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From Sergey Zotov To Sergey Orlov 10 October 2000

On Fri 6 Oct 2000, Sergey Orlov wrote: SO> Tuesday October 03 2000, 22:23, SO> Wladimir Bulchukey (500:95/462@ZXNet) wrote to Arseniy SO> Astapenko AA>>> Please give me an unbroken subject. WB>> I wrote to Sergei Zotov, in response he sent me... exactly WB>> same WB>> broken archive :) . And not another line ;) . SO> Wow! How is it better than 3.4? Place it in zxnet.uue. New player, new volume table, slightly fixed design and smaller size. :) I'll say hello to Mm ftp://zx-museum.org.ru/zs/

From Alexander Bondarenko To All 20 January 2002

*You will live long, All!* People, who has a description of the subject? It is necessary desperately... In fact, desperately... /That’s all, All, what follows is only the truth.../

From Vadim Chumachenko To Alexander Bondarenko 21 January 2002

Hello, Alexander! 20 Jan 02 18:07, Alexander Bondarenko -> All: AB> Guys, who has a description of the subject? We desperately need to... In general AB> desperately... --PT3_5HLP.TXT-- Below is a help for PT 3.31 from the editor's authors. Taking into account the fact that now the latest version is 3.51, I added to this text some additions - they are placed in curly braces. PT3_DOC .W ═══════════════════════ Golden Disk Corporation represents new music editor Pro Tracker 3 · · · · · · ····- -- Brief description -- -···· · · · · · · Brief characteristics: √ Tempo: 3-63 {can be reduced to 1, but only in the editor itself; in a compiled module the tempo cannot be less than three} √ Positions: 256 √ Patterns: 42 √ Pattern length: 5-64 √ Ornaments: 15 √ Samples: 31 √ Player ticks: 5000 maximum (500 more than PT2) {in PT 3.5 the player was changed, perhaps this parameter also changed} √ Special commands: 9 √ Sample length: 64 √ Ornament length: 64 New options: √ Volume (global listening volume) √ Write data (record parameters according to the sample for each note) √ Scroll step (scroll step when setting a note)√ Edit melody (editing a melody with transitions by patterns) √ By (information about the author is included in a separate column) √ Set up (setting color, sound, etc.) √ Positions list √ Pattern length (set the length for all patterns) {meaning - for each pattern you can set your own length} √ Clear sample √ Clear ornament √ Copy sample √ Copy ornament What else is new: The Disk options menu now has: a scroll bar, the ability load modules from Pro Tracker 2.1, Sound Tracker, Sound Tracker Pro, ability to record/load an editable pattern. The Edit sample menu implements the accumulation and decrease/increase sound volume, mask for envelope, drawing amplitude with an arrow. In the Edit Ornament and Edit Sample menus it is possible to play any sample (ornament) with any ornament (sample) on all notes and octaves. Note counter (for trackmo creators) To turn a channel off/on, press Space on the analyzer. Management: PT3 retains the arrow interface, arrow control: Q, Caps Shift, O, P, Space. Hotkeys: W - edit melody E - edit pattern L - play melody In the pattern editing window: Keys 0-9 (note field - octave) Keys A-V (enter Q, O, P - while holding Symbol Shift) Graph - beginning of the pattern L - cleaning Enter - playbackSymbol Shift + E - copy channel to clipboard Symbol Shift + R - copy channel from clipboard Extend - exit editing and playback + music keys Here you will also see a new column - this is the absolute offset noise for all channels. In the list of positions: Symbol Shift + Q - delete Symbol Shift + W - insert 2,W - change the pattern number 0 - pattern reset In the Sample edit menu: Cursor keys; Q, Cs, O, P, Space 2,W - change octave 3,E - change the ornament 4,R - change parameter (+/- 1) 5,T - change parameter (+/- 32) 6,Y - change parameter (+/- 64) 7,U - change parameter (+/- 256) True/Inv video - scroll through the tool 0 - reset + 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 - reset + music keys In the menu Position List, Edit Sample, Edit Ornament pink strip - looping. When you take the first shot you fix it Begin, and the second time - End. Now a little about Special commands: Challenge: Caps Shift+1 (Edit) Recording format: COM.0000 ^^^^ 1234 Positions: 1 - team number 2 - either Delay (in teams 1,2,3,9,A), or not used 3.4 - depends on the command used Teams: 0 - no command 1 - Portamento down, position 3,4 - step 2 - Portamento up, position 3,4 - step3 - Tone Portamento, position 3,4 - step 4 - plays sample, starting from the position specified in 3,4 5 - the same for the ornament 6 - Vibrate, in 3 - how much tone there is, in 4 - how much tone there is no 9 - Enable portamento up, in position 3,4 - step A - Enable portamento down {commands 9,A change the envelope frequency} B - Tempo from position 3,4 Pro Tracker 3 is written for Pentagon 128, disappearances are possible arrows on other cars. ·°∙ Editorial credits ∙°· Main code, ideas, some gfx........................Nick/GDC Main gfx (logo, work screen)....................JV Graphics/GDC They got a little help from Abba da Axed/Inside Law, who wrote the text you just read (using the text sources Nick), frame viewer (for Pentagon), completed Helper (wrote all the main texts) and put it all together. I would like to note that everyone was worried about the creation of the editor. Voronezh, and who knows if the Voronezh spektrumists had not were interested in the progress of creating the editor, would it appear in general... If you have any problems, call: +7 0732 522-449 Vadim (JV Gfx of GDC) 23.30 - 01.00 msk +7 0732 141-962 Ikolay (Nick of GDC) 21.00 - 00.00 msk Fido: 2:5025/77.19 Mad Coder marked: to_GDC (c) GDC, Voronezh, 1997 · ··─ ── * ── ─·· · TEMPO +Reduces the speed of playing the melody. Minimum - 63. TEMPO- Increases the speed of playing a melody. Maximum - 3. {can be reduced to 1 in the editor} POSITION + Increases the number of the current melody position. Maximum number of positions - 256. POSITION - Decreases the number of the current melody position. PATTERN + Increments the PATTERN number at the current position. Maximum number of patterns - 42. PATTERN - Decreases the PATTERN number at the current position. LENGTH + Increases the length of the melody - the number of positions played. LENGTH - Reduces the length of the melody. LOOP TO + Increases the position number for looping the melody. LOOP TO - Decreases the position number for looping the melody. VOLUME + Increases the overall sound volume. The maximum value is 15. VOLUME - Reduces the overall sound volume. OKTAVE + Increments the current octave number. Number of octaves - 8. OKTAVE - Decreases the current octave number. EDIT PATTERN + Increases the working PATTERN number. EDIT PATTERN - Decreases the working PATTERN number. PATTERN LENGTH + Increases the length of the current PATTERN. Maximum length - 64. PATTERN LENGTH - Decreases the length of the current PATTERN. Minimum length - 5. WRITE DATA ON/OFF Automatically set note parameters. SCROLL STEP + Increasing the scroll step when setting a note.The maximum value is 8. SCROLL STEP - Reducing the scrolling step when setting a note. The minimum value is 1. {you can quickly change SCROLL STEP using SS+0-SS+8} AUTO EN SET ON/OFF Automatic/non-automatic low byte setting envelope period. DIVISION Low byte of the envelope period for AUTO EN. DATA Sample note parameters for automatic installation. DISK OPTIONS Loading/unloading of a melody, instrument, ornament, pattern. Expansion accordingly: m, s, o, p. Using strip scroll, you can move through the list of files. Default melodies of the format are loaded: PT3, PT2, ST, ST Pro. For complete The analogue of their sound requires improvement. CLEARS Cleaning melody, positions, patterns, instruments, ornaments. EDIT MELODY Editing patterns. EDIT PATTERN Editing a working pattern. INFO ABOUT MUSIC name of the melody. The maximum length is 32 characters. INFO ABOUT AUTHOR Information about the author. The maximum length is 32 characters. EDIT SAMPLE Editing a tool. Number of instruments - 31. Using keys 2 to 7 you can increase the values parameters, and from W to U - you can reduce them. True/Inv Video - moving around the instrument by jumping. Pink stripe on the left column - looping the instrument. T - Tone setting, N - Noise, E - Envelope (masks for the envelope). To playinstrument - musical keys. Noise is represented by numbers from 0 to 31, tone - horizontal stripes that can be drawn arrow. Also implemented are the accumulation and reduction commands/ increasing the sound volume. EDIT SAMPLE + Increasing the number of the edited instrument. EDIT SAMPLE - Decrease the number of the edited instrument. TO SAMPLE + Increasing the copy destination tool number. TO SAMPLE - Decrease the target tool number for copying. COPY SAMPLE Copy the tool being edited. EDIT ORNAMENT Editing an ornament. Number of ornaments - 15. Pink stripe - looping. EDIT ORNAMENT + Increasing the number of the edited ornament. EDIT ORNAMENT - Decrease the number of the edited pattern. TO ORNAMENT + Increasing the receiver ornament number for copying. TO ORNAMENT - Decrease the receiver pattern number for copying. COPY ORNAMENT Copy the edited ornament. TRANSPOSITION Changes the pitch of the pattern notes in semitones. TRANSPOSITION + Increases the pitch increments of notes. Maximum value: +64. TRANSPOSITION- Decrease the pitch increments of notes. Minimum value: -64. COPY Copying a block of notes. FROM PATTERN + Increment the number of the pattern containing the source block of notes. FROM PATTERN - Decreases the number of the pattern containing the original block of notes.TO PATTERN + Increasing the number of the pattern where the block of notes is copied. TO PATTERN - Decrease the number of the pattern where the block of notes is copied. FROM CHANNEL + Increments the number of the channel containing the source block of notes. FROM CHANNEL - Decreases the channel number containing the original block of notes. TO CHANNEL + Increasing the channel number where the block of notes is copied. TO CHANNEL - Decrease the channel number where the block of notes is copied. FROM BEGIN + Increment the number of the first note in the original note block. FROM BEGIN - Decreases the number of the first note in the original note block. END + Increments the number of the last note in the original note block. END- Decreases the number of the last note in the original block of notes. EXCHANGE Swap blocks of notes. PLAY MELODY Play a melody. Exit - Extend. PLAY PATTERN Play the current pattern. Exit - Extend. PT COMPILER Compile the melody. The low byte of the start address is always equal to zero. Data Address and Note Counter cells appeared. {there is no Note Counter in PT 3.51} The time taken by the player is 5000 ticks. PT DECOMPILER Decompile the melody. The search is carried out in files with any expansion. TO BEGIN + Increasing the number of the note from which the copied block will be placed notes TO BEGIN - Decrease the note number from which the copied block will be placed notes SET UP Setting up the configuration. You can set: Frequency table(Sound tracker/Pro tracker), print dots or zeros in window editing melody, color, beeper when pressing keys, Kempston joystick. {starting with PT 3.4, the number of frequency tables has reached 4} PATTERN LENGTH Change the length of all patterns. POSITION LIST Here is the order in which the patterns are played. The left column is the position number, the right column is the pattern number. Using SS+W and SS+Q, you can move/spread patterns, 2,W - change the pattern number, 0 - reset the pattern number. · ··─ ── * ── ─·· · ═══════════════════════════════ ═══════════════════════════════ Best regards, Ivan Roshchin. Corrected by David Willis. --PT3_5HLP.TXT-- Best regards, Vadim.