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- Documentation for Chronos Module Converter 1.01
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- Input formats :
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- Old PSM, New PSM, DSM, RIFF DSM, MTM, 15-31 ins. & 4-8 Chan. MOD's
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- Medium format is a .CCM (Chronos Conversion Module)
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- Output formats :
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- DSM, CCM, S3M
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- (New PSM is to be Implemented in the future)
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- Info on the PSM's
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- The PSM format is used by EPIC Megagames and since thier songs are
- kinda nice, I like listening to them with DMP 4.00.
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- Info on the DSMIK or RIFF DSM
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- These module are located in certain games and demos with a certain
- programming library which I know nothing about.
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- Info on the DSM format
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- DSM (Digital Sound Module)
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- DSM's are used in a musicdisk composed by a group called
- Psychic Monks.
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- I tbink I've figured out these modules pretty well. Left no stone
- unturned so to speak.
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- These were hard modules to crack seeing how the patterns were
- encrypted.
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- If you converting to a DSM you'll lose initial panning positions
- in which you have the option to set them up in the initial pattern
- instead, also the TREMOR effect and the extra fine volume alides, and
- set master volume.
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- Just goes to show if you're going to keep hackers out make your
- PKLITEed files unPKLITEable and don't leave the symbol table
- in you executables.
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- Info on the MTM format
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- Made by Multi-Tracker,and to my experience which never got past
- version 1.00.
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- Request from the author
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- Proper documentation for both PSM formats.
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- If you can find me this I will Implement the proper format in my
- CMC, because I hacked at the PSM formats for a long time and it
- would be nice if I had proper docs, instead of hacking, thanks.
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- Requests from users
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- If you would like me to document any of the listed above formats,
- if you have any questions regarding modules, or if you want me to
- figure out a module format (hack it!).
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- You can email me at the Internet addresses listed at the end at
- the document
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- Certain things you should now
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- When converting back and forth from DSM's take care with the panning
- positions, take note that with each conversion the panning positions
- can but not likely, degrade. ]
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- Also DSM's don't have the capablility of supporting octaves
- greater than 4, that is why I've defaultly put pitch toning down.
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- so a C-3 is a C-1 in a DSM file in this case DSM files really range
- the octaves C-2 - B-6
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- ok say you S3M file has notes below octave 2 then you can use
- one of the conversion options listed below
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- Noost pitch control Level 1 [Y/N]
- Noost pitch control Level 2 {Y/N]
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- any one of these applied will make the DSM really range C-1 - B-5
- both of these applied will make the DSM really range from C-0 - B-4
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- but if you module uses more than 5 consecutive octaves you're hooped
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- You can reach me at
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- chronos@guild.bc.ca
- Garth.Pickell@f53.n340.z1.fidonet.org
- (The Turrahan Relm BBS @ 1-604-477-0639 1:340/53@fidonet.org, 28.8)
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- I can provide my self taylored hex editor for you called EDX.
- with a low cost of $13 Canadian.
- Hey it beats all other hex editors and most software tools.
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- My address:
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- Garth Pickell
- 4266 Eastridge Cres.
- Victoria BC Canada
- V8Z-6B6
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- Famous quips By one GP age 17:
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- Thats not a bug because I knew it would do that!
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- Dad you're wrong. (it usually turns out that I'm wrong)
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- I probably know more than a college graduate with a computer science
- degree. (regarding computers of course)
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- (Did you know almost all the computer science degree's don't teach
- assembler) nya nya nya
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- Sorry for the coarse language I'm doing this in a hurry :{)
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- I only write good reports concerning school.
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- OMF rules
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- Windows is so badly programmed it needs artificial intelligent
- deinstallers
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- So what, my IQ is 140
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- I don't about that cats training but ours is coming along just nicely
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