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daedric
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Joined: 13 Oct 2005

Posted: Thu Oct 13 2005 06:24 Simple questions that need answering
Hi guys. I am Steve and I am new to MadTracker. I have a few basic questions that I have not been able to figure out. 1) On the main interface, There are 6 spaces. The first one is the note, the second one is the instrument that plays it. What are the other 4? 2) Unless this is explained by answering #1, how do you sustain a note, make it stacatto, shorten it so it doesn't sustain, etc. (I have used lots of basic MIDI programs, so this had better not be to complicated.) 3) Are there any other basic functions like these that I should know? I have read the first tutorials but that is literally all I know. 4) Does anyone know of a good bongo (free) VST that I could use? It would sound a lot better than a repetitive tom sound. Thanks ahead of time to anyone answering. I am an awesome composer, but I get song ideas too fast to compose them into MIDI without a keyboard. If MadTracker is the answer to this problem, then PLEASE answer my questions. I have been trying to figure them out for a week now.
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Posted: Thu Oct 13 2005 07:24

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Hi guys. I am Steve and I am new to MadTracker. I have a few basic questions that I have not been able to figure out.

Welcome!

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1) On the main interface, There are 6 spaces. The first one is the note, the second one is the instrument that plays it. What are the other 4?

The MadTracker Interface explained
(browse down to The Pattern Editor)

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2) Unless this is explained by answering #1, how do you sustain a note, make it stacatto, shorten it so it doesn't sustain, etc.

Sustaining a note is possible if the sample has a loop, and therefore can run forever. Loops can be defined in the sample-properties of your instrument.

Stacatto can be defined via the volume envelope in the instrument properties. Here you can draw a very steep downward volume ramp to make it sound stacatto upon releasing your key.

Shortening can be done via the '=' command, which can be introduced via the capslock-key.

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3) Are there any other basic functions like these that I should know? I have read the first tutorials but that is literally all I know.

For now, main importance is that you get the fundamentals of loading and editing samples/instruments, entering them in the pattern, making new patterns, and learning what the pattern interface can do. After that, you will start enjoying the built-in effects (via the red fx-button), the automation to perfrom events over time (via the graph-button) and the mixer to better control the volumes and eq (via the oscillope-button).

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4) Does anyone know of a good bongo (free) VST that I could use? It would sound a lot better than a repetitive tom sound.

No. Mind you that there are alternatives anyway. A very good way to get a real sounding set of bongo-samples if by finding pre-played bongo-loops, chop them up in individual hits (via the programme ReCycle, for instance), and make an instrument that contains the individual hits. You can then vary the tom-sound by using the different hits.

Hope this helps.

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