ACNews #26

Diskmag (electronic paper)

12 Jan 2004 Download

The hardware section highlights KSA-7G's build of an NTSC encoder using the Sony CXA 1145 chip, alongside fresh demoscene events, utility updates, and FidoNet news. For scene musicians, the issue explores PT3 tracker composition techniques using specified samples, focusing on T, N, E sample nuances and workaround solutions for hardware limitations. A practical guide offers tips on managing long text lines and fixing formatting glitches in the AC Edit text editor. Additionally, a comprehensive specification of the Chip Tracker 1.x module format (.CHI) is provided, covering headers, order tables, patterns, and slide commands.

Issue contents:

  1. News - KSA-7G launched NTSC-encoder on a chip CXA 1145 by Sony.
  2. Music - Let us return to the long-promised on "music for the specified samples.
  3. Docs - a large line of text in Ac Edit.
  4. Guide - Format Module Chip Tracker 1.x

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