On Thu, 6 Jun 2024 03:45:03 -0000 (UTC), in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
candycanearter07 wrote:

>Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote at 00:47 this Thursday (GMT):
>> On 6/5/2024 7:31 AM, Justisaur wrote:
>>> On 6/5/2024 5:40 AM, candycanearter07 wrote:
>>>> Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 21:53 this
>>>> Tuesday (GMT):
>>>>> On Tue, 04 Jun 2024 09:11:31 -0500, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, 03 Jun 2024 09:48:12 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
>>>>>> Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> But beyond that first impression, møøse aren't really that
>>>>>>> interesting.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> A møøse once bit...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> (ah, nevermind)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> No, no, no. Let your inner Python out. It's not healthy to keep a
>>>>> Monty Python quote suppressed.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> For a second I thought you meant the programming language.
>>>
>>> I was more wondering how a python got in someone in the first place.
>>>
>> True, one is much more likely to end up in the python than the python in
>> you.
>
>
>What if two pythons fought?

https://youtu.be/xpAvcGcEc0k?t=87

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spent more time alone with my computer.' ~Dan(i) Bunten

Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote at 13:49 this Thursday (GMT):
> On Thu, 6 Jun 2024 03:45:03 -0000 (UTC), in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
> candycanearter07 wrote:
>
>>Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote at 00:47 this Thursday (GMT):
>>> On 6/5/2024 7:31 AM, Justisaur wrote:
>>>> On 6/5/2024 5:40 AM, candycanearter07 wrote:
>>>>> Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 21:53 this
>>>>> Tuesday (GMT):
>>>>>> On Tue, 04 Jun 2024 09:11:31 -0500, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Mon, 03 Jun 2024 09:48:12 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
>>>>>>> Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> But beyond that first impression, møøse aren't really that
>>>>>>>> interesting.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> A møøse once bit...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> (ah, nevermind)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> No, no, no. Let your inner Python out. It's not healthy to keep a
>>>>>> Monty Python quote suppressed.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> For a second I thought you meant the programming language.
>>>>
>>>> I was more wondering how a python got in someone in the first place.
>>>>
>>> True, one is much more likely to end up in the python than the python in
>>> you.
>>
>>
>>What if two pythons fought?
>
> https://youtu.be/xpAvcGcEc0k?t=87

thank
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On 6/5/2024 5:47 PM, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
> On 6/5/2024 7:31 AM, Justisaur wrote:
>> On 6/5/2024 5:40 AM, candycanearter07 wrote:
>>> Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 21:53 this
>>> Tuesday (GMT):
>>>> On Tue, 04 Jun 2024 09:11:31 -0500, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, 03 Jun 2024 09:48:12 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
>>>>> Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> But beyond that first impression, møøse aren't really that
>>>>>> interesting.
>>>>>
>>>>> A møøse once bit...
>>>>>
>>>>> (ah, nevermind)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> No, no, no. Let your inner Python out. It's not healthy to keep a
>>>> Monty Python quote suppressed.
>>>
>>>
>>> For a second I thought you meant the programming language.
>>
>> I was more wondering how a python got in someone in the first place.
>>
> True, one is much more likely to end up in the python than the python in
> you.

The Python is strong in this one.

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Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote at 16:35 this Wednesday (GMT):
> On Wed, 05 Jun 2024 10:01:58 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
> Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 5 Jun 2024 12:50:06 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07
>><candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
>>>> Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote at 00:52 this Wednesday (GMT):
>>
>>
>>>> Yeah! Even Phoenix Wright pulls two Monty Python references :D
>>
>>>(if you were wondering, ema says "it's only a flesh wound" before one of
>>>the cross examinations in 1-5, and "and now for something completely
>>>different" is said a couple times in 6-2)
>>
>>This is valuable information and I shall retain it forever.
>>
>>
>>(We need a "Monty Python Quotes and References in Video Games" list.)
>>
> We can start here:
>
> https://www.mobygames.com/game/1975/monty-pythons-complete-waste-of-time/
>
> The whole game is a comprehensive python reference.

So, we have 3 entries.

(Maybe we should make a spreadsheet or smth?)
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On 01/06/2024 18:19, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
> On 6/1/2024 1:23 AM, JAB wrote:
>> On 31/05/2024 19:29, Xocyll wrote:
>>> JAB <noway@nochance.com> looked up from reading the entrails of the porn
>>> spammer to utter  "The Augury is good, the signs say:
>>>
>>>> On 29/05/2024 08:52, Xocyll wrote:
>>>>> Never heard it called a mat before, always a mouse pad here in Canada.
>>>>
>>>> I did check and it seems to be another British vs American English.
>>>
>>> Canada usually follows British rules though.
>>>
>>
>> Don't know Canadian English so not sure but I've always presumed that
>> in terms of grammar and spelling it's more akin to British English but
>> for actual terms used I also assumed (not sure why) it would have more
>> in common with what's used in the US.
>>
> Re: "why".  Possibly because the US is the 800 pound gorilla sitting
> right next to Canada?  ;)
>

So how much influence does US culture have on Canada as in the UK it's
pretty much limited to music and films*. Saying that I have noticed more
and more references to a TV season instead of a TV series.

*Of course we are more than happen to export our own actors as pretend
Americans and if you need someone to play the bad guy, well we've got it
covered.

JAB <noway@nochance.com> looked up from reading the entrails of the porn
spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs say:

>On 01/06/2024 18:19, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
>> On 6/1/2024 1:23 AM, JAB wrote:
>>> On 31/05/2024 19:29, Xocyll wrote:
>>>> JAB <noway@nochance.com> looked up from reading the entrails of the porn
>>>> spammer to utter  "The Augury is good, the signs say:
>>>>
>>>>> On 29/05/2024 08:52, Xocyll wrote:
>>>>>> Never heard it called a mat before, always a mouse pad here in Canada.
>>>>>
>>>>> I did check and it seems to be another British vs American English.
>>>>
>>>> Canada usually follows British rules though.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Don't know Canadian English so not sure but I've always presumed that
>>> in terms of grammar and spelling it's more akin to British English but
>>> for actual terms used I also assumed (not sure why) it would have more
>>> in common with what's used in the US.
>>>
>> Re: "why".  Possibly because the US is the 800 pound gorilla sitting
>> right next to Canada?  ;)
>>
>
>So how much influence does US culture have on Canada as in the UK it's
>pretty much limited to music and films*. Saying that I have noticed more
>and more references to a TV season instead of a TV series.

Yeah in NA it's the various seasons of a TV series, whereas in Britain
it's various series of a TV show.

Of course in Britain, they can run a "series" (year) of a show, take a
year or two off, then bring it back for the next series.
In NA that pretty much never happens - it's continuous start to finish,
then it's truly finished.

Season one and cancelled, there is never a season 2.
Some series were officially cancelled, but fans got them reinstated
before they actually the actually finished filming the current season or
the actors moved on to other projects, but that's a whole nother thing.

Brit series tend to be shorter too, often only 4-6 episodes. VS 10-13
fairly standard now in NA, and the older ones that were 22-26
episodes/season.

IE Primeval went 6/7/10/7/6 eps in 2007/8/9/11/11

>*Of course we are more than happen to export our own actors as pretend
>Americans and if you need someone to play the bad guy, well we've got it
>covered.

As referenced when Hugh Laurie of House MD fame surprised people with
his spot on "English Accent" cause they had no idea he was English.

The number of Brits and Aus/NZ actors who can do perfect American
accents is surprising.

The number of American actors who can do perfect Brit/Aus/NZ accents is
microscopic.

Xocyll

On 6/8/2024 8:14 AM, Xocyll wrote:
> JAB <noway@nochance.com> looked up from reading the entrails of the porn
> spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs say:
>
>> On 01/06/2024 18:19, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
>>> On 6/1/2024 1:23 AM, JAB wrote:
>>>> On 31/05/2024 19:29, Xocyll wrote:
>>>>> JAB <noway@nochance.com> looked up from reading the entrails of the porn
>>>>> spammer to utter  "The Augury is good, the signs say:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 29/05/2024 08:52, Xocyll wrote:
>>>>>>> Never heard it called a mat before, always a mouse pad here in Canada.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I did check and it seems to be another British vs American English.
>>>>>
>>>>> Canada usually follows British rules though.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Don't know Canadian English so not sure but I've always presumed that
>>>> in terms of grammar and spelling it's more akin to British English but
>>>> for actual terms used I also assumed (not sure why) it would have more
>>>> in common with what's used in the US.
>>>>
>>> Re: "why".  Possibly because the US is the 800 pound gorilla sitting
>>> right next to Canada?  ;)
>>>
>>
>> So how much influence does US culture have on Canada as in the UK it's
>> pretty much limited to music and films*. Saying that I have noticed more
>> and more references to a TV season instead of a TV series.
>
> Yeah in NA it's the various seasons of a TV series, whereas in Britain
> it's various series of a TV show.
>
> Of course in Britain, they can run a "series" (year) of a show, take a
> year or two off, then bring it back for the next series.
> In NA that pretty much never happens - it's continuous start to finish,
> then it's truly finished.
>
> Season one and cancelled, there is never a season 2.
> Some series were officially cancelled, but fans got them reinstated
> before they actually the actually finished filming the current season or
> the actors moved on to other projects, but that's a whole nother thing.
>
> Brit series tend to be shorter too, often only 4-6 episodes. VS 10-13
> fairly standard now in NA, and the older ones that were 22-26
> episodes/season.
>
> IE Primeval went 6/7/10/7/6 eps in 2007/8/9/11/11
>
>
>> *Of course we are more than happen to export our own actors as pretend
>> Americans and if you need someone to play the bad guy, well we've got it
>> covered.
>
> As referenced when Hugh Laurie of House MD fame surprised people with
> his spot on "English Accent" cause they had no idea he was English.
>
> The number of Brits and Aus/NZ actors who can do perfect American
> accents is surprising.
>
> The number of American actors who can do perfect Brit/Aus/NZ accents is
> microscopic.
>
Gorilla don't need to learn how to grunt funny. :D

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Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> looked up from reading the
entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
say:

>On 6/8/2024 8:14 AM, Xocyll wrote:
>> JAB <noway@nochance.com> looked up from reading the entrails of the porn
>> spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs say:
>>
>>> On 01/06/2024 18:19, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
>>>> On 6/1/2024 1:23 AM, JAB wrote:
>>>>> On 31/05/2024 19:29, Xocyll wrote:
>>>>>> JAB <noway@nochance.com> looked up from reading the entrails of the porn
>>>>>> spammer to utter  "The Augury is good, the signs say:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 29/05/2024 08:52, Xocyll wrote:
>>>>>>>> Never heard it called a mat before, always a mouse pad here in Canada.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I did check and it seems to be another British vs American English.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Canada usually follows British rules though.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Don't know Canadian English so not sure but I've always presumed that
>>>>> in terms of grammar and spelling it's more akin to British English but
>>>>> for actual terms used I also assumed (not sure why) it would have more
>>>>> in common with what's used in the US.
>>>>>
>>>> Re: "why".  Possibly because the US is the 800 pound gorilla sitting
>>>> right next to Canada?  ;)
>>>>
>>>
>>> So how much influence does US culture have on Canada as in the UK it's
>>> pretty much limited to music and films*. Saying that I have noticed more
>>> and more references to a TV season instead of a TV series.
>>
>> Yeah in NA it's the various seasons of a TV series, whereas in Britain
>> it's various series of a TV show.
>>
>> Of course in Britain, they can run a "series" (year) of a show, take a
>> year or two off, then bring it back for the next series.
>> In NA that pretty much never happens - it's continuous start to finish,
>> then it's truly finished.
>>
>> Season one and cancelled, there is never a season 2.
>> Some series were officially cancelled, but fans got them reinstated
>> before they actually the actually finished filming the current season or
>> the actors moved on to other projects, but that's a whole nother thing.
>>
>> Brit series tend to be shorter too, often only 4-6 episodes. VS 10-13
>> fairly standard now in NA, and the older ones that were 22-26
>> episodes/season.
>>
>> IE Primeval went 6/7/10/7/6 eps in 2007/8/9/11/11
>>
>>
>>> *Of course we are more than happen to export our own actors as pretend
>>> Americans and if you need someone to play the bad guy, well we've got it
>>> covered.
>>
>> As referenced when Hugh Laurie of House MD fame surprised people with
>> his spot on "English Accent" cause they had no idea he was English.
>>
>> The number of Brits and Aus/NZ actors who can do perfect American
>> accents is surprising.
>>
>> The number of American actors who can do perfect Brit/Aus/NZ accents is
>> microscopic.
>>
>Gorilla don't need to learn how to grunt funny. :D

I wouldn't put it that way exactly, it's more the way actors get paid.

Aus actors get zero residuals for instance, a popular show that has
reruns nets them nothing at all, it all goes to the studio.

NZ, I don't know, but I suspect it's similar, and with such a small
population, shows get 1960's Dr Who budgets, so most Americans wouldn't
work for that. It does inspire a lot of creativity in the storytelling
though. When you don't have the budget for flashy effects, you'd
better have a good story.

And for a last thought:

British King Kong on top of the Empire State Building, swatting at
planes and declaiming "Bloody Colonials!" (Top hat and Monocle, Mr
Peanut/Mr Monopoly style, optional.)

Xocyll

[MAJOR PHOENIX WRIGHT SPOILERS!!!]

candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote at 14:35 this Wednesday (GMT):
> Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 14:01 this Wednesday (GMT):
>> On Wed, 5 Jun 2024 12:50:06 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07
>><candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
>>>> Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote at 00:52 this Wednesday (GMT):
>>
>>
>>>> Yeah! Even Phoenix Wright pulls two Monty Python references :D
>>
>>>(if you were wondering, ema says "it's only a flesh wound" before one of
>>>the cross examinations in 1-5, and "and now for something completely
>>>different" is said a couple times in 6-2)
>>
>> This is valuable information and I shall retain it forever.
>>
>>
>> (We need a "Monty Python Quotes and References in Video Games" list.)
>
>
> Yeah, we should :D

ok so coming back to this i got curious and looked at the pw wiki

there seems to be 7 references in the series:

edgeworth says "her metabolic processes are a matter of interest only to
historians" when revealing dahlias death in 3-5

luke atmey says that she will be "dropping her pnts before lunchtime" in
3-2

gumshoe reference the knights of the round table as the "knights who say
ni" in AAI2-4*

kay faraday says "and now for something completely different" when
examining something in AAI2-5*
phoenix says "and now for something completely different" when
andistan'dhin becomes a rock star in 6-1

kay says "its just a flesh wound" during patricas testimony in AAI2-2*
ema says "its just a flesh wound" during angel starr's testimony in 1-5

*AAI2 never got an official localization, so this is from the fan
translation..

anyways yea i rly like phoenix wright
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ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) writes:

> Do any of you still listen to MIDIs? I do once in a while: http://zimage.com/~ant/antfarm/files/music/music.html
> That includes MOD, S3M, XM, IT, 669, FAR, etc. ;)

I think it's been over 20 years, I had an HD issue but my mod collection
survived. Didn't get around to copying it off the failing drive as I
hadn't listened to the songs much.

Well, I did replay Crusader: No Remorse recently. That was all Necros
mods as I recall. Lizardking was a favorite too, that much I remember.

Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@usenet.mail.kapsi.fi> wrote at 20:11 this Wednesday (GMT):
> ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) writes:
>
>> Do any of you still listen to MIDIs? I do once in a while: http://zimage.com/~ant/antfarm/files/music/music.html
>> That includes MOD, S3M, XM, IT, 669, FAR, etc. ;)
>
> I think it's been over 20 years, I had an HD issue but my mod collection
> survived. Didn't get around to copying it off the failing drive as I
> hadn't listened to the songs much.
>
> Well, I did replay Crusader: No Remorse recently. That was all Necros
> mods as I recall. Lizardking was a favorite too, that much I remember.

Nope, I don't think I've ever had one. I tried converting one before but
it turns out its kinda hard.
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On Thu, 13 Jun 2024 01:40:03 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07
<candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:

>Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@usenet.mail.kapsi.fi> wrote at 20:11 this Wednesday (GMT):
>> ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) writes:
>>
>>> Do any of you still listen to MIDIs? I do once in a while: http://zimage.com/~ant/antfarm/files/music/music.html
>>> That includes MOD, S3M, XM, IT, 669, FAR, etc. ;)
>>
>> I think it's been over 20 years, I had an HD issue but my mod collection
>> survived. Didn't get around to copying it off the failing drive as I
>> hadn't listened to the songs much.
>>
>> Well, I did replay Crusader: No Remorse recently. That was all Necros
>> mods as I recall. Lizardking was a favorite too, that much I remember.
>
>
>Nope, I don't think I've ever had one. I tried converting one before but
>it turns out its kinda hard.

It was fairly easy to convert MODs in WinAmp (remember WinAmp?*) You'd
queue up a tracker file (WinAmp had fairly robust support for most
formats), and then go into WinAmp 'plugins' and select the WaveOut
Output.***. The file would stream to a WAV file of the music which you
could then convert to FLAC or MP3 or whatver you wanted.

It's how I got all my favorite MODs into my MP3 collection so I could
listen to them on the go (there are actually tracker players for
mobile devices, but it was just simpler to make them all MP3s than to
juggle different players).

* I bet Pepperidge Farms remembers.**
** Remember Pepperidge Farms' "Pepperidge Farms remembers" advertising
campaign? No. Me neither.
*** No, I didn't have this memorized. I do have WinAmp on an old PC
though, so I could easily check ;-)

Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> looked up from reading the
entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
say:

>On Thu, 13 Jun 2024 01:40:03 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07
><candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
>
>>Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@usenet.mail.kapsi.fi> wrote at 20:11 this Wednesday (GMT):
>>> ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) writes:
>>>
>>>> Do any of you still listen to MIDIs? I do once in a while: http://zimage.com/~ant/antfarm/files/music/music.html
>>>> That includes MOD, S3M, XM, IT, 669, FAR, etc. ;)
>>>
>>> I think it's been over 20 years, I had an HD issue but my mod collection
>>> survived. Didn't get around to copying it off the failing drive as I
>>> hadn't listened to the songs much.
>>>
>>> Well, I did replay Crusader: No Remorse recently. That was all Necros
>>> mods as I recall. Lizardking was a favorite too, that much I remember.
>>
>>
>>Nope, I don't think I've ever had one. I tried converting one before but
>>it turns out its kinda hard.
>
>It was fairly easy to convert MODs in WinAmp (remember WinAmp?*)

Remember? I used it today.

>You'd
>queue up a tracker file (WinAmp had fairly robust support for most
>formats), and then go into WinAmp 'plugins' and select the WaveOut
>Output.***. The file would stream to a WAV file of the music which you
>could then convert to FLAC or MP3 or whatver you wanted.

Did this for several sounds effects and files back in the day.

>It's how I got all my favorite MODs into my MP3 collection so I could
>listen to them on the go (there are actually tracker players for
>mobile devices, but it was just simpler to make them all MP3s than to
>juggle different players).

>* I bet Pepperidge Farms remembers.**
>** Remember Pepperidge Farms' "Pepperidge Farms remembers" advertising
>campaign? No. Me neither.

Only the South Park spoofing with the "memba berries"

>*** No, I didn't have this memorized. I do have WinAmp on an old PC
>though, so I could easily check ;-)

I still use it, it's low impact, plays in the background and I've used
it for years.

I should clarify, not the latest version, v272lite from 2001.

I tried newer versions, but they all got bloated and too many
"features," added that I had no use for and that made it run slower.

Xocyll

Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 17:08 this Thursday (GMT):
> On Thu, 13 Jun 2024 01:40:03 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07
><candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
>
>>Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@usenet.mail.kapsi.fi> wrote at 20:11 this Wednesday (GMT):
>>> ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) writes:
>>>
>>>> Do any of you still listen to MIDIs? I do once in a while: http://zimage.com/~ant/antfarm/files/music/music.html
>>>> That includes MOD, S3M, XM, IT, 669, FAR, etc. ;)
>>>
>>> I think it's been over 20 years, I had an HD issue but my mod collection
>>> survived. Didn't get around to copying it off the failing drive as I
>>> hadn't listened to the songs much.
>>>
>>> Well, I did replay Crusader: No Remorse recently. That was all Necros
>>> mods as I recall. Lizardking was a favorite too, that much I remember.
>>
>>
>>Nope, I don't think I've ever had one. I tried converting one before but
>>it turns out its kinda hard.
>
> It was fairly easy to convert MODs in WinAmp (remember WinAmp?*) You'd
> queue up a tracker file (WinAmp had fairly robust support for most
> formats), and then go into WinAmp 'plugins' and select the WaveOut
> Output.***. The file would stream to a WAV file of the music which you
> could then convert to FLAC or MP3 or whatver you wanted.
>
> It's how I got all my favorite MODs into my MP3 collection so I could
> listen to them on the go (there are actually tracker players for
> mobile devices, but it was just simpler to make them all MP3s than to
> juggle different players).
>

I meant making a new MIDI file from mp3/wav/etc

>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> * I bet Pepperidge Farms remembers.**
> ** Remember Pepperidge Farms' "Pepperidge Farms remembers" advertising
> campaign? No. Me neither.

I do.

> *** No, I didn't have this memorized. I do have WinAmp on an old PC
> though, so I could easily check ;-)

Eh, I use audacious.
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On Fri, 14 Jun 2024 02:50:03 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07
<candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:

>Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 17:08 this Thursday (GMT):
>> On Thu, 13 Jun 2024 01:40:03 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07
>><candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
>>
>>>Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@usenet.mail.kapsi.fi> wrote at 20:11 this Wednesday (GMT):
>>>> ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) writes:
>>>>
>>>>> Do any of you still listen to MIDIs? I do once in a while: http://zimage.com/~ant/antfarm/files/music/music.html
>>>>> That includes MOD, S3M, XM, IT, 669, FAR, etc. ;)
>>>>
>>>> I think it's been over 20 years, I had an HD issue but my mod collection
>>>> survived. Didn't get around to copying it off the failing drive as I
>>>> hadn't listened to the songs much.
>>>>
>>>> Well, I did replay Crusader: No Remorse recently. That was all Necros
>>>> mods as I recall. Lizardking was a favorite too, that much I remember.
>>>
>>>
>>>Nope, I don't think I've ever had one. I tried converting one before but
>>>it turns out its kinda hard.
>>
>> It was fairly easy to convert MODs in WinAmp (remember WinAmp?*) You'd
>> queue up a tracker file (WinAmp had fairly robust support for most
>> formats), and then go into WinAmp 'plugins' and select the WaveOut
>> Output.***. The file would stream to a WAV file of the music which you
>> could then convert to FLAC or MP3 or whatver you wanted.
>>
>> It's how I got all my favorite MODs into my MP3 collection so I could
>> listen to them on the go (there are actually tracker players for
>> mobile devices, but it was just simpler to make them all MP3s than to
>> juggle different players).
>>
>
>I meant making a new MIDI file from mp3/wav/etc
>

Honestly, WinAmp can do that too (I mean, so can a lot of other apps,
but since I was hyping WinAmp before, might as well continue to do
so). It can do that with pretty much /any/ file it can play; it just
redirects the output to a WAV file instead of, you know, to your
speakers.

Of course, the QUALITY of that music file will be heavily dependent on
whatever it is you use for MIDI playback. If you've got some sort of
high-end Yamaha XG50 soft-synth, it'll sound terrific. If you've
somehow managed to wedge a Soundblaster v1.0 with an OPL2 soundchip
into your modern laptop, it'll sound a lot less good (still, kudos for
getting an ISA soundcard into a 2024 laptop; that's some dark magic
right there and well worth the ear-bleed ;-)

The Roland Emulator (MuNT) also has a direct MIDI-to-WAV output
feature, if you want to (mostly) recapture what a MIDI file would
sound like to a PC gamer with high-end gear in 1989 ;-)

Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 14:50 this Friday (GMT):
> On Fri, 14 Jun 2024 02:50:03 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07
><candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
>
>>Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 17:08 this Thursday (GMT):
>>> On Thu, 13 Jun 2024 01:40:03 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07
>>><candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@usenet.mail.kapsi.fi> wrote at 20:11 this Wednesday (GMT):
>>>>> ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) writes:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Do any of you still listen to MIDIs? I do once in a while: http://zimage.com/~ant/antfarm/files/music/music.html
>>>>>> That includes MOD, S3M, XM, IT, 669, FAR, etc. ;)
>>>>>
>>>>> I think it's been over 20 years, I had an HD issue but my mod collection
>>>>> survived. Didn't get around to copying it off the failing drive as I
>>>>> hadn't listened to the songs much.
>>>>>
>>>>> Well, I did replay Crusader: No Remorse recently. That was all Necros
>>>>> mods as I recall. Lizardking was a favorite too, that much I remember.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Nope, I don't think I've ever had one. I tried converting one before but
>>>>it turns out its kinda hard.
>>>
>>> It was fairly easy to convert MODs in WinAmp (remember WinAmp?*) You'd
>>> queue up a tracker file (WinAmp had fairly robust support for most
>>> formats), and then go into WinAmp 'plugins' and select the WaveOut
>>> Output.***. The file would stream to a WAV file of the music which you
>>> could then convert to FLAC or MP3 or whatver you wanted.
>>>
>>> It's how I got all my favorite MODs into my MP3 collection so I could
>>> listen to them on the go (there are actually tracker players for
>>> mobile devices, but it was just simpler to make them all MP3s than to
>>> juggle different players).
>>>
>>
>>I meant making a new MIDI file from mp3/wav/etc
>>
>
> Honestly, WinAmp can do that too (I mean, so can a lot of other apps,
> but since I was hyping WinAmp before, might as well continue to do
> so). It can do that with pretty much /any/ file it can play; it just
> redirects the output to a WAV file instead of, you know, to your
> speakers.
>
> Of course, the QUALITY of that music file will be heavily dependent on
> whatever it is you use for MIDI playback. If you've got some sort of
> high-end Yamaha XG50 soft-synth, it'll sound terrific. If you've
> somehow managed to wedge a Soundblaster v1.0 with an OPL2 soundchip
> into your modern laptop, it'll sound a lot less good (still, kudos for
> getting an ISA soundcard into a 2024 laptop; that's some dark magic
> right there and well worth the ear-bleed ;-)
>
> The Roland Emulator (MuNT) also has a direct MIDI-to-WAV output
> feature, if you want to (mostly) recapture what a MIDI file would
> sound like to a PC gamer with high-end gear in 1989 ;-)

Are there any Linux apps?
--
user <candycane> is generated from /dev/urandom

Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
>
> I've been late with this month's Completely Random And Pointless Poll.
> So I won't take too long on the intro for this one. This time, let's
> focus on your mouse. You know, that wiggly lil' plastic gadget beneath
> your hand. Let's describe it!
>
> Please answer the following question. My mouse is:

2)
I would have to say 2 or 3, depending on where they place now compared
to when I got them:

- Logitech G305: Like my old dead G203 but wireless. Two extra buttons,
high dpi and programmable, but no crazy lights. Goes well for both
gaming and working

- Razer Basilisk X Hyperspeed: Budget version of the Basilisk that I got
because it was the only thing available during the pandemic /
manufacturing crisis. Tries to look like a 2, but behaves like a 5

> 2) ... A high-end gaming mouse; high-DPI and easily
> programmable so I can pwn the n00bs!
>
> 3) ... A high-end regular mouse; more than the usual 3-buttons
> and perhaps an above-average DPI. I'm a good office worker!
>

Some months ago I bought a category 1 (?), the Logitech G502 Hero, and
it's been sitting on its box since then. I got it for the july lanparty
since I don't own any wired mice anymore, but I haven't gotten used to
it yet. Too many buttons, too big even for me, and too heavy (without
the extra weights it comes with!). I should start training with Quake or
I am going to suck at deathmatch.