<![CDATA[ChipMusic.org - FastTracker II]]> 2012-09-14T14:55:07Z PunBB https://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/8399/fasttracker-ii/ <![CDATA[Re: FastTracker II]]> xylo wrote:
PULSELOOPER wrote:

Maybe there is too many buttons, it pollutes the screen. And also, I'll never get used to a horizontal pattern list, instead of vertical.

But it's probably because I've been using FT2 for 3 years and I'm used to that.

I like how they've spread out the arrangement in a horizontal pattern list, plus, doing a white styled interface was a really good idea in combination with a lot of buttons, it doesn't feel 'crowded' to me in this way.

I like Milky as well but I still fall back to MPT when seriously making some XM's.

Actually, I used MPT more for those Shiru's xm2something engines for the speccy. I never tried to make a whole song on MPT so I'm sorry for my lazy opinion on the program.

Well, at least it has something I miss the most on FT2 and most old trackers: the options to duplicate/clone a pattern.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/PULSELOOPER 2012-09-14T14:55:07Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/132798/#p132798 <![CDATA[Re: FastTracker II]]> PULSELOOPER wrote:
xylo wrote:

Why is it weird? No offense, just been wondering what people feel weird about the interface of MPT.

Maybe there is too many buttons, it pollutes the screen. And also, I'll never get used to a horizontal pattern list, instead of vertical.

But it's probably because I've been using FT2 for 3 years and I'm used to that.

I like how they've spread out the arrangement in a horizontal pattern list, plus, doing a white styled interface was a really good idea in combination with a lot of buttons, it doesn't feel 'crowded' to me in this way.

I like Milky as well but I still fall back to MPT when seriously making some XM's.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/xylo 2012-09-10T19:54:40Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/132014/#p132014 <![CDATA[Re: FastTracker II]]> abortifacient wrote:
4mat wrote:

he used the R word

VSTs and not limited to 4 channels. Just saying.

Are we talking about Fasttracker 2 or Protracker?

]]> https://chipmusic.org/PULSELOOPER 2012-09-10T14:43:39Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/131962/#p131962 <![CDATA[Re: FastTracker II]]> I switched from Amiga (ProTracker, DigiBooster, OctaMED...) to PC in 1998 and started to use FT2, but i never finished nothing big because i focused more to synths and worked in Cakewalk. I hated very little position-pattern window, and that Milky Tracker is really close alternative to FTII, and player routine plays FTII tricks very well. Modplug i tried several times and if you pass his environment you can be pretty quick with this. I know some famous tracker composers, like Skaven/Future Crew who produced really great tracks with this, for example 30+ minute long multitune for Bejeweled 2.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/martin_demsky 2012-09-10T13:07:51Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/131954/#p131954 <![CDATA[Re: FastTracker II]]> 4mat wrote:
nf wrote:

I don't mean to be "that dude," but have you ever used Renoise? It has an FT2-style interface (with many improvements) and all the benefits of a modern DAW.

he used the R word

VSTs and not limited to 4 channels. Just saying.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/abortifacient 2012-09-10T13:00:32Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/131953/#p131953 <![CDATA[Re: FastTracker II]]> xylo wrote:
PULSELOOPER wrote:

MPT interface is weird, and I don't know much about milkytracker.

but FT2 has the best tracker interface ever IMO.

Why is it weird? No offense, just been wondering what people feel weird about the interface of MPT.

Maybe there is too many buttons, it pollutes the screen. And also, I'll never get used to a horizontal pattern list, instead of vertical.

But it's probably because I've been using FT2 for 3 years and I'm used to that.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/PULSELOOPER 2012-09-10T12:13:20Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/131951/#p131951 <![CDATA[Re: FastTracker II]]> nf wrote:
PULSELOOPER wrote:

MPT interface is weird, and I don't know much about milkytracker.

but FT2 has the best tracker interface ever IMO.

I don't mean to be "that dude," but have you ever used Renoise? It has an FT2-style interface (with many improvements) and all the benefits of a modern DAW.

he used the R word

]]> https://chipmusic.org/4mat 2012-09-10T11:54:06Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/131949/#p131949 <![CDATA[Re: FastTracker II]]> PULSELOOPER wrote:

MPT interface is weird, and I don't know much about milkytracker.

but FT2 has the best tracker interface ever IMO.

I don't mean to be "that dude," but have you ever used Renoise? It has an FT2-style interface (with many improvements) and all the benefits of a modern DAW.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/nf 2012-09-10T11:48:05Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/131948/#p131948 <![CDATA[Re: FastTracker II]]> PULSELOOPER wrote:

MPT interface is weird, and I don't know much about milkytracker.

but FT2 has the best tracker interface ever IMO.

Why is it weird? No offense, just been wondering what people feel weird about the interface of MPT.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/xylo 2012-09-10T07:06:11Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/131928/#p131928 <![CDATA[Re: FastTracker II]]> MPT interface is weird, and I don't know much about milkytracker.

but FT2 has the best tracker interface ever IMO.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/PULSELOOPER 2012-09-08T23:29:10Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/131775/#p131775 <![CDATA[Re: FastTracker II]]> i love MPT myself

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Downstate 2012-09-08T19:32:04Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/131752/#p131752 <![CDATA[Re: FastTracker II]]> Get Impulse Tracker or Schism Tracker as well, try them all!

]]> https://chipmusic.org/chunter 2012-09-08T19:04:47Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/131748/#p131748 <![CDATA[Re: FastTracker II]]> 4mat wrote:

OpenMPT is horrible to use and not really anything like the smooth workflow of FastTracker 2.  If you're looking for a "modern version" then Milkytracker is your best bet.  But tbh even that has some odd design choices that make it a second-best choice.

Yeah, manual is probably a good bet but the best way you'll learn is just loading in a bunch of XMs and looking at what they're doing.  It also has a built-in help system with all commands and shortcuts (just click the Help button on the main screen) and you don't need much more than that.

I love OpenMPT's use.

As for the thread-opener, just try out both and find out what you like best.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/xylo 2012-09-08T18:34:07Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/131744/#p131744 <![CDATA[Re: FastTracker II]]> as 4mat says there is an inbuitt  help system and a manual. if you have tracked with madtracker and goat tracker you already know how to track and fasttracker 2 is just a tracker after all, you don't need a tutorial you just need a manual

also i agree with 4mat milkytracker and openmpt are not similar to ft2 (milkytracker is really crazy, dunno why they did those "improvements" that they did). ft2 or IT are actually still the best trackers for making modules in my eyes, sadly, althought openmpt is undoubtedly very powerful and quite easy learning curve

]]> https://chipmusic.org/ant1 2012-09-07T22:30:55Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/131545/#p131545 <![CDATA[Re: FastTracker II]]> yeah jefftheworld tuto is a good start...and keep looking youtube I know there is some strobe tutorials on it somewhere if I remember well !!! wink

]]> https://chipmusic.org/XyNo 2012-09-07T21:08:09Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/131524/#p131524