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#33836From: Cj BowmanAug 4, 1993 12:48 PM

I'm new DMCS, but know what MODS are. What are DMCS? Will they work in Modplay v. 219B? If not, do you have a .MOD file of the 1812 Overture (The full one) by Tchaikovsky? I'm also looking for the Blue Danube Waltz by Strauss. Do you have any of those in your forum librarys? Thanks, Cj

#33881From: Ron LegroAug 5, 1993 12:13 PM

DMCS means "Deluxe Music Construction Set," an Amiga program that uses its own music data format. — Ron Legro, Milwaukee via AUTOPILOT (the only way to fly)

#33999From: Cj BowmanAug 8, 1993 4:17 PM

Is the a DOS player for DMCS? If not, is there a file somewhere where it tells about the format of the file so I could write one? Thanks for the information about DMCS. I had never heard of them before now. Cj

#34092From: Ron LegroAug 10, 1993 9:33 PM

DMCS was one of the first professional-quality music programs for the Amiga and still outperforms some expensive programs on other platforms. It even prints out sheet music. I've seen it selling for as little as $19. Good deal if you can find it, because the upgrade to DM II is only $50. Deluxe Music II is supposed to be a quantum leap forward. If it's half as good as Bars 'N Pipes, it'll sell. I know of no PC program that can read DMCS music files. Heck, there aren't many Amiga music programs that can do that. DMCS format is proprietary, as far as I know. Maybe there's a PD utility on the Amiga that can read it, but I've never found one. The new DM II apparently will have more standard file formats and hopefully they'll allow you to translate old DMCS files into a more universal format. If you can get a music file in MOD file format, there are PC programs that will read same if you have an appropriate sound card. — Ron Legro, Milwaukee via AUTOPILOT (the only way to fly)

#34105From: Cj BowmanAug 11, 1993 1:04 AM

I have Modplay v. 2.19b. That does great on the Pc-speaker! Is there and .MOD file of the 1812 overture (complete perfered) some where float ing around? I'm also looking for the William Tell Overture. Know where I could find them in .MOD format? I also think .STM will work, but I will have to convert them first. Thanks! Cj

#34202From: Ron LegroAug 13, 1993 2:09 PM

There are thousands of MOD files floating around, most of them written on Amigas. I'm sure you could find the "1812" or "William Tell." I've seen many classical works translated. Have you tried the AmigaArts file libraries? If not, most Amiga BBSes have decent collections. Did I mention the "Ultimate MOD Collection" CD-ROM? It's got something like 3,000 MODS! Of course, you need an IBM or Amiga compatible CD-ROM drive to access them. — Ron Legro, Milwaukee via AUTOPILOT (the only way to fly)

#34156From: Paul ToalAug 12, 1993 6:16 AM

Ron- I don't see where DMCS can save out any files as anything but DMCS format. This puts a crimp on things. There are no converters, the interface is nice though. –Paul < Motorola Inside >

#34183From: Jeff PrattAug 13, 1993 12:58 AM

Paul, Actually, there is a product that'll sort of do that…. it's called "copyist companion", and it will translate from DMCS proprietary format (NOT SMUS) into a "stream file" that can be digested by Dr. T's Copyist program. From there, Dr. T has a utility that will convert from Copyist score format into std. midi format. A bit of a go-around, however. (auto-piloted from) JcP

#34207From: Ron LegroAug 13, 1993 2:10 PM

DMCS can't, but I was told DM II would have more flexibility in using file formats. There's a demo of II somewhere around. Are you talking about that? — Ron Legro, Milwaukee via AUTOPILOT (the only way to fly)