a tracker is a type of sequencer which is closley linked to video game music production. trackers are usually platform specific. eg. a specialy built sequencer for that particular sound chip. a sid tracker just means a tracker built for use with the sid chip (usually software on a commodore64)this is how most classic c64 game tunes were done. the most noticable difference between a tracker and a sequencer (eg cubase) is that the timeline moves downwards(horizontal) instead of (vertical).. download goat tracker to see. (http://www.student.oulu.fi/~loorni/covert/) most of the oldskool c64 trackers have three sequencers. 1. one for building instruments (usually runs at high tempos to create wavetables), 2. a pattern (main) editor for arranging your sounds into sections and 3. a song editor for aranging the songs. tracking has seen a real revival in the past while, I guess like me these people are just trying to recreate the music of thier youth. saying that - mod trackers are still used for composing alot of modern day computer game music. to listen to streaming radio of mods and sids etc. try:- http://www.scenemusic.net /Steven >From: Jeff Monroe <monroeja@...> >Reply-To: elektron-users@yahoogroups.com >To: elektron-users@yahoogroups.com >Subject: [elektron] Sid Trackers >Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2002 18:13:31 -0400 > >Sorry, caught the ass-end of these thread. What exactly is a sid >tracker? If you could >point me to or give more info I'd like to read up on it.... > >-= jeff _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com
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Re: [elektron] Sid Trackers
2002-07-01 by Steven Henry