Impulse Tracker
===============

Full source code for Impulse Tracker, including sound drivers, network drivers,
and some supporting documentation

 

Pre-Requisite Software
----------------------

To build Impulse Tracker, you will need:

-   Turbo Assembler v4.1 * *

-   Turbo Link v3.01

-   Borland MAKE v4.0

-   A DOS environment

 

Once you have these, building IT.EXE should be just a single call to `MAKE`

 

Quick File Overview
-------------------

 

+---------------+------------------------------------------+
| **Filename**  | **Contents**                             |
+---------------+------------------------------------------+
| IT.ASM        | Startup routines                         |
+---------------+------------------------------------------+
| IT\_DISK.ASM  | Disk IO Routines. Uses IT\_D\_\*.INC     |
|               | files                                    |
+---------------+------------------------------------------+
| IT\_DISPL.ASM | Display routines for the Playback Screen |
|               | (F5)                                     |
+---------------+------------------------------------------+
| IT\_EMS.ASM   | EMS memory handling routines             |
+---------------+------------------------------------------+
| IT\_F.ASM     | Whole collection of functions used by    |
|               | the object model                         |
+---------------+------------------------------------------+
| IT\_FOUR.ASM  | Fast Fourier routines. Used for graphic  |
|               | equalizer display (Alt-F12). Not         |
|               | available on all sound cards             |
+---------------+------------------------------------------+
| IT\_G.ASM     | Global Key Handler functions.            |
+---------------+------------------------------------------+
| IT\_H.ASM     | Help Module (F1)                         |
+---------------+------------------------------------------+
| IT\_I.ASM     | Instrument List module (F4)              |
+---------------+------------------------------------------+
| IT\_K.ASM     | Keyboard Module                          |
+---------------+------------------------------------------+
| IT\_L.ASM     | Information Line code                    |
+---------------+------------------------------------------+
| IT\_M.ASM     | Main Message Loop dispatcher             |
+---------------+------------------------------------------+
| IT\_MDATA.ASM | Global music variable data               |
+---------------+------------------------------------------+
| IT\_MMTSR.ASM | Sample compression/decompression         |
|               | routines                                 |
+---------------+------------------------------------------+
| IT\_MOUSE.ASM | Mouse handling code.                     |
+---------------+------------------------------------------+
| IT\_MSG.ASM   | Message Editor code (Shift-F9)           |
+---------------+------------------------------------------+
| IT\_MUSIC.ASM | Module playback code. Also uses          |
|               | IT\_M\_EFF.INC                           |
+---------------+------------------------------------------+
| IT\_NET.ASM   | Network code.                            |
+---------------+------------------------------------------+
| IT\_OBJ1.ASM  | UI Object definitions.                   |
+---------------+------------------------------------------+
| IT\_PE.ASM    | Pattern Editor (F2)                      |
+---------------+------------------------------------------+
| IT\_S.ASM     | Screen functions, including character    |
|               | generation                               |
+---------------+------------------------------------------+
| IT\_TUTE.ASM  | Interactive Tutorial module.             |
+---------------+------------------------------------------+
| IT\_VESA.ASM  | VESA code for graphic equalizer          |
+---------------+------------------------------------------+
| SWITCH.INC    | High level switches for the entire       |
|               | program                                  |
+---------------+------------------------------------------+