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
