my first ORACLE song

Nice one
Keep up the good work !
To find a MSX-Audio cartridge, simply scan eBay.
They are some for sale quite often.

PS: I do have the Toshiba one (and with its keyboard, too !) but it's not for sale

Interesting tune!

Keep in mind that the PSG vs FM-PAC balance is not always identical on all MSX computers, as you give the PSG such a prominent role here, the tune might sound totally wrong on some systems. It's something that can be fixed by anyone who can repair/update MSX computers tho (and probably everyone else who knows stuff like soldering and hardware stuff).

ro: can i contact you in private?

@wolf:the program has a built in mixer for balancing the PSG and MSX-MUSIC etc... so im not too worried as i can change it depending on how it sounds on my msx turbo-r... or i could also manually use the volume effect (Vxx) to change levels as needed (i already use that by turning the volume down on all FM channels other than drums to make the drums sound louder)And that's exactly why I build in the amp functions

1) 16 row patterns... its very hard to brainstorm a tune with only 16 notes per row (i know about the pattern break Z command) - 64 is the standard on trackers i've used in DOS and WINDOWS... my favorite type of tracker allows for the pattern length to be variable anywhere from 32 to 256 rows... thats the main thing which is difficult for meFunny, Orc was designed to have variable pattern lenght in rows AND in channels. However, due unresolved diffs in the editor, the patrows are restricted to 16 (altho the routines to handel up to 256 rows are present, but not active). Have to fix that in a next version.

2) the lack of the Q W E R T Y = C D E F G A B note entry which is available via CAPSLOCK in the instrument selector - it does not function in the pattern editor... i like blaffer's interface where you can use this feature in the pattern editor... its much more intuitive for me... which is why i'm considering coming up with my songs in a different tracker and porting them manually note by note into oracleSee 1). It's there, but not functioning well. I've implemented the CAPS functions everywhere but not activated it in some parts, like in the editor. Check.

3) PSG volume envelopes? PSG noise (drums)? im kinda stuck trying to do volume changes with the Vxx command... it would atleast make it easier to use if the V(-/+)x volume slide command retriggered the volume each time a note is played (like an envelope)... instead of each following note being affectedOn my to-do list. I'm even thinking of building in SCC support since it's close to PSG. But first I need to get my balls straight and update Orc on all the other points you mentioned. and then some..... my whish/todo list is kinda large..gheh

Wolf suggested earlier a keyboard mapping editor where you can define ye own shortcuts.

you can contact me in private by mailing roman@thefuzz.nl

it was iaimed at both actually. The idea is to have the user (not the coder), in any game/demo where ORC music will be playing, decide how to set chip balance.