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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.