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0000834OpenMPTFeature Requestpublic2017-07-30 20:31
Reporterncovert Assigned To 
PrioritynormalSeverityfeatureReproducibilityhave not tried
Status closedResolutionwon't fix 
Platformx64OSWindowsOS Version7
Product VersionOpenMPT 1.26.03.* (old testing) 
Summary0000834: Disable automatic "Protracker 1/2 Mode" on MOD load
Description

Every time one opens a MOD file, the "Protracker 1/2 Mode" and "Amiga Frequency Limits" get enabled automatically unless the MOD has more than four channels, or uses panning commands or notes outside the three-octave Amiga range. I find this behavior to be annoying, and I'd like to see some sort of option that would allow one to choose if the compatibility modes are activated by default.

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Saga Musix

Saga Musix

2016-07-26 21:47

administrator   ~0002523

No, ProTracker mode is required for too many files to sound correct. I'd rather have you show me files for which it shouldn't be used but currently is, so that the heuristics can be tweaked.

ncovert

ncovert

2016-07-27 17:35

reporter   ~0002524

I've got quite a lot of modules, and for the vast majority of them, they sound exactly the same with and without ProTracker mode. Besides hard-enabling Amiga frequency limits, disabling panning commands, and allowing on-the-fly sample changes, what else does ProTracker mode do?

Saga Musix

Saga Musix

2016-07-27 19:07

administrator   ~0002525

It's all documented at https://wiki.openmpt.org/Manual:_Song_Properties#ProTracker_1.2F2_mode

they sound exactly the same with and without ProTracker mode

So there is no reason to disable it. As you observed yourself, for any modules that cannot possibly work with ProTracker mode (such as those that have notes outside of the Amiga range), the mode is not enabled anyway.

ncovert

ncovert

2016-07-27 22:43

reporter   ~0002526

The main problem I have is that when editing MOD files, I often wish to go outside of the C-4 to B-6 frequency range, and in order to do that, I have to go manually disable the Amiga limits for every module that I want to apply such changes to.

Saga Musix

Saga Musix

2016-07-27 22:47

administrator   ~0002527

What platform, if not Amiga, do you write 4-channel modules for then?

Saga Musix

Saga Musix

2017-07-30 20:31

administrator   ~0003124

Closing. If you really want to add notes outside the Amiga range to an existing module, you only need to disable this option once, which I think is completely acceptable.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2016-07-26 21:46 ncovert New Issue
2016-07-26 21:47 Saga Musix Note Added: 0002523
2016-07-27 17:35 ncovert Note Added: 0002524
2016-07-27 19:07 Saga Musix Note Added: 0002525
2016-07-27 22:43 ncovert Note Added: 0002526
2016-07-27 22:47 Saga Musix Note Added: 0002527
2017-07-30 20:31 Saga Musix Status new => closed
2017-07-30 20:31 Saga Musix Resolution open => won't fix
2017-07-30 20:31 Saga Musix Note Added: 0003124