Castle Paradox

SlightlyPyro

Ok, I know there' probably been some topic that covers this elsewhere, but I didn't see one on the first page so I'm making one now.

My computer doesn't run BAMs, nor do ANY of the computers in my house. I think it has something to do with the fact that they're all running Windows XP or 2K. Anyway, I'm working on remedying that situation.

My question is: Do BAM files allow multiple instrument layers? That is, can you have different instruments playing at the same time in the same file? Or is it just a kind of synthesizer sound that you usually hear from Game Boy or some other primordial game consoles?

I'm a decent composer, but most of my stuff relies heavily on an audible drumbeat to carry it through; thus, I'd really need it to have that feature.
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Me · Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2004 10:30 am Post subject:

BAM allows for nine tracks, that is, nine voices at once. If you want percussion . . . you're a bit out of luck. BAM only has a few percussion sounds, a snare and a few tom-tom types.
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SlightlyPyro · Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2004 10:35 am Post subject:

OK, thanks. I can comprimise on the drumbeat, but first
Pissed off!

I've gotta get BAMs to run on the computer
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jabbercat · Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2004 11:48 am Post subject:

VDMS sound. go to the OHRRPGCE page at hamsterrepublic.com and check out Fyre's.

Setu_Firestorm · Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2004 1:09 pm Post subject:

Yeah, give VDMS a try. But still, don't get your hopes up. When you write MIDIs and convert them to BAM, there's a 99.999% ratio it'll get butchered to crap. After 3 years of that though, I kinda got used to it. Raspberry!

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Flamer · Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2004 9:13 pm Post subject:

NOTE: it is not because you're running WinXP or Win2k.

...my older computer that could run WinXP (surprise!) could run BAMs fine, without the use of VDMS
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SunsOfFlame · Joined: 28 Apr 2003 Posts: 139

I think its your soundcard, not your system.

And yeah, VDMS is good.

SlightlyPyro · Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2004 9:56 am Post subject:

Yes! BAMs can be played! w00h00! *goes to check out how .hack//OHR sounds when there's more than silence*
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