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- Short: ProTracker support archive
- Author: Håvard Pedersen (havardp@mail.stud.ingok.hitos.no)
- Uploader: Håvard Pedersen (havardp@mail.stud.ingok.hitos.no)
- Version: Release 3
- Type: mus/edit
- Replaces: mus/edit/ptsupp_1.lha
- Short: Long awaited extras for ProTracker.
-
-
- The ProTracker support achive is an archive stuffed with extras for
- ProTracker, the most popular music program ever on the Amiga. I've put it
- together because there haven't been released any versions of ProTracker for
- a while and I think the Amiga community deserves better support for PT.
-
- The disclaimer in the AmigaGuide documentation still yields. =)
-
- Please spread this archive to all of your friends and enemies. The scene
- really deserves this stuff.
-
- If you want to contact me for anything, please do. My address is found in
- the AmigaGuide documentation.
-
- Severe bugs has been fixed in the sources from the previous relese.
-
- This archive contains:
-
- * Complete AmigaGuide documentation for ProTracker. The documentation has
- been polished since the last release and should be easier for
- beginners. In addition to all stuff present in earlier helpfiles it
- contains:
- - Replyaddress with people listening to you. =)
- - Actual description of what PT is for.
- - In-depth discussion and light explanation on how to actually
- make music using ProTracker.
- - Description of all new PT-features including the DYN-system and
- the new chord-editor.
- - Version history from V0.89 to V3.18.
- - A lot of background history for ProTracker!
- - Known bugs.
- - Frequently asked questions.
- - An updated description of the module-format. (Both the old and
- the planned IFF-format!)
- - Both technical and easy-to-understand DYN explanations.
- - Description on how to use all sources in the archive.
- - Also comes in text-version for guys without the AmigaGuide system
- installed or if you want to print it out.
- - A brief chapter describing how to obtain information from the
- AmigaGuide documentation. (NEW!)
- - A new chapter describing musical theory. (NEW!)
- - A built-in musical dictionary. (NEW!)
- - Example-samples for the sample effects. (NEW!)
-
- * ProTracker assembler replay with the following features:
- - Mastervolume.
- - Balance.
- - Signal user when module reached end.
- - Rewind/fast forward (skips one pattern at a time).
- - Optional 68020+ optimizations.
- - Complete NoiseTracker compatibility.
- - Faster than original ProTracker replay.
- - Totally bugfree. Works on all Amigas.
- - Plays selectable amount of channels (for games).
- - Completely PC-relative.
-
- * New modulepacker called ProPruner, based on ProPacker v2.1 by Christian
- Estrup. Contains features such as:
- - Very fast replay.
- - Supports all ProTracker effect commands.
- - Mastervolume.
- - Balance.
- - Possibility to sync programs with the module.
- - Restart flag tells you when the module has reached its end.
- - Separate samplefiles to save chipmem.
- - Selectable amounts of channel to play for games.
- - Delta processing for better samplepacking.
- - Handles VBR register correctly.
- - CIA timing possible.
- - Pause/continue functions.
- - Skip forward/backwards one position at a time.
- - Completely PC-relative.
- - Should work on all assemblers.
- - Macro-based noteplayer interface for fancy replay.
- - All fancy options are fully selectable at assembly time.
-
- * A soundeffect engine for playing two samples in one Amiga audio
- channel. Features include:
- - Vertical blank mode. Plays soundeffects on a vertical blank basis.
- Easy to use.
- - Audio interrupt. Utilises OS to play sound. Gives neat quality.
- - Fast mixing. (Test yourself!)
-
- * Several extra sources:
- - A source that calculates the playtime of both CIA and
- VBlank-based ProTracker modules fast!
- - CIA shells for both the ProTracker and the ProPruner replay. Comes
- in both system-friendly AND unfriendly versions! (NEW!)
- - Allocation and freeing of audio channels. (NEW!)
- - A description on how to customize the ProTracker replay to fit your
- needs! (NEW!)
-
- * The TrackerTool command that repairs damaged modules. Improved from
- previous release.
-
- * Several example modules that shows the possibilities of ProTracker and
- effectcommands in use. (NEW!)
-
- * A fast, yet powerful moduleripper. (NEW!)
- - The only ripper that doesn't use a single byte chip memory if
- fastmemory is present.
- - The only ripper that also searches fastmemory and virtual memory,
- making it able to recover modules after a crash in ProTracker!
- - Sophisticated decrunch engine that allows you to load and decrunch
- files as well as allocate the memory used.
- - Supports redirectable IO, can be launched on a debug terminal.
- - Finds the following formats: Laxity Tracker, NoiseTracker v1.0-2.2,
- Phenomena Packer v1.0, ProPacker v2.0-v2.1, ProRunner v1.0-2.0,
- ProRunner v2.0 preprocessed, ProTracker v1.0-3.18 (also 100-pattern
- modules), QuadraComposer v1.3-2.1, SoundTracker v2.3-2.5,
- StarTrekker v1.0-1.3, UNIC Tracker and Wanton Packer.
-
-
- -- Howard of Mental Diseases --
-
-
- ============================= Archive contents =============================
-
- Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name
- -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- -------------
- 189266 65727 65.2% 07-Feb-96 14:07:34 +ProTracker.guide
- 1676 883 47.3% 08-Sep-95 22:15:00 +ProTracker.guide.info
- 31774 24731 22.1% 07-Nov-95 14:39:58 +mixed.8svx
- 10728 9680 9.7% 16-May-94 16:42:04 +Piano.8svx
- 10728 10413 2.9% 07-Nov-95 14:47:08 +PIANO_boost.8SVX
- 10728 8623 19.6% 01-Jan-96 19:03:30 +PIANO_chord.8SVX
- 32872 20478 37.7% 07-Nov-95 14:42:06 +PIANO_echo.8SVX
- 10728 9583 10.6% 07-Nov-95 14:48:10 +PIANO_filter.8SVX
- 10728 9685 9.7% 08-Nov-95 14:23:20 +PIANO_mod.8SVX
- 10728 9294 13.3% 08-Nov-95 14:24:58 +PIANO_vol.8SVX
- 10728 9418 12.2% 07-Nov-95 14:49:06 +PIANO_xfade.8SVX
- 31774 27928 12.1% 18-Jan-94 17:47:32 +Seq.8svx
- 31774 27911 12.1% 07-Nov-95 14:49:52 +SEQ_backw.8SVX
- 15938 14371 9.8% 07-Nov-95 14:50:32 +SEQ_ups.8SVX
- 37785 15488 59.0% 30-Jan-96 21:17:22 +Speedy Gonzales.guide
- 1812 1119 38.2% 16-May-94 16:58:30 +PPRSampler
- 1412 860 39.0% 16-May-94 16:39:54 +PPRStrip
- 3220 2066 35.8% 19-Dec-94 21:29:40 +ProPacker
- 24540 12340 49.7% 30-Jan-96 20:49:12 +SG
- 4223 1145 72.8% 30-Jan-96 21:02:36 +SG.info
- 4296 2202 48.7% 01-Nov-95 13:13:32 +TrackerTool
- 18436 12165 34.0% 03-Oct-94 16:26:38 +req.library
- 22680 6730 70.3% 01-Jan-96 20:33:24 +mod.chipper i
- 223518 157490 29.5% 01-Jan-96 20:33:04 +mod.cucumber boogie+
- 31260 21804 30.2% 16-Jun-95 14:52:50 +mod.oh susanna
- 10198 3129 69.3% 01-Jan-96 20:37:56 +mod.silent night
- 104822 66191 36.8% 01-Jan-96 20:48:32 +mod.the realm of love
- 163736 91709 43.9% 01-Jan-96 20:38:26 +mod.warm pleasures+
- 5387 2289 57.5% 30-Jan-96 21:16:38 +Readme.txt
- 3442 1255 63.5% 30-Jan-96 16:11:02 +AudioAlloc.s
- 4201 1430 65.9% 30-Jan-96 16:11:32 +CIAShell_HW.S
- 4567 1534 66.4% 30-Jan-96 16:11:40 +CIAShell_OS.S
- 69974 17908 74.4% 30-Jan-96 15:34:44 +ProPrunerRep.S
- 32805 8417 74.3% 30-Jan-96 16:10:30 +ProTrackerRep.S
- 5614 1981 64.7% 30-Jan-96 16:12:14 +PTCalcTime.S
- 2417 1179 51.2% 30-Jan-96 16:12:40 +PTCustomize.S
- 14757 4301 70.8% 30-Jan-96 16:12:52 +SoundFX.S
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