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From: khm@powell.cs.jt.dk (Kurt Hangaard Marcussen)
Subject: Re: Music-X
Organization: Jydsk TELEFON
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 15:17:33 GMT

matt-dah@dsv.su.se (Mattias Dahlberg) writes:

>Kurt Hangaard Marcussen (khm@powell.cs.jt.dk) wrote:

>: I've heard that Music-X ver.2 is finally coming out.

>What's in the word "heard"? Do you know any release date or such.

>Is that version 1.2 or 2.0, by the way?

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Hi there

I'm sorry if I just threw in a lot of confusion here. The
word "heard" means just that. I don't have Music-X myself,
but I watch discussions on the net regarding MIDI programs
for the Amiga, and I saw someone mention a version 2.0 of
Music-X due for release "soon". It could be empty rumours
though!

Kurt
From: dgc3@kimbark.uchicago.edu (milovan djilas)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
Subject: Re: IFF but not 8svx?
Date: 5 Jan 93 00:14:53 GMT
Reply-To: dgc3@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: Parts of the University of Chicago

In article <1993Jan4.165439.783@ab.wvnet.edu> poling_jc@ab.wvnet.edu writes:
>  It seems that the ".INSTR" files (or was it ss?) don't work but the other
>ones do!  Is there something out there to convert whatever file format this
>is to a standard 8svx type?

AudioMaster will create the .ss style files, but I know of no programs
to convert them to 8svx.  They were originally developed (it seems)
for use with Sonix, but there's very little support for them anywhere.

On a related note -- I completely overlooked this format when writing
OmniPlay.  Does anyone know where specs for the format can be
obtained?  I don't remember seeing them in the IFF package.  SMUS
itself was there, but not the sample format.  I'd like to build
support for these files into future software, including oplay.

Thanks.
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From: Paul_Cottingham@amusers.UUCP (Paul Cottingham)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
Subject: Re: Music-X
Distribution: world
Date: 7 Jan 93 23:33:23 PST
Organization: AmUsers - The Amiga Users Group of Victoria BC

I have spoken to the people distributing Music-X several times, and they
assure me that it is written, and just in the "hands of the lawyers now"
whatever that means. I am very happy with it as a midi sequencer, and would
recommend it without reservation. However, be aware that I have had a great
deal of trouble getting them to send me my upgrade, so if you don't want a
lot of trouble getting 2.0 buy it direct, don't upgrade. BTW, 2.0 looks
very impressive indeed, with a notator, among other improvements.
...Paul


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From: m92mmy@tdb.uu.se (Mattias Myrberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
Subject: Re: What is ".FC" format
Date: 9 Jan 93 17:58:57 GMT
Organization: My own place
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In article 5005 L Lundman writes:
>It's quite probable that it is a Future Compuser module. The latest >version
>I've heard is 1.4

I think the latest "version" is called PumaTracker
(according to the author of the ripper "Exotic),
and I'm not talking of 1.4

A pity archie cannot find it,  anyone ????


/Mattias

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
From: charro@ee.ualberta.ca (Dan Charrois)
Subject: Real time audio digitizer effects
Organization: University Of Alberta, Edmonton Canada
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 21:30:17 GMT

I am looking for software which will allow the Perfect Sound 3.0 audio
digitizer to do real time special effects.  I like the echo feature in
the software which came with the digitizer but am wondering if there
is any other PD software around which could perform other effects.

Thanks for any replies.

Dan
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From: Mad@mad.UUCP (Tom Warkentin)
Subject: ProPacker Depacker?
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
Summary: 
Keywords: 
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Date: 9 Jan 93 12:34:07 MST
Organization: The Spectre BBS

I've got a couple of good mods in ProPacker format and was wondering if
anyone has a depacker they wouldn't mind emailing me?  I've tried loading
them into protracker 2.3a but the notes come up as question marks. Thanks.

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From: hellerS@moravian.edu (sjh)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
Subject: One-Stop-Music-Shop (Blue Ribbon E-Mu engine)
Date: 6 Jan 93 20:20:53 GMT
Distribution: na

Has anyone used this new card yet? I'm looking for objective reviews.
From: crystal@glia.biostr.washington.edu (Crystal)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
Subject: Re: AM/FM Disks, FTPable?
Date: 7 Jan 93 19:41:54 GMT
Organization: University of Washington
NNTP-Posting-Host: glia.biostr.washington.edu

In <2126@vall.dsv.su.se> matt-dah@dsv.su.se (Mattias Dahlberg) writes:

>Crystal (crystal@glia.biostr.washington.edu) wrote:

>: And when you find them, let us ALL know!  :>  

>Start a subscription, you too. ;-)

Hardly seems worthwhile just to listen to the music...I've no understanding of 
the rest of the stuff in the files, nor a need.

*sigh*

Crystal
  ;>

Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
From: easton@zds-oem.zds.com (Jeff Easton)
Subject: Re: Ultimate MOD Collection CD-ROM
Organization: Zenith Data Systems, OEM Systems Engineering
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1993 01:05:24 GMT

In article <1993Jan08.224414.17570@dialogic.com> gerry@pizzabox.dialogic.com (Gerry Lachac) writes:
>
>This isn't a full review or anything, but if you are into MOD files
>and have access to a CD-ROM drive, get the Ultimate MOD Collection
>CD-ROM.  I just got mine, and it's jam-packed with players for
>everything from Amigas to Sun SGI's.  It's got MODS and instruments in
>LZH compressed format (for BBS's) and uncompressed format.
>
>Its available from Sunset Productions in Texas.

  Phone number?  Cost?

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From: greg.ipp@rose.com (greg ipp)
Subject: RE: Questions (IBM)
Organization: Rose Media Inc, Toronto, Ontario.
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 19:47:02 GMT
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Date Entered: 01-09-93 14:43
Quoted From: schounj@edmund.cs.andrews.edu (Jeff Schoun)
> 
> Hi, I an an few questions. First, how does one uncompresss an .LHA file
> on an PC? I tryed lharc but it did not work. Are there any sound
> trackers or music trackers for the PC that make .Mod files? I am useing
> an Sound Blaster Pro... Is an amiga 500 good enough to make sound files
> half way decent? Thanks all
> 
> Jeff
> 
> schounj@edmund.cs.andrews.edu
> 
>

Get the LHA.EXE archive extraction program.  That should do it.  As 
for composers on the IBM; there are a lot of them.  My composer of 
choice for MODs is called 'Whacker Tracker', by The Code Blasters 
(TCB).  Other good ones: Modedit v3.00 (get 3.00, much better than 
2.00), DigiStudio v1.5 (only a demo avail. through shareware - no save 
enabled), Octa (don't know much about this, just that it's pretty 
good), and a few others that I can't remember.
  If you want to get into 8-channel compositions, get a copy of 
Composer669, and register it to enable file saving.  Another 8-channel 
composer is called GTS (I can get you phone numbers and stuff for most 
of these).  Remember - MODs are 4-channel, these others are 8 -- that 
means they will _not_ be compatible (unless the author wrote a MOD 
import routine into the software).  However, they let you create more 
elaborate songs.

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From: Paul_Trauth@agwbbs.new-orleans.LA.US (Paul Trauth)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
Subject: Re: MOD converter -> beast1music.lha
Distribution: world
Date: 12 Jan 93 08:36:12 CST
Organization: The Amiga GateWay BBS * New Orleans, La.

In a message dated Tue 12 Jan 93  3:54, Mth011@marshall.wvnet.edu wrote:

 M>  I got the beast1music.lha and I haven't anything to play them with.
 M> The instructions say use delitracker but... 1) I can't find it; 2) I'd
 M> like
 M> to be able to edit it {like with MED} 3)I can't play them since they
 M> are
 M> in David Whittaker format.
 M>  Is there a way to convert these to ST/NT/PT/MED..et al?
 M>  I have several PT mods that I would like to make work in MED, so...
 M> if any of you know how to convert mods, please tell me.

1) Look for Multiplayer, also - that knows the Whittaker player.
  Actually, it's trivial to play Whittaker tunes, as they've got the play
routine as part of the module.
2) So reverse-engineer the structure of the Whittaker player and write an
editor, ok? [actually, that doesn't sound like such a bad idea for some
maniac...]
3) See #1
4) Er, um, no. Highly doubtful. The Dave Whittaker play routine takes a
rather different approach than the trackers do.
5) The only mods i've ever seen "converted" is xT->MED, and that's because
MED has a "load tracker mod" function. (And MED's really Just Another
Tracker in its heart, cpu-sucking play routine and all.)

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From: pgl@bbs.draco.bison.mb.ca (Paul Linton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
Subject: Re: IFF but not 8svx?
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 09:41:58 GMT
Organization: The Draco Unix System [BBS]

poling_jc@ab.wvnet.edu writes:

> HELP,
> 
>   I recently bought PS 3.0 and I'm trying to pull in some instruments
> from some previouslly DL'd SMUS files.  Some of these files are ".SS",
> and some are ".INSTR".  
> 
>   It seems that the ".INSTR" files (or was it ss?) don't work but the other
> ones do!  Is there something out there to convert whatever file format this
> is to a standard 8svx type?

If I remember correctly, the .SS files are sampled instruments... and
the .INSTR are synthesiszed.


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From: squigg@gssec.bt.co.uk (Stephen Quigg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
Subject: What is ".FC" format
Date: 8 Jan 93 12:02:56 GMT
Organization: BT Glasgow Systems and Software Engineering Centre, Scotland.


-- 

I recently got some mods from a friend in Europe , and some short ones are in
the format "<something>.FC" ....

Can anyone tell me how to use these , or what tracker I need ???

thanks ,
Stephen Quigg
squigg@gssec.bt.co.uk 
British Telecom , Group Software Engineering and Development
(Disclaimer : I once met a lawyer in a pub .... )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
From: jesper@elixir.e.kth.se (Jesper Karlsson)
Subject: Bars & Pipes Pro 2.0, features?
Organization: School of EE, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Distribution: comp
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 23:30:37 GMT


Is there anyone who knows about what new features Bars & Pipes Pro 2.0 will
have? I've just seen a couple of blurbs but not any real specs.

Thanks,
/Jesper
From: Paul_Trauth@agwbbs.new-orleans.LA.US (Paul Trauth)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
Subject: Re: Questions
Distribution: world
Date: 8 Jan 93 23:26:26 CST
Organization: The Amiga GateWay BBS * New Orleans, La.

In a message dated Fri  8 Jan 93 17:25, Schounj@edmund.cs.andrews.edu (jeff
wrote:

 S> Hi, I an an few questions. First, how does one uncompresss an .LHA
 S> file
 S> on an PC? I tryed lharc but it did not work. Are there any sound
 S> trackers or music trackers for the PC that make .Mod files? I am
 S> useing
 S> an Sound Blaster Pro... Is an amiga 500 good enough to make sound
 S> files
 S> half way decent? Thanks all

1. Haven't the faintest idea on decompacting. (shrug)
2. I believe there's a mod.maker for clones. I seem to remember an
Endless_Thread_From_Hell on "New version of SomePCTracker!" a while back.
3. Unless you want to make mods that are just huge samples of your favorite
tune sequenced together, an a500 should do fine. Hell, an a1000 would do
fine. That is, if you consider all the mods that come from Europe "halfway
decent"... (of course, you need a bit of musical talent too...)

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From: RHorne@cup.portal.com (Richard Stanley Horne)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
Subject: Voice Recognition Update
Date: Mon,  4 Jan 93 18:11:05 PST
Organization: The Portal System (TM)

   New and improved versions of the Amiga voice recognition programs
VCLI (V 5.2) and AniMan (V 4.1) are now available at the following
FTP sites:
            wuarchive.wustl.edu - systems/amiga/incoming/audio

            ftp.etsu.edu - pub/aminet/new

These updates fix all known bugs and incorporate many new features for
improved performance and operability.  Below are the readme files for
these programs.
                                             Regards, Richard Horne

**************************************************************************

Short:  Voice Recognition (Version 5.2)
Type:  util/misc

   This is version 5.2 of Voice Command Line Interface (VCLI) which will
execute CLI commands, ARexx commands, or ARexx scripts by voice command.
VCLI allows you to launch multiple applications or control any program with
an ARexx capability entirely by spoken voice command.  VCLI is fully
multitasking and will run in the background, continuously listening for
your voice command.  Improvements over earlier versions include the 
capability to load alternate vocabulary files by spoken voice command, a
choice of Amiga hardware timers to reduce interference with other programs,
and immunity of the display to changes in system fonts.  The bug in VCLI51
that affected loading of vocabulary files by voice command has been
quashed.  VCLI requires either the Perfect Sound 3, Sound Master (Sound
Magic) or a Generic audio digitizer.  AmigaDOS 2.0 is required.

**************************************************************************

Short:  AniMan version 4.1.  Speak to the talking head.
Type:  util/misc

   This is version 4.1 of AniMan which allows you to converse with an
animated talking head through your audio digitizer in order to execute
CLI commands, ARexx commands, or ARexx scripts by voice command.  AniMan
is completely multitasking and will run in the background, continuously
listening for your voice command.  With AniMan you can launch multiple
applications or control any program with an ARexx capability by conversation
with an animated talking head.  Improvements over earler versions include
background multitasking operation, the capability to load alternate command
files by spoken voice command, a choice of Amiga hardware timers to reduce
interference with other programs, and support for three audio digitizers;
Perfect Sound 3, Sound Master (Sound Magic), and Generic digitizers.
AniMan is compatible with NTSC and PAL.  AmigaDOS 2.0 is required.

                                                   Regards, Richard Horne
From: matt-dah@dsv.su.se (Mattias Dahlberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
Subject: Re: Music-X
Date: 8 Jan 93 14:32:00 GMT
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]

Paul Cottingham (Paul_Cottingham@amusers.UUCP) wrote:

: BTW, 2.0 looks very impressive indeed, with a notator, among other
: improvements.

Can you please name some of those "other" improvements.

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From: tfinn@crash.cts.com (Aaron Grier)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
Subject: Re: Ultimate MOD Collection CD-ROM
Date: 10 Jan 93 05:33:07 GMT
Organization: CTS Network Services (crash, ctsnet), El Cajon, CA

In article <1993Jan08.224414.17570@dialogic.com> gerry@pizzabox.dialogic.com (Gerry Lachac) writes:
>
>This isn't a full review or anything, but if you are into MOD files
>and have access to a CD-ROM drive, get the Ultimate MOD Collection
>CD-ROM.  I just got mine, and it's jam-packed with players for
>everything from Amigas to Sun SGI's.  It's got MODS and instruments in
>LZH compressed format (for BBS's) and uncompressed format.
>
>Its available from Sunset Productions in Texas.

I'm curious.. is there a MOD player for a DECstation 5000?

agrier@gompers.gompers.edu (real internet addy)
tfinn@crash.cts.com (UUCP address)
From: m_krok@tron.gun.de (Matthias Krok)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
Subject: Rhythm is a dancer - 70K-version
Organization: TRON Public Mailbox, Neuss, Germany
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 23:41:00 +0100

I just got a version of this song which is only 70K long. (maybe 75 ot
something, I don`t know exactly). It`s a very bad quality but if anybody would
like to get it, write me by e-mail... but you`ve been warned: BAD QUALITY !!!

P.S: What`s about the 900K-Version ??? I`d like to know the ftp-site and
filename, etc... did I miss the answer or didn`t anybody answer ??? Please
give me the site !!

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From: quandt@cs.umr.edu (Brian Quandt)
Subject: Audio formats
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 05:29:19 GMT
Organization: University of Missouri - Rolla, Rolla, MO


Does anyone know if there is a collection (not necessary that it is 
amiga, could be Unix also) of utilities to do conversion between the
different audio formats?  I'm looking for utilities similar to the
functionalitiy of 'fbm'  but intstead of conversion of many graphic
formats to many other graphics formats... these utilties would convert
many different audio formats to other audio formats.   The utilities
must be available in C-source code so that I can use them in software
maybe as a library.

My other question is what could be considered the most common audio
formats  (amiga, unix, pc, macintosh).  I'd like to know the high
(quality) formats also.
From: bmcinto@gomez.intel.com (Baird McIntosh ~)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
Subject: Re: Help needed sampling in MED with PerfectSound3
Date: 5 Jan 93 19:09:45 GMT
Organization: Software Technology, Intel Corp, Santa Clara, CA
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Dannie J. Gregoire (dannie@coplex.com) wrote:
> I have been unable to get MED to work with the PerfectSound3 at all.
> When sampling, it receives absolutly no sound at all!  Am I doing 
> something stupid or will the PerfectSound not work with MED?

MED doesn't deal with PS 3.0 hardware which requires software that knows
about its software-controlled input signal gain level.  So you are out of
luck (as I am) using PS 3.0 with MED.

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From: matt-dah@dsv.su.se (Mattias Dahlberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
Subject: Re: Anyone good with MultiRipper?
Date: 7 Jan 93 16:04:41 GMT
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James Cheseborough (James_Cheseborough@graceUUCP) wrote:

: Is anyone out there good with Multiripper2.9 (or 3.0)

Well, I've managed to rip some tunes, yes.

: What are some of your best tips out there? Thanks!

It all depends on what the circumstances are. If you have a demo
on a DOS-disk you can either use the hunt function (H) after you've
run and exit the demo, or load the demo from MultiRipper by using
'read'. Is the demo on a NDOS-disk you can scan the disk and load
the found modules by using 'rs'.

Ask more if you're still confused.

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Organization: Queen's University at Kingston
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 15:42:26 EST
From: <2674660@QUCDN.QueensU.CA>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
Subject:    Crystal Sound Sampler?

Hi,
 Does anyone have experience with the Crystal Sound Sampler by Black Knight
Peripherals?  I am considering purchasing an 8-bit sampler for voice
recognition applications, music sequencing, etc.  Any advice would be
appriciated.  Thanks.

Emile Stevens
2674660@qucdn.queensu.ca
voice: (613) 544-8978
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
From: khm@powell.cs.jt.dk (Kurt Hangaard Marcussen)
Subject: Re: Music-X
Organization: Jydsk TELEFON
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 15:27:46 GMT

matt-dah@dsv.su.se (Mattias Dahlberg) writes:

>Paul Linton (pgl@bbs.draco.bison.mb.ca) wrote:

>: If anyone could spare the time, I'd really appreciate some info. on 
>: Music-X.  I'm thinking of buying it, but I have no idea what features it 
>: has.  Any help would be appreciated.

>Hmm. In the newest issue of AM/FM (Amiga Musicians Freeware Magazine) there
>was a comparison between MusicX and other Amiga sequencers. Try to get a
>hold of that issue, otherwise I can send the article to you.

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Hi there!

If you want to buy Music-X (an excellent product, I'm sure),
then maybe you should hold your horses for a while. I've
heard that Music-X ver.2 is finally coming out. This means
that you could consider buying version 2 or expect heavy
price reduction on the older version. Just my advice.

Good luck!

Kurt Marcussen