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MDZ Information File v1.01
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General:
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========
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MDZ-files are files that describe modules. They give the reader some
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general information about one or several modules and enables him to
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find the module he just wants to listen to quickly. They are meant to
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be spread along with modules (in archives, on cds), so everyone can easily
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find out who has made this piece of music or what style it is.
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The MDZ-format was designed to be accessible from every module related
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program, it is explicitly not limited to Cubic Player (see below for
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a description of the format).
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I'd like to encourage you to use these files in your own productions
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(modules as well as players or trackers).
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Format:
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The MDZ-file is a standard ibm ascii file. Every MDZ-file has to
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start with the text "MODINFO1" (1 is the version number). The files
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currently may not be bigger than 64k.
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Then there may be one data field per line. Currently defined fields
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are:
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MODULE xxxx the filename of the module
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SIZE xxxx the filesize of the module
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MODULE and SIZE are used for indentifying
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the module! Together they start a new module block.
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All other information on this module must be below.
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TYPE xxxx the type of the module (4 characters max)
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FDATE dd.mm.yyyy file date
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TITLE xxxx title of the module
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COMPOSER xxxx composer
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CDATE dd.mm.yyyy date when the module was finished
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STYLE xxxx style
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PLAYTIME mmm:ss playtime
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COMMENT xxxx comment for this module
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; xxxx comment (ignore this line)
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Other lines will be ignored.
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Valid and planned types are:
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MOD standard module (all types)
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MODd standard module with DMP-like panning
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MODt standard module where command Fxx is always tempo
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M15 15 instruments module without a signature
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M15t 15 instruments module, Fxx is tempo
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MID Midi file
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MIDd Midi file, channel 16 is a drum channel
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XM FastTracker II module
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STM ScreamTracker 2 Module
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S3M ScreamTracker 3 Module
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PTM PolyTracker module
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MTM MultiTracker module
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669 Composer 669 module (also extended 669)
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DMF X-Tracker module
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OKT Oktalyser module
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MDL Digitracker module
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AMS Extreme's tracker module
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FAR Farandole module
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WOW Mod's Grave module
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ULT UltraTracker module
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CDA CD-Audio track (size is some kind of checksum on all tracks)
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AMF DMP's internal format
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MED MED module
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PSMa Protracker Studio 16 (PSM<53>)
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PSMb Protracker Studio 16 newer version
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If you have further questions, suggestions, ideas or comments to
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the MDZ-format please contact us.
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Example:
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-------------------[schnibbel]-------------------------
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MODINFO1
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MODULE REFLECTR.XM
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SIZE 740554
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TYPE XM
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TITLE Reflecter
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CHANNELS 12
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PLAYTIME 3:34
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CDATE 0.0.1994
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COMPOSER Zodiak / Cascada
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COMMENT The Party 4 - 32 Channel Compo ( 1)
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-------------------[schnabbel]-------------------------
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Cubic Player and MDZ-files:
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===========================
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With Cubic Player you can load, edit and save MDZ-files.
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Cubic Player automatically reads all MDZ-files it finds, that are not
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bigger than 64k, and even ZIP packed MDZ files with a maximum size of 1k,
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and converts them into an internal format. To edit the information
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in the fileselector you must press shift-tab, select the field you want
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to edit, press return, edit the field, press return again and then
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shift-tab. To save the information of one module press alt-w and cp
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will write it to a with the same name, but with the extension .MDZ.
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You can also write a MDZ file of many modules: put the modules in the
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playlist, press tab to go to the playlist, press alt-a and enter
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the filename of the new MDZ file. (pressing alt-a in the directory will
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make a MDZ file of all modules in the current directory)
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Software that uses this format:
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ah... it's getting more and more...
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- Cubic Player since 1.4
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- Cross-View 1.70 from TWAiN PAiN Software
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Niklas Beisert / pascal
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