[beta > last change @ 29 december 2004; information is based on Release Candidate 5] [Tiny disclaimer: this document is as much a release candidate as MadTracker currently is. If Yannick would decide to completely transform MadTracker into an advanced tool to host sewing machines in via Bluetooth, then this document will also change.

Ergo: nothing here is granted, and might change over time.] Feedback? We can imagine that it's a bit overwhelming at first. We were confused too when we laid our hands on MadTracker 2.5 for the first time. To make you accustomed with the new advantages, possibilities and goodies of MadTracker 2.5 as soon as possible, we will give you an overview of what you can expect, use, and enjoy. All new features will be introduced, including their practical uses and advantages. With this information, you will be able to squeeze out of MadTracker what you need in no time. Come with us please?

1: VST 2.3 Support The industry standard for digital sound production and processing is completely supported in MadTracker 2.5. VST stands for Virtual Studio Technology, and has been developed by Steinberg to offer a software substitute for audio hardware. Its use falls under two categories, namely Virtual Effects and Virtual Instruments. • Virtual Effects: assign real-time effect plugins to individual tracks or the master track to transform your imagination into physical sound.

MadTracker™ is the composition tool that creates the shortest path between imagination and music. Based on the tracker concept, MadTracker provides a clean and intuitive interface for a powerful and efficient approach to making music.

Flange, excite, compress, warp, ringmod, limit, maximize, boost, filter and distort without limitations. MadTracker 2.5 enables you to stack multiple effects per track, and to route them for processor-friendly productions. Apart from that, final mastering can be performed via Virtual Effects assignment to the master track.

Eplan pro panel. • Virtual Instruments: software synthesizers offer you virtually unlimited flexibility concerning sound generating and adjusting. Build your own multi-layered instruments, tweak existing presets, emulate all major hardware synthesizers, and track with them like you used to handle normal samples. MadTracker 2.5 also supports multi-timbral Virtual Instruments, which enables you to use their full potential in a processor-friendly manner. For both the effects as the instruments goes: MadTracker 2.5 offers a direct and intuitive automation system for VST plugins.

Up to sixteen VST parameters of choice can be controlled as if it were normal track or instrument parameters. Furthermore, MadTracker 2.5 has a built-in VST organizer to easily access the plugins wanted, a web-based VST database to look up information, and offers both support for MIDI as well as regular keyboard control. You will love this. 2: ReWire Support Do you export drumtracks from MadTracker to your Cubase project? Render tons of huge wavefiles to master your songs in Acid? Sick and tired of seemingly endless saving, exporting, importing and switching to finish one piece of music? Stop moaning.

The solution is here. MadTracker 2.5 is officially the first tracker ever that is completely ReWire supporting*. ReWire is a technology by Propellerheads that connects multiple audio programs. You can now directly host the audio streams of MadTracker 2.5 inside for instance Cubase, ProTools or Acid. Simply start MadTracker 2.5 while working in your mastering program of choice, and use MadTracker as a tracker-based external synthesizer.

*Synth Application only 3: IRC Client Imagine this: immediate feedback on the new project you're working on. Getting to know fellow musicians. Real-time support to become familiar with every feature that MadTracker 2.5 has to offer. All this with only one click of your mouse. MadTracker offers you this environment straight out of the box, since it is packed with a built-in IRC client. IRC is short for Internet Relay Chat, and offers a straightforward and versatile environment for chatting and P2P connecting with other users of MadTracker 2.5.