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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 | +---------------+------------------------------------------+