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- History.
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- 25/12/95 - Final Release for version 1.
- 8/1/96 - Version 1.01
- 20/1/96 - Version 1.02
- 25/1/96 - Version 1.03
- 23/2/96 - Version 1.04
- xx/3/96 - Version 1.05
- 8/4/96 - Version 1.06
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- Version 2.00
- Version 2.01
- Version 2.02
-
- 15/7/96 - Version 2.03
-
- - Bug fix: Sample loading routines stuffed up conversions on specific
- file sizes of exact multiples of 32k.. fixed!
- <Jacob Poon>
-
- - Bug fix: Modifying a sample in the sample library will not cause the sign
- conversion error (went wrong in IT202)
- <Emmanuel Giasson>
-
- - Bug fix: Amplifying an 8-bit sample past it's peaks will be clipped
- properly (went wrong in IT202)
- <Emmanuel Giasson>
-
- - Bug fix: Fixed problem with divide overflows on the Info-Page's variable
- screen.
- <Catspaw & Fisherman for pointing it out>
-
- - Bug fix: Sorting routine for the file lists updated so that duplicate
- names do NOT cause weird on-screen effects. This was never a
- problem in normal use, but with DOSLINK, and MODs Anthology
- CD, this problem is apparent.
-
- - Big fix: If you try to pattern break to a row outside of the next pattern's
- range, then you will be moved to row 0 of the new pattern instead
- <Coiled>
-
- - Bug fix: *HOPEFULLY* the sample-flipping bug is fixed... I have spent a
- LONG time looking for this..
-
- - Modification: Maximum number of internal channels back up to 256.
-
- - Modification: Loading a new instrument will delete all the samples that
- the instrument used to 'own' *IF* no other instrument uses
- those samples.
-
- - Modification: Slight change to DOS Shell routines - hopefully DOS will
- not corrupt IT's memory region now. I think it still may
- be tho... :(
- <Thanks to Higherbeing for fixup info>
-
- - Modification: Finally got around to fixing up the 'End' function in the
- pattern editor...
-
- - Minor Addition: Ctrl-H will toggle a current-row hilight on/off in the
- pattern editor.
-
- - Minor Addition: With old effects on, tremor (Ixy) will tremor for ontime
- (x+1) and offtime (y+1) for S3M compatibility. With old
- effects off, it will tremor for ontime x and offtime y,
- as expected.
-
- - Minor Addition: Added Ctrl-E to refresh screen/cache date. This is
- especially useful when Window'95 or some other program
- has destroyed the screen...
-
- - Minor Addition: Press 'V' on the info page to toggle between displaying
- velocities and volumes for the volume bars.
-
- - Minor Addition: Alt-H will centralise a sample - be warned, centralising a
- sample CAN produce clicks (on any sound card).
-
- - Addition: Fast volume amplification mode toggle on Ctrl-J.. here, set the
- percentage value for future Alt-J and Alt-I commands (Alt-I
- will reverse the setting of Alt-J.. ie. if you set 50%, Alt-J
- will do 50%, Alt-I will do 200%). Saving all preferences will
- save this mode also.
-
- - Addition: Command line switch (/V2) for Matrox compatibility for the
- character generation tables - the guys at Matrox didn't follow
- the *VGA* register standard correctly...
- <Mystical for telling me about it and testing out the solution>
-
- - Addition: 669 (and 669 Enhanced), FAR, MTM and PTM in-module sample rippers.
- (669, FAR, MTM, S3M, PTM, XM and IT now supported as sample
- libraries)
-
- - Addition: Preliminary mouse support... do *NOT* write to me about this,
- because it *isn't* finished yet... You will NOT receive a reply
- if you do write to me about this. Sorry :)
-
- What the mouse *DOES* do at the moment:
- Press buttons
- Drag sliders
- Toggle On/Off thingies
- Envelopes (check 'em out :) )
-
- For those of you who really despise the mouse, Ctrl-M will
- remove the cursor. Commandline switch /x2 will remove the
- mouse cursor.
-
- Note: These mouse routines *MAY* not work on ALL computers,
- because I really had to tweak the system to even get
- it to work like this in text mode at all!
-
- - Major Update to ALL playing routines - each sound device now has it's
- own separate driver which is loaded as required. They *ALL* should be
- Win95 compatible now.
-
- You can reinitialise all sound output routines with Ctrl-I
- Each driver has it's own screen which can be accessed on Shift-F5.
-
- The Sound Blaster 16 driver has been greatly upgraded and now uses
- 16-bit output.
-
- Interpolated mixing options.
-
- - Addition: Native interwave support (includes Gravis UltraSound Plug'n'Play,
- Gravis UltraSound Plug'n'Play Pro, Reveal WavExtreme 32,
- Reveal WavExtreme 32 Pro, SoundRage 32, SoundRage 32 3D Pro,
- DynaSonix Pro, DynaSonix 3D)
- Note that this driver operates at a slightly lower volume than
- the GUS Driver, due to the lower volume-overloading threshold
- of the Interwave (compared to the GUS)
-
- - Addition: Gravis UltraSound HiQuality driver - check out DRIVERS.DOC to
- see how to use this (and to understand how this works)
-
- Version 2.04 - Music Contest 4 version!
-
- - Big fix: 32-bit SB16 routines had a problem with some effects (internal
- volume was dropping to 0)..
- <LuvK>
-
- - Bug fix: To all mixed devices which supported interpolation, some samples
- could have caused errors.
- <ZaStaR>
-
- - Update: The message editor will now accept and display hi-ascii.
- Due to the limitations of the video mode, this hi-ascii
- *may* not.. in fact, will not always be in the same colour as the
- rest of the text (this depends on the palette configuration on
- Ctrl-F12)..
- All other areas of the program are still incapable of displaying
- Hi-ASCII.
-
- - Update: Completely new keyboard handler system! This is hopefully to
- fix up any differences between international keyboard types.
-
- - Addition: DAC on LPT1 and LPT2 drivers added.
-
- - This version has the following restrictions: 32 channels maximum and does
- NOT contain MMTSR internally - this is due to the restrictions of MC4
-
- Version 2.04 - final release, 28/7/96
-
- - Bug fixes: Several bug fixes made to the various sound drivers.
-
- - Update: International keyboard support should be *COMPLETELY* fixed up now.
-
- - Update: Better (MUCH more selective) channel allocation routines (for
- instrument mode - noticeable on lower channel limits).
-
- - Addition: Save-check on module loading/quitting the program
-
- - Addition: Each instrument has a volume swing percentage swing associated
- with it. What this means is that if you play a note at volume
- 40 with a swing of 10%, the volume will actually be played
- somewhere between 36 and 44. (Less mechanical playback)
-
- - Addition: Native PAS support!!!!!
- Native PAS16 support!!!!!
- Native SB AWE 32 support!!!!!!!
- So maybe IT has the greatest soundcard support of all? :)
- - read DRIVERS.DOC first.
-
- Version 2.05
- - Minor update: Full 256-ascii in message editor with uniform colour.
- If you want to use the old (internal) character set,
- press Ctrl-T to toggle sets.
-
- - Minor updates to sound drivers...
-
- - Minor addition: 24 track view on the info page - you may need to update
- your IT.CFG file.
-
- - Minor addition: Total time indication in place of current time. (useful
- in online competitions)
-
- - Minor changes to MMTSR routines.
-
- - Update: Yet another complete rewrite of the keyboard handler due to
- some problems. This does *NOT* have full international support
- built in, instead, you can use different keyboard configurations
- by taking the appropriate file from KEYBOARD.ZIP and renaming it
- as KEYBOARD.CFG.
- Bit thanks to Eliot for creating most of the keyboard maps. If
- there isn't a keyboard map for your keyboard in IT and you are
- willing to help, new keyboard configurations can be made.
-
- (This keyboard handler is the main reason for this release)
-
- - Update: AWE32 driver is capable of playing in the background of Win95
-
- - Addition: Added pan swing option (for instruments) which operates in a
- similar fashion to volume swing. Also, volume swing application
- slightly modified from IT204
-
- Big thanks to all of those who have contributed to make the tracker what it is!
-
- I *try* to check and reply to all EMail every day.
- Contact me at pulse@smug.student.adelaide.edu.au
- WARNING!!!
- If you ask me anything which is obviously contained within the IT.DOC file
- or the FAQ, I will reply with RTFM (Read the #$%@#$% Manual). Sorry, but I
- hate idiots who can't be bothered to take their time to have a quick look
- through these documents and write to me with stupid messages which have
- recently become a chore to answer (You'd understand if you received 4000+
- EMails...)
- BUT!
- If there *is* something that you HAVE made an effort to understand/look for,
- then don't hesistate to write to me. The worst that can happen is that I
- reply with RTFM :)
- ALSO
- If you have an incorrect reply-address, don't expect to receive anything.
- If you are reporting a bug, please let me know what version you are using.
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