Help with Soundtracker 1

necronom · 01 April 2016, 22:50

I'm trying to record some footage of the original Soundtracker. I have V1.21, which was the earliest I could find, and I'm trying to play a mod without success.

I have put several mod files on the disk, some from later games, some called mod.<filename>, some the other way round. I'm typing the name in the SONGNAME field, then pressing LOAD SONG, then typing L and it goes green, but nothing else happens. It does the same if I enter a random name, so I don't know if it isn't seeing them, or if the format is wrong in the MOD file, or if it's the emulator. I'm using WinUAE, and emulating an A500, KS1.2, booting into WB 1.2, then running ST from there on DF1.

Any ST experts here? Ermm, I mean Soundtracker, not Atari ST, obviously

s2325 · 01 April 2016, 22:56

I think "song" is just music notes, without samples which should be in other file.

necronom · 01 April 2016, 23:10

I thought all MOD files had the samples embedded in them, but I could be wrong.

s2325 · 01 April 2016, 23:17

Utility should have some help file.

necronom · 01 April 2016, 23:30

There was a Sountracker doc file, but it doesn't explain how loading and saving works, or anything that helps me.

If anyone has a PD disk adf file that will play in version 1, that would do, but I'm having trouble finding anything.

I watched a YouTube vid, and it just seemed to load the samples and play.

necronom · 02 April 2016, 00:12

Well, I've found a two disk release and it had a sample on it, so I've managed to get it to play. I was just unlucky with the first one I found.

meynaf · 02 April 2016, 10:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by necronom

I thought all MOD files had the samples embedded in them, but I could be wrong.

Most MOD files have embedded samples, but separate songs can occasionnally be found.

Amiga1992 · 02 April 2016, 22:13

MOD = song+sample data
SNG = just song data
You need SNG files meant for Soundtracker, it won't load MODs as far as I know. Maybe it does, but it shouldn't really work well.

necronom · 02 April 2016, 22:55

I did notice I had a few SNG files, though I ignored them when I was trying things. I thought they may have been an OctaMED file, or something else. Thanks for the info. At least I know what they are now.

Amiga1992 · 02 April 2016, 22:58

No problem.
You will also need the ST-01 sounds disk for the SNG files to work.

01 April 2016, 22:50	#1
necronom Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Middlesbrough Posts: 87	Help with Soundtracker 1 I'm trying to record some footage of the original Soundtracker. I have V1.21, which was the earliest I could find, and I'm trying to play a mod without success. I have put several mod files on the disk, some from later games, some called mod.<filename>, some the other way round. I'm typing the name in the SONGNAME field, then pressing LOAD SONG, then typing L and it goes green, but nothing else happens. It does the same if I enter a random name, so I don't know if it isn't seeing them, or if the format is wrong in the MOD file, or if it's the emulator. I'm using WinUAE, and emulating an A500, KS1.2, booting into WB 1.2, then running ST from there on DF1. Any ST experts here? Ermm, I mean Soundtracker, not Atari ST, obviously

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01 April 2016, 22:56	#2
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	I think "song" is just music notes, without samples which should be in other file.

01 April 2016, 23:10	#3
necronom Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Middlesbrough Posts: 87	I thought all MOD files had the samples embedded in them, but I could be wrong.

01 April 2016, 23:17	#4
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	Utility should have some help file.

01 April 2016, 23:30	#5
necronom Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Middlesbrough Posts: 87	There was a Sountracker doc file, but it doesn't explain how loading and saving works, or anything that helps me. If anyone has a PD disk adf file that will play in version 1, that would do, but I'm having trouble finding anything. I watched a YouTube vid, and it just seemed to load the samples and play.

02 April 2016, 00:12	#6
necronom Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Middlesbrough Posts: 87	Well, I've found a two disk release and it had a sample on it, so I've managed to get it to play. I was just unlucky with the first one I found.

02 April 2016, 22:13	#8
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	MOD = song+sample data SNG = just song data You need SNG files meant for Soundtracker, it won't load MODs as far as I know. Maybe it does, but it shouldn't really work well.

02 April 2016, 22:55	#9
necronom Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Middlesbrough Posts: 87	I did notice I had a few SNG files, though I ignored them when I was trying things. I thought they may have been an OctaMED file, or something else. Thanks for the info. At least I know what they are now.

02 April 2016, 22:58	#10
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	No problem. You will also need the ST-01 sounds disk for the SNG files to work.

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