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How to Optimize Channels in Impulse Tracker for the Gravis Ultrasound The Ultrasound's most notable limitations have always been (excluding the horrible handling of 16-bit samples) (1) Lack of adequate panning positions (only 16) (2) Lack of mixing resolution at greater than 14 channels Impulse Tracker goes a long way toward resolving the latter limitation. Starting with version 2.x, Impulse Tracker features a GUS driver which constantly re-initializes the soundcard, continually reassuring that the highest possible mixing resolution is being used. As a composer, there are a few things you need to do to make the most of this feature. First, Impulse Tracker can only optimize for the highest active channel. This means that if you're using only 14 channels, but a sample is being played in the 18th channel, then Impulse Tracker will have to initialize for 18 channels. Of course, this does not have grave implications for songs that skip a couple of channels and leave something playing in the 16th channel when only 14 channels are being used. However, if you're only using 10 channels, and you happen to have a sound playing in the 25th channel, the song will sound much worse than it needs to. The second thing you as a composer must do, is to be cautious of looping samples. A common tendency is to disable looping samples by sliding the volume to zero. The sample is still playing; you just can't hear it. It's one thing if you intend to turn the sample back on at some point. However, if you're done with the sound, make sure to use a channel off command so that Impulse Tracker can re-initialize for less channels. Finally, you can, in fact, know how many channels are being used at any given time. To do this, press Shift-F5. This will bring up the driver options for the currently enabled sound device. Next, select and enable the option "Show channel reinitialisation" (sic). This will allow you to always know how many channels are being used. This feature could be more useful if the number were always visible at a glance, but alas, the number is only visible for a split- second during reinitialization. That's all you need to know to successfully optimize channel use for the GUS. Soon, we'll all have Interwave cards, and all the problems with the regular GUS will be solved. Until then, take care in your channel use. I believe software GUS routines are on the way, but getting the same quality at the same mixing speed is impossible, so such a routine will be of questionable value. Time will tell. Happy Tracking! :) Freejack / Beyond Christopher Barton Contact: cbarton_interaccess.com Web: http://homepage.interaccess.com/~cbarton http://www.mcs.com/~beyond
-*( The Transformers )*- . Theme . Remix . SAMPLES: [Aug 21] Purple Motion, ChuckB Zodiak, Necros, Dune, Leviathan, Soundwave, Basehead, Mellow-D, Jugi, and Zapper. GREETINGS: [Shift-F9] HUGE hello to Matthias for the xform sample. Hello to Pyro, Kosh, Fructose, & Armitage. Regards to Phoenix; thanks for saying nice things about us. :) Zest, ErisE, Draygen, Inner Vision, Saurax, Quarex, Hasty, Fred, Nexus, pgeist, Vivid, Kneebiter, Kiwidog, Leviathan, Darkwolf, Xerxes, & Trixter. This song was loosely based on the theme song from the Transformers cartoon show, and was tracked upon request. Freejack / Beyond Copyright (c) 1996 Christopher Barton All Rights Reserved
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