New Programs - Review of Musical Instrument v3.01 editor

<b>New Programs</b> - Review of Musical Instrument v3.01 editor

Andrew Gura (EAGLE SOFT),
Kurgan


        Instrument v3.01


          1. The lyrics ...


   Your attention is invited
new music editor -
Instrument version 3.01. To the editor requires at least 128 KB 
of RAM. 

   The program is executed in one
style "F Commander", and if
You used the F Commander-ohm
something to remember that what makes an icon in the 
Instrument-e, not be difficult (though, if not

used, then in this case
work will be small).

   The main difference between the editor from the classical to 
the editors of Spectrum-e is that this editor works

with digital tools
(Samples), ie sounds
He plays once were
alive and were obtained by
records via analog-digital
converter. Therefore, despite the modest possibilities
Spectrum (compared with more
powerful machines), it is impossible not to notice that the 
sound became more natural, though, and lost in the clean.


   Small purely editorial "program features a built-in fully 
compensated converter ASM'ovskih muses. file, allowing editing 
of up to notes You can perform a ASM'e and only then will 
surpass ringtone converter and pick up

tools.

   Library tools (samples), obtained by Editor
copy to TR-DOS tools (samples) from the IBM-editor-native 
Scream Tracker. At the same time any "alterations" or 
"conversion" tools are required. Therefore, if you have access 
to ibm'ovskomu Scream Tracker'u, then borrow from

it sounds to you will not be
labor.

   In its work, the editor uses the file extensions:

   'T'-for tunes;

   'I'-Tool (Sample);

   'L'-for konvertirovochnyh
tables;
and when converting songs from
muses. Editor ASM uses
its compiled modules with
extension of the standard 'C'.

   Program (music editor all
same) is pretty vremyakritichna in
the cycle of sound, and therefore, to accelerate access
to the paging memory addressing
performed on half of the address port. This leads to
that machines such as Scorpion
program does not sing. How to
this fight (hardware), read I've found "Scorp_AY" on
the first disk.

   The program operates in
real-time, ie: when you edit ringtones program
remembers not only notes but also
intervals, which
These notes were introduced, thus selecting the second icon,
You have included an entry in memory, and
all that you do, remember "to the millimeter." We conclude: 
work in program is very similar to the game

on the keyboard.

   At the top of the screen are two windows below them - a 
number of icons in the bottom of the screen shows himself a 
"tool" where you and will be playing.

Keystrokes (playing music) is indicated by a reduced 
brightness. On the right side - indicators of the volume in the 
channels. They may be off the top

button (pressed button state corresponds to off).. When
This, too, become indicators of reduced brightness. Lower
button (similar) include /
off counters in the music channels.


          2. Management


   Management is carried out at
assistance:

   1. Kempston mouse (mouse);

   2. Kempston joystick;

   3. S, X, O, P, Space
Exiting plays the keys "CAPS SHIFT", "Q". Exiting
editing by pressing "Q".

   Key "CAPS SHIFT" in the edit mode is used for
In order to get too
a long note to "silent."

   Kempston mouse queried
when the program starts, and only works if it is available. She
does not interfere with work and a joystick
button.

   There are also a couple of "hot
Key:
 <1> - Play music;
 <2> - Disk menu.


        3. The upper window


   It looks like this:



   1: name1 Tune: tunename

   2: name2

   3: name3 Tempo: 6

   4: name4

   5: name5 A: 2048 ==: 1

   6. name6 B: 2048 <=: 1

   7. name7 C: 2048 =>: 2048



   On the left side - up to seven instruments (samples). The 
first five are of the highest priority and

after the rooms have a colon. Sixth and seventh are marked
point. They have the lowest priority and can be downloaded,
only if they remained
memory location after the fourth
and fifth instruments. Therefore,
advise the longest instruments loaded into the first, second 
and third. 

   If you want to download
tool (or replace an existing on the other) - move
arrow on its name and click
"Fire". A window with a catalog of tools on the current drive 
and their size. If you ship in six or seven instruments, there 
will be another additional window that shows the amount of free 
memory for them. 

   In order to erase or
adjust the instrument in the memory - just point the arrow on it
number and press "fire". A window will appear:



   Correction - Correction

   Clear - Cleaning


When you select the first item you
will be offered:



   + <0>


   OK Cancel


Arrows to the left and right
You can change the offset value (0 to 60), "+" or "-"
- Move up or down. "OK" -
confirm their intentions,
"Cancel" - to refuse.


      In the right pane:


   Tune: - the name of the tune you downloaded;

   Tempo: 6 - the rate of execution
melody (choose one in the box from 3 to 20): the
lower the number, the faster the playback by default - 6);

   A: 64 (B, C) - the size of the channel A
(B, C) by default 64, maximum size - 2048 notes, the numbers 
should be multiples of each other, selected in the box: 



      Set SIZE of pattern _


         _



   ==: 1 - the beginning of melodies (from 1
2048); window looks like:



      Set START of tune


        _



   =>: 1 - the beginning of the cycle (when
playing the melody - from
start a replay after the end of) the window is as follows:



      Set BEGIN of loop:


        _



   <=: 64 - the end of the cycle:



      Set END of loop:


        _



         4. Pictograms


   Appointment of icons (from left
right):

   1 - an icon showing the notes, is to listen as sound 
instruments. When selecting this option You can just try 
something to play, nothing is stored, you play the chosen 
channel, the other two - are reproduced; 

   2 - an icon showing the circular arrows - mode
editing ringtones. Selection
This option starts recording the selected channel into memory, 
two others to reproduce when the end of the channel is

transition at its beginning;

   When selecting the first or second
line options "Octave: n Instrument: n" noted increased
brightness. And you can use two lower rows of letters in 
exactly the same as in the editor, ASM, and namely:



     Z - to; S - C sharp;

     X - re; D - re Sharp;

     C - mi;

     V - F; G - F sharp;

     B - G; H - G sharp;

     N - To; J - To Sharp;

     M - B.

To change the octave the buttons
1-4, tools are selected keys:


     6 - first;

     7 - second;

     8 - third;

     9 - fourth;

     0 - fifth;

     O - sixth;

     P - seventh


   3 - "blank page": purification of the selected channel. 
Answer on request:




      Clear pattern _?


         Yes No



   4,5,6 - A, B, C: Set the current channel;

   7 - "speaker": easy listening tunes;

   8 - "floppy": work with the disk. Window appears:



          Load tune

          Save tune


      Import ASM block

      Load conv. table

      Save conv. table



   Load tune - download ringtones.
In the window that appears, select the melody. Next you are 
asked "Load instruments?" Answer

"Yes", if you want to download
Native instruments from the melody, or "No", if you want to 
save current. After this, if you answered "Yes", you can watch 
download tools. When non-occurrence tool for

You will be asked to change the disk drive
or cancel the operation.

   Save tune - saving tunes on the disc. In the resulting 
window, type the name under which you want to keep the melody.




      Save to file:

      _



   Import ASM block - upload
tunes from the editor of "ASM".
The program works with the ASM-compiled tunes as well. In the
displays all the code files. Select a ringtone from ASM-a and 
ship it. If you're all the same mistake, the program you flamed 
message "illegal file type". If You have correctly pointed out 
the melody, then You will fall in konvertirovochnuyu

table:



       Conversion table


  0: - 8: - 16: - 24:

  1: 1: 9 - 17: - 25:

  2: 2 10: - 18: 26:

  3: 3 11: - 19: 27:

  4: 4 12: - 20: 28:

  5: 5 13: - 21: 29:

  6: June 1914: - 22: 30: -

  7: July 1915: - 23: 31: -

 SB oct: 1 oct: 3 A: A
 CN oct: 0 2 oct: 4 B: B
 LR oct: March 1st oct: - C: C
 SM oct: April 2 oct:


             OK


In the columns to the left of 0 to 31 -
number of tools in the ASM-e. Through the colon will be numbers
tools, corresponding
in the editor. If the instrument of ASM-and not have to comply 
with any one tool The editor - put a dash. If the original 
ASM-module tool with this number does not

was - the value corresponding
this number is not chosen.

   At the bottom of selected
compliance with octaves and channels.

   After selecting this whole Labuda push "OK", and editor 
ottransliruet melody in its own format. 

   Load conv. table - Loading
previously saved konvertirovochnoy table.

   Save conv. table - saving
disk konvertirovochnoy table.

   9 - copyright.

   10 - out in TR-DOS.


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