Welcome to the TIATracker module for batari Basic and 7800basic allowing you to play TIATracker music in your Atari console games.
TIATracker is a tool created by Kylearan for making Atari VCS music on the PC and a new sound routine for the VCS. It features ADSR envelopes, up to 7 melodic and 15 percussion instruments, customizable pitch guides for optimizing the number of in-tune notes, a size-optimized and configurable replayer routine and much more.
More information is available on the AtariAge Forum
For a full example of incorporating your TIATracker music into your source check the following depending on your platform:
Currently only one track per game can be added.
The following outlines how to add the TIATracker module to your source and incorporate your music. If you are having issues refer to the example for assistance.
Copy the tiatracker folder into the root of your source folder
Copy the content of file tiatracker/tiatracker_variables.bas into your variable definitions of your source.
Add the following to your source (either at the bottom of your file or bank depending on your requirements):
rem include the tiatracker source
asm
include "tiatracker/tiatracker.asm"
end
rem initialise tiatracker
gosub tiatrackerinit
rem play track
gosub tiatrackerplay
Create your music or get someone to do the hard work!
Select File > Export track data to dasm... from the menu. On the Save As dialog locate your tiatracker/track folder in your batari Basic game folder, enter a filename of 'track' and click the Save button to export your music.
In file tiatracker/track/track_variables.asm remove the Permanent and Temporary variables from the file (otherwise you will receive a compilation error). Note: This will need to be done each time you export your data.
The following enhancements and changes have been made to the TIATracker module: