1 Reply by VividTracker

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martin_demsky wrote:

Vivid: yes i know this what you wrote, but i have huge library of 8-bit samples in iff/8svx format from my Amiga days, i think it can be supported loading of samples from Dropbox, iFiles or from native iPadOS file browser, i am not interested in importing samples from that modern synths on iPad. So i have to convert my samples into 16-bit stereo wav files, i will try it in batch processing in SoundForge, but after loading to Vivid tracker it will be again 8-bit mono? Weird.

Yes, if you load a 16-bit stereo wav sample it will converted to 8-bit mono since that is the sample format in Amiga mod-files. However, if you press the "STEREO" button on Screen 4B, any stereo sample will then be divided into two 8-bit mono samples.

I will consider adding support to iff/8svx samples. :-)

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2 Reply by VividTracker

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martin_demsky wrote:

ProTracker and FastTracker II clones are here: https://16-bits.org

I use sometimes that ProTracker, it works exactly as on Amiga, because on iPad that mod tracker Vivid Tracker can't load samples, can be loaded only from premade mod files, so i sometimes prepare these "samples in mod" in that ProTracker.

And that OpenMPT is really good tracker, afaik even veterans like Skaven/Future Crew use it.

There's actually two other ways to get samples to VividTracker, so you don't need to depend on premade mods:

1. VividTracker can open wav-files from other apps. Try open a 16-bit stereo wav-file from e.g. the Files app or the AudioShare app and select "Open in VividTracker". The sample gets down converted to mono and 8-bit. If the sample is longer than what is allowed in the mod-format (64 kB), that part is shown in red to remind you that it won't be played and won't be stored. If you select the "STEREO" button on screen 5B, it will split the left and the right channel into two samples. If you change the NOTE on screen 5A, you can change the sampling speed (for instance, a long drum loop may need to be downsampled).

2. VividTracker supports AudioCopy, so you can copy samples from other apps such as Korg Gadget. If you have AudioCopy installed, you can press the "AudioPST" on Screen 5A. VividTracker will open AudioCopy, where you will find all the samples you have copied from other apps. Once you have selected your sample, it will be copied back to VividTracker. Check out this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_HUEvRz2lk

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3 Reply by VividTracker

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Hello VividTracker users. I just want to let you know that version 1.2 is now on App Store. Version 1.2 brings better bluetooth keyboard support (most of the Protracker shortcuts are there, albeit not always with the same keys), and better Protracker mod compatibility (mods like black_queen.mod finally work).

I can also give you a little hint on what's coming for version 1.3: AutoChord Keyboard. As you may know, AutoChord is a feature already introduced in v1.0, which allows you to auto transpose a track to another track from e.g. C-major to A-minor (using the effect command 8, which is not used in Protracker). The idea with AutoChord keyboard is that you choose a scale (for instance the pentatonic scale) and the keyboard will then adjust to only show keys from that scale given the last played AutoChord. Thus, say that the last played chord was A-minor. The keyboard will then only show notes from the A-minor pentatonic scale (A, C, D, E, G). If you later down the pattern play the chord F-major instead, the keyboard will change to the F-major pentatonic scale (D, E, F#, A, B). This makes it easy to build patterns that are in harmony with the currently played AutoChord.

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4 Reply by VividTracker

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I noticed VividTracker is discussed here, so I thought I should register and join the discussion in case you have questions, requests, etc.

The interface is of course suffering from the fact that you don't have a keyboard. Bluetooth keyboard support is therefore the number one top request that I get from users. If Apple's SDK allows it I will add it in.

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