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From: kholland@hydra.unm.edu (Kiernan Holland)
Subject: Re: Dr Who Theme
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 92 07:26:27 GMT
Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

In article <1992Aug12.232741.23949@bradford.ac.uk> A.L.Radtke@bradford.ac.uk (Drew Radtke) writes:
>I've heard there is a .mod (not a sound sample) of the Dr. Who theme; a
>rather souped up version compared to the TV original. Can anyone point
>me in the direction of this (ie ftp site etc).
>
>Thanks!
>-- 
>Drew Radtke * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * A.L.Radtke@bradford.ac.uk
>* * * * * * * * Fax: +44 274 305340 * Voice: +44 274 383180 * * * * * * * *

I had the module, though I liked the C64 SID version I found 
several hundred years ago (;-) better. You could just 
telnet to a archie server and do a global FTP search.

For instance:

(Enter this exactly in this order to get 
 a list of files on the FTP places with the 
 prefix "drwho" without case-sensitivity!)

  telnet archie.unl.edu
  archie
  set search sub
  prog drwho
  mail <your email address>
  bye

(Note: archie.unl.edu will probably have a list of other archie
 servers as well. )       

iLater 

kiernan Holland
From: mjbrown@lonestar.utsa.edu (Marc J. Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
Subject: Re: MED - It did it.
Date: 22 Aug 92 23:11:01 GMT
Organization: University of Texas at San Antonio

In article <e32sPB1w165w@hogbbs.scol.pa.us> crunch@hogbbs.scol.pa.us (Travis Prebble) writes:
>I picked up the August issue of Amiga Format yesterday and the cover
>story is about two guys who cut an album using two A500s, TechnoSound,
>and MED!  From what the article stated, the two, known as Urban
>Shakedown, have spawned at least two hits from this meager set-up.

Hmm... I think NightLight had some of his mods stuck on CD (if you've seen
the ThunderChild demo, you may remember reading this :).

Second... Anyone out there listened to the Cool World soundtrack?  There are
two songs on there by a guy or group called Moby.  I recognized the name,
as he's a well-known MOD writer.  The two songs, what I heard of them, had
no stereo separation and sounded like 4 voices could have tackled the job.
In fact, the songs themselves had distinct mod-like qualities to them...
one sample goes is a girl going "aaahhh..." kinda singingly.  It sounds like
this sample was rather badly looped at the end... a MOD trademark :).
I am suggesting that these two songs could be Amiga MOD files made by Moby.
(BTW, the two songs are of a rave/industrial style... not very musical, but
a definite beat :).

Anyone care to comment on this?

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From: A.L.Radtke@bradford.ac.uk (Drew Radtke)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
Subject: Re: Dr Who Theme
Date: 17 Aug 92 10:39:15 GMT
Organization: University of Bradford, UK
Originator: s3535@muser

kholland@hydra.unm.edu (Kiernan Holland) writes:
>I had the module, though I liked the C64 SID version I found 
>several hundred years ago (;-) better. You could just 
>telnet to a archie server and do a global FTP search.

Tried that! It didn't work. I suspect it was in some compliation file I
downloaded.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
From: dcuddihy@nmt.edu (David Cuddihy)
Subject: Re: SunRize boards
Organization: New Mexico Tech
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 20:06:34 GMT

I'm not really into the synth scene at all...I couldn't care about convincing
strings. I want a nice(multi-track preferably, but not neccesarily) digital
/analog link with 16-bit/44.1+KHz interface for a computer platform(and since
I've bought into Amiga, it'd be nice for it to be on THAT platform!) for many
applications that a MIDI synth module would have nothing to do with:

1) Having a 16-bit stereo sampler, which unlike the sampling keyboards and
	rack-mount modules, would be the utmost in versatile(I could write
	my own software!! How much more versatile can you get). Don't get
	me wrong! I'm certainly not knocking the S1000 or the Emax, but they
	grow obsolete...The hardware is pretty swell, but what you can do with
	it is out of date = another multi thousand dollar investment every
	so often. With a micro-computer at the helm, this probably partially
	disappears.
2) With enough speed(CPU and disk access) you have hard-drive recording. This
	is no small thing if you are recording in a CD-quality fashion for
	not only do you suddenly have amazing editing capabilities, but you
	(with the help of conversion software) have the ability to produce the
	master files required to master CDs(I dunno if you've ever shopped 
	around CD pressing places but just that conversion fee can run you
	many hundreds of dollars coming up off a DAT!)
3) After stoaking your machine with enough CPU crunching power/speed you 
	can have a studio in a box -- Sampler, Synth(yes! A software synth!
	I find that very exciting for the same reason a Software samplker can 
	excel over a hardware one!), Drums, Sequencing, Digital Effects,
	Multi-track recording -- All in the digital realm! That's several
	hundred dollars an hour in a decent studio...

Support for video-game authors is all well and good but the part of amiga.audio
that interests me is using this platform to go to the cutting edge of studio
recording, which is where I'd imagine the Sunrize people are aiming. All I
want to see is more than one vendor on the block to stimulate competiton hence
better products and possibly a more friendly price-tag!


			Have fun,
			 -Dave
From: heuvdp@cbmnl.nl.so.commodore.com (Paul Heu vd Netherlands)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
Subject: Re: Halving sample speed while keeping pitch
Date: 19 Aug 92 11:00:20 GMT
Organization: Commodore Netherlands

rocky@socrates.umd.edu (Rocky Giannini) writes:
> 
> Are there any sampling programs for the Amiga that will allow you to slow
> a sample down while retaining the original pitch (maybe by cutting out 
> every other sample or something)?

Audiomaster IV does this.
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From: Paul_Trauth@agwbbs.new-orleans.LA.US (Paul Trauth)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
Subject: Re: Trackers for IBMs?
Distribution: world
Date: 16 Aug 92 17:14:22 CST
Organization: The Amiga GateWay BBS * New Orleans, La.

In a message dated Sun 16 Aug 92  3:11, Corey.roome@mixcom.mixcom.com (core
wrote:

 C>   I was wondering if anyone could help describe the features of
 C> ProTracker 
 C> to me.  I'd really appreciate it.
(Heretic! Heretic! CLONE USER! Satanspawn!) Ahem. Excuse me.
If you can comprehend 68000 assembly code, complete source code to
Protracker (1.something) is available. Can't recall the location; look for
something like PTSOURCE.LHA (or was it an LZH file?).
And ftp the executable while you're at it, so you can find an Amiga-owning
friend and see how the program's supposed to work.
Be warned, the authors of Protracker admit that their playroutine is NOT
very fast or optimized, and it's typical 'tracker cargo-cult code, using
the same damn busy-wait to let the DMA channels clear up. (But that's
peculiarities of the Amiga's audio hardware, anyway...)

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From: pgoldman@terapin.com (Pete Goldman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
Subject: sunrize card
Date: 18 Aug 92 18:01:39 PST
Organization: BBS

so... with the sunrize board..... is this truly "proffesional" sound...... in
other words could one cut a CD from it?........
From: A.L.Radtke@bradford.ac.uk (Drew Radtke)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
Subject: Re: Dr Who Theme
Date: 17 Aug 92 16:04:51 GMT
Organization: University of Bradford, UK
Originator: s3535@muser

A.L.Radtke@bradford.ac.uk (Drew Radtke) writes:
[some load of junk]

(Red face). Well, I'm very much afraid to admit the .mod I was after is
on and ftp site right here in Bradford! It's not on archie though so I
missed it.

For those of you who want it:
ftp to ftp.brad.ac.uk anonymously etc and look in:

misc/mods/d/doctorwh.lzh

Thanks to those who emailled and gave me useful advice etc.

-- 
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From: 10754555@eng2.eng.monash.edu.au (DAVID RICHARDS)
Subject: Re: Halving sample speed while keeping pitch
Organization: Faculty of Engineering, Monash University 
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 04:49:51 GMT

>Hi,
>
>Normally when you sample something and then play it back at half speed you
>get the sample played back 1 octave lower.
>
>Are there any sampling programs for the Amiga that will allow you to slow
>a sample down while retaining the original pitch (maybe by cutting out 
>every other sample or something)?
>
>Thanks!
>-Rocky
>

The only samplers I've used are AudioMaster II & IV.
Both of these can reduce sample rate and retain pitch and a lot more.

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From: muzik@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (joseph.t.maggelet)
Subject: IFF archives and Samplers
Organization: Dr. Blind Himilco 
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 14:42:25 GMT
Keywords: IFF samplers KCS


Could someone please mail me the ftp address for a site that has
IFF samples (and the path for the directory).

I would like to get a sampler for my Amiga and would like any 
recommendations on products.  

thanks for your time!
  joe
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
From: kholland@hydra.unm.edu (Kiernan Holland)
Subject: Re: Music Scores and the Amiga
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 92 07:18:00 GMT
Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
Distribution: na

In article <1992Aug12.190834.7969@dgbt.doc.ca> serge@dgbt.doc.ca (Serge Ah Hee) writes:
>HI to all!
>
>	I'm kind of new to this group. Anyaways, I was wondering if there
>is a program which creates a score as data is being fed in the midi port
>by a key board? My brother has a DX7-II with a grey-matter sequencer.
>
>	By the way, Is Deluxe Music Construction set still available ?
>
>Thanks in advance for any advice
>
>Serge
>

Yes, Bars and Pipes is supposed to do that. 

Also, DMCS is selling for 15 bucks from Creative Computers (I think).
NO, that was 20 bucks from TENEX Computer Express (reading from 
Amiga World August Edition) Phone: 1-800-PROMPT-1 Fax: (219)259-0300.
They have a LIMITED SUPPLY.


I'm amazed that EA is not selling DMCS since it is compatible with 2.0 
Amigados and has so many compositions for it. They probably figure
enough people have DMCS by now. I bought mine 
for 55 bucks, a year after it came out. DMCS cost about 80 dollars 
when it arrived in the market place, but that was about 5 years ago.
It is still a heck of a program. I'm going to use it tommorow to transcribe
some acapella music (sorta ironic there, but singers need something
to learn their parts by). I love my MT-32!! If you have the dough, 
I think a MT-32 can be bought through Rogue Music (in the back of 
most KEYBOARD [tm] magazines). That is where I bought mine. 
The module is amazing and has many more features than even a 
DX7. I don't even know why DX7's are so famous. They are hard to 
program and they don't even come with 32 voices, over 80 .25 second 
sampled waveforms, a drum set or a 10 level internal-reverb. 
For all I know they don't even support Multi timbre capabilites. 
MT-32 supports all the above. Though it may sound like 1200 dollars, 
these MT-32 modules sell for 300 bucks, typically (becuase they 
are just modules, not keyboards). It would be better to just buy a 
MT-32 and some other synthesizer like a CZ-1000 and use the CZ-1000
as the MIDI-controller with the MT-32 as a slave. That is 
how I handle my MT-32, through my Akai AX73. I'm lacking a sequencer, 
but am tooo lazy to order anything, even extra ram chips. !-|
I wonder what planet I am on. He he he he...

Have fun!


'
From: 31ochs@gw.wmich.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
Subject: .au player for Amiga
Date: 19 Aug 92 21:00:05 EST
Organization: Western Michigan University

Hello, I was wondering if anybody out the in net-land knows of
a program that will play unix .au files on an Amiga?

please mail replies,
Thanks,
Fred Ochs
31ochs@gw.wmich.edu
ochs@sol.cs.wmich.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
Subject: Re: OctaMED Pro V3
From: Michael Whitten <M-WHIT2@UMINN1.BITNET>
Date: Tuesday, 18 Aug 1992 09:31:39 CST
Organization: University of Minnesota - Computer & Information Services


Andrew Arensburger arensb@kong.gsfc.nasa.gov writes:
>       I got OMED V3 this way as well, and the thing that's driving
>me nuts is that I can't seem to run it other than booting with KS 1.3
>and the CU Amiga disk.

>        If I boot from hard disk, then run OMED from the CU Amiga disk,
>2I get a "Can't load OctaMED.gfx1" message. If, however, I boot OS 1.3 from
>the CU Amiga disk, I can run OMED just fine.
>        Has anyone else run up against this? What should I be looking for?
>This is especially perplexing for several reasons:
>        - The CU Amiga disk has no "OctaMED.gfx#?" files anywhere, although
>it does have "CUAMIGA.gfx[1-7]".
>        - The OctaMED executable does not contain the string 'CUAMIGA'
>anywhere. Nor do any of the libraries in LIBS:
>        - The CU Amiga setup does not define an ENV: device.
>        - None of the files in S: on the CU Amiga disk seem to have anything
>to do with this.
>
>        So what am I missing? I'd like to be able to install OMED on my
>hard drive and use it under OS 2.0, but I haven't been able to do so.

I have OS1.3 on my 500, so I can't vouch for 2.0 compatibility; I do believe
OMED is coded for 2.0, though.  Re the .gfx# files:  I suspect Amiganuts
have released a special version of OMEDV3 for CUAMIGA.....replacing the
OctaMED.gfx# filenames with CUAMIGA.gfx#.  Make sure the OMED executable
and the .gfx files are in the same directory when starting OMED.  You won't
find the text filenames in the executable since for some time now, Teijo has
been releasing same in a packed format.  (Anybody know WHICH format?)
Nothing to do with ENV:; nothing to do with S:.  As for the Amiganuts and
Teijo Kinunnen, somebody in the UK/Finland should get those guys on the net...
mostly for praise, I mean........right?
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From: A.L.Radtke@bradford.ac.uk (Drew Radtke)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
Subject: Dr Who Theme
Date: 12 Aug 92 23:27:41 GMT
Organization: University of Bradford, UK
Originator: s3535@muser

I've heard there is a .mod (not a sound sample) of the Dr. Who theme; a
rather souped up version compared to the TV original. Can anyone point
me in the direction of this (ie ftp site etc).

Thanks!
-- 
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
From: richk@grebyn.com (Richard Krehbiel)
Subject: Re: HPFS Re: Amiga file system
Organization: Grebyn Timesharing
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 19:31:50 GMT

In article <1992Aug17.051631.17025@usl.edu> das9674@usl.edu (Stephenson Daniel A) writes:
>Can anyone tell me the fundamental differences between the
>Amiga file system, and the OS/2 2.0 High Performace File System?

HPFS has a maximum file name length of 255 characters, with any number
of intervening dots.  AmigaDOS file names are smaller, I'm not sure,
but I think 32 characters. (Subjective: I always found 32 long enough.)

HPFS uses a structure called a "B-tree" to organize a directory.  This
is a scheme which keeps directory entries in alphabetic order, and
makes lookups quick.  AmigaDOS uses a "hash table" to organize a
directory, which makes direct lookups quick but intentionally
randomizes the order in which directory entries occur.

Retrieval of all entries in an HPFS directory is quick because the
B-tree keeps the directory entries close together on disk.  Retrieval
of all entries in an AmigaDOS directory is comparatively very slow;
the unpredictable placement of file directory entries on the disk
requires a lot of seeking.

HPFS supports a thing called "extended attributes".  This is an
inherent method of storing additional information about a file.
AmigaDOS uses .info files for approximately the same things.  Extended
attributes are a source of trouble for OS/2 backup programs, because
you must use special access methods to manipulate them, but AmigaDOS
.info files are easy to back up, restore, and manipulate (they are
just files, after all).
-- 
Richard Krehbiel                                 richk@grebyn.com
OS/2 2.0 will do for me until AmigaDOS for the 386 comes along...
From: ahansfor@hongkong.wpi.edu (Andrew L. Hansford)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: Re: No AA machines in September -- NOT!
Date: 13 Aug 92 19:47:34 GMT
	<1671ciINNgqc@matt.ksu.ksu.edu> <1992Aug13.032115.24012@cs.olemiss.edu>
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609-2280



Yes.  We've all heard many rumors.  A4000, A3400, A2200, A800. The AA
and 3.0 documentation.  But what have we seen: the A600, the
A3000T-040 and 2.1 beta.

We've heard 2.1 in Oct 3.0 next year.
We've heard 3.0 and 2.1 is skipped.


We wonder why if C= is coming out with NEW machines (AA, new sound,
DSP) then why the A600 and A3000T-040 now.

The fact is most of us don't know and C= can even change the info they
send developers.

I'm not saying the AA machines will definitely not be introduced in
September, but they may not be.  Everyone seems so sure but everyone
has different "facts".  Hey, I'll be checking news often during the WOA
show.  I'd love to see and 020/030, AA, new sound, HD floppy, IDE, with
a couple of slots (ZIII, video, cpu). 

Question: If the AA is ready but 3.0 isn't, should C= sell AA
machines with 2.1 which would only use the ECS modes?  Surely someone
will tap into the AA and start using it for pd utilities.  What if C=
said that you would receive 3.0 later for free?  for a fee?  Should
3.0 beta be made available to AA machine owners a la 2.0 2.01 2.03??

-- Andrew Hansford
   ahansfor@wpi.wpi.edu
From: glens@natinst.com (Glen Sescila)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: ECS chipset
Date: 20 Aug 92 20:44:12 GMT
Article-I.D.: natinst.1992Aug20.204412.20885
Distribution: usa
Organization: National Instruments, Austin, TX


	Could somebody please tell me the differences between the original
chipset and the ECS chipset.  Are there any other versions (besides the AA)
or is ECS the original set?  Also, I would like to know which machines
have which chipset.

Thanks.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
From: rickan@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca (Mark Rickan)
Subject: X-Pert Systems Domino Board
Organization: Department of Computer Science, McMaster University
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 00:09:45 GMT

In article <1992Aug19.153528.11344@ra.msstate.edu> skip@tacky.cs.olemiss.edu
(Skip Sauls) writes:

>It may no longer reign as the fastest of the SVGAs, but it makes for a very
>fast and cheap hi-res/hi-color display.  I've been using a 486-33 setup with
>a ~$100 Tseng board and find it to be faster than my A3000 for many operations.
>The only modes that it feels slow in are modes that no Amiga to date can hope
>to match.

Perhaps the most interesting aspect of this card is the fact that it is the
first to provide integrated OS support at a price roughly half of its nearest
competition. From what I understand, the designer responsible for the GVP
EGS 110 24-bit had been affiliated with X-Pert Systems, so the potential for
competition is certainly there. Another item of interest is Black Knight's
32-bit Brightspark, which claims to offer broadcast quality for $299.

>Hopefully pretty well.  Considering the form factor of the new machines
>from Commodore, I doubt we'll see lots of motherboard swaps and that 
>sort of thing.

Modular graphics updates via Zorro III cards would certainly open the system
up and increase longevity, particularly if RTG is a reality. If the CPU slot
encompasses a similar philosophy, the distinction between the high and low
ends of the spectrum could be substantially blurred. With accelerators no
longer controlling arbitration, system enhancements should become very cost
effective.

[re: pricing]

But if an A3400 is an A3000 + $400, how do they get the $6000 A3000T/40 :).

>It is a rather nice chip and I'd love to able to have the sort of display
>that PC owners have been enjoying for some time at a reasonable price.  I
>hope that the company does well enough that their board is supported by a
>number of packages instead of a few oddballs.

And hopefully we'll see some North American distribution.

Mark

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From: peterk@cbmger.de.so.commodore.com (Dr Peter Kittel Germany)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy,comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: Amiga HD drives, was Re: Atari Falcon Discount Supermachine  Re: Sydnes is gone?!!
Date: 19 Aug 92 06:59:21 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Organization: Commodore Germany

In article <1992Aug18.083907.4908@nestroy.wu-wien.ac.at>, staferne@risc.uni-linz.ac.at (Stefan Taferner) writes:
 > 
 > A friend of mine bought his A3000 in may 1992. He got it with a hd-drive in
 > it. It is a Chinon drive, don't ask about the product number.
 > And this drive can simply be used on DD disks as on HD disks. Without any
 > switches or something like this. So, does this drive access HD disks on
 > halve rotational speed ? 

Simple answer: Yes.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
From: gblock@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Gregory R Block)
Subject: Re: Crime & Death Penalty Re: Perot ? (the thread that won't die)
Organization: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 19:46:48 GMT

dusek@rtsg.mot.com (James Dusek) writes:
: 	NO NO NO!!! We cannot kill an innocent post just
: becuase it offends someone! Just think of the poor posts
: offsprings, its parent. How would they feel? It's moraly
: wrong to let a post die, it has every right to life.

If he wanted it dead, he should have had an abortion while still
editing.  Perfectly moral, perfectly legal.  After all, a post isn't a
post until you save the text and hit "p".

Greg

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