🚀 go-pugleaf

Hello Spectre GCRers,

    I've some questions egarding SoundMaster and hard drive backup.  First
SoundMaster:

    Since the ST runs faster than a Mac Plus, sounds are slightly
off, a bit squeaky.  The quest is to make the sounds play at the correct
speed.  Using a program named SoundMover 1.51r, which works with SND files,
sound speed can be changed by small increments rather than the larger
block increments.
    To get SoundMaster files to SND file formats, use a program named
SOUND->SND 1.2E  It will pull the sounds out.  Another conversion is also
necessary, the sounds have to changed to a ResEdit type format (yeah, I
know, but Rome wasn't built in a day...).  This is easy with DiskTop.
Change the TYPE and CREATOR to lower cased 'rsrc'.
    Now click on SoundMover 1.51r.  Close the sounds that are showing up
in the left file list.  Open up the file that you've been working with.
You can now work with it and change its speed.
    After saving your work, use Sound Leech to convert the file to a
SoundMaster file.
    It is here that something is missing in the process.  SoundMaster
converts the sound back to its squeaky format, in spite of its changed
speed.  I'm convinced that there is some pilot error here.
    If anyone is willing to correct my steps and tell me what I'm doing
wrong, let me know.  I'll summarize so other ST Spectre GCRers can
profit.

    My final question is in regard to hard drive backups.  Is there a
program similar to Turtle for the Mac that will work with Spectre GCR?
Although Dave's Mega-Minute hard drive image backup utility indeed works,
I get a little spooked when I encounter a read error during restore.  It
would be nice to be able to back up individual files automatically.  Don't
really need to be a speed freak for dependable backups.  Hard drive backups
is the only thing missing on Dave's incredibly marvelous GCR.  (can't wait
for 2.5!!!)
    Many thanks for everyone's help!!!

Larry Rymal:  |East Texas Atari 68NNNers| <Z4648252@SFAUSTIN.BITNET>