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- Short: AMOS Sample Bank xadmaster client
- Author: Kyzer/CSG <kyzer@4u.net>, GREMLIN of MAYHEM
- Uploader: Kyzer/CSG <kyzer@4u.net>
- Type: dev/src
- Requires: util/arc/xadmaster.lha
-
- --- About this archive ---
-
- This archive contains 68000, 68020 and 68040 optimised versions of the AMOS
- Sample Bank client for Dirk Stoecker's XAD system - util/arc/xadmaster.lha
- - and also includes the source code to this client.
-
- To install, unpack this archive somewhere and double click on the Install
- icon. The appropriate version of the client will automatically be
- installed.
-
- --- License ---
-
- This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
- under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
- Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option)
- any later version.
-
- This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
- ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
- FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for
- more details.
-
- You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
- with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 675
- Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
-
- --- About the client ---
-
- This client lets XAD view and extract AMOS Basic sample-bank files. This is
- the format that the AMOS Basic music extension expects to find samples in,
- so that they can be easily played.
-
- Upon extraction, these samples are converted from raw Amiga 8-bit signed
- bytes into an IFF 8SVX sample, which includes the normal playback frequency
- (as taken from the source IFF 8SVX sample, or as entered by the user when
- creating the sample bank).
-
- The sample bank also stores 8 characters to give the sample a 'name', but
- the normal utility that creates sample banks simply uses the first 8
- characters of the filename. So what this client does is takes these 8
- characters, cuts them off after the first '.', and adds '.8svx'. So you
- might see names like this:
-
- Original filename AMOS sample name XAD filename
- Fandabbidozi.sam FANDABID FANDABID.8svx
- Boom!.sam BOOM!.SA BOOM!.8svx
- Pop.sam POP.SAM_ POP.8svx
- Fingers.sam FINGERS. FINGERS.8svx
-