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82.54.125.102: /* Emulation */

Posted: March 10th, 2010, 7:06am PST by 82.54.125.102

Emulation

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	During the years, Amiga was able to emulate other platforms or game machines, or to run directly a vast range of other Operating Systems than AmigaOS. Noteworthy are:		During the years, Amiga was able to emulate other platforms or game machines, or to run directly a vast range of other Operating Systems than AmigaOS. Noteworthy are:

-	[[Medusa (emulator)\|Medusa]] ([[Atari ST]] emulator), [[Fusion (emulator)\|Fusion]] ([[Macintosh]] Emulator), [[AMax]] and [[AMax II]], (Macintosh), [[GO64]] (Commodore [[Commodore 64\|C64]] emulator), [[Transformer (emulator)\|Transformer]] and [[PCTask]] (it was an [[Intel]] 8088 emulator, all software based, capable to emulate Intel pc based platforms ranging from [[PC XT]] 4,7 and 7 MHz on Amiga500, up to [[80486]] on A4000 and other accelerated Amigas), [[A64 (emulator)\|A64 Package]] (C64), [[Amiga BBC Emulator]] [[Acorn BBC]] emulator, [[Atari ST Emulator]] (AtariST), Hatari (Atari ST and STE), [[Basilisk II]] (Macintosh) classic, [[Frodo (emulator)\|Frodo]] (C64), [[PSXE]] (Sony [[PlayStation]]), [members.shaw.ca] Hu-Go!] ([[PC Engine]], [[TurboGrafx-16]]), [[FunnyMu]] ([[Creativision]], [[Funvision]], [[Wizzard]]), [[AmiArcadia]] ([[Arcadia 2001]], [[VC 4000]], TVGC), etcetera.	+	[[Medusa (emulator)\|Medusa]] ([[Atari ST]] emulator), [[Fusion (emulator)\|Fusion]] ([[Macintosh]] Emulator), [[AMax]] and [[AMax II]], (Macintosh), [[GO64]] (Commodore [[Commodore 64\|C64]] emulator), [[Transformer (emulator)\|Transformer]] and [[PCTask]] (it was an [[Intel]] 8088 emulator, all software based, capable to emulate Intel pc based platforms ranging from [[PC XT]] 4,7 and 7 MHz on Amiga500, up to [[80486]] running at 12 MHz on A4000 and other accelerated Amigas), [[A64 (emulator)\|A64 Package]] (C64), [[Amiga BBC Emulator]] [[Acorn BBC]] emulator, [[Atari ST Emulator]] (AtariST), Hatari (Atari ST and STE), [[Basilisk II]] (Macintosh) classic, [[Frodo (emulator)\|Frodo]] (C64), [[PSXE]] (Sony [[PlayStation]]), [members.shaw.ca] Hu-Go!] ([[PC Engine]], [[TurboGrafx-16]]), [[FunnyMu]] ([[Creativision]], [[Funvision]], [[Wizzard]]), [[AmiArcadia]] ([[Arcadia 2001]], [[VC 4000]], TVGC), etcetera.

	[[VICE]] emulator it is modular based and capable to emulate all [[8-bit]] machines made by Commodore: C64 (a patch of VICE it is capable to emulate also [[C64 Direct-to-TV\|C64dtv]], [[Commodore 128\|C128]],[[Commodore PET\|PET]] including [[Commodore CBM-II\|CBM II version]] (but excluding "non-standard" features of SuperPET 9000), [[Commodore Plus/4\|Plus4]],[[Commodore VIC-20\|VIC-20]], etcetera.		[[VICE]] emulator it is modular based and capable to emulate all [[8-bit]] machines made by Commodore: C64 (a patch of VICE it is capable to emulate also [[C64 Direct-to-TV\|C64dtv]], [[Commodore 128\|C128]],[[Commodore PET\|PET]] including [[Commodore CBM-II\|CBM II version]] (but excluding "non-standard" features of SuperPET 9000), [[Commodore Plus/4\|Plus4]],[[Commodore VIC-20\|VIC-20]], etcetera.

82.54.125.102: /* Emulation */

Posted: March 10th, 2010, 7:03am PST by 82.54.125.102

Emulation

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	During the years, Amiga was able to emulate other platforms or game machines, or to run directly a vast range of other Operating Systems than AmigaOS. Noteworthy are:		During the years, Amiga was able to emulate other platforms or game machines, or to run directly a vast range of other Operating Systems than AmigaOS. Noteworthy are:

-	[[Medusa (emulator)\|Medusa]] ([[Atari ST]] emulator), [[Fusion (emulator)\|Fusion]] ([[Macintosh]] Emulator), [[AMax]] and [[AMax II]], (Macintosh), [[GO64]] (Commodore [[Commodore 64\|C64]] emulator), [[Transformer (emulator)\|Transformer]] and [[PCTask]] (it was an [[Intel]] 8088 emulator, all software based, capable to emulate Intel pc based platforms ranging from [[PC XT]] 4,7 and 7 MHz on Amiga500, up to [[80486]] running at maximum of 14MHz on A4000 and other accelerated Amigas), [[A64 (emulator)\|A64 Package]] (C64), [[Amiga BBC Emulator]] [[Acorn BBC]] emulator, [[Atari ST Emulator]] (AtariST), Hatari (Atari ST and STE), [[Basilisk II]] (Macintosh) classic, [[Frodo (emulator)\|Frodo]] (C64), [[PSXE]] (Sony [[PlayStation]]), [members.shaw.ca] Hu-Go!] ([[PC Engine]], [[TurboGrafx-16]]), [[FunnyMu]] ([[Creativision]], [[Funvision]], [[Wizzard]]), [[AmiArcadia]] ([[Arcadia 2001]], [[VC 4000]], TVGC), etcetera.	+	[[Medusa (emulator)\|Medusa]] ([[Atari ST]] emulator), [[Fusion (emulator)\|Fusion]] ([[Macintosh]] Emulator), [[AMax]] and [[AMax II]], (Macintosh), [[GO64]] (Commodore [[Commodore 64\|C64]] emulator), [[Transformer (emulator)\|Transformer]] and [[PCTask]] (it was an [[Intel]] 8088 emulator, all software based, capable to emulate Intel pc based platforms ranging from [[PC XT]] 4,7 and 7 MHz on Amiga500, up to [[80486]] on A4000 and other accelerated Amigas), [[A64 (emulator)\|A64 Package]] (C64), [[Amiga BBC Emulator]] [[Acorn BBC]] emulator, [[Atari ST Emulator]] (AtariST), Hatari (Atari ST and STE), [[Basilisk II]] (Macintosh) classic, [[Frodo (emulator)\|Frodo]] (C64), [[PSXE]] (Sony [[PlayStation]]), [members.shaw.ca] Hu-Go!] ([[PC Engine]], [[TurboGrafx-16]]), [[FunnyMu]] ([[Creativision]], [[Funvision]], [[Wizzard]]), [[AmiArcadia]] ([[Arcadia 2001]], [[VC 4000]], TVGC), etcetera.

	[[VICE]] emulator it is modular based and capable to emulate all [[8-bit]] machines made by Commodore: C64 (a patch of VICE it is capable to emulate also [[C64 Direct-to-TV\|C64dtv]], [[Commodore 128\|C128]],[[Commodore PET\|PET]] including [[Commodore CBM-II\|CBM II version]] (but excluding "non-standard" features of SuperPET 9000), [[Commodore Plus/4\|Plus4]],[[Commodore VIC-20\|VIC-20]], etcetera.		[[VICE]] emulator it is modular based and capable to emulate all [[8-bit]] machines made by Commodore: C64 (a patch of VICE it is capable to emulate also [[C64 Direct-to-TV\|C64dtv]], [[Commodore 128\|C128]],[[Commodore PET\|PET]] including [[Commodore CBM-II\|CBM II version]] (but excluding "non-standard" features of SuperPET 9000), [[Commodore Plus/4\|Plus4]],[[Commodore VIC-20\|VIC-20]], etcetera.

118.208.127.47: /* Mod music file format */

Posted: February 8th, 2010, 2:52am PST by 118.208.127.47

Mod music file format

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	Starting from 1987 with the release of [[Ultimate Soundtracker\|Soundtracker]], trackers became a new type of music programs which spawned the mod ([[Module file\|module]]) audio file standard. The Mod audio standard is considered the audio format that started it all in the world of computer music. After [[Ultimate Soundtracker\|Soundtracker]] many clones (which often were reverse engineered and improved) appeared, including [[Noisetracker]], [[Startrekker]], [[Protracker]]. Also many deratives appeared, amongst which [[OctaMED]] and [[Oktalizer]].		Starting from 1987 with the release of [[Ultimate Soundtracker\|Soundtracker]], trackers became a new type of music programs which spawned the mod ([[Module file\|module]]) audio file standard. The Mod audio standard is considered the audio format that started it all in the world of computer music. After [[Ultimate Soundtracker\|Soundtracker]] many clones (which often were reverse engineered and improved) appeared, including [[Noisetracker]], [[Startrekker]], [[Protracker]]. Also many deratives appeared, amongst which [[OctaMED]] and [[Oktalizer]].

-	In those times (and mainly in the period from 1987/88 to 1994/95) when Amiga audio was far superior to any other platform, PC compatible systems begun to be equipped with 8 bit audio cards inserted into 16 bit ISA bus slots. Soundtracker Module files were used on PC computers and were considered the only serious 8bit audio standard for creating music. The worldwide usage of these programs led to the creation of the so-called MOD-scene which was considered part of the [[Demoscene]]. Eventually the PC world evolved to 16 bit audio cards, and Mod files were slowly abandoned. Various Amiga and PC games such as [[Worms (1994 video game)\|Worms]] supported Mod as their internal standard for generating music and audio effects.	+	In the period from 1987 to 1995 when Amiga audio (which was standard in Amiga computers) was of greater quality than a a standard home computer, PC compatible systems began to be equipped with 8-bit audio cards inserted into 16 bit ISA bus slots. Soundtracker Module files were used on PC computers and were considered the only serious 8bit audio standard for creating music. The worldwide usage of these programs led to the creation of the so-called MOD-scene which was considered part of the [[Demoscene]]. Eventually the PC world evolved to 16-bit audio cards, and Mod files were slowly abandoned. Various Amiga and PC games (such as [[Worms (1994 video game)\|Worms]]) supported Mod as their internal standard for generating music and audio effects.

	Some trackers can use both sampled sounds and can synthesize sounds. AHX and [[Hively Tracker]] are special trackers in that they can't use samples, but can synthesize the sound created by Commodore 64 computers.		Some trackers can use both sampled sounds and can synthesize sounds. AHX and [[Hively Tracker]] are special trackers in that they can't use samples, but can synthesize the sound created by Commodore 64 computers.
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	Some modern Amiga trackers are: [[Digibooster Pro]] and [[Hively Tracker]].		Some modern Amiga trackers are: [[Digibooster Pro]] and [[Hively Tracker]].

-	Development of popular Amiga tracker OctaMED SoundStudio was handed over to a third party several times but the first two parties failed to produce result. A third attempt at creating an update will be undertaken by the current developer of Bars 'n Pipes.	+	Development of popular Amiga tracker OctaMED SoundStudio was handed over to a third party several times but the first two parties failed to produce useful results [[citation needed]]. A third attempt at creating an update will be undertaken by the current developer of Bars 'n Pipes [[citation needed]].

	====mod format limitations====		====mod format limitations====
-	Initially trackers (and the mod format) were limited to 4 channel, 8 bit audio (due to restrictions of the Amiga's soundchip) and 15 (and later 31) sampled instruments. By using software mixing some trackers archieved 6, 7 or 8 channel sound at the cost of CPU time and audio quality.	+	Initially trackers (and the mod format) were limited to 4 channel, 8-bit audio (due to restrictions of the Amiga's soundchip) and 15 (and later 31) sampled instruments. By using software mixing some trackers achieved 6, 7 or 8 channel sound at the cost of CPU time and audio quality.
-	Modern trackers can handle 128+ channel, 16 bit audio quality and can often handle up to 256 instruments. Some even support software synthesizer plugins as instruments.	+	Modern trackers can handle 128+ channel, 16-bit audio quality and can often handle up to 256 instruments. Some even support software synthesizer plugins as instruments [[citation needed]].

	===Speech synthesis===		===Speech synthesis===

Nono64: Commodore 64

Posted: October 10th, 2009, 1:47am PDT by Nono64

Commodore 64

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	During the years, Amiga was able to emulate other platforms or game machines, or to run directly a vast range of other Operating Systems than AmigaOS. Noteworthy are:		During the years, Amiga was able to emulate other platforms or game machines, or to run directly a vast range of other Operating Systems than AmigaOS. Noteworthy are:

-	[[Medusa (emulator)\|Medusa]] ([[Atari ST]] emulator), [[Fusion (emulator)\|Fusion]] ([[Macintosh]] Emulator), [[AMax]] and [[AMax II]], (Macintosh), [[GO64]] (Commodore [[C64]] emulator), [[Transformer (emulator)\|Transformer]] and [[PCTask]] (it was an [[Intel]] 8088 emulator, all software based, capable to emulate Intel pc based platforms ranging from [[PC XT]] 4,7 and 7 MHz on Amiga500, up to [[80486]] running at maximum of 14MHz on A4000 and other accelerated Amigas), [[A64 (emulator)\|A64 Package]] (C64), [[Amiga BBC Emulator]] [[Acorn BBC]] emulator, [[Atari ST Emulator]] (AtariST), [[Hatari]] (Atari ST and STE), [[Basilisk II]] (Macintosh) classic, [[Frodo (emulator)\|Frodo]] (C64), [[PSXE]] (Sony [[Playstation]]), [members.shaw.ca] Hu-Go!] ([[PC Engine]], [[TurboGrafx-16]]), [[FunnyMu]] ([[Creativision]], [[Funvision]], [[Wizzard]]), [[AmiArcadia]] ([[Arcadia 2001]], [[Interton VC 4000]], [[TVGC]]), etcetera.	+	[[Medusa (emulator)\|Medusa]] ([[Atari ST]] emulator), [[Fusion (emulator)\|Fusion]] ([[Macintosh]] Emulator), [[AMax]] and [[AMax II]], (Macintosh), [[GO64]] (Commodore [[Commodore 64\|C64]] emulator), [[Transformer (emulator)\|Transformer]] and [[PCTask]] (it was an [[Intel]] 8088 emulator, all software based, capable to emulate Intel pc based platforms ranging from [[PC XT]] 4,7 and 7 MHz on Amiga500, up to [[80486]] running at maximum of 14MHz on A4000 and other accelerated Amigas), [[A64 (emulator)\|A64 Package]] (C64), [[Amiga BBC Emulator]] [[Acorn BBC]] emulator, [[Atari ST Emulator]] (AtariST), [[Hatari]] (Atari ST and STE), [[Basilisk II]] (Macintosh) classic, [[Frodo (emulator)\|Frodo]] (C64), [[PSXE]] (Sony [[Playstation]]), [members.shaw.ca] Hu-Go!] ([[PC Engine]], [[TurboGrafx-16]]), [[FunnyMu]] ([[Creativision]], [[Funvision]], [[Wizzard]]), [[AmiArcadia]] ([[Arcadia 2001]], [[Interton VC 4000]], [[TVGC]]), etcetera.

	[[VICE]] emulator it is modular based and capable to emulate all [[8-bit]] machines made by Commodore: C64 (a patch of VICE it is capable to emulate also [[C64 Direct-to-TV\|C64dtv]], [[Commodore 128\|C128]],[[Commodore PET\|PET]] including [[Commodore CBM-II\|CBM II version]] (but excluding "non-standard" features of SuperPET 9000), [[Commodore Plus/4\|Plus4]],[[Commodore VIC-20\|VIC-20]], etcetera.		[[VICE]] emulator it is modular based and capable to emulate all [[8-bit]] machines made by Commodore: C64 (a patch of VICE it is capable to emulate also [[C64 Direct-to-TV\|C64dtv]], [[Commodore 128\|C128]],[[Commodore PET\|PET]] including [[Commodore CBM-II\|CBM II version]] (but excluding "non-standard" features of SuperPET 9000), [[Commodore Plus/4\|Plus4]],[[Commodore VIC-20\|VIC-20]], etcetera.

69.242.59.222 at 21:45, 22 August 2009

Posted: August 22nd, 2009, 2:45pm PDT by 69.242.59.222

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	Some Amiga programs were not languages, but complete application tools. Among these we remember: [[CanDO]], [[Amiga Vision]], [[Shoot'Em-Up Construction Kit]] also known as SEUCK, [[3D Construction Kit]], [[3D Construction Kit II]] and in some degree [[The Director]] (BASIC-like language aimed at multimedia, presentations and animations) and AMOS itself could be considered application building tools, more than simple programming languages (even if SEUCK was aimed at games, 3D Construction series, could handle also some sort of 3D [[VRML]]). Other tools that can build independent applications or "self loading projects" were [[Scala Multimedia]] and actually [[Hollywood Designer]].		Some Amiga programs were not languages, but complete application tools. Among these we remember: [[CanDO]], [[Amiga Vision]], [[Shoot'Em-Up Construction Kit]] also known as SEUCK, [[3D Construction Kit]], [[3D Construction Kit II]] and in some degree [[The Director]] (BASIC-like language aimed at multimedia, presentations and animations) and AMOS itself could be considered application building tools, more than simple programming languages (even if SEUCK was aimed at games, 3D Construction series, could handle also some sort of 3D [[VRML]]). Other tools that can build independent applications or "self loading projects" were [[Scala Multimedia]] and actually [[Hollywood Designer]].

-	[[CanDO]] was one the first application building tools, capable of create programs for Amiga that were totally independent (compiled or full binary). It is based on a visual interface, after the style of modern "[[visual programming]]" approach to programming which became famous with [[Visual C]] and [[Visual Basic]] from Microsoft. Although CanDO has nothing in common with Visual C and Visual Basic, it is a program mouse driven with an icon approach, and its internal programming is really like an interactive flow chart of functions, just like VISUAL programming tools from Microsoft.	+	[[CanDO]] was one the first application building tools, capable of creating programs for the Amiga that were totally independent (compiled or full binary). It is based on a visual interface, after the style of modern "[[visual programming]]" approach to programming which became famous with [[Visual C]] and [[Visual Basic]] from Microsoft. Although CanDO has nothing in common with Visual C and Visual Basic, it is a program mouse driven with an icon approach, and its internal programming is really like an interactive flow chart of functions, just like VISUAL programming tools from Microsoft.

	Like CanDO on Amiga, there is Amiga Vision. It is a VISUAL "application building" tool made by Commodore itself in the times of the launch of Amiga A3000, and it was released for free to all those who bought an Amiga A3000.		Like CanDO on Amiga, there is Amiga Vision. It is a VISUAL "application building" tool made by Commodore itself in the times of the launch of Amiga A3000, and it was released for free to all those who bought an Amiga A3000.

Woohookitty: disam

Posted: August 11th, 2009, 12:18am PDT by Woohookitty

disam

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	Starting from 1987 with the release of [[Ultimate Soundtracker\|Soundtracker]], trackers became a new type of music programs which spawned the mod ([[Module file\|module]]) audio file standard. The Mod audio standard is considered the audio format that started it all in the world of computer music. After [[Ultimate Soundtracker\|Soundtracker]] many clones (which often were reverse engineered and improved) appeared, including [[Noisetracker]], [[Startrekker]], [[ProTracker]]. Also many deratives appeared, amongst which [[Octamed]] and [[Oktalizer]].		Starting from 1987 with the release of [[Ultimate Soundtracker\|Soundtracker]], trackers became a new type of music programs which spawned the mod ([[Module file\|module]]) audio file standard. The Mod audio standard is considered the audio format that started it all in the world of computer music. After [[Ultimate Soundtracker\|Soundtracker]] many clones (which often were reverse engineered and improved) appeared, including [[Noisetracker]], [[Startrekker]], [[ProTracker]]. Also many deratives appeared, amongst which [[Octamed]] and [[Oktalizer]].

-	In those times (and mainly in the period from 1987/88 to 1994/95) when Amiga audio was far superior to any other platform, PC compatible systems begun to be equipped with 8 bit audio cards inserted into 16 bit ISA bus slots. Soundtracker Module files were used on PC computers and were considered the only serious 8bit audio standard for creating music. The worldwide usage of these programs led to the creation of the so-called [[MOD-scene]] which was considered part of the [[Demoscene]]. Eventually the PC world evolved to 16 bit audio cards, and Mod files were slowly abandoned. Various Amiga and PC games such as [[Worms (computer game)\|Worms]] supported Mod as their internal standard for generating music and audio effects.	+	In those times (and mainly in the period from 1987/88 to 1994/95) when Amiga audio was far superior to any other platform, PC compatible systems begun to be equipped with 8 bit audio cards inserted into 16 bit ISA bus slots. Soundtracker Module files were used on PC computers and were considered the only serious 8bit audio standard for creating music. The worldwide usage of these programs led to the creation of the so-called MOD-scene which was considered part of the [[Demoscene]]. Eventually the PC world evolved to 16 bit audio cards, and Mod files were slowly abandoned. Various Amiga and PC games such as [[Worms (computer game)\|Worms]] supported Mod as their internal standard for generating music and audio effects.

	Some trackers can use both sampled sounds and can synthesize sounds. [[AHX]] and [[Hively Tracker]] are special trackers in that they can't use samples, but can synthesize the sound created by Commodore 64 computers.		Some trackers can use both sampled sounds and can synthesize sounds. [[AHX]] and [[Hively Tracker]] are special trackers in that they can't use samples, but can synthesize the sound created by Commodore 64 computers.

JLaTondre: fix incorrect link to building using AWB

Posted: February 14th, 2009, 9:43am PST by JLaTondre

fix incorrect link to building using AWB

Spellcoder: some work on music part (on trackers and the mod fileformat)

Posted: January 19th, 2009, 7:24pm PST by Spellcoder

some work on music part (on trackers and the mod fileformat)

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	[Section to be developed]		[Section to be developed]

-	Amiga [[Instant Music (software)\|Instant Music]], [[Deluxe Music Construction Set\|DMCS]] (DeLuxe Music) 1 and 2, [[Music-X]], [[TigerCub]], [[Synthia]], [[Dr. T's KCS]], [[Dr. T's Midi Recording Studio]], [[Bars and Pipes]] (from [[Blue Ribbon Soundworks]], a firm which was bought from [[Microsoft]] and it is now part of its group. Bars and Pipes internal structure then inspired to create audio streaming data passing of [[DirectX]] libraries), AEGIS [[Audio Master]], [[Pro Sound Designer]], AEGIS [[Sonix]], [[SoundFX]] (a.k.a. SFX), [[Audio Sculpture]], [[Audition 4]] from [[SunRize Industries]], [[SuperJAM!]], [[HD-Rec]], Amiga [[Audio Evolution]], [[RockBEAT]] [[drum machine]]. Amiga was worldwide famous for its [[.MOD]] files, that are for years a standard of reference for the computer music. These files started at 8bit audio quality, and are now available also at 16bit audio quality. Recent releases can deal with unlimited audio tracks. The programs that creates these files are called [[Trackers]]. We remember some: [[Ultimate Soundtracker]], Noisetracker, [[ProTracker]] [[Octamed]], [[Oktalyzer]], [[Delitracker]], [[Startrekker]], [[AHX]], [[Digibooster Pro]] and in the recent times [[Hively Tracker]] that is available for all Amiga platforms.	+	Amiga [[Instant Music (software)\|Instant Music]], [[Deluxe Music Construction Set\|DMCS]] (DeLuxe Music) 1 and 2, [[Music-X]], [[TigerCub]], [[Synthia]], [[Dr. T's KCS]], [[Dr. T's Midi Recording Studio]], [[Bars and Pipes]] (from [[Blue Ribbon Soundworks]], a firm which was bought from [[Microsoft]] and it is now part of its group. Bars and Pipes internal structure then inspired to create audio streaming data passing of [[DirectX]] libraries), AEGIS [[Audio Master]], [[Pro Sound Designer]], AEGIS [[Sonix]], [[SoundFX]] (a.k.a. SFX), [[Audio Sculpture]], [[Audition 4]] from [[SunRize Industries]], [[SuperJAM!]], [[HD-Rec]], Amiga [[Audio Evolution]], [[RockBEAT]] [[drum machine]].
	+

	===Audio Digitizers Software===		===Audio Digitizers Software===
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	===Mod music file format===		===Mod music file format===
-	Starting from 1987 with the release of a new generation of music programs like [[Ultimate Soundtracker\|Soundtracker]], [[Noisetracker]], [[ProTracker]] and others such as [[Octamed]] and [[Oktalizer]] Amiga was enhanced with the creation of mod ([[Module file\|module]]) audio file standard. The Mod audio standard is considered the audio format that started it all in the world of computer music.	+	Starting from 1987 with the release of [[Ultimate Soundtracker\|Soundtracker]], trackers became a new type of music programs which spawned the mod ([[Module file\|module]]) audio file standard. The Mod audio standard is considered the audio format that started it all in the world of computer music. After [[Ultimate Soundtracker\|Soundtracker]] many clones (which often were reverse engineered and improved) appeared, including [[Noisetracker]], [[Startrekker]], [[ProTracker]]. Also many deratives appeared, amongst which [[Octamed]] and [[Oktalizer]].
	+
	+	In those times (and mainly in the period from 1987/88 to 1994/95) when Amiga audio was far superior to any other platform, PC compatible systems begun to be equipped with 8 bit audio cards inserted into 16 bit ISA bus slots. Soundtracker Module files were used on PC computers and were considered the only serious 8bit audio standard for creating music. The worldwide usage of these programs led to the creation of the so-called [[MOD-scene]] which was considered part of the [[Demoscene]]. Eventually the PC world evolved to 16 bit audio cards, and Mod files were slowly abandoned. Various Amiga and PC games such as [[Worms (computer game)\|Worms]] supported Mod as their internal standard for generating music and audio effects.
	+
	+	Some trackers can use both sampled sounds and can synthesize sounds. [[AHX]] and [[Hively Tracker]] are special trackers in that they can't use samples, but can synthesize the sound created by Commodore 64 computers.
	+
	+	Some modern Amiga trackers are: [[Digibooster Pro]] and [[Hively Tracker]].
	+
	+	Development of popular Amiga tracker OctaMED SoundStudio was handed over to a third party several times but the first two parties failed to produce result. A third attempt at creating an update will be undertaken by the current developer of Bars 'n Pipes.
	+
	+
	+	====mod format limitations====
	+	Initially trackers (and the mod format) were limited to 4 channel, 8 bit audio (due to restrictions of the Amiga's soundchip) and 15 (and later 31) sampled instruments. By using software mixing some trackers archieved 6, 7 or 8 channel sound at the cost of CPU time and audio quality.
	+	Modern trackers can handle 128+ channel, 16 bit audio quality and can often handle up to 256 instruments. Some even support software synthesizer plugins as instruments.

-	In those times (and mainly in the period from 1987/88 to 1994/95) when Amiga audio was far superior than any other platform, PC compatible systems begun to be equipped with 8 bit audio cards inserted into 16 bit ISA bus slots. Soundtracker Module files were used in any PC computer and considered the only serious 8bit audio standard for creating music. The worldwide usage of these programs led to creation of the so-called [[MOD-scene]] which was considered part of the [[Demoscene]]. Later the PC world eventually evolved to 16 bit audio cards, and Mod files were slowly abandoned. Various Amiga and PC games such as [[Worms (computer game)\|Worms]] supported Mod as their internal standard for generating music and audio effects.

	===Speech synthesis===		===Speech synthesis===

Spellcoder: fixed/improved 'descriptions of some languages' (mostly info on ABasic and AmigaBasic, popular assemblers)

Posted: January 6th, 2009, 2:10pm PST by Spellcoder

fixed/improved 'descriptions of some languages' (mostly info on ABasic and AmigaBasic, popular assemblers)

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	Assemblers: [[ASM-One Macro Assembler]], [[High Speed Pascal]], [[HiSoft C++]], [[HiSoft Basic]], [[Devpac Assembler]]		Assemblers: [[ASM-One Macro Assembler]], [[High Speed Pascal]], [[HiSoft C++]], [[HiSoft Basic]], [[Devpac Assembler]]

-	Basic dialects: [[Amiga Basic]] from Microsoft, [[ABasic]], [[AC Basic Compiler]], [[GFA Basic]], [[AMOS BASIC]] (derived from [[STOS BASIC programming language\|STOS]]), [[Blitz Basic]]	+	Basic dialects: [[Amiga Basic]] from Microsoft, [[ABasic]], [[AC Basic Compiler]], [[GFA Basic]], [[AMOS BASIC]], [[Blitz Basic]]

	C-compilers: [[Aztec C]], [[DICE]] C, [[VBCC]], [[Lattice C]], [[SAS/C]], [[Storm C]] (StormC3)		C-compilers: [[Aztec C]], [[DICE]] C, [[VBCC]], [[Lattice C]], [[SAS/C]], [[Storm C]] (StormC3)

-	various other languages: [[Kick-Pascal]], [[JForth]], Amiga [[Logo (programming language)\|Logo]], [[Amiga Pascal]], [[Oberon (programming language)\|Oberon]], [[Perl]], [[Ruby (programming language)\|Ruby]], Amiga [[AmigaE\|E]], [[FALSE]], [[Python (programming language)\|Python]], [[REBOL]], [[ARexx]], Amiga [[GNU C++]], Amiga Installer standard program is a [[LISP]] interpreter, [[Free Pascal]], [[Modula-2]], etc.	+	various other languages: [[Kick-Pascal]], [[JForth]], Amiga [[Logo (programming language)\|Logo]], [[Amiga Pascal]], [[Oberon (programming language)\|Oberon]], [[Perl]], [[Ruby (programming language)\|Ruby]], Amiga [[AmigaE\|E]], [[FALSE]], [[Python (programming language)\|Python]], [[REBOL]], [[ARexx]], Amiga [[GNU C++]], Amiga Installer standard program is a [[LISP]] interpreter, [[Free Pascal]], [[Modula-2]].

	===Descriptions of some Languages===		===Descriptions of some Languages===
-	AmigaBasic (not to be confused with ABasic, which was a 3rd party Basic for the Amiga) was the only programming language (and the only tool) made by Microsoft for the Amiga computer. Its best feature was the lack of numbering lines of code, which was the first attempt in 1985/1986 to create a new kind of approach in programming. Microsoft then added this feature to all its development language tools.	+	ABasic was developed by [[MetaComCo]] and was bundled with [[AmigaOS]] 1.0 and 1.1.

-	Amiga Basic was released for free with any Amiga, it has its own disk, a complete manual, and a vast number of example demos.

-	As being released for free with any Amiga it was the most common used language on Amiga, and legions of developers learned to program with AmigaBasic.	+	[[AmigaOS]] 1.2 and 1.3 came bundled with [[AmigaBASIC]] (and a complete manual), which other than also being a BASIC dialect, was not related to ABasic.
	+	[[AmigaBASIC]] was the only programming language (and the only tool) made by [[Microsoft]] for the Amiga computer. It's best feature was the lack of numbering lines of code, which was the first attempt in 1985/1986 to create a new kind of approach in programming. Microsoft then added this feature to all its development language tools.
	+	As AmigaBASIC was bundled with so many Amiga's it was one of the most common used language in the early years.

-	Because Commodore wanted to save money, there was never made an AmigaBasic update, and due to AmigaBasic's vast number of known bugs and limitations (it could handle only [[NTSC]] resolution screens and not [[PAL]] screens common in [[Europe]] TV standard), for the fact it couldn't be used with profit on VGA resolution screens, and finally due to the fact it was generally badly written and caused many machine hang-ups, it was immediately discarded by professional Amiga developers in favour of other programming languages such as GFA BASIC, Aztec C, Lattice C, and then AMOS.

-	Devpac Assembler was a professional assembler program that became the de facto standard for assembly programming. It was also able to be used to program for any other Motorola 68k-based device, such as the Atari ST. It was common for programs to be jointly written for the Amiga and Atari using Devpac on the Amiga. However, since the Atari ST was closest to the "lowest common denominator" of the two machines, programs would be tested on and built primarily for the ST.	+	Because Commodore wanted to save money, an update was never made for AmigaBasic. Due to AmigaBasic's vast number of known bugs and limitations it was
	+	immediately discarded by professional Amiga developers in favour of other programming languages such as GFA BASIC, Aztec C, Lattice C, and then AMOS.
	+	These bugs and limitations included:
	+	* crashes on newer processors and AmigaOS versions newer than 1.3 in regard to using subroutines (gosub) and sound
	+	* the editor being writted for [[NTSC]] and so not using the full screen on [[PAL]] screens (a TV standard very common in [[Europe]])
	+	* commercially released BASIC's provided better IDE's and better (faster) performance
	+
	+
	+	SEKA assembler was a popular tool among game and demo programmers in the early years of the Amiga. Later Devpac and AsmOne became popular assemblers.
	+	SEKA, DevPac and AsmOne all were [[Integrated development environment\|IDE's]] and included editor, assembler, linker and debugger.
	+
	+
	+	Devpac Assembler by [[HiSoft]] was a professional assembler program that became the de facto standard for assembly programming. It was also able to be used for [[Cross-platform]] development for any other Motorola 68k-based device, such as the Atari ST. It was common for programs to be jointly written for the Amiga and Atari using Devpac on the Amiga. However, since the Atari ST was closest to the "lowest common denominator" of the two machines, programs would be tested on and built primarily for the ST.
	+

	===Application Building Tools===		===Application Building Tools===

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82.54.125.102: /* Emulation */

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82.54.125.102: /* Emulation */

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118.208.127.47: /* Mod music file format */

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Nono64: Commodore 64

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69.242.59.222 at 21:45, 22 August 2009

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Woohookitty: disam

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JLaTondre: fix incorrect link to building using AWB

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Spellcoder: some work on music part (on trackers and the mod fileformat)

Posted: January 19th, 2009, 7:24pm PST by Spellcoder

Spellcoder: fixed/improved 'descriptions of some languages' (mostly info on ABasic and AmigaBasic, popular assemblers)

Posted: January 6th, 2009, 2:10pm PST by Spellcoder

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	Amiga [[Instant Music (software)\|Instant Music]], [[Deluxe Music Construction Set\|DMCS]] (DeLuxe Music) 1 and 2, [[Music-X]], [[TigerCub]], [[Synthia]], [[Dr. T's KCS]], [[Dr. T's Midi Recording Studio]], [[Bars and Pipes]] (from [[Blue Ribbon Soundworks]], a firm which was bought from [[Microsoft]] and it is now part of its group. Bars and Pipes internal structure then inspired to create audio streaming data passing of [[DirectX]] libraries), AEGIS [[Audio Master]], [[Pro Sound Designer]], AEGIS [[Sonix]], [[SoundFX]] (a.k.a. SFX), [[Audio Sculpture]], [[Audition 4]] from [[SunRize Industries]], [[SuperJAM!]], [[HD-Rec]], Amiga [[Audio Evolution]], [[RockBEAT]] [[drum machine]].		Amiga [[Instant Music (software)\|Instant Music]], [[Deluxe Music Construction Set\|DMCS]] (DeLuxe Music) 1 and 2, [[Music-X]], [[TigerCub]], [[Synthia]], [[Dr. T's KCS]], [[Dr. T's Midi Recording Studio]], [[Bars and Pipes]] (from [[Blue Ribbon Soundworks]], a firm which was bought from [[Microsoft]] and it is now part of its group. Bars and Pipes internal structure then inspired to create audio streaming data passing of [[DirectX]] libraries), AEGIS [[Audio Master]], [[Pro Sound Designer]], AEGIS [[Sonix]], [[SoundFX]] (a.k.a. SFX), [[Audio Sculpture]], [[Audition 4]] from [[SunRize Industries]], [[SuperJAM!]], [[HD-Rec]], Amiga [[Audio Evolution]], [[RockBEAT]] [[drum machine]].
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	===Audio Digitizers Software===		===Audio Digitizers Software===
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	Development of popular Amiga tracker OctaMED SoundStudio was handed over to a third party several times but the first two parties failed to produce result. A third attempt at creating an update will be undertaken by the current developer of Bars 'n Pipes.		Development of popular Amiga tracker OctaMED SoundStudio was handed over to a third party several times but the first two parties failed to produce result. A third attempt at creating an update will be undertaken by the current developer of Bars 'n Pipes.
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	====mod format limitations====		====mod format limitations====
	Initially trackers (and the mod format) were limited to 4 channel, 8 bit audio (due to restrictions of the Amiga's soundchip) and 15 (and later 31) sampled instruments. By using software mixing some trackers archieved 6, 7 or 8 channel sound at the cost of CPU time and audio quality.		Initially trackers (and the mod format) were limited to 4 channel, 8 bit audio (due to restrictions of the Amiga's soundchip) and 15 (and later 31) sampled instruments. By using software mixing some trackers archieved 6, 7 or 8 channel sound at the cost of CPU time and audio quality.
	Modern trackers can handle 128+ channel, 16 bit audio quality and can often handle up to 256 instruments. Some even support software synthesizer plugins as instruments.		Modern trackers can handle 128+ channel, 16 bit audio quality and can often handle up to 256 instruments. Some even support software synthesizer plugins as instruments.
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	===Speech synthesis===		===Speech synthesis===
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	Many games and software, especially in the early years of the Amiga were written to directly access the hardware instead of using the operating system for graphics and input. Especially games could archieve much more fast and smooth gameplay, but at the cost of compatibility with newer Amiga models.		Many games and software, especially in the early years of the Amiga were written to directly access the hardware instead of using the operating system for graphics and input. Especially games could archieve much more fast and smooth gameplay, but at the cost of compatibility with newer Amiga models.
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	===Cross platform libraries and programming facilities===		===Cross platform libraries and programming facilities===
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	* Allegro has been ported to [[AmigaOS 4]] [os4depot.net]		* Allegro has been ported to [[AmigaOS 4]] [os4depot.net]
	* an Amiga port of [[wxWidgets]] is being worked on [sourceforge.net] wxWidgets-AOS].		* an Amiga port of [[wxWidgets]] is being worked on [sourceforge.net] wxWidgets-AOS].
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	Amiga in all those years lacked of a complete [[Integrated development environment\|IDE]] (Integrated Development Environment). This fact changed in 2005/2006 with the creation of [[Cubic IDE]], based on Amiga modular text editor [[GoldED (text editor)\|GoldED]].		Amiga in all those years lacked of a complete [[Integrated development environment\|IDE]] (Integrated Development Environment). This fact changed in 2005/2006 with the creation of [[Cubic IDE]], based on Amiga modular text editor [[GoldED (text editor)\|GoldED]].
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	===Descriptions of some Languages===		===Descriptions of some Languages===
	ABasic was developed by [[MetaComCo]] and was bundled with [[AmigaOS]] 1.0 and 1.1.		ABasic was developed by [[MetaComCo]] and was bundled with [[AmigaOS]] 1.0 and 1.1.
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	[[AmigaOS]] 1.2 and 1.3 came bundled with [[AmigaBASIC]] (and a complete manual), which other than also being a BASIC dialect, was not related to ABasic.		[[AmigaOS]] 1.2 and 1.3 came bundled with [[AmigaBASIC]] (and a complete manual), which other than also being a BASIC dialect, was not related to ABasic.
	[[AmigaBASIC]] was the only programming language (and the only tool) made by [[Microsoft]] for the Amiga computer. It's best feature was the lack of numbering lines of code, which was the first attempt in 1985/1986 to create a new kind of approach in programming. Microsoft then added this feature to all its development language tools.		[[AmigaBASIC]] was the only programming language (and the only tool) made by [[Microsoft]] for the Amiga computer. It's best feature was the lack of numbering lines of code, which was the first attempt in 1985/1986 to create a new kind of approach in programming. Microsoft then added this feature to all its development language tools.
	As AmigaBASIC was bundled with so many Amiga's it was one of the most common used language in the early years.		As AmigaBASIC was bundled with so many Amiga's it was one of the most common used language in the early years.
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	Because Commodore wanted to save money, an update was never made for AmigaBasic. Due to AmigaBasic's vast number of known bugs and limitations it was		Because Commodore wanted to save money, an update was never made for AmigaBasic. Due to AmigaBasic's vast number of known bugs and limitations it was
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	* the editor being writted for [[NTSC]] and so not using the full screen on [[PAL]] screens (a TV standard very common in [[Europe]])		* the editor being writted for [[NTSC]] and so not using the full screen on [[PAL]] screens (a TV standard very common in [[Europe]])
	* commercially released BASIC's provided better IDE's and better (faster) performance		* commercially released BASIC's provided better IDE's and better (faster) performance
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	SEKA assembler was a popular tool among game and demo programmers in the early years of the Amiga. Later Devpac and AsmOne became popular assemblers.		SEKA assembler was a popular tool among game and demo programmers in the early years of the Amiga. Later Devpac and AsmOne became popular assemblers.
	SEKA, DevPac and AsmOne all were [[Integrated development environment\|IDE's]] and included editor, assembler, linker and debugger.		SEKA, DevPac and AsmOne all were [[Integrated development environment\|IDE's]] and included editor, assembler, linker and debugger.
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	Devpac Assembler by [[HiSoft]] was a professional assembler program that became the de facto standard for assembly programming. It was also able to be used for [[Cross-platform]] development for any other Motorola 68k-based device, such as the Atari ST. It was common for programs to be jointly written for the Amiga and Atari using Devpac on the Amiga. However, since the Atari ST was closest to the "lowest common denominator" of the two machines, programs would be tested on and built primarily for the ST.		Devpac Assembler by [[HiSoft]] was a professional assembler program that became the de facto standard for assembly programming. It was also able to be used for [[Cross-platform]] development for any other Motorola 68k-based device, such as the Atari ST. It was common for programs to be jointly written for the Amiga and Atari using Devpac on the Amiga. However, since the Atari ST was closest to the "lowest common denominator" of the two machines, programs would be tested on and built primarily for the ST.
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	===Application Building Tools===		===Application Building Tools===
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	*'''Encoding audio:''' Amiga [[LAME]], [[FLAC]]		*'''Encoding audio:''' Amiga [[LAME]], [[FLAC]]
	*'''PowerPoint ".PPT" files:''' [[PointRider]]		*'''PowerPoint ".PPT" files:''' [[PointRider]]
-	*'''[[Adobe]] ".PDF" files:''' [[APDF]]	+	*'''[[Adobe Systems]] ".PDF" files:''' [[APDF]]
	*'''Digital cameras:''' [natmeg.stamey.at] Canon toolbox] for [[Canon (company)\|Canon]] photocameras, [aminet.net] PtpDigCam], [natmeg.stamey.at] SimpleCam], [www.qdev.de] AmiCaMedia], [user.cs.tu-berlin.de] DigiCam], [www.squix.de] CamControl], [aminet.net] Camedia], [[IOSUB Digicam Package]], [[VHI Studio]] from [www.iospirit.com] IoSpirit Software]		*'''Digital cameras:''' [natmeg.stamey.at] Canon toolbox] for [[Canon (company)\|Canon]] photocameras, [aminet.net] PtpDigCam], [natmeg.stamey.at] SimpleCam], [www.qdev.de] AmiCaMedia], [user.cs.tu-berlin.de] DigiCam], [www.squix.de] CamControl], [aminet.net] Camedia], [[IOSUB Digicam Package]], [[VHI Studio]] from [www.iospirit.com] IoSpirit Software]
	*'''TV cards players:''' [[Amithlon TV]], [[Visionary (software)\|Visionary]], [[AmiTV]] and [www.geit.de] VailantVision] that is an evolution of Amihlon TV.		*'''TV cards players:''' [[Amithlon TV]], [[Visionary (software)\|Visionary]], [[AmiTV]] and [www.geit.de] VailantVision] that is an evolution of Amihlon TV.
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	MakeCD is the first Amiga program to support [[Optical disc recording modes#CD Disc-At-Once\|DAO]], (Disk At Once). Frying Pan is the first Amiga program capable to create [[DVD]]s. Now both FryingPAN and BurnIt! are capable to handle DVD.		MakeCD is the first Amiga program to support [[Optical disc recording modes#CD Disc-At-Once\|DAO]], (Disk At Once). Frying Pan is the first Amiga program capable to create [[DVD]]s. Now both FryingPAN and BurnIt! are capable to handle DVD.

-	====Disk Images and ISO files Management====	+	====Disk Images and ISO files Management====
	*[[ISO-o-Matic]] software is an Amiga CD Image converting software and supports: [[b5i]], [[Disk_image#.BIN\|bin]], [[cdi]], [[.img#.IMG\|img]] (normal/[[CloneCD]]), [[Disk image\|mdf]] ([[Alcohol 120%]]), [[NRG (file format)\|nrg]] ([[Nero Burning ROM]]), [[pdi]] and [[MagicISO\|uif]].		*[[ISO-o-Matic]] software is an Amiga CD Image converting software and supports: [[b5i]], [[Disk_image#.BIN\|bin]], [[cdi]], [[.img#.IMG\|img]] (normal/[[CloneCD]]), [[Disk image\|mdf]] ([[Alcohol 120%]]), [[NRG (file format)\|nrg]] ([[Nero Burning ROM]]), [[pdi]] and [[MagicISO\|uif]].
	*[[ISOMount]] mounts CD ISOs, PC floppy disk images and Amiga diskimages. Supports: Amiga (ADF) 880KB ether OFS and FFS), MS-DOS (IMG) from 360KB up to 2.88MB (Fat12), Atari ST 800KB (Fat12), MAC GS (file image of Mac has no extensions) 800KB (MFM encoded), CD (ISO) - every size, including floppy specific.		*[[ISOMount]] mounts CD ISOs, PC floppy disk images and Amiga diskimages. Supports: Amiga (ADF) 880KB ether OFS and FFS), MS-DOS (IMG) from 360KB up to 2.88MB (Fat12), Atari ST 800KB (Fat12), MAC GS (file image of Mac has no extensions) 800KB (MFM encoded), CD (ISO) - every size, including floppy specific.