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[ ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ ▓▓ - ALL SOUND TRACKER - - VERSION 1.10 - by - Patrice Bouchand a.k.a Cagliostro - Jeudi 02 janvier 1997 ] { HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY ! ] BE CAREFULL.IT ISN'T BUGFREE , SO YOU SHOULD OFTEN SAVE I CANNOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR DAMAGE CAUSED BY USE OF AST First,thanks for reading this DOC and trying AST.I'm going to attempt to be clear enough,but if you don't understand something,write me. >>>>>>>>>>>>> {SORRY FOR MY UGLY ENGLISH] <<<<<<<<<<<<<<< [═What can AST do ?══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════] AST is a 32 tracks tracker with dynamic track's allocation . AST can use -EMU8000 CHIP of AWE32 *30 voices *load sound in RAM *use ROM *Customized chorus and reverb *Total management of filters,lfos and envelopes *Direct coding (without adip) *Drum tracks -OPL3 Synthesis *16 voices *Stereo *chorus and reverb on AWE32 -MIDI MPU401 INTERFACE (only in out,as long as i haven't got keyboard) *16 channels *Waveblaster or compatible daughter board *Expander,Sampler,Bassline etc.. *Can use every midi controler -The last but not the least PC SPEAKER!!!!!!! Briefly,you can compose musical modules which mix all these sounds AST format is described in astforma.pas. [═REQUIRERED ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════] *PC 386 with 2Mo and a mouse. *a sound card and/or MIDI extension *AWE32 with 512ko of ram is strongly advised. [═GLOSSARY═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════] -DEFINITION Number of command in a time -A COMMAND It' the smaller track's element. A command has that structure: C#1^24 m20 C is the note (A to G) # is the sharp (# or .) 1 is the octave (0 to 9) ^ cut the previous note 24 is the velocity/volume (0 to 7f) m is an effect (see effect's table) 20 is the effect's value (0 to ff ) -A TRACK It's a set of 16*Definition commands -A PATTERN it's a set of 32 tracks - ORDRE it's the order in which patterns must be restituted. -POLYPHONY it' the number of tracks subsequent to the track where is the cursor, which can be modifyed. Example,the cursor is on track 3,its polyphony is 2, if you press simultaneously 2 keys of the keyboards, this 2 notes will be put on the same line,one on the track 3,the other on the track 4 That allows you to strike chords. [═DETECTION════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════] When you run AST, you see a window with the results of detection -For FM synthesis ,only one baseport is used, $388 It will be enough for every SB compatible sound card -for AWE32,the baseport $620 is default value RAM size is automatically detected. -For MPU401,baseport $330 is default value. If you have an AWE32,{DON'T USE AWEUTIL IN MIDI EMULATION] Sometime MPU401 don't work on awe32,so RESET your computer (I found this in DUKE NUKEM 3D's help !) -for sound blaster,baseport $220 is default value. only use to set the SB volume. for setting up the baseports, go in divers,config,SBconfig [═START UP ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════] Default destination's tracks is MIDI. Use the effects dxy or yxy to set up the destination [═SETUP THE TRACKS'S DESTINATION═════════════════════════════════════════════] To assign separately a track, use the effect dxy this effect acts on the track where it is placed x is the destination y is the voice,midi channel,or fm channel x =0 ════> MPU401 0=<y<=f 16 channels. channel 9 should be drum channel Several tracks can be assigned to the same channel All this tracks will have the same midi instrument. x =1 ════> PC speaker... x =2 ════> FM Synthesis 0=<y<=f 16 channels. you should not assigned several tracks to the same channel but this could do nice effects. x =3 ════> first 16 voices of awe32 0=<y<=f 16 voices and same thing for assigning same voice to several tracks. x =4 ════> last 14 voices of awe32 0=<y<=d 14 voices and same thing for assigning same voice to several tracks. x =5 ════> Drum tracks of the awe32 0=<y<=d 14 voices and same thing for assigning same voice to several tracks. the 14 voices of drum tracks are also the last 14 voices of the AWE32 so you should not assign the same voice for a drum and a normal track the effect yxy is very similar,exept it acts on the 32 tracks x is destination of the first 16 tracks y is destination of the last 16 tracks the voices are assigned like that: first 16 tracks voices:=min( track, max. voice number) last 16 tracks voices:=min( track-16,max voice number ) EXAMPLE :d23 voice 3 of FM synthesis y03 first 16 tracks on midi last 16 tracks on first 16 voices of awe32 y34 first 16 tracks on 16 first voices of awe32 last 16 tracks on last 14 voices of awe32 tracks 30,31,32 are assigned to voice 29 ADVICE : SET THE TRACK'DESTINATION IN THE FIRST PATTERN [═EFFECTS═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════] The effects differ from the classical effects of other tracker but they are adjust for your sound card effet║ MIDI ║ FM ║ AWE32 ═════╬═══════════════════════╬══════════════════════╬═══════════════════════ 0xy ║ You can assign this ║ ║ 1xy ║ effects to MIDI ║ ║ 2xy ║ controler ║ ║ 3xy ║ ║ ║ 4xy ║ ║ ║ 5xy ║ watch after for more ║ ║ 6xy ║ information ║ ║ 7xy ║ ║ ║ 8xy ║ ║ ║ 9xy ║ ║ ║ ═════╬═══════════════════════╬══════════════════════╬═══════════════════════ axy ║ Cut every notes on ║ ║ Portamento time filter ║ the midi channel ║ ║ in ticks ║ assigned to the track ║ ║ 0=>ff (20 default) ═════╬═══════════════════════╬══════════════════════╬═══════════════════════ bxy ║ After touch ║ x:volume fm left ║ portamento filter ║ 0=>7f ║ y:volume fm right ║ 0=>ff,filter goes from ║ ║ (awe32 only) ║ current value to xy ═════╬═══════════════════════╬══════════════════════╩═══════════════════════ cxy ║ ║set effect type x:chorus ,y:reverb ═════╬═══════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════════ dxy ║ SEE PREVIOUS TOPICS ═════╬═══════════════════════╦══════════════════════╦═══════════════════════ exy ║ portamento ║ Pitch multiplicator ║ portamento to note ║ ║ ║ y of octave x ║ controler 65 ║ 0=>ff ║ y=0 c do ║ ║ ║ 1 c# do # ║ 0>=7f ║ ║ 2 d ré ║ ║ ║ 3 d# ré # ║ ║ ║ 4 e mi ║ ║ ║ 5 f fa ║ ║ ║ 6 f# fa# ║ ║ ║ 7 g sol ║ ║ ║ 8 g# sol# ║ ║ ║ 9 a la ║ ║ ║ A a# la# ║ ║ ║ B b si ═════╬═══════════════════════╬══════════════════════╬═══════════════════════ fxy ║ soft pedal ║ attenuation ║ Set filter to value xy ║ controler 67 0=>7f ║ 0=>ff ║ 0=>ff ═════╬═══════════════════════╬══════════════════════╬═══════════════════════ gxy ║chorus level ║chorus level 0>=ff║ chorus level 0=>ff ║controler 93 0=>7f ║(awe32 only) ║ ═════╬═══════════════════════╬══════════════════════╬═══════════════════════ hxy ║reverb level ║reverb level 0>=ff║ reverb level 0=>ff ║controler 91 0=>7f ║(awe32 only) ║ ═════╬═══════════════════════╩══════════════════════╩═══════════════════════ ixy ║ assigned instrument xy to the track 0=>7f ═════╬══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ jxy ║ jump to order xy ═════╬═══════════════════════╦══════════════════════╦═══════════════════════ lxy ║ ║ ║ x=1 start lfo 1 ║ ║ ║ y=1 start lfo 2 ═════╬═══════════════════════╬══════════════════════╬═══════════════════════ mxy ║ modulation ║ ║ lfo1 pitch ║controler 1 0=>7f ║ ║ 0=>ff ═════╬═══════════════════════╬══════════════════════╬═══════════════════════ nxy ║ ║ ║ lfo2 pitch ║ ║ ║ 0=>ff ═════╬═══════════════════════╬══════════════════════╬═══════════════════════ oxy ║ ║ ║sample offset 0=>ff ║ ║ ║start sample at ║ ║ ║position size *xy/255 ═════╬═══════════════════════╬══════════════════════╬═══════════════════════ pxy ║ pitch bend ║ ║ set pitch to note y ║ ║ ║ ║ 0=>7f ║ ║ of octave x ═════╬═══════════════════════╬══════════════════════╬═══════════════════════ qxy ║ portamento time ║ ║ portamento time ║ controler 5 0=>7f ║ ║ in ticks 0=>ff(20 dft) ═════╬═══════════════════════╩══════════════════════╩═══════════════════════ r0y ║ retrig last note every y ticks ═════╬═══════════════════════╦══════════════════════╦═══════════════════════ sxy ║ stereo position(0=>ff)║ ║ stereo position(0=>ff) ║ controler 10 ║ ║ ═════╬═══════════════════════╩══════════════════════╩═══════════════════════ txy ║ Set tempo BPM ═════╬═══════════════════════╦══════════════════════╦═══════════════════════ uxy ║ Pitch bend sensitivity║ ║ Set env1 "to filter" ═════╬═══════════════════════╬══════════════════════╬═══════════════════════ vxy ║ Midi channel volume ║ effects volume ║ ║ controler 7 0=>7f ║ vibrato and trémolo ║ ═════╬═══════════════════════╩══════════════════════╩═══════════════════════ yxy ║ Watch higher ═════╬═══════════════════════╦══════════════════════╦═══════════════════════ Fxy ║ ║ ║ Random filter ║ ║ ║ xy :min filter value ═════╬═══════════════════════╬══════════════════════╬═══════════════════════ Sxy ║ ║ ║ random pan value ║ ║ ║ [═ASSIGN MIDI CONTROLER TO EFFECTS 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 ═══════════════════════] you assign those controlers by sending N° of the controler+$80 to the effect After,if you want to set the controler's value, send the value to the effect per default the effets 1,2,3... are assigned to controlers 1,2,3... xy EXAMPLE 7 86 assign controler 6 to effect 7 ($80+6) 7 02 send 2 to controler 6 5 9f assign controler 1f to effect 5 ($80+$1f) 5 64 send 64 to controler 1f 5 0f senf 0f to controler 1f See your synthesizer manual to know what midi controlers can be set [═MAIN WINDOWS═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════] - I'm not going to describe all mouse's buttons,just try to use it - Everywhere right mouse's button is the same that ESC key - Everywhere F1,F5,F6,F7,F8,*,/ do the same thing . KEYS USED F1 : Help F2 : Track's information F3 : AWE32 instrument F4 : FM instruments shift+F4 : Activ/Desactiv chord mode for the track Shift+F5 : Player shift+F7 : Order F5 : Play all song F6 : play current pattern F8 : Stop F7 : play at the order position shift+F8 : initialize MIDI controler F9 : neutralize current track ctrl+o : open a file ctrl+s : save a file arrows : move in a track espace : clear command ins : insert suppr : delete command tab : Next track shift+tab : Previous track ² : Increase polyphony / next chord & : Decrease polyphony / pevious chord * : Increase octave / : decrease octave + : Next pattern - : Previous pattern enter : select pattern shift+enter : copy selected pattern on current pattern ctrl+b : Block begin ctrl+e : block end ctrl+d : mark a half track from cursor ctrl+f : mark a quarter track from cursor ctrl+l : mark whole track ctrl+u : unmark ctrl+v : Set velocity of block to velocity of cursor ctrl+r : ramping on effect value according to first and last command 's effect's value of block ctrl+k : ramping on volume value according to first and last command 's volume's value of block ctrl+a : increase a half tone ctrl+q : decrease a half tone ctrl+w : erase block ctrl+z : clear pattern [KEYBOARD'S KEYS (Sorry ,only french keyboard..) ] ┌───┬───┬───┐ ┌───┬───┐ ┌───┐ │ " │ ' │( │ │ è │ _ │ │ ç │ ┌───┬─┴─┬─┴─┬─┴─┬─┴─┬─┴─┬─┴─┬─┴─┬─┴─┬─┴─┐ │ a │ z │ e │ r │ t │ y │ u │ i │ o │ p │ ┌───┬───┐ ┌───┬───┬───┐ ┌───┬───┐ ┌───┐ │ q │ s │ │ f │ g │ h │ │ k │ l │ │ ù │ ┌─┴─┬─┴─┬─┴─┬─┴─┬─┴─┬─┴─┬─┴─┬─┴─┬─┴─┬─┴─┬─┴─┬─┘ │ < │ w │ x │ c │ v │ b │ n │ , │ ; │ : │ ! │ [═CHORD'S WINDOW═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════] Used keys:tab, shift+tab, arrows, esc 10 chords with 4 notes can be set you set the difference in half tone with the first note in right column, you set the number of used note. for using chord,just pressed Shift+F4 in Main window for selecting chord ,pressed ²,& [═ORDER'S WINDOW═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════] It's the pattern's restitution's order used keys: +,- arrows suppr: ins : space:neutralize current order . g :quit and go to pattern esc: [═RECORD════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════] If you pressed F10 in main window,the current pattern is going to be played. Just pressed the keyboard's keys to record your sequence Tracks are set at the end of recording you quit this mode as soon as you press a key different of keyboard's key and / , * [═FM INSTRUMENTS'S WINDOWS ════════════════════════════════════════════════] Used keys: +,-, arrows , tab , shift+tab : Next/pevious test voice. pgup,pgdown:Next/previous instrument Keyboard's key:test an instrument enter : load FMI esc you set the FM instruments's parameters you can set the instrument's name by clicking on this. if you set " several test voices " to "on" ,test's voice will be increase as soon as you press a keyboard's keys.So you can strike chord [═AWE32 SAMPLES'S EDITOR ═════════════════════════════════════════════════] Keys used :+,- arrows tab , shift+tab : next/previous test's voice. SUPPR:Delete sample from RAM pgup,pgdown:next/previous sample Keyboard's keys:test a sample F3:AWE32 instrument enter :load a wav file. ctrl+enter:load 16 bits file esc -LOAD A SOUND FILE *WAV files are automatically recognized but you should not load stereo or compacted sample. *the other sound files (snd,raw,voc,iff,smp...),can also be loaded Try to load them as 8 bits signed,unsigned,16 bits , test it by pressing on keyboard's keys ,as soon as sound is good ,you have found ! *internal samples can be loaded,those files have AIT extension,of course they don't use RAM.Their quality isn't very good . -SAVE A SOUND FILE: Every sample are saved as WAV files (even ROM samples ); -BEGIN,LOOP BEGIN ,END LOOP,loop on/off:I think you understand! BASE PITCH :for tuning samples advice: to tune 2 instruments ,you have to do them play the same notes,on 2 different tracks,modify their base pitch, as soon as it sounds good ,the instruments are tuned. -click on sample's name to set this. -TRIM USED PART: unused parts of sample will be cut from RAM -RESAMPLE 50% : sample will be resample at 50%,it will take less place in RAM but some quality will be lost Base pitch will be set ,so you will not hear tone's difference -Chorus,reverb and pan level are only test's value .click on this to modify -REINITIALIZE AWE32: sometime (rarely),awe32 sputters, you must reinitialize it. This does'nt do anything on samples. -REVERB,CHORUS : access to CHORUS AND REVERB Selection. -INSTRUMENT : access to instruments's window. [═AWE32 INSTRUMENTS'S EDITOR ════════════════════════════════════════════] Keys used +,- arrows tab , shift+tab : Next/previous test's voice. *,/:octave pgup,pgdown:Next/previous instrument Keyboard's keys:test an instrument F3:sample awe32 esc AWE32 instruments are AWE32 samples with a set of awe32 parameters. See the AWE32 manual to get more informations about the parameters -SAMPLE'S NUMBER:It's the instrument's sample.Several instruments can use the same sample.Per default,instrument 1 is assigned to sample 1 ,2 to 2,etc.. -OVERRIDE : When this parameter is one the envelope goes right to the sustain. -BOOLEAN PARAMETER Those parameters describe what the program must do with new notes. effect's column shows the effect which is similar to the parameter │ on │ off │effet ──────────┼───────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┼───── set lfo1 │lfo 1 starts each time │ lfo1 doesn't start │l10 ──────────┼───────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┼───── set lfo2 │lfo 2 starts each time │ lfo2 doesn't start │l01 ──────────┼───────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┼───── set filter│ Filter uses the instrument│ Filter uses track's │fxy │ 's filter value │ filter's value │ ──────────┼───────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┼───── set lfo1f │lfo1 pitch uses instrument │ Lfo1 uses track's value │mxy │'s value │ │ ──────────┼───────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┼───── set lfo2f │Lfo2 pitch uses instrument │ Lfo2 uses track's value │nxy │'s value │ │ ──────────┼───────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┼───── set panora│ uses instrument's pan │ uses track' s pan │sxy ──────────┼───────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┼───── set chorus│ Instrument's chorus │ track's chorus │gxy ──────────┼───────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────┼───── set reverb│ Instrument's reverb │ Track's reverb │hxy If you set "Several test's voices",voice will be increased each times you press a keyboard's keys.So you can test strike. Click on instrument's name to change it -INITIALIZE:Just set the instrument's parameters to default values -SAMPLE :Access to awe32 sample. -REVERB,CHORUS :access to CHORUS and REVERB selection. [═CUSTOMIZED CHORUS ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════] Used keys : +,- arrows esc -In this window,sound can be saturate,it is normal... -Internal chorus's parameters are written in gray ,as example -click on the name to change it [═CUSTOMIZED REVERB ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════] Used keys : +,- arrows esc -In this window,sound can be saturate,it is normal... -Internal reverb's parameters are written in gray ,as example -click on the name to change it [═REVERB-CHORUS SELECTION══════════════════════════════════════════════════] Used key : esc Click on the mouse button to select reverb and chorus Customized reverb and chorus,are the bottom's mouse buttons. Also watch the effect cxy [═AWE32 DRUM INSTRUMENTS════════════════════════════════════════════════════] used keys:+,- arrows tab , shift+tab : instrument/pitch Keyboard's keys : test the instrument assigned to the key esc Those instruments are very similar to channel 9 of midi. The principle is that drum instruments only use one pitch Each of 36 instruments are assigned to a note of 3 octaves EXAMPLE : Instrument 2 is assigned to key C 2 with the pitch 50000 If you send C 2 to a drum track ,the program will going to play the instrument 2 with the pitch 50000 The pitch is the value of the awe32 pitch's register 0==>65535 <=> 0==>176000 Hz [═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════] That's all folks Don't hesitate to click everywhere,to test the effects, Analyze the demonstration's modules ,they aren't very good but they are good example AST has been coded with tp7 90% on 386 sx 25 with 4 Mo 10% on p150 with 16Mo AWE32 with 2Mo TURTLE BEACH RIO daughter board *I was using Scream tracker 3 which is really a great tracker, it's why you can see that a lot of keys's combination are the same. *I started to code AST in august 95,i had an SB16 with a RIO daughter board,AST used only MIDI, after I implement FM synthesis. *in november 95,i bought the marvellous AWE32,but i had to wait mars 96 to get informations on awe32 programming, [═══════════════════════ REGISTER ═══════════════════════════] If you want to register AST, you can {send me some modules made with AST] or a good english version of this file {Nothing will enjoy me more than see that someone takes time to use AST] I don't ask you money , but you can send me money... ;-) I'm sorry but i still haven't got modem so here is my address BOUCHAND PATRICE LE BOURG 42990 st Georges en couzan FRANCE Please write me.... and join stamp if you want an answer 2 months since i code the first version, and nobody sends me an AST module BIG BIG thanks to -SERRES-VIVES Renaud -ANSTETT Denys -REY CONEJERO Carlos and all his friends { RUN THANKS.EXE ] if you are AWE32 coder,look at the file AWE_HELP.ME [══════════════════ MERCI ------ THANKS -----DANKE ══════════════════════════] ** GREAT,GREAT THANKS TO {CYGNUS-X1] FOR THE OMEGA PLAYER AND to {Vince VU a.k.a JUDGE DREDD] FOR THE UN-OFFICIAL AWE32 PROGRAMMING GUIDE I hope this help you to feed your ego (;-) **Thanks to {Bert Boer,Lada Kopecki,Cubic Team] for making player for AWE32, HELP ME TO AVOID THOSE CLICKS ! **Thanks to christian braut for the book " la norme midi " Arthur Burda and boris Bertelsons for "le superlivre de la SB" Mathias Rasch and " " " " " for "PC INTERDIT" [══════════════════════ WHERE CAN I FIND AST ?══════════════════════════════] LAST RELEASE OF AST IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON ACE BBS: +33-(0)145887548 requests: 2:320/305 (FIDO) 68:330/0 (DGi) 864:33/1 (GSN) [══════════════════════ SOUND CARD MANUFACTURER ════════════════════════════] If you want that AST use your new sound card ,send me one and a doc. I will try to do my best... ( let me dream...) [══════════════════════ NEXT RELEASE ════════════════════════════] I start to code a graphic version (640*480*256) of AST with 16 digital voices (32 bits interpolate software mixing), but i have to remove a lot of bugs. if i can get some informations about the SBK format ,maybe AST will load this format Nobody seems to be interested by a midi message editor,tell me if you are I have made a TP7 tpu for playing AST module ,if you are interested, you know what you have to do... { IF you have suggestions,or if you find bugs (really easy to find one !) please write me ( join a stamp if you want an answer] A BIENTOT, Patrice Bouchand a.k.a Cagliostro