#.mod FILES
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Please, what ARE .mod files, as opposed to .mid files?
Are they a standard form of music file, or are they particular to Amiga
equipment?
If they are the former, how does one create them? Do they have any special
characteristics?
Sorry to be so hopelessly ignorant.
Michael C
Michael,
I'm no expert on .MOD files, but I've played many of them. They are a standard
form of music files, and there are players in the Audio/Midi Utils library of
AmigaArts that will play them for you – and I think some that can create them
as well.
—Betty
Michael,
.mod-files are Amiga-special music-files. You can play them with many players
that you can find in Audio/Midi-Utils library of AmigaArts. If you want to edit
some
mods, you will need a program like Sound- or Noisetracker, but the best
mod-editing program for me is OctaMed. But – the most important thing :
you need an Amiga, cause in my opinion there are no converters or players for
other platforms.
Some special charakteristics:
-only for channels (2 left, 2 right)
-maximum sample rate for samples used in mods is about 22 kHz
-only 8 bit sounds
-if you want to download a mod, look at the size, many mods are made of using
whole parts of music in one sample (mostly this songs are very stupid cause
you can hear 1 sample looped for 100 times)
— Tzwen
Sorry to be so hopelessly ignorant.
Your not ignorant,,,you just don't know (BIG difference)
Mod files are the Amigas standard music modes. Best player is caled player.
Midi files need a midi interface which run from 40 – 100's of dollars.
Mods are realy great,Diskmaster2 and probally Opus will play them.