Well, the computer's fixed (after a fashion) - and while things looked bleak I put together an older computer in case of emergency. Interestingly, the older computer has an ISA slot, an AWE64 fitted and runs Windows 98 - the ideal platform for IT2, which might come in handy if I need to compare IT and reViSiT...

Which brings me to the favour I need: Since IT file compatibility isn't far down the road, I need to make sure that reViSiT's audio engine is also compatible. Technically, it would be easiest to wait until v0.88, so that one could actually load old IT files and see what sounds different. However, since I am to add more advanced MIDI in the forthcoming v0.86.5, I want to make the MIDI behave as close to IT's/reViSiT's audio engine as possible. For example, the pitch slides for IT, reViSiT and MIDI must all produce the same effect, and similarly for other commands. This way, it should be possible to swap audio instruments for MIDI instruments and vice versa.

I need to establish that reViSiT's effects are performing exactly like IT2's used to (albeit with improved audio quality). So, it'd be great if people could compare IT2's effect commands (if you have access to a working copy - even DirectX'd would do) and reViSiT's, and somehow work out if reViSiT is behaving correctly for each. A thorough test using bounced (exported) audio from both programs and a wave editor (like Sound Forge) is, of course, most desirable - but I am also eager to hear more subjective assessments based only on listening tests or intuition! I know Esa has already given me a lot of great feedback on IT continuity (THANKS!), but right now I'm looking for things like the speed of slides, etc.

Once this is done, I can try to match the MIDI instruments to reViSiT's audio instruments, and we should have parity. Anyone whose game, please post your results to this thread, so that other's can comment. In the meantime, I'll continue work on the improved MIDI engine, so that when we come to some kind of concensus, it should only be a simple case of tweaking the figures to acheive the desired result.

Thanks in advance,

Chris