[Coco] Sound Chaser Upate!

[Bill Pierce]

Bob,
 Yes, it will default to /dd. I did this to keep from having to use PWD externally. I'm trying to avoid using outside programs to cut down on drive use other than loading the players and music. I was going to write my own routine for an internal PWD until I looked at the code. It seems that OS9 only knows where it's at, not where it's been. The code does a recursive search backwards, until it finds the root dir, catalogging each dir as it goes. This code was a bit more code than I wanted to write so I just set /dd at start then SC knows where it's at and then you tell it where to go. Much easier solution.
 
 I had  a problem with "tmode" as there's 2 common versions. The original that uses "-echo" and the new that uses "eko=0". Not everyone has the new one so I did write my own enternal tmode to avoid conflicts.
 
 I'm now trying to write my own enternal "dw" to issue drivewire commands without the external "dw". I've got the code to where it writes the command to drivewire, but capturing the return text is complex and that's the part I need. Like when selecting your drivewire Midi driver... I need the list of drivers displayed for user choice. Drivewire lists what ever midi drivers are on your system so every system is different. On my studio computer I have 7 midi drivers. So there's no way of knowing what drivers a user may have.
 
 The biggest thing left to do that will bring all the players up to date, is to write a virtual memory driver for all the Sound Chaser players. This way, I'm not using the player's 64k workspace for the song buffer. The Ultimuse player already does this. I'm still wading through that code trying to figure out Mike Knudson's VM method. Mike was supposed to write an article for Rainbow with Dale Puckett on his VM driver and list the code for using in programs but it never came about. That code is probably in some drawer in a file cabinet in a storage unit of old Falsoft stuff. The same with his Midi timing clock. It as rock solid as any Coco clock. Both would be welcome additions to a Coco programmer's arsenal, it's just in the sources to UBox3 and Ultimuse, the code is all over the place. I just have to find the time to sort them out.
 
 Glad you like the player... it's got a LOT coming. I may even go as far as to create editors for creating the music... eventually.... as I would really like to get all the editors up to date with Nitro. Especially the ones that originated in RSDOS. Then there's "tweakers" I'd like to add, like setting Tempo, Instruments, Midi filters, file format converters... oh well... this goes on and on... with OS9's modular system, I could add any sub-module I want. I just need to get a little more organized with it.
 
Bill P


Music from the Tandy/Radio Shack Color Computer 2 & 3
https://sites.google.com/site/dabarnstudio/
Bill Pierce
ooogalapasooo at aol.com




-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Devries <devries.bob at gmail.com>
To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Sat, Sep 29, 2012 5:28 am
Subject: Re: [Coco] Sound Chaser Upate!


Hi Bill,

**LOVE** your Sound Chaser....

but....

When I start it up in VCC, even though I change the directory to /D2/MUSIC 
before I load up SndChaser, it defaults back to /DD once the programme is 
started.

Great work!!!

Regards, Bob Devries
Dalby, QLD, Australia

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Pierce" <ooogalapasooo at aol.com>
To: <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2012 5:43 PM
Subject: [Coco] Sound Chaser Upate!


>
> Hi Guys,
> Well here it is, the second Beta Release of SOUND CHASER!!
> For those of you who didn't try it last time, and even those that did, 
> here's a run-down of Sound Chaser's features:
> Sound Chaser is a Multi-Format music player for OS9/NitrOS9 that lists and 
> plays 4 different (soon to be 7) formats of color Computer music.
> Current music formats supported:
>
> Ultimuse - full support
> Musica - Full support, Also plays in VCC and other emulators
> Standard Midi Files - Full support but has memory limitations
> Lyra - Full support but has a bad timing bug I'm working on
>
> Formats in production:(coming soon to a Coco near you)
>
> Bells & Whistles 2
> Orchestra 90/CC
> MOD Files (as in Coco Tracker)
> Sound Samples (all types)
> Music+
> Studio Works
>
> Full Drivewire support!
>
> A Database of up to 500 songs!!
> These songs must be in a single directory, so Hard Dirve or VHD is almost 
> a must, but disk users can view as many songs as will fit on a disk. You 
> will need 2 drives, one for system and one for music.
> All files scrollable on the main screen!
>
> A unique "selection" system for selecting music files then playing them in 
> the order of selection with a feature packed selection menu/window.
>
> Currently supports Serial Midi, Drivewire Midi, User /MIDI drivers & 
> Speech Systems' MidiPak for Midi format files.
> 6-Bit DAC, Stereo 8-bit Orch90 cart, Speech Systems' Stereo Pak for 
> wavetable music ala Musica.
>
> Easy menu selection of drivers and formats, Easy Directory selection, 
> Change Monitor types, Search engine (coming soon)
> And much more coming
>
> Plus, I've included 2 80trk disks of music of all types.
>
> !!!!PLEASE READ THE DOCUMENTATION BEFORE RUNNING!!!!
>
> Just click the 1st link below to go to the webpage or the 2nd link to 
> download directly.
>
> https://sites.google.com/site/dabarnstudio/sound-chaser
>
> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/23059963/Sound%20Chaser/SoundChaser%20Beta%201.2.zip
>
> The documentation is supplied as a ".txt" document for PC , An MS Word 
> doc, as well as a Coco text ".doc" file on the CMDS disk.
>
> Please give me feedback on what you think, bugs and/or suggestions.
> Bill P
>
>
> Music from the Tandy/Radio Shack Color Computer 2 & 3
> https://sites.google.com/site/dabarnstudio/
> Bill Pierce
> ooogalapasooo at aol.com
>
>
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