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searching FLT4/FLT8/OCTA/CD81/TDZx/EX08 MODs
« on: November 24, 2009, 12:46:52 »

Hello!
  for a MOD loader I'm writing I'd need some MODs to test. These should be of one of the 'types' in the subject. If you know what those means so probably you know how to get some. Suggest them to me, thanks! :)

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Re: searching FLT4/FLT8/OCTA/CD81/TDZx/EX08 MODs
« Reply #1 on: November 24, 2009, 17:59:46 »

Cant say I've heard of some of these formats, but a quick search found a few sites dealing with .mod formats.  http://www.onicos.com/staff/iz/formats/mod.html

MA probably has in the main, standard mod formats, but you could try Modland where they are neatly catalogued into formats as well as artists.

ftp://ftp.modland.com (primary FTP site)
or
http://www.exotica.org.uk/wiki/Special:Modland  (nice web-based interface for Modland)
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Re: searching FLT4/FLT8/OCTA/CD81/TDZx/EX08 MODs
« Reply #2 on: November 24, 2009, 19:15:04 »

I think sverx knows very well about those custom header signatures. The header is often the same as for other mod formats actually. However, The actual data (esp patterns) are often quite different, and I don't even think that Modland does make a difference between those.
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Re: searching FLT4/FLT8/OCTA/CD81/TDZx/EX08 MODs
« Reply #3 on: November 24, 2009, 19:59:01 »

I think sverx knows very well about those custom header signatures. The header is often the same as for other mod formats actually. However, The actual data (esp patterns) are often quite different, and I don't even think that Modland does make a difference between those.

Only in the fact that they are written in different tracker programs and on different platforms, which Modland does catalogue, not all though.  Its the only site I can think of that really does not just store standard mod music files.

I managed to find some info on CD81 (Falcon) and TDZx (Taketracker), but couldnt find anything on EX08, what is that from?
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Re: searching FLT4/FLT8/OCTA/CD81/TDZx/EX08 MODs
« Reply #4 on: November 25, 2009, 09:15:19 »

Thanks for the replies... I've tried that modland site but unfortunately it's impossible to search for those 'subtypes' of MOD  :-\

About "EX08": I read about it somewhere on the Internet, never actually seen one in my life. And in the link Axxy provided it also mention "OKTA" (instead of "OCTA") and "16CN", "32CN" instead of "16CH" and "32CH", which also I never heard before.

btw this request can remain open indefinitely... if somebody happens to hit a MOD with a signature different from the most common "M.K." and "8CHN", well, I would like to see them :)

Saga: thanks for your 'old' XMs too. My loader complains on 2 of them (out of 5), I guess it's not a big problem ;D

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Re: searching FLT4/FLT8/OCTA/CD81/TDZx/EX08 MODs
« Reply #5 on: November 25, 2009, 17:29:54 »

If you know what tracker is used to create those signatures, look in the main folder structure for the tracker,  then the sub folder for mods created in that tracker. i.e Fasttracker and Fasttracker2 folders.

Seems theres 2 programs, called Octalyser and Oktalyzer, I presume they are different.

I did try Taketracker, but Modland obviously hasnt got any in that format. Again, I presume there arent going to be many mods available if at all.
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Re: searching FLT4/FLT8/OCTA/CD81/TDZx/EX08 MODs
« Reply #6 on: November 25, 2009, 18:22:06 »

EX08 is StarTrakker, the same tracker that creates FLT4 and FLT8 modules if I'm not mistaken.
If found a couple of FLT* and EX08 mods here: ftp://modland.ziphoid.com/pub/modules/Startrekker%20AM/
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Re: searching FLT4/FLT8/OCTA/CD81/TDZx/EX08 MODs
« Reply #7 on: November 26, 2009, 08:58:55 »

Oh, thanks! I'll download them ASAP :) Thanks also to Axxy for the suggestion, I'll investigate on this and I'll let you know :)

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Re: searching FLT4/FLT8/OCTA/CD81/TDZx/EX08 MODs
« Reply #8 on: November 26, 2009, 10:43:47 »

Found two EXO4 (third char is the O letter, not the zero number...) and some FLT4 there. No luck with other subformats, still  :-[

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Re: searching FLT4/FLT8/OCTA/CD81/TDZx/EX08 MODs
« Reply #9 on: November 28, 2009, 20:25:02 »

Some more information from modfil11.txt:

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// Another annotion about these tag fields: here you got some other fields.
// If you don't want to support them in your player, you should at least de-
// tect them. All these MODs have of course 31 instruments.
// 'FLT4', 'FLT8': Startrekker 4/8 channel file. ('FLT6' doesn't exists)
// 'CD81'        : Falcon 8 channel MODs
// '2CHN'        : FastTracker 2 Channel MODs
// 'yyCH' where yy can be 10, 12, .. 30, 32: FastTracker yy Channel MODs
// 'yyCH' where yy can be 11, 13, 15: TakeTracker 11, 13, 15 channel MODs
// 'TDZx' where x can be 1, 2 or 3: TakeTracker 1, 2, 3 channel MODs
// 'xCHN' where x can be 5, 7 or 9: TakeTracker 5, 7, 9 channel MODs
//
// Thanks must go to Inertia for most of these extra tag fields.
//
// All these formats, except for the FLT8 format, are *EXACTLY* the same as
// the standard M.K. 4 channel format; the only difference is the size of
// one pattern. The size of one pattern is calculated w/ the following
// "formula":
//                         (Nr_Of_Channels shl 8)
//
// (  Nr_Of_Channels shl 8  <====> Nr_Of_Channels*4*64
//                                                ^ ^^
//                                                | ||
//                      Note length: 4 bytes -----+ ||
//                      Lines/patttern: 64 ---------++
// )
// The tag '4CHN' doesn't exists.
//
// Some extra information about the "FLT8" -type MOD's:
//
// These MOD's have 8 channels, still the format isn't the same as the
// other 8 channel formats ("OCTA", "CD81", "8CHN"): instead of storing
// ONE 8-track pattern, it stores TWO 4-track patterns per logical pattern.
// i.e. The first 4 channels of the first logical pattern are stored in
// the first physical 4-channel pattern (size 1kb) whereas channel 5 until
// channel 8 of the first logical pattern are stored as the SECOND physical
// 4-channel pattern. Got it? ;-).
// If you convert all the 4 channel patterns to 8 channel patterns, do not
// forget to divide each pattern nr by 2 in the pattern sequence table!
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