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- This file contains the history of MED:
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- The history of MED began, when I got DOC SoundTracker VI in 1989.
- I found that it was really easy to compose with it, but the program
- itself was terrible: No multitasking, no Kickstart 1.3, no way to
- exit, no keyboard equivalents...
- Later I got SoundTracker 2.4, but it still doesn't multitask...
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- Then I began creating MED V1.00. It was never released.
- When it was finished in summer 1989, I immediately started to add
- bitmapped graphics etc.
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- In Autumn 1989 MED V1.11 completed. I gave it only to Erkki Hannila.
- I hope he hasn't spread it, because it contained few bugs...
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- I fixed these bugs in MED V1.12. This is the first released version.
- It contained some mysterious bugs that crashed the machine sometimes...
- I never found them, but they are probably gone now.
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- This version V2.00 is the second released version. When I started
- programming it, I thought it'll be V1.20. But finally the improvement-list
- grew so large that I decided it must be V2.00!! And here's the the list of
- the new features/fixes:
- - Nearly completely rewritten code
- - New player routine made with assembler
- - Fast screen rendering routines also made with assembler
- - New user interface with file requester
- - MIDI support and up to 16 tracks
- - Extended keyboard, lots of new keyboard equivalents
- - Two equalizers (yes, imitating SoundTracker...)
- - Insert/delete to playing sequence list
- - Insert/delete blocks
- - Cut/Copy/Paste rectangular regions
- - Transposing and expanding/shrinking blocks
- - SoundTracker module load support
- - SoundTracker song saving
- - Can write icon with song
- - "MOD" save (song + samples)
- - Writes object files for your own programs
- - Song packing
- - More octaves (5)
- - Supports IFF 3- and 5-octave instruments
- - New commands (filter on/off, note off, stop playing, repeat note)
- - Repeat with beginning offset 0 works
- - "Quick note" feature
- - Insert effects when entering notes with Left or Right Alt
- - An option to turn off automatic advancing to next line
- - And maybe something else I've forgotten to put here...
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