Re: Music Studio for the IIgs & IIgs emulators

[phoenyx <phoenyx@texas.net>]

Cturley2 wrote:

> 7/14/99
>
> The very first version 1.0 and the very last beta version 3.0 of
> Music Studio IIgs can be found from the following url.
>
> ftp://209.180.253.179/cabi/Music.and.Sound/Music.Studio/
>
> Your can also find several Music Studio song vol. - ShrinkIt archives
> in this folder/url.
>
> ftp://209.180.253.179/cabi/Music.and.Sound/Music.Studio/SONGS/
>
> If you're using Music Studio - v1.0 thru 1.x, they can load a song
> file as either binary or text. If you are using v2.0 thru and/or
> including v3.0 beta, these versions will only recognize and/or load
> binary type song files.
>
> The MS Vol. listed song files contain both text and binary file
> types. If you encounter any Music Studio song (SNG) files within any
> of these Song Vol. archives that are text files and you are using
> v2.0 thru and/or including v3.0 beta - change them to binary file
> type. If you don't, these versions of the Music Studio program won't
> recognize and can't load them to play. To insure proper loading of
> all wavebank and sound files for any specific song and simplify your
> file ordering and access of your files by the Music Studio program,
> place all of your sound (SND), song (SNG) and wavebank (WBNK) files
> inside of a folder named SONGS.
>
> Version 3.0 beta will install on your hard drive if you want to use
> it from a hard drive. Version 2.0 thru 2.x will not launch from a
> hard drive without the proper program patch applied to them. Version
> 1.0 thru 1.x can't be installed and run from a hard drive - PERIOD !
>
> IIgs Emulator Compatibility
>
> v3.0b (MSb3EX.SHK) only has been tested.
>
> XGS PPC v0.50r - Fair load time, eratic mouse action, temporary
> screen blanking (sometimes) during load of any file, random crashing
> on quit.
>
> KEGS v0.49 - Fast load time, smooth mouse action, no screen blanking,
> clean quit back to launcher/finder
>
> Bernie v2.01 - Fast load time, jerky mouse action (may cause random
> deactivation of your Mac system mouse cursor) or strange double mouse
> cursor (Mac & IIgs) hanging or SHR screen section erasure, static and
> such or a complete program screen - blanking to black, clean quit to
> launcher/finder using GS/OS v6.0.1.
>
> Full text file documentation for Version 3.0b pending and coming
> soon. GS/OS and P8 Music Studio JukeBox programs in development as
> freeware and coming soon also.  Pending this, a folder titled as
> Graphics.Tutorial is available containing color jpeg files that cover
> every function/option, window and menu for v3.0b (MSb3EX.SHK). This
> folder can be accessed from the following folder url.
>
> ftp://209.180.253.179/cabi/Music.and.Sound/Music.Studio/
>
> The IIgs program - Music Composer (version 3.10 and up) can also
> load, play, convert and save Music Studio song and sound files to
> other IIgs and/or MIDI file formats.
>
> Cheers,
> Tom

BTW: Tom Kegs is now at 0.52 and I expect a fix will be coming soon
for the text screen problem. Linux / *nix users can get it at:
http://www2.crosswinds.net/san-jose/~kentd/kegs/

Phoenyx





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