PROTRACKER ST v2.0s (shareware release) by Karl Anders ygard and Hans-Arild Runde Copyright 1993, Clever Bits. All rights reserved. This program may be distributed without charge, provided that this text file is present and that it and the program files are unmodified. -- Overview ---------------------------------------------------------- ProTracker ST v2.0s is a music program written for the Atari ST/TT series. It is based on the infamous tracker concept, first introduced by Karsten Obarski in 1986. It is a highly flexible system, allowing for up to four separate channels of samples, digital reproductions of real instruments, each with separate volume and pitch. ProTracker ST turns your ST into a fully capable sample synthesizer! -- Requirements ------------------------------------------------------ ProTracker runs on any Atari ST(E)/TT computer. It will not run quite perfectly on a Falcon, yet, but as soon as we get our hands on one, we will fix that. ProTracker *does*, however, require a colour monitor. -- Usage ------------------------------------------------------------- Beginners will want to read the documentation that comes with ProTracker to get a grip on the basics of using and making music with ProTracker. The documentation includes the first two chapters of the full documentation of ProTracker. The full documentation of ProTracker is a full 130 kilobytes, and covers all aspects of ProTracker ST in 9 chapters and appendices. -- Shareware! -------------------------------------------------------- ProTracker ST is shareware. If you use this program, you should register. Registering will cost you a measly 8 pounds, and will bring you the full version of ProTracker ST, a more than 50 page manual, and sources to replay songs created with ProTracker in your own programs. Unless you have an entire family to feed, your visa account has mysteriosly been overdrawn 10,000 pounds and your grandmother just broke a leg, we expect you to register. We have put a *lot* of effort into this program, and hope you all will show your support by registering. Less able programs are selling for rediculous 50 pounds in the commercial market. Show your support for shareware authors! -- What do you get when you register? -------------------------------- Ripped off? Hardly. Look at what ProTracker ST v2.1 can do: 4 channels with separate volume control and frequency. Realtime volume and pitch bending Volume slide/Arpeggio/Vibrato/Portamento 6 - 50 (!) kHz playback frequency (STE) 4 - 50 kHz playback frequency (ST) 64KB sample buffer Flexible editor with powerful cut and paste operations (cut/copy/paste/transpose) Polyphonic Midi support with realtime recording and touch control Graphical easy to use sampleeditor (cut/copy/paste/reverse/fade/boost/echo/mix) Powerful sampler option (sample/trig/resample/listen, frq. 4-32kHz) Edit up to 32 songs simultaneously Runs on any ST, STE, Mega STE, TT and Falcon using color modes Intuitive graphical user interface Compatible with ProTracker Amiga ... and bunches more. Replay sources included: 8.2 kHz ST, uses regs. d5-d7/a6, 30% processor time 12.2 kHz ST, " " " , 50% " " 8.2 kHz ST, vol+pitch, uses regs. d5-d7/a6, 40% processor time 12.2 kHz ST, " " , " " " , 60% " " 12.5 kHz STE, uses no regs., 19% processor time 25.0 kHz STE, " " " , 38% " " 12.5 kHz STE, vol+pitch, uses no regs., 30% processor time 25.0 kHz STE, " " , " " " , 60% " " All timings are done on non-expanded ST(e) computers. -- How to register --------------------------------------------------- Simply make a printout of the enclosed REGISTER.TXT file, fill in the form and slip it in the mail. We will update you with the full version of ProTracker as soon as humanly possible. North American users should print out the NA_RGSTR.TXT file, enclose a US five dollar bill and a US ten dollar bill, fill out the form you've printed, and drop it in the mail (with the proper postage attached, of course). You will receive the full version of ProTracker as quickly as the mails allow. -- Where to reach us ------------------------------------------------- We may be reached at: Karl Anders ygard Box 8 N-6180 SB Norway Internet: karlo@ifi.uio.no or "Wizzcat" on the IRC Phone: +47 70 40015 (before August '93) and Hans-Arild Runde N-6090 FOSNAVG Norway