14-Jan-1995

Hi and welcome to ART OF NOISE !

This is the preview of the final-sales version of AON. To install
it on your hd or disk just copy the files extracted from the lha-file
to any directory an your hd/disk and then assign it as 'aon:', otherwise
the preferences file etc. can't be found!

FEATURES OF AON
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First of all, it is 100% protracker compatible (load-format !)
That means, that you don't have to get used to new shortcuts
to old (protracker) functions ! But that doesn't mean, that this tracker
is just another protracker clone! You might already have noticed, that
AON has got dozens of new functions. If you load AON for the first
time, you might be slayed by all these new functions, but it's
worth taking a look at them. I think it would be the best to list up a few
of them:

- OS-2 graphical environment !  Reqtools-Requester !
- Supports euro-72 monitors !!
- 8 channels! But in contrary to startrekker/octamed/oktalyzer this time
  REAL 8 channels, that means free volume/pitch-settings on EVERY channel,
  loops ofcourse also possible !
- maximal number of instruments increased to 61 !
- maximal number of patterns increased to 128 !
- maximal number of positions increased to 256, including restartposition !!
- wavetable & sampleinstruments.
- 'macro' instruments possible: E.g. 10 instruments can share the
  same waveform, but the samplestart (for example, there is certainly
  a greater number of possibilities offered by this feature!) can
  vary from instrument to instrument ! Wavetable instruments can be
  used to create 64er-like sounds, but they are also great for big
  resonance-pads etc. !!
- number of player-commands increased from 28 (protracker) to 45 ! And
  there are ofcourse a lot to come in future versions !
- Supports powerpacker and STONECRACKER (the best cruncher around!)
- Arpeggio (maximal 7 notes!) + any other effect, arpeggio speed changeable
- Remark (normal textfile/ansi) linkable to module !!
- FM-Synthesis !
- Drumsequencer! Make your own drumlines with up to 16 tracks !!
- Big sampleeditor ! Features samples>128k, multisampling, sample-trigger
  digital-filter with selectable depth, flanger, phase-distortion, direct
  'freestyle' sampleediting: paint your own waves !
- supports external-synchronizing, e.g. for demos or other presentations!
- Player is easy to build in in own programs.
- Turbo-Player available, takes about 1-2 rasterlines (faster than any
  other player!)
- Update service for future versions!


The whole handling has been changed ofcourse, so just check out the
preview ! If you like this program, please don't copy it. A program
worth using is a program worth buying ! Contact me at the following address:
	
		BASTIAN SPIEGEL
		TRUPERMOORER LANDSTRASSE 17A
		28865 LILIENTHAL
		GERMANY
or call:	04298-30731 or 4873 (if other line is busy or nobody
		picks up)

The full-version will cost 130DM and features a very nice printed manual
plus 4 disks (program/workshop/instruments/demomods) !

The preview version lacks of save-routines, but all effects and functions
are useable!


Ok, so far, hope to hear from you soon!