[ 께께께께 께께께께� 께께께께께 께 께 께 께 께 께 께 께 께께께께께 께께께께� 께 께 께 께 께 께 께 께 께 께 께 께께께께� 께 - ALL SOUND TRACKER - - by - - Patrice Bouchand and Feilei - {Document corrections and new translation by N. Nevatie] �1 [袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴 AST (All Sound Tracker) 袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴�] AST is a 32-track tracker with dynamic track allocation. Currently AST supports the following sound sources: -EMU8000 CHIP of AWE32 *Maximum of 30 voices *Samples are loaded to AWE32's onboard RAM (Hardware mixing) *Samples located in AWE32's ROM can also be used (and dumped to disk) *Customized chorus and reverb effects *Total management of AWE filters, LFOs and envelopes *Direct coding of AWE hardware (no ADIP used) -OPL3 FM-Synthesis *Maximum of 16 voices *Stereo output *Chorus and reverb effects can be used on AWE32 -MIDI MPU-401 INTERFACE *16 channels *Waveblaster or compatible daughterboard *Expander, Sampler, Bassline, etc. can be controlled via MPU-401 *Is able to handle every midi controller * NEW!!! MIDI IN ! -The last but not the least: PC SPEAKER!!!!!!! Briefly, with AST you can compose musical modules which mix all the sound sources described above. �2 [袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴 REQUIREMENTS 袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴] * PC 386+ with 2MB of memory and a mouse. * A sound card and/or MIDI extension * AWE32 with 512kb of RAM is strongly recommended. * BLASTER -environment variable must be correctly set in your AUTOEXEC.BAT * HIMEM is required for the memory sampler �3 [袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� GLOSSARY 袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴�] -DEFINITION Number of command in a time -COMMAND The smallest track element. Command has the structure: C#1^24 m20 C ----> note (A to G) # ----> sharp (# or .) 1 ----> octave (0 to 9) ^ cuts the previous note 24 ----> velocity/volume (0 to 7f) m ----> effect (see the effect table) 20 ----> effect's value (0 to ff ) -TRACK A set of 16*Definition commands -PATTERN A set of 32 tracks -ORDER Orders simply tell the tracker which pattern is to be played. Order list of a song could look something like this for example: Order 1: 1 Order 2: 3 Order 3: 4 Order 4: 5 Order 5: 6 So, the list above tells the tracker to play the song patterns in the following order: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6. -POLYPHONY it's the number of tracks subsequent to the track where the cursor is; it can be modified. For example, the cursor is on track 3, its polyphony is 2, if you press simultaneously 2 keys of the keyboard, this 2 notes will be put on the same line, one on track 3, the other on track 4 This allows you to create chords more easily. �4 [袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� HARDWARE DETECTION 袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴�] When you run AST, you'll see a window with the results of the detection -For FM-synthesis, only one baseport is used, $388. -For AWE32, the baseport $620 is the default value RAM size is automatically detected. -For MPU-401, baseport $330 is the default value. Notice: Using AWEUTIL to achieve the MPU-401 compatibility with AWE32 may cause the AST not to work. -For sound blaster, baseport $220 is the default value. Only used for setting the SB volume. For setting up the baseports, go in divers, config, SBconfig �5 [袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴 COMMAND LINE 袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴] time : use it if you want to run " performance " BT : Use an AST120 compatible engine NOTITLE : Disable title screen ,6 �7 [袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴 TRACK SOUND DESTINATION SETUP 袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴�] To assign separately a track, use the effect dxy. This effect will affect on the track it is placed on. x is the sound destination y is only use for midi, to designate the midi channel x =0 袴袴> MPU401 0= all these tracks will have the same midi instrument. x =1 袴袴> PC speaker... x =2 袴袴> FM-Synthesis, x =3 or 4 袴袴> Awe 32 melody track x =5 袴袴> Drum tracks of the Awe32 The effect yxy is similar to the dxy, except it acts on the 32 tracks x is destination of the first 16 tracks y is destination of the last 16 tracks The track's instrument are set to the track number for MIDI track the channel are assigned in the following way: first 16 tracks voices:=min( track, 15 ) last 16 tracks voices:=min( track-16, 15) Yxy does the same thing but does not set the instrument EXAMPLE :d20 Track to FM synthesis y03 First 16 tracks on midi last 16 tracks on first 16 voices of awe32 set the instruments to track's number Y34 All tracks to AWE32 ADVICE : SET THE TRACK SOUND DESTINATIONS IN THE FIRST PATTERN OF THE SONG �8 [袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� EFFECTS 袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴] The effects differ quite a lot from the effects of ordinary trackers but you should find the most common effects in AST too. EFFECT� MIDI � FM � AWE32 袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴誥袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� 0xy � These effects can be � � 1xy � assigned to MIDI � � 2xy � controller � � 3xy � � � 4xy � More detailed � � 4xy : Vibrato 5xy � information is given � � 6xy � after this general � � 7xy � info on effects � � 7xy : tremolo 8xy � � � 9xy � � � 9xy: FT Sample offset 袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴誥袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� axy � Cut every note on � � Portamento time filter � the midi channel � � in ticks � assigned to the track � � 0=>ff (20 default) 袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴誥袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� bxy � After touch � x:volume FM left � Portamento filter � 0=>7f � y:volume FM right � 0=>ff,filter goes from � � (awe32 only) � current value to xy 袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴菰袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� cxy � � Set AWE effect type x:chorus ,y:reverb 袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴姦袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� dxy � SEE PREVIOUS TOPICS 袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴箇袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴藁袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� exy � Portamento � Pitch multiplier � Portamento to note � � � y of octave x � controller 65 � 0=>ff � y=0 c do � � � 1 c# do # � 0>=7f � � 2 d r� � � � 3 d# r� # � � � 4 e mi � � � 5 f fa � � � 6 f# fa# � � � 7 g sol � � � 8 g# sol# � � � 9 a la � � � A a# la# � � � B b si 袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴誥袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� fxy � Soft pedal � Attenuation � Set filter to value xy � controller 67 0=>7f � 0=>ff � 0=>ff 袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴誥袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� gxy � Chorus level � Chorus level 0>=ff � Chorus level 0=>ff � controller 93 0=>7f � (awe32 only) � 袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴誥袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� hxy � Reverb level � Reverb level 0>=ff � Reverb level 0=>ff � controller 91 0=>7f � (awe32 only) � 袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴姦袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴菰袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� ixy � Assign instrument xy to the track 0=>7f 袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� jxy � Jump to order xy 袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴箇袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴藁袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� kxy � � � Set filter Q to y, � � � must not be placed � � � with a note 袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴誥袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� lxy � � � x=1 start lfo 1 � � � y=1 start lfo 2 袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴誥袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� mxy � Modulation � � Lfo1 pitch � controller 1 0=>7f � � 0=>ff 袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴誥袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� nxy � � � Lfo2 pitch � � � 0=>ff 袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴誥袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� oxy � � � Sample offset 0=>ff � � � start sample at � � � position size *xy/255 袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴誥袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� pxy � Pitch bend � � Set pitch to note y � � � of octave x � 0=>7f � � 袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴誥袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� qxy � Portamento time � � Portamento time � controller 5 0=>7f � � in ticks 0=>ff(20 dft) 袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴姦袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴菰袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� r0y � Retrig last note every y ticks 袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴箇袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴藁袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� sxy � Stereo position(0=>ff)� � Stereo position(0=>ff) � controller 10 � � 袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴姦袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴菰袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� txy � Set tempo BPM 袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴箇袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴藁袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� uxy � Pitch bend sensitivity� � Set env1 "to filter" 袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴誥袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� vxy � Midi channel volume � Effects volume � set env1 "to pitch" � controller 7 0=>7f � vibrato and tr굆olo � 袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴姦袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴菰袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� yxy � Watch higher in "Track destination" 袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� B00 � Pattern Break 袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴藁袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� Dxy � � volume slide down 袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴誥袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� Exy � � volume slide up 袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴誥袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� Fxy � � Random filter � � xy :min filter value 袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴誥袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� Gxy � � works like "set filter" � � but act on the previous � � track 袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴誥袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� Hxy � � pitch slide down � � xy=255 ==> one octave 袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴誥袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� Ixy � � pitch slide up � � xy=255 ==> one octave 袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴誥袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� Jxy � � Filter slide down 袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴誥袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� Kxy � � Filter slide up 袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴誥袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� Lxy � � set lfo1 "to filter" 袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴誥袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� Mxy � � pan slide down 袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴菰袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� N0y � note delay y = 1 to 7 袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴藁袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� Oxy � � pan slide up 袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴誥袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� Qxy � � x:filter slide time � � y:filter slide down � � usefull to simulate � � acid bass, � � with effect Iff 袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴誥袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� Sxy � � Random pan value 袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴誥袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� Sxy � � Porta 2 Note effect � � xy time during witch � � the pitch slides 袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴菰袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� Txy � set tempo to 4*xy , for really speed song ! 袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� Yxy � Watch higher in "Track destination" 袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴菰袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� Cxy � � Chorus Increment: � � x=0 inc Feedback by y � � x=1 inc delay offset � � x=2 inc LFO Depht � � x=3 Low Delay Offset2 � � x=4 Low LFO Freq � � x=5 High Delay Offst2 � � x=6 High LFO Freq 袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴藁袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� xxy � � Set Env2 decay to xy � � ( Notefade ) 袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴藁袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� Vxy � � Set Panning Pos to � � previous channel 袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴藁袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� Pxy � � Set fine offset to � � xy*8 袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴藁袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� Cxy � Notecut after y ticks - Values: 1-7 袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴藁袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� Uxy � � Cut Note after 4 � � ticks + � � Set Offset to xy 袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴藁袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� Wxy � Shuffle play - Values: 0 - 255 袴袴袴胱袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴藁袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� �9 [袴袴袴袴袴袴� ASSIGN MIDI CONTROLLER TO EFFECTS 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 袴袴袴袴袴袴] Controllers are set by sending no. of the controller+$80 to the effect. Later, if you want to set the controllers value, send the value to the effect per default the effects 1,2,3... are assigned to controllers 1,2,3... xy EXAMPLE 7 86 assign controller 6 to effect 7 ($80+6) 7 02 send 2 to controller 6 5 9f assign controller 1f to effect 5 ($80+$1f) 5 64 send 64 to controller 1f 5 0f send 0f to controller 1f See your synthesizer manual to see which midi controllers can be set 괶 [袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴 MAIN WINDOWS 袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴] - I'm not going to describe all the mouse functions. - Right mouse button has the same effect that ESC key (exits). - F1,F5,F6,F7,F8,*,/ have the same effect in every window. KEYS USED Ctrl+h : Help F1 : Help Ctrl+f : File Alt+o : Open module Alt+s : Save module Ctrl+d : Divers Ctrl+o : Order shift+F7 : Order F12 : Songmessage Ctrl+m : Midi shift+F8 : Initialize MIDI controller MIDI IN SETUP : ALT+F11 Ctrl+a : Awe32 F3 : AWE32 instruments Shift+F9 : Customized chorus Shift+F10 : Customized reverb Alt+ F6 : AWE equalizer Alt+ F9 : Reverb and chorus select F4 : FM instruments Ctrl+p : Play F5 : Play the song F6 : Play the current pattern F7 : Play the song from the order position F8 : Stop all Ctrl+f6 : Record pattern Ctrl+f7 : Record from order Ctrl+f5 : Record all song F9 : Neutralize current track Ctrl+f9 : Solo track Ctrl+f10 : All tracks on Shift+F5 : Player Shift+F6 : Mixing F2 : Track information arrows : Move in a track espace : Clear command ins : Insert suppr : Delete command tab : Next track shift+tab : Previous track shift+supr : Clear the row of the tracks attached to the current shift+ins : Insert a row in the " " " " " " " Ctrl+t : Load pattern Ctrl+y : Save pattern add function : Alt+1 ,Alt+2,... alt+9 ( keypad ) Alt+suppr : Delete effect < : Set cut not flag shift+< : Remove cut not flag BackSpace : Set Note Cut flag Shift+BackSpace : Remove Note Cut flag � : Increase polyphony shift+� : Decrease polyphony * : Increase octave / : Decrease octave + : Next pattern - : Previous pattern Caps lock : Edit on/off Ctrl+e : Edit enter : Select pattern Alt+enter : Copy selected pattern on current pattern Alt+b : Block begin Alt+e : Block end Alt+d : Mark a half track from cursor Alt+f : Mark a quarter track from cursor Alt+l : Mark whole track Alt+u : Unmark Alt+v : Set velocity of block to velocity of cursor Alt+r : Ramping on effect value according to first and last command effect value of block Alt+k : Ramping on volume value according to first and last command volume value of block Alt+a : Increase a half tone Alt+q : Decrease a half tone Alt+w : Erase block Alt+z : Clear pattern Alt+i : Increase velocity Alt+j : Decrease velocity 2* Alt+l : Select all the pattern ctrl+r : Replace all alone not cut flag ,by a volume of 01 Alt+x : EXIT AST (with confirm) 괷 [袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� NUMBER SELECTOR 袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴] You can set the number in the "number selector" such as +000045- With the key : + : increase value of 1 - : decrease value of 1 ctrl and + : increase value of 100 ctrl and - : decrease value of 100 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0 , of keypad With the mouse : by clicking on + or - With the Modulation wheel of a MIDI Keyboard 괹 [袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� ORDER WINDOW 袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴�] It's the pattern restitution order used keys: +, - arrows suppr: ins : space: neutralize current order. g : quit and go to pattern esc: 괺 [袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� FM-INSTRUMENT WINDOW 袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴�] Used keys: +, -, arrows, pgup, pgdown: Next/previous instrument keyboard keys: play the instrument enter: load FMI esc Set the instrument's name by clicking on the name. 괻 [袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� AWE32 SAMPLES EDITOR 袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴�] Keys used: +, - arrows tab, shift+tab: next/previous test voice. SUPPR: Delete sample from RAM pgup, pgdown: next/previous sample keyboard keys: test a sample F3: AWE32 instrument enter: load a wav file. ctrl+enter: load 16 bit file esc alt+enter : load an AIS ( Rom sample ) alt+[s]: save wave The 2 windows are the sample data near the loop points The loop points sample values are written in black -LOAD A SOUND FILE *WAV files are automatically recognized but you should not load stereo or compressed samples. *The other sound formats (snd,raw,voc,iff,smp...), can also be loaded Try to load them as 8 bits signed,unsigned and 16 bits. *Internal samples (AWE ROM) can be also loaded, files have AIT extension and they don't consume RAM at all. -SAVE A SOUND FILE: Any sample can be saved as WAV file (even AWE ROM samples ) -BEGIN, LOOP BEGIN, END LOOP, loop on/off: These should be quite clear to you. BASE PITCH: for tuning samples -To set sample name, just click on it. -TRIM USED PART: 'unused' parts of sample will be cut from RAM -RESAMPLE 50%: sample will be resampled at 50%, it will take less place in RAM but of course the sound quality will be worse. Base pitch will be set, so you will not hear the tone difference -Chorus, reverb and pan level are only test values. Click on to modify -REINITIALIZE AWE32: sometimes (rarely), AWE32 sputters and it must be reinitialized. -REVERB, CHORUS: access to CHORUS AND REVERB Selection. -INSTRUMENT: access to instruments window. -COMPRESS: Use this to copress a sample; Use it to make samples louder -EXPAND: Make samples sound more impulsive; Process drumlines -NRMFRQ: Normalize frequency of sample. If you have tuned a sample to a frequency, this will resample and set it to default pitch. Attention: Loss of sample data! 괽 [袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� AWE32 INSTRUMENT EDITOR 袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴] Keys used +, - arrows *, /: octave pgup, pgdown: Next/previous instrument keyboard keys: play the instrument F3: sample awe32 enter: Load wave l:load awi Ctrl+x : Load XI Alt+s:save wave esc AWE32 instruments are AWE32 samples with a set of parameters. See the AWE32 manual to get more informations on the parameters -SAMPLE NUMBER: The number of the sample to use with the current instrument. -BOOLEAN PARAMETER These parameters describe what the program must do with new notes. effect column shows the effect which is similiar to the parameter � On � Off 쿐ffect 컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컵컴컴� Set lfo1 쿗fo 1 starts each time � Lfo1 doesn't start 쿹10 컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컵컴컴� Set lfo2 쿗fo 2 starts each time � Lfo2 doesn't start 쿹01 컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컵컴컴� Set filter� Filter uses the instrument� Filter uses the track 쿯xy � filter value � filter value � 컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컵컴컴� Set lfo1f 쿗fo1 pitch uses instrument � Lfo1 uses the track value 쿺xy � value � � 컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컵컴컴� Set lfo2f 쿗fo2 pitch uses instrument � Lfo2 uses track value 쿻xy � value � � 컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컵컴컴� Set panora� Uses instrument's pan � Uses track's pan 퀂xy 컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컵컴컴� Set chorus� Instrument's chorus � Track's chorus 쿲xy 컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컵컴컴� Set reverb� Instrument's reverb � Track's reverb 쿴xy 컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컵컴컴� filter Q � Instrument's filter Q � Track's filter Q 쿸xy 컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컵컴컴� envelope 1� Instrument's EV1 to filter� Track's EV1 to filter 퀅xy to filter � � � 컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컵컴컴� set Lfo1 � Instr. LFO1 to filter � Track's LFO1 to filter 쿗xy filter � � � 컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴탠컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컵컴컴� envelope 1� Instrument's EV1 to pitch � Track's EV1 to pitch 퀆xy to pitch � � � Click on the instrument's name to change it. -INITIALIZE: Sets the instrument's parameters to default values. -SAMPLE: Access to AWE32 sample. -REVERB, CHORUS: Access to CHORUS and REVERB selection. 괾 [袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� CUSTOMIZED CHORUS 袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴] Used keys: +, - arrows esc pgup/pgd: next/previous reverb enter: load In this window, the sound can be saturate, it is quite normal when values are set 'randomly'. Click on the name to change it. 괿 [袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� CUSTOMIZED REVERB 袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴] Used keys: +, - arrows esc pgup/pgd: next/previous reverb enter: load In this window, the sound can be saturate, it is quite normal when values are set 'randomly'. Click on the name to change it. 굀 [袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴REVERB-CHORUS SELECTION袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴�] Used keys: esc Click on the mouse button to select reverb and chorus Also check out the effect cxy 굁 [袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� AWE32 DRUM INSTRUMENTS 袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴�] Used keys: +, - arrows tab , shift+tab: instrument/pitch keyboard keys: play the instrument assigned to the key esc These instruments are very similar to the channel 9 of MIDI. The principle is that drum instruments only use one pitch. Each of 36 instruments is assigned to a note of 3 octaves with a drum track, c0=c3=c6=c9, a0=a3=a6, etc... EXAMPLE : Instrument 2 is assigned to key C 2 with the pitch of 50000. If you send C 2 (or C5) to a drum track, the program will play the instrument 2 with the pitch of 50000. Simple? The pitch is the value of the AWE32 pitch's register 0==>65535 <=> 0==>176000 Hz 굂 [袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴 MIDI EDITOR 袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴�] Used keys : esc space: End message mark tab: Swap windows arrows, enter: send current midi data SEND: send midi data SCAN: wait for data and display midi data The 2 windows are exactly the same. When a message is send from the other window, reply of your synthesizer (if there is one) will be automatically detected and displayed in the other window. 굃 [袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� CUSTOMIZABLE MIDI EFFECTS from Cxy to Vxy 袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴] key : space : send midi message pgdn/pgup : next/previous midi message Alt+e : set message end position Alt+v : set value position Alt+c : set channel value position With it, you can send a midi message while the song is playing with a value of this message, replaced by the effect value... Message end :The last value that must be send, all value above are discarded Channel position : The 4 low bits of the value will be replaced by the track's channel. Value position : This value will be replaced by the value of the effect Example: Track 2 is a midi track with the channel 4 The customizable midi effect Dxy is XC------------- B0 50 END ------------XY----- 00 00 00 .. .. If you write C.4^7f D45 on track 2, the following midi data will be send to your synthesizer B4 ----> because the tracks channel is 4 50 45 ----> because the effect value is 45 굆 [袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� MIDI IN SETUP 袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴] KEY : tab/invtab Record Velocity : if on , AST will take care about the velocity value, if off, AST will use a default value Modulation Wheel : Min, Max : maximum and minimum value that must be set by the wheel, in the pattern editor effect : the effect that must be written in the pattern, each time you move the wheel Pitch Bend : same thing as above, but for the pitch bend wheel 굈 [袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴 MEMORY SAMPLER 袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴�] key : enter to load 16 bits mono or stereo wav file space to play the sample AST use now the 16 bits DMA of every SB16 compatible to sample sound You must have Himem in memory and " BLASTER " must be set correctly what can I do with it ? * Sample your song to do a WAV file, and a MP3 file later * Sample FM sounds * Sample Midi sequences * Sample any AST output signal! For better sound quality, You should set properly the volume and the "in gain" 굊 [袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� DIRECT TO DISK SAMPLER 袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴] Does the same thing as the memory sampler, but records and plays directly to/from the HD. It should only be used for recording all the songs 굋 [袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� BUGS 袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴�] * DTD sampler cannot work with SB irq greater than 7 * If your keyboard does not work after running AST130 , press the right control key . * If an instrument does not set the LFO1 or LFO2, and a cut not comes between 2 notes, it's possible that the new note haven't the right volume, pitch or filter. To avoid this,you should replace the cut note, by a volume of 01, it's why I have done a new edit function alt+r, which does that in the edit block. c#6 7f .00 ... .. .00 ...^.. .00 ... .. .00 c#6 .. .00 will be replaced by c#6 7f .00 ... .. .00 ... 01 .00 ... .. .00 c#6 .. .00 굌 [袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴 SOME PROGRAMMING INFO 袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴�] AST has been coded with Borland's TP7 50% on a 386SX25 4Mbs 50% on P150 with 16Mbs AWE32 with 2Mbs TURTLE BEACH RIO daughter board AST 1.4 has been coded on Borland Pascal 7 On a Cyrix 6x86 166+ with 32 Mb AWE32 with 8 Mb connected digitally to a SBLIVE 굍 [袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴 REGISTER 袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴] If you want to register AST, you can {send me some modules made with the AST] if you are using MIDI instruments, you can send me a tape. {Nothing makes me more happy than see that someone takes time to use AST] I will also be very happy , if you {spread your songs EVERYWHERE !] in CD-Rom of magazines, Internet, etc... I don't ask you for money, but of course you can send me some... :) If you do a commecial { AUDIO-CD or a TAPE ] with AST, it could be very nice if you can send me a copy, or at least, mail me. 굎 [袴袴袴� Where can I get more AST songs and AST related stuff? 袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴] http://contrast.cjb.net 굏 [袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� XM2AST module converter 袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴�] A powerful XM to AST converter is available in {XM2AST.RAR] This is the work of {Vaclav Kulakovsky a.k.a DQLM] Thank you for your *GREAT* work ! Mod and S3M can be converted if you save it as XM with FastTracker 2 굑 [袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� GET IN TOUCH WITH ME 袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴�] Mail: BOUCHAND PATRICE LE BOURG 42990 st Georges en couzan FRANCE Email: { Cagliostro@wanadoo.fr] Phone: 04-77-24-86-65 Please! Phone me only if you can speak french ;-) IRC: #trax, the week end, between 19h30 and 22h30 ------------------------------------------------------------------- For Updates=> Feilei@Bnro.de My Adress: Feil Markus Tizianstrasse 6 83026 Rosenheim Deutschland Tel.: 08031 / 68739 굒 [袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� MERCI ------ THANKS -----DANKE 袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴�] - GREAT, GREAT THANKS TO {CYGNUS-X1] FOR THE OMEGA PLAYER {Vince VU a.k.a JUDGE DREDD] FOR THE UNOFFICIAL AWE32 PROGRAMMING GUIDE I hope this help you feeds your ego (;-) {Lada Kopecki] for AWECTRL, and especially for the AWE64 Gold memory detection. AMP is *the best* module player for AWE! - Thanks to Christian Braut for the book "la norme midi" Arthur Burda and Boris Bertelsons for "le superlivre de la SB" Mathias Rasch and " " " " " for "PC INTERDIT" 굓 [袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴 GREETINGS 袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴�] I want to thank all the user/beta testers of AST for their help. {Thanks a lot GUYS !] In no special order... 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Nevatie Riker Haze Inhoused JC Poort Niculae Daniel Jan Ekkel Kenneth Jeppesen Vasek Kulakovsky Laurent Masher Mark Hume Marcus Fischer Mariusz Rydyger Massimo Luinetti Mattias Anderson Michael Baumann Mikko aleksi hyyrylai Morfn Patrick Paus� Przemek Tumidajew Rob Angel Roberto Pinna Serg Nikitin Sheep production Shybe Speedeejay Stevie TEG Temper Tim0 Tom Vykruta Toni Lindroos VDD Vinha Vatanen Vladimir Jurisic Pierre Fran뇇is Lefebvre Olivier Arcadipane Serres-Vives Renaud Ville Koski Legrux Jer뱈e Rey Conejero Carlos Oscar Teran David Rensonnet Ninucci Christophe Guhring Christophe Candido Mateos Gregory Le Vaguerese Hans-Peter Diechler Berghammer Max If you contact me, and if your name is not here, please contact me again! I don't want to forget anyone. Special greets to - Bernhard Meyer for his generous contribution, up to him, Midi in support has been done ! - 303%dimension members, Freedom, Bruno thierry, Jazzman, etc... for their help. - C0ntrast, composer of DANCE!.AST - TEG, composer of MODAST2.AST - Elliptic, composer of CECILE.AST - MAZ (HTTP://www.maz-sound.com, if you need sound tools, you will find what you want here), Michael Baumann, #EWS64 user, for all my questions about EWS64! - N. Nevatie for this good help file. - Lada Kopecky for his help in AWE coding. - Vaclav Kulakovsky for XM2AST. 굕 [袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴 SOUND CARD MANUFACTURER 袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴�] Patriece : ( I would be very interested in a DREAM 9407 based sound card ;-) ) Feilei: I need docs about the SBLive! Card.... 굖 [袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� NEXT RELEASE 袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴�] I have taken over work. Please refer to Feilei@bnro.de ! 굗 [袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴� FINAL WORD 袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴袴�] Have FUN ! Patrice BOUCHAND Cagliostro/303%dimension