@database 0031a9f0-0 @master Protracker361.guide @$VER: 1.1 @author "Romeo 'Blastro' RD10" @(c) "Rome 'Blastro' RD10" @node "Main" "Protracker V3.61 Quickguide" @{b}Welcome to Protracker 3.61@{ub} All work since 1996 done by RD10/Osiris The story continues ... @{i}Here is a new version from the famoust Tracker ever made@{ui} @{"Copyrights" link "Copyrights" 0} @{"Authors" link "Authors" 0} @{"Prologue" link "Prolo" 0} @{"User Info" link "Userinfo" 0} @{"Epilogue" link "Epilogue" 0} @{"History" link "History" 0} @{"Credits" link "Credits" 0} @{"Install" link "Install" 0} Remark: Sorry for the poor english guide, but i have no time to translate the german ones 100%. If you have problems with startup-gurus, please DELETE S:pt.config-00 since the fileformat has changed. @endnode @node "Copyrights" "Copyrights" @{b}Rights & Copyrights@{ub} Difficult to say. In princip all trackers based on Karsten Obarskis SoundTracker (commercial, 1986). But after all the Sound/Noise/ProTracker mutations these are completly new programs. If you in order of right i think you must buy an old Soundtracker. @{i}On the view of the programmers of ProTracker the copyrights are:@{ui} Protracker V3.15 are © 1992-1993 Cryptoburners, Version 3.61 ©1996 TEC Design/RD10 (improvements) and are FREEWARE. For additional Cryptoburner copyrights read his docs. Any payment and distribution what are over the costs of 5 DM per unit is strictly prohibited. Protracker is not an commercial tool! The distributors of the @{fg shine}AMINET @{fg text}serie, @{fg shine}Fred Fish @{fg text}and all bulletin boards who works without payement have the right to spread this package without request. @endnode @node "Authors" "Authors" @{b}The short Protracker copyright story:@{ub} (for more infos read the user manual) PT V0.9 - V1.3 @{fg shine}© Amiga Freelancers@{fg text} PT V2.0 - V2.3 @{fg shine}© Mushroom Studios@{fg text} PT V3.0 - V3.15 @{fg shine}© Cryptoburners@{fg text} PT V3.30 - V3.61 @{fg highlight}© RD10/Osiris@{fg text} Please notice: Please do NOT try to contact me under the Aminet uploader address, this is an firm account from an friend! You can reach me at the official Protracker support BBS in germany under: V34/VFast : 06251/588538 ZyXEL 19.2: 06251/587855 iSDN! : 06251/943141 I hope that my internet account is on the way and you can e-mail me direct with the next update. @endnode @node "Prolo" "Prolo" @{b}Prologue@{ub} In oppositon to other programmers i release significiant changed new versions much more often than in other projects. I think its better to make a transparent view of all interested users shortly possible. And if anybody in affront with the dayly releases: the change of PT315 against PT318 from Cryptoburners has had only 2 changes (or shall i say bugfixes), so take a look to our work. It seems to be a great interest on a new Protracker, so I don't understand Cryptoburners stopped the developement of it, or if they leave this, not make the source public. Hope that the PT project is the logical way of this great standart music tool. @{b}Background@{ub} Over the years defines the Noise/ProTracker an standart in composing electronic music. Many clones and enhacements follows, but Protracker IS the standart who use almost all tracker composers on Amiga. Today two familys of the protracker series exists on Amiga: Amiga Freelancers Protracker V2.X and Cryptoburners V3.XX. These programs are based on the V1.1B sources and follows different ways: The V2.X series is much more stable, but blocked the multitasking much more. Additionaly the screen layout and handling is out of date. The V3.X series (other programmmers, other point of views) is in MedRes (640x256), locks also much better and has many new features. But as musician it is angry to see that Cryptoburners has kicked out two impressive tools: PLST and PED, the sample management tools. The help function, sadly for beginners, they are also kicked out. As I saw ProTracker3 first, i was impressed. Better design and better trackhandling. But over the months I must see that V3.X is unstable. Many musicians use the V2.3 releases; if I made in hours an module and and guru follows I was too angry to make this experiment again. Now, nobody is perfect. Over 2 years was Protracker not updated. Cryptoburners ride another way, so I think that I have the right to made the completest Protracker on amiga ever made (what a phrase, hope nobody can remember that I spoke this words already in 1987 by the Soundtracker 2 project). Over the christmas days I reassembled the last official Protracker V3.X, release V3.15 from 1993. Many hours of debugging follows, so I have additionaly to the improvements removed all me known bugs. @{b}Quick Overview for new function keys@{ub} - HELP select = CTRL+Help => select for Help key - PLST select = LSHIFT Help => select for Help key - PED select = LALT Help => select for Help key PED = LALT Ö PLST = LALT Ä Info system = LALT # Setup = LALT - VOLUME UP = LALT . VOLUME DOWN = LALT , @{b}Implemented and changed@{ub} - PED inserted - PLST inserted - Online Help inserted - Infosystem with realplaytime-calculation inserted - Key repeat: better handler inserted (V2.3) - XPK Support for MOD-Files - Local changeable keyboard drivers and internal changeable - Save All Samples (LALT Z) - Positions Editor (POSED) - Support for the V2.3 100 Patternformat (Load/Save, Songs/MODs) - new fileformat alternative to the old ones - mod2smp @{b}Bugfixes against original Protracker V3.15:@{ub} - Loop Guru error (see prologue) - several D4-D7 destroys registers are public!) - sample calculation (end detect buggy) - AGA Sprite fix by using hires pointer or/and VGA Only - Arrow key down (by kicking out PLST you are snapped also an RTS:-( ) - doubled marked lines in Dir Window - several key quests - debugged sample calculation - much more prefs definitions are saved (see history) - some minor bugs i have forgot since i removed them - Step Play backwards/forward now works (ENTER/BACKSPACE) - Patternrefresh (visible) with SHIFT+CUROS RIGHT/LEFT and the gadgets - Songs now loadable and saveable in PACK format - No overwriting of the first bytes of the first samplename in mainscreen if samplename was edited in DirScreen - keyboard loop repeats fixed - Samplergadget Waveform (Samplerscreen) now correct - LALT + KEYPAD 1-0 now works always, not only if percussion mode (KEY \) was activated - Loading and saving from prefs in SetupScreen has destroyed all other paths. fixed - Loading of Songs/Modules with option 'No Samples' has had wrong memory values and uninitialised sample fields (GURU) - ALT + Cursordown works (Turboscroll) - Pressing of Key ~ => GURU if that was done in Textinputs - Loading of modules/songs with defective Sample Repeat offsets (poor PC Trackers or lame rippers) now corrected by loading. (no more ugly high beeps at the and of some samples, no more GURU by first playing of an sample with REPLEN 0) - Editing of ALL samplenames with 22 chars, not only 21 - Updating of samplenames in DirScreen by loading now works and many more that I have forgotten ... @{b}Used equiqment@{ub} - Amiga 4000/30 50Mhz 16MB RAM 2 Gig Harddisk - Commodore 1942 Monitor - DevPac V3.14 and OMA 3.0 Assembler - TurboText 2.0 Editor - MungWall/Enforcer - Heddley @endnode @node "Userinfo" "Userinfo" For my own projects i searched for an Protracker compatible Tracker who has all those features I loved on this tool, what was stable, has all functions I need and works on newer Amigas. So I collected the features of various versions and if finished, I made it public. 1. More stable and seriously to use 2. Old keymap handling (if i pressed 8 keys i will see 8 :-) ) 3. Help included and updated to V3.X standart 4. PLST included 5. PED included 6. Different analyzer included 7. Screen mode requester (difficult, much work :-/) 8. Info Bar 9. Positionseditor and 100Patternmode For all system-compatible fanatics (what is system-compatible, I know that many of my todays favourite, good programmed tools usually crashed in the next version of Amiga- DOS, that was yesterday so and will be tomorrow so, or you buy an MS-DOSe with the overhead of the 70's. Protracker is NOT system-friendly, PT will be user-friendly. All those dozends keyboard shortcuts we loved and the whole handling can be not fully implemented with todays AmigaDOS, so we leave the path of the RKMs. @{i}We want NOT:@{ui} * No more Tracks if Escom not brings an new soundchip * Other fileformat. I would love to see your faces if I had made this, but let the church in the town today. It works, and that stable. @endnode @node "Epilogue" "Epilogue" @{b}Epilogue@{ub} Protracker V3.61 Pro fix is intensive tested in the last weeks by many persons, and as result of the fixing a few bugs compensed, other bugs always present. It seems to be that Cryptoburners has no interest to support the Protracker project anymore, so I think I have the right to make the improvements public. P.S.: Sorry for this funny english, but it's not my home language and my schooltime is since years going by. If anybody has interest to force the protracker project back to the way of 1996, please contact me and if you are serious you request the complete source codes, documents etc. Today the source is to 98% COMPLETE documented and relabeled. The last word goes to Cryptoburners. Your work is impressive. Too sad that the developement of Protracker is stopped. Good luck for your future. @{fg shine} RD10@{fg text} @{fg highlight}--------- And always remember: the future is unwritten ---------@{fg text} @endnode @node "History" "History" @{b}@{fg highlight}History:@{ub}@{fg text} remark: all beta versions are internal revision for the testers of PT 24.01.96 @{fg shine}Initial Release@{fg text} - AGA fix from Protracker Screen - Fix Hires Sprite/Mouse pointer problem with Protracker - DMA handling fixed to longwords - load routine from MOD`s (Try to load a MOD with sample names ASC`s greater than $120 in the original,hope it works now perfect - key quests (I`am in progress to write a completly new routine, in present i simple block all illegal quests :-( ) - Sample memory allocation (try to load an sample in an virgin Protracker V3.15, open sample window, select Loop On and slide the end loop marker by open DirWin :-( ) 30.01.96 @{fg shine}Beta 1@{fg text} - Help System reincluded (Try to press the help key) - Wrong code for Memory pools rewritten (args, i hate reassembled code) - System messages included on a view points (Status line) 12.02.96 @{fg shine}Beta 2@{fg text} - PLST included - Keymap quests completly rewritten - Input Handler improved - shortcuts for german keys implemented :-) - GFX pac format changed (faster) - bugfixed a view parts (Arrow keys, DoDataLoad etc) - while playing MOD (not Pattern) and Sampler Screen is opened note-key pressing now works - little mysterious: Tooltype in ProTracker was not correct setted and some people can't started PT (I use other icons than the originals or prefer Shell) 18.02.96 @{fg shine}Beta 3@{fg text} - Cleaned up whole code from unused code - fixed Screen swap (LAmiga N/M) with setted Textflag - fixed old Problem with crash if Dir and Sampler Window is open and you load first sample, clicked on 'Loop On/off' and draw the loop sprites (cludge, but works perfect) (its a problem by using same Sprite flags for sampler and dir list scroller) - included PED. Original code is almost useless. Original code seems to be coded by trial & error and extreme buggy by variable Screens. To do in PED: * Mouse quests by direct clicking on names variable PLST entries (fixed on 2500 since i have the config part new written) * hangup problem by scan and over 3500 Files * Finetune Flag * decimal show of numerical entries - deadlocks on input device - PLST fixed by empty entries in PLSTMemOffset - Sampler window offsets - FIB_FileType fixes for other File Systems - all external cfg/data files kicked in S: (PLST/PT.help etc) - Memory fix for GFX screens (RAM lost by ending) - some cosmetical stuff (TXT,GFX) 19.02.96 @{fg shine}Beta 4@{fg text} Sorry, but by cleaning the code i forgot some routines to include. - Memory Pool for PLST now cleared by exit (no loosing RAM anymore) - CTRL+ keymap requests are cleaned. - Added Mouse quests for the PLST and PED gadgets on mainscreen - Scrollroutines for PLST and PED completly new written because the old are too buggy - added delays in PLST/PED scroll up/down - last sample now becomes the correct offset. Before it was 25 Bytes too long - PED had ignored the first PLSTmem Sample entry. Now fixed - Samples with Spaces in filenames now correctly recognised 20.02.96 @{fg shine}Final Beta@{fg text} - forgot the key quests in Pattern insert/del etc. Now works with the new keyboard handler - PED now works in all functions and 300 lines assembly language more - Added scroller buttons to PLST - Improved PLST lister - fixed Bitplane 0 in all GFX. If you work with other background color than black it was ugly. Now correct. - Several layout changes in PLST,PED etc - Added Screen switch buttons to PED, PLST, Help etc - new: Info System (check it) - Added several shortcuts (test it, documentation follows, e.g. LALT / = Setup Display) - Fixed problem with the Loop On Flag + PLST screen - Now Mouse clicks in PLST/PED etc correct calculated with Cryptoburners mouse table system - Mouse clicks in PED lister now works (Delete/Edit) - Added all functions also as buttons on Main Screen (Help/Info/PLST/PED) 21.02.96 @{fg shine}PT3.30@{fg text} First Release. No risk no fun, but by final beta the changing of Assembler are angry. OMA incredible fast, but error check are lazy :-(. Now we have hopefully a better result and check all functions AFTER last compilation. Ok, I`am stupid :-) - Fixed my bugs: PED Enterdisk, Loop not changeable - Find finaly the loop guru error if Currentscreen not main: ShowSampleInfo was not blended out - InfoSystem - Config Save now again correct - included a view register saves to made the code more stable - now tested by the best method: by making a module 8-) 23.02.96 @{fg shine}PT3.30 Beta 1@{fg text} - keyboard routines overwritten, repeat now stable by most functions and most problems forgotten - old CAPS Lock on/off switch to toggle keyboard repeat again included. Too many musicians like this function - Info system enhaced and debugged. Forgot to clear the 32. line by info. Now realtime-calculation of modules included! - New shortcuts: LALT + , Volume down LALT + . Volume up LALT + - Preferences LALT + ö PED LALT + ä PLST LALT + # Info System (german keyboard) - harmonised the whole interface, e.g time infos and analysers also visible if other EGs opened - volume slider refresh now always correct - included load check of old 2.3 100-Pattern mod, blocked (if anyone needs 100Pattern Mode i must include this) - rearranged some GFX - All code if aviable now in Fast RAM - new replay routine from Håvard Pedersen (PTSupport Arc) included, it seems to be much more stable then the old - added some internal code sanity checks 24.02.96 @{fg shine}PT3.31@{fg text} - Shifted keymaps in Getlines works again - correct gadgets in Disk Format functions - removed bug who makes more marked lines in DirWindow then on mouse position if medium are slow enough - improved speed of playtime calculation - reset the keyboard shortcuts LALT,CTRL etc. now correct in all situations - IFF8SVX detection saver 03.03.96 @{fg shine}PT3.32@{fg text} - keyboard broker included against deadlocks from Rawkey - PED routines overwritten. Now its possible to use samples with real spaces and national font symbols in PLST/PED. - PLST double check debugged. Empty strings now compete backfilled. - Info System minor bug removed (32th line was bad filled). - BPM changes now always visible, also by FXX commands. - changed Doc to Amigaguide format and include Installer. - CTRL/SHIFT/LALT/LAMIGA + Help works again. - CTRL+SHIFT+ 1-7 now again the additional screens 1-7 - Keyboard repeat now on all machines in the same speed - AGA Check routine rewritten and now correct Settings of Chipset on AGA and Non-AGA machines 06.03.96 @{fg shine}PT3.33@{fg text} Suddendly the last version for a longer while, since i must finished my Diplom. If anybody has ambitions to continue this project coz' he has more time, contact me. - Memory allocation for Samples now works with faster RAM, nasty Errorcode from V3.32 removed. - Optimized =>68020 Code included - Partialy refreshed Online-Help - PLST Entries now variable, not fixed to Config or me - Installer Scripts - removed minor Bug in Drive detection in DirScreen - Screen Opens same as 3.15 again in 640X12, save Chip RAM - fixed bug if insert another Disk somtimes crashed PT - fixed Dirscreen toggle MOD/SONG/EXECUTABLE/SAMPLE 09.03.96 @{fg shine}PT3.34@{fg text} Special version for our musician, so i made this - Support for national keyboard layouts added (s:pt.keymap) - XPK- Support for MOD-Files added - PP Loadroutines swapped to XPK-Support @{fg shine}PT3.35-PT3.50@{fg text} - internal versions 15.03.96 @{fg shine}PT3.50@{fg text} - With a mistake an unofficial, buggy version was spreaded yesterday, so if you have problems show at startup message, the official version has the date 15.03.1996! - Much more usage of standart system routines, more stable e.g. added for the most waitstates (scrolling delay etc) the standart doslib _LVODelay call, so it should in the same speed on all those various CPU speeds. - internal gfx depacking optimized - bugfixes on doloaddata, ped2.3/plst2.3 and processrawkey - correct calls of xpkmaster.library and internal buffer speedup - whole PLST overwritten - Smart optimations in patternscroll now on test blank A1200 (slowest i can grab here) no more showable delays also in 250 BPM - Overwritten onlinehelp - drumpad mode works now also on A2000/3000/4000 keyboard - mouse problems on some A4000, workaround - gadgets are visible are now usuable (eg Help + Edit Options) - Back to the old GFX Design - forgot to use the internal keymap if no external is loaded. -------------------------------------------------------------------- @{i}Now we have an point to stop the versionsnumber inflation and develop more serious, but we need the distant point to the original.@{ui} 19.03.1996 @{fg shine}PT3.50B@{fg text} - XPK Support for Samples, Songs, Instruments in DirWin ... added - fixed bug in timer calculation who`s not was correct resetted (H.ROHNER report) - E9 command sometimes crashed by $9 -$F, fixed - verify the error reports with mouse freeze: is definitly TinyMeter (same input.handler hack as PT) or sometimes MCP - fixed memory wizards in LodSong/LodSampleQuick - Gadgets are visible are now always usuable, PLST, Help etc now let other gadgets on screen free 02.04.1996 @{fg shine}PT3.50C@{fg text} (Sorry, i have ABSOLUTE no time the next weeks, this quirk came in a big hurry for some 'crying' users) - Fix for input handler, was hanging by my fault by some programs, e.g. MCP 20.04.1996 @{fg shine}PT3.50D@{fg text} (Bugfixes after reporting from NeuroDancer) - input from numeric '0' quits the pos/patt/length etc arrays (fixed) - Left Shift + DEL = Delete CMDs & Patterndata works again - serial device errors by playing: this is the MIDI control - FU/FD in Sample Edit now toggled - Keyboard routines now safer - fix a bug in PLST by clicking on 2th last Samplename crashes the whole system if name is 16 Bytes long - GFX corrections in PLST/PED - German keyboarddriver space fix 23.04.1996 @{fg shine}PT3.51@{fg text} - Cleared Interface, GFX buttons, scrollers ... - Status line now shows permanently Editskip - more system messages - Playtimecalculation now from days to milliseconds :8) - fixed some problems with stringhandling in FIBs - final testing from A500 to A4000/060 and some code optimations - bug in DirWin by trashing in Directorys with more than 500 entries removed - alien gadget borders in PLST removed 01.05.1996 @{fg shine}PT3.52@{fg text} - guide now also 2.X compatible - some GFX trash errors in GUI removed if background was not black - midi input implemented - fixed input handler for old 68000 CPU's 02.05.1996 - rewritten and included installer script for the Aminet release - fixed some nasty bugs in screen refresh in PED - find long standing bug that sometimes the instrument after stopping the pattern play is not played - fix the bug that Tab Cursor sometimes not stopped - made whole config I/O PC-relative to ensure that FIB for Mod section was not overwritten while reloading - fix ILBM Image decoder (internal GUI decoder) - gadget routines removed from some alien gadgets (Help/PED) - whole GUI ILBM's 22.05.1996 @{fg shine}PT3.53@{fg text} only cosmetic changes - checked and corrected all added gadgets for the right coordinates - added decimal sample length in PLST ( toggle with Setup => Show Dec on/off) - memory allocation bugfix on some A4000 with slow internal RAM - kicked out Date in Dirwin, so the directory names now max 31 chars - exit code don't trash anymore A6 - played again a little bit with GUI - included German Installer/Amigaguide doc 12.06.1996 @{fg shine}PT3.54@{fg text} - fixed the bug by memory/Dirscan show if file or memory is over 10MB - added repair module (setup/recover song) - Accidental Prefs are now present by starting Protracker (setup/accidental) - prepared for hardcoded VGA mode for all musicians who work without PAL-usuable monitors (in beta stage, not public) and some additional prefs 13.06.1996 @{fg shine}PT3.55@{fg text} - Playroutine now compatible with command 9 in V2 (sampleoffset) - Prefs now save/load additional: ø Recordmode (Pattern/Song) ø Volumeslider position ø XPK Save Mode (For future enhacement) ø Screenmode (For future enhacement) ø Show mod. in filename on/off ø Show date in filerequester on/off ø module save format (IFF/normal) ø Keyboard repeat delay ø MultiMode (CTRL-M) on/off ø max. PLST-Entries - Additional Prefs in Setup for: ø max. PLST Entries ø Keyboard repeat delay ø XPK save settings (not valid before V3.6) ø Options for FileRequester (Show date on/off and show mod. on/off) - fix gadget bug (Setup/Load config) from 3.54 - fix my stupid error by show mem over 10MB by showing false 1000er value - fix bug by playing same note on left and right channel simultan they are slightly different - improved AGA check - fixed long standing bug if caps lock enabled and stepplay (with return) longer pressed keyboard fucked up and notes trashed - fixed bug from 3.15 if edit Songname in Dirwindow first Byte from Samplename 1 is trashed 19.06.1996 @{fg shine}PT3.56@{fg text} - Text input fields (Songname etc) are now system compatible in keyboard repeats Repeat on/off (CAPSLOCK) status saved by using Text input fields - Drumpad mode (Key '\') now usuable on fast Amigas - Editoptions windows (1-7) status now saved with Preferences - MagicMenu causes problems by leaving textfields with right mousebutton. Fixed - Implemented 'Save all Samples' (LALT Y {Z in German}) - Stepplay backwards (Backspace) works since 2.3 again - Stepplay forwards/backwards now timing compatible with keyboard.device (should fix all problems) - by Clicking on the filetype gadget in DirWindow (MOD/Song/Sample...) now reads the directorypath automatic if not always buffered - Repeat Gadget in settings window (KeyRepDelay/KeyRepspeed) now works and included in Prefs file - Included PositionsEditor, early stage, GFX refresh from Mainscreen Patternnumber/BPM buggy, but functionable 21.06.1996 @{fg shine}PT3.57@{fg text} this Version is made to stabilise all functions and all is tested before spreaded (args, how many bugs from 1.1 code has Cryptoburners forgotten to remove) - fixed severall Refresh errors in PattRfsh - fix 3 little bugs in Block effects code if patternnumbers over 99 patterns are used - implemented increase/decrease Pattern in POS - several POS implementations/fixes to V3 standart ø show correct position if same pattern plays doubled ø position/offset now in 4 digits ø refresh now asynchronous, more speed - Message by pressing Space and Sampler is active was not stored, fixed - patterngadget up function in Mainscreen was trashed. fix - DirWindow (LALT D) and SetupWindow (LALT -)now remembers other open Windows and go back if Window is closed - find long standing bug in DirWin, it trashed by open if other cia resources also hardpatched. fix - Screen Switching with Togglegadget (right top on screen) now works with all open windows - All delay loops from V3.15 removed, up/down gadgets debugged, think now all routines use the OS compatible _LVOWait command - increase/decrease Songposition (LALT cursor right/left) now refreshes the visible patterns, also in PosED - optimations in code for more speed on 7MHz AMigas - In follow that PT loads as fast as possible (compact for minimal Amigas) the following changes made: ø keyboard US-engl/German now internal changeable in Setup, external pt.keymap load removed ø all libraries are loaded if they needed, not by start - Length/Pattern/Pos in InfoWindow now are refreshed by playing, same in PosED - Loading of old SoundTracker Songs (I mean Songs, not MODS!) now works - due the fact of rewriting some code to object orientated writing compacts the code - Cleaning up all GUI GFX layouts to standart colors, fix some GFX bugs from Cryptoburners (i.e. Screen toggle Gadgets by other BG Color than black ugly) - Volume up/down (LALT .,) also active in PLST/PED etc. - Pathname Gadget produces no more trash if pathname longer than 31 chars clicked and you will back 22.06.1996 @{fg shine}PT3.58@{fg text} More bugfixes reported and fixed (THX to Neurodancer) - effect commands on fast Amigas are not correct setted in Track 1-3 - if keyrepeat on Info tables produces text trash if cursorkeys pressed - XPK Loading is now an asynchronous task (faster) 23.06.1996 - Due the cursorkey doubles the viewtoggler in PosED now on SPACE instead the cursorkeys - PT now 100Pattern-compatible. Mods, Songs etc now loadable, saveable, editable ... 100Patternmod is the specialformat from Peter Hannings Mushroom-Protracker (V2.X). In normalmode you can use 64, in the 'new mode' 100 If you see status display the notekey, PT is in 64Mode, if you see an '!' you are in 100Mode. If you have set 100Patternmode in Setup/Maxpatterns, 'old' 64mods now automatic converted to mushroom-format. - some minor bugfixes in the Patternscroller - Switching different disks in PLST now clears whole PLST screen - AutoInsertEffects now normal with LALT I usuable 24.06.1996 - Removed all keyboard qualifier clearers, so you can use more than one function by pressed qualifiers, e.g. first LALT D, holding LALT, than LALT S - Protrackers GUI Refresh now better, no flickering from time etc if Pos, Help, PLST, PED or Info is open - fixed some nasty bugs in the Songsave-routines - moving from screen finally included, if you press left mousebutton in any screen in the top of Protracker you can move whole screen - an little copyright message window if you click on the left top for all who thinks they can made money with our work - fixed some nasty bugs in DirScreen, e.g. if many Direntries in an directory (c.a 100) Protracker has freezed - Now you can set the keyboard driver method in Setup between USA (US-english) GER (German) and EXT (external keymap) - If you switch to EXT, the old S:pt.keymap is used - fixed the no memory Window - fixed bug if not enough memory for PLST - crunched Songs with PACK and PAKK method now loadable - StarTracker mods now loadable (only sample mods) - reincluded again the loadroutine for xpk-packed songs - added new watchdog to preverse uncoordinated freezings from PT in some situations 21.06.1996 @{fg shine}PT3.59@{fg text} - Due the enhacements i must rewrite most screenredraw code, now all combinations of gadgets/windows etc now be usuable (and a bit faster i think) - most GUI GFX now internal IFF instead the outdated Bytekiller packed RAW stuff - fixed some bugs in Prefs (e.g. Showdate inverted) - added better Modcheck by loading: before if you load converted mods sometimes mods ar not accepted (e.g. with samplenames of 17 Bytes instead 16 such as thoose mods from Newtracker) - Song print now available to everly device (little bug) - prepared for load and save Exe/Track/Inst (not finished in Beta) - write an correct Copperlist for ALL Amigas (also AGA) and removed hardcoded ECS switch on AGA-Amigas. I hope the reported spriteproblems on some GFX-cards now ok (please report if not, i can only test on my private machines). nice effect: drawing with double bandwith is now much faster - fixed direct adressing modes if songs crunched in old PACK format, crashes my machine sometimes after ending PT 06.07.1996 @{fg shine}PT3.59@{fg text} - implementation of the new IFF MODL format, if you switch in settings 'msave' on, the new format is saved instead the older. The new format implements an very easy usage of modules and songs, so revisionshistory, save of all relevant parameters of the file inside etc. Read the fileformat doc inside this archive for more infos. - Option window 7 is now implemented for the usage of the advanced IFF Modfile settings - fixed some overlay bugs in the window structure. Was sometimes crashed if PT is heavy used (IFF depacker) - Fixed GUI errors in setup (SoftIRQ gadget) - NTSC scroll works again (i has rewritten some parts of the Copperlist writeroutine some times ago) and has snapped the rastervecs for screen cutting by 200 lines) - Changed whole mainscreen decent: sort all buttons for better style, switch volumeslider on the left side from the scopes - optimize some parts in patternredraw, some notes are not played by BPMTempo over ca. 150 BPM - rewritten some code from automatic DMA wait, now on my test equipment (A4000/060 and A1200/Blizzard 1230 II) all speed params work stable (hope i don't need to im- plement thoose lame DMA wait param, i hate loops) - fixed No MOD and No Date in Prefs (has it excluded by searching the directory freeze bug from 3.57) - 100 Pattern mods now correct converted in new IFF format - Maestro 16Bit-Samples now always usuable, the headercheck in PT was hardcoded for the Maestro software. Now you can use converted Maestro Soundfiles, e.g from SoundBox - recoded some parts of the directory structure to remove the limit of 32 chars in DirWin. Now the path can be much longer :-) - Changed the PT.config structure for using dynamic chunks. For the future i can added prefs and you can load the old prefs files [loader]. All Protracker V3 configurations now compatible - Fixed bug that trashes PT if wrong configfile loaded - author search routine has searched by copyright msg in samples (author) only on the first digits, now whole samplename was scanned - overwritten amigaguide - Fixed flickering of samples in Samplewindow by pressing notekey (numeric keypad) - changed Analyzer bars to hires - overwritten caching system in Dirwin and Prefsfile, by removing the 30char patternlengthlimit i forgot the limits of this - all Packetfield bits in IFFMods now have right values. Default patternmatching in Prefs now #? instead #?MOD#? - shorten the FREE text in Dirwin, my 2 Gig HD trashes by large amounts of free space (over 99MB) the digits - implemented IFF-Format for Songs - Fixed bug by changing Samplelengths, decreasing samples was trashed, increasing has cleared sample - New extensions: old module: mod. old sound: st. new module: ptm. new sound: pts. (hiliting in Dirwin with opt no .mod) - Print PLST (Preseteditor) now works 12.07.1996 @{fg shine}PT3.60a@{fg text} - reworked whole code for PhxAss due the fact that most other assemblers not worked 100% with pre-optimized code and a large amount of external datas. Thanks again for a great scene-product - reworked this funny amigaguide - fixed a bug in startup code who crashed 68000er Amigas - implemented double buffering of redraw patterns for speedup - optimized 68030er version with speedups in sampler, patterneditor ... - Moved Savemodform gadget from Setup in DirScreen - startupcode has crashed 68000er machines sometimes, reworked and separate 68000er version included (I HATE to work with rotate loops due the fact that the 68k mnemonic don't know divu.l before 68020) 17.07.1996 @{fg shine}PT3.61 Beta 2@{fg text} - setting the rate for samples with LALT+KEYPAD now works always, not only if keyboard percussion (key \) is on - removed bug in 100Pattern-Mode if no samples/mod is loaded and you edit notes in pattern Protracker has locked - Gadget 'Waveform' in Sampler has had wrong values - Samples can now max 131KB long - removed GFX trash in PosED if background other than black, added 3D-gadgets for screen/windowswitchers - if you load/save configurations from Setupmenu the paths no more trashed for Dirscreen, they are now actualized from the setup settings - PT now has real big/low characters everywhere! New font, new national characters - clearing the first two bytes from everly sample by loading an module; this is if you ever has had an module with an ugly high beep at the end of sample (buggy converters or lame PC-Trackers who 'can save PT modules') - old or buggy converted MODs with an Sample Replen < 2 has trashed Protracker by playing this sample first time. Now checked by Loading Samples/Mods and fixed if possible. - Samplenamenlength now fully editable with 22 ASC's, all Protrackers missed this feature and allow only 21 due an buggy ASC input routine who trashed the next byte - Drumpadmode (key \) now uses other flags in statusbar: none: empty mode 1 : 1 mode 2 : 2 15.08.1996 @{fg shine}Final@{fg text} - Beta 2 - Beta 5 loosing maded changes, was a lot :-// - Samples loaded in Dirwin now update his filename contents in lister Beta 5 to Final: - MOD2SMP (by Hali/Union) now works on all machines - Copperlist now works on Non-AGA machines as at AGA - Fixed IFFMOD Fileformat foolishs in Comment Chunk (was NOT identical with IFF-Docu for programmers) - optimized Sample-Replay for =>68020, now sounds a bit smoother - Fixed the long standing swap of FU/FD in Sample Edit (Opt2) - Samplenames in DirScreen was not updated if loaded. Fixed. @endnode @node "Credits" "Credits" @{b}Who we will be started ...@{ub} Let too many personal greatings outside, or this document is horrible long: Memorials without tears blowing to @{fg shine}ByteMechanics@{fg text} of the 70's (Hi Martin, d ya remember on my first selfmade Z80 with the fantastic 512 Byte static RAM? It has had this fantastic sound with the TTL-FlipFlop logic and 7 tones-sound All good wishes are goin' to my old fighters of @{fg shine}Ikari@{fg text} and @{fg shine}Sector 8@{fg text} of the 80's (Don't worry, Hungary now has great trouble, but the logical consequence is for humans always to dream, then only in our dreams we can be what we fighting for the whole live ... Last not least after 5 years of abstinence i have to greet some guys of these old days who made my life a little bit easier without this stupid softwareshuffler-mentality, with great moral support and nice discussions: Thanks for all to @{fg shine}AMO,@{fg text} Sysop in wild germany and C= Oldie. @{fg shine}Håvard Pedersen @{fg text}(havardp@mail.stud.ingok.hitos.no) for his great PTSupport Amiga- Guide Documentation. Carl Sassenrath and the crew of VisCorp for the first hope after 9 years Steve (Nanu) for feeling first time at home in my live Romeo Knight (RSI) and 4MAT for the best muzaks ever made on computers And to all the rest of yours, who don't think they are Elite, but do their job as good as possible. @{fg highlight}- End of text - @endnode @node "Install" "Install" This is only an update of the basic Protracker files. An excellent PT Manual you will find in Aminet/MUS/EDIT from Håvard Pedersen if you are need help for the usage. How install this package: Use the included installerscript and make an Assign ST-00: to your music drawer. If you want to install manually, here some hints: Copy all files from the s drawer to s: from your harddisk. There are: -pt.help The PT Online Help if you press Help -pt.keymap If in S:, the german keyboard driver. If not here, the standart US map is used. For other languages (easy to change, simply use an HEX Editor and change your keycodes you wish.) -PLST loaded and saved in S:, your Sample list for PED/PLST -pt.config-00 The main config, was loaded by start. If not aviable, PT use the internal standart configuration. Protracker The Tracker Mainfile, copy anywhere. libs: xpkmaster.library/powerpacker.library needed (not included) for depacking/packing Modules. Please ensure that you created an drawer who included the follow directories: modules songs samples Add an assign 'ST-00' to this drawer. (Sorry, but this is an UPDATE). @endnode