ΥΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΈ
³               METAL Tracker  (C) 1993 Synapse & WildCat              ³
ΤΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΎ

Contents:

1. Quickie Introduction
2. System Requirements
3. Credits



ΥΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΈ
³ [1]                    Quickie Introduction                          ³
ΤΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΎ

Greetings all,

METAL is our newest Gravis UltraSound multi-channel multi-format
tracker. It has been written from scratch and contains no code from any
other tracker, other than the usual note tables and such-like. METAL
uses a different method for playback (from the usual MOD trackers), and
is also thoroughly optimized for optimal GUS playback quality (we hope).

This beta release is just that, a beta release. A lot of things that we
wanted to include in the official release were left out (although hooks
have already been implemented). We felt since we didn't have too much
time to work on it right now, we might as well let others enjoy the
program first, till we enhance it later.

As of this beta, METAL supports the following formats:

        1. 4-channel MOD
        2. 6-channel MOD
        3. 8-channel MOD
        4. 8-channel OctaComposer
        5. 8-channel 669

In addition, it also supports both the DMP MOD pan command (0x8) and the
ZZPlay's MOD pan command (0xE8).

Two command-line options are available :-

    1. -vXX
       If clipping occurs on your boom box, lower the output volume of
       METAL with this command. XX ranges from 0 (no volume) to 128
       (maximum volume).

    2. -nodma
       When used, METAL will not use DMA to load samples into the GUS.

Most of the effects have been implemented, in the future we plan on
adding support for OKT, MED, STM, S3M, FAR, ULT, and others.


TTYL,

WildCat,   Coder/PR/Sysop, MultiMedia GS Singapore (6:600/408)
           Internet: sh7126146@ntuvax.ntu.ac.sg

Synapse,   Coder/Muzik and everything else.



ΥΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΈ
³ [2]                    System Requirements                           ³
ΤΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΎ

METAL will run on the following:

ώ IBM compatible 286/386/486 (Pentiums have not been tested :)
ώ At least 200KB free
ώ OS/2 Dos Box, Windows' Dos, and DesqView. METAL will release time
  slices in order to stay friendly.

We will strive to make METAL as friendly as possible to the widest
variety of machines. If you have a request to make, do inform me!

You might ask, why no graphical shell? Why no nice volume bars and
scrollers or whatever? Our aim at this stage is to produce the best
quality output and hence, no shells or fancy displays will be considered
at this point till we get top notch music (which is what players are for
isn't it? ).



ΥΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΈ
³ [3]                            Credits                               ³
ΤΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΝΎ

Credits go out to the following people (in no particular order) :

1. Eu Eng Booi
2. Phat H Tran
3. Mark Sin
4. Collin Ng
5. Oscar M Fowler
6. Edward Schlunder             and many others...

Giga Thanks go the above for giving help and/or taking their time to
blast their ears, testing the METAL beta code, as well as acting as
guinea pigs for this program :)

Finally, greets to all local (Singapore) aspiring demo coders ( you
there Mode 19? ). Don't rip off other people's music code. Write your
own!

This program is freeware and is dedicated to all GUS users worldwide. Enjoy
this awesome card.

Happy GUSing!