Index: /tags/asma-0.6/Docs/Bugs.txt =================================================================== --- /tags/asma-0.6/Docs/Bugs.txt (revision 5) +++ /tags/asma-0.6/Docs/Bugs.txt (revision 5) @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +Classics\Gilmore_Adam\Las_Vegas_Casino.sap - tune 0 doesn't exist (silence) +Classics\Hubbard_Rob\Extirpator.sap - strange sound at 01:12 and each time in + the same pattern - a bug of SAP player? +Classics\Whittaker_David\180.sap - bass sound is not audible (a bug of SAP + player?) +Classics\Whittaker_David\Feud.sap - bass sound is not audible (a bug of SAP + player?) Index: /tags/asma-0.6/Docs/Composers.txt =================================================================== --- /tags/asma-0.6/Docs/Composers.txt (revision 5) +++ /tags/asma-0.6/Docs/Composers.txt (revision 5) @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +Known Atari composers and handles 07 Aug 1999 +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +This list contains only composers who have made at least 3 songs on Atari +XL/XE. The number behind the name indicates number of songs contained in ASMA +by the composer. The composers are sorted in ABC order according to their +surnames (if known, otherwise by their handles). + +Galinski, Adrian - Daxey (5) +Gilmore, Adam (7) +Hubbard, Rob (5) +Makowski, Robert - Gutek (6) +Munns, Richard (4) +Pelc, Janusz (3) +Swierszcz, Piotr - Samurai (5) +Whittaker, David (9) Index: /tags/asma-0.6/Docs/Readme.txt =================================================================== --- /tags/asma-0.6/Docs/Readme.txt (revision 5) +++ /tags/asma-0.6/Docs/Readme.txt (revision 5) @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ + + yy yyy yy ,gp. ,gS$$$Sp. d$$. ,$$b ,gp. + $$ $$$ $$ :$$$$: ,$$$$A$$$$. $$$b d$$$ :$$$$: + $$ $$$ $$ $$$$$$ $$$' `?$P $$$$. ,$$$$ $$$$$$ + $$ $$$ $$ :$$P?$$: $$$ $$$$b d$$$$ :$$P?$$: + $$ $$$ $$ d$$'`$$b ?$$b. $$$$$. ,$$$$$ d$$'`$$b + $$ $$$ $$ $$P ?$$ `$$$$$o. $$$?$b d$P$$$ $$P ?$$ + ,$7 $$$ ?$. :$$' `$$: `?$$$$b $$$`$$v$$'$$$ :$$' `$$: + d$ $$$ $b d$$$$$$$$b `?$$b $$$ ?$$$P $$$ d$$$$$$$$b + ,d$' $$$ `$b. $$$$$$$$$$ $$$ $$$ `$$$' $$$ $$$$$$$$$$ + y$$$' $$$ `$$$y :$$P ?$$: d$b. ,$$P $$$ ?$P $$$ :$$: ?$$: + $$P' $$$ `t$$ $$$' `$$b `$$$$S$$$$' $$$ `S' $$$ $$$' `$$b + "~ """ ~" $$P ?$$ `?$$$$$P' $$$ $$$ $$P ?$$ + ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ + + Atari SAP Music Archive + Version 0.6 + + Started on 4th of August 1999 + Last updated on 8th of August 1999 + + Total number of tunes: 105 (34 new) + + + Introduction + ~~~~~~~~~~~~ + This is the pre-release testing version of the first Atari XL/XE chip-music + collection. There is some kind of structure in the archive, anyway, it can + change till the full version. The whole collection outfit was inspired by + the HVSC collection (with some differences). + + Statistics + ~~~~~~~~~~ + Number of tunes: 105 + Unsorted tunes: 37 + Number of musicians: 8 + Most active musician: David Whittaker (9 tunes) + Biggest SAP tune: Hobbytronic89.sap (8280 bytes) + Smallest SAP tune: Submission.sap (498 bytes) + + For contributors + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + If you want to send me some tunes, they must be already converted to SAP + format and should include all the information needed (author, name, date, + number of songs). If you're unsure about any information needed, you can + send me the music as well, maybe we can find the info together. If you don't + know how to create SAP files, send me the binary file with the INIT and PLAY + addresses and memory location where the tune has to be loaded. See SAP.TXT + for SAP format description. And one more thing: we don't accept BASIC tunes, + neither the compiled ones. + + Creators + ~~~~~~~~ + Zdenek Eisenhammer (PG or Unreal) + + Contact + ~~~~~~~ + For any suggestions write to pg@pinknet.cz. + Homepage: not available yet (should be http:\\asma.xaudio.de) Index: /tags/asma-0.6/Docs/Sap.txt =================================================================== --- /tags/asma-0.6/Docs/Sap.txt (revision 5) +++ /tags/asma-0.6/Docs/Sap.txt (revision 5) @@ -0,0 +1,94 @@ +General information +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +SAP file divides into two parts. First part (in text format) describes +player/music type. Second part (in binary format) contains player and music +data formed into Atari Binary File Format. This format has two bytes header +FF,FF. Next two bytes tell loader, where to load data, and next two bytes +describes where the data end. +Init data block ($02E2,$02E3) is not supported. + + +Player Description format (first part of .sap file) +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +This description (in text format) is loaded line per line. Each line contains +command with parameters. Other lines which are not recognized are treated as +comment lines. Right now only these commands are supported: + + TYPE - player type + PLAYER - address of player part which will be executed in 1/50 sec + intervals + MUSIC - address with data + INIT - address of player part which will init player + SONGS - number of songs + DEFSONG - first song which will be played when .sap will be loaded + +commands PLAYER, MUSIC, INIT contain addresses in hexadecimal format: + +PLAYER A000 +PLAYER 1234 +MUSIC F400 + +commands SONGS, DEFSONG contain decimal numbers: + +SONGS 10 +DEFSONG 9 + +command TYPE contains single character which describes player type. Right now +only the following characters are supported: + +TYPE C +TYPE B +TYPE M + +TYPE C - player from CMC (Chaos Music Composer). In this case, also these + commands must appear: PLAYER, MUSIC, SONGS, and DEFSONG. Player will + be initialized as follows: + + lda #$70 + ldx #MUSIC + jsr PLAYER+6 + lda #$00 + ldx #DEFSONG + jsr PLAYER+6 + + in 1/50 intervals will be executed: + + jsr PLAYER+3 + +TYPE M - player from ???????? (this player was used by composers like Adam + Gilmore, David Whittaker, etc). In this case, also these commands + must appear: PLAYER, INIT, SONGS, and DEFSONG. Player will be + initialized as follows: + + lda #DEFSONG + jsr INIT + + in 1/50 intervals will be executed: + + jsr PLAYER + +TYPE B - any player. In this case, also these commands must appear: PLAYER, + INIT, SONGS, and DEFSONG. Player will be initialized as follows: + + lda #DEFSONG + jsr INIT + + in 1/50 intervals will be executed: + + jsr PLAYER + + TYPE B is right now exactly the same like TYPE M but this + distinguish is for future SAP releases. + + +How to create .SAP file +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +First of all we need to rip music from a game or a demo and save it in atari +binary file. Next we can create text file with commands (described above), +then we can make .sap file by linking thwse two files. We can do that using +DOS command "copy", e.g.: + +copy /b music.txt+music.bin music.sap + +The file is done! Index: /tags/asma-0.6/Docs/Update0.txt =================================================================== --- /tags/asma-0.6/Docs/Update0.txt (revision 5) +++ /tags/asma-0.6/Docs/Update0.txt (revision 5) @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +ASMA Update #0 (pre-release) + +These rips together with the original ASMA collection will make version 0.6 +of ASMA. + +Beside the new rips in ASMA, the archive now uses slightly different +organization. The "classical" atari musicians were all moved to the +'Classics' directory. Also, some tunes from the 'Unsorted' directory were +moved to other directories (mostly 'Demos' and 'Various'). + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Note: This is the pre-release update of ASMA, thus it will be not counted as + update when the first official ASMA archive will be released. +---------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +Classics\Gilmore_Adam\Blinkys_Scary_School.sap +Classics\Gilmore_Adam\Jocky_Wilsons_Darts_Chal.sap +Classics\Gilmore_Adam\Las_Vegas_Casino.sap +Classics\Gilmore_Adam\Mountain_Bike.sap +Classics\Gilmore_Adam\Ninja_Commando.sap +Classics\Gilmore_Adam\Zybex.sap +Classics\Hubbard_Rob\Extirpator.sap +Classics\Hubbard_Rob\Jet_Set_Willy.sap +Classics\Hubbard_Rob\International_Karate.sap +Classics\Hubbard_Rob\Last_V8.sap +Classics\Hubbard_Rob\Warhawk.sap +Classics\Munns_Richard\Black_Lamp.sap +Classics\Munns_Richard\Plastron_Ingame.sap +Classics\Whittaker_David\180.sap +Classics\Whittaker_David\Amaurote.sap +Classics\Whittaker_David\BMX_Simulator.sap +Classics\Whittaker_David\Feud.sap +Classics\Whittaker_David\Grand_Prix_Simulator.sap +Classics\Whittaker_David\Milk_Race.sap +Classics\Whittaker_David\Panther.sap +Classics\Whittaker_David\Red_Max.sap +Classics\Whittaker_David\Storm.sap +Games\Spy_Master.sap +Games\Winter_Games_88_Biathlon.sap +Games\Winter_Games_88_Bobsled.sap +Games\Winter_Games_88_Ski_Jump.sap +Games\Winter_Games_88_Slalom.sap +Games\Reachout.sap +Games\Submission.sap +Unsorted\Cool.sap +Unsorted\Technus.sap +Unsorted\Think.sap +Unsorted\Yamaha.sap +Various\Pelc_Janusz\Lasermania.sap