1Tetra Compositor Ultimate SoundTracker Sample Disks (Rev. C)
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3"Ultimate SoundTracker" was a "Tracker" format music composing program for
4Amiga computers, and was coded and released by Karsten Obarski back in 1987.
5The program shipped with an additional five floppy disks ("ST-01" through
6"ST-05") that contained instrument samples for composing Tracker format music
7using the program.
8
9The files included in this archive were all of the samples that were included
10with these five sample disks, and have been renamed for use with Bram
11Graveland's excellent "Tetra Compositor" for DOS Tracker format music composing
12program (released back in 1991).
13
14Note that each of the sample disks have been organized by subdirectory within
15the archive, and that each of the sample disks also have a proper "LISTING.TXT"
16file (which is required when using the samples with Tetra Compositor). Lastly,
17note that each of the sample files are raw 8-bit signed PCM ".NTI" format
18files.

1DOS Tracker Tetra Compositor and Ultimate SoundTracker Sample Disks (Rev. C)
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3"Tetra Compositor" was a "Tracker" format music composing program for DOS
4computers, and was coded and released by Bram Graveland back in 1991. The
5program shipped with set of 61 instrument samples for composing Tracker format
6music using the program.
7
8"Ultimate SoundTracker" was a "Tracker" format music composing program for
9Amiga computers, and was coded and released by Karsten Obarski back in 1987.
10The program shipped with an additional five floppy disks ("ST-01" through
11"ST-05") that contained instrument samples for composing Tracker format music
12using the program.
13
14The files included in this archive were all of the samples that were included
15with Tetra Compositor, as well as all of the samples that were included with
16the five sample disks that were included with Ultimate SoundTracker, and have
17been renamed using descriptive short filenames for use with most any DOS
18Tracker format music composing program.
19
20Note that each of the sample disks have been organized by subdirectory within
21the archive, and that each of the sample files are raw 8-bit signed PCM ".SAM"
22format files.

1Fast Tracker II v2.09a and DOSBox v0.72 MIDI Input Patch
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3The files included in this archive consist of an installation of "Fast Tracker
4II v2.09a", which was a "Tracker" format music composing program for DOS, and
5was updated and released by Magnus Högdahl and Fredrik Huss of the demo group
6"Triton" back in 1999.
7
8Also included is an installation of DOSBox version 0.72 that has been patched
9to enable MIDI input functions when running Fast Tracker II, as well as several
10handy Windows start menu shortcuts for your Windows desktop (or start menu).
11
12Both programs have been optimally pre-configured to run "out of the box" on
13most computers, with only a few minor configuration changes to DOSBox:
14
151) Unzip the "SBLive" directory contained in the
16   "Fast_Tracker_II_v2.09a_and_DOSBox_v0.72_MIDI_Input_Patch.zip" archive to
17   the root of your hard drive, maintaining the directory structure of the
18   archive in verbatim.
19
202) Unzip the included Windows shortcuts contained in the "Start Menu" directory
21   in the "Fast_Tracker_II_v2.09a_and_DOSBox_v0.72_MIDI_Input_Patch.zip"
22   archive to the usual location on your hard drive in verbatim.
23
243) Edit the DOSBox configuration file "DOSBox.conf" (located in the
25   "C:\SBLive\Fast Tracker II\DOSBox" directory) using Windows Notepad to
26   select the proper MIDI input device (usually "inconfig=0").
27
28   Refer to the "DOSBox v0.72 MIDI Input Patch Devices.txt" file (located in
29   the "C:\SBLive\Fast Tracker II\DOSBox\Documentation" directory) for more
30   information about configuring the MIDI input and output devices for this
31   patched version 0.72 of DOSBox.
32
334) Click the "Fast Tracker II" icon, and then begin composing some awesome
34   retro tracker music!
35
36The following is a brief description of the directories located in the Fast
37Tracker II installation directory:
38
39FASTRACK\CONFIG = This directory contains a backup of the archive's default
40                  Fast Tracker II configuration files.
41FASTRACK\DOCS   = Refer to the files contained in this directory for detailed
42                  Fast Tracker II documentation, help, information, and
43                  manuals.
44FASTRACK\SAM    = Copy your digital "IFF", "RAW", "SAM", "SMP", and "WAV"
45                  format sample files to this directory. Note that your "RAW",
46                  "SAM", and "SMP" sample files should be in raw 8-bit signed
47                  "PCM" format to be compatible with Fast Tracker II.
48FASTRACK\XI     = Copy your Fast Tracker II "XI" format instrument files to
49                  this directory.
50FASTRACK\XM     = Copy your "MOD" and Fast Tracker II "XM" format module files
51                  to this directory.
52FASTRACK\XP     = Copy your Fast Tracker II "XP" format pattern files to this
53                  directory.
54FASTRACK\XT     = Copy your Fast Tracker II "XT" format track files to this
55                  directory.
56
57Note that the DOSBox keymapper file "Mapper.txt" has been slightly edited in
58order to prevent conflicts when using the keyboard shortcuts that Fast Tracker
59II supports. Simply press the "SHIFT" key on your keyboard, in conjunction with
60the usual DOSBox keyboard shortcuts:

61
62SHIFT+ALT+ENTER   = Switch to full screen and back.
63SHIFT+ALT+PAUSE   = Pause emulation.
64SHIFT+CTRL+F4     = Change between mounted disk-images, update directory cache
65                    for all drives.
66SHIFT+CTRL+ALT+F5 = Start/Stop creating a movie of the screen (AVI video
67                    capturing).
68SHIFT+CTRL+F5     = Save a screenshot (PNG).
69SHIFT+CTRL+F6     = Start/Stop recording sound output to a wave file.
70SHIFT+CTRL+ALT+F7 = Start/Stop recording of OPL commands.
71SHIFT+CTRL+ALT+F8 = Start/Stop the recording of raw MIDI commands.
72SHIFT+CTRL+F7     = Decrease Frameskip.
73SHIFT+CTRL+F8     = Increase Frameskip.
74SHIFT+CTRL+F9     = Terminate DOSBox.
75SHIFT+CTRL+F10    = Capture/Release the mouse cursor.
76SHIFT+CTRL+F11    = Slow down emulation (Decrease DOSBox Cycles).
77SHIFT+CTRL+F12    = Speed up emulation (Increase DOSBox Cycles).
78SHIFT+ALT+F12     = Unlock speed (Turbo button).
79
80Also note that I have set Fast Tracker II's predefined "Panning Envelopes"
81(which can be found within Fast Tracker II's "Instrument Edit" screen) to the
82following:
83
84Predefined 1 = Default Fast Tracker II Panning Envelopes 1 through 6.
85Predefined 2 = 100% Left Panning Envelope.
86Predefined 3 = 050% Left Panning Envelope.
87Predefined 4 = 000% Centered Panning Envelope.
88Predefined 5 = 050% Right Panning Envelope.
89Predefined 6 = 100% Right Panning Envelope.
90
91This is to assist with composing standard Amiga 4-channel "Ultimate
92SoundTracker" or "ProTracker" "MOD" format modules. On an Amiga computer
93running the Ultimate SoundTracker or ProTracker music composing programs, the
94four channels are hard-panned to the following:
95
96Channel 1 = Left (Lead)
97Channel 2 = Right (Accompaniment)
98Channel 3 = Right (Bass)
99Channel 4 = Left (Percussion)
100
101Lastly, note that the preset "User Defined" color scheme is of my own creation,
102and is how I've been using Fast Tracker II for well over a decade :)

1Windows Tracker Tetra Compositor and Ultimate SoundTracker Sample Disks
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3"Tetra Compositor" was a "Tracker" format music composing program for DOS
4computers, and was coded and released by Bram Graveland back in 1991. The
5program shipped with set of 61 instrument samples for composing Tracker format
6music using the program.
7
8"Ultimate SoundTracker" was a "Tracker" format music composing program for
9Amiga computers, and was coded and released by Karsten Obarski back in 1987.
10The program shipped with an additional five floppy disks ("ST-01" through
11"ST-05") that contained instrument samples for composing Tracker format music
12using the program.
13
14The files included in this archive were all of the samples that were included
15with Tetra Compositor, as well as all of the samples that were included with
16the five sample disks that were included with Ultimate SoundTracker, and have
17been renamed using descriptive long filenames for use with most any Windows
18Tracker format music composing program.
19
20Note that each of the sample disks have been organized by subdirectory within
21the archive, and that each of the sample files are raw 8-bit signed PCM ".8svx"
22format files.