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From: cs64wag@sdcc8.ucsd.edu (Jeremy Friesner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
Subject: Re: Sound Blaster Pro
Date: 12 Jan 93 06:11:30 GMT
Organization: University of California, San Diego

In article <1993Jan11.155407.20185@crash> tfinn@crash.cts.com (Aaron Grier) writes:
>	Hahaha.. the SB-Pro? Give me a break... it's only 8-bit
>stereo. Your Amiga sounds better. (My Amiga sounds better!) You ask
>him how much his machine costs, and if the graphics and sound are
>co-processed.


Let's remember that sound quality also depends on what equipment
you're sending the signal through after it leaves the computer!
For instance, the previous poster's friend could have had his
SB-Pro hooked up to an $8000 stereo system, while his Amiga 
was playing through the monitor speaker...

The best test is to try out both computers on the same stereo
system.

Jeremy
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
Subject: Re: protracker x.y
From: lundman@kauri.vuw.ac.nz (L Lundman)
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 05:51:32 GMT
Distribution: comp
Organization: Disorganised.

AHhh, A swede, couldn't be in safer hands! :)

Another (slight) problem with PT's since the since of the modules compared
to what they could be :)  Perhaps you should study Prorunner's crunched
player and support something similar.

I look forward to seeing your master piece :)

Kef
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From: boba@terapin.com (Bob Alexander)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
Subject: Re: Opinions for ProSound wanted
Date: 5 Jan 93 22:24:45 PST
Organization: BBS

        I have a perfectsound 3 and it is ok. My friend has dss 8 and it seems
much nicer. I would suspect without the specs on the hardware that there is
some more advanced stuff in it than ps3. Now on the prosound thing I dont know.
I have never used one. sorry. bob
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From: gerry@pizzabox.dialogic.com (Gerry Lachac)
Subject: Ultimate MOD Collection CD-ROM
Organization: Dialogic Corporation
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 93 22:44:14 GMT


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.
From: zoltar@amigans.gen.nz (Grant Thoms)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
Subject: Re: Real time audio digitizer effects
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 93 19:35:38 GMT+1
Organization: Wanganui Amigans, Wanganui, New Zealand

charro@ee.ualberta.ca (Dan Charrois) writes:

> 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.
> 

I think that you will find (as mentioned in an ealrier post) that the 
Perfect Sound Hardware is not compatible (was mnentioned with Med) but I 
have also found that it will not work with 99% of the other programs, 
there is another program however also released by Sunrize which allows 
longsample disks, echos, delays etc.. and will work witrh the Perfect 
Sound Hardware!! I can't remeber the name offhand, but send me mail to 
zoltar@glasgow.amigans.gen.nz and I will findo out for you.
 
I had PS3, but sold it because of this non-compatibility with other 
software. I now have Soundtrap 3, it's a real good sampler too! :)
 
Cheers,
Grant


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             Zoltar@glasgow.amigans.gen.nz / Zoltar@amigans.gen.nz

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From: neubersc@bonny.informatik.uni-dortmund.de (Ralf Neubersch)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
Subject: Sample play for harddisk usage
Date: 12 Jan 1993 10:29:49 GMT
Organization: CS Department, Dortmund University, Germany
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: bonny.informatik.uni-dortmund.de

Hi folks !

Im searching a Prg which allows to play large samples directly
from my harddisk (PD software).

If anybody knows such , please tell me.

Thanx, Ralf
From: Paul_Trauth@agwbbs.new-orleans.LA.US (Paul Trauth)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
Subject: Re: Music-X
Distribution: world
Date: 8 Jan 93 15:31:00 CST
Organization: The Amiga GateWay BBS * New Orleans, La.

In a message dated Thu  7 Jan 93 23:47, Eric_h_gieseke@fcircus.sat.tx.us (e
wrote:

 E> LAtes!SideWinder of MegaWatts 1993*** *///\\\*

gee, another net.musician joins Megawatts.

isn't there a grand total of *one* coder in Megawatts? and *no* artists?

no *wonder* i almost never see any releases from them.

(of course, on the other hand, the group i'm in, Ducksoft, has 3 members,
all of whom program: two musicians and one artist [me]. and we've released,
um, a clock/screenblanker/etc, a ntsc/pal toggler, and a terminal... and
generated a lot of hot air about some of our great ideas we'll probably
never finish.)

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From: Twin-Peaks@fbi.amigans.gen.nz (Dale Cooper)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
Subject: ProTracker2.2 + PP&S 040 + WB2.04 work perfectly... NOT!
Date: 11 Jan 93 11:07:48 PST
Distribution: world
Organization: Somewhere in some obscure country in the South Pacific!

I have just (not JUST, but about a month ago) got my PP&S 040/500 and
ProTracker and all my Tracker players seem to sound rather sick now.  I can
hear weird notes where they shouldn't be, and the modules all sound like
they are PT2.2 modules being played through NT1.0 or something.  It seems
that my computer doesn't recognise ANY of the Exx commands or anything.
Grrr!  Anyone know why my computer doesn't like PT mods aymore?
BTW:  I have just (yes JUST) got DSS by GVP (which I am very impressed
with) and the samples and DSS tracker mods work PERFECTLY.  AudioMasterIII
also works without a faulter.

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              running Windows 3.1+ as a BACKGROUND TASK
From: rfentima@ub.d.umn.edu (Robert Fentiman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
Subject: Re: Samplers
Date: 8 Jan 1993 13:40:01 -0600
Organization: University of Minnesota, Duluth
NNTP-Posting-Host: ub.d.umn.edu

In article <2136@vall.dsv.su.se> matt-dah@dsv.su.se (Mattias Dahlberg) writes:
>Robert Fentiman (rfentima@ub.d.umn.edu) wrote:
>
>: What is the best quality/price sampler available (IYHO)?  I may be
>: looking into samplers soon.  I can't afford a lot, but want the best
>: quality for the price.
>
>My suggestion is the GVP DSS. Or Audio Engineer if you have the money.

Could somebody e-mail me or post infromation about these systems for me?

	Thanks
	Robert Fentiman

UseNet: rfentima@ub.d.umn.edu
At: University of Minnesota, Duluth
Organization: Penn State University
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 20:35:41 EST
From: <ADB103@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
Subject: Re: B&P Pro/C programmer request


<ADB103@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:

>Has anyone gotten into Rules for Tools?  I would very much appreciate if
>someonecould rip into a Keyboard Split tool and turn it into a Velocity
>Split tool.  With a velocity split tool, I could make an Velocity Filter
>macrotool (like the Note Filter tool).  Then by splitting the input to N
>number of channels, with a different patch on each channel, I would have >a
much more complex expressive patch.  I play MIDI guitar and I think that
>this might help compensate for the loss of subtle tonal nuances due to my
>lack of a velocity sampled tone module.  > Thanks > Anthony Beecher
*>------------------------ old re.
I wrote almost an identical message a while back.  It's in Bars and Pipes
Professional, not the original.  It might only be in recent B&P pro disks.
*> ---------------------------new re.
 I called Blue Ribbon yesterday and asked about getting a velocity split tool
They recalled seeing one somewhere but upon checking their products they
couldn't find it. Then they said it must have been a tool from this guy who
sends them tools that he programs himself. Anyway, if anyone comes across one,
  send it! or at least mention it. Thanks Anthony Beecher
From: squigg@gssec.bt.co.uk (Stephen Quigg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
Subject: Re: protracker x.y
Date: 7 Jan 93 11:03:35 GMT
Organization: BT Glasgow Systems and Software Engineering Centre, Scotland.

In article <C92CAREN.93Jan6143630@kol23.IDA.LiU.SE>, c92caren@IDA.LiU.SE (Dingbats) writes:
|> 
|> Please drop an email and tell me so, and maybe i will hurry up and get
|> it ready for a 1.0 release in a few weeks (all depending to the
|> workload at school...)
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|> % cat disclaimer
|> cat: disclaimer: No such file or directory
|> Not my fault
|> Core dumped
|> % 

-- 
	Sorry about the post , but my e-mail bounced for your address :-(

Any chance of getting the source code for this new version , or any older
versions of ProTracker ??

This is assuming it's written in C :-) !!
It's for personal use only , as this is the sort of coding I want to get into ,
but my job does not give me the chance , so help a stranded student out :-)

The course would of course retain any original author trademarks and stuff , and
the reason I want it is purely to bugger about with in the house , seeing what
interesting "additional functionality" I can give it :-)


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: c92caren@IDA.LiU.SE (Dingbats)
Subject: Re: protracker x.y
Organization: CIS Dept, University of Linkoping, Sweden
	<C92CAREN.93Jan6143630@kol23.IDA.LiU.SE>
	<1993Jan7.110335.15001@gssec.bt.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 00:01:46 GMT

In article <1993Jan7.110335.15001@gssec.bt.co.uk> squigg@gssec.bt.co.uk (Stephen Quigg) writes:

>   Any chance of getting the source code for this new version , or any older
>   versions of ProTracker ??
OK, to get things straight (and saving me a lot of flames...:^) the prog
is *NOT* a PT clone or anything, it's just a PT-compat.:-)

>   This is assuming it's written in C :-) !!
Nope, it's written in m68k...
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|        SWEDEN                      \XX/    \ \MIGA           /###
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  ###############################################################
% cat disclaimer
cat: disclaimer: No such file or directory
Not my fault
Core dumped
%
From: neubersc@bonny.informatik.uni-dortmund.de (Ralf Neubersch)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
Subject: Raw to audio converter
Date: 12 Jan 1993 10:28:00 GMT
Organization: CS Department, Dortmund University, Germany
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: bonny.informatik.uni-dortmund.de

Hello out there !

I am looking for an audio conversion program to convert
mod files (or other amiga sounds) to the audio format
on SUNs (or UNIX at all).

The program raw2audio isnt`t implemented on our system.

I want to play the sounds with the PLAY command.

Thanks, Ralf
From: wunner@nova.tat.physik.uni-tuebingen.de (Guenter Wunner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
Subject: Re: Ultimate MOD Collection CD-ROM
Date: 10 Jan 93 14:09:46 GMT
Organization: TAT (Theoretical Astrophysics Tuebingen), U. of Tuebingen, FRG

gerry@pizzabox.dialogic.com (Gerry Lachac) writes:
>I just got mine, and it's jam-packed with players for
>everything from Amigas to Sun SGI's.
			   ^^^^^^^^^
Sounds pretty interesting. Could you upload these players to an ftp
site? Like wuarchive.wustl.edu in /pub/MSDOS_UPLOADS or
amiga.physik.unizh.ch in /pub/aminet/mods/players? Alternatively, mail
the stuff to me uuencoded and I'll do the uploading. Many thanx in
advance!
	Lukas.

           *** "Fer sell cheep:  IBM spel chekker.  Wurks grate." ***
        *** Lukas Wunner, Hustadtring 143, 4630 Bochum, West-Germany ***
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
From: kodak@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Jason 'KodaK' Balicki)
Subject: Re: Ultimate MOD Collection CD-ROM
Organization: Purdue University Computing Center
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 03:28:51 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.

Do they happen to supply the MODS in audio format as well?

--Jason Balicki
kodak@mentor.cc.purdue.edu
From: bull@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
Subject: Re: A1200 - DSP upgrade?
Date: 6 Jan 93 13:00:30 +1100
Organization: Computer Centre, Monash University, Australia

richs@cogs.sussex.ac.uk (Richard Salter) writes:
> Sorry to bother you busy people but I have an ikkle question to ask you
> all. I am considering buying a 1200 with 80 - 120mb hard drive. My
> question is music related as about 50% of my time on my Amiga 500 with
> 3mb upgrade, sound enhancer and horrible, cheap and nasty Master Sound.
> I need to know whether or not a DSP upgrade is being considered for the
> 1200, because if it ain't, I don't want one. If not the 1200 then what
> will be the minimum hardware requirements to utilise a DSP upgrade.

        No-one has officially announced that they are developing a DSP
module for the A1200, but my personal opinion is that it's only a matter
of time. C= is supposedly working on a DSP unit for the A4000 and may
produce a cut down version for the A1200, but they haven't said that
they will.

> Oh yes, I've heard loads about how good DSP is, but not exactly what it
> does. I have a fair idea but more info would be much appreciated.

        Basically, a DSP manipulates a digital signal. The signal can be
sound, video, or some other type of data. The beauty of a DSP is that it
can be programmed to perform different types of manipulation, instead of
being designed to perform only one specific function.

        The sorts of things DSP's are being used for are, filtering out
interference in communication signals for sattelites, high bandwidth
audio (eg high capacity telephone network equipment) and video (eg
television transmission) and video and audio effects processing, radar
signal processing, analysing deep space signals picked up by radio
telescopes, and lots more. A DSP will really shine in a situation where
you have a continuous signal of some sort which you want to modify.

        The Atari devotees have been talking about using the DSP in the
Falcon as the guts of a high speed modem. Plug an adaptor cable between
the phone socket and the DSP port, run a DSP modem program and away you
go.

           Bull@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au  OR  bull@monu1.cc.monash.oz
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             Disclaimer. If you love your llama, let it lambada.
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From: barrett@theo.serum.kodak.com (Chris Barrett (x37253))
Subject: AM/FM Disks, FTPable?
Reply-To: barrett@serum.kodak.com
Organization: Clinical Diagnostics Division, Eastman Kodak Company
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 17:43:13 GMT

Anyone know if the AM/FM disks are FTPable, if so where?  I've got
AM/FM 6 and 7, but would like to get the rest.  Thanks for any
pointers.

Chris



-- 
		barrett@Kodak.COM  ( Chris Barrett )
		
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
From: cs902125@ariel.yorku.ca (SHUK C YIP)
Subject: Re: Sound Blaster Pro
Organization: York University, Toronto, Canada
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 01:44:34 GMT

In article <972.2B4FDACA@afitamy.fidonet.org> Jason.Honingford@afitamy.fidonet.org (Jason Honingford) writes:
>I was checking out some IBM computers the other day and saw this nice $3000 
>set-up with this multi-media package which included a CD-ROM, windows, and 
>Sound Blaster Pro... this thing looked and sounded better than the Amiga. I 
>didn't know IBM did that stuff. This makes me wanna sell my Amiga and get 
>compatible with the rest of the world...
> 
>I couldn't stay around to ask many questions, plus the guy was pissing me off 
>telling me how much better his machine was. Does anyone know the specifics on 
>the Sound Blaster Pro? It sounded just like a 16 bit sound board on the Amiga, 
>but for $170 (I think). So what's the deal? Seems like I'd have to buy 
>thousands of dollars worth of hard ware to compare to this machine's graphics, 
>speed, and sound! I thought it was the other way around.
>

1. I've Sound Blaster Pro. Although it is 16 bit, the sound quality seems
   to be same as Amiga. (maybe because no musician wants to push it to
   limit)
2. The Sound Card for Amiga is expensive because it comes with DSP. The
   DSP alone will cost you $500. 
3. Because there is no DSP, you can't get perfect quality of 16 bit
   sample. And you can't multi-task under recording.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
From: wunner@nova.tat.physik.uni-tuebingen.de (Guenter Wunner)
Subject: Re: Questions
Organization: TAT (Theoretical Astrophysics Tuebingen), U. of Tuebingen, FRG
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 23:55:03 GMT

schounj@edmund.cs.andrews.edu (Jeff Schoun) writes:
>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.

You need LHA (that's LHArc v2.xx) - available on most good MSDOS sites
(like ftp.ulowell.edu in /msdos/Archivers I think).

>Are there any sound
>trackers or music trackers for the PC that make .Mod files?

Do you want a player or a MOD editor? If you are talking of players,
look for ModPlay Pro, WOW II, WOW, Visual Player, Rainbow Player,
Winmod and Winmod Pro. I think WOW II and Winmod Pro support the
stereo features of the SB Pro. I know of one editor, its name is
ModEdit 3.0.

>I am useing
>an Sound Blaster Pro... Is an amiga 500 good enough to make sound files
>half way decent?

Yes, it is. The Amiga features special chips for sound and graphics (I
think the sound chip's name is Paula). As far as I know, the sound
quality of the SB Pro and the Amiga are about equal, maybe the Amiga
is even better. I think the only soundcard for PCs superior the Amiga
is the Roland. Don't get me wrong, I'm not an Amiga enthusiast. In
fact, one of my first computers was an Atari. But I am also working on
PCs, Suns and Indigos (and listening to MODs on all of these machines).

Lukas.

           *** "Fer sell cheep:  IBM spel chekker.  Wurks grate." ***
        *** Lukas Wunner, Hustadtring 143, 4630 Bochum, West-Germany ***
      *** lukas@trillian.tp1.ruhr-uni-bochum.de / lukas@134.147.160.21 ***
From: crystal@glia.biostr.washington.edu (Crystal)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
Subject: Re: AM/FM Disks, FTPable?
Date: 5 Jan 93 21:00:20 GMT
Article-I.D.: glia.crystal.726267620
Organization: University of Washington
NNTP-Posting-Host: glia.biostr.washington.edu

In <1993Jan5.174313.23572@clpd.kodak.com> barrett@theo.serum.kodak.com (Chris Barrett (x37253)) writes:

>Anyone know if the AM/FM disks are FTPable, if so where?  I've got
>AM/FM 6 and 7, but would like to get the rest.  Thanks for any
>pointers.

>Chris



>-- 
>		barrett@Kodak.COM  ( Chris Barrett )
>		

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

Crystal
  ;>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
From: dannie@coplex.com (Dannie J. Gregoire)
Subject: Help needed sampling in MED with PerfectSound3
Organization: Copper Electronics, Inc.
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 16:07:49 GMT
Keywords: MED perfectsound

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?
Thanks.

--
Dannie J. Gregoire
dannie@coplex.com
From: pgl@bbs.draco.bison.mb.ca (Paul Linton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
Subject: Re: Sampling Net Opinion
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 07:03:33 GMT
Organization: The Draco Unix System [BBS]

p9ly@vax5.cit.cornell.edu writes:

> Howdy, Y'all.  I want to use my christmas money to get a lil' sampling action
> going on my 3 meg 500hd.  I use midi (music-x), and play samples on Audio
> Master and Sonix.  What's the best hardware availiable?  Are the sub-$100
> 8-bit jobbies (DSS-8, for example) satisfactory? Can't afford the new sunrize
> boards, but a friend who's got the slots, as well as a prophet 2000 16-bit
> sampling synth would be interested in your opinions about them too.  Thanks!
 
I've got Sound Master and Audio Master IV.  Great package.  It's about 
$130, I think.  It has a built-in mic, 2 mic jacks, and 2 RCA line 
inputs.  As well, it's got an input volume slider, and a long parallel
cable (around 2 feet) which is nice.  I think it's the best package right 
now (for an 8-bit sampler).
 


---
pgl@bbs.draco.bison.mb.ca (Paul Linton)
The Draco Unix System [BBS]

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