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Conference hydra::amiga_v1

Title:AMIGA NOTES
Notice:Join us in the *NEW* conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2
Moderator:HYDRA::MOORE
Created:Sat Apr 26 1986
Last Modified:Wed Feb 05 1992
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5378
Total number of notes:38326

944.0. "Deluxe Music Construction Songs On-line" by MVCAD3::BAEDER () Fri Dec 04 1987 12:40

    DMCS Songs now on-line...I've up-laoded a bunch of the PD songs
    Ive collected over the past year, and maybe one or two I entered
    myself from sheet music (the christmas ones)...
    
    Being more of a music "hack" than a graphics person...(I think I've
    used my DPII 2 or three times, I'd be intersted in adding additional
    music reated things to the growing MVCAD3 library...
    
    Below is the 0AAAREADME.DAT file from...MVCAD3::use0:[amiga.dmcs]
    
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This listing of songs is from the amiga "side" of things...Following is
a list of the directory...I think the mapping is clear enough...

To make it easy on myself, I just used kermit to x-fer all the files as is...no
compress or arc...to save yourself DL time, you might want to use the VMS
versions of either tool to do the compression... 

These are mostly all DMCS specific songs collected off of Genie, and CI$...
Some are a LOT more complex/better thanothers, but all of them are enjoyable,
and may serve as a place to start...

			enjoy...
				scott.

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   1812-Over                 rwed  112426  231  27-Jul-87 12:45:44
   2fugue4                   rwed   21534   45  12-Nov-87 19:40:28
   axel-foley                rwed    4962   11  14-Apr-87 02:07:56
   babygrand                 rwed   15250   32  09-May-87 16:46:34
   Bach Fugue in G-minor     rwed   27286   56  27-Feb-87 00:44:15
   CalGirls                  rwed   17718   37  17-Sep-87 23:06:20
   Canon-in-D                rwed   23972   50  18-Jun-87 23:16:39
   CarolNoel                 rwed   11176   23  27-Nov-87 19:04:43
   Cheers                    rwed    5980   13  07-Aug-87 01:25:52
   ChorPreludes              rwed   19314   40  24-May-87 17:26:15
   cinngirl                  rwed   11986   25  09-May-87 16:46:40
   circus.smus               rwed    3666    8  01-May-87 23:32:42
   drumrhythms               rwed    5296   11  26-Feb-87 21:55:56
   Earth Move                rwed   10874   23  14-Jun-86 21:16:14
   GeorgyGirl                rwed    9682   20  26-Feb-87 23:07:47
   Groovy                    rwed    6860   15  28-May-87 23:38:23
   HardDaysNite              rwed   13042   27  03-Jun-87 02:20:42
   hill-st                   rwed    4656   10  28-Feb-87 13:34:09
   jean                      rwed    6794   14  26-Feb-87 22:16:27
   joplin                    rwed   18648   39  02-Feb-87 23:38:09
   Joy                       rwed   15182   32  24-May-87 17:25:26
   JustAsIam                 rwed    2698    6  11-Feb-87 22:47:51
   JustAsIam-words           rwed    8242   17  14-Feb-87 14:38:20
   la-bomba                  rwed    8116   17  22-Jan-87 22:41:37
   list                      rwed       0    0  04-Dec-87 02:50:01
   Lyin' Eyes                rwed   19676   41  04-May-87 17:07:56
   m-a-s-h                   rwed    4010    9  28-Feb-87 13:42:10
   musbox                    rwed   19688   41  26-Feb-87 23:00:54
   OJesuSoMeek               rwed    3316    7  06-Sep-87 14:35:05
   OverTheRainbow            rwed    6572   14  24-May-87 18:20:01
   OwnOfLoneHeart            rwed   27292   56  28-May-87 00:31:26
   Passacaglia               rwed   11098   23  22-Jan-87 22:41:09
   Peanuts                   rwed   12784   27  06-Sep-87 14:05:06
   pine                      rwed   13318   28  02-Feb-87 23:37:46
   st-elmos-fire             rwed   16442   34  23-May-87 16:54:49
   st-elsewhere              rwed    7744   16  04-Oct-87 13:39:50
   stairway                  rwed   32060   66  09-May-87 18:07:00
   Starwars                  rwed   18474   38  23-May-87 16:54:59
   TakeMyBreath              rwed   13462   28  16-Jun-87 20:13:14
   the-rose                  rwed    5840   12  26-Feb-87 21:44:13
   WipeOut                   rwed    7098   15  26-Jan-87 14:17:41
   XmasBells                 rwed    5538   12  08-Nov-87 16:47:31
   Yesterday                 rwed    4332    9  23-May-87 21:15:24


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Directory MVCAD3::USER0:[AMIGA.DMCS]

1812XOVER.;1        2FUGUE4.;1          AXELXFOLE.;1        BABYGRAND.;1       
BACHXFUGU.;1        CALGIRLS.;1         CANONXINX.;1        CAROLNOEL.;1       
CHEERS.;1           CHORPRELU.;1        CINNGIRL.;1         DRUMRHYTH.;1       
EARTHXMOV.;1        GEORGYGIR.;1        GROOVY.;1           HARDDAYSN.;1       
HILLXST.;1          JEAN.;1             JOPLIN.;1           JOY.;1             
JUSTASIAM.;2        JUSTASIAM.;1        LAXBOMBA.;1         LYINXXEYE.;1       
MUSBOX.;1           MXAXSXH.;1          OJESUSOME.;1        OVERTHERA.;1       
OWNOFLONE.;1        PASSACAGL.;1        PEANUTS.;1          PINE.;1            
STAIRWAY.;1         STARWARS.;1         STXELMOSX.;1        STXELSEWH.;1       
TAKEMYBRE.;1        THEXROSE.;1         WIPEOUT.;1          XMASBELLS.;1       
YESTERDAY.;1        

Total of 41 files.

    
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944.1Player preferencesOASIS2::BERNARDJohn Bernard DTN 288-6622Fri Dec 04 1987 15:034
What's a good music "player" program to use for DMCS created music?

=john=

944.2DMCS files only on DMCSMVCAD3::BAEDERFri Dec 04 1987 20:098
    Boy, thats a good one...I haven't found any except DMCS...even if
    I saved all of them as SMUS files, (DMCS uses its on, non-documented,
    proprietary IFF format ;-(  I haven't seen any good PD
    players...Lots of graphics "display" progs, but none for music
    
    Has ANYONE found a good player program...
    
    scott.
944.3xlate to smus?? ONLY if demand for itMVCAD3::BAEDERFri Dec 04 1987 20:113
    p.s.  I guess if there is a big demand, I can try to mess around
    with making them into SMUS files, but I don't think they would xlate
    very well...
944.4Fred Fish #58HOUSE::FRACTALSun Dec 06 1987 15:327
    
    On fred fish disk #58 there are two. Check 'em out.
    
    
    
    
    
944.5Instruments?HOUSE::FRACTALSun Dec 06 1987 16:023
    
    By the way, where are the instruments for these guys?
    
944.6..NOBHIL::BODINE_CHTue Dec 08 1987 20:346
    .4
    
    If there is a DMCS music player on FF#58, could you please upload
    it?
    
    Chris
944.7Instruments up please ?PUERTO::ALVAREZMiguel,from sunny Puerto RicoTue Dec 08 1987 21:165
    I too would like you to upload the Instruments. With some songs,
    when I load them DMCS will tell me that not all instruments have
    been loaded. And thanks for uploading the songs !
                                
    Miguel A. Alvarez
944.8Use zap to see what you need...MVCAD3::BAEDERTue Dec 08 1987 22:2316
    just a quickie update...the instruments for 1812 are in the arc
    file for it  (sorry about that...) as for the others, some are the
    EA instruments from the Rock&roll or Instant Music disks, and are
    NOT PD. 
    
    BUT...to see what they are, use your favorite ZAP editor (arc online??)
    and look at the end of the file....this is where dmcs keeps the
    "IFF" records stating the instruments...
    
    minor FLAME
    
    the IFF standard doesn't include dmcs exactly, but it says that
    if a player can't find an instrument, make its best guess.  It should
    at least tell you what its looking for, and allow you to substitute!!!
    
    flame off
944.9exitMVCAD3::BAEDERTue Dec 08 1987 22:244
    re .6
    I thought the player on 58 was for smus files...but I'll look
         
    Scott
944.10Re. Missing InstrumentsPUERTO::ALVAREZMiguel,from sunny Puerto RicoThu Dec 10 1987 00:2611
    Re. .8
    		Thanks for the tip !  
    
    	I used NewZap on those songs with the "missing instrument" problem
    and found some instruments in my Instant Music disk. Another way
    to do it, if you don't have an instrument, is to copy and rename
    another instrument to what the song expects. You might not get the
    best results, but at least it's a better solution than hearing nothing
    at all. 
    
    Miguel A. Alvarez
944.11 HOUSE::FRACTALThu Dec 10 1987 02:034
    
    Re.6 I'd upload it if I had it.  Aren't DMCS files SMUS files?
    
    
944.12nope, dmcs <> smusMVCAD3::BAEDERThu Dec 10 1987 19:2910
    nope...dmcs can save music in smus, but the default is their own
    format...and in smus, you loose a lot of the measure size, ability
    to change instruments, etc...
    
    sorry...dmcs is dmcs...as bad as it is at time, it seems to be the
    best at making "sheet" quality music...
    
    still looking for something better...
    scott.
    
944.13Sonix Player anyone?LEDS::ACCIARDIThu Dec 10 1987 19:4410
    Speaking of music, is anyone interested in a PD Sonix song player?
    There are some FANTASTIC Sonix scores in the public domain.  The
    author, Mark Riley, has written a PD player.  It will batch several
    songs, jukebox fashion.
    
    I can upload it directly to Scott's uVax, if he has opened up write
    priveleges to the public.
    
    Ed.
    
944.14Yes, please do!KIRK::KYZIVATPaul KyzivatThu Dec 10 1987 20:298
Re .13

I'm interested if both player and songs are available.  I have instant music,
but it leaves a lot to be desired as a player, and I'm not talented enough at
music to create some even with it.  It would be nice to have a way to play
available music, but I'm not about to buy DMCS just to use as a player.

	Paul
944.15sonix can't play DMCS songs...MVCAD3::BAEDERThu Dec 10 1987 21:098
    if you see one or two you might like in smus form, let me know...
    
    again, sonix == smus, so even the pd player is not going to help
    on dmcs files...but....thats life...I just wish the music/sound
    area had 50% the activity in the video/annimation field...
    
    scott.
    
944.16Upload SONIX songsPUERTO::ALVAREZMiguel,from sunny Puerto RicoThu Dec 10 1987 22:095
    Re. .14 ( I think)
    
    	Yes, I'm interested in the SONIX songs. Please upload.
    
    Miguel A. Alvarez
944.17JukeboxHOUSE::FRACTALSat Dec 12 1987 01:568
    
    I have a whole disk full of sonix files but I don't have a player
    (real smart eh?) The two smus players I have don't account for Sonix's
    .instr files. Please upload the JukeBox.
    
    I'd be glad to upload the sonix files.