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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 (or was there??? there was no instructions), no keyboard
- equivalents...
- Later I got SoundTracker 2.4, NoiseTracker etc. but they still
- don't multitask...
-
- -- Version 1.00 (summer 1989) -------------------------------------------
- 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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- -- Version 1.11 (autumn 1989) -------------------------------------------
- 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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- -- Version 1.12 (autumn 1989) -------------------------------------------
- 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 (maybe they were
- compiler bugs).
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- -- Version 2.00 (8 Apr 1990) --------------------------------------------
- The version V2.00 was 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 in assembler
- - Fast screen rendering routines also made in 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 (not a real packer, but maybe "optimizing save routine")
- - 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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- -- Version 2.01 (10 Apr 1990) -------------------------------------------
- Not a long time from previous release!!! I found few bugs:
- In Finnish version, version 2.00 didn't save the song to correct directory.
- In both versions, the icon did not go to correct directory.
- These are now fixed. What a pity I sent Fred Fish V2.00 (yes, the letter
- was posted today...my luck!!).
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- -- Version 2.10 (17 Jul 1990) -------------------------------------------
- Again lots of new features...
- - max. 63 samples
- - block length is modifiable (1 - 256 lines)
- - relative volumes for each channel and master volume
- - samplelist
- - new commands (3, 4, B, FFA, FFB, FFD)
- - new MIDI commands (modulation wheel, pan, hold pedal)
- - saves now Sound/NoiseTracker modules (ST-song save removed)
- - programmable keys (Shift 0 - 9) can be edited/saved
- - real-time sample display (updated every frame), looks nice
- - new file format: module (MMD0)
- - intelligent sample loader, minimizes disk swapping, doesn't
- reload samples which are already in memory
- - automatic slide making (+ volume fade)
- - track numbers always displayed, can be scrolled one track at a
- time
- - free memory can be displayed
- - screen outlook a bit better (more space for sample name),
- many panels enhanced
- - an option to read volumes when entering notes with MIDI
- - each sample can be independently transposed (like play-transpose)
- - it's possible to highlight lines (reversed colors) for easier
- positioning of notes
- - the player tries to flush "serial.device" if allocation failed
- - delete option in file requester
- - volumes (command C) can be hex or decimal
- - blocks can be splitted or joined (thanks to modifiable size)
- - filename paths can be added/removed when loading samples
- - better compatibility mode for ST/NT
- - detaches from CLI (uses cback.o)
- - a bug in MIDI preset changing fixed
- - small enhancements everywhere
-
- Also there's a new version of MEDPlayer, better instructions (I hope)
- better playroutine, "medplayer.library", module loader.......
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- -- Version 2.11 (21 Jul 1990) -------------------------------------------
- This version contains two small fixes to the previous version:
- - MED now doesn't insert entered MIDI notes with volume 0
- (because it means "note off")
- - a very, very small bug fixed (when loading MMD0-module, instrument
- names were not always deleted)
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- -- Version 2.12 (25 Jul 1990) -------------------------------------------
- - MED had a bug which affected command FFF with MIDI. It's now fixed.
- The "modplayer.a" was correct, however. (strange...)
- - There should be no files missing from the source archive any more
- (due to a bug in Lharc or me).
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- -- Version 2.13 (24 Sep 1990) -------------------------------------------
- - MED loads now all 8 colors...
- - Block display correctly cleared after "Clr song only".
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