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- Short: Update to FREEWARE Point and click music editor
- Author: James L. Boyd and Curt Esser
- Uploader: camge@ix.netcom.com
- Version: v2.55
- Type: mus/edit
- Requires: WB 2 or 3, ReqTools, BeatBox2 v2.0 - 2.52
-
- Uploaded Feb 7, 1999
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- This archive will update your existing BeatBox2 files
- v2.0 through v2.52 to version 2.55
-
- Includes freeware keyfile to enable saving
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- New Features:
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- v2.55
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- * Improved Playback routines
- * Updated Guide
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- v2.52
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- * Improved Prefs program
- * Replace Sample option added
- * Improved Sample & Block selection windows
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- v2.50
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- * Bugs fixed in project loading
- * Better sample loading
- * Improved Locale support
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- v2.47
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- * NOW FREEWARE! Our Christmas gift to the Amiga Community
- * Standard Installer script for easy installation/updating
- * Can save standard .iff samples
- * Can load PowerPacked projects
- * Can be set to autoplay projects on loading
- * Probably more that I've forgotten ;)
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- v2.4
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- * Bug in French Locale fixed
- * More new tooltype options
- * Much improved tempo control
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- v2.3
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- * Locale Support added (English & French so far)
- * Improved menu appearance
- * Dopus/NewIcons tooltype saving bug fixed
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- v2.2
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- * Improvements to the Prefs Program
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- v2.1
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- * Improved load & save routines - MUCH faster!
- * Several new ToolType options
- * Two small examples now included in the archive
- * A few minor bug-fixes
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- v2.0 A MAJOR update of our previous effort, BeatBox
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- New Features:
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- * Drag & drop installation nothing copied to fonts:, user-startup, etc.
- * Completely re-designed GUI interface
- * 2 user-selectable GUI's (for PAL and NTSC)
- * Online prefs - change font/GUI/screenmode on-the-fly
- * Works with ALL systems, including GFX cards
- * Up to 99 sound samples per song
- * Use ANY iff samples, instruments, voices, sound effects
- * Easy (and fun!) to use - no musical knowledge needed, no hex numbers
- * All notes shown by user-selected icons
- * Pop-up listviews for arrainging your song
- * Pop-up listviews for selecting samples and blocks
- * Pop-up keyboard for entering/editing notes
- * Have-it-YOUR-way design philosophy:
- - most functions can be accessed by buttons, menus, or hotkeys
- - you can change the menu shortcut keys if you wish
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- Have a look. Or if you'd prefer an .lzx compressed version
- or more information, including screenshots,
-
- Visit the BeatBox2 web page:
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- http://members.xoom.com/Curt_Esser/bbox.htm
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- You'll also find some .iff instrument samples there, as well as
- many other samples, freeware programs, and more.
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- ============================= Archive contents =============================
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- Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name
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- 256720 87415 65.9% 07-Feb-99 05:34:54 +BeatBox2
- 76 72 5.2% 12-Dec-98 07:15:16 +BeatBox2.guide
- 2124 1114 47.5% 13-Dec-98 09:37:44 +BeatBox2.guide.info
- 512 442 13.6% 17-Dec-98 05:52:00 +BeatBox2.key
- 52364 25868 50.5% 10-Jan-99 17:25:20 +BeatBox2.prefs
- 2056 1052 48.8% 28-Dec-98 20:06:56 +BeatBox2.catalog
- 2082 1091 47.5% 28-Dec-98 20:06:56 +BeatBox2.catalog
- 47522 16873 64.4% 07-Feb-99 05:28:40 +BeatBox2.guide
- 2131 1123 47.3% 04-Sep-98 17:23:32 +BeatBox2.guide.info
- 5200 1736 66.6% 07-Feb-99 05:38:04 +Update.BeatBox2
- 2723 1360 50.0% 07-Feb-99 05:40:08 +Update.BeatBox2.info
- 2586 1499 42.0% 22-Jan-99 19:18:24 UpdateBeatBox2.info
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- 376096 139645 62.8% 08-Feb-99 01:07:14 12 files
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