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- Contribute!
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- Each issue of TI contains approx. 4O articles, modules, samples
- etc. all of which were written by readers of TI, readers like you.
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- Basically, we're after more writers, more reviewers, more artists,
- more composers, what we're actually after, is your contribution.
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- We've outlined the different types of contributions we'd like to
- receive below but if you've come up with something different, send it
- in!
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- Don't forget to join the OctaMED User BBS as well! +44 (0)1703 703446
- It is run by RBF Software themselves, ( Ray and Teijo ), and being the
- Authors/publishers of the program, you will get any news first hand
- from the horses mouth, so to speak, you can also leave them your
- questions/problems regarding OctaMED and you are guaranteed a
- quick answer to get you on your way again.
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- TEXT SUBMISSIONS
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- If you're going to write an article, news item, review, whatever;
- we'd like it as an ASCII text file on a disk please. This (if you
- are not literate in these matters) is exactly what almost all
- word processors output their text as so this should be no problem.
- If in doubt, just send us any old text file and we'll sort it
- all out for you. There's no need to add colour or justify it if you
- don't know how or simply can't be bothered, we can do that all for
- you.
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- Examples of text submissions:
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- NEWS - If you know something that we don't, drop us a line and we'll
- spread the word. We're interested in literally anything you
- think newsworthy, check out any of the TI news columns to see
- what we mean... If the news item is only a few lines long,
- just jott it down on a piece of paper.
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- PROBLEMS - If you have a problem with OctaMED or the Amiga or
- whatever, share it! Problems sent to the usual address
- normally get answered in the next available issue. Again,
- if it's short, put it on a piece of paper if you'd prefer.
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- TUTORIALS - If you think there is one thing that you know more about
- about than other people (MIDI, Sampling techniques,
- Synthsounds, Disk construction etc.) then we'd love a
- tutorial (or even tutorial series). People such as
- Michael Richmond and Kevan Craft who have provided us
- with tutorial series' in the past have gone on to much
- greater things and found the whole experience very
- worthwhile, why not have a go???
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- FLASHBACK - If you've read any of the Flashback articles (they
- started in TI5), you'll get the idea, so why not have a
- go yourself? Pick any album you want, hell, even change
- the concept if you really want to but let us know what
- music has inspired you... Check out the previous
- Flashback articles that have appeared and see if you
- think you could do better...
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- EXPERIENCES - OK, so it sounds a bit risque, but what we really mean
- is interesting things about YOU. Remember Chris Wrights
- `memoirs' (TI2 and TI4) or Reg Simpson's `Medling'
- (TI7) articles? We want to hear how YOU use OctaMED and
- more importantly, why you use OctaMED...
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- REVIEWS - If you've got the best PD utility, samples CD, sampling
- cartridge, whatever; why not tell everyone how great you
- think it is, or if you've brought some rubbish disk or a
- MIDI interface which doesn't use standard MIDI inputs or
- something, WE WANT TO KNOW! Also, if you've produced
- something that you'd like to be reviewed in TI, just send
- it in to the normal address and we'll do our bestest to
- find the right person for the job...
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- MODSPOT - If you think you could tackle one of the hardest jobs in
- the business, drop us a line and say so and we'll see what
- we can do...
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- MODULE SUBMISSIONS
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- It is the groups opinion that modules, once completed, should not
- simply be kept on a disk in a drawer gathering dust. Modules should
- be heard by other people, and TI is one of the BEST places for
- this. Submitting your modules to TI (even if they do not get the
- accolade of appearing on the disk itself) means that you gain a
- very wide audience for your work and basically, gives a meaning to
- all the hard work and effort you spend producing tunes on your
- Amiga. Every module we receive is entered in to our module
- library and from that, we select tunes to be reviewed in our module
- review column ModSpot, the BEST tunes we receive normally make it
- onto TI itself. Go on, why not send a few tunes in... WHAT HAVE YOU
- GOT TO LOSE??? For more information about module submissions,
- please read the ModSpotGuide in the `Review Section' of this disk.
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- PICTURES
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- If you wish to draw a opening screen for TI or design an Address
- screen or want to draw a picture that relates to an article you
- have written or whatever, please only use either LowRes or MedRes
- and definately no more than 32 colours, preferably 16. Sorry, but
- we can only use IFF piccys (like the ones DPaint saves out). We're
- simply not into GIFFS, JPEGS, CLOTHESPEGS and what have you.
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- GENERAL
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- Once you've completed your piece of work, stick it on a disk and
- send it to the usual address (below). Please do not `pack' your
- files as we can do this at the `office' using the same packer for
- all the files on the disk.
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- Once you've completed your piece of work, simply submit it to:
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- THE OFFICIAL MED USERS GROUP,
- Submissions,
- 6, Glevum Road,
- SWINDON,
- Wiltshire,
- SN3 4AF,
- ENGLAND.
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- We promise that we really do listen/read/look at EVERYTHING that is
- sent in and although we obviously cannot guarantee to publish your
- work (because that would be silly of us), we can't remember ever
- not doing so... Because of the sheer number of modules we receive,
- I'm afraid we can't make comment on them outsides the confines of
- the magazine but if you would like us to confirm that they have
- been received and subsequently placed in out library, please
- enclose an SAE or IRC and wait a long time for a responce because
- logging modules does take a hell of a long time... Articles and
- pictures are less of a problem because we don't recieve that many and
- we should be able to get in touch and thank you personally as
- soon as we have read or looked at your work.
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- Obviously everyone gets full credit for their work in TI and any
- wishes of the author will be compiled with.
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- The address above is also the place to send your News, Adverts,
- Messages, Letters, Comments and Furry Animals.
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- Happy creativity!
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