dMZX Forums: .RAD Support -> Archived Requests -> Tracker

(original poster: Scarmiglione Malebolge)

Why not add (emulated) AdLib tracked music format as mods, in .RAD files? (See Reality ADlib Tracker, you will know what I mean). There are great programs for tracking AdLib OPL2 Music, they work great in dosbox. I recommend the emulators by Ken Silverman and Tatsuyuki Satoh. For .RAD files you got a pro -- they are sorted by orders, just like mods. Adding such support will greatly ease composition, as I say, one can't fiddle with samples as one can with FM synths. Ask on the VOGONS (Very Old Games On New Systems) fora, it is a great place to start your quest.

The pros:
You get that vintage sound and iMUSE-like interactivity (you can never have the iMUSEness with OGG and WAV)
You are less dependent on the Amiga tracker formats and (shudder) samples.
The cons:
PLAY MOD SAM # won't work with such modules.

Is there MML compiler for this format?

For decent portability we need to implement it in both ModPlug and Mikmod, or directly in MZX proper, and that sounds like a lot of work.

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Everything is PCM ultimately. You can transcode to .ogg and use it in your game right now (even if it requires a lot of files).

--ajs.

Updating status to: Rejected

Would anyone have actually used this?

Moving to: Rejected Requests

Updating status to: Approved
Updating severity to: 1 - Low
Updating version to: 2.92

yeah this was eventually implemented too

Updating status to: Duplicate Entry
Issue fixed in: 2.92

Moving to: Archived Requests