Impulsetracker produces the most advanced tracked music compared to Protracker, Fasttracker and the others. So they often feature a large number of instruments that makes up to 64 channels of musical goodness.This episode feature correspondent Some1NameNate, with the story of that one technology that sets Impulsetracker apart from the competition.Correction: I've been informered that Impulsetracker-music cannot be played on an Atari Falcon. My appologies for not checking this up. The story was told to me by a listener last year.
Playlist:
00:00 ericade.radio - Time for Flashback, tracks from the past - with your host DJ Daemon
00:06 DJ Daemon: Let's talk Impulsetracker. This station features over 300 songs in this advanced tracker format. Welcome to an hour with 100% Impulsetracker songs and a report from our correspondent, Some1NamedNate.
00:21 Beek - blue slide
02:57 DJ Daemon speaks:The year was 1995 and Jeffrey Lim released a brand new tracker, Impulsetracker, for PC Dos. It was free, with the option to buy extensions. But pirates struck, impacting his revenue, and that's why we he stopped developing it. The latest version, 2.14 was released in 1999.2014 it was released as open source. Your Amiga had four channels, although you could track with eight channels. Impulsetracker then? Try 64 channels. This is why it's files often were orchestral symphonies compared to older tracked formats.
03:40 Moby - RainyNight
09:45 DJ Daemon: There are many thing that sets Impulsetracker apart from other trackers. Our correspondent, Some1NatedName has the story.
09:55 Some1NamedNate - Ericade-Symmetriad intro
11:26 DJ Daemon speaks.
11:32 Skaven - Fourth symmetriad
16:09 DJ Daemon warns you for using XMPlay for Ubuntu and VLC, because they don't play IT-files correctly.
16:37 Fear of Dark - Extrasolar
18:41 DJ Daemon talks about Atari and Impulsetracker.
19:00 Aami of Surfeu - I Am Peace
21:53 DJ Daemon speaks about the latest version Impulsetracker.
22:25 Bst - Mayan Paradise*Dim System
25:43 DJ Daemon tells you about what's missing if you run a too old player for IT-files.
26:21 Fear of Dark - Dank Drops
29:00 DJ Daemon speaks about the new website for ericade.radio.
29:22 Fosho - The Void
39:02 DJ Daemon present the medley of the day.
39:17 Starry - Eddsworld Intro Template
40:21 Fear of Dark - Death City 3000
41:28 Fear of Dark - There's nothing to lose Anymore
43:45 DJ Daemon tells you to send material to the station.
44:10 Bacter vs Saga musix - Outline Bees
48:16 DJ Daemon thanks you for listening
48:37 Kleeder - Secret Glade
52:40 DJ Daemon about getting back to the demo scene episodes.
52:56 Fear of Dark - Splice Slice
56:04 ericade.radio - Celebrating over 30 years of tracked music
56:09 Ekid - The small hit
59:45 ImBerx - Space War
Production notes:
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This episode had a very problematic recording session, due to bugs in the software and me feeling tired. I put in the wrong song after Some1NamedNate's report. But it was fixed.
Tags: Storytelling, Retro history, Host: DJ Daemon, Correspondent: Some1namednate, 2022
