This archive contains the following 
Advanced Music System files: 
 
 BARCHETA.AMS - "Red Barchetta" 
    from MOVING PICTURES 
 BROON.AMS    - "Broon's Bane" 
    from EXIT STAGE LEFT 
 ENEMYWIN.AMS - "Enemy Within" 
    from GRACE UNDER PRESSURE 
 REDSECTA.AMS - "Red Sector A" 
    from GRACE UNDER PRESSURE 
 RUSH_AMS.TXT - This text file 
 
     Anyone who's never used AMS on the 
Atari 8-bit probably wouldn't realize  
the work that goes into transcribing  
music into an AMS file.  Since you're  
limited to 4 voices, you have to figure  
out which 4 to use and figure out  
little tricks to "steal" unused voices  
or keep voices from "doubling up."   
Still, it was fun while it lasted! 
 
     BARCHETA.AMS was the first AMS  
file that I ever did and it's  
noticeable because there are some  
portions where the voices "double up,"  
which isn't that bad when you're  
playing it with a program like MIDI  
Music Maker on the ST through MIDI,  
but it sounds sorta unpleasant on the  
Atari 8-bit and through the ST's  
internal sound chip, not to mention  
also losing a voice with the latter!   
Anyway, the others turned out MUCH  
better!   
 
     BROON.AMS worked out very well,  
although now I feel an urge to add  
"The Trees" to it whenever I listen  
to it, especially since the song only  
has 4 voices...most of it actually  
only has 3! 
 
     ENEMYWIN.AMS is, I believe, the  
best RUSH AMS file I did, although  
there were some others that are only  
partially done! 
 
     REDSECTA.AMS also worked out well  
except that the bass alternates  
between octaves rather than how it  
normally goes.  I did this for two  
reasons: 1) the sheet music had it  
written that way and I didn't think  
about it and 2) it probably sounds a  
little better when running it on an  
Atari 8-bit AMS player. 
 
     I hope you enjoy these AMS files  
with MIDI Music Maker or whatever  
other player you use them with.  I  
thought about converting them to  
Music Studio format or maybe into .MID  
files, but decided to leave them in  
their original form in case some of  
you that still have 8-bits (I DO!) can  
transfer them to and play them on an  
8-bit.  Enjoy! 
 
 
                      Steve Johnson 
                      GEnie: STEVE-J 
