Allo all, i am on the keys once again for the first time since my TW article
way back in god-knows-when '95. Alot has happened since then, so i wouldn't
dare recap it all for you. For one thing, this is not that type of magazine,
and for another most of you have probably already been following things in TW
or DN, etc.
I'd been wanting to do a serious tracking tfile mag for quite a long time. I
have mentioned the idea to people for many many months, and some friends of
mine expressed interest. Essentially, i wanted to do something like this
because while TW and DN are good to keep up with for scene news and the like,
there isn't awhole lot in them too often which really gets down to the meat
and potatoes of how to get better at your art (with the exception of some
rather indepth coding articles in DN). Often, during the time i spend on
#trax, many will express the need for some sort of guidance, ideas, clues as
to how to transfer what they know they can do, and the music in their head
to the tracker. For this first issue i have called upon some knowledgable
friends of mine share their insights into tracking and to share some of
their techniques and tips with you all. I'm quite sure you will find the mag
useful and interesting.
As of now, there is no set release time for a second issue and unlike most
other mags, this will not be weekly or monthly necessarily. It will come out
whenever i can get a good chunk of quality work together. There is no mailing
list for the mag either, but i have spoken with psibelius who will be happy
to put a copy of this mag out on the TW mailing list. It will be in the form
of a uuencoded zipfile. Additionally, this mag will be spread on #trax and
will be uploaded as subsequent issues are released, to ftp.cdrom.com in the
/pub/demos/incoming/news directory, so look for them there.
I will *not* publish scene commentary, life stories, complaints, etc here.
It is not the place for ramblings like that. There should be a consistent
source of useful material for beginning and advanced-level trackers alike,
and i am willing to undertake the job of making sure that's exactly what
audiofile becomes. If you think you have a real quality article, you can
email it to me at the address at the bottom of this article, or at the bottom
of the mag itself, but please do not be offended if it is not necessarily
published. Articles should be a minimum of 4-5 25-line pages and formatted
to 78 columns. Also make sure your handle, email address, and title of the
article are included.
I have done my best to make sure some of the most knowledgable trackers in
the world have contributed to this mag, and i will continue to do so. In the
next few issues i would like to get some more european trackers to write, and
possibly a few more articles per issue.
If you have any questions or comments regarding this mag, again, send them to
the address below..
Until next time..