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- IT209 Update
-
- ************************* FONT FILES REQUIRE UPDATING *********************
- If you have your own custom font file, you will need to change character
- number 184 to 190. If you have used one of the 'standard' font sets, you
- will need to run ITF and grab an updated file. Failure to do so will just
- make the sample page look stuffed - You have been warned :)
- ***************************************************************************
-
- Many Many MANY miscellaneous fixes to the XM loader and playback routines
- -> XM support should be *MUCH* better now.
- Volume effects have been debugged... hopefully :)
-
- Some major errors fixed around (ie. dumping to DOS from the Instrument
- screen, Pattern's not updating in memory correctly (which went wrong in
- IT208) )
-
- Added default sample pan to the sample list (default instrument pan WILL
- override this if present). Note that using default pan is the equivalent
- of using a 'set pan' effect on that row - the channel will be set to the
- default sample pan.
-
- You can change whether the info page displays sample names or instrument
- names by pressing 'i'
-
- IT208 Update
-
- So much so quickly? Well, I had exams. And when I have exams, I code, 'cos
- it's better than having to study :)
-
- ************************* FONT FILES REQUIRE UPDATING *********************
- If you have your own custom font file, you will need to change character
- number 184 to. If you have used one of the 'standard' font sets, you will
- need to run ITF and grab an updated file. Failure to do so will just make
- the info page and 10-channel editor look stuffed - You have been warned :)
- ***************************************************************************
-
- - Bug fix: Keyboard configuration files could have cause MAJOR problems...
- fixed!
-
- - Bug fix: Some files with the .MOD ID "CH" which actually were NOT MODs
- were being identified as "Fast Tracker 2" modules.
- (You may have to delete your CACHE.ITS files to force IT to
- refresh it's data)
-
- - Bug fixes: MIDI input won't corrupt input on the order list
- MIDI input won't interfere with button presses
- MIDI input won't insert effect SDF into patterns when recording
- where inappropriate.
-
- - Old Left Ctrl+Shift-1 'removed', Left-Ctrl+Shift 1->4 still work - and
- have been updated.
-
- PROPER 10-channel editing mode available (complete with half sized cursors!)
- as well as some minor logic improvements. (Try Left-Ctrl+Shift 2)
-
- - ";" and "'" made to change the samples/instrument in the pattern editor
- as '<' and '>' do - just much easier to do so on American keyboards.
-
- - Dragging mouse nodes past boundaries is more accurate.
-
- - "Channel details" display (on the infopage) *can* show the 64th channel
- (oops in IT207)
-
- - Matrox bug autodetection (Many thanks to Csaba Pankaczy for working with
- me on this!)
-
- - Message system hooked to a timer (ie. all those messages that appear
- towards the top of the screen).. so that they will last a consistent
- amount of time (independent of machine).
-
- - Player Improvement: NNA mechanism will eliminate channels on two extra
- conditions now (no difference to playback, but should
- maximise channel usage)
-
- - Improvement: Persistence of cache files through different sessions of IT
- - ie. once the sample/instrument cache files are created, they
- are NOT recreated unless necessary.
-
- - Root "\" directory has replaced "." directory on all loading screens.
-
- - Several Template input related functions improved. Also, Block-Cut in
- template mode won't overwrite your clipboard if you're working with
- templates.
-
- - Template: "Notes only" added. This is different from the other templates
- in that it will NOT copy the template's instruments, volumes or effects.
- Instead, it will change it's instrument/volume/effect according to the
- last used instrument/volume/effect, and will insert whatever is speicfied
- by the edit mask.
-
- - Addition: Volume Column effects, Ax, Bx, Cx, Dx, Ex, Fx, Gx and Hx!!!!
-
- Ax = Fine volume slide up by x
- Bx = Fine volume slide down by x
- Cx = Volume slide up by x
- Dx = Volume slide down by x
- Ex = Pitch slide down by x
- Fx = Pitch slide up by x
- Gx = Portamento to note with speed x
- Hx = Vibrato with depth x
-
- Note that the pitch/portamento scale here is DIFFERENT from the standard
- effect slideup/down
-
- * Note that if you use these in your songs, IT < 2.08 will NOT play them
- * correctly... (in fact, it'll probably play it extremely painfully)
-
- - Alt Up/Down/Ins/Del added to the note translation table.
-
- - Minor modifications around the tracker
-
- - Windows Sound System Driver! (Operates at mixing rates up to 64kHz!)
- Impulse Tracker has the greatest soundcard support of any tracker by far!
-
- - Old Effects will 'unlink' the memory of Gxx from Exx/Fxx
-
- - XM LOADING!!!!!!!!!!
-
- Don't write to me complaining about incompatibilities - I am aware of
- lots of them and you probably won't get a reply. :) *MOST* songs should
- have a near perfect conversion tho...
-
- - Big safety feature!! Playback dying because of overload? Bad NNA selection?
- F8 *should* stop playback immediately now! (in DOS).
-
- In Windows '95, there may be a noticeable stall before playback stops
- (ie. several seconds), or it may not function at all...
-
- IT207 update
-
- - Some bug fixes to MIDI input.
- - Ctrl-PgUp/PgDn on the sample list will redraw the waveforms
- - Jxx memory should work fine (The memory didn't operate if the channel
- wasn't active before)
- - Template limits should be correctly applied. (ie. clipped within
- C-0 and B-9)
- - Going to a pattern from the Info Page ('G') will also go to the
- current order playing.
- - MIDI input can be enabled/disabled in the pattern editor with
- Alt-Scroll Lock
- - MOD in-module sample library loop points fixed.
- - Envelope drawing algorithm slightly more tolerant of corrupt information
- - Mouse envelope routines slightly improved for more accurate handling of
- nodes.
- - Added Message editor to main menu.
- - Added 10 channel view to the info page (you may need to reset your info-
- page settings and "save your preferences")
- - Squished up the info page view to get a couple of extra lines! :)
- - Ctrl-F7 on the order list will set the next pattern to play (at request
- of ChuckB) - for DJ use
- - Due to Win95's unstable disk-EMS routines, if you load a MMTSRed sample,
- instrument or module (sample library), playback *will* stop to prevent
- corruption of samples currently in memory.
- - Notes in templates of height 1 will be played back in the pattern editor
- (very useful for "multi sample" note entry)
- - Added effects T0x and T1x for Tempo slide down and tempo slide up.
- - Added .IT and .XM *INSTRUMENT* library support. Note that .ITs that
- aren't in instrument mode or have no instruments will NOT be shown on
- the instrument loader list.
- - Added Alt-Ins and Alt-Del on the sample and instrument lists to add
- in samples/instruments
-
- **** NOTE: /Sx command line parameters have been changed around just for
- neatness. CHECK SUMMARY.DOC FOR NEW /Sx VALUES OR RUN "IT /?" ***
-
- IT 2.06
-
- - Update: Yet another update to the EMS routines.. for those of you who
- couldn't be bothered to read the FAQ.
-
- Also new command line switch:
- /Px - Set pattern memory allocation strategy.
- Check SUMMARY.DOC for info on this.
-
- - Minor update: The 10-stage undo buffer will now use EMS memory under most
- circumstances.
-
- - Minor update: S3M and IT loader routines slightly modified for more
- efficient memory usage.
-
- - Minor update: "Song modified" flag logic slightly modified.
-
- - Minor update: .WAV loader slightly improved. (should read any 8 or 16-bit
- format.)
-
- - Minor Addition: IT will now release time slices to multitasking OS/s
- if you specify /T2 on the command line.
- If you are using the MIDI input capabilities of IT, you
- SHOULD NOT enable this (timing gets effected badly)
-
- - Minor Addition: Set pattern length command on Ctrl-F2 (can set multiple
- patterns)
-
- - Minor Addition: Command line switch /T1 to disable "usage time" indication
-
- - Addition: TX Wave loader for .W?? samples (eg. from Kosmic's sample dirs)
- Note: These are actually 12-bit samples, which are converted to
- 16-bit at load time.
-
- - Addition: .MOD sample library loader.
-
- This "only" recognises the following MOD Identifications -
- "M.K.", "M!K!", "FLT4", "FLT8", "4CHN", "6CHN", "8CHN"
- And FT2's extended MOD identification, "xxCH"
-
- If you have an "Old Amiga-MOD format" MOD (which doesn't have an
- ID), then you'll have to save it as another format if you want
- to rip directly from it.
-
- So sample library support in total:
- .MOD, .669, .FAR, .MTM, .S3M, .PTM, .XM, .IT
-
- - Addition: Intelligent MIDI Input for SB16 and Interwave cards!
- MIDI options screen is on Shift-F1 (those of you who have IT.CFG
- from older versions of IT *WILL* need to visit this screen at
- least once if you want to use MIDI - "Save All Preferences" will
- save these settings)
-
- In the pattern editor, Ctrl-Z is "Change MIDI playback trigger."
- Normally, it is quite difficult to start at a row/pattern with
- MIDI - this options allow you to control whether a pattern or
- song should START playing when you play the first note.
-
- (IT will play either from the start of the current pattern or
- the song starting from the current row depending on your choice)
- Once this is done, the trigger is immediately unset, so you will
- have to setup this trigger again if you want to use it.
-
- Note that this *will* turn on pattern tracing. To disable it,
- use Scroll-Lock.
-
- ****** NOTE ******
-
- SB16's MIDI input is somewhat 'iffy'. If you stop receiving
- MIDI input, you need to reinit the soundcard (Ctrl-I) (possibly
- several times). I don't know why it does this. Dont' write
- to me about it, 'cos I have spent MANY MANY hours on this little
- problem and I don't want to know about it. Also, in Win95, I
- found it necessary to change my SB16's configuration to EXCLUDE
- the MIDI port (and I used a Microsoft MPU401 driver instead),
- otherwise MIDI input was ignored.
-
- Sorry, no GUS MIDI at the moment, as I couldn't get it working.
- Please do NOT write to me about this, you will not get a reply.
- An updated GUS driver will be released if/when I get it working.
-