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- * *
- * MULTI RIPPER V 2.0 *
- * *
- * By Robin Hood/Fantasy & Jelly-Fish/Unit One Inc. *
- * *
- *************************************************************************
-
- Introduction.
-
- Welcome to this brand new version of the MULTI-RIPPER.
- A lot of changes has been made since last time and this Document has also
- been rewritten. We hope you will enjoy this version as much as you have
- enjoyed the others ?!?
-
- Whats new?
-
- At first you will see that the menu has changed alot!!
- We have also used parameters this time, this makes it a lot easier to
- work with.
- All instrument rippers will be much more pleased with this version,
- because you can play and save single instruments.
- A type command has also been inserted, it makes it easy to print out
- Menus etc..
- Now can the ripper also rip FUTURE COMPOSER V 1.4 modules + that
- the search routine is speeded up.
- We have also removed TFMX modules because we don't have any playroutine
- for it.(If you have, then please send it to us!)
- Some bugs has been removed (As the disk search routine for modules!)
-
- Music formats:
-
- The ripper rips the following music formats: FUTURE COMPOSER V 1.0 - V 1.4
- Noisetracker V1.0 - V2.0
- Soundtracker all versions?
- Soundmon V2.0
- Sidmod/Bugmon
-
- The commands:
-
- I'll now EXPLAIN every command that this version of the MULTI-RIPPER has,
- so if you are a new user, READ IT CAREFULLY!!!
-
-
- FIND command.
-
- This is the first command at the menu. It's very simple.
- If you want to find some text (E.G. Hello), you enter the find command
- and the text you want to find.
- E.G. FIND Hello
- Now the ripper search through the hole memory(CHIP) for this text, and
- reports every time it finds this text.
- Remember that you search for case sensitive text.
-
- FILL command.
-
- This command fills the memory YOU spesify with ZEROS.
- Enter ONLY in HEX,and no dollar sign first.
- E.G. FILL 20000 30000
- This fills the memory from $20000 to $30000 with ZEROS!
-
- READ command.
-
- With this command you can read an EXECUTEABLE file into memory.
- The ripper automaticly starts to search for DECRUNCHERS after loading.
- If a not know cruncher has been used, the ripper will try to locate
- ALL jumps to possible RUN addresses. YOU will then have the choise to
- disable the one YOU finds most natural. If it's wrong then just try again
- with another address disabled.
- E.G. READ DEMO
- This will read the file called demo. Remember that you also can spesify
- paths.
-
- RS command.
-
- RS=READ SECTOR
- This means that you load with TRACKDISK.DEVICE. You cannot use this
- command on normal Dos disks, but it's very useful on Mega-demos and
- games with trackloaders.(SEE SCAN COMMAND later)
- E.G. RS 2e0 3e0 30000
- This reads sector 2e0 till sector 3e0 to address $30000->
- Remember that 6E0 is max sector, and also remember that
- the endsector can't always be set to 6e0 because that takes more
- memory(CHIP) than the ripper can handle writing to!)(It means that
- you probably will get a GURU if you try!)
-
- RI command.
-
- RI=READ IMAGE
- Read image(DATA) files and checks them as the read command.
- E.G. ri DATAFILE 40000
- Read an image file called DATAFILE at $40000->.
-
- WI command.
-
- WI=WRITE IMAGE
- Write image(DATA) file to disk. Here you have to mark start HEX and
- end HEX plus file name.
- E.G. WI 40000 50000 DATA
- Writes memory $40000 to $50000 to a file called data to the current dir.
-
- LOAD command.
-
- This is VERY simple to understand. This command LOADS AND RUNS an
- EXECUTEABLE file. This works as if you had just written the filename
- in CLI.
- E.G. LOAD DEMO
- LOADS and STARTS an EXECUTABLE file called DEMO.
-
- SAVE COMMAND.
-
-
- This command SAVES a MODULE to disk. THE MODULE MUST HAVE BEEN FOUND
- WITH THE RIPPER!
- E.G. SAVE MOD.NOISE
- SAVES a module called MOD.NOISE.
-
- DIR command.
-
- This command is exactly like the CLI dir command.(SHOW DIRECTORY)
- E.G. DIR df0:
- Lists the directory DF0:
-
- CD command.
-
- This command is exactly like the CLI CD command.(CHANGE DIRECTORY)
-
- DUMP command.
-
- This command is like the Q command in SEKA .
- It lists HEX values and CHARATERS to screen.
- E.G. dump 40000 50000
- This will show all HEX values and CHARACTERS from address $40000 to
- address $50000.
-
- TYPE command.
-
- This command is exactly like the CLI type command.
- It types a textfile. (WOW!)
- E.G. TYPE df0:Menu
- Types the file DF0:Menu in the window.
-
- SCAN command.
-
- This command reads TRACK for TRACK and searches for decrunchers and
- modules. You will get the start sector of the module/decruncher
- when the ripper finds one.
- This start sector can you use as the start sector when reading
- sectors (RS).
- E.G. SCAN 0
- SCAN THE HOLE DISK!
-
- E.G. SCAN 1e0
- SCAN FROM SECTOR $1e0 to $6e0
-
- Putting a m for modules or d for decrunchers after the start
- sector to scan for just this one thing.
- (M for MODULES / D for DECRUNCHERS)
- E.G. SCAN 0 d
- SCAN sectors $0 -> $6e0 for decrunchers only.
-
- HUNK command.
-
- This command search the whole memory for decrunchers.
- You will get a question if you want to decrunch found decrunchers,
- or continue searching.
-
- JUMP command.
-
- This command is excaly the same as JMP in assembler.
- Jump to an address.
- If you have decrunched a program and want to run it, simply
- type JUMP and the ripper jumps to the start address which was in
- the decruncher.
- E.G. JUMP
- Jumps to the start of a decrunched demo. (Hopefully!)
-
- E.G. JUMP 40000
- jumps to address $40000.
-
- LED command.
-
- Very simple, it just switches the led on / off.(FILTER).
-
- MENU command.
-
- Prints out the menu in MULTI-RIPPER.
-
- EXIT command.
-
- Quits MULTI-RIPPER and returns to CLI.
-
- VIEW command.
-
- View memory on screen. (Like 3rd Day etc.)
- Use left / right mousebutton to increase / decrease modulo, and
- both mousebuttons at once to quit.
-
- LMOD command.
-
- This command lists the start sector for all the modules found on
- the last SCAN.
-
- LDEC command.
-
- This command lists the start sector for all the decrunchers
- found on last scan, and where they probably will decrunch in memory.
-
- HUNT command.
-
- This command hunts for a module in CHIP-MEM.. (SEE MOD.INFO).
-
- CONT command.
-
- Continues search for modules after finding one.
-
- INFO command.
-
- This shows the information about the found module.
-
- HELP command.
-
- Shows the help page. Here is also our addresses!!!
-
- PLAY command.
-
- Play the module found. (INTERRUPT OFCOURSE!)
-
- STOP command.
-
- Stop the module which is playing.
-
- SUB command.
-
- Subtract the module address, this is neccesary on soundtracker modules!
-
- ADD command.
-
- Add the module address, this is neccesary on soundtracker modules!
-
- I command.
-
- This command plays an instrument (NOISETRACKER / SOUNDTRACKER) at a
- spesified rate!
- E.G. I 1A 200
- Plays insrument number $1A at the rate of $200
-
- STP command.
-
- This command stops the playing of a sample.
-
- Fix command.
-
- This command sets all instrument in the module to the same ST-Disk.
- E.G. FIX 99
- Sets all ST-Instruments to ST-99:
-
- SI command.
-
- This command saves an instrument.
- E.G. SI 9
- This saves instrument to a ST-Disk or the current directory, if
- the samplename doesn't start with ST-XX:
-
- REN command.
-
- This command renames an instrument to whatever you chose !
- E.G. REN 1 ST-12:HELLO
- Instrument number 1 will be named ST-12:HELLO
-
-
- This should explain all the commands at this MULTI-RIPPER V 2.0
- Please do not mind a lot of spelling error and bad english,
- (Hope there ain't too many errors, because I (Jelly-Fish) have been
- correcting this document for quite some time now !)
- cause I have not slept for a LONG time...
-
- This BAD document was written by ROBIN HOOD of FANTASY
- (Spell-Checked by Jelly-Fish of Unit One Inc.)
- If you don't understand something in this file, then feel
- free to ask me for help.(Address in MULTI-RIPPER)
- (You can ask me too, if you want to. You also find my address in the
- ripper.)
- Some very spesial thanx to these following dudes for all their help.
-
- FALCH of TRIUMPH
- WISEGUY of TRIUMPH
- DR.AWSOME of CRUSADERS
- EL CUBO of CRUSADERS
- INVENTOR of THE LAWBREAKERS
- DR.CRUEL of FANTASY
- VALHERU of UNIT ONE INC.
- RATTLER of UNIT ONE INC.
-
- And to all of them that sent us BUG-reports.
-