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And now this is the MEGATRACKER 0.91á                june, 4th 1994

Tempo is now implemented (by Simplet (Abstract))

Using Host Interrupts for both 68030 and DSP, useful for leaving free
more DSP memory (I compute 1 channel at time), so you can have others
routs in it.

Sample base frequency is now from 8400 to 49170

The 6 octaves are enabled (Keyboard : low, med , high, very high)
WARNING : the higher the frequency is, the more 68030 time you take

Panning is now implemented (From PC version : MTM and S3M)
It's the $E8 function ($18 here)
Parameter is from 0 to $f (from left to right)

And soon : A mega .MOD format
           New panning management : 
           both sides (left and right) will be independant
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So here is the MEGATRACKER 0.9á                      may, 23th 1994

by Axel Follet (MCS) for the Code
   Simplet (Abstract) for the DSP rout
   Alf (?) for the GRFX
   
Featuring 32 channels 8 bits (interpolated to 16 bits)
Allowing MOD format, 8CHN, CD81, FLT8, 669(rename them to .mod), MAD, MTM
         (also Oktalyser (amiga) but not really correct)
and soon S3M (because I receive the official format yesterday)

REMEMBER to modify a value (as volume, position, pattern ...)
click on it with the left button to increase (by 1, 10 or 100) and
the right one to decrease (same)

To load a mod click on it then click on LOAD (SAVE is disabled)
(You can pack with the ATOMIK 3.5)
For Loading a sample the MEGATRAK will find the first free place.

To go up on directories click on the smiley

Volume is modified by the number of active voices (you can modify it
yourself but the sound can become trashy)

Frequency is not useful with the DSP version (Old 68030 version used it)

To change selected drive, click on it then click on DRIVE to validate
(WARNING I've got many trouble with A and B floppy but as everybody have
 an Hard Drive ...)

KEYBOARD : if you choose PIANO : Standard soundtracker piano keyboard
           OCTAVE is LOW, MED or HIGH  because AMIGA format has 3 octaves
           (from A-1 to G-3)
           mine has 6 octaves (from A-0 to G-5) BUT in this demo version
           it is not correctly implemented (bugs with MTM format)
           
           if you choose DRUM : The keyboard will be a DrumKit (try all keys)
           and as you can have 256 samples and the keyboard has only 64 keys
           POSITION allow you to reach all samples ('A' key is the first spl)
           
And in SAMPLE you can choose the correct FRQ. command and parameter for a
sample (useful for DRUMKIT).
Volume and fine tune are used both by PIANO and DRUM.

MONO/STEREO are not implemented in this version
SIGNED allow to convert SIGNED/UNSIGNED sample
CODED ON (8 / 16) BITS (no comment)
REDUCED TO  (15-14 / 7-6) BITS is not useful with the DSP version
(it was for the 68030 version)

MEGATRACK allows several MUSIC in 1 module (a music is a succession of
patterns)

NOTE OPTION is not yet implemented

Clear     SAMPLE,PATTERN or MUSIC (just erase current)
Clear ALL SAMPLE,PATTERN or MUSIC (erase all)
           
VOICES :    a 'X' : voice is a music    channel
 (and/or)   a 'F' : voice is a sound FX channel  (for the replay rout)
            a 'B' : for block mode (not implemented in this beta version)
                    (block will be copied,cut,pasted or deleted)
                    
Block mode is not implemented here

In sample, loop is not modifiable yet
 
Instead of the AMIGA format, in pattern, volume is independant
a row is coded : 1 byte for the note
                 1 byte for the instrument
                 1 byte for the command
                 1 byte for the parameter
                 1 byte for the volume    (equivalent to 'C' command)
                                          (but 'C' has priority)

With this DSP version I have not implemented the TEMPO, and you can count
1% to 1,5% of 68030 time taken by voice (for the replay rout only because
all voices are actives in the editor, but not necessairly listenable)

The samples have no lenght limit

Press : 'HELP' to watch cpu time taken
        'UNDO' to modifie the stereo    (LLRR to LRLR) due to AMIGA
                                                       non standard stereo
        'INS' and 'CLR' : change the number of the current sample (PIANO mode)
                          same effect by clicking
        'ESC' to stop listening

I include all Protracker effects (except funk, filter and panning (PC) )
The $Exy commands (protracker) are implemented in $1x yy (MGT)
and I will implemente new S3M effects
        
Well I think that's all for this moment.

I began to code this in november 1990 for my STE (11 voices) and little
by little (when I had time) I ameliorate it, and it will be in constant
evolution.

For any comments :      AUDUC Guillaume
                        5,allee cassard
                         44000  NANTES
                            FRANCE
                          40 47 93 58
                      RTEL bal AXEL FOLLET
                      
If you are interested by replay rout (using very easily sound FX)
contact me for negociation.
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