After unpacking, simply launch the MODifier application. Pull down the File
menu and select Open MODule... (or press Open Apple-O). Then select a MOD
file. There will be a short pause, and then the instruments will be converted.
For each instrument you will be allowed to rename it since many MODs either
have no instrument names or have instrument names which are not ProDOS FST
compatible. Note that leading Amiga path items (st-xx:) are now removed from the
front of instrument names, so many more instrument names will no longer require conversion to be ProDOS compatible.
After the instruments have converted, conversion of the song will commense.
There will be a pause while the MOD is torn apart and restructured as a
SoundSmith song. You then will be prompted for a filename for the output
SoundSmith song.
Note: the MOD file must be unpacked first. Only some Amiga compression formats
can be unpacked on the IIgs. .ZOO and .ARC can be unpacked with GS-ShrinkIt,
and .ZIP files can be unpacked with PMPUnZIP , a shareware package. Owners
of the ORCA/M or APW shell may also use an UnZIP command which is floating
around the public domain. .LZH files can be handled (slowly!) on the IIgs with a program called LHExt which is public domain. I tested this program with MOD files obtained through that method. You may also compile LHArc on a Unix or VAX type mainframe if you have access to one, and I also use this method to obtain MODs.
(Internet users can ftp to wuarchive.wustl.edu, directory mirrors/ab20.larc.nasa.gov/incoming/amiga/NoiseTracker/ or mirrors/ab20.larc.nasa.gov/amiga/sounds/modules/st-nt/ to find lots of MODs
in .LZH format. MODs in .ZIP and .LZH format are avalible from snake.mcs.kent.edu and saffron.inset.com, and U4IA at least is posting some
on alt.binaries.sounds.misc).
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Changes / Bug Fixes
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2.1 : Redid PeriodToMIDI so high notes are no longer accidentally filtered
out, added code to swap effects $3 and $C around for MegaTracker,
added auto type detector from MODZap (finally). Added separator
under "About MODifier" menu item so Apple menu looks nicer.