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- PS3M recorder v1.4 (11.4.1996)
- *** FREEWARE ***
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-
- PS3M recorder is a program that loads several kinds of music module formats
- and turns them into IFF or AIFF samples. The usage is very simple:
-
- PS3Mrec <module> <mode> <rate> <boost>
- <module>: unpacked module to be recorded (MOD/FT/XM/S3M/MTM)
- <mode>: sample type to be created...
- 0 = IFF stereo
- 1 = IFF surround
- 2 = AIFF 16-bit surround
- 3 = IFF stereo separated
- <rate>: sampling rate in Hz (10000-60000)
- <boost>: volume boost (0-8)
-
- The module must be unpacked and one of the following formats: Protracker
- (MOD), Fasttracker I (FT), Fasttracker II (XM), Screatracker III (S3M),
- Multitracker (MTM).
-
- Rate is the sampling rate to be used. The higher the better sound quality
- (and longer rendering time). With volume boost you can boost up the
- volume, obviously. This is useful with modules using lot's of channels,
- like 16 or more. Too high a value can distort the sound.
-
- PS3Mrec will create a file (AIFF) or two files (IFF) in the current
- directory. With IFF mode these will be SAMPLE1.IFF and SAMPLE2.RAW (modes
- 1 & 2) or SAMPLE1.IFF and SAMPLE2.IFF (mode 3). With AIFF mode the file is
- called SAMPLE.AIFF.
-
- When using modes 0 and 1 you need to join the two files together to get a
- proper IFF sample (eg from shell: join SAMPLE1.IFF SAMPLE2.RAW as
- foobar.iff).
-
- Bear in mind that the sample will be created into the CURRENT DIRECTORY and
- that you will need LOT'S OF HD SPACE. Example:
- A tune lasting 3:49 with sampling rate 28000 would take
- (3*60+49)*28000*2=12.2 megabytes hd space.
-
- When recording there will be a progress indicator showing the module time
- and how many kilobytes have been recorded. The process will stop when the
- module ends or the user presses CTRL+C (break).
-
-
-
- IFF & AIFF
- ----------
- IFF stereo samples have the left and right side separated. IFF surround
- samples have the right side mixed to the left with half volume and vice
- versa. AIFF 16-bit surround samples are 16-bit stereo samples with the
- surround effect. They also take twice the size (2*8=16).
-
- IFF surround has a slighty worse sound quality than IFF stereo and AIFF
- surround.
-
- IFF stereo separated (mode 3) creates two IFF samples, one for the left and
- one for the right side.
-
-
- Who needs it?
- -------------
- Those who don't have enough CPU to play all those PC modules with good
- quality and at the same time have big hds. Or, if you want to transfer
- modules directly onto CDs.. That's the reason for this program to exist.
-
-
-
- Requirements
- ------------
- Any Amiga, ANY kickstart (even kick1.1 should work :), some memory and some
- storage media, preferably a HD.
-
-
-
- Credits
- -------
- Code by K-P Koljonen / Hippopotamus Design / iNSANE
- PS3M replay 0.960 by Jarno Paananen (Guru / Sahara Surfers)
- Requested by Hst-Bullah / Hard Disk Cafe
-
-
-
- Contact
- -------
- E-mail: kpkoljon@freenet.hut.fi
-
- Snail: K-P Koljonen
- Torikatu 31
- 40900 Säynätsalo
- Finland
-
- WWW: http://direktor.voima.jkl.fi/~kp
-
-
-
- History
- -------
- v1.0 Seems to work.
- v1.1 (30.3.1996) Initial release.
- v1.2 A bug fixed, pos/len-counter added,
- AIFF 16-bit support added
- v1.3 (2.4.1996) All in one.
- v1.4 (11.4.1996) Sampling rate used exactly as given.
- Mode 3: separate IFF files for both sides