Halox

h a l o x

about halo(form, shift, hed):

my real name is timothy plocinski. i'm 23. i'm leaving a job with a geotech/enviro engineering firm to finally start school (its been 5+ years). at least i think so, too much debt got me thinking about getting another job. (any offers?) i've been making music since highschool (i was actually in a band that did screeching weasel covers, if you can imagine that). i ran out of music to buy (i own ALOT) so i started making the forms i glimpsed in dreams, faces, and incidental sound. i use buzz nearly exclusively (audiomulch too, and the support tools, you know the ones). alot of my creations are beatless. some aren't. stepping in/out/side the loop. i've worked with live musicians. i've sampled some dead ones. if you live near me (see bottom for addy) lets hook up and do something. i used to run the transmission23 BBS (among many others! those were the days!) before the internet came along, then it was transmission23.com (RIP). if you used to be a user, send me a message! i remember you!

i will be releasing an album sometime in the summer. write me if you wanna copy.

e x t e n s i o n b u z z

extbuzz_xar3.zip : 512K : [download]

extension b u z z extreme alpha: r zero

copyright 2000 d e a d s o u n d s y s t e m s
contact haloform by sending nice notes, and reactions
to : haloshift@hotmail.com

NOTE: ext_buzz is looking for a permanent website within
the buzz community. if you have 10 megs to spare,
please send me mail.

extension buzz is a program that currently does very little. but that little thing it currently does is very very useful. which is why i chose to release this extreme alpha version.

in its current state the application allows you to open a buzz file, and view its patterns in independent windows. this is extremely useful for multi-monitor systems. it is also very useful for composition of music, so that you can at least view a different machines patterns, or different patterns for the same machine (or something like that :))

-06/04/2000

added file verify function for canc3r. to use:
set buzz dir -> open file -> verify.
it will list any missing machines in the messages pane.
added filtering to pattern viewer. you can now filter out buzz types, as
well as wavetable data (note,switch,byte,word,wavetable).
added a graphing function to viewer (select a cell in column-> r-click, show as percent (graph)
added show as hex/ show as int to viewer
added wavetable page (more on this in a later release)

added wave index resolution. so instead of:

   note   wave
     c-4    0A

     its now
     note   wave
     c-4    ambient snare

cosmetic updates

-downtime-

i'm sorry that dev on ext_buzz has been so slow, but i have been really sick, and haven't had alot of time to devote on dev of sideprojects. i've trying to maintain my job while juggling hospital visits. thank you for your support, and understanding

-09/21/2000

started work on editting with ext_buzz, email me if you wanna be a beta tester.
fixed a minor bug in the wavetable viewer, in that its section entry used WORD instead of DWORD.
fixed a minor bug in the wavetable viewer, in that all global DWORDS were being marked as waves.
added tick length for samples in the wavetable viewer, only works with the root note right now.
added color coding to samples actually used in track.
added plotting function (select a cell in column-> r-click, plot data) -or - (select a cell in column-> r-click, add to plot).
add to plot supports up to six overlays. it is advisable that you use the same tick lengths for all overlays. although you can mix bytes and words, and different min/max values.
cosmetic updates
some stuff i forgot

sys reqs:
     windows
     buzz v1.2 or greater
     16bit display or greater
     64 Tick Patterns ALMOST FITS on 1280x1024 screen, 1600x1200 recommended.
     (working on improving this!)

to install:
put it anywhere you want, preferably in your buzz dir.

to use:
1. File->Open:
        pick a buzz file, it must have been saved in buzz v1.2 or
        later. if its lacking the 'PARA' Section, it will tell you
        and not do anything.
2. Patterns->[Machine Name]->[Pattern Name]:
        this will open a window with the pattern data displayed.
        each window is independent. there is a feature that acts
        like a bug, in that any opened windows will stay open when
        you open a new file. this is so you can look at pattern
        data from seperate files. closing the app will close all
        pattern windows. the pattern windows are sizeable, they
        will auto-size themselves at some time in the future.
3. Right-Click on Grid->Collapse/Expand Globals:
        this will collapse or expand the view of global data in the
        pattern window.

thats it for this moment.
sorry.
it will be way more useful really soon!
send me your suggestions.
read the rest of this file.

        i am not responsible for anything this software does to you,
        or your system. i am also not responsible for any damage it
        may (prolly not, but you never know!) do to your music (more
        important than your own personal health, or welfare of your
        machine), so having said this, BACKUP YOUR SHIT.

version history:

06012000.0.000000000: extreme alpha release 0. application does one
           stupid thing :P.
06042000.0.000000001: extreme alpha release 1. application coming along
           nicely, it still is only a viewer, but it has more
           functionality. see notes in above for feature set.
09212000.0.000000002: extreme alpha release 2. bug fixes, more feautures. almost
           ready to release the editor.

short term feature set:

make pattern viewer more robust by:
- seperating global and track data - done (sorta you can collapse one or the other)
- adding print function - 80% (i don't like how it looks right now)
- adding color coded seperations to viewer done (mostly, still want to do more)
- making it stay on top of buzz (can't figure out how to make it do this)

make machine viewer more robust by:
- making it do something

long term feature set:
NOTE: send me suggestions on these! (haloshift@hotmail.com)

- using extbuzz to actually edit data:
     - copy/paste across machines/patterns
     - copy/paste machines from to and within files.
     - log interpolations, user defined interpolations
     - user defined (drawn) parameter changes
     - rip wave data from buzz file
     - extensive merge functionality
     - more stuff i can't think of

- using extbuzz to enhance productivity with buzz
     - wavetable enhancements (organisationally only!)
     - extensive pattern database support
     - anyone know if i could use the buzzplay stuff to
      put in a 'preview' mode? i'm using delphi 5.
     - alot more stuff i can't think of

- COULD SOMEONE SEND ME INFORMATION ON THE POSSIBILITY OF WRITING A
DELPHI HEADER TRANSLATION FOR MACHINE DEVELOPMENT, I'VE NEVER DONE
ANY THING LIKE THAT, BUT I'D LIKE TO TRY!

shoutouts:

OSKARI:	for everything. without you, i would still be dreaming.
#buzz:	imagine that, a channel where no one belittles anyone else.
thev:	i don't know if i coulda done it with your vII recommendation.
vII:	thanks so much for you pattern spec. it saved me a lot of time and frustration!
mute:	i'm still burning your shit! big package is coming in the mail.
zephod:	your machines are perfect
fsm:	between you and zephod, i don't know if i use anyother machines :)
hymax:	thanks for the support/ideas and the dope guis.
team buzztrack:	a wonderful site. just what we needed!
oldshoolers:	i've been a buzz user since day 1 (well it seems that way) thanks for all the original machines, tutorials, and advice!

THIS SOFTWARE IS FREE, I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO SEND ME ANYTHING YOU WANT money, eh? eh? eh?, gear, music, sample cds, pictures of your single sister, nice notes, not-nice-notes, things from around the world, post cards, labradford records, momus autographs, et cetera

timothy plocinski
1455 Bloomingdale Rd.
Glendale Hts. IL
60139
USA
haloshift@hotmail.com

xbuzz : [download]

Email: halox@cyanwerks.com