities, be it examples, documentation and other utilities.
The Authors reserve all rights to  withdraw any license without notice and
for future licensing of this program.

Disclaimer: We are not in any way responsible for data loss or any other
faults caused by the use of this program. By using this program, you
agree to these terms.

Protracker is supplied as is, and cannot be distributed without the 
following files included:

	- Protracker executable ;)
	- This text-file
	- mathtrans.library
	- powerpacker.library 
	- mod.The Moebius.pp

(Note: PowerPacker.library is (C) 1992 Nico Francois.)

On these terms, Protracker is put in the public domain for non-commercial
purposes. I.e prices may not exceed costs for disk and postage.

About this version:
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This version of Protracker is a betaversion exclusively for the Amiga Format
magazine. Protracker 3.10 by Cryptoburners is the latest edition to the
Protracker family and is entirely based upon Protracker 1.3/2.0 by
Lars Hamre of The Amiga Freelancers.

Main features of this beta version:
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* Dramatically improved user interface.
	- Hires 640x200 screen display.
	- Better input handling.
	- Scrollbars added where required.
	- Date/Time online.
	- Overall volume controller on screen.
* A new improved 7-note chord editor, recalculates loops.
* Improved and faster sample editing. Unlimited zoom levels.
* Full compatibility with all existing OS versions including OS3.0
* Better multitasking capabilities.
* New sample edit options, includes Invert, Maximize, NormalDC, Normalize.
* Mouse controlled editing made possible.
* Full Powerpacker support, read/write/encrypt possible.
* Added real VU-meters.
* New configurable options: 
	- Screen positioning.
	- Lace on/off for genlock users.
	- Multicached disk directories.
* Several interesting bugs (Batteries not included).

Final version will feature
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The final version features massive improvements in comparison with every other
tracker around :) New features include:

* For the first time in Amiga history: Improved sound quality! Actual 12 bit 
  sound dynamics using a new and revolutionary algorithm. No addititional
  add-ons required, furthermore, no extra storage usage. Fully compatible with
  traditional 8-bit Amiga sounds. 
* A whole new range of DSP effects for your samples, including such effects as:
	- Low, high, band and allpass filters (IIR filters).
	- Comb filters.
	- Shelving low and high filters.
	- Multitap delay/feedback algorithms.
* Reads and converts numerous 16 bit samples, including Maestro and AIFF.
* Amigaguide documentation (A big sucker).

Credits for the final version:
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Main programming by:        Ivar Just Olsen, Bjarte Andreassen and Tom Bech.
Additional programming by:  Lars Hamre and Markus Weichlsbaum.
Documentation assembled by: Oddgeir Hvidsten, Jostein D.Gjelsvik and Tom Bech.

Thanks to:                  Vishnu for the playroutine for the final version.
                            Arild Gjerd for letting us use his ex. A2000...
                            Oddgeir for his nice A1200 and coffee :)
                            All betatesters.. especially U4ia, Janne, Essl,
                            MnemotroN, Tai Pan, ALFred and Bilbo.

Addresses:
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Contact one of the authors if you have bugreports or if you have questions
about licences. If you have access to Internet please send all E-Mail to

Oddgeir Hvidsten: hhioh@hi.uib.no (preferably) or 
Tom Bech:         db62@hp825.bih.no (not after 4th of June '93).

Ordinary mail:

Ivar Just Olsen
Mobergslien
5200 Os
Norway






BILL THE CAT FOR PRESIDENT!!





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