Phase 2: Albatross by Tracktor
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presents:
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| .ú-=THE TRACKTOR EXPERIENCE - PHASE 2.: A L B A T R O S S=-ú. |
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" Some people say that it's not right to use samplers and computers for
composing music, because they are not 'natural' instruments... But when you
turn on the amplifier on a guitar, it changes it's original sound at that
very moment. Every artist uses the techniques which are available in one's
age. I'm sure if Van Gogh could have bought a camera, he'd made photos, not
paintings. I think it's a big mistake not to use modern technologies.
I'm very annoyed when people say that it's very 'easy' to make music with
computers because if you have good samples, you have the song which you do
not even have to play. This is a mistaken view. If you have good samples,
you still need to find cool riffs, write good songs, imagine the sound of
the whole thing and put it together. The advantage of this technique is
that you have much more chances. You can think in a wider range, a much
more opened spectrum. Music is just what people make with instruments, no
matter if the instrument is a computer or a piece of wood with some strings
which is practically a guitar. The artist starts the work from zero no
matter what the instrument is. Nobody sells ready-made songs. No machine is
capable of doing that...
...Anyway, we want to prove that it's no use thinking in a closed space.
Jon Clayden vocalist - Pitch Shifter."
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| About This Phase |
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Well... finally phase 2. is finished. Originally we didn't expect it to be
ready in such a short time because we're fucking busy. There were plans for
some singles (Above 2., Ritual...) but we decided to release them in one
pack. What's special about this disk is that all songs are in some way in
connection with drugs. All modules have a small trance influence... no HC
this time...:) As I've mentioned we've lotsa things to do and in a way it's
difficult to put these releases together, but it's fun. We don't want to
disappear for a long while, so the next few songs are probably gonna be
released when they are finished. Also some metal is on the way, so you
should check out the new Tracktor stuffs... What I'd like to mention is
that we got only a few reactions for this label, and that no coders or GFX-
artists contacted us since Tracktor was formed. I hope we'll receive more
reactions in the future...
Signed: Cyborg & Bat
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| Technical Information |
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TRACKTOR PLAYER V1.O (C)opyrighted by Tracktor l995
Release date: O9/O5/95
Code, ASCii: Bat
Design: Bat & Cyborg
Player: Midas Sound System by Sahara Surfers
Control Keys:
Left arrow - Jump one pattern backward
Right arrow - Jump one pattern forward
Up arrow - Scroll the comment up
Down arrow - Scroll the comment down
F - Flash on/off
F1 - Decrease Red
F2 - Increase Red
F3 - Decrease Green
F4 - Increase Green
F5 - Decrease Blue
F6 - Increase Blue
F7 - Decrease RGB
(until one colour reaches value 'O')
F8 - Increase RGB
(until one colour reaches value '63')
Flash may damage your monitor and your eyes... :) So if you're not watching
just listening, you should turn it off... We'll not feel responsible if
we'll see some blind dudes in Tracktor T-Shirts =) and also, we don't take
responsibility if the player blows your hi-fi or computer or whatever...
Note that Flash works only when volume is equal to 64. We have seen some
strange things on computers with Cache and EMS. :) So, just in case...
The player should run on:
Gravis UltraSound
Gravis UltraSound MAX
Creative Labs Sound Blaster series
Media Vision Pro Audio Spectrum series
Microsoft Windows Sound System
...and on the clones of these.
It'll also run if you don't have a soundcard. If the player fails to detect
your card, it'll run in the No Sound mode :)... But the songs can be played
with external players as well - anyway, they are played correctly with the
Tracktor Player. The Sound System would also be capable of playing MODs and
MTMs, but in this phase there was no need for this.
Some Tips: If you have a GUS and the player hangs up, try a clean boot (XMS)
and run 'ultrinit.exe' before starting...
If your soundcard doesn't have on-board memory, then try an Expanded Memory
Manager because Midas Sound System supports EMS... simple ehh? :)
Anyway... you can listen to the songs with an external player so...
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| Credits for this production |
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Code, ASCii, Design : Bat
All music by: Cyborg
Player: Midas Sound System by Sahara Surfers
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| Greetings |
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--- Cyborg's personal greetings go to: ---
Bat, Cyberdancer, Raider, Genesis, Atx, Trs, Rian, Richy, Mr. Bungle, Bandy,
Nomad, Sexton, Woland, Kuki, Oscillator, Hanx, Pozitron, Woody, Antforce,
...and everyone else on the Hungarian scene!
also: Keith 3o3, Cosmic, Cannibal, Randy Andy, DAC, Sunny, Deimon, SQD,
Blue Adonis, Model-3ooo, C-quencer, Outzider, Kaiowa, Achmed, Necros,
Basehead, Maelcum, Mordicus, Masterbeat, MeløD, Avalanche, Spike...
...and all musicians on this planet... keep it up dudes!
--- Bat's personal greetings go to: ---
Antforce, Atx, Bandy, Basehead, Blaze Runner, Cannibal, Cat, Chuck Biscuits,
Celtic Matrix, Cosmic, Cyberdancer, Cyborg, DAC, Das, Deimon, Dgt, Drifter,
Figaro, Genesis, Hanx, Home B., Ivy, Judge Dredd, Keith 3o3, Minstrel,
Moonchild, Mr. Bungle, Necros, Nomad, Oscillator, Raider, Redax, Reebok,
Reid, Rian, Richy, Sabe, Sexton, SQD, Sunny, Taz, Tim, Trajic, Trs, Vivid,
Woland, Woody, Zoly, Zone
--- Group greetings go to: ---
Blacktron, Delirium, Fiction, Firg, Five Musicians, Halcyon,
Hard Behaviour Excitation, Kosmic Free Music Foundation,
Machine Fun Crew, Members Of Mayday, Mental Momentary Aberration,
Moz[IC]art, Pure, Radical Rhythms, Shock!, Traxx, Unicorn, Urin8,
Voiz, Xeed
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| How to contact us |
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- by modem:
TRACKTOR WHQ: Dune ii.
If you want to contact Cyborg, you can leave a message here...
- by mail:
Bat <Akos Mathe>
6000 Kecskemet
Gorgey Artur str. 7.
HUNGARY
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| Worldheadquarter, Headquarters, Distro Sites |
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| Board Name | Phone Number | Speed | Sysop(s) | Status |
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| Dune 2. | +36-76-492-351 | 28.8k | Bat & CyberD | WHQ Hungary |
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| Shoebox Universe 1. | +43-1-892-8998 | 33.6k | Reebok&Eliot | Austria HQ |
| 2. | +43-1-892-4204 | 14.4k | | |
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| House Adonis 1. | +32-53-212-213 | 21.6k | Blue Adonis | Belgium HQ |
| 2. | +32-53-702-974 | 28.8k | | |
| 3. | +32-53-214-100 | 19.2k | | |
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| Undercover | +49-2323460094 | 14.4k | Cosmic | Germany HQ |
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| Alien Workshop<22-o7>| +36-36-324-244 | 28.8k | Tim | Hungary Dist|
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| Da Lost Grid <22-o7>| +36-96-211-737 | 28.8k | Hanx | Hungary Dist|
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| E-Connect <22-o8>| +36-1-275-7049 | 14.4k | Atx | Hungary Dist|
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We are looking for HQs, Distros, if you are interested then contact us.
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| Releases |
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TR-PHS01.ZIP - Tracktor Phase One, Introduction - [o9-o5-95]
TR-BNTH .ZIP - Beneath, Industrial Metal E.P. - [1o-14-95]
TR-PHS02.ZIP - Tracktor Phase Two, Albatross - [11-12-95]
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| The legal shit... |
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You may not charge money for this program and you may not copy it on a CD
which you plan to sell... Ofcourse we'd like you to spread this release but
we don't want you to sell it. It's free. :)
Files in the archive:
FiLE_iD .DiZ - 740 bytes - BBS description
PHASE#02.EXE - 76000 bytes - Tracktor Phase 2. executable
TRACKTOR.NFO - 13029 bytes - Info file what you are reading
ABOVE .S3M - 690592 bytes - Music, Above the Clouds... II.
ALIEN .S3M - 205211 bytes - Music, Alien Image
BACKGR25.S3M - 525396 bytes - Music, Background-25
RITUALSP.S3M - 879854 bytes - Music, Ritualism of Space
SURFACE .S3M - 320978 bytes - Music, Surface
Please DO NOT CHANGE THE CONTENTS of this archive and also check that you
have no files missing. If you encounter changes to the file-list written
above, you can download the original from Dune II.
So... at the end of this .nfo we'd like to wish you a lot of fun with this
release and don't forget to pump the volume to the maximum...
May the Bass with you!
Signed: Bat & Cyborg
TRACKTOR
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