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Nintendo 64 Sound Tools

46 points by mnem 11y ago

barbs 11y ago
I don't understand what this is. The .iso file seems to be empty.
- kencausey 11y ago
  Its not empty. It includes autorun installability for Windows (presumably 95 and later) as well as what appears to be a version for SGI which understandably requires a bit more manual effort. Here is an excerpt of the Release Notes: Release Contents ---------------- N64 Sound Tools version 3.14 consists of four different components. 1. Sound Tools The Sound Tools are the GUI applications used by musicians to create music for games. These tools are located in the $(INSTALL)\N64Tools directory. Where $(INSTALL) is the installation directory (typically C:\). The two main applications are the N64 Waveform Editor (dse.exe) and the N64 Sequencer (dream.exe). 2. Sound Tools Libraries The Sound Tools Libraries contains two different libraries; the Sound Tools API Library and the N_Audio Driver for Sound Tools. These libraries allow programmers to incorporate music created by the PC Sound Tools into their games. The Sound Tools API Library is located in: $(INSTALL)\N64Tools\lib\lib-src The N_Audio Driver for Sound Tools is located in: $(INSTALL)\N64Tools\lib\n_gaudio. In addition, the library files (.a) are installed in: $(ROOT)\usr\lib and the corresponding include files (.h) are installed in: $(ROOT)\usr\include\PR. Where $(ROOT) is the location of the N64 operating system. This is so the library files are in the proper directory for linking at compile time. 3. Sound Tools Manuals This release contains three HTML manuals: the Sound Tools User's Guide, the Sound Tools Programmer's Guide and the Tutorial Guide. Pointers to all three manuals have been created under "N64"\"Sound Tools" in your Start Menu. The Sound Tools User's Guide describes how to use the Sequencer and Waveform Editor. The Sound Tools Programmer's Guide explains the Sound Tools API Library. Finally, the Tutorial Guide gives a brief overview of the process used to create music and incorporate it into your game code. The Sound Tools Manuals are located in $(INSTALL)\N64Manuals\Sound_Tools. 4. Demos A number of new demos have been added since the previous version of Sound Tools. These demos illustrate how to use the Sound Tools API Library to perform a number of functions, such as fading songs in and out, creating sound effects, using markers in a song file, using a lookup table and more. The demos are located in $(INSTALL)\N64Tools\Demos. You can compile each demo seperately by changing to a specific demo directory and typing 'make'. Or you can compile all demos at once by typing 'make' in the top-level demo directory. EDIT: updated repeatedly trying to fix formatting (and personal grammar failing).
  - barbs 11y ago
    Ahh, thanks. Must've mounted it incorrectly somehow!
mrspeaker 11y ago
Are there any online versions of the manuals? What are the "Sound Tools"? The description is "applications used by musicians to create music for games" Sounds like some kind of tracker, or DAW... does anyone have any screen shots or online info about them? (I don't have a windows machine, and I don't even know what you do with a .iso file anymore!)
- taspeotis 11y ago
  If you install it there is a manual. Several, actually. Programmer's Manual: http://i.imgur.com/yUwNhrZ.png http://i.imgur.com/yUwNhrZ.png User's Manual: http://i.imgur.com/zXUkv2T.png http://i.imgur.com/zXUkv2T.png Tutorial: http://i.imgur.com/RspXq2i.png http://i.imgur.com/RspXq2i.png
taspeotis 11y ago
It sure feels like N64 era software... http://i.imgur.com/Qj4Ow9t.png http://i.imgur.com/Qj4Ow9t.png

46 points by mnem 11y ago

barbs 11y ago

I don't understand what this is. The .iso file seems to be empty.

kencausey 11y ago
Its not empty. It includes autorun installability for Windows (presumably 95 and later) as well as what appears to be a version for SGI which understandably requires a bit more manual effort. Here is an excerpt of the Release Notes: Release Contents ---------------- N64 Sound Tools version 3.14 consists of four different components. 1. Sound Tools The Sound Tools are the GUI applications used by musicians to create music for games. These tools are located in the $(INSTALL)\N64Tools directory. Where $(INSTALL) is the installation directory (typically C:\). The two main applications are the N64 Waveform Editor (dse.exe) and the N64 Sequencer (dream.exe). 2. Sound Tools Libraries The Sound Tools Libraries contains two different libraries; the Sound Tools API Library and the N_Audio Driver for Sound Tools. These libraries allow programmers to incorporate music created by the PC Sound Tools into their games. The Sound Tools API Library is located in: $(INSTALL)\N64Tools\lib\lib-src The N_Audio Driver for Sound Tools is located in: $(INSTALL)\N64Tools\lib\n_gaudio. In addition, the library files (.a) are installed in: $(ROOT)\usr\lib and the corresponding include files (.h) are installed in: $(ROOT)\usr\include\PR. Where $(ROOT) is the location of the N64 operating system. This is so the library files are in the proper directory for linking at compile time. 3. Sound Tools Manuals This release contains three HTML manuals: the Sound Tools User's Guide, the Sound Tools Programmer's Guide and the Tutorial Guide. Pointers to all three manuals have been created under "N64"\"Sound Tools" in your Start Menu. The Sound Tools User's Guide describes how to use the Sequencer and Waveform Editor. The Sound Tools Programmer's Guide explains the Sound Tools API Library. Finally, the Tutorial Guide gives a brief overview of the process used to create music and incorporate it into your game code. The Sound Tools Manuals are located in $(INSTALL)\N64Manuals\Sound_Tools. 4. Demos A number of new demos have been added since the previous version of Sound Tools. These demos illustrate how to use the Sound Tools API Library to perform a number of functions, such as fading songs in and out, creating sound effects, using markers in a song file, using a lookup table and more. The demos are located in $(INSTALL)\N64Tools\Demos. You can compile each demo seperately by changing to a specific demo directory and typing 'make'. Or you can compile all demos at once by typing 'make' in the top-level demo directory. EDIT: updated repeatedly trying to fix formatting (and personal grammar failing).
- barbs 11y ago
  Ahh, thanks. Must've mounted it incorrectly somehow!

mrspeaker 11y ago

Are there any online versions of the manuals? What are the "Sound Tools"? The description is "applications used by musicians to create music for games" Sounds like some kind of tracker, or DAW... does anyone have any screen shots or online info about them? (I don't have a windows machine, and I don't even know what you do with a .iso file anymore!)

taspeotis 11y ago
If you install it there is a manual. Several, actually. Programmer's Manual: http://i.imgur.com/yUwNhrZ.png http://i.imgur.com/yUwNhrZ.png User's Manual: http://i.imgur.com/zXUkv2T.png http://i.imgur.com/zXUkv2T.png Tutorial: http://i.imgur.com/RspXq2i.png http://i.imgur.com/RspXq2i.png

taspeotis 11y ago

It sure feels like N64 era software... http://i.imgur.com/Qj4Ow9t.png http://i.imgur.com/Qj4Ow9t.png