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- This file contains the history of MED/OctaMED:
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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.
-
- As you allready know the history of my PD version called MED,
- I will only give details of how MED became OCTAMED!
-
- I was asked by Ray at Amiganuts,to do an eight channel version....so,
-
- == Version 3.10 (14 Apr 1991) / OctaMED Version 1.00 (02 Apr 1991) ======
- New features in OctaMED:
- - 8 channel playing with Amiga audio (like Oktalyzer etc...)
- - 8 tracks can be displayed at a time
- New features in both OctaMED and MED:
- - new look (in MED-res 640 x 200/256), looks more professional
- - volumes in Instr-panel are displayed in both hex and decimal
- - expand and shrink space can be controlled
- - option to use 4-color screen (8 colors are quite slow on std Amiga
- especially in 8-channel mode)
- - option to load 8-channel samples in fast memory (mostly for listening
- only, as they can't be played from keyboard)
- - changing play rate and pitch in sample editor is easier
- - sample editor contains a delta-filter that can reduce noise
- - changing play rate and stretching in synth-editor now do some
- anti-aliasing
- - status line contains a button (CHRD) to activate/deactivate chord mode
- - backspace key can be used to delete/insert editing of notes
- - horizontal note display of MED 3.00 was removed
- - many MED 3.00 bugs (hopefully) fixed including:
- * Ext Sync (caused an instant travel to India)
- * Synth editor range dragging (trashed the screen in some instances)
- * MODULE SAVING (MED 3.00 didn't always align the fields, causing
- terrible results (Guru 00000003) with programs using modplayer.a)
- * Hybrid sound saving in object files
- * More reliable old ST-song loader. Doesn't necessarily crash when
- loading e.g. text files (but don't count on this!!).
-
- == MED Version 3.11 (07 May 1991) =========================================
- Minor perfections and bug fixes:
- - timer reset gadget area fixed (yes, you can reset the timer by clicking
- on it!!)
- - new Boost-option in the sample editor (the opposite of the Filter)
- - only Left-Alt+Cursor up/down now moves you to the 1st/last block (to
- avoid accidental jump when using Alt+Cursor left/right)
- - no more "Loading synthetic sound..." messages during module/sng+samples
- load
- - a bug in the player routine command 3 (slide) fixed (in certain
- conditions the period got down to $ffff....)
- *** Release 3.11b (09 May 1991) / OctaMED Version 1.01 (20 May 1991)
- Some more fixes (these bugs were totally harmless, but I'm a perfectionist)
- - in addition: keyboard shortcuts of Cut/Copy/Paste range now work.
- They are Ctrl-X (Cut), Ctrl-C (Copy) and Ctrl-V (Paste).
-
- ******************************************************************
- * *
- *(OctaMED V1.00B,(THIS ONE),released as PD,on 10th November 1991)*
- * *
- ******************************************************************
-
-
- == OctaMED COPYRIGHT Version 2.00 (xx Sept 1991) 1991) == (1 mb)
-
- New features available in OctaMED: (4 to 8 channel music editor)
-
- - Notation now included. (edit,using staves)
- - Notation editor/printer.(print sheet music via your printer)
- - 5 - 7 channel modes. These allow you to use high quality, non-CPU-
- stressing audio and splitted channels at the same time.
- - 16 track display (for MIDI use).
- - numerous bugs fixed!! (including some nasty ones).
- - MED_paths can be now loaded.
- - insertion/deletion of tracks is possible.
- - DEF gadgets for New block and New here create 64-line 4/8 track blocks
- - MIDI note-off messages can be suppressed for a particular instrument
- - there can be multiple songs in memory at once, sharing instruments,
- can be saved as a multi-module.
- - new synthsound commands: envelope, set vibrato waveform.
- - proper loop markers in the sample editor.
- - no more "Sample too short" messages in the sample editor: the display
- is no longer limited to minimum of 624 bytes (the minimum is now 1 byte).
- - the sample editor can generate noise (e.g. for wind/sea effects).
- - a range in sample editor can be transferred to the synthsound editor.
- - the "red line" in the sample editor.
- - sample list displays the total number of samples in dir/memory.
- - the MIDI works now better: commands are handled BEFORE sending out
- notes, notes with volume 0 are not sent out, some new commands:
- channel/polyphonic aftertouch, pitchbender setting, controller
- change
- - most of the graphics data is now loaded into fast ram, giving more
- chip ram for samples (in addition, the S2FST switch was removed).
- - the range is now visible also on 2 bitplane-screen.
- - direct object saving removed - removing this seldom used feature
- made the program a couple of Kbytes shorter. There's now another
- method for incorporating modules into programs (requires a bit more
- work, though).
- - Topi, the jumping pointer, is now hidden if Jump setting is turned off.
- You can also save this (click Save prefs). Perhaps I'll "kill" Topi
- completely in the future (frees a couple of Kbytes)...
- - when you real-time enter with SPC on, the notes will be now quantized
- correctly.
- - an option to use the most common Protracker keyboard functions.
-
- Reminder!
-
- If you would like OctaMED V2,send this disk,(containing V1),
- along with the required upgrade fee,(see readme text),we will
- then send you the new version two as quickly as we can.
-
- Don't forget that all payments must be in pounds sterling
- and that we do not accept those damn plastic credit cards.
-
- (Please be patient,as we must wait for cheque clearance)
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