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Tracking, we're Tracking...

Posted: 28/03/2008 - 11:32
by Tonka
Dreamstation 2 tracker/sequencer now available: http://www.dreamstation2.com/

*Selectable tracker AND Piano roll sequencing options
*Supports VST, Dxi and MIDI
*Record audio directly into tracks
*Remixes of C64 tunes 'Sweet and Sour' and 'Belong' in the demo folder
*Better than Renoise!
*Better than Fruity Loops!
*Those last two points are just my personal biased opinion!
:lol:

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DSDXi VA softsynth (based on the SID chip) is now FREE

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Dreamstation 1 tracker is now FREE

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Re: Tracking, we're Tracking...

Posted: 28/03/2008 - 16:22
by Stormy
Don't quite see the point of using old sk00l tracker beside the piano roll editing. I guess they were aiming for hard core tracker fans as well.

Anyways, looks pretty interesting. Will try this one for sure.

Re: Tracking, we're Tracking...

Posted: 28/03/2008 - 16:32
by Chris Abbott
Lots 'o people just like the interface of trackers :) (just like some people prefer a good ole' Atari joystick to an XBox 360 control pad). Damn, choice is good :)

Chris

Re: Tracking, we're Tracking...

Posted: 28/03/2008 - 16:58
by Stormy
Chris Abbott wrote:Lots 'o people just like the interface of trackers :)
Those masochists..! :)

Re: Tracking, we're Tracking...

Posted: 28/03/2008 - 19:53
by Tonka
Stormy wrote: Don't quite see the point of using old sk00l tracker beside the piano roll editing.
I thought exactly the same thing when I first tried it, but after a few sessions I was instinctively flicking between the two editing methods like I'd been working that way forever!

Some things are just much quicker to do with a tracker (mainly step sequencing of intricate note sequences/drum programming) and some things are much easier with the piano roll (setting note lengths, velocity, etc).

Let us know what you think if you get around to trying it. :)

Tonka

Re: Tracking, we're Tracking...

Posted: 28/03/2008 - 20:51
by Analog-X64
I see Tonka and Jeron Tel in the opening credits. :)

Playing "Belong" sent my CPU performance to 94% - 100% and a bit of clipping. This is my 2Ghz, Compaq Persario.

Re: Tracking, we're Tracking...

Posted: 28/03/2008 - 21:01
by Tonka
Analog-X64 wrote:I see Tonka and Jeron Tel in the opening credits. :)
LOL! That's just because I am a beta tester and Jeroen gave his permission for the S&S remix. I don't make any money from it, sadly. :cry:

Re: Tracking, we're Tracking...

Posted: 28/03/2008 - 21:07
by trace
Trackers is good, and dreamstation has some special sound :D
I tryed Dreamstation1 a few years ago, it was verry cpu intensive, though I did not have a fast cpu back then lol :D

Re: Tracking, we're Tracking...

Posted: 28/03/2008 - 21:20
by Tonka
trace wrote:Trackers is good, and dreamstation has some special sound :D
I tryed Dreamstation1 a few years ago, it was verry cpu intensive, though I did not have a fast cpu back then lol :D
DSDXI2 has indeed got a very special sound to it. It's the only synth I know which can make a classic C64 PWM lead with 3 clicks of the mouse! I keep nagging Brian to update it a little, but he apparently has plans for a new soft synth (and drum synth) for DS2.

That must have been some kinda SLOW PC, BTW. I used to run DS1 on a 500mhz PC with the latency at 20ms! :lol:

Re: Tracking, we're Tracking...

Posted: 28/03/2008 - 21:25
by Tonka
Analog-X64 wrote: Playing "Belong" sent my CPU performance to 94% - 100% and a bit of clipping. This is my 2Ghz, Compaq Persario.
:shock: That's not normal - it's around 50% on my Athlon 2100 with 1GB of RAM.

Do me a favour and send me a PM stating your soundcard, ASIO settings etc. Also, could you try a restart and re-open Belong afresh and sell me what happens then?

Re: Tracking, we're Tracking...

Posted: 29/03/2008 - 6:20
by trace
Tonka wrote: That must have been some kinda SLOW PC, BTW. I used to run DS1 on a 500mhz PC with the latency at 20ms! :lol:
I think it was like the first pc I even had and that was a pentium 120mhz with like 128mb ram or something LOL :oops:

Re: Tracking, we're Tracking...

Posted: 29/03/2008 - 9:03
by Tonka
trace wrote:
Tonka wrote: That must have been some kinda SLOW PC, BTW. I used to run DS1 on a 500mhz PC with the latency at 20ms! :lol:
I think it was like the first pc I even had and that was a pentium 120mhz with like 128mb ram or something LOL :oops:
LOL! My first PC had a Cyrix 100mhz processor. It would stutter if I played stereo MP3's and took about 20 mins to normalize a wav file! To burn a CD, I used to have to delete everything I could off the harddisk beforehand as I only had a 800mb drive!

Ahh, I can laugh about it now but at the time... :frustration:

Re: Tracking, we're Tracking...

Posted: 29/03/2008 - 12:06
by Makke
Interesting stuff. I shall have to have a look at this! :)

Re: Tracking, we're Tracking...

Posted: 17/04/2008 - 0:10
by Infamous
Indeedy dooo.. I started out on trackers so anything with the old "c-4 -- 501 -- 40 " style format always makes me smile.

Re: Tracking, we're Tracking...

Posted: 15/06/2008 - 20:40
by Tunnan
Nice tracker look.
Ill try it some more tomorrow, sounded quite nice :rock:

Thanks for t he tip!