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Sampling / Looking for C64 samples for Amiga!

« on: May 13, 2022, 01:13:12 »

Hi there folks! I am using an NSM patched version of OctaMED SoundStudio v1.03c with a PPC native version of TheMaestrix on a true PPC Amiga, as AmigaOne 500 aka SAM460ex and AmigaOne X5000/20 (the latter one to be more used in the future).

However, I am looking for C64 samples, preferable in WAV, to use with OctaMED SoundStudio v1.03c. C64 sounds like the Arpeggigo, different C64 Bass, Strings, drums. Many of these that made those famous Last Ninja music from the C64 version of the games.

Any direct links would be welcome and appreciated

Best regards
Helge Kvalheim aka HKvalhe

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Look what I made! / My uploaded MED songs so far ;)

« on: May 01, 2022, 16:57:52 »

Hi folks! Want to share with you my current collection of different MED tunes I have composed on my AmigaOne 500 aka SAM460ex, running the NSM patched version of OctaMED SoundStudio v1.03c, using latest PPC native version of TheMaestrix AHI tool and high quality samples, except for songs like Endless Road and Saxophone, as they are based on real 16bit Amiga samples! Most of my mods are from the fictional Amiga game - Last Ninja 4 (hence the shortname LN4). Rate them if you want to. That would make me happy. Here you go. Link below!

https://modarchive.org/index.php?request=view_artist_modules&query=94457

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Look what I made! / Re: My new Saxophone MED track is nearly 8MB big!

« on: March 17, 2022, 23:24:54 »

@Saga Music
Thanks for explaining. I'm relatively new on this site, but could shorten some samples. I haven't played Hiroshima for a long while, so I need to take a look on that track. Using the Sample Editior of OctaMED SoundStudio v1.03c should be fairly simple. I use it especially with my voice samples, after improving them in Audacity on PC.

I will try as you suggested for future references. Thanks again

By the way, it was that long, pointless rain sample that was too big alone a sample file. This should in fact just be removed or replaced with a much shorter, identical intro for the Hiroshima track

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Look what I made! / Re: My new Saxophone MED track is nearly 8MB big!

« on: March 17, 2022, 19:11:46 »

@Saga Musix
Thank you so much for explaining. I suppose by optimizing a sample, you mean trying to use compression methods to lower the size of it, or rather taking the whole song and try to use compression methods, like those in OctaMED SoundStudio. I can compress as BZIP, as I have a PPC OS4 native version of that. Very efficient and should allow it to be compact.

Sometimes, within a module like that of MED, Cross Echo is also sometimes used, and 16bit true samples, especially stereo, are twice to quadruple the size of 8bit mono samples, so that do say a little! However, it's not impossible to keep size down as possible through some great compression methods, without sacrifying the quality.

Please remove Hiroshima from rejected. It's not ever likely to be uploaded at all, and the samples are not smart used. I rather focus on these new releases of mine, which is more interesting.

Saxophone should be well under the limit request of uncompressed size of 15MB, being nearly 8MB without compression. I'm starting to understand the point with compression in this situation. I will of course bear that in mind.

Thanks for explaining. Looking forward to see Saxophone succesfully accepted

Best wishes
Helge Kvalheim aka HKvalhe

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Look what I made! / My new Saxophone MED track is nearly 8MB big!

« on: March 17, 2022, 00:05:24 »

Hello, I am a Norwegian Amiga owner and user. I own an AmigaOne 500 aka SAM460ex. I use a NSM patched version of OctaMED SoundStudio v1.03c, together with a PPC native AHI tool called TheMaestrix, as well as true 16bit stereo samples found around the net.

I have completed composing a new Amiga track, called Saxophone. 16bit 4ch Club R&B Jazz composed by myself. The problem is that the MED file is nearly 8MB WITHOUT compression.

Therefore, I need to ask if I should compress it with BZIP and pack the mod as ZIP or something?

Would appreciate any help I can get. Thanks for accepting me here

Best wishes
Helge Kvalheim aka HKvalhe