This program is the PD music player which comes with the !Vivaldi! package (more about that later).
With this program you can play SoundTracker, ProTracker, TeqMusic, Tracker and MusDump music files; sound samples may be extracted from these files and saved as STSample (Tracker sample) files.
4-channel Digital Symphony files can be played if you convert them using DSConvert or some other conversion program.
Using this program is simple: clicking SELECT on the iconbar icon opens all closed windows and closes all open ones; ADJUST takes you into the music monitor if there is any music playing.
To learn how to use this program, run Acorn's Help application and experiment.
Note: To save samples out, click on the sample to save (in the Sample Info window). If the sample is saveable (i.e. if its length is more than zero) it will be highlighted and a save box will appear.
Another note or two: The playing time is approximate, given in minutes and seconds. Also, when in a playlist, any position jumps are turned into pattern breaks so that the tune cannot play indefinitely.
***Music monitor controls***
F - Jump forwards one pattern
B - Jump backwards one pattern
P - Pause music
C - Continue music
CTRL+L/R/M/A - Set stereo
S+0/1 - Speakers off/on
E - Examine samples
Z - Fix music
Q - Kill music
Right arrow - Move to next tune in playlist
Up/down arrows - Change volume
Escape/SELECT - Exit from monitor
***!Vivaldi! information***
!Vivaldi! is the package which this program is a small part of. It is a music creation and sample editing suite, comparable to Digital Symphony and Desktop Tracker, although with fewer effects than Digital Symphony at present.
It costs a mere £10, and a PD version of the editor is available from me - write to me, sending a blank disk and return postage, to get the latest version (3.00 or above).
For details of the package, the PD version, or to buy it, write to:
Andrew Wood
7 Astley Grove
Seaton Sluice
Tyne & Wear
NE26 4JL
England
Cheques should be made payable to Andrew Wood.
I am also available to anyone who wants a custom-written program. My prices are VERY LOW, but depending on the project given and on the time taken up by studying, I could take a while to complete the task.
Simple things, like simple spreadsheets, mini-databases, desktop utilities and the like, would probably take anything from an evening to a month, but something big like !Vivaldi! could take years.
Write to me anyway and I will give you an estimated time and price for free.
By the way, if there are any good computer artists out there, please contact either Daniel Barron (see below...) or myself - we cannot draw and we would like to write some good arcade games!
* DanCompendium *
This is a shareware compendium of utilities, games and anything else. It costs £10 to register for. Write to me (address above) or to Daniel Barron:
Daniel Barron
91 Newland Park
Hull
HU5 2DT
There may be a short delay if he is still at university, and there may be a longer one if a new version of something is about to be finished. We wouldn't want you to get an out of date copy!
