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This article is from the Electronic and Computer Music FAQ, by Craig Latta Craig.Latta@NetJam.ORG with numerous contributions by others.

3.2.4.2) What are some public-domain (or nearly so) sample-editing programs for IBM-PC compatibles? (Electronic and Computer Music)

Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1992 13:36:00 LCL
From: Achim Haag <UJ69%DKAUNI2.bitnet@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU>
Subject: Re: Tetra compositor
To: Multiple recipients of list EMUSIC-L <EMUSIC-L@AUVM>

Hi,

I don't know anything about the Tetra compositor, but I know
two public domain programs, that are quite similar to Soundtracker.
The first is called ScreamTracker (for PC). It has many functions:
play in background, peak level meter, oscilloscope... Unfortunately
it's shareware and the autor wants some $100 before he will send you a
version that can SAVE your own created songs. It can handle many
output devices (PC speaker via PCM, D/A- converter at an printer port,
SoundBlaster (I believe!!!)), but I don't think it's worth this much.

The second one - MODEDIT - is not quite as comfortably as the
Scream- tracker, but it's public domain and therefore is worth it's
money... Unfortunately it does *not* support SoundBlaster, but I've
build a simple D/A-converter and now I can listen to the sounds on my
stereo.

[Nathan Torkington <gnat@kauri.vuw.ac.nz> says, on 18 August
1992, that "There is a program distributed with the later releases
called ModRes which allows ModEdit to play the modules using the
SoundBlaster, etc."]

I've many samples from an amiga-user, so this shouldn't by a
problem.

Hope this information is useful for you.

Bye,

Achim

 

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