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Ambertom
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Joined: 21/03/2013
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Posted: 07:10am 22 Mar 2013

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Hello,

I am new to using the Maximite, and I would like to create my own games. How do you create the .mod files to use as sound effects for the games?

ThanksEdited by Ambertom 2013-03-23

MM_Wombat
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Posted: 11:46pm 22 Mar 2013

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Hi Ambertom,

You could use

OpenMPT , which is a tracker/sampler program for windows etc.

Load in t0.mod to see format of tracker files...

Very short explanation follows...

Select NEW/MOD and it will create a new file with 4 channels.

Click the Samples tab, Load in your sample(8/16 bit mono)?

click on patterns tab.

Select sample 1:

Press "s" or any key, should hear a sound , the longer you press the longer the sound plays..different keys , different notes of the same sample

Press the save button, and save with name no longer than 8 characters....

Copy .mod file onto the A: drive of the maximite...

type playmod "a:(name of file).mod"

should hear your sound played..

Regards Dennis

Edited by MM_Wombat 2013-03-24

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Ambertom
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Posted: 04:25am 25 Mar 2013

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Thanks MM_Wombat

I'll try that and see what I can come up with.

Is there anyway to convert other sound files to .mod? I would like to play some background music during game play as well. Or is there a place with lots of .mod files that you can download?

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paceman
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Posted: 03:40pm 25 Mar 2013

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Thomas,
This is from Geoff's Color Maximite article in the Oct 2012 edition of 'Silicon Chip' magazine.

"...One of the largest (mod) libraries is at: Mod music library. You can create your own music using a 'tracker'. This is a music sequencer that allows the user to arrange notes on a timeline across several channels. An example of a tracker can be found at Tracker".
Edited by paceman 2013-03-27

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