I'm in need of an easy tracker http://www.allegro.cc/forums/view/521237 Allegro.cc Forum Thread matthew@allegro.cc (Matthew Leverton) Sun, 21 Aug 2005 03:51:47 +0000

Is there any tracker that is as easy as ProTracker for Amiga was?

I want it really simple. Ideally I would like to start it up and begin creation within a minute of "learning period". That is, with my previous experience using ProTracker. Also, it has to work on Windows XP.

Screenshots of ProTracker for Amiga:
http://web.telia.com/~u51503750/gfx/pt1.png

http://web.telia.com/~u51503750/gfx/pt2.png

http://web.telia.com/~u51503750/gfx/pt3.png

http://web.telia.com/~u51503750/gfx/pt4.png

]]> no-reply@allegro.cc (kentl) Sat, 20 Aug 2005 21:53:19 +0000

In Windows about the only choice is ModPlug Tracker

EDIT: Apparently there's also Open ModPlug Tracker :o I didn't know that!

]]> no-reply@allegro.cc (miran) Sat, 20 Aug 2005 21:54:54 +0000

I downloaded the "Open" version at first. Extracted it to my "Web Downloads" directory and ran it. Then deleted the directory and extracted it to "Program Files" instead.

And now it want's the keyboard settings file from my "Web Downloads" directory. I am currently traversing the registry deleting every key with "ModPlug" in its name.

So a word of warning! Extract it to where you want it before you try it!

I hope it's good once I get it to start.. :)

[edit] The registry deleting worked! It started without complaints now.

]]> no-reply@allegro.cc (kentl) Sat, 20 Aug 2005 22:04:05 +0000

This OpenMT has some major improvements in the UI :D

]]> no-reply@allegro.cc (miran) Sat, 20 Aug 2005 22:11:41 +0000

It looks really nice! Thanks! I just registered myself on The FreeSound Project to download some cool C64 samples. Then it's creation time! :)

]]> no-reply@allegro.cc (kentl) Sat, 20 Aug 2005 22:17:58 +0000

The part that sucks is that there aren't very many good linux trackers. The modplug tut claims there is a modplug linux but the MP site flatout says there isn't one :(. Oh well just make music in windows I guess.

]]> no-reply@allegro.cc (Specter Phoenix) Sun, 21 Aug 2005 01:03:25 +0000
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ProTracker for Amiga

Oh man, I loved that program. Try WinUAE. I know it runs at least OktaMED properly, and it might just work with ProTracker as well (at least it starts and loads, i'm not 100% sure it will play everything properly).

]]> no-reply@allegro.cc (Inphernic) Sun, 21 Aug 2005 01:12:00 +0000
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OktaMED

OctaMED was way over my leage! :) Much to complicated. OpenMT was actually quite nice! Not as good as ProTracker but still very good.

]]> no-reply@allegro.cc (kentl) Sun, 21 Aug 2005 01:14:21 +0000
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Apparently there's also Open ModPlug Tracker :o I didn't know that!

How well does it play ITs, and other formats the original murdered? It should use DUMB as the sound rendering engine.

]]> no-reply@allegro.cc (Kitty Cat) Sun, 21 Aug 2005 03:09:26 +0000

For Linux, there's CheeseTracker (.it) and SoundTracker (.xm). Both have some flaws and both could need a lot of polishing, but both are useable.

]]> no-reply@allegro.cc (Elias) Sun, 21 Aug 2005 03:34:11 +0000

I can't remember how many hours of my life I wasted writing songs in the old and nice Protacker, I miss my beloved amiga500:'(
However modplug trackers is a lot better, indeed modplug tracker is the best by far, you can't find anything better than that.

A modplug tracker fan.:P
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]]> no-reply@allegro.cc (Paul whoknows) Sun, 21 Aug 2005 03:51:47 +0000