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Re: PC FastTracker

#4893
From: Pauli Porkka
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 16:39
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>On 9 Mar 1996, Alexei Chizhoff wrote:

>> Hi, folks!
>>
>> A friend of mine use PC program FastTracker for creating 16 bit mods. Is
>> there a way to convert this mods for use on Amiga? The mods have format
>> XM (?) and in most cases not more than 16 tracks are used.
>> I have Toccata card in my A4000/060, may I use it for 16 bit mods?
>>
>>
>       Hi Alexei. At present, you cannot convert .XM mods to a format
>any Amiga tracker can use ( PT, OctaMED etc. all use variations on the
>standard 4-track format ). However, you can play .XM modules on the
>amiga. It takes a lot of processing power to get decent quality, but with
>a 4000/060 you should have no problems! The program that is capable of
>replaying .XMs is Hippoplayer, though I am not certain, and some other
>trackers may support it now. Look through the music/play directory on the
>Aminet to find Hippoplayer.

DAS ModPlayer, PS3M, DeliTracker, APlayer...

>       I do not think the toccata card will be of any use here, but the next
>version of OctaMED is going to support it quite heavily. I hope this helps..

With delitracker you can use toccata to play XM and others.


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