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From: huebner@aero.aero.org (Robert E. Huebner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: AmigaVision Q/A
Keywords: Music formats, AREXX, Runtime
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Date: 12 Dec 90 22:53:50 GMT
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Reply-To: huebner@aero.aero.org (Robert E. Huebner)
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I have just begun working on some AmigaVision applications and have
two questions I'm hoping to recieve answers on:

1) Realizing that the SMUS format is fairly limited, is there an
   alternative way to play music.  What I'd like to set up is
   AREXX control over a Noisetracker/Soundtracker/MED-type program and
   play songs in the background.  Are there are *tracker programs that
   support AREXX, at least to the point of LOAD/START/STOP controls?
   (And while we're on the subject, is it SMUS that's lame, or just
   software support for SMUS by DMCS?  .mod to SMUS conversion possible?

2) Reading the Commodore spec sheet for AS250 (AmigaVision), it states
   that runtime modules are available.  Does this mean they're being
   worked on?  Will they cost extra?  Are they available yet?  I've seen
   some discussion on this before, but I didn't save that thread.

Thanks

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Robert Huebner		huebner@aerospace.aero.org
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