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NOISE TRACKER V1.5
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Uploaded to atari.archive.umich.edu by robotron
Disclaimer: I had nothing to do with the development of this piece of
software and assume no liability for damage caused etc.etc. I came across
it locally and decided it was worth sharing. It's in the Public Domain
and I suspect the authors might like it to have a wide distribution.
Files in this archive:
desktop.inf - the desktop.inf file that came on the disk
docs.doc - instructions
intro.prg - the demo which was originally in the auto folder
noise.inf - the noise.inf file that came on the disk
noise_15.prg - NoiseTracker v1.5
replay15.prg - Module replayer
Originally the disk would boot with a demo, and NoiseTracker was supposed
to be run from the desktop. As it has its own file selector, this is a
tremendous waste of memory. I recommend putting noise_15.prg in the auto
folder.
The original disk also contained several modules, which I have omitted for
convenience. Many modules for Sound/NoiseTracker on the Amiga Games
Machine are available via anonymous FTP from ab20.larc.nasa.gov (the
directory is incoming/amiga/NoiseTracker-Modules) and mars.ee.msstate.edu
(files/Amiga.Music). These are all perfectly compatible except for modules
for the MED tracker. Also, the directory on mars contains samples which
cause a crash if you attempt to load them into NoiseTracker - as do MED
modules. Note that TCB Tracker modules are (to my knowledge) not
compatible either.
BUGS
I have found several bugs in NoiseTracker v1.5. Firstly, it is not very
good at recognising when you have changed disks. When you attempt to load
a module from a new disk, you may have to click on "load module" twice
before the drive light goes on and it reads from the new disk. More
importantly, when saving a module onto a new disk, click on "load module"
(and then "exit"!) until you are sure it knows what format your disk is,
otherwise your disk could get trashed. The same applies for loading or
saving samples.
Another bug may arise when changing the name of a sample or a preference.
NoiseTracker will only read one character from the keyboard, rather than
the whole string you typed. You'll know what I mean when it happens. For
this reason, name your module as soon as possible so you can save it and
reboot.
Finally, NoiseTracker may not load some modules correctly. Some samples
may be blank, or be samples from the previous module. It could just be
coincidence, but I find this is less likely to happen if I do not clear the
old module before loading a new one. If in doubt, try using replay15.prg.
I'm sure you'll agree it's a wonderful piece of software. Happy composing!
If you have Usenet access, the group comp.sys.amiga.music may be of some
interest. Maybe some day we'll have a modules directory on atari.archive..
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