Premiere - Pro Tracker 3.31: Music editor, characteristics, description.

ZX Format #08
Рго Tracker З         
                               
music by IRONMAN               
(C)GDC, Воронеж, 1997          
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  Краткие характеристики:                
                               
 - Tempo: 3-63                           
 - Positions: 256                        
 - Patterns: 42                          
 - Pattern length: 5-64                  
 - Ornaments: 15                         
 - Samples: 31                           
 - Player  tacts:  5000 максимум (на 500 
   больше, чем у PT2)                    
 - Special commands: 9                   
 - Samplelength: 64                     
 - Ornament length: 64                   
                               
  New options:                          
                               
 - Volume (global listening volume
   vania)                                
 - Write data (recording parameters by volume)  
   times for each note)                
 - Scroll step (scrolling step when 
   note setting)                       
 - Edit melody (editing a melody with 
   transitions by patterns)              
 - Wu (information about the author is included in 
   separate column)                      
 - Set ir (setting color, sound, etc.) 
 - Positions list (list of positions)       
 - Pattern length (setting the length for  
   all patterns)                       
 - Clearsample                          
 - Clear ornament                        
 - Copy sample                           
 - Copy ornament                         
                               
  What else is new:                       
                               
 The following appeared in the Disk options menu: stripe
scrolling, ability to load modules from
Pro Tracker 2.1, Sound Tracker, Sound
Tracker Pro, recording/downloading capability
editable pattern.                 
                               
   The Edit sample menu implements commands
accumulation and decrease/increase
sound volume, envelope mask,
drawing amplitude with an arrow.            
                               
   In the Edit Ornament and Edit Sample menus
it is possible to play any sample (or-
namenta) with any ornament (sample) on
all notes and octaves.                    
                               
   Note counter (for trackmo creators)  
                               
   To turn off/on a channel, press
those on the Space analyzer.                 
                               
  Control:                           
                               
  The pointer interface is preserved in the PTZ,
arrow control: Q, Caps Shift, O, P,
Space.                                   
                               
  Hot keys:                      
                               
 W - edit melody               
 E - edit pattern               
 L - play melody                 
                               
  Main screen options:               
                               
 TEMPO +                       
                               
Reduces the speed of playing the melody. 
Minimum - 63.                        
                               
 TEMPO -                       
                               
Increases the speed of playing music  
diy.                                     
Maximum - 3.POSITION +                    
                               
Increases the number of the current position of the small  
diy.                                     
The maximum number of positions is 256.   
                               
 POSITION -                    
                               
Decreases the number of the current melody position. 
                               
 PATTERN +                     
                               
Increases the PATTERNa number in the current 
positions.                                   
The maximum number of patterns is 42.  
                               
 PATTERN -                     
                               
Decreases the PATTERNa number at the current position 
tions.                                     
                               
 LENGTH +                      
                               
Increases the length of the melody - quantity  
lost positions                    
                               
 LENGTH -Reduces the length of the melody.                
                               
 LOOP TO +                     
                               
Increases the position number for looping 
melody.                             
                               
 LOOP TO -                     
                               
Decreases the position number for looping 
melodies.                                 
                               
 VOLUME +                      
                               
Increases the overall sound volume.       
    The maximum value is 15.          
                               
 VOLUME -                      
                               
Reduces the overall sound volume.         
                               
 OKTAVE +                      
                               
Increases the number of the current octave.        
        Number of octaves - 8.            
                               
 OKTAVE -                      
                               
Decreases the current octave number.EDIT PATTERN +                
                               
Increases the number of the worker PATTERNa.     
                               
 EDIT PATTERN -                
                               
Decreases the working PATTERNa number.       
                               
 PATTERN LENGTH +              
                               
Increases the length of the current PATTERNa.    
       Maximum length - 64.         
                               
 PATTERN LENGTH -              
                               
Decreases the length of the current PATTERNa.      
      Minimum length - 5.           
                               
 WRITE DATA ON/OFF             
                               
Automatic setting of note parameters.  
                               
 SCROLL STEP +                 
                               
Increasing the scrolling step when setting 
new sheet music.                              
The maximum value is 8.               
                               
 SCROLL STEP -                 
                               
Reducing the scrolling step when setting 
new sheet music.                              
The minimum value is 1.                
                               
 AUTO EN SET ON/OFF            
                               
Automatic/non-automatic installation
ka low byte of the envelope period.     
                               
 DIVISION                      
                               
Low byte of the envelope period for AUTO  
EN.                                      
                               
 DATA                          
                               
Sample note parameters for automatic 
what installation.                           
                               
 DISK OPTIONS                  
                               
Loading/unloading melody, instrument,
ornament, pattern. Expansion according to
literally: m, s, o, r.  Using strip
scroll, you can move through the list
files.  Ringtones are loaded by default
formats: PTЗ, PT2, ST, ST Pro. For complete
analoguetheir sound needs improvement
ka.                                      
                               
 CLEARS                        
                               
Clearing melody, positions, patterns, instruments
tpymehtob, ornaments.                   
                               
 EDIT MELODY                   
                               
Editing patterns.                
                               
 EDIT PATTERN                  
                               
Editing a working pattern.       
                               
 INFO ABOUT MUSIC              
                               
Title of the melody.                        
Maximum length is 32 characters.        
                               
 INFO ABOUT AUTHOR             
                               
Information about the author. Maximum length
- 32 characters.                            
                               
 EDIT SAMPLE                   
                               
Editing a tool.  Quantity
instruments - 31.Using keys from 2
up to 7, you can increase the parameter values
ditch, and from W to U - decrease. True/Inv
Video - moving around the tool jumping
kami.  Pink stripe on the left column -
looping the tool.  T - installation
Tone, N-Noise, E-Envelope (masks for
envelope).  To play an instrument
- note keys. Noise is shown in numbers
from 0 to 31, tone - horizontal stripes -
kami that can be drawn with an arrow.
Also implemented are the accumulation and
decrease/increase sound volume.
                               
 EDIT SAMPLE +                 
                               
Increasing the number of the edited tool 
cop.                                   
                               
 EDIT SAMPLE -                 
                               
Decrease the number of the edited tool 
cop.                                   
                               
 TO SAMPLE +                   
                               
Increasing the destination tool number  
for copying.                         
                               
 TO SAMPLE -                   
                               
Decrease target tool number  
for copying.                         
                               
 COPY SAMPLE                   
                               
Copy the tool being edited.     
                               
 EDIT ORNAMENT                 
                               
Editing an ornament. Number of or-
hamehtob - 15. Pink stripe - looping -
tion.                                   
                               
 EDIT ORNAMENT +               
                               
Increasing the number of the edited ophameh-
ta.                                      
                               
 EDIT ORNAMENT -               
                               
Decrease the number of the edited pattern -   
ment.                                   
                               
 TO ORNAMENT +                 
                               
Increasing the number of the recipient ornament for
copying.                             
                               
 TO ORNAMENT-                 
                               
Reducing the number of the receiver ornament for
copying.                             
                               
 COPY ORNAMENT                 
                               
Copy the edited ornament.       
                               
 TRANSPOSITION                 
                               
Changing the pitch of the pattern's notes in semitones  
nah.                                     
                               
 TRANSPOSITION +               
                               
Increases the pitch increments of notes. Maxi- 
small value: +64.                   
                               
 TRANSPOSITION -               
                               
Decrease the pitch increments of notes. Mini  
small value: -64.                   
                               
 COPY                          
                               
Copying a block of notes.                   
                               
 FROM PATTERN +Increasing the number of the pattern containing  
source block of notes.                       
                               
 FROM PATTERN -                
                               
Decreasing the number of a pattern containing  
source block of notes.                       
                               
 TO PATTERN +                  
                               
Increasing the number of the pattern where I copy 
There is a block of notes.                           
                               
 TO PATTERN -                  
                               
Decrease the number of the pattern where you copy 
There is a block of notes.                           
                               
 FROM CHANNEL +                
                               
Increasing the number of the channel containing the
walking block of notes.                         
                               
 FROM CHANNEL -                
                               
Decrease the number of the channel containing the used
walking block of notes.                         
                               
 TO CHANNEL +                  
                               
Increasing the number of the channel where it is copied
block of notes.                                
                               
 TO CHANNEL -                  
                               
Decrease the number of the channel where it is copied
block of notes.                                
                               
 FROM BEGIN +                  
                               
Increase the number of the first note in the original 
block of notes.                               
                               
 FROM BEGIN -                  
                               
Decreasing the number of the first note in the original 
block of notes.                               
                               
 END +                         
                               
Increasing the number of the last note in the original
nom block of notes.                           
                               
 END -                         
                               
Decreasing the number of the last note in the original
nom block of notes.EXCHANGE                      
                               
Swap blocks of notes.              
                               
 PLAY MELODY                   
                               
Play a melody. Exit - Extend.          
                               
 PLAY PATTERN                  
                               
Play the current pattern. Exit - Extend.  
                               
 RT COMPILER                   
                               
Compile the melody. Low byte ad-
The start res is always zero. Appeared
Data Address, Note Counter cells. Time
Mea taken by the player - 5000 so-
Comrade                                     
                               
 RT DECOMPILER                 
                               
Decompile the melody. The search is carried out in 
files with any extension.              
                               
 TO BEGIN +                    
                               
Increasing the number of the note with which you place
The block of notes being copied is displayed.TO BEGIN -                    
                               
Decrease the number of the note with which you place
The block of notes being copied is displayed.               
                               
 SET UP                        
                               
Setting the configuration. You can install:
frequency table (Sound tracker/Pro
tracker), printing dots or zeros in the window
editing melody, color, beeper
pressing the keys, Kempston joystick.   
                               
 PATTERN LENGTH                
                               
Change the length of all patterns.         
                               
 POSITION LIST                 
                               
Before you is the order of play -
tion of patterns. Left column - number
positions, right column - pattern number.
Using SS+W and SS+Q you can move /
move patterns apart, 2,W - change number
pattern, 0 - reset the pattern number.   
                               
  In the pattern editing window:       
                               
 Keys 0-9 (in the note field - octave)      
 Keys A-V (enter Q, O, P - while holding   
Symbol Shift)                            
 Graph - beginning of the pattern                 
 L - cleaning                             
 Enter - playback                    
Symbol Shift + E - copy channel to   
buffer                                    
Symbol Shift + R - copy channel from  
buffer                                   
 Extend - exit editing and continue 
playing                                
 + music keys                        
                               
   Here you will also see a new column -
is the absolute noise offset for all ka-
catch                                   
                               
  In the list of positions:  Symbol Shift + Q - удаление             
 Symbol Shift + W - вставка              
 2,W - изменение номера паттерна         
 0 - обнуление паттерна                  
                               
  В меню редактирования Sample:          
                               
 Cursor keys; Q, Cs, O, P, Space         
                               
 2,W - изменять октаву                   
 3,E - изменять орнамент                 
 4,R - изменять параметр (+/- 1)         
 5,T - изменять параметр (+/- 32)        
 6,Y - change parameter (+/- 64)        
 7,U - change parameter (+/- 256)       
 True/Inv video - flipping tool     
 0 - zeroing                           
 + music keys                        
                               
  In the Ornament editing menu:       
                               
 Cursor keys; Q, Cs, O, P, Space        
                               
 2,W - change octave                   
 3,E - change sample                    
 4,R - change parameter (+/- 1)         
 5,T - change parameter (+/- 12)        
 0 - zeroing                           
 + music keysIn the menu Position List, Edit Sample,
Edit Ornament pink stripe - looped -
tion. By pressing fire for the first time, you are fixed -
Enter Begin, and the second time - End.           
                               
  Now a little o Special commands:    
                               
 Call: Caps Shift+1 (Edit)              
                               
 Recording format:                          
                               
COM.0000                       
    ^^^^                       
    12З4                       
                               
 Positions:                               
                               
 1 - command number                       
 2 - or Delay (in commands 1,2,3,9,A),  
     or not used                
 3.4 - depends on the command used Commands:                               
                               
 0 - no command                         
 1 - Portamento down, position 3,4 - step  
 2 - Portamento ir, position 3,4 - step    
 3 - Tone Portamento, position 3,4 - step  
 4 - plays the sample, starting from the position   
     specified in 3.4                     
 5 - same for ornament                 
 6 - Vibrate, in 3 - how much tone there is,    
     in 4 - how many tone there is no              
 9 - Enable portamento ir, in position     
     3.4 - step                           
 A - Enable portamento down              
 In - Tempo from position 3,4                
                               
   Pro Tracker 3 is written for the Pentagon
128, the arrow may disappear on another
in different cars.                             
                               
            Editor authors            
                               
Main code,ideas,some gfx  Nick/GDC
Main gfx   JV Graphics/GDC
                               
   They got a little help from Abba da Axed/Inside
Law, who just wrote about you
read text (using text sources)
comrade Nick), frame viewer (for Penta-
gon), completed Helper (wrote all the main
new texts) and collected it all in one
whole.                                   
                               
   I would like to note that for the creation of re-
the whole of Voronezh was worried about the doctor, and who
knows if the Voronezh spektrumists
were not interested in the progress of creating the editorial office
oh, if only he had appeared at all...             
                               
 If you have any problems, call:(0732) 522-449  Вадим (JV Gfx of GDC)    
                23.30 - 01.00 msk        
(0732) 141-962  Николай (Nick of GDC)    
                21.00 - 00.00 msk        
                               
Fido:                                    
2:5025/77.19 Mad Coder,с пометкой: to_GDC
                               
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