303tracker Bèta Demo Version 0.1 (16-09-98) by Jeroen Schellekens
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This version
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The current version of 303tracker is just a Bèta Demo Version 0.1 which
is far from complete and lacks many features which will be available as
soon as 303tracker is completed for Release Version 1.0.

This version of 303tracker has the following features:

· 303 pattern-editor
· Render 303 basslines in 16 bit 44 kHz
· Save rendered bassline as an 8 bit 22kHz Iff or 16 bit 44 kHz Aiff sample
· Load/save song containing pattern data


Future versions
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There will be a new version released about every one or two weeks on Aminet
and our own homepages for free. See distribution for adresses and URL's.

The most common things it lacks which will be available in future:

· Drum-machine: render rhythm-patterns with analog percussion modelling
· Realtime output
· Effects: distortion, reverb, delay, chorus, vinyl and more
· Wacky Filter Factory: graphical filter-sweep-envelope editor
· Mixer: eq (lo band and hi band), volume level, mix with sample
· Full ARexx support
· Midi control
· Midi sample dump (Sysex MDS)
· External custom hardware control
· Import of different file-formats
· Online help support in hypertext
· Different languages-support


What is 303tracker?
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303tracker is a program to calculate and play TB-303 bassline loops to
create for example acid, techno triphop or anything. You can also use
303tracker as a render-program to create bassline loops and use
them in music-sequencers like Octamed Soundstudio. 303tracker has a very
easy graphical user interface which lets the user create a track in several
ways.


Requirements
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Amiga with:

· PAL support, monitor (50 Hz, 15.625 kHz)
· 1 Mb Chip Ram
· 4 Mb Fast Ram
· Harddrive with at least 4 mb free space

· 68030 or higher strongly recommended


Installation
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Use the included Installer-script, by clicking on its icon. It needs the
Commodore Installer program.

If you don't have, copy the whole 303tracker-directory to the place on
your harddrive you want.

Then run the program 303tracker to start it.


Distribution
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For now, 303tracker Bèta Demo Version 0.1 is - kind-of - FREEWARE.
In future it may be possible that 303tracker will be split in a limited
FREEWARE version which lacks some features and a COMMERCIAL version which
will have all features bundled in a package with disks or cd and a manual.

You can download the FREEWARE Bèta Demo Version 0.1 from these locations:

303tracker-pages:    http://www.xs4all.nl/~jes303
                     http://www.xs4all.nl/~mjk303
                     http://www.dutch.nl/net/303tracker

Aminet:              /mus/edit/303tracker.lha


Contact
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If you have problems, questions, found bugs or have suggestions then email
me at:

jes303@xs4all.nl

(Subject: '303tracker Problems', '303tracker Questions' etc.)


Jeroen Schellekens, author of 303tracker.