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This file contains the history of MED:
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The history of MED began, when I got DOC SoundTracker VI in 1989.
I found that it was really easy to compose with it, but the program
itself was terrible: No multitasking, no Kickstart 1.3, no way to
exit, no keyboard equivalents...
Later I got SoundTracker 2.4, but it still doesn't multitask...
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Then I began creating MED V1.00. It was never released.
When it was finished in summer 1989, I immediately started to add
bitmapped graphics etc.
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In Autumn 1989 MED V1.11 completed. I gave it only to Erkki Hannila.
I hope he hasn't spread it, because it contained few bugs...
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I fixed these bugs in MED V1.12. This is the first released version.
It contained some mysterious bugs that crashed the machine sometimes...
I never found them, but they are probably gone now.
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This version V2.00 is the second released version. When I started
programming it, I thought it'll be V1.20. But finally the improvement-list
grew so large that I decided it must be V2.00!! And here's the the list of
the new features/fixes:
- Nearly completely rewritten code
- New player routine made with assembler
- Fast screen rendering routines also made with assembler
- New user interface with file requester
- MIDI support and up to 16 tracks
- Extended keyboard, lots of new keyboard equivalents
- Two equalizers (yes, imitating SoundTracker...)
- Insert/delete to playing sequence list
- Insert/delete blocks
- Cut/Copy/Paste rectangular regions
- Transposing and expanding/shrinking blocks
- SoundTracker module load support
- SoundTracker song saving
- Can write icon with song
- "MOD" save (song + samples)
- Writes object files for your own programs
- Song packing
- More octaves (5)
- Supports IFF 3- and 5-octave instruments
- New commands (filter on/off, note off, stop playing, repeat note)
- Repeat with beginning offset 0 works
- "Quick note" feature
- Insert effects when entering notes with Left or Right Alt
- An option to turn off automatic advancing to next line
- And maybe something else I've forgotten to put here...
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