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Offline Orgin

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Re: New Protracker - your input is welcome
« on: November 18, 2002, 03:59:54 PM »
@tickly

* MP3 samples? Could be nice for long loops

That would be a great way to reduce the module size. However they could be unpacked in memory when loading the module. (playing like 64 channels of realtime mp3 plus all effects would require quite a bit of raw cpu power :), but not stored back again every time unless edited so that quality is not lost everytime.

Anyway, about the original query:

- Midi support (it's nice to use a real keyboard :) Perhaps some compabilities to existing real keyboard trackers? (Haven't followed that world for a while)
- Sample editor (mixing, volume fading, rescaling, chip tune to sample and so on)
- Chip sound generator
- Multichannel, XM/s3m support or similar.
- Keep the general look and feel of the classic protracker. Multicolored tracker lines. Colored output bars for each channel. Black (+optional) blackground behind the tracker lines. I just hate when a tracker uses the general WB look. A tracker must look a bit 3l33t IMHO :)
- Ability to fade single channels between right/left.
- Tracks with any length.

You could also think a bit about surround 5.1 (like front left/right, back left/right, center speakers) or better playback in the future. That would be nice as well.

(Edit: And yeah, Os4.x support  :)

/Björn
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