Amiga a1200

massimo · 23 December 2007, 00:53

Ok i am currently trying to get into the amiga scene and make some music with it. I was wondering where i could get ahold of one of these fine pieces of machinary.

Im also looking for Ultimate Soundtracker for it. and any other trackers that would be for an amiga.

Graham Humphrey · 23 December 2007, 01:06

Welcome to EAB

If you want to get hold of an Amiga, then Ebay is your friend here... you'll find plenty on there. Try and get hold of an A1200 if you can, preferably with a hard drive and some sort of memory expansion as this will probably be your best bet. Also you could try the Marketplace sub-forum here on EAB.

As for trackers, I'm no expert on the subject but you could always try Aminet for starters... however there are plenty of people on here who are far more knowledgeable on this subject then I am

massimo · 23 December 2007, 01:18

Yeah the a1200 is what im looking for

Is buying and selling on this forum against regulations?

Graham Humphrey · 23 December 2007, 01:23

Oh yeah, the thread title is a giveaway isn't it?

It's not against regulations at all, check this subforum: http://eab.abime.net/forumdisplay.php?f=25

Zetr0 · 23 December 2007, 01:35

@massimo

hello there,

Welcome to the EAB, theres plenty of mischief to get up to around here

the EAB has a "market place" forum for you to request anything really.... not sure what you might get from some of the members here

other opportunities such like the up and coming www.amibay.co.uk

failing that there is always ebay which will set you back around $60 not including postage. the problem with ebay, you just dont know what you really are buying. so there is

www.amigakit.com although a little more expensive, they have a first rate service and waranty on the products they sell. I only have great things to say about amigakit to be honest.

Octamed Sound Studio is a fantastic tracker and music studio for the Amiga. it is free to download from here. http://www.medsoundstudio.com/

i hope that helps.

massimo · 23 December 2007, 04:08

Awesome

but how do i get the tracker onto the amiga?

Zetr0 · 23 December 2007, 04:16

by far the simplest would be to use a hard disk drive

If you have a hard disk in your a1200, you could use WinUAE to assist you, there are some guides on how to do this, have a brief search.

massimo · 23 December 2007, 04:21

do you happen to have an msn?

Zetr0 · 23 December 2007, 04:24

I do, but at this moment, (3:23am) i am about to shut down for the night... if you are up to some mischief tomorrow evening (later today for me lol) then we can have some chin-waggery then

massimo · 23 December 2007, 05:01

Heck yeah man sounds ace to me.
Give me an add when you get the chance: Silv3rst0n3@hotmail.com

paranoid · 23 December 2007, 05:56

I don't want to discourage someone from having the true Amiga experience if that's what they are after.. I, myself, went out to buy several old machines that were already emulated very well, once upon a time. I had to find ways to transfer data to them (usually null-modem) which was cool, as I've always like checking out term programs, etc. The experience of what these machines were like was also very entertaining. But I was after that experience, not just making music. If you are looking to use real Amiga sound hardware (digitizer, MIDI, something like that) disregard the rest of this post.

With that in mind, you might want to consider buying a ROM from Cloanto and using WinUAE. I think it would make things much easier, not to mention cheaper. It wouldn't be like musicians did at the time, dealing with more restraints, etc. but you could jump right in a whole lot easier.

If WinUAE weren't as good as it is, I might not have this suggestion because of incompatibility. But, I think everyone here would agree that WinUAE is absolutely fantastic, and you wouldn't have any trouble making mods with it.

massimo · 23 December 2007, 06:57

Im not really 100 percent sure what i want at the moment, i know that having an amiga would be awesome, and absolutly original around here. Im just looking for something fresh. Also im not really quite sure how hard or easy it would be to get the software onto the amiga, im not that good at computers haha. would it be possible for some one to put it on a floppy for me and i pay them for there trouble?

Hewitson · 23 December 2007, 12:56

I certainly dont recommend using an emulator for music making purposes.

As for getting the files onto the Amiga, Workbench 2.1+ includes CrossDos which allows you to read PC disks as if they are amiga disks.

thinlega · 23 December 2007, 14:49

Chelk this link for lots of cool amiga sound making software LINKIE!

Hungry Horace · 23 December 2007, 15:28

Zetr0 mentioned octamed soundstudio, which i would say is definately the best tracker out there. however, rather than the official "download after signing maillist" that he linked to... use aminet:

http://aminet.net/package/mus/edit/OctamedSS1.03c

and Braddo is quite right, music production on winuae (or any uae) is not recommended.

The key-response times are poor, forcing you to manually program everything, you can get fluctuation in speed just through a change in the number of channels playing, and it simply isnt accurate enough (BPMs can even be different between emulator and real hardware) to do the job comfortably.

shame really.

Zetr0 · 23 December 2007, 18:05

Theres Octamed SS for the PC... i have that too ..... fantastic is a word reserve for it i tell you....

awesome... its a great companion with mod plug tracker and Octamed SS on the Amiga

Hungry Horace · 23 December 2007, 18:28

you liked octamed SS on the PC Zetr0????

i even registered that piece of junk.... what a waste imho. unstable and just generally useless. Even the MIDI syncronisation was as bad as using winuae to emualted the amiga MIDI output !

It just wasnt designed to be "plunked" unto windows if you ask me.

DrF · 23 December 2007, 18:31

My friend showed me this yesterday :

http://www.flstudio.com/

Its for Windows.

Zetr0 · 23 December 2007, 19:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hungry Horace

you liked octamed SS on the PC Zetr0????

i even registered that piece of junk.... what a waste imho. unstable and just generally useless. Even the MIDI syncronisation was as bad as using winuae to emualted the amiga MIDI output !

It just wasnt designed to be "plunked" unto windows if you ask me.

hmmmm its always been pretty well behaved on my PC....

you know

Nato Issue XP pro sp2 / Barton 3200 / 1Gb XMS dual chan ram... basic really.

massimo · 23 December 2007, 19:20

I think ive made up my mind. Im gonna get ahold of a nice a1200, and use it souly for musical purposes, im gonna get some one to set everything up for me, and if any one could get me one of those floppys with the stuff on it, i would pay what ever you asked for it.

23 December 2007, 00:53	#1
massimo Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: olive hill/usa Posts: 10	Amiga a1200 Ok i am currently trying to get into the amiga scene and make some music with it. I was wondering where i could get ahold of one of these fine pieces of machinary. Im also looking for Ultimate Soundtracker for it. and any other trackers that would be for an amiga.

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23 December 2007, 01:06	#2
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	Welcome to EAB If you want to get hold of an Amiga, then Ebay is your friend here... you'll find plenty on there. Try and get hold of an A1200 if you can, preferably with a hard drive and some sort of memory expansion as this will probably be your best bet. Also you could try the Marketplace sub-forum here on EAB. As for trackers, I'm no expert on the subject but you could always try Aminet for starters... however there are plenty of people on here who are far more knowledgeable on this subject then I am

23 December 2007, 01:18	#3
massimo Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: olive hill/usa Posts: 10	Yeah the a1200 is what im looking for Is buying and selling on this forum against regulations?

23 December 2007, 01:23	#4
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	Oh yeah, the thread title is a giveaway isn't it? It's not against regulations at all, check this subforum: http://eab.abime.net/forumdisplay.php?f=25

23 December 2007, 01:35	#5
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	@massimo hello there, Welcome to the EAB, theres plenty of mischief to get up to around here the EAB has a "market place" forum for you to request anything really.... not sure what you might get from some of the members here other opportunities such like the up and coming www.amibay.co.uk failing that there is always ebay which will set you back around $60 not including postage. the problem with ebay, you just dont know what you really are buying. so there is www.amigakit.com although a little more expensive, they have a first rate service and waranty on the products they sell. I only have great things to say about amigakit to be honest. Octamed Sound Studio is a fantastic tracker and music studio for the Amiga. it is free to download from here. http://www.medsoundstudio.com/ i hope that helps.

23 December 2007, 04:08	#6
massimo Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: olive hill/usa Posts: 10	Awesome but how do i get the tracker onto the amiga?

23 December 2007, 04:16	#7
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	by far the simplest would be to use a hard disk drive If you have a hard disk in your a1200, you could use WinUAE to assist you, there are some guides on how to do this, have a brief search.

23 December 2007, 04:21	#8
massimo Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: olive hill/usa Posts: 10	do you happen to have an msn?

23 December 2007, 04:24	#9
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	I do, but at this moment, (3:23am) i am about to shut down for the night... if you are up to some mischief tomorrow evening (later today for me lol) then we can have some chin-waggery then

23 December 2007, 05:01	#10
massimo Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: olive hill/usa Posts: 10	Heck yeah man sounds ace to me. Give me an add when you get the chance: Silv3rst0n3@hotmail.com

23 December 2007, 05:56	#11
paranoid Phone Zen Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Banned Age: 52 Posts: 234	I don't want to discourage someone from having the true Amiga experience if that's what they are after.. I, myself, went out to buy several old machines that were already emulated very well, once upon a time. I had to find ways to transfer data to them (usually null-modem) which was cool, as I've always like checking out term programs, etc. The experience of what these machines were like was also very entertaining. But I was after that experience, not just making music. If you are looking to use real Amiga sound hardware (digitizer, MIDI, something like that) disregard the rest of this post. With that in mind, you might want to consider buying a ROM from Cloanto and using WinUAE. I think it would make things much easier, not to mention cheaper. It wouldn't be like musicians did at the time, dealing with more restraints, etc. but you could jump right in a whole lot easier. If WinUAE weren't as good as it is, I might not have this suggestion because of incompatibility. But, I think everyone here would agree that WinUAE is absolutely fantastic, and you wouldn't have any trouble making mods with it.

23 December 2007, 06:57	#12
massimo Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: olive hill/usa Posts: 10	Im not really 100 percent sure what i want at the moment, i know that having an amiga would be awesome, and absolutly original around here. Im just looking for something fresh. Also im not really quite sure how hard or easy it would be to get the software onto the amiga, im not that good at computers haha. would it be possible for some one to put it on a floppy for me and i pay them for there trouble?

23 December 2007, 12:56	#13
Hewitson Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 41 Posts: 3,772	I certainly dont recommend using an emulator for music making purposes. As for getting the files onto the Amiga, Workbench 2.1+ includes CrossDos which allows you to read PC disks as if they are amiga disks.

23 December 2007, 14:49	#14
thinlega .:Part-Time Winner:. Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: UK Posts: 531	Chelk this link for lots of cool amiga sound making software LINKIE!

23 December 2007, 15:28	#15
Hungry Horace Wipe-Out Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: . Age: 43 Posts: 2,538	Zetr0 mentioned octamed soundstudio, which i would say is definately the best tracker out there. however, rather than the official "download after signing maillist" that he linked to... use aminet: http://aminet.net/package/mus/edit/OctamedSS1.03c and Braddo is quite right, music production on winuae (or any uae) is not recommended. The key-response times are poor, forcing you to manually program everything, you can get fluctuation in speed just through a change in the number of channels playing, and it simply isnt accurate enough (BPMs can even be different between emulator and real hardware) to do the job comfortably. shame really.

23 December 2007, 18:05	#16
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	Theres Octamed SS for the PC... i have that too ..... fantastic is a word reserve for it i tell you.... awesome... its a great companion with mod plug tracker and Octamed SS on the Amiga

23 December 2007, 18:28	#17
Hungry Horace Wipe-Out Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: . Age: 43 Posts: 2,538	you liked octamed SS on the PC Zetr0???? i even registered that piece of junk.... what a waste imho. unstable and just generally useless. Even the MIDI syncronisation was as bad as using winuae to emualted the amiga MIDI output ! It just wasnt designed to be "plunked" unto windows if you ask me.

23 December 2007, 18:31	#18
DrF Blessed A1200 Of TeH Rat Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bham, UK Age: 42 Posts: 496	My friend showed me this yesterday : http://www.flstudio.com/ Its for Windows.

23 December 2007, 19:20	#20
massimo Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: olive hill/usa Posts: 10	I think ive made up my mind. Im gonna get ahold of a nice a1200, and use it souly for musical purposes, im gonna get some one to set everything up for me, and if any one could get me one of those floppys with the stuff on it, i would pay what ever you asked for it.

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