Bonus #15 25 декабря 1999

Музыка

Internet - "virtual composer" of the tracker and musicians.

                                  Well, really, everything is 
slowly 

                                    beginning to get used to

                                   that the Internet - the 
whole world. 


                                   VIRTUAL Composers.



       There is a computer, such programs are called 
tracker'ami. They were written amateur programmers to amateur 
musicians could make music on computers. Costs it requires a 
minimum - the computer from the 386 and sound card from the 
PC-Speaker'a. Sam tracker or nothing, or almost nothing. Does 
not require knowledge of musical notation Tracker'om work with 
very simply, he mastered quickly and easily. Worth, of course, 
stipulate that the most suitable tracker'y for writing music in 
contemporary styles, so attracting they are mostly young 
people. But, considering that for young people - tomorrow, it's 
not sad. Every techno, jungle and other acid music can be done 
without any particular difficulty for half an hour, and it will 
be digestible product. More meaningful music requires more 
talent and time. 

       Thus, using such a program is given a sequence of 
playing different instruments, they can change the tone and 
sound differently. Tools - are the usual sound fragments of any 
origin, popularly known as "Samples", get them easy, but you 
can crap myself. Amateur music by pressing an ordinary computer 
keyboard arranges the samples in sequence, asking them

tone for each position. Result of the form so
called MOD-file, which stores the samples and a given sequence 
of playing them. Now this file can be played on any computer 
using special software player (usually free). The most popular 
player - ModPlug. Popular WinAmp and Sorique also know how to 
play MOD-Files. And here we see that an ordinary person with no 
musical education through a home computer can easily write

music, enjoy it myself, as well as to listen to the familiar.
Now we add to the beauty of the Internet. Yes,
These MOD-files can be easily spread on the Internet. Get even 
more beautiful - a person gets a worldwide audience, For people 
like him are not only producers of this music, but also its 
customers. 

       And it happens all the demon-cards-but! Because it keeps 
all solely on the enthusiasm and creative impulses, and not on 
the money. You can see how some interesting technique is made 
in another author. You can even steal a cool sample, if the 
author permits, but it is not a beast. You can personally 
connect to the Internet creator of the song you like and tell 
him: "Well done I want more "" Neither the incomparable 
pleasure - to produce positive Independent reviews of people on 
their creations. And a lot of pleasure brings such a system in 
the lives of ordinary people. 

       MOD-music devoted to a huge number of sites, including
They have a small personal Web pages of individual artists, and
there are large reputable server. For example, there is a site 
called Trax in Space (www.traxinspace.com). This has never was. 
Musicians from around the world are here regestrirovatsya 
regestrirovat and his music (all free). MOD-files are placed on 
the server, and then they are subject to mandatory review by 
(and on multiple occasions). Retsenzorom could be anybody, well 
knowing the English language and the past probation. Each song 
is given a registered score on a ten-system, and written, in 
fact, a review. Such activity is also involved in site 
www.modarchive.com. Thus, the amateur musician sees what it's 
worth as a musician, and it is very important. Score higher 
than seven, as a rule, the author plunges into an indescribable 
joy. If you have a lot of high assessments and referrals for 
your files (this is also taken into account), then you already 
a celebrity in the world. Become famous here talented people, 
and not those who unwind. 

       Website www.united-tracker.org deals news MOD-World
holds competitions (all music competitions distributed)
maintains various statistics. There you can find tutorials for 
beginners, the article (sometimes even monthly electronic 
magazines), useful tips, you can hang your ad to thousands of 
his audience of the site read. Another site - www.modplug.com 
is the home site is absolutely free programs: ModPlug Payer'a 
(the most popular player MOD-files) and ModPlug Tracker'a (one 
of the most popular means of a MOD-music) As an American, the 
site has its offices in other countries including in Russia 
(www.journ.msu.ru/mper/). With regard to Russia, then here too 
there are many fans MOD-music. Most well-known Russian web site 
trackers, elkatel.ru, he is committed to same as the United 
Trackers, just all in Russian. So Create, create, make 
experiments, listen, study, progresses - and all the conditions 
for it. 


                                                 Sergei RUBLYOV

                                               (I Molodoy'24-25)