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- >>>>>>> POWERTRACKER 1.3b <<<<<<<
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- The right move... ReLeaSeD oN ThE 18Th August 1993!
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- A NERVE AXIS PRODUCTION
- Coded and Copyrighted © 1992,1993 by Wai Hung Liu (Khul/Nerve Axis)
- This program is placed into the public domain and may be copied freely!
- It is released under the ANTI-VIOLENCE and ANTI-RASCISM AGREEMENT.
- Use of this program means acceptance of this agreement.
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- GENERAL INFORMATION
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- PowerTracker is a music player that goes back to the basics. It's
- primary aim is to allow the user (you) to play modules and listen to them
- using an easy to use GUI. Most importantly is that it supports a wide range
- of music formats without the need for many external libraries and players.
- PowerTracker is a complete music player in one tidy package! If you want
- volume control, get a remote control, or if you need fancy oscilloscopes
- and REAL equalizers, get a HI-FI... (preferably SONY!)
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- SUPPORTED MODULE FORMATS
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- All modules can be crunched with POWERPACKER and CRUNCHMANIA!
- An inbuilt packer is to be added soon...
-
- *** not tested
- XXX due soon... read Contact Zone! and the notes with it!
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- SoundTracker (31 instr only - If 15, load and resave in PT)
- NoiseTracker x.x
- ProTracker x.x
- StarTrekker (4 channels only, No AM sounds)
- Other compatible trackers eg.ShadesTracker/ParasiteTracker
- Future Composer 1.0-1.3
- Future Composer 1.4
- Sound Monitor 2.0
- SidMon
- SidMon 2 - MIDI Version
- Synthesis 4.2 (saved with player)
- Sonic Arranger 1.44 (saved with player)
- Jam Cracker (Pro) 1.0-1.0a
- NoisePacker 3.00
- Med
- Octamed (4-8 channels)
- Octamed Pro (4-8 channels) MED modules saved as MMD0/1
- David Whittaker
- Old David Whittaker
- Promizer 1.0c-2.0
- Unic Tracker Not 100% replayer, but soon ;-)
- SoundFX 1.3
- Music Assembler
- FRED
- Mark II
- *** Psygnosis (special) Got any modules??!
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- XXX SoundFX 2.0 I have no modules and no program.
- XXX TFMX 7 voice routine Slow on 020! By C.Huelsbeck and J.Hippel
- XXX TFMX 1.5 Editor I just need some working modules...
- XXX TFMX Professional Same as above
- XXX (Jochen) Hippel Bit tricky but soon...
- XXX (Jochen) Hippel-COSO I need a few more modules and replay source?!?
- XXX Delta 1.0
- XXX Delta 2.0
- XXX EMS Quoi?
- XXX Pumatracker 1.0 Is it popular enough?
- XXX Digital Mugician Very few mods?
- XXX PlaySid REAL 64 emulator music (have a long wait! :-)
- XXX 4MAT tracker Find it in some of 4Mat's commercial games...
- XXX ProPacker 2 Does anyone still use it??
- XXX AudioSculpture + AM This IS StarTrekker Commercial
- XXX Activision What the hell?
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- All modules are played with a CIA-B interrupt so that timing on
- NTSC and PAL machines, and others with different resolution monitors will
- sound correct. However some replayers, just take over the CIA and I'm forced
- to use a VBL interrupt which means the music speed changes. Sorry, but this
- isn't PowerTracker's fault! Blame the guy who wrote the replayer!
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- CLI/WB USAGE
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- PowerTracker is real simple to use and only requires ONE library
- to be present in your LIBS: drawer, REQTOOLS.LIBRARY by Nico Francois.
- No other libraries or external "players" are needed to run PowerTracker on
- Kickstart 1.3 or above. Also PowerTracker is auto-detaching means you will
- retain use of your CLI after loading.
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- When run from the CLI you can specify a parameter as follows,
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- PowerTracker [PATH|MODULE]
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- Specifying a path will list the contents of a directory. If a module name
- is entered the module will be played. When run from WorkBench, PowerTracker
- can be specified as a default tool, activated through "extended-selection",
- or just double clicked!
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- PROGRAM CONTROL
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- GADGETS - ClIck ANd PiCk!
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- "+" - Next sub-song
- "-" - Prev sub-song
- PLAY - Plays the loaded module from the start.
- CONT - Continue playing the module from the location it was stopped at.
- STOP - Stop playing the module.
- LOAD - Loads the specified module into memory.
- PACK - Compress a module. UNAVAILABLE.
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- MENUS
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- Menus can be accessed by keyboard equivalents. Hold down the RIGHT AMIGA key
- and the relevant key shown.
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- PROJECT
- [a] ABOUT - General information
- [t] CLEAR - Clear module in memory
- [l] LOAD... - Er?
- [w] SAVE... - Quoi!?
- [q] QUIT - Exit program
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- FUNCTION
- [+] NEXT SONG - Next sub-song in multi-song modules
- [-] PREV SONG - Previous sub-song
- [p] PLAY - Play module
- [c] CONT - Continue module
- [s] STOP - Stop module
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- PACKER
- [o] COMPRESS MODULE - Unavailable at present
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- PREFS
- [e] EDIT PALETTE - Simple. Lets you change the current screen colours.
- [i] (DE)ICONIFY - Shrink or enlarge PowerTracker window
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- ERROR MESSAGES
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- ERROR LOADING MODULE
- An error occurred while trying to load your specified module. Either it
- does not exist or the module itself has errors on it.
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- ERROR SAVING MODULE
- There was an error trying to save the current module in memory.
- This can happen for many reasons eg. disk full, disk corrupt, wrong path, etc.
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- NOT ENOUGH MEMORY
- This means that you do have enough memory to load your module into chip mem.
- Even if you have lots of memory, it may be fragmented... (At the moment I
- load the module into one big chunk of memory... sorry!)
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- UNKNOWN MODULE FORMAT
- The format is not supported (yet)... or the module is corrupted (can happen!)
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- CONTACT ZONE
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- Write to the coder of this, Simon (W.H) Liu,
- KHUL of NERVE AXIS for bugs, 90 Terenure Road East,
- ideas, or any other reason! Dublin 6,
- NO SWAPPERS WHATSOEVER Ireland.
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- If you have any music formats not supported, or tested yet, then
- send the module to me fast and I'll include it in the next version
- for you! Replay sources, modules, docs, programs (if legally
- possible ;-) are also appreciated! Thanks dudes! Perhaps if you
- developed a music format and want to see your latest version
- supported, beta tested, then get in touch!
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- Get in touch with the NERVE AXIS dudes by checking other prods
- and calling our BLoOdY! COOL boards and dist. sites NOW!!!
- Or write with snail mail to:
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- TELEMACH/NERVE AXIS (Tyrant, bouncer, spiritual guy!)
- 34 Strawberry Hill Road,
- The Haulgh,
- Bolton,
- BL2 1LP,
- ENGLAND!
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- EVIL C/NERVE AXIS (The parcel packer, our guide!)
- 22 Linacre Avenue,
- Great Lever,
- Bolton,
- BL3 3EY,
- ENGLAND!
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- ROMBUST/NERVE AXIS (May the 4.w be with you my son!)
- 50 Victoria Avenue,
- Sleaford,
- NG34 7LN,
- ENGLAND!
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- SIR ROLF/NERVE AXIS (Wierdo, techno warrior!)
- 39 Eldon Road,
- Victoria Park,
- Bournemouth,
- BH9 2RU,
- ENGLAND!
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- Thanks to these guys for the testing, ideas, spreading and help!
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- DANIEL AMOR
- POISON/NOVA
- SPEEDY/PARASITE
- NECRO/TALENT
- ROMBUST/NVX
- TELEMACH/NVX
- DIRE/DARK DEMON
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- And I haven't forgotten anyone!
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