Date   : Mon, 15 Mar 1999 09:01:55 +0000
From   : Chris Richardson <chris@...>
Subject: Re: AMPLE Disks on-line

I would agree with what Mark says:

For my purposes, .dsd and .ssd images are perfect as I can write them straight
back to floppy for use on a real BBC and use the images directly in Stuart's
PCBBC

Mark Usher wrote:

> Hi
>
> > Hooray! I've just been up to Wakefield and picked up the whole of
> > the old Mad
> > Rabbit PD library, together with my Music 5000 and the Ample
> > library (and all the unreleased Yorkshire Boys stuff).
> Hmm, sounds interesting.
>
> > However, how do people want me to do this - in disk images for
> > PCBBC (.adf or
> > .img I assume) or as discreet files, or as ARC archives?
> I'd say .ssd (single sided image) and .dsd (double sided image) files are
> best as their are enough programs to then manipulate these images into other
> formats, and most of the PC emulators use this format.
>
> > > I will put a schematic for a Music 2000 compatible midi interface up
> > > shortly, so any music making beeb owners can try sequencing
> > their equipment from their BBC with AMPLE.
> >
> > Didn't the group "Erasure" used to do this, or was that from an EMR box?
> According to the interview in Acorn User 06/1988, Erasure used the UMI
> sequencer.
>
> Mark



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