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- Il Profesore and Bitmaster
- of
- ISTARI
- Proudly Presents
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- DIGI COMPOSER
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-
- HISTORY
- ÇThis program was originally called Noisetracker and was
- created by Mahoney and Kaktus on the Amiga. Later on a belgican
- guy called Dr Satan from F.A. converted the Noisetracker and
- created a ST-version. But the ST-version didn't include all the
- functions that the Amiga version had. Something had to be done. Il
- Profesore from ISTARI created DIGI COMPOSER; a modified and
- extended version of the ST Noistracker (see function details
- below). Digi Composer is public domain!!!
-
- ü
- ÇOriginal Amiga version: Mahoney & Kaktus
- ü
- ÇOriginal ST version:ü Ç Dr Satan/F.A.
- JM.HARVENGT
- 212 RUE DES CROIX
- 7310 JEMAPPES
- BELGIUM
-
- Mod. and ext. ST vers.: Il Profesore
- SVEN KARLSSON
- RYD NYKYRKA
- S-591 97 MOTALA
- SWEDEN
- ü
- NOTE: Send donations such as money,cars,expensive italian clothes
- and shoes,bungalows,Krell ampfilers,NEXT computers,life-long
- supplies of CDs LPs Maxisingles and Singles and Disks,1 Gigibytes
- HDs,money for plasic surgery,small castles all around the
- world,Nobelprizes or suggestions or bug reports to the adresses
- above. (Bugs and suggestions should be sent to Sven Karlsson)
-
- üDIGITAL MUSIC TECHNIQUE
- Ç
- Hello fans! Well.. Let's us just be modest. Bitmaster wanted me
- to write something about Digi Sound. So here we go:
-
- TO PITCH OR NOT TO PITCH THAT'S THE QUESTION
-
- To play a sample at different pitch (to pitch it) is very much
- the same as variating the frequency of any periodic wave such as
- the sinus wave: the faster you "move" trough the wave the higher
- the pitch becomes. This is simply done by adding a constant to a
- pointer which points to the sample and looking for the end of the
- sample. The adding can be done in many different ways but it
- would be too boring to read if write about everyone of them so I
- don't write about any of them.
-
- Pump up the volume!
-
- Yep a digi sound tune becomes much more amazing if you are using
- volume control or VELOCITY CONTROL. This is not very hard to do:
- just adress a multiplication table using the sample data as a
- pointer!
-
- Add it upp!
-
- In the end the channels are added together and played. That's it.
-
- This tiny text is not ment to be understood but I hope some of
- you out there have understood.
- ü
-
- DIGI COMPOSER FEATURES
-
- Ç- Up to 31 samples
- - Three different replay frequencüy Çmodesü
- - ÇThree different replay modes: ST , ST stereo and STE
- stereo
- ü - ÇEight different replay frequences:
- ST Low: 10.24 kHzü
- ÇST Mid: 12.54 KHz
- ST High: 16.61 kHz
- ST Stereo low: 8.90 kHz
- ST Stereo Mid: 11.59 kHz
- STE Low: 10.97 kHz
- STE Mid: 14.29 kHz
- STE High: 17.55 kHzü
- Ç -Totaly compatible with the mostly used Amiga-Tracker:
- Protracker by Amiga Freelancers.
- ü -ÇOverscan
- -TT support
- -Timer controlled playroutine. You don't have to bother about the
- 50/60Hz problems anymore!
- ü -ÇImproved sampler option
- -Faster replayroutine NOTE: These are not my fastest routines.
- Ç These routines are rather slow.
- ü -ÇImproved File selectorü
- Ç-Improved Pattern Editorü
- -ÇAnd a lot more which you will discover if you read on and
- play around for a while..
- ü
- LAZY USER
- ÇLook in Digi Composer HELP area if you want to get started
- quickly!
-
-
- üREFERENCE AND EXAMPLES
-
- ÇHere is a list of all functions and commands that can be used in
- Digi Composer. To make this program easy to use and understand,
- all facts in this manual are shown with examples and notes.
- PRINT THIS TEXT!!! It's much easer to work with Digi
- Composer if you have this manual beside you. If you don't own a
- printer, use your printer-owning pal (and let him pay for the
- paper). Well, the masterminds out there can maybe learn this
- manual by heart.
- ü
- MARKS & NOTESÇ are...marks and notes.ü ÇBIG unbolded words (or (see
- ???)) means that you can look them up. The ([???]) among the
- screen functions means that the function can be performed with a
- key.
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------ü--Ç
- ü
- SCREEN FUNCTIONSÇ are all the buttons that you can click to change
- parameters, modes etc. Also included in the screen functions
- ((conception are different kinds of status frames.
- ü
- KEY FUNCTIONS Çare all the keys that you can press to change
- parameters, modes etc. Some SCREEN FUNCTIONS are also available
- on some keys. A great deal of the key functions are conducted to
- the EDIT FUNCTION.
-
- üCOMMANDS Çis a way to create effects as echo, vibrato etc. You
- simply type the command code on a note and the desired
- (necessary) value and there you are...
-
- üMODES Çare made so that you only can preform certain actions in
- respective modes. There are three exeptions (see L,M & H).
-
- üNORMAL MODESÇ (play, pattern, stop): In thoose modes, you can
- only lissten and stop your modul.
-
- üEDIT MODE Ç(edit!) : In this mode, you can enter notes and
- commands.
-
- üRECORD MODE Ç(record!) : In this mode, you can enter notes in
- real time while the pattern is runing. You can only record one
- pattern at a time.
- Ç
- üFIELDS Çappears in two form: SONGNAME and SAMPLE.
-
- üSONGNAMEÇ : If you load a module the module name should be
- displayed in this field. If you have created a own module you
- should enter the module name here.
-
- ü SAMPLE Ç: If you load a sample the sample name should be
- displayed in this field. If you have modified a sample (whith the
- SAMPLE functions) you should enter a new name here.
- ü
- TIMER Çis a...timer. It's really nice to see how long a song is,
- or?
- While the timer is running:
-
- üLEFT MOUSE BUTTONÇ : toggles the timer start/stop.
-
- üRIGHT MOUSE BUTTONÇ : toggles the timer interval/continue.
- ü
- ÇWhen the timer is stopped:
-
- üRIGHT MOUSE BUTTONÇ : zeros the timer.
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------ü--
-
- RIGHT MOUSE BUTTONÇ (in general): Click the up and down arrows
- and hold the button to rewind.
- ü
- "COLORED" FRAMEÇ: To make it clear which function that is
- choosen.ü
-
- "COLORED" ARROWÇ: To mark that a function is used.
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------ü--
- SCREEN FUNTIONS
- Ç--------------------------------------------------------------ü--
-
- POSITION 00 U DÇ
- Name Steps Up/Down arrows
-
- Position is the order of the patterns in the melody. ü
-
- PATTERN 00 U D
- Ç Name Steps Up/Down arrows (ü[INSERT]Ç/ü[CLR HOME]Ç)
-
- Pattern is a melody string containing 4 channels and during about
- 4 bars. A melody is built up of different bars.
- ü
- LENGHT 00 U D
- Ç Name Steps Up/Down arrows
-
- Length is the number of positions in the melody (added with 1).
- ü
- RESTART 00 U D
- ü ÇName Steps Up/Down arrows
-
- Restart: you can set a position from which you want to restart
- after reaching the melody end. (Ex. neverending refrain, start
- all over again). ü
- Ç----------------------------------------------------------------
- üSAMPLE 00 U D
- ÇName Steps Up/Down arrows (ü[+]Ç/ü[-]Ç)
-
- Sample is the "memory sample libary". You can load samples into
- the memory using the LOAD SAMPLE function (see DISK). The
- so called libary is your orchestra which contain samples, that
- are instruments. Simply change instruments with the arrows.
-
- üFINETUNE 00 U D
- ÇName Steps Up/Down arrows
-
- Finetune let you tune the instument (sample).
-
- üVELOCITY 00 U D
- Ç Name Steps Up/Down arrows
-
- Velocity controls the volyme on the instrument. Set the volyme
- with the arrows. The V must be darked before this function would
- make effect (see V).
-
- üLENGHT 0000 U D
- Ç Name Steps Up/Down arrows
-
- Lenght is the lenght of the instrument. You can change the lenght
- with the arrows (ex. take away noise and clicks).
-
- üREPEAT 0000 U D
- ÇName Steps Up/Down arrows
-
- Repeat will repeat from the number of steps that is adjusted.
-
- üREPLEN 0000 U D
- Ç Name Steps Up/Down arrows
-
- Replen is a function which allows you to set the lenght of a
- loop. (Ex. try changing replen value to make
- a "good" loop).
-
- ---------------------------------------------------------------ü
-
- 1
- ÇNumber
-
- 1: stands for channel number one (from right to left). A left click
- toggles between ON/OFF (darked/lighted). This on/off is simply
- volume which is turned on or off all commands and noted are
- executed/played. If you "right-click" the number will disappear
- and all functions , notes etc are NOT played
- Ç
- ü2
- ÇNumber
-
- 2: stands for channel number two. A click toggles between
- ON/OFF. See above ...
-
- ü3
- ÇNumber
-
- 3: stands for channel number three. A click toggles between
- ON/OFF. See ab..
-
- ü4
- ÇNumber
-
- 4: stands for channel number four. A click toggles between
- ON/OFF. See ...
-
- üV
- ÇName
-
- The V stands for velocity. This function confirm to the command
- for velocity in a module. ü
-
- AÇ
- Name
-
- The A stands for amplify. Pump up the volume!
-
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
- ü
- PLAY
- ÇName
-
- Play starts playing from the chosen position (respective
- pattern) to the very end. You choose position with the POSITION
- function. Mousepointer turns yellow.
-
- üPATTERN
- ÇName
-
- Pattern plays a single pattern (the one choosen) or a block which
- is defined with the BLOCK function. Mousepointer turns yellow.
-
- üEDIT Ç(ü[SPACE]Ç)ü
- ÇName
-
- Edit let you create a pattern (score) with the different keys
- which grasps 3 octaves (see KEYBOARD). You can change
- instrument as many times you like in each channel. Mousepointer
- turns blue.
-
- üRECORD
- ÇName
-
- Record records your bashing within the 2 octaves. The recording
- is in real time and only one pattern at a time can be recorded.
- Mousepointer turns blue.
-
- üTEMPO 06
- ÇName Value
-
- Tempo is setting the speed of the song. The standard value is: 06
- (ca. 124bpm) Change value with mouse buttons: left=faster,
- right=slower.
-
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
- ü
- STOP ([SPACE])
- ÇName
-
- Stop interrupt using PLAY or PATTERN. Mousepointer turns white.
-
- üDISK OP.
- ÇName
-
- When clicking the DISK button a number of buttons will appear.
- These buttons are different kind of disk options.
- Double click on a button and DigiComposer will change
- directory (you must of course check that you have inserted a new
- disk).
-
- üINVERTED TEXTÇ: Elucidate which file that is choosen from
- the directory.
-
- üL SAMPLE
- Ç Name
-
- Load sample loads a sample to the memory. Choose a destination in
- memory by the SAMPLE function (clicking the arrows). (Ex. set
- sample number 3, then use LOAD SAMPLE and you will for ex. have a
- "stringsound" as instrument (sample) number 3).
-
- üS SAMPLEÇ
- Name
-
- Save sample saves the instrument (sample) with the name standing
- in the SAMPLE FIELD and automatic put .SPL or .AMI ,according to
- what sample type is chosen,(Se prefs) as extension. If you
- want to change the name of the sample click in the SAMPLE FIELD.
-
- üFREE
- ÇName
-
- Free displays the free space on the current disk.
-
- üLÇ üMODULEÇ
- Ç Name
-
- Loads a module into memory. A module is a melody,song or
- whatever you would like to call it, that is a complete work.
-
- üS MODULE
- Ç Name
-
- Save module on disk. Saves your complete work: patterns and
- respective positions, used samples (even the manipulated).
- Modules takes plenty of diskspace much because the samples data.
-
- üFORMAT S
- Ç Name
-
- Format single sided. Formats a disk with 80 tracks and 9 sectors.
-
- üFORMAT D
- Ç Name
-
- Format dubble sided. Formats a disk with 80 tracks and 9 sectors.
-
- üDIR:
- ÇName
-
- Directory. Showing the active drive, paths...
-
- üSAMPLER
- ÇName
-
- When clicking the SAMPLER button a number of buttons will appear.
- These buttons are different kind of sampler options.ü
-
- WINDOW OP.
- ÇName
-
- When clicking on this button two additional buttons would occur:
-
- üNORMAL SCOPEÇ : This is the "normal" state. You can see the
- current samples appearances.
- ü
- TWIN SCOPE Ç: This is the "loop" state.ü ÇIf you look at
- the left part, you would see the beginingü-Çend of the sampleü Çand if
- you look at the right part, you would see the end-begining of the
- sample. This is a visuall way to conform a good loop.
-
- üZEROP.FIN.
- ÇName
-
- This is a zeropoint-finder! When clicking on this button two
- additional buttons will occur:
-
- üREPEATÇ :
- RIGHT BUTTON: Searching for a zeropoint upwards in the
- Çsample (from a lower to a higher address).
- LEFT BUTTON: Searching for a zeropint downwards in the
- sample (from a higher to a lower address).
-
- When the zeropoint-finder have reached the end (or beginning) of
- a sample you can stop clicking because it's no use! Look how
- the repeat value change in the valuefield of REPEAT. You can, of
- course, click the arrows to step up and down.
-
- üREPLENÇ
- RIGHT BUTTON: Searching for a zeropoint for a loop
- upwards in the sample (from a lower to a higher address).
- LEFT BUTTON: Searching for a zeropint for a loop
- downwards in the sample (from a higher to a lower address).
-
- When the zeropoint-finder have reached the end (or beginning) of
- a sample you can stop clicking because it's no use! Look how
- the replen value change in the valuefield of REPLEN. You can, of
- course, click the arrows to step up and down.
-
- üNOTEÇ: Use zeropoint-finder in addition to the TWIN SCOPE.
-
- üTRANS
- ÇName
-
- When clicking on this button two additional buttons will occur:
-
- üOCTAVE UPÇ: transpose the sample one octave up.ü
- Ç
- üOCTAVE DOWNÇ: transpose the sample one octave down.
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
- üVOLUME
- ÇName
-
- With this strange function you can lower the sample volume!
- The thought behind this function is that it's somethimes
- nessasary to syncron diffrent samples volumes (because of not
- having to adjust the volumes every time you would like to use in
- a new module).
-
- Simply adjust the samples volume with the arrows which
- affect VELOCITY and the press VOLUME.
-
- ex. flutesnd: velocity 40 (hex), which you adjust to:
- flutesnd: velocity 20 (hex), click volume, adjust to:
- flutesnd: velocity 40 (hex), which now should have the 20
- (hex) volume. ü
- Ç
- üFADE
- ÇName
-
- When clicking on this button two additional buttons will occur:ü
- Ç
- üFADE INÇ: doesn't you have any tiny ideé what could happend?
- Ç
- üFADE OUTÇ: if you have, you must be a experienced hacker!
-
- üCOPY
- ÇName
-
- If you would like to take a copy of the current sample, which
- you're going to manipulate. Enter destination.
-
- üREVERSE
- ÇName
-
- Again a function that's incredible hard to say anything about,
- but I can say: Hi! (better now?).
- ü
- PREFS
- ÇName
-
- When you click on this button a preference menu will occur.
- There are three menus with different kind of settings, which
- after fitting your wishes, should be saved. DigiComposer would
- from now on load a DIGICOMP.INF file, when you start the program.
-
- ü ÇChange default settings by clicking or editing.
- ü
- PREFSÇ: A:\ _ _ _ _ _ (Drive and path/s were DC will save the
- DIGICOMP.INF file.
-
- NOTE:The DIGICOMP.INF file must be located in the very same
- directory as DC or it won't be loaded!
-
- üMODULESÇ: A:\ _ _ _ _ _ (Drive and path/s were DC will look for
- modules.
-
- üSAMPLESÇ: A:\ _ _ _ _ _ (Drive and path/s were DC will look for
- samples.
-
- üPALETTÇ: MONO (MONO or COLOUR (see [ALTERNATE])
-
- üDEFAULT MODEÇ: MEDIUM (Low, medium or high (see [L],[M] & [H]))
-
- üOVERSCANÇ: OFF (Ovescan on/off (see [O]))
-
- üSTE MODEÇ: OFF (STE mode ON/OFF)
-
- üSTEREO MODEÇ: ON ("Amiga-stereo" mode (not panorerad stereo))
-
- üVELOCITY ASÇ: HEX (Are you a programmer or not?)
- see H/D!
-
- üST. OUTPUTÇ: YM2149/PROSOUND (Stereo output)
-
- üMONO OUTPUTÇ: YM2149
-
- üINPUTÇ: ST_REPLAY (.SPL samples or Amiga(.AMI) samples)
-
-
- üUP DOWN MAIN VOLUMEÇ: 0 (Software volyme control)
- ü
- UP DOWN LEFT CH. VOLÇ: 0
- ü
- UP DOWN RIGHT CH. VÇ: 0
-
- üUP DOWN TREBLE LEVELÇ: 0 (Software treble control)
-
- üUP DOWN BASS LEVELÇ: 0 (Software bass control)
-
-
- ü** NEXT PREFERENCES ** Ç(Guess what?!)
- ü ** SAVE PREFERENCES ** Ç(Guess?!)
- ü** EXIT PREFERENCES **Ç (G...)
-
- üTRANS 00
- ÇName Value
-
- This function is quite useless, but it's fun. Change value with
- mouse buttons: left=higher, right=lower.
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------- ü
-
- CLEAR
- ÇName
-
- When clicking the SAMPLER button a number of buttons will appear.
- These buttons are three diffrent ways to destroy your work!
- ü
- CLR ALL
- Ç Name
-
- Clear all clears everything in memory. Patterns and samples, all
- will be cleared. This is a sort of "new" function. Remember to
- save your work before using this function (see DISK).
- ü
- CLR PATS
- Ç Name ü
- Ç
- Clear Patterns clears all the patterns in memory, but the
- "sample libary" will still be there. This is a sort of "I'm not
- satisfied" function. Remember to save your work just in case you
- regret (see DISK).
-
- üCLR INST
- ÇName
-
- Clear all samples in memory. Your whole "sample libary" will be
- lost. Remeber to save your work just in case you regret (see
- DISK) (You maybe had edited the samples with the SAMPLER).
-
- üHELP Ç(ü[HELP]Ç)ü
- ÇName
-
- HELP! This is a integrated helptext which contain a so called
- "get started" and short references.
-
- üABOUT
- ÇName
-
- Well, this one is really nice! Don't you agree. Painting the
- logos was a piece of cake compared to writing this manual!
-
- üQUANT 01
- ÇName Value
-
- This function defines how many lines you wish to go down, when
- you work in EDIT MODE, after you have placed a note or a command.
- Change value with mouse buttons: left=bigger steps, right=smaller
- steps.
-
- üCOPY 01
- ÇName Value
-
- The nummer of copies you wish to make of a defiend block (one or
- four channel (see FUNCTION KEYS)). Change value with mouse
- buttons: left=more, right=less steps.
-
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
- ü
- H/D
- ÇName
-
- Hexadecimal/Decimal. Choose which number base you want to display
- VELOCITY with.
-
- NOTE: The standard is hexadecimal however there are some strange
- modules where the velocity is decimal. This feature was
- built in to support those too. It is adviceable to use
- Hexadecimal!
-
- üE
- ÇName
-
- Extended. SixTeen Extended (STE). If you own that kind of Atari,
- be happy. It really sounds C(ruel!!!).
-
- üO Ç(ü[.]Ç)ü
- ÇName
-
- Overscan. Why bother about the low border? This function was
- created to make it easier to edit (see L).
-
- üOO Ç(ü[UNDO]Ç)ü
- ÇSymbol
- Ç
- Stereosymbol. The stereo can be heard on normal STs if you
- connect a sampler with output you can hear one channel through
- the cartridge and one through the monitor. See in preferences
- which cartridges DC supports. Or if you own... (shut up!)
-
- Il Profesore's NOTE: After the DC had been packed I found that I
- had written MT 16 instead of MV 16. Ehhmmm... But I was too lazy
- to pack it one more time.
-
- üL Ç(ü[(]Ç)ü
- ÇName
-
- Low. This is the low replay frequency (see DIGI COMPOSER
- FEATURES). The Overscan function only works in this mode.
-
- üM Ç(ü[)]Ç)ü
- ÇName
-
- Medium. This is the medium replay frequency. It starts sounding a
- little bit better now!
-
- üH Ç(ü[/]Ç)ü
- ÇName
-
- High. This is the high replay frequency. It sounds marvellous!!!
- (I don't want to to think about how much processor time there is
- left. Even the graphics ("peak" & osci) are removed just to push
- the replay frequency to a maximum).
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------ü--Ç
- üKEY FUNCTIONS
- Ç--------------------------------------------------------------ü--Ç
- ü
- THREE-OCTAVE-KEYBOARD
- ÇName
-
- Below are the "playable" keys showed. They are organized in the
- "piano style" with "white keys" and "black keys" (ordinary tunes:
- C,D,E,F,G,A,B respective highed and lowered tunes:
- C#,D#,F#,G#,A#).
- The cursor must be on the NOTE POSITION to accept a note!
-
- 2 3 5 6 7 9 0 = `
- Q W E R T Y U I O P [ ]
-
- S D G H J L ;
- Z X C V B N M , . /
- ü
- REMEBERÇ. You must be in EDIT or RECORD MODE to enter notes.
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------ü--Ç
- üFUNKTION KEYS
- Ç--------------------------------------------------------------ü--Ç
- ü
- F1
- ÇName
-
- Chooses two low octaves.
-
- üF2
- ÇName
-
- Chooses two high octaves.
-
- üF3
- ÇName
-
- Define a block start (from cursor position in a channel).
-
- üF4
- ÇName
-
- Define a block end (from cursor position in a channel).
-
- üF5
- ÇName
-
- Define a whole pattern block (Hex: 00-3F, Dec: 00-64).
-
- üF6
- ÇName
-
- Undefine a block. The blockmarks will be reseted.
-
- üF7
- ÇName
-
- Copy block as four channels, that is all four channels will
- automatically be "blocked" (from "block start" to "block end".
- The block will be pasted at the cursor position whithin any
- channel.
-
- üF8
- ÇName
-
- Delete block as four channels, that is that all four channels
- will automatically be "blocked" (from "block start" to "block
- end" and deleted.
-
- üF9
- ÇName
-
- Copy block as one channel. The block will be pasted at the cursor
- position whithin the channel.
-
- üF10
- ÇName
- Ç
- Delete block as one channel.
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------ü--Ç
- üEDIT MODE ACTIONS
- Ç--------------------------------------------------------------ü--Ç
-
- ü[TAB]
- ÇName
-
- Delete note and instrument number.
-
- ü[RETURN]
- ÇName
-
- Delete note and instrument number and command.
-
- ü[DELETE]
- ÇName
-
- Delete a whole line. Everything is gone...be sure of what key you
- are going to press : return or delete!
- --------------------------------------------------------------ü--Ç
- üOTHER FUNCTIONKEYS ON THE KEYBORDÇ
- --------------------------------------------------------------ü--Ç
- ü[ALTERNATE]
- Ç Name
-
- Toggle beetwen scope and equalizer. The mentioned graphics are'nt
- avaible in the dreaded High mode.
-
- ü[CAPSLOCK]
- ÇName
-
- Change colours.
-
- MONO: This is the monitor palette (grey) made for the
- "SCART-people".
-
- COLOUR: This is the TV palette (brown?) made for the "RF-
- people", which means that they can't afford a monitor or that
- they are too gready. The brown colours should be easyer to watch
- if you have a TV.
-
- ü[HELP]
- ÇName
-
- Help! I'm lost. The built in help-area should be a quick
- reference guide and a support for weak minds. The lazy user
- should find a "get-started".
-
- ü[UNDO]
- ÇName
-
- ÇToggle between stereo mode on/offü Ç(doesnt't take affect in High)ü.
-
- [SPACE]
- Ç Name
-
- Toggle between STOP and EDIT MODE.
-
- ü[INSERT]
- ÇName
-
- To step one position down.
-
- ü[CLR HOME]
- ÇName
-
- To step one position up.
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------ü--Ç
- üKEYFUNCTIONS ON THE KEYPAD
- Ç--------------------------------------------------------------ü--Ç
- ü
- [(]
- ÇName
-
- Low replay frequency. Overscan works only in this mode.
-
- ü[)]
- ÇName
-
- Medium replay frequency.
-
- ü[/]
- ÇName
- ü
- ÇHigh replay frequency.
-
- ü[*]
- ÇNameü
-
- ÇJump to the start of the previous pattern.
-
- ü[7]
- ÇName
- ü
- ÇThe "status scroller" will stop scrolling and display SONGNAME
- and the timer.
-
- ü[8]
- ÇName
-
- The "status scroller" will stop scrolling and display STATUS
- (block) and FREE (memory).
-
- ü[9]
- ÇName
-
- The "status scroller" will stop scrolling and display DISK
- STATUS.
-
- ü[-]
- ÇName
- ü
- ÇTo step down SAMPLE.
-
- ü[+]
- ÇName
- ü
- ÇTo step up SAMPLE.
-
- ü[6]
- ÇName
-
- Start "status scrolling".
-
- ü[5]
- ÇName
-
- Stop "status scrolling" at the current point.
-
- ü[4]
- ÇName
-
- Jump to P4 ((within) Pattern position four): 63.
-
- ü[3]
- ÇName
-
- Jump to P3 ((within) Pattern position three): 48.
-
- ü[2]
- ÇName
-
- Jump to P2 ((within) Pattern position two): 32.
-
- ü[1]
- ÇName
-
- Jump to P1 ((within)) Pattern position one): 16.
-
- ü[0]
- ÇName
-
- Jump to P0 ((within) Pattern position null): 00.
-
- ü[.]
- ÇName
-
- Toggle overscan on/off. In low replay frequency only.
- Ç
- ü[ENTER]
- ÇName
-
- Toggle between SONGNAME and SAMPLE (see FIELDS).
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------ü--Ç
- üCOMMANDS
- Ç----------------------------------------------------------------
-
- üEDIT FORMATÇ:
- C#1 5 C 3 0
- / / | |_|
- / / | Command info
- / / Command
- / Inst.nr.
- Note to be
- played.
-
- üNote...Ç: A ordinary note that's created by that peron who have
- used that sample.
-
- üInstr.nrÇ: This is the number of that sample in that module.
-
- üCommandÇ: This letter or number tells DigiComposer what effect
- you'll like to deal withü Ç(see EFFECT COMMADS).
-
- üCom.infoÇ: This byte should cointain the additional information
- for the used command.
-
-
- üEFFECT COMMANDSÇ:
-
- Effect commands on DigiComposer should be compatible with all the
- other trackers.
-
- 0 - None/Arpeggio 8 - * NOT USED *
- 1 - Portamento Up 9 - SampleOffset
- 2 - Portamento Down A - VolumeSlide
- 3 - TonePortamento B - PositionJump
- 4 - Vibrato C - Set Volume
- 5 - ToneP + VolSlide D - PatternBreak
- 6 - Vibra + Volslide E - Misc.Cmds
- 7 - Tremolo F - Set Speed
-
- E - COMMANDS
-
- The E command has been altered to contain more commands than one.
-
- E0 - Filter On/Off E8 - *NOT USED*
- E1 - Fineslide Up E9 - Retrig Note
- E2 - Fineslide Down EA - FineVol Up
- E3 - Glissando Control EB - FineVol Down
- E4 - Vibrato Control EC - NoteDut
- ÇE5 - Set Finetune ED - NoteDelay
- E6 - Patternloop EE - PatternDelay
- E7 - Tremolo Control EF - Funk Repeat
-
-
- üCmd 0. Arpeggio (Range:#0-#F/#0-#F)Ç
-
- Usage: #0 + 1st halfnote add
- + 2nd halfnote add
-
- Arpeggio is used to simulate chords. this is done by rapidly
- changing the pitch between 3(or 2) different notes. It sounds
- very noisy and grainy on most samples, but OK om monotone ones.
-
- Example: C-300047 C-mayor chord:
- (C+E+g or C+4+7 halfnotes)
- C-300037 C-minor chord:
- (C+D#+G or C+3+7 halfnotes)
-
- üCmd 1. Portamento up (Speed:#00-#FF)Ç
-
- Usage: #2 + portamento speed
- Portamento up will simply slide the sample pitch up. You can NOT
- slide higher than B-3! (Period 113)
-
- Example: C-300103 1 is the command, 3 ist the portamentospeed
- NOTE: The portamento will be called as many times as the
- speed of the song. this means that you'll sometims have
- trouble sliding accurately. If you change the speed
- without changing the sliderates, it will sound bad...
-
- üCmd 2. Portamento down (Speed;#00-FF)Ç
-
- Usage; #2 + portamento speed
-
- Just command 1 except that this one slides the pitch down
- instead. (Adds to the period). You can NOT slide lower than C-1!
- (Period 856)
-
- Example: C-300203 2 is the command, 3 is the portamentospeed.
-
- üCmd 3. Tone-Portamento (Speed:#00-FF)Ç
-
- Usage: Dest-note +#3+slidespeed
-
- This command will automatically slide from the old note to the
- new one. you don't have to worry about which direction to slide,
- you need only to set the slide speed. To keep on sliding just
- select the command #3 + 00
-
- Example: A-200000 First play a note
- C-300305 C-3 ist the note to slide to,
- 3 is the command and 5 the speed
-
- üCmd 4. Vibrato (Rate:#0-#F, Depth:#0-#F)Ç
-
- Usage: #4 + vibratorate + vibratodepth
-
- Example: C-300481 4 is the command, 8 is the speed of the
- vibrato and 1 is the depth of the vibrato
-
- To keep on vibrating just select the command $ + 00. To change
- the vibrato, you can alter the rate, depth or both. Use command
- E4- to change the vibrato-waveform.
-
- üCmd 5. ToneP + Volsl (Speed:#0-#F/#0-#F) Ç
-
- Usage: #5 + upspeed + downspeed
-
- This command will continue the current toneportamento and slide
- the volume at the same time. Stolen from NT2.0
-
- Example: C-300505 5 is the speed to turn the volume down
- C-300640 4 is the speed to slide it up
-
- üCmd 7. #7 + tremolorate + tremolodepthÇ
-
- Tremolo vibrates the volume
-
- Example: C-300794 7 is the command, 9 is the speed of the
- tremolo and 4 is the depth of the tremolo
-
- To keep on tremoling just select the vommand #7 + 00. To change
- the tremolo you can alter the rate, depth or both. Use command
- E7- to change the tremolo-waveform.
-
- üCmd 9. Set SampleOffset (Offs:00-#FF)Ç
-
- Usage: #9 + SampleOffset
-
- This command will play from a chosen position in the sample and
- not from the beginning. The two numbers equal the two first
- numbers in the length of the sample. Handy for speech-samples.
-
- Example: C-300923 Play sample from offset #2300.
-
- üCmd A. Volumeslide (Speed:#0-#F/#0-#F)Ç
-
- Usage: #A + upspeed + downspeed
-
- Example: C-300A05 5 is the speed to turn the volume down
- C-300A40 4 is the speed to slide it up
-
- NOTE: The slide will be called as many times as the speed of
- the song. The slower the song, the more the volume will
- be changed on each note.
-
- üCmd B. Position-jump (Pos:#00-#7F)Ç
- Ç
- Usage: #B + position to continue at
-
- Example: C-300B01 B is the command, 1 is the position to
- restart the song at.
-
- This command will also perform a pattern-break (see below) You
- can use this connand instead of restarting as on noisetracker.
-
- üCmd C. Set volume (Volume:#00-#40)Ç
-
- Usage: #C + new volume
-
- Well. this old familiar command will set the current volume to
- your own selected. the highest volume is #40. All volumes are
- represented in hex.
-
- Example: C-300C10 C is the command, 10 is the volume
- (16 decimal).
-
- üCmd D. Pattern-break (Pattern-pos:00-63, decimal)Ç
-
- Usage: #D + pattern-position
-
- This Command just jumps to the next songposition and continues
- play from the patternposition you specify.
-
- Example: C-300D00 Jump to the next songposition and continue
- play from patternpositon 00.
- Or: C-300D32 Jump to the next songposition and continue
- play from patternposition 32 instead
-
-
- üCmd E0. Set filter (Range:#0-#1)Ç
-
- Not available.
-
- üCmd E1. Fineslide up (Range:#0-#F)Ç
-
- Usage: #E1 + value
-
- This command works just like the normal portamento up, except
- that it only slides up once. It does not continue sliding during
- the length of the note.
-
- Example: C-300E11 Slide up 1 at the beginning of the note
- (Great for creating chorus effects)
-
- üCmd E2. Fineslide down (Range:#0-#F)Ç
-
- Usage: #E2 + value
-
- This command works just like the normal portamento down, except
- that it only slides down once. It does not continue sliding
- Çduring the length of the note.
-
- Example: C-300E26 Slide up 6 at the beginning of the note
-
- üCmd E3. Glissando-Control (Range:#0-#1)Ç
-
- Usage: #E3 + Glissando-Status
-
- Glissando must be used with the toneportamento command. When
- glissando is activated, toneportamento will slide a halfnote at a
- time, instead of a straight slide.
-
- Example: C-300E31 Turn Glissando on
- C-300E00 Turn Glissando off
-
- üCmd E4. Set vibrato waveform (Range:#0-#3)Ç
-
- Usage: #E4 + vibrato-waveform
-
- Example: C-300E40 Set sine (default)
- E44 Don't retrig WF
- C-300E41 Set Ramp Down
- E45 Don't retrig WF
- C-300E42 Set Squarewave
- E46 Don't retrig WF
- C-300E43 Set Random
- E47 Don't retrig WF
-
- üCmd E5. Set finetune (Range:#0-#F)Ç
-
- Usage: #E5 + finetune-value
-
- Example: C-300E51 Set finetune to 1
-
- Use these tables to figure out the finetune
- value.
-
- Finetune: +7 +6 +5 +4 +3 +2 +1 0
- Value: 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
-
- Finetune: -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8
- Value: F E D C B A 9 8
-
- 0 436.4 Hz -1 432.1 Hz
- 1 439.0 Hz -2 429.6 Hz
- 2 441.6 Hz -3 426.3 Hz
- 3 445.1 Hz -4 423.1 Hz
- 4 447.8 Hz -5 419.9 Hz
- 5 451.5 Hz -6 416.7 Hz
- 6 455.2 Hz -7 414.4 Hz
- 7 457.0 Hz -8 412.0 Hz
- ü
- Cmd E6. PatternLoop (Loops:#0-#F)Ç
-
- ÇUsage: #E6 + number of loops
-
- This command will loop a part of a pattern.
-
- Example: C-300E60 Set loopstart.
- C-300E63 Jump to loop 3 times before playing on.
-
- üCmd E7. Set tremolo waveform (Range:#0-#3)Ç
-
- Usage: #E7 + tremolo waveform
-
- Example: C-300E70 Set sine (default)
- E74 Don't retrig WF
- C-300E71 Set Ramp Down
- E75 Don't retrig WF
- C-300E72 Set Squarewave
- E76 Dont regrig WF
- C-300E73 Set Random
- E77 Don't retrig WF
-
- üCmd 9. Retrig note (Value:#0-#F)Ç
-
- Usage: #E9 + tick to retrig note at.
-
- This command will retrig the same note before playing the next.
- Where to retrig depends on the speed of the song. If you retrig
- with 1 in speed 6, that note will be trigged 6 times in one note
- slot. retrig on hi-hats!
-
- Example: C-300F06 Set speed to 6.
- C-300E93 Retrig at tick 3 out of 6.
-
- üCmd EA. FineVolsl uip (Range:#0-#F)Ç
-
- Usage: #EA + value
-
- This connad works just like the normal volumeslide up, except
- that it only slides up once. It does not continue sliding during
- the length of the note.
-
- Example: C-300EA3 Slide volume up 1 at the beginning of the
- note.
-
- üCmd EB. FineVolsl down (Range:#0-#F)Ç
-
- Usage: #EB + value
-
- This command works just lika the normal volumeslide down, except
- that it only slides down once. It does not continue sliding
- during the length of the note.
-
- Example: C-300EB6 Slide volume down 6 at the beginning of the
- note.
-
- üCmd EC. Cut note (Value:#0-#F)Ç
-
- Usage: #EC + Tick to Cut note at.
-
- This command will cut the note at the selected tick, creating
- extremely short notes.
-
- Example: C-300F06 Set speed to 6
- C-300EC3 Play note at tick 3 out of 6.
-
- Note that the note is not really cut, the volume is just turned
- down.
-
- üCmd ED. NoreDelay (Value:#0-#F)Ç
-
- Usage: #EdC + ticks to delay note
-
- This command will delay the note to the selected tick.
-
- Example: C-300F06 Set speed to 6.
- C-300ED3 Play note at tick out of 6.
-
- üCmd EE. PatternDelay (Notes:#0-#F)Ç
-
- Usage: #EE + notes to delay pattern.
-
- This command will delay the pattern the selected numbers of
- notes.
-
- Example: C-300EE8 Delay pattern 8 notes before playing on.
-
- All other effects are still active when the pattern is being
- delayed.
-
- üCmd EF. Funk Repeat (Speed:#0-#F)Ç
-
- Usage: #EF + funkspeed
-
- This command will need a short loop (#10,20,40,80 etc bytes)
- to work. It will move the loop through the whole length of the
- sample. Sounds like shit really, but who cares?
-
- Example: c-300EF8 Set funkspeed to 8
-
- To turn off the funking, set the speed to 0
-
- üCmd F. Set speed (Speed:#00-#FF)Ç
-
- Usage: #F + speed
-
- This command will set the speed of the song. The lower the
- number, the higer the speed. 1 = fastest, FF= slowest. The
- default speed is 6. This will be set every time you load or clear
- a song. Speed 6 equals ca 124 bpm.
- Ç----------------------------------------------------------------
- üHOW WE MADE IT!Ç(The indeed true story of DC's birth)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
-
- About 6 months ago (that's october 1990) I(il Profeore) got a
- copy of the PD-programme called Noisetracker. It was the 1.02
- version. It was somewhat of an anticlimax when I realised that it
- wasn't fully amiga-compatible. I wanted however to look at code
- and perhaps correct some of the many bugs(for example the so-
- called joystick-bug. HINT TO DR. SATAN: It was very easily fixed.
- It was something with a cmp and a branch I think...). And when I
- have speeded up the routines a bit I used the modified
- Noisetracker as a sort of module replayer. For about 1.5 month I
- did nothing on Noisetracker. But then I decided to make a own
- tracker. I got Protracker as an amiga executable file from an
- amiga-guy (Thanx Axel!) which I ported to the ST and disassambled
- I also ported another amiga-tracker: Startracker by Fairlight
- (Once again:Thanx Axel!). I extended the playroutine so it would
- be fullt Protracker-compatible. Then the real work began: During
- 2 weeks I modified almost all of the routines and I wrote many
- more.(Puhh!) I thought that i finally could release it. Then I
- got Noisetracker 1.5... I said to myself: You got to include all
- the new functions... At the same time Bitmaster had tested DC and
- showed me a lot of bugs, which I had to correct. And finally:
- ,after a week of sleepless nights for both me and Bitmaster, we
- could proudly and very tiredly release Digi Composer.
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
- üCREDITS FOR THIS MANUAL Ç(and a little bit of bullshiting)ü
- Ç-----------------------------------------------------------------
-
- First of all I would like to explain for all you out there, who
- thinks that whole this manual is a maltreatment of the english
- language, that's because I'm from Sweden (and the time pressure
- was really hard).
- The credits for this manual goes to the following persons:
-
- ME (Bitmaster (=Anders Gustavsson) of ISTARI), who have written
- almost everything!
-
- MY MOTHER (member of family Gustavsson), who have written the
- ripped part of this manual: Protracker commando description
- (Amiga).
-
- Il Profesore (Sven Karlsson) of ISTARI, who have written about
- the digisound technics and DigiComposer features.
- Il Profesore's NOTE: I have also corrected some bugs in the
- manual. But I think that Bitmaster have done a rather good job!
-
- There are a few places in this manual that may confuse you
- (everything), make you laught (my english) and make you cry (my
- jokes). If you find any errors in this manual or the program
- please let us know. Write to:
-
- ÇSven Karlsson (his address stands at the first page)
-
- Anders Gustavsson
- Utterstigen 10
- S-590 30 BORENSBERG
- SWEDEN
-
- ISTARI consist of the following menbers (1990-03-14):
- Bitmaster, Il Profesore, Wolf, Snobben and Isvar.
-
-
- Note to other ST-crews: SEND US ALL YOUR DEMOS!!!
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
-
- üHave fun and enjoy!!!Ç
-
-
