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Protracker V1.2C Mar. '92
----------------
(C)1992 Liberty!!
This program is Public Domain
Orig by Lars "ZAP" Hamre
This Version...."QUASAR!"
USE CURSOR LEFT/RIGHT TO SELECT TOPIC,
AND UP/DOWN TO READ ABOUT THAT TOPIC.
PRESS ESC OR HELP TO EXIT HELPSCREEN.
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Call our BSB now!!
+61 9 4476588 -* Destiny Stone *-
Helloes go to: All friends!!!
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^03:E1,02,04,21
Hi there music lovers!
We finally made it; Protracker v1.2
has come to stay!
This version is fixed and modified not
only visually but at source level as
well! (Its more maintainable)
100% working on Kick2.04 (V37.175+)
Uses EasyRequest on V2.04 not the
other shit! All INCBIN files are now
IFF not shit PAK format!!
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^04:E1,03,05,21
Some technical info:
Sourcecode: 338k / 20002 lines
Main Program: 138k
GFX data: 70k (IFF packed)
Worktime: Some hours ????
ASM time: 48 seconds (DevPak)
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Something you'd like in the next
version of Protracker? Have you found
any bugs? Or do you just want to leech
the latest warez of us?
Anyway, call us:
Liberty DestinyStone
Australia
+61 9 4476588
(No lamers, please!)
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<-- GENERAL UP MAINSCREEN -->
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MAINSCREEN
----------
## PLAY ##
Will play the song from the current
position in the song. The pointer
turns yellow, just to show you what's
going on.
## PATTERN ##
Will play the current pattern which
is shown at the bottom of the screen.
The pointer turns yellow here as well.
Holding down the right button while
pressing play or pattern will play
from the current patternposition.
<-- PROTRACKER DOWN DISK OP. -->
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## EDIT ##
Will put you in edit mode. The pointer
turns blue, and you can enter notes
and numbers from the keyboard. Use
the arrowkeys to move up/down and
left/right in the pattern. Entering
a note or a number will cause the
pattern to jump one or more slots
down.
<-- PROTRACKER UP/DOWN DISK OP. -->
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## RECORD ##
Will put you in edit mode, but also
play the current pattern or song.
You can select this in the Edit
Options menu. While the pattern or
song is playing, you can type in
notes and numbers from the keyboard,
and they will appear in the pattern
as it scrolls. The notes and numbers
will also be quantized to the nearest
slot, so that keeping a steady rhythm
is no problem. The pointer will turn
blue here as well as in the the normal
edit mode.
<-- PROTRACKER UP/DOWN DISK OP. -->
^24:01,23,25,31
## STOP ##
Will stop playing of songs and patt-
erns, recording, and will turn edit
mode off.
## CLEAR ##
Will first ask you what you want to
clear. You can clear either all,
song or samples.
## EDIT OP. ##
Will exchange the Spectrum Analyzer
with the Edit Menu(s). Pressing more
than one time will browse through
the edit op. screens.
<-- PROTRACKER UP/DOWN DISK OP. -->
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## DISK OP. ##
Will go to the File Requester.
## PLST ##
Will go to the PLST screen.
## PSET-ED ##
Will go to the preset editor.
## Setup ##
Will go to the Setup Screen.
## Sampler ##
Will go to the Sampler screen.
<-- PROTRACKER UP/DOWN DISK OP. -->
^26:01,25,27,31
The small gadgets labeled
## 1, 2, 3 and 4 ##
represent the audiochannels of your
amiga. When lit, that channel is on.
When not lit, the channel is muted
and and the notes in that track will
not be played.
You can also use ctrl-a to toggle an
audiochannel, and ctrl-q to unmute all
channels. Ctrl+shift-a will solo the
current channel.
<-- PROTRACKER UP/down DISK OP. -->
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## Tempo ##
The tempo gadget on the status bar
is for setting the CIA speed, if CIA
timing is used. The gadget will be
updated every time you set the speed
using the F command (if CIA that is).
<-- PROTRACKER UP DISK OP. -->
^31:21,00,32,41
DISK OP. V1.1:
--------
Delete Song/Module/Sample changed to
one gadget: Delete file.
Directories shown/Parent gadget.
Path indicator arrow. Click to change
paths without reading dir.
Clicking on "free" will show you free
diskspace also without reading dir.
Dir-browse button and lots more...
<-- MAINSCREEN DOWN PLST -->
^32:21,31,33,41
## Path ##
The paths for songs, modules and
samples can now be changed, and they
can be up to 31 characters long.
To change path, click on load song/
module/sample or use the arrow
indicating what path you're at.
## Free Diskspace (upto 999Meg) ##
Free diskspace can be shown in hex
or decimal. Select this on the setup
screen. Click on "free" to get free
diskspace without re-reading the dir.
<-- MAINSCREEN UP/DOWN PLST -->
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## Format Disk ##
Will format a disk in df0:
(Hopefully still bug-free...)
## Rename file ##
Will dir the current directory.
Select a filename, and you will
be able to edit the name.
## Delete file ##
Will dir the current directory.
Select a file, and it will be
deleted from the disk.
<-- MAINSCREEN UP/DOWN PLST -->
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## Pack ##
When on, protracker will pack songs
before saving (Modules can not be
packed in this version, sorry!).
## Load song ##
Will dir the songs path. Select a
song, and it will be loaded and
decrunched if crunched.
## Save song ##
Will pack the song if pack is on,
then save it to the current songs
path. Remember to enter a name for
your song, otherwise pt will not save!
<-- MAINSCREEN UP/DOWN PLST -->
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## Load module ##
Will dir the modules path. Select a
module, and it will be loaded.
## Save module ##
Will save the module to the current
modules path. Modules can be saved
without a name, since they always
begin with "Mod.".
## Load sample ##
Will dir the sample path. Select a
sample, and it will be loaded to the
current sample. Iff headers will be
chopped off and loops loaded, if any.
<-- MAINSCREEN UP/DOWN PLST -->
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## Save Sample ##
Will save the current sample as RAW
or IFF. Select this in the "Save"
gadget to the right of "Load Sample".
IFF loops will be saved too.
## Dir-Browse button ##
By pressing this button you can browse
through various preset paths, so that
you won't have to enter them over and
over again.
<-- MAINSCREEN UP/DOWN PLST -->
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AutoDir - If you set the autodir
toggle on the setup screen
to on, protracker will auto-
matically dir the current
path when you enter the
disk op. screen.
AutoExit - When this toggle is on
protracker will exit from
disk op. when loading a
song or a module.
<-- MAINSCREEN UP PLST -->
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PLST
----
The PLST is fairly simple to use.
Listed here are all the samples in
your Presetlist and their lengths.
Just click on a name, and Protracker
will ask for a disk called ST-01
through to ST-FF. Insert it, and the
chosen sample will be loaded to the
current sample displayed at the
left of the screen. Use the up/down
arrow keys to move up and down in the
PresetList. If you press the right
mousebutton, the PLST will move 10
presets at a time.
<-- DISK OP. DOWN PRESET ED -->
^42:31,41,43,51
At the top the PLST shows the total
number of samples from the selected
sounddisks.
There are a few PLST gadgets:
## CLEAR ##
Will clear all the sounddisk names you
have entered, and display the whole
PresetList.
## MOUNTL(ist) ##
Will search your drives for disks
called ST-**, and put the names into
the ST-__ gadgets. ST-00 will not be
mounted.
<-- DISK OP. UP/DOWN PRESET ED -->
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## ST-__ ##
There are three ST-__ gadgets where
you can enter the numbers of the
sounddisks you want to display in the
PLST. Only the presets from the
selected sounddisks will be shown.
If you clear all gadgets (by pressing
return or right mousebutton), or
press "Clear", the PLST will revert
to show all presets.
<-- DISK OP. UP PRESET ED -->
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PRESET ED
---------
The protracker's preset-editor is an
enhanced version of the original v2.5
editor. The screen has been cleaned
up, and redrawn to match the plst.
The editing is still a bit lousy
though, but we promise to fix it up
a bit in v1.2...
You can now save the finetune value in
the presetlist instead of volume.
<-- PLST DOWN SETUP -->
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The preset editor is used for sorting
and catalogueing your samples. All
samples for use with protracker should
be on disks called "ST-01" to "ST-FF".
When adding a disk to the presetlist,
only these disks are recognized.
Harddisk owners may want to add a
directory. e.g. You've got a directory
called "Supersamples", and you want
to use the samples on pt... Simple.
Assign "Supersamples" to ST-13 or
whatever. In the box with "Disk:"
and ST-__ in it, enter ST-13.
Now enter "DHX:supersamples" in the
path box and press "add path".
<-- PLST UP/DOWN SETUP -->
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The path will be added as ST-13 in
your presetlist, so everytime you need
a sample from ST-13, it will be loaded
from "Supersamples" instead. Simple?
Editing
--------
We must admit the editing is lousy,
but you can't have everything!
To edit a preset, simply click on it.
Use the arrowkeys to move left/right.
When moving up and down in the preset-
list, use the right mousebutton to
speed it up a bit.
<-- PLST UP/DOWN SETUP -->
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## add path ##
Will add the current path to the
presetlist. infos will not be added.
Samplenames can only be 15 chars long.
## Insert Preset ##
Will create a new preset. Enter the
data for the sample, and it will be
added to the presetlist.
## Delete Preset ##
Will delete the wanted preset from
the presetlist.
<-- PLST UP/DOWN SETUP -->
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## Delete Disk ##
Will delete the disknumber set in the
"Disk:" box.
## PATH ##
This is where you enter the path to
be added from. It can be up to 31
characters long (should be enough!?).
## Disk ##
This is the disk (or HD-dir) that's
being added from (or deleted).
<-- PLST UP/DOWN SETUP -->
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## Presets ##
This is the current number of presets
in the presetlist.
## Clear PLST ##
Will clear all the presets.
## Load PLST ##
Will load the presetlist from a file
called "PLST". This file should be
placed in the PTdir (See setup2).
<-- PLST UP/DOWN SETUP -->
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## Save PLST ###
Will save the presetlist as a file
called "PLST" to the current PTdir.
## Print PLST ##
Will print the presetlist to the
current print path, shown on the
setup-screen.
## PLST ##
Will go to the PLST-screen!
...and in case you were too stupid to
understand, PLST is a shortform for
"Presetlist"!
<-- PLST UP SETUP -->
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Sampler
-------
The new sampler/sample editor was
included simply because we thought
the one in Noisetracker 2.0 was
terrible, and we needed graphing of
samples and proper loop editing.
It's very fast, much faster than
Audiomaster, and the editing is
much simpler.
We also included a resampling option
which we hope you'll find useful.
<-- midi down edit op. -->
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Editing
-------
When editing a sample, use to mouse
to set the cursorline and to mark
ranges.
## Waveform ##
Will play the full sample with loops.
## Display ##
Will play the part of the sample
being shown on screen.
## Range ##
Will play the marked range.
<-- midi up/down edit op. -->
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## Stop ##
Will stop all playing of samples.
## Show range ##
Will magnify the current range
and display it.
## Show all ##
Will display the whole sample.
## |< (Beg) ##
Put cursorline at beginning of sample.
## >|< (Mid) ##
Put cursorline at middle of sample.
<-- midi up/down edit op. -->
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## >| (End) ##
Put the cursorline at end of sample.
## Swap buff(er) ##
The swap the current sample with
the copy-buffer.
## Zoom out ##
Will show double the range you
are displaying.
## Range all ##
Will range the part of the sample
being displayed on screen.
<-- midi up/down edit op. -->
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## Cut ##
Will cut away the part of the sample
that's marked.
## Copy ##
Will copy the marked range to the
copy-buffer.
## Paste ##
Will paste the copy-buffer into
the current sample.
<-- midi up/down edit op. -->
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The volume box
--------------
The volume box is a bit like
Audiomaster's, only better.
Set the "from" and "to" volume
percentages by using the sliders,
or just type in any number you
please (from 0 to 200) in the
percentage boxes to the right.
## Normalize ##
Will find the highest volume rate
possible (without clipping).
<-- midi up/down edit op. -->
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## Cancel ##
Will exit the volume box.
## \ ##
Will set the percentages 100%-0%
## / ##
Will set the percentages 0%-100%
## - ##
Will set the percentages 100%-100%
## Ramp ##
Will ramp (calculate) the volume!
<-- midi up/down edit op. -->
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## Tunetone ##
Will create a sinus sound, which you
can tune your samples after. See
setup 2 help for details.
## Sample ##
Will first enter the monitor screen.
Now click right button to sample,
left to exit.
## Note ##
This is the note to sample on.
Range is C-1 to B-3.
<-- midi up/down edit op. -->
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## Resample ##
The resampling option is much easier
to use than the one in Audiomaster.
Here's a step-by-step explanation:
1. Turn on the tuning tone.
2. Use the keyboard to find what note
it is. Use fintune if needed.
3. Enter the note in the "Note:" box
to the right.
4. Press resample!
## Note ##
This is what note to resample to.
<-- midi up/down edit op. -->
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## Disp(lay) ##
This is the length of the part of the
sample being shown on screen.
## Loop on/off ##
This is for turning loops on/off
without having to fiddle with the
repeat and replen gadgets.
## Exit ##
Exits the sampler screen.
<-- Midi up edit op. -->
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SETUP
-----
The setup screens were provided so
that PT users could set up their own
personal environment. We hope we have
satisfied most of you. You've got 8
on/off toggles, a split keyboard
editor, a color palette and lots
more. Choose what you want, and use
"Save Config" to save your environ-
ment. On the next screen is a list
of what will be saved in the config
file. V1.1: Click "2" to enter setup
screen 2, with lots of new features!
<-- PRESET ED DOWN Setup 2 -->
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This will be saved in the config file:
--------------------------------------
Songs/Modules/Samples and Print paths,
Split Keyboard data, Accidental,
MultiKey Channeltable, Colors,
Keyrepeat, the 8 on/off toggles,
the 8 external dos commands and the
effect macros + everything in setup 2.
You can have up to 256 different
config files. They will be saved
as "pt.config-00", "pt.config-01"
and so on. Set the confignumber
in the "cnfig" box.
<-- PRESET ED UP/DOWN Setup 2 -->
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## Load config ##
Will load the selected config file.
## Save config ##
Will save the selected config file.
## Reset All ##
Will set the original PT defaults and
colors.
## Multi ##
This table is used with the multi key-
board option. The four numbers repre-
sent what channel each channel will
jump to next. 1-2, 2-3, 3-4 and so on.
<-- PRESET ED UP/DOWN Setup 2 -->
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## The dot ##
The gadget with a dot and a textline
can be used to execute dos commands.
Each of the 8 commands can be up to
31 letters long. Pressing the dot will
browse through the commands. Holding
the right button and pressing it will
execute the command. Note that PT
needs the command "run" to execute the
other commands. This is because of
commodore's stupid programming of the
dos library function "execute". Type
"endcli" to go back to protracker.
<-- PRESET ED UP/DOWN setup 2 -->
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## The Color Palette ##
The color palette is simple to use.
Just select a color, and use the R,
G and B sliders to set the color.
## Undo ##
Will put back the latest change.
## Cancel ##
Will set the config colors.
## Def(ault) ##
Will set the original ST colors.
<-- PRESET ED UP/DOWN setup 2 -->
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## Split ##
You can set 4 splits on the keyboard,
each with it's own sample, splitpoint
and transpose. Just type in a sample
number and select the key to split
at by pressing the appropriate one.
The transpose note for each split is
the first note in that split-range.
Notes below the first split will
be played with the current sample.
Split is great for recording drums,
or for playing untuned samples in
tune (use together with finetune).
## Clear ## will clear the splits.
<-- PRESET ED UP/DOWN Setup 2 -->
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## KeyRep(eat) ##
The first number is the keyrepeat-
delay, and the second is the speed.
## Accidental ##
Simple enough, accidental allows you
to select sharp (#) or flat (¡) notes.
This will not be saved with the song!
## Print Song ##
Will print the song to the path shown
below the "Print Song" gadget.
The print path can be 31 chars long.
<-- PRESET ED UP/DOWN Setup 2 -->
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## Split on/off ##
Toggles between normal and split key-
board.
## Filter on/off ##
Toggles the audiofilter / PowerLED.
(Not available on all amigas)
## Trans(pose)del(ete) on/off ##
When on, notes transposed out of
range will be deleted.
## ShowDec(imal) ##
When on, Freemem, Tunemem, and file-
lengths will be shown in decimal.
<-- PRESET ED UP/DOWN Setup 2 -->
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## Autodir on/off ##
When on, protracker dirs the current
directory path automatically.
## AutoExit on/off ##
When on, protracker will automatically
exit from the file requester when
loading a song or module.
## Mod. only on/off ##
When on, protracker will only show
modules beginning with "mod.".
## MIDI on/off ##
Enables midi input (see midi help).
<-- PRESET ED UP Setup 2 -->
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Setup 2
-------
Setup 2 is basically full of the
things we couldn't fit into Setup 1
in Protracker 1.0 + a few things
people thought we should include.
Well, hope you're satisfied with the
result guys...
Click on "1" to go back to good ol'
setup 1...
<-- Setup down midi -->
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## Timing ##
We included this so that american
users also could enjoy protracker,
and wouldn't have to use sonix or
any other terrible music program...
You can choose between CIA or Vblank
timing. Vblank is the timing-method
soundtrackers have been using since
the dawn of time, while CIA is a much
better and accurate timing with the
tempo measured in beats per minute.
Using Vblank on NTSC amigas will cause
the song to play 20% faster. With CIA,
there's no difference.
<-- Setup up/down midi -->
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## Tempo ##
This is where you set your default
CIA timing tempo. Range: 32-255.
## Speed ##
This is where you set your default
Vblank timing speed. Range: 01-FF.
## Copper Editor ##
The copper editor is for altering the
colors of the VU-meters and the
spectrum analyzer to your own liking.
Select a color by clicking somewhere
within the coppered stripe.
<-- Setup up/down midi -->
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Now use the R, G and B sliders to
alter the color.
## Spread ##
Will create an even gradient between
the current color and the one you
click on next.
## arrows ##
Will rotate the whole copper stripe
in the Y-axis (up/down).
Undo, cancel and def(ault) will
work just like in the palette
in setup 1.
<-- Setup up/down midi -->
^75:61,74,76,81
## Mods ##
This is where you set your default
modules path.
## Songs ##
This is where you set your default
songs path.
## Sampl(es) ##
This is where you set your default
sample path.
## PTdir ##
This is the path for the helpfile,
the PLST and the PT configfile(s).
<-- Setup up/down midi -->
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## Max PLST ##
This is the maximum number of
presets in your presetlist.
## DMA wait ##
Use this on fast amigas to slow down
the DMA enough to not miss any notes.
## Tuning tone ##
The tuning tone is for use with the
sample editor. The note is what note
to play the tuning tone at, and the
number is the volume.
Salvage doesn't work...sorry...
<-- Setup up/down midi -->
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## <- Default ##
Will put back the default for
everything in the middle column.
## Override ##
When on, PT will ignore any paths
or disknames when loading a song
or module. All the samples will
be loaded from the current sample
path.
## Nosamples ##
When on, PT won't load the samples
when loading a song or module.
<-- Setup up/down midi -->
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## BlankZero ##
When on, PT won't show the first zero
in the samplenumber, as on NT1.2.
## Show dirs ##
When on, directories will be shown in
Disk Op.
## Show Publ(ic) ##
When on, PT will show all free memory,
not just chip-mem.
## Cut to buff(er) ##
When on, all samples cut in the sample
editor will to put in the copy-buffer.
<-- Setup up/down midi -->
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## Load loop ##
When on, PT will load loops from
IFF-samples.
## Slow Mode ##
When on, text editing, gadget-repeats,
etc. will go much slower. Use this if
you have a 25 MHz A3000 or any other
fast computer. We will try to do an
automatic speed check in the next
version (1.2).
<-- Setup up midi -->
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MIDI
----
Midi routines in protracker 1.1 are
still very limited. Midi in should
work ok, though. To activate midi,
you'll have to turn it on on the
setup1 screen. Use the three upper
octaves on your synthesizer to play
notes. Some keys in the lowest octave
can be used to play/stop/record etc.
We might fix better midi support in
later versions of protracker, but so
far, this is uncertain... Read the
PT.ReadMe! file for more info.
<-- SETUP 2 NOWHERE Sampler -->
^A1:91,00,A2,B1
EDIT OP.
--------
The edit op. screens were just a handy
way for us to implement all the new
functions we had thought of. There are
three screens, and you can browse
through them by pressing the edit op.
gadget more than once, or select one
by clicking on the numbers 1-3.
To exit edit op., click on the gadget
labeled "E" or press ESC.
<-- Sampler DOWN EFFECT CMDS -->
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Edit op. Screen 1:
## Transposing ##
What is transposing ?
Transposing lets you shift the pitch
of the notes up or down.
E.g. Change a C-3 to a C#3.
In comparison to other trackers,
protracker lets you transpose in just
about every way you can imagine.
You can transpose either the current
sample or all the samples in a track
or pattern.
<-- Sampler UP/DOWN EFFECT CMDS -->
^A3:91,A2,A4,B1
To the right of the title bar is a
small box with the letter "S" or "A".
S - Only the current sample will be
transposed.
A - All the samples from $00-$1F will
be transposed. V1.1: Now bugfree!
To toggle between the two, click on
the edit op. title bar.
If the setup toggle "transdel" is on,
all the notes transposed out of range
(C-1 to B-3) will be deleted. If not,
they will not be transposed.
<-- Sampler UP/DOWN EFFECT CMDS -->
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Edit op. screen 2: (Record)
## Record ##
Patt - Record current pattern only.
Song - When recording, pt will move
through the patterns in the
song, just like normal play.
## Quantize ##
Will move the notes you record to
every n'th slot. Entering 00 will
turn off the quantizing, and the
notes you play will always be
inserted at the patternposition you
are at. Entering 01 will quantize
the notes the the nearest slot
<-- Sampler UP/DOWN EFFECT CMDS -->
^A5:91,A4,A6,B1
according to the speed. i.e. if you
play a note after the first half has
been played, it will be quantized to
the slot below. Entering a value like
8 will quantize to every 8th note,
and so on. Got that?
## Metro(nome) ##
The first number is the speed of the
metronome, and the second is the
channel to play it on. The Sample
used for metronomes is always sample
$1F. Load your own favourite metro-
nome sample. The metronome will always
be played at C-3, but you can still
<-- Sampler UP/DOWN EFFECT CMDS -->
^A6:91,A5,A7,B1
change the volume and loop values.
To turn off the metronome, just set
the speed or channel to 00.
## Multi ##
When on, pt will jump to another
channel after you play a note on the
keyboard. This makes it possible to
play two or more notes at the same
time (very useful with midi). On the
setup screen you can choose what
channel to jump to after playing a
note.
<-- Sampler UP/DOWN EFFECT CMDS -->
^A7:91,A6,A8,B1
Edit Op. screen 2: (Samples)
To the right of the title bar is a
small box with the letter "T", "P"
or "S".
T - Copy & Exchange apply to current
track only.
P - Copy & Exchange will affect the
the whole pattern.
S - Copy & Exchange will apply to
the real samples in memory.
To toggle between the two, click on
the edit op. title bar.
<-- Sampler UP/DOWN EFFECT CMDS -->
^A8:91,A7,A9,B1
## Delete ##
Will delete all notes with the current
sample in current track or whole
pattern.
## Kill ##
Will kill the current sample.
That is, remove it from memory and
reset all sample settings. It will not
be deleted from the track or pattern.
You can also use the period (.) key
on the numeric keyboard to invoke
this function.
<-- Sampler UP/DOWN EFFECT CMDS -->
^A9:91,A8,AA,B1
## EXCHGE (Exchange) ##
Will exchange the samplenumber shown
in the "from" gadget with the sample-
number in the "to" gadget and vice
versa. "T" or "P" selects track or
pattern. "S" exchanges the samples.
## MOVE ##
Will move the samplenumber shown
in the "from" gadget to the sample-
number in the "to" gadget.
<-- Sampler UP/DOWN EFFECT CMDS -->
^AA:91,A9,AB,B1
Edit Op. screen 3: (Sample Editor)
To the right of the title bar is a
small box with the letter "H" or "C".
H - Will halve the volume when mixing
and echoing to avoid clipping.
C - Will not halve the volume.
The sample may be clipped.
To toggle between the two, click on
the edit op. title bar.
<-- Sampler UP/DOWN EFFECT CMDS -->
^AB:91,AA,AC,B1
## Mix ##
Will mix one sample with another.
Pt asks you which two samples to be
mixed, and where to put the result.
Holding the right button and pressing
mix will mix the current sample with
itself. You can offset the sample by
setting a position in the "pos" gadg.
If you set "mod" to a non-zero value,
the sample will also be modulated.
<-- Sampler UP/DOWN EFFECT CMDS -->
^AC:91,AB,AD,B1
## Echo ##
Will create a echo effect on the
current sample. Use "pos" to set the
delay time of the echo. If you want
more room to echo in, just turn up
the length of the sample.
## Boost ##
Will turn up the treble of the sample.
Use this on hi-hats and snares!
## Filter ##
Will Delta-filter the sample.
Use this on noisy basses.
<-- Sampler UP/DOWN EFFECT CMDS -->
^AD:91,AC,AE,B1
## X-Fade ##
Will crossfade the sample (mix with
itself, backwards). Handy for looping
samples that are hard to loop.
## Backwd (backwards) ##
Will turn the sample backwards!
## Upsample ##
Will remove every second byte of
the sample, halving the length and
shifting the pitch one octave up.
<-- Sampler UP/DOWN EFFECT CMDS -->
^AE:91,AD,AF,B1
## Downsample ##
Will double every byte of the sample,
doubling the length, and shifting the
pitch one octave down. If you
downsample samples longer than $7FFE,
you will lose the end of them.
## POS ##
This is just a offset in the sample,
used for a lot of things.
## MOD ##
This is used for modulation. Press
"MOD" to modulate the current sample.
<-- Sampler UP/DOWN EFFECT CMDS -->
^AF:91,AE,B0,B1
## Cutbeg(inning) ##
Will chop the number of bytes set in
the "pos" gadget off the beginning of
the sample.
## FU (Fade Up) ##
Will fade the volume from 0 to 100%.
Use "Pos" to select where in the
sample to fade up to.
## FD (Fade Down) ##
Will fade the volume from 100 to 0%.
Use "Pos" to select where in the
sample to fade down from.
<-- Sampler UP/DOWN EFFECT CMDS -->
^B0:91,AF,00,B1
## VOL ##
With this you can change the "real"
volume of the sample. Just set a
percentage and press "VOL".
Edit Op.3 is now intended to be used
with the new sample-editor. If a
range is marked, some of the functions
apply to the range only. If there's
no range marked, the functions will
affect the whole sample. You may also
set "POS" by clicking on the sample
and setting the cursor-line.
<-- Sampler UP EFFECT CMDS -->
^B1:A1,00,B2,D1
EFFECT COMMANDS
---------------
Effect commands on protracker should
be compatible with all other trackers.
0 - None/Arpeggio 8 - * NOT USED *
1 - Portamento Up 9 - SampleOffset
2 - Portamento Down A - VolumeSlide
3 - TonePortamento B - PositionJump
4 - Vibrato C - Set Volume
5 - ToneP + VolSlide D - PatternBreak
6 - Vibra + VolSlide E - Misc. Cmds
7 - Tremolo F - Set Speed
<-- EDIT OP. DOWN KEYBOARD -->
^B2:A1,B1,B3,D1
E - COMMANDS
------------
The E command has been altered to
contain more commands than one.
E0- Filter On/Off E8- * NOT USED *
E1- Fineslide Up E9- Retrig Note
E2- Fineslide Down EA- FineVol Up
E3- Glissando Control EB- FineVol Down
E4- Vibrato Control EC- NoteCut
E5- Set Finetune ED- NoteDelay
E6- Patternloop EE- PatternDelay
E7- Tremolo Control EF- Invert Loop
<-- EDIT OP. UP/DOWN KEYBOARD -->
^B3:A1,B2,B4,D1
Cmd 0. Arpeggio [Range:$0-$F/$0-$F]
-----------------------------------
Usage: $0 + 1st halfnote add
+ 2nd halfnote add
Arpeggio is used to simulate chords.
This is done by rapidly changing the
pitch between 3(or 2) different notes.
It sounds very noisy and grainy on
most samples, but ok on monotone ones.
Example: C-300047 C-major chord:
(C+E+G or C+4+7 halfnotes)
C-300037 C-minor chord:
(C+D#+G or C+3+7 halfnotes)
<-- EDIT OP. UP/DOWN KEYBOARD -->
^B4:A1,B3,B5,D1
Cmd 1. Portamento up [Speed:$00-$FF]
------------------------------------
Usage: $1 + portamento speed
Portamento up will simply slide the
sample pitch up. You can NOT slide
higher than B-3! (Period 113)
Example: C-300103 1 is the command,
3 is the portamentospeed.
NOTE: The portamento will be called as
many times as the speed of the song.
This means that you'll sometimes have
trouble sliding accuratly. If you
change the speed without changing the
sliderates, it will sound bad...
<-- EDIT OP. UP/DOWN KEYBOARD -->
^B5:A1,B4,B6,D1
Cmd 2. Portamento down [Speed:$00-FF]
-------------------------------------
Usage: $2 + portamento speed
Just like command 1, except that this
one slides the pitch down instead.
(Adds to the period).
You can NOT slide lower than C-1!
(Period 856)
Example: C-300203 2 is the command,
3 is the portamentospeed.
<-- EDIT OP. UP/DOWN KEYBOARD -->
^B6:A1,B5,B7,D1
Cmd 3. Tone-portamento [Speed:$00-$FF]
--------------------------------------
Usage: Dest-note + $3 + slidespeed
This command will automatically slide
from the old note to the new.
You don't have to worry about which
direction to slide, you need only set
the slide speed. To keep on sliding,
just select the command $3 + 00.
Example: A-200000 First play a note.
C-300305 C-3 is the note to
slide to, 3 the command,
and 5 the speed.
<-- EDIT OP. UP/DOWN KEYBOARD -->
^B7:A1,B6,B8,D1
Cmd 4. Vibrato [Rate:$0-$F,Dpth:$0-$F]
--------------------------------------
Usage: $4 + vibratorate + vibratodepth
Example: C-300481 4 is the command,
8 is the speed of the vibrato,
and 1 is the depth of the vibrato.
To keep on vibrating, just select
the command $4 + 00. To change the
vibrato, you can alter the rate,
depth or both. Use command E4- to
change the vibrato-waveform.
<-- EDIT OP. UP/DOWN KEYBOARD -->
^B8:A1,B7,B9,D1
Cmd 5. ToneP + Volsl [Spd:$0-$F/$0-$F]
--------------------------------------
Usage: $5 + upspeed + downspeed
This command will continue the current
toneportamento and slide the volume
at the same time. Stolen from NT2.0.
Example: C-300503 3 is the speed to
turn the volume down.
C-300540 4 is the speed to
slide it up.
<-- EDIT OP. UP/DOWN KEYBOARD -->
^B9:A1,B8,BA,D1
Cmd 6. Vibra + Volsl [Spd:$0-$F/$0-$F]
--------------------------------------
Usage: $6 + upspeed + downspeed
This command will continue the current
vibrato and slide the volume at the
same time. Stolen from NT2.0.
Example: C-300605 5 is the speed to
turn the volume down.
C-300640 4 is the speed to
slide it up.
<-- EDIT OP. UP/DOWN KEYBOARD -->
^BA:A1,B9,BB,D1
Cmd 7. Tremolo [Rate:$0-$F,Dpth:$0-$F]
--------------------------------------
Usage: $7 + tremolorate + tremolodepth
Tremolo vibrates the volume.
Example: C-300794 7 is the command,
9 is the speed of the tremolo,
and 4 is the depth of the tremolo.
To keep on tremoling, just select
the command $7 + 00. To change the
tremolo, you can alter the rate,
depth or both. Use command E7- to
change the tremolo-waveform.
<-- EDIT OP. UP/DOWN KEYBOARD -->
^BB:A1,BA,BC,D1
Cmd 9. Set SampleOffset [Offs:$00-$FF]
--------------------------------------
Usage: $9 + Sampleoffset
This command will play from a chosen
position in the sample, and not from
the beginning. The two numbers equal
the two first numbers in the length
of the sample. Handy for speech-
samples.
Example: C-300923 Play sample from
offset $2300.
<-- EDIT OP. UP/DOWN KEYBOARD -->
^BC:A1,BB,BD,D1
Cmd A. Volumeslide [Speed:$0-$F/$0-$F]
--------------------------------------
Usage: $A + upspeed + downspeed
Example: C-300A05 5 is the speed to
turn the volume down.
C-300A40 4 is the speed to
slide it up.
NOTE: The slide will be called as
many times as the speed of the song.
The slower the song, the more the
volume will be changed on each note.
<-- EDIT OP. UP/DOWN KEYBOARD -->
^BD:A1,BC,BE,D1
Cmd B. Position-jump [Pos:$00-$7F]
----------------------------------
Usage: $B + position to continue at
Example: C-300B01 B is the command,
1 is the position to
restart the song at.
This command will also perform a
pattern-break (see 2 pages below).
You can use this command instead of
restart as on noisetracker, but you
must enter the position in hex!
<-- EDIT OP. UP/DOWN KEYBOARD -->
^BE:A1,BD,BF,D1
Cmd C. Set volume [Volume:$00-$40]
----------------------------------
Usage: $C + new volume
Well, this old familiar command will
set the current volume to your own
selected. The highest volume is $40.
All volumes are represented in hex.
(Programmers do it in hex, you know!)
Example: C-300C10 C is the command,
10 is the volume (16 decimal).
<-- EDIT OP. UP/DOWN KEYBOARD -->
^BF:A1,BE,C0,D1
Cmd D. Pattern-break
[Pattern-pos:00-63, decimal]
----------------------------
Usage: $D + pattern-position
This command just jumps to the next
song-position, and continues play
from the patternposition you specify.
Example: C-300D00 Jump to the next
song-position and continue play
from patternposition 00.
Or: C-300D32 Jump to the next
song-position and continue play
from patternposition 32 instead.
<-- EDIT OP. UP/DOWN KEYBOARD -->
^C0:A1,BF,C1,D1
Cmd E0. Set filter [Range:$0-$1]
--------------------------------
Usage: $E0 + filter-status
This command jerks around with the
sound-filter on some A500 + A2000.
All other Amiga-users should keep out
of playing around with it.
Example: C-300E01 disconnects filter
(turns power LED off)
C-300E00 connects filter
(turns power LED on)
<-- EDIT OP. UP/DOWN KEYBOARD -->
^C1:A1,C0,C2,D1
Cmd E1. Fineslide up [Range:$0-$F]
----------------------------------
Usage: $E1 + value
This command works just like the
normal portamento up, except that
it only slides up once. It does not
continue sliding during the length of
the note.
Example: C-300E11 Slide up 1 at the
beginning of the note.
(Great for creating chorus effects)
<-- EDIT OP. UP/DOWN KEYBOARD -->
^C2:A1,C1,C3,D1
Cmd E2. Fineslide down [Range:$0-$F]
------------------------------------
Usage: $E2 + value
This command works just like the
normal portamento down, except that
it only slides down once. It does not
continue sliding during the length of
the note.
Example: C-300E26 Slide up 6 at the
beginning of the note.
<-- EDIT OP. UP/DOWN KEYBOARD -->
^C3:A1,C2,C4,D1
Cmd E3. Glissando Ctrl [Range:$0-$1]
------------------------------------
Usage: $E3 + Glissando-Status
Glissando must be used with the tone-
portamento command. When glissando is
activated, toneportamento will slide
a halfnote at a time, instead of a
straight slide.
Example: C-300E31 Turn Glissando on.
C-300E30 Turn Glissando off.
<-- EDIT OP. UP/DOWN KEYBOARD -->
^C4:A1,C3,C5,D1
Cmd E4. Set vibrato waveform
[Range:$0-$3]
----------------------------
Usage: $E4 + vibrato-waveform
Example: C-300E40 Set sine(default)
E44 Don't retrig WF
C-300E41 Set Ramp Down
E45 Don't retrig WF
C-300E42 Set Squarewave
E46 Don't retrig WF
C-300E43 Set Random
E47 Don't retrig WF
<-- EDIT OP. UP/DOWN KEYBOARD -->
^C5:A1,C4,C6,D1
Cmd E5. Set finetune [Range:$0-$F]
----------------------------------
Usage: $E5 + finetune-value
Example: C-300E51 Set finetune to 1.
Use these tables to figure out the
finetune-value.
Finetune: +7 +6 +5 +4 +3 +2 +1 0
Value: 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
Finetune: -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8
Value: F E D C B A 9 8
<-- EDIT OP. UP/DOWN KEYBOARD -->
^C6:A1,C5,C7,D1
Cmd E6. PatternLoop [Loops:$0-$F]
----------------------------------
Usage: $E6 + number of loops
This command will loop a part of a
pattern.
Example: C-300E60 Set loopstart.
C-300E63 Jump to loop 3
times before playing on.
<-- EDIT OP. UP/DOWN KEYBOARD -->
^C7:A1,C6,C8,D1
Cmd E7. Set tremolo waveform
[Range:$0-$3]
----------------------------
Usage: $E7 + tremolo-waveform
Example: C-300E70 Set sine(default)
E74 Don't retrig WF
C-300E71 Set Ramp Down
E75 Don't retrig WF
C-300E72 Set Squarewave
E76 Don't retrig WF
C-300E73 Set Random
E77 Don't retrig WF
<-- EDIT OP. UP/DOWN KEYBOARD -->
^C8:A1,C7,C9,D1
Cmd E9. Retrig note [Value:$0-$F]
---------------------------------
Usage: $E9 + Tick to Retrig note at.
This command will retrig the same note
before playing the next. Where to
retrig depends on the speed of the
song. If you retrig with 1 in speed 6
that note will be trigged 6 times in
one note slot. Retrig on hi-hats!
Example: C-300F06 Set speed to 6.
C-300E93 Retrig at tick 3
out of 6.
<-- EDIT OP. UP/DOWN KEYBOARD -->
^C9:A1,C8,CA,D1
Cmd EA. FineVolsl up [Range:$0-$F]
----------------------------------
Usage: $EA + value
This command works just like the
normal volumeslide up, except that
it only slides up once. It does not
continue sliding during the length of
the note.
Example: C-300EA3 Slide volume up 1
at the beginning of the note.
<-- EDIT OP. UP/DOWN KEYBOARD -->
^CA:A1,C9,CB,D1
Cmd EB. FineVolsl down [Range:$0-$F]
------------------------------------
Usage: $EB + value
This command works just like the
normal volumeslide down, except that
it only slides down once. It does not
continue sliding during the length of
the note.
Example: C-300EB6 Slide volume down
6 at the beginning of the note.
<-- EDIT OP. UP/DOWN KEYBOARD -->
^CB:A1,CA,CC,D1
Cmd EC. Cut note [Value:$0-$F]
------------------------------
Usage: $EC + Tick to Cut note at.
This command will cut the note
at the selected tick, creating
extremely short notes.
Example: C-300F06 Set speed to 6.
C-300EC3 Cut at tick 3 out
of 6.
Note that the note is not really cut,
the volume is just turned down.
<-- EDIT OP. UP/DOWN KEYBOARD -->
^CC:A1,CB,CD,D1
Cmd ED. NoteDelay [Value:$0-$F]
-------------------------------
Usage: $ED + ticks to delay note.
This command will delay the note
to the selected tick.
Example: C-300F06 Set speed to 6.
C-300ED3 Play note at tick
3 out of 6.
<-- EDIT OP. UP/DOWN KEYBOARD -->
^CD:A1,CC,CE,D1
Cmd EE. PatternDelay [Notes:$0-$F]
----------------------------------
Usage: $EE + notes to delay pattern.
This command will delay the pattern
the selected numbers of notes.
Example: C-300EE8 Delay pattern 8
notes before playing on.
All other effects are still active
when the pattern is being delayed.
<-- EDIT OP. UP/DOWN KEYBOARD -->
^CE:A1,CD,CF,D1
Cmd EF. Invert Loop [Speed:$0-$F]
---------------------------------
Usage: $EF + Invertspeed
This command will need a short loop
($10,20,40,80 etc. bytes) to work.
It will invert the loop byte by byte.
Sounds better than funkrepeat...
Example: C-300EF8 Set invspeed to 8.
To turn off the inverting, set
invspeed to 0, or press ctrl + Z.
<-- EDIT OP. UP/DOWN KEYBOARD -->
^CF:A1,CE,00,D1
Cmd F. Set speed [Speed:$00-$FF]
--------------------------------
Usage: $F + speed
This command will set the speed of the
song.
Vblank: Range 01-FF - Normal timing
CIA: Range 01-1F - Set vblank speeds
with CIA timing.
CIA: Range 20-FF - Set BPM speeds,
range 32-255.
Both: Range 00 - STOP song.
<-- EDIT OP. UP KEYBOARD -->
^D1:B1,00,D2,E1
KEYBOARD
--------
The keymap on protracker is a standard
us keymap. The font has been enhanced
and redrawn a little, so you now have
a lot more special characters than
before. Remember to always use the
left shift and alt, as the right ones
are used for other things.
High notekeys: 2 3 5 6 7 9 0 =
Q W E R T Y U I O P [ ]
Low notekeys: S D G H J L ;
Z X C V B N M , . /
<-- EFFECT CMDS DOWN GENERAL -->
^D2:B1,D1,D3,E1
F1 - Choose lo octave(From C-1 to G-3)
F2 - Choose hi octave(From C-2 to B-3)
shft+F3 - Cut track to buffer
shft+F4 - Copy track to buffer
shft+F5 - Paste track-buffer to track
alt+F3 - Cut whole pattern to buffer
alt+F4 - Copy whole pattern to buffer
alt+F5 - Paste patt-buffer to pattern
ctrl+F3 - Cut commands to buffer
ctrl+F4 - Copy commands to buffer
ctrl+F5 - Paste cmd-buffer to track
<-- EFFECT CMDS UP/DOWN GENERAL -->
^D3:B1,D2,D4,E1
F6 - Go to patternposition 0
F7 - Go to patternposition 16
F8 - Go to patternposition 32
F9 - Go to patternposition 48
F10- Go to patternposition 63
shft+F6-F10 - Store current patternpo-
sition on selected F-key
alt+F6-F10 - Play pattern from the
stored patternposition
ctrl+F6-F10 - Record from the stored
patternposition
Esc - Exit DiskOp/EditOp/PLST/PsetEd/
Setup/Help and MIDI screens
<-- EFFECT CMDS UP/DOWN GENERAL -->
^D4:B1,D3,D5,E1
shft+Return - Insert blank note at
cursorposition and move
the others down. Notes
beyond patternposition
63 will be lost!
shft+Bckspce - Delete note above
cursorposition and move
the others up. You can
NOT do this if you're
at patternposition 0!
alt+Return - As above, but with
all 4 tracks
alt+Backspace - As above, but with
all 4 tracks
<-- EFFECT CMDS UP/DOWN GENERAL -->
^D5:B1,D4,D6,E1
ctrl+Return - Push cmds one down
ctrl+Backspace - Drag cmds one up
ctrl+0-9 - Select how many slots PT
will jump down each time
you insert a note (this is
only in Edit-mode)
alt+cursor right - patternnumber up
alt+cursor left - patternnumber down
shft+cursor right - song-position up
shft+cursor left - song-position down
BackwardsSingleQuote (The key over
TAB, you know?) - Go to CLI
<-- EFFECT CMDS UP/DOWN GENERAL -->
^D6:B1,D5,D7,E1
Help - Go to help or plst screen
shft+Help - Toggle between help or
plst on help key
Space - Toggle between Stop/Edit-mode
< (beside Z) - Kill DMA & Volumes to 0
right Amiga - Play Pattern
right Alt - Play Song
right Shift - Record
Caps Lock - Toggle Keyrepeat on/off
Del - Delete note under cursor
alt+Del - Delete command only
shft+Del - Delete note and command
<-- EFFECT CMDS UP/DOWN GENERAL -->
^D7:B1,D6,D8,E1
On Numeric pad:
0 - Select Sample $0
1st row - Select Sample $1-$4
2nd row - Select Sample $5-$8
3rd row - Select Sample $9-$c
4th row - Select Sample $d-$f
Just Enter - Select Sample $10
Holding Enter + the other keys select
sample $11-$1f
Period (.) - Kill current sample
<-- EFFECT CMDS UP/DOWN GENERAL -->
^D8:B1,D7,D9,E1
Left Amiga (Plus keys below) -
Transposing like in Edit Op. Screen 1
Sample/Track Sample/Pattern
----------------------------------
1 - Note Up 2 - Note Up
Q - Note Down W - Note Down
A - Octave Up S - Octave Up
Z - Octave Down X - Octave Down
All/Track All/Pattern
-------------------------------
3 - Note Up 4 - Note Up
E - Note Down R - Note Down
D - Octave Up F - Octave Up
C - Octave Down V - Octave Down
<-- EFFECT CMDS UP/DOWN GENERAL -->
^D9:B1,D8,DA,E1
Tab - Move cursor to next track
Shft+Tab - Move cursor to prev track
Ctrl+A - Toggle channel on/off
Ctrl+B - Mark block
Ctrl+C - Copy block to buffer
Ctrl+D - Delete block, drag notes up
Ctrl+e - expand track
Ctrl+f - toggle filter on/off
Ctrl+g - Boost all samples
Ctrl+h - Transpose block up
Ctrl+i - Insert block, push notes down
Ctrl+j - Join-paste block
Ctrl+k - Kill to end of track
Ctrl+l - Transpose block down
<-- EFFECT CMDS UP/DOWN GENERAL -->
^DA:B1,D9,DB,E1
Ctrl+m - Toggle multikeyboard on/off
Ctrl+n - Re-mark last block
Ctrl+o - Contract track
Ctrl+p - Paste block
Ctrl+q - Unmute all channels
Ctrl+r - Restore F6-F10 positions
Ctrl+s - Toggle split keyboard on/off
Ctrl+t - swap tracks
Ctrl+u - undo last change
Ctrl+v - Filter all samples
Ctrl+w - Polyphonize block
Ctrl+x - Cut block to buffer
Ctrl+y - Backwards block
Ctrl+z - Restore Effects
<-- EFFECT CMDS UP/DOWN GENERAL -->
^DB:B1,DA,DC,E1
shft+0-9 - Store current command on
selected key
alt+0-9 - Insert command in current
track
alt+"\" - Copy command above cursor
to current patternposition.
alt+"=" - Copy command above cursor
to current patternposition
and add one to the value.
alt+"-" - Copy command above cursor
to current patternposition
and subract one from the
value.
<-- EFFECT CMDS UP/down GENERAL -->
^DC:B1,DB,DD,E1
alt+A - Monitor/Start sampling
alt+B - Boost sample
alt+C - Toggle channel 3
alt+D - Go to Disk Op.
alt+E - Go to Edit Op.
alt+F - Filter sample
alt+I - Autoinsert volume
alt+K - Delete current sample/track
alt+Q - Quit protracker
alt+R - Resample
alt+S - Go to Sampler screen
alt+T - Tuning Tone
alt+V - Toggle channel 4
<-- EFFECT CMDS UP GENERAL -->
^DD:B1,DC,00,E1
alt+X - Toggle channel 2
alt+Y -
alt+Z - Toggle channel 1
F3 - Cut (sample)
F4 - Copy (sample)
F5 - Paste (sample)
\ - Toggle keypad mode (dots!)
Return - Step one note forward
Backspc- Step one note backward
Alt+any key on keypad - tune drumpad
ctrl+arrows left/rite - Sample up/down
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GENERAL INFO.
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Making Music
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Any piece of music written with Pro-
tracker is built up from patterns.
Each pattern is built up from four
tracks, one for each of the amiga's
audiochannels.
A pattern is 64 lines long. The magni-
fied line is always the one you edit.
If you need shorter patterns, use the
patternbreak effect command.
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A track is built up like this:
32 C-3 01 C20
/ \_/ |/ \_/
/ / | \
Pos Note Sample Effect cmd.
The C-3 is the note being played at
patternposition 32. 01 is the sample-
number, and the three last digits are
the effect command, in this case, set
volume to $20 (C-Command, 20-Value).
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Protracker holds a table with info
about the sequence in which the patt-
erns will be played. With the "Pos"
gadget you determine your position in
the table. With "Pattern" you define
what pattern to play at that position.
"Length" defines the total size of the
table. The full sequence of Patterns
is the Song. A song is built up from
up to 64 different patterns, each
being played at up to 128 different
positions.
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The small gadgets labeled "I" and "D"
are Insert and Delete. With them you
can Insert or Delete a position from
your song. The length of your song
will be adjusted automatically.
Remember that the length of your song
always must be one more than the last
position, since the first position
is 0.
Holding down the right button when
pressing the Pos, Pattern and Length
gadgets will speed them up a bit.
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Finetune
--------
This is a goodie. Tune your untuned
samples to match the others. Right
button will set finetune to zero.
0 436.4 hz -1 432.1 hz
1 439.0 hz -2 429.6 hz
2 441.6 hz -3 426.3 hz
3 445.1 hz -4 423.1 hz
4 447.8 hz -5 419.9 hz
5 451.5 hz -6 416.7 hz
6 455.2 hz -7 414.4 hz
7 457.0 hz -8 412.0 hz
The first one to figure out this
table wins 2 norwegian chocolates!
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Sample
------
Clicking on the sample up/down
gadgets will flicker through the
samples. You can use up to 31,
or hex $1F samples in a song.
Sample zero function
--------------------
Pressing both mousebuttons at the same
time will set the samplenmbr. to zero.
You can then record the pattern with
sample 0 to prevent protracker from
setting the volume each time you play
a new note.
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Length
------
The Length gadgets are simply used
for setting the length of the sample.
A sample can be up to 64k, or $fffe
long. You can add workspace behind
the sample by increasing the length
and letting go of the button. PT will
ask if you are sure, and if you are,
allocate more memory for the sample.
Volume
------
Use this to set the volume the current
sample will be played with.
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Repeat
------
Here you set the start of the sample-
loop.
Replen
------
Here you set the length of the sample-
loop.
Pressing both the left aaand right
button on the sample-gadgets will
speed them up a bit.
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The PatternNumber Gadget
------------------------
To the middle left of the screen is a
box with a number in it. The number
is the current pattern number. Click
on it to type in a new number. When
in type-in mode, use return, ESC or
right mousebutton to exit. This should
also work on most other such gadgets.
The "Are you sure ?" requester
------------------------------
In addition to the gadgets, you can
use "Y" for Yes and "N" or ESC for No.
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The Clear requester
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In addition to the gadgets you can use
"A" for All, "O" for Song, "S" for
samples and "C" or ESC for Cancel.
The Load (sample) gadget
------------------------
This gadget will simply try to load
the current samplename. Use this when
you've fucked up in the sample editor,
and have destroyed a sample.
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The text-input routine
----------------------
Now this is really simple. Clicking on
a textline will enable you to edit it.
Some text lines are longer than they
seem, so use the arrowkeys to scroll
back and forth in the text. The text-
input mode is just like an ordinary
text editor. You can use backspace,
delete, space and such. In text-input
mode you can also use the numeric pad
for entering numbers. Pressing the
right mousebutton will clear the text-
line and exit the editing. Use ESC or
return to just exit.
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Tips 'n tricks
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When inserting, pasting or join-
pasting, hold down shift to keep the
cursor from jumping to the end of the
block. e.g. shft+ctrl+P
Holding shift while pressing ctrl+K
(kill to end of track) will kill to
start of track instead.
Use Esc or right mousebutton to exit
form a lot of things.
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Effect tips
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You can set the volume without playing
a note. e.g. ---01000
This will set the volume for sample 1
without trigging the note.
Or try trigging the sample and sliding
the volume down. e.g. C-301A08
---01A08
---01A08
This will create a strange arpeggiato
effect, like on "Cream of the earth"
by Romeo Knight / RSI.
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Pointer Colors
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Gray - Nothin's happening.
Yellow - Playing song / pattern.
Green - Disk action.
Blue - Edit / record.
Magenta - Waiting for something
(text or number).
Cyan - Select entry or delete.
Red - Something went wrong.
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Drumpad
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Protracker 1.1 features a drumpad as
in Noisetracker 2.0 and 2.1. Use \
instead of . to toggle modes. One or
more dots will appear to the right of
the freemem display.
No dots: Normal keypad.
1 dot: Drumpad.
2 dots: Drumpad - Edit/Rec possible.
Use Alt + keypad key to set note.
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