huebner@aero.aero.org (Robert E. Huebner) (12/13/90)
I have just begun working on some AmigaVision applications and have two questions I'm hoping to recieve answers on: 1) Realizing that the SMUS format is fairly limited, is there an alternative way to play music. What I'd like to set up is AREXX control over a Noisetracker/Soundtracker/MED-type program and play songs in the background. Are there are *tracker programs that support AREXX, at least to the point of LOAD/START/STOP controls? (And while we're on the subject, is it SMUS that's lame, or just software support for SMUS by DMCS? .mod to SMUS conversion possible? 2) Reading the Commodore spec sheet for AS250 (AmigaVision), it states that runtime modules are available. Does this mean they're being worked on? Will they cost extra? Are they available yet? I've seen some discussion on this before, but I didn't save that thread. Thanks ---- Robert Huebner huebner@aerospace.aero.org ----
prf@otter.hpl.hp.com (Paul Freeman) (12/13/90)
> > 1) Realizing that the SMUS format is fairly limited, is there an > alternative way to play music. I've tried playing Med2.13 tunes using the execute ICON to fire a batch file. This works up to the point where I want to stop the music. I've not had much luck so far in doing it cleanly. I'd like to see a ST to SMUS file converter if such a thing exists as it would be nicer to let AV handle all the sound channels. > 2) Reading the Commodore spec sheet for AS250 (AmigaVision), it states > that runtime modules are available. Does this mean they're being > worked on? The runtime facilities provided are nothing of the sort, its just a file moving facility. Without a true run time compiler AV is of limited use for commercial development, just a good presentation and demo tool. I would hope that someone is working on these issues or AV will just not be that competitive, it is sufficiently hard to code that some incentive needs to be provided to encourage use.
manes@vger.nsu.edu (12/13/90)
In article <94271@aerospace.AERO.ORG>, huebner@aero.aero.org (Robert E. Huebner) writes: > I have just begun working on some AmigaVision applications and have > two questions I'm hoping to recieve answers on: > > 1) Realizing that the SMUS format is fairly limited, is there an > alternative way to play music. What I'd like to set up is > AREXX control over a Noisetracker/Soundtracker/MED-type program and > play songs in the background. Are there are *tracker programs that > support AREXX, at least to the point of LOAD/START/STOP controls? > (And while we're on the subject, is it SMUS that's lame, or just > software support for SMUS by DMCS? .mod to SMUS conversion possible? I don't know whether there is a AREXX controllable version of NoiseTracker / Soundtracker. To handle my music needs I like to digitize whatever music / sounds I want and stay away from the SMUS stuff. > > 2) Reading the Commodore spec sheet for AS250 (AmigaVision), it states > that runtime modules are available. Does this mean they're being > worked on? Will they cost extra? Are they available yet? I've seen > some discussion on this before, but I didn't save that thread. > > Thanks It does build a runtime, but it is not the kind you might think. It will take a AmigaVision flow and copy all the needed parts to disk (except fonts) for you. You still need AmigaVision. The future? Only C= knows. :-) > > ---- > Robert Huebner huebner@aerospace.aero.org > ---- > > -mark= +--------+ ================================================== | \/ | Mark D. Manes "Mr. AmigaVision" | /\ \/ | manes@vger.nsu.edu | / | (804) 683-2532 "Make up your own mind! - AMIGA" +--------+ ==================================================