Groups | Search | Server Info | Keyboard shortcuts | Login | Register [http] [https] [nntp] [nntps]

Groups > comp.sys.apple2.programmer > #488

Re: Apple II 8bit sound

Show all headers | View raw

On Wednesday, September 5, 2012 1:22:24 PM UTC-7, Antoine Vignau wrote:
> 
> I do not think that is worth trying. The text interface of ED is fair enough,

Someone beat me to it:

ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/images/sound/CoolEd.dsk

from cooled.docs:


April 4, 1996

CoolEd version 0.1a
Designed, programmed and (c)1996 by Russell Nielson and Bret Victor

CoolEd is an 8-bit music editor and player for all Electric Duet style music files.  CoolEd will run on all Apple II's which support lowercase letters.  With this program you can create and play your very own music.  You can also load and edit existing Electric Duet music files, then save them to disk.

For background purposes, Electric Duet is a DOS 3.3 based program by Paul Lutus.  To use these style music files with CoolEd, simply copy the music files from the DOS 3.3 disk into the MUSIC subdirectory of CoolEd (under ProDOS), then you have the freedom to load, edit, and play them under CoolEd.

Because of timing issues, CoolEd is being released in its Alpha form, meaning that not all the features have been implemented yet.  For instance, you will not be able to use the clipboard or cut and paste.  These features might be added later, depending on how much interest there is in the program.  So if you'd like to see all the features implemented and this program finished, we encourage you to contact us and let us know.  If we get enough people expressing interest then we will finish it.

You may contact the authors with any comments, questions, suggestions, criticism, bug reports, etc, by emailing to one of the following addresses:

<removed from post, see asimov file>

Feel free to write for any reason.  Maybe you have an idea to improve the program?  Maybe there's something about CoolEd that you cannot stand and you need to get it off your chest?  Support your Apple II programmers, let us know what you think.

If you don't have access to the Internet, you can snail mail us at:

Russell Nielson
2303 Greve Avenue
Spring Lake Hts, NJ  07762-2360

Bret Victor
19253 Parkview Rd.
Castro Valley, CA  94546


Files required for CoolEd:

CoolEd ....... Run this program. (Double-click from Finder on GS)
CoolEd.Code .. Code for CoolEd.
CoolEd.Data .. Data for CoolEd.


Command Summary:

These command are available anytime, from any menu: (OA = Open-Apple)

OA-left/right arrows will select a menu.

Arrow keys and OA-Up/Down arrows will navigate you in the editor.

OA-A ....... About CoolEd
OA-H ....... Help screen
OA-? ....... Displays main commands

OA-P ....... Play song
OA-G ....... Trak song
OA-Q ....... Quit CoolEd
OA-K ....... Continue Playing Song
OA-(space) . Enter staff editor mode
OA-J ....... Jump to line in song
OA-(1-9) ... Jump to position in song
<TAB> ...... Toggle editing song/clipboard

File Options

OA-N ....... New song (clears out current song and starts a new one)
OA-L ....... Load song (overlays current song in memory)
OA-S ....... Save song (saves current song to disk)
OA-D ....... Append song (adds song to current song in memory)
OA-Q ....... Quit

Global Options

OA-I ....... Inserts a line at cursor position
OA-D ....... Deletes line at cursor position
OA-L ....... Inserts x number of lines at cursor position
OA-X ....... Cuts selected block to clipboard
OA-C ....... Copies selected block to clipboard
OA-<DEL> ... Deletes selected block
OA-V ....... Pastes selected block at cursor position

Track Options

OA-F ....... Fills selected block will value
OA-R ....... Replaces selected block values with new value
OA-T ....... Pastes selected block with value
OA-X ....... Cuts selected block to clipboard
OA-C ....... Copies selected block to clipboard
OA-<DEL> ... Deletes selected block
OA-V ....... Pastes selected block at cursor position

Options

OA-C ....... Toggles clipboard on/off
OA-B ....... Toggles byte display on/off
OA-E ....... Edits song title
OA-I ....... Displays information on song
OA-R ....... Set repeat options for the song
OA-S ....... Set sharp/flat options for the song
OA-T ....... Set tuning options
OA-N ....... Default duration when adding new lines

When using the OA-G to trak a song, you will have three trakking modes:

1. Technical Trakker (traks the song in the editor as each line is played)
2. Color Trakker (isn't implemented yet)
3. Staff Trakker (traks the song in staff mode)

Music entry:

Typing in a number will put you in number entry mode where the number you enter represents a note (001-255, with 255 being the lowest note).  Typing a letter (or note) will put you in note entry mode where the letter you enter represents a musical note.  A musical note is made up of a letter (scale) and octave.

The four columns in the editor are as follows:

Line ..... Line number in song
Dur ...... Duration of note 1 and note 2 (length played)
Note 1 ... Value of Note 1
Note 2 ... Value of Note 2

Entering a one (1) in the duration column sets up the tone modulator value which affects all notes played in that column.  Distinctive tone modulator values are from 1 (normal) to 15 (heavily modified).  Each of the two note columns can be set to a different tone by using the 1 duration length option.  For example:

 Line ! Dur ! Note 1    ! Note 2
------+-----+-----------+-----------
    1 !   1 !   4 (  4) !   4 (  4)
    2 !  12 ! C 3 (128) ! Eb3 (107)

When played, all #1 notes will play in tone 2 and all #2 notes will play in tone 4.  You can change this modulation at anypoint in the song.  The best way to learn how this works is by loading an existing song that uses this feature and examining the effects it has on the sound.

If you prefer to enter your song on the musical grand staff, use OA-(space)
to enter Staff Mode, and then hit "?" to see the commands.  


Distributing CoolEd:

CoolEd may not be sold for profit.  You are encouraged to upload it to your favorite BBS, or give a copy to a friend.  When uploading, be sure to include all the original files in their unmodified form.

That's about it.  Enjoy!

Back to comp.sys.apple2.programmer | Previous | Next — Previous in thread | Next in thread | Find similar

Thread

Apple II 8bit sound aiiadict@gmail.com - 2012-08-20 14:12 -0700
  Re: Apple II 8bit sound D Finnigan <dog_cow@macgui.com> - 2012-08-20 22:13 +0000
    Re: Apple II 8bit sound aiiadict@gmail.com - 2012-08-20 15:24 -0700
  Re: Apple II 8bit sound Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com> - 2012-08-20 22:06 -0500
    Re: Apple II 8bit sound aiiadict@gmail.com - 2012-09-05 13:02 -0700
      Re: Apple II 8bit sound Antoine Vignau <antoine.vignau@laposte.net> - 2012-09-05 13:22 -0700
        Re: Apple II 8bit sound aiiadict@gmail.com - 2012-09-10 16:51 -0700
      Re: Apple II 8bit sound Daniel Kruszyna <dan@krue.net> - 2012-09-06 11:26 +0000
        Re: Apple II 8bit sound aiiadict@gmail.com - 2012-09-06 08:53 -0700
          Re: Apple II 8bit sound D Finnigan <dog_cow@macgui.com> - 2012-09-06 17:10 +0000
          Re: Apple II 8bit sound BLuRry <brendan.robert@gmail.com> - 2012-09-06 10:13 -0700
          Re: Apple II 8bit sound Daniel Kruszyna <dan@krue.net> - 2012-09-06 18:01 +0000
            Re: Apple II 8bit sound D Finnigan <dog_cow@macgui.com> - 2012-09-06 18:32 +0000
            Re: Apple II 8bit sound aiiadict@gmail.com - 2012-09-06 11:44 -0700
              Re: Apple II 8bit sound BLuRry <brendan.robert@gmail.com> - 2012-09-06 20:44 -0700
              Re: Apple II 8bit sound Daniel Kruszyna <dan@krue.net> - 2012-09-08 18:15 +0000
                Re: Apple II 8bit sound aiiadict@gmail.com - 2012-09-08 11:47 -0700
  Re: Apple II 8bit sound Antoine Vignau <antoine.vignau@laposte.net> - 2012-08-21 01:09 -0700
    Re: Apple II 8bit sound Dagen Brock <DagenBrock@gmail.com> - 2012-08-21 14:02 -0700
      Re: Apple II 8bit sound BLuRry <brendan.robert@gmail.com> - 2012-08-21 14:41 -0700
      Re: Apple II 8bit sound Daniel Kruszyna <dan@krue.net> - 2012-08-21 23:11 +0000
        Re: Apple II 8bit sound aiiadict@gmail.com - 2012-09-04 14:06 -0700
      Re: Apple II 8bit sound Antoine Vignau <antoine.vignau@laposte.net> - 2012-08-21 14:26 -0700
        Re: Apple II 8bit sound aiiadict@gmail.com - 2012-08-22 10:01 -0700
          Re: Apple II 8bit sound aiiadict@gmail.com - 2012-08-23 08:35 -0700
            Re: Apple II 8bit sound aiiadict@gmail.com - 2012-09-04 12:05 -0700
              Re: Apple II 8bit sound Daniel Kruszyna <dan@krue.net> - 2012-09-04 19:49 +0000
                Re: Apple II 8bit sound aiiadict@gmail.com - 2012-09-06 10:38 -0700
                Re: Apple II 8bit sound aiiadict@gmail.com - 2012-09-08 09:53 -0700
  Re: Apple II 8bit sound aiiadict@gmail.com - 2012-09-16 11:40 -0700

csiph-web