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This file contains the history of MED:
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The history of MED began, when I got DOC SoundTracker VI in 1989.
I found that it was really easy to compose with it, but the program
itself was terrible: No multitasking, no Kickstart 1.3, no way to
exit (or was there??? there was no instructions), no keyboard
equivalents...
Later I got SoundTracker 2.4, NoiseTracker etc. but they still
don't multitask...
-- Version 1.00 (summer 1989) -------------------------------------------
Then I began creating MED V1.00. It was never released.
When it was finished in summer 1989, I immediately started to add
bitmapped graphics etc.
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-- Version 1.11 (autumn 1989) -------------------------------------------
In Autumn 1989 MED V1.11 completed. I gave it only to Erkki Hannila.
I hope he hasn't spread it, because it contained few bugs...
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-- Version 1.12 (autumn 1989) -------------------------------------------
I fixed these bugs in MED V1.12. This is the first released version.
It contained some mysterious bugs that crashed the machine sometimes...
I never found them, but they are probably gone now (maybe they were
compiler bugs).
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-- Version 2.00 (8 Apr 1990) --------------------------------------------
The version V2.00 was the second released version. When I started
programming it, I thought it'll be V1.20. But finally the improvement-list
grew so large that I decided it must be V2.00!! And here's the the list of
the new features/fixes:
- Nearly completely rewritten code
- New player routine made in assembler
- Fast screen rendering routines also made in assembler
- New user interface with file requester
- MIDI support and up to 16 tracks
- Extended keyboard, lots of new keyboard equivalents
- Two equalizers (yes, imitating SoundTracker...)
- Insert/delete to playing sequence list
- Insert/delete blocks
- Cut/Copy/Paste rectangular regions
- Transposing and expanding/shrinking blocks
- SoundTracker module load support
- SoundTracker song saving
- Can write icon with song
- "MOD" save (song + samples)
- Writes object files for your own programs
- Song packing (not a real packer, but maybe "optimizing save routine")
- More octaves (5)
- Supports IFF 3- and 5-octave instruments
- New commands (filter on/off, note off, stop playing, repeat note)
- Repeat with beginning offset 0 works
- "Quick note" feature
- Insert effects when entering notes with Left or Right Alt
- An option to turn off automatic advancing to next line
- And maybe something else I've forgotten to put here...
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-- Version 2.01 (10 Apr 1990) -------------------------------------------
Not a long time from previous release!!! I found few bugs:
In Finnish version, version 2.00 didn't save the song to correct directory.
In both versions, the icon did not go to correct directory.
These are now fixed. What a pity I sent Fred Fish V2.00 (yes, the letter
was posted today...my luck!!).
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-- Version 2.10 (17 Jul 1990) -------------------------------------------
Again lots of new features...
- max. 63 samples
- block length is modifiable (1 - 256 lines)
- relative volumes for each channel and master volume
- samplelist
- new commands (3, 4, B, FFA, FFB, FFD)
- new MIDI commands (modulation wheel, pan, hold pedal)
- saves now Sound/NoiseTracker modules (ST-song save removed)
- programmable keys (Shift 0 - 9) can be edited/saved
- real-time sample display (updated every frame), looks nice
- new file format: module (MMD0)
- intelligent sample loader, minimizes disk swapping, doesn't
reload samples which are already in memory
- automatic slide making (+ volume fade)
- track numbers always displayed, can be scrolled one track at a
time
- free memory can be displayed
- screen outlook a bit better (more space for sample name),
many panels enhanced
- an option to read volumes when entering notes with MIDI
- each sample can be independently transposed (like play-transpose)
- it's possible to highlight lines (reversed colors) for easier
positioning of notes
- the player tries to flush "serial.device" if allocation failed
- delete option in file requester
- volumes (command C) can be hex or decimal
- blocks can be splitted or joined (thanks to modifiable size)
- filename paths can be added/removed when loading samples
- better compatibility mode for ST/NT
- detaches from CLI (uses cback.o)
- a bug in MIDI preset changing fixed
- small enhancements everywhere
Also there's a new version of MEDPlayer, better instructions (I hope)
better playroutine, "medplayer.library", module loader.......
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-- Version 2.11 (21 Jul 1990) -------------------------------------------
This version contains two small fixes to the previous version:
- MED now doesn't insert entered MIDI notes with volume 0
(because it means "note off")
- a very, very small bug fixed (when loading MMD0-module, instrument
names were not always deleted)
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-- Version 2.12 (25 Jul 1990) -------------------------------------------
- MED had a bug which affected command FFF with MIDI. It's now fixed.
The "modplayer.a" was correct, however. (strange...)
- There should be no files missing from the source archive any more
(due to a bug in Lharc or me).
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-- Version 2.13 (24 Sep 1990) -------------------------------------------
- MED loads now all 8 colors...
- Block display correctly cleared after "Clr song only".
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