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Conference hydra::amiga_v1

Title:	AMIGA NOTES
Notice:	Join us in the NEW conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2
Moderator:	HYDRA::MOORE

Created:	Sat Apr 26 1986
Last Modified:	Wed Feb 05 1992
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	5378
Total number of notes:	38326

4278.0. "AMAS 1000 sound digitizer questions" by NAC::BRANNON (value added) Wed Nov 14 1990 16:20

    I've started playing around with sound digitizing using an AMAS 1000
    on an Amiga 1000 and have run into two limitations that I hope more
    knowledgable noters can help me get around.
    
    Problem #1: The AMAS 1000 software has a file requestor that only knows
    about df0:, df1:, and dh0: and defaults to df0: when you try to save a
    sound sample.  I'd like to be able to get to my other disk partitions,
    but it looks like a custom file requestor, so the various file requestor
    replacements probably won't work (I'll try some tonite).
    So I'd like to find a sound editing (or sampling) program that doesn't
    have this limitation.
    
    Problem #2: The AMAS 1000 software lets you sample up to 8 banks full
    of sound samles.  Unfortunately, each bank can only hold a very short
    sound sample and there seems to be no way to continue the sound
    digiting across the banks.  I have a 3mb A1000 so all 8 banks are
    available.  Any suggestions?
    
    I'm aware of AudioMaster III, but since I'm just getting started its
    way too much money to spend on something that I'm not sure will fix
    either problem.  I'm hoping that something buried away on a fish disk,
    somebody's memory, or some home brewed code will solve this.
    
    thanks,
    dennis

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4278.1	File requestor	KAOFS::S_SAUVE	I live for the WeekEnds!!!	`Thu Nov 15 1990 11:09`	7
	I can only answer your first question. What version of AMAS have you got, because the version i've got is V1.32 and the file requestor shows df0: df1: df2: dh0: dh1: ram: and the program is installed on dh1: and it default's to there when i want to load something. Stephane.
4278.2	I'll check	NAC::BRANNON	value added	`Tue Nov 20 1990 10:38`	9
	re .1: I'll check the version number, but it clearly sounds like its older than yours. This is the first I've heard of newer software being available for the AMAS. Any takers on the digitizing longer sound samples problem? thanks, dennis
4278.3	Some ideas	WILARD::ROSCETTI	3 chords..but they're good ones	`Tue Nov 20 1990 14:31`	27
	re. longer sound samples. I don't know anything about AMAS so I don't know if banks can be chained ... Some other ideas.... Perfect sound ( and some others) let you sample up to the limits of memory. There is a PD utility called makesounds some on this net. It lets you play anything including a range of memory. String short samples in memory and then load into makesounds. Sonix will let you trigger instrument samples in succession fairly seamlessly. Last but not least .... Rap trick #7. Play your input source at high speed ( ie. 33 rpm lp at 78 ). Then adjust the playback rate back down. This assumes you have something like a variable speed reel to reel or a turntable. You can double the sample time this way. ( at the cost of fidelity ). brien