Sound Tracker Player v1.01
for Speccy 48/128
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Information for users.
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1. General information
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This software product is intended
to listen to compiled melodies
from music editor Sound Tracker. A
also for listening to melodies from the block
kovs made in ST BlockMakere.
2. 3anyck
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To run ST Playera not from boot
type in the command line: A:>RUN "St PLAY"
After downloading, the player will unpack itself and
will start.
3. Menu system
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In the upper left corner there is the main
program control menu, just below the window
select files.
Well, first things first. Menu:
PLAY SONG - this option is used to
playing the currently downloaded music.
STOP SONG - simply stops the playback
music blasting.
LOAD SONG - this menu item is used to
loading Mouzon into memory (without player),
however, it is not at all necessary before this
do STOP SONG. If you calledthis op-
tion, but forgot to insert the disk, then
no problem, after the ERROR sign you will return to
main menu.
EXIT - for those who do not understand, then this is you -
move to BASIC for 48k and exit to initial
menu for 128k.
BLOCKS - oh, this option is the most powerful. Pos-
If you select it, the program will display the directory
blocks (files with the extension "m") and after
the choice you made will take you to a submenu
blocks:
PLAY SONG, STOP SONG - actions are similar to
We have the same options in the main menu.
LOAD SONG - does the same thing as
analogous to the main menu, except that
it's true that downloading music doesn't happen from
disk, but from an already loaded block, i.e.
from memory.
SAVE SONG - this item serves for the benefit
Transfer the current melody from the block to disk.
MAIN MENU - return from the block submenu to
main menu.
4. Control
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So the controls here are standard:
KEMPStON JOYStICK
INtERFACE II
KEYBOARD:
Q,A - up, down respectively
O,P - quick navigation through the catalog
SPACE,ENTER - select menu options. 5. Creating blocks
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You don't need to "break" to create blocks
head, just use the utility
ST BLOCKMAKER by MAX SOFT.
6. Credits
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Coding: MAX SOFT & DEATH SOFT (DR. DEATH)
Graphics: All graphics by MAX SOFT
Ideas: МАХ SOFT & DEATH SOFT (DR. DEATH)
Loader and packing: МАХ SOFT
COPYRIGHT ВУ
МАХ SOFT & DEATH SOFT(DR. DEATH)
Russia,Samara sity, 03.04.1996
All right reserved.
Sound Tracker Block Maker
for ST PLAYER 48/128k
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Information for Users
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1. General information
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The program is designed to compose
Sound Tracker Mouzon blocks (without
player), for subsequent use
transferring them to ST PLAYER 48/128k.
2. Download and launch
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The program is usually launched from under
boot, but if you don’t have one, then get
Type in the command line:
A>RUN "St BLOCK"
after downloading, the program will launch successfully -
myself.
3. Control
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For convenience, the controls are standard:
KEMPStON JOYStICK
INtERFACE II
CURSOR JOYStICK
KEYBOARD:
Q, S, A, X - up, down respectively
O,P - left, right and in the turbo directory
up, turbo down
E,BREAK - ESCAPE or exit outside from
menu
M,SPACE,ENTER - select menu options
SIMBOL SHIFT + FIRE - quick delete
files in the block directory
Y - for the response "YES"
N - for the answer "NO"
2 - is used to turn off the music
1 - this key turns on the music
4. Menu system
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The menu system is very simple. At the top
parts are menu items. Just below
on the left is the disk directory window, and symmetrically
on the right is the block catalog window. To login
these windows you need to select the icon with
arrow, the left one for the catalog window, and the right one
I write for the block window.
And now the options in order:
CAT - reread disk directory
EXIT - full system reset NAME - renaming the block including it
extension
WORK - when you have completed the block
and set his name, then you can call this
option to create a block according to your data
5. Memory allocation
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The entire main program sits in approximately
low memory addresses, leaving free
mi addresses from 32000 to 65535. Thus
the block starts at 32000.
6. Using blocks
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The finished block is intended for use
in the ST PLAYER program and for other purposes
cannot be used.
ATTENTION! The block unloaded by the program is not
packed! The ST PLAYER program provides
also allows the use of packed blocks.
Therefore, if you take care of your disk
space follow the instructions:
A. Create a block directory. Select a name
in this case, the extension must be "C".
B. Create a block with the WORK option.
B. Download LPC. Click for all questions
ENTER, except for one where asking-
the data storage address is indicated, the response is
those 32000.
G. After packaging, unload the block.
D. Load any DISK DOCTOR and fix
those file extensions start with "m".
E. The block is ready for use. If you
If you don’t want to pack the block, then just write
sew it onto a disk with the extension "m" like this
form it can also be used.
7. Credits
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Coding: МАХ SOFT
Graphics: МАХ SOFT
Original idia: МАХ SOFT
Loader,packing & ungluking: МАХ SOFT COPYRIGHT ВУ
МАХ SOFT & DEATH SOFT(DR. DEATH)
Russia,Samara sity, 04.04.1996
All rights reserved.
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