Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
Path: utzoo!utdoe!contact!davidc
From: davidc@contact.uucp (David Carlton)
Subject: Re: protrackerV1.1
Reply-To: davidc@contact.UUCP (David Carlton)
Organization: Institute for the Bereaved Lemmings
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 91 06:18:54 GMT
Message-ID: <1991Mar20.061854.2217@contact.uucp>
References: <910319.003141.CST.C503719@UMCVMB.MISSOURI.EDU>

In article <910319.003141.CST.C503719@UMCVMB.MISSOURI.EDU> C503719@UMCVMB.MISSOURI.EDU (Baird McIntosh) writes:
>In my specific case, I like to run MED and Handshake simultaneously on my
>1-meg machine, and I have 100-200K of "breathing space" left over.   This
>is not directed at you, Chuck, in particular.  But I tried out the
>StarTrekker program on ab20, and it had several BAD points:
>
>1.  It uses a PAL screen on my NTSC Amiga---I can't see the whole screen!

You'll find that all the best trackers are PAL. Most of the better
software tends to sprout from Europe anyhow as the N.A. programmers
are lazy good-for-nothings... 
I've noticed a problem with a LOT of software so I made a PAL/NTSC
hardware switch and attached it to my Super Agnus. Now I run 100% of
the time in PAL and have not had ONE program die on me. EVER.

>2.  It crashed on me... seemed buggy.

I run StarTrekker / ProTracker on my B2000 in PAL under both 1.3/2.0.
No problems whatsoever... 

>3.  It didn't have a file requestor---very bad.

ProTracker has a very good filerequester, and just about everything
else one might need. 

>4.  Poor organization compared to MED, but I'm used to MED.

Well, use what's best for you. 8) Myself, I can't use MED 3.0. The
features may be numerous, but the graphics are an eyesore. Can no one
make a decent tracker in say, Medium resolution? 

(Note: Still looking for code for ANY PD tracker program! I want to
MAKE a better interface, perhaps even 2.0 compatible..)

Yours,
-- 
Dave Carlton (davidc@ziebmef.mef.org!white.toronto.edu)
"There's more than one way to skin a cat", Lydia thought, as she
nailed the little paws to the dissection board... Richard Deming
