Fast Tracker 2 Manual

FastTracker v2.08

”In a dream we are connected siamese twins at the wrist”

Manual

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HAPTER ONE:

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NTRODUCTION

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HAPTER TWO:

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ETUP

2.1. Setting up your devices2.2 Layout2.3 When running under DPMI

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HAPTER THREE:

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FFECTS

3.1 Appregio3.2 Portamento up3.3 Portamento down3.4 Tone portamento3.5 Vibrato3.6 Portamento + Volume slide3.7 Vibrato + Volume slide3.8 Tremolo3.9 Set panning position3.10 Sample offset3.11 Volume slide3.12 Position jump3.13 Set volume3.14 Pattern break 3.15 E commands3.15.1 Filter on/off (Amiga only!)3.15.2 Fine portamento up3.15.3 Fine portamento down3.15.4 Set glissando control3.15.5 Set vibrato control3.15.6 Set fine-tune3.15.7 Jump loop3.15.8 Set tremolo control3.15.9 Retrig note3.15.10 Fine volume slide3.15.11 Note cut3.15.12 Note delay3.15.13 Pattern delay3.15.14 Funk it! (Not implemented)3.16 Set speed3.17 Set global volume3.18 Global volume slide3.19 Set envelope position3.20 Panning slide3.21 Multi retrig note3.22 Tremor 3 23 Extra fine portamento3.24 Volume column3.24.1 Set volume3.24.2 Volume slide3.24.3 Fine volume slide3.24.4 Set vibrato speed3.24.5 Vibrato3.24. 6 Set panning position3.24 .7 Panning slide3.24.8 Tone portamento

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HAPTER FOUR:

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TILITIES

4.1 Main screen:4.1.1 BPM4.1.2 Spd4.1.3 Add4.1.4 Ptn4.1.5 Ln4.1.6 Expd4.1.7 Shnk 4.1.8 The instrument/sample selector 4.1.9 Scopes4.2 Instrument Editor 4.2.1 What is an instrument / sample?4.2.2 The volume envelope4.2.3 The panning envelope4.2.4 Tune4.2.5 Fadeout4.2.6 Vibrato sweep4.2.7 The piano keyboard4.3 Instrument Editor Extension (I.E.Ext.)4.3.1 MIDI4.3.2 Pitchbender range4.4 Sample Editor 4.4.1 Play (Waveform, range, display)4.4.2 Save range4.4.3 Paste4.4.4 Crop4.4.5 Volume4.4.6 X-Fade4.4.7 8-Bit/16-bit4.4.8 Minimise4.5 Sample Editor Extension (S.E.Ext.)4.5.1 Copy/Xchg Sample/Instrument4.5.2 Backwards4.5.3 Convert4.5.4 Convert W4.5.5 Echo4.5.6 Morph4.5.7 Resample4.5.8 Mix sample4.5.9 Draw mode4.6 Advanced edit functions4.7 CD-ROM Dumper

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HAPTER FIVE:

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EYBOARD

5.1 Cursor moves5.2 Cut/Copy/Paste5.3 Miscellaneous5.4 Window switching5.5 Instrument select5.6 Command/Volume macro5.7 Transpose5.8 Keys in the CD-Dumper

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HAPTER SIX:

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ROUBLESHOOTING

6.1. Starting up problems6.2. True sound problems.6.3. File related questions6.4. Effects and utilities6.5. Soundcard problems6.6. Other problems and questions