Talk:Impulse Tracker

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Removed this from free software clones:

  • ReViSiT. Runs under VST-Hosts (PC).

and is non-free: "THESE FILES ARE FOR USE BY THE PUBLIC. ANY MODIFICATION TO, OR RESELLING OF, ANY PART OF THESE FILES IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED WITHOUT EXPLICIT PERMISSION OF THE AUTHOR." Guaka 14:30, 29 January 2006 (UTC)

I added it back, as the section is no longer limited to free software. --Vossanova o< 20:22, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Mention of the Demoscene?

Impulse Tracker was very closely tied with the demoscene. I think that there should be some mention of its impact. Especially in the late 1990s, it was one of two very common formats. Most of the songs released into the demoscene were done either in this program or Fast tracker. I could either make a simple mention that it was closely tied (and impacted) the demoscene, or I could write a whole new section. Considering the spirit of Wikipedia, which do you think would be most appropriate? Or is nothing appropriate at all? -/Coplan 22:37, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

  • Yes, the demoscene should be mentioned here. The demoscene was the inspiration for and the target audience of Impulse Tracker. bneely 16:32, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] run this program on actual hardware/OS

Is possible to run this software (and i mean fast, to actually use it, not just to see if it works) on actual hardware and OS?

Maybe with dosbox or another emulator...?

"Yes, Impulse Tracker works in the latest version of DOSBox. However, some playback problems can be noted when GUS is activated and when lots of channels are in use. Personally, when I emulate Impulse Tracker, I've used a clockcycle rate of 12000 which works well when the use of channels is below approximatelly 24. Higher clockcycle rates will eventually cause more playback problems than it solves." -Red_Hat_Eagle

[edit] Additional Player Software

I'm a big fan of Modplug Player, but don't see a link to it (the tracker is unwieldy to use for just playing modules). I don't find any sort of official homepage for the player though, to which to link.

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:It214.png

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BetacommandBot (talk) 23:48, 13 February 2008 (UTC)