djzee Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 this sounds freakin sweet ! is it still about for download anywhere?been thru most of this thread and none of the links seem to work, would really like to give this a try! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d00ban Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Yeah shame no one can resurrect this, it used to be quite handy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 i'd love this now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djzee Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 damn, i didnt notice the date's of the posts. thats a shame.no one here still has the files floating around somewhere? im guessing this has already been discussed tho so i missed it by about 8 years. bugger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deft Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Does anyone have the source audio files and a rough description of what it did / the interface? I can just about build a crappy gui in Python now, playing audio over a few channels is probably alright too. Can't guarantee anything but there must be a few code monkeys here to rustle something up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-Se7en Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 i can help with the original installers not tried to get it running though. installer http://www.dubse7en.co.uk/dubse7enmusic/sscombogen.exe sample sets (mine and steves) http://www.dubse7en....ic/combogen.rar think i've got the audio sources i did too, will have a poke around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djzee Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 i can help with the original installers not tried to get it running though. installer http://www.dubse7en..../sscombogen.exe sample sets (mine and steves) http://www.dubse7en....ic/combogen.rar think i've got the audio sources i did too, will have a poke around both of these links are giving me the same files.. SSComboGen_DubSe7enSampleSet SSComboGen_DubSe7enSampleSet2 SSComboGen_SigmaSampleSet I dont think there is an installer ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frost Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 try this: http://www.dubse7en..../sscombogen.exe let me know how you get on with it, not tried it myself yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djzee Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 try this: http://www.dubse7en..../sscombogen.exe let me know how you get on with it, not tried it myself yet yea that seems to be the installer.. it seems to install ok but then when you run the program, it wont open and a warning type box pops up n says.. "Component 'Comdlg32.ocx or one of its dependencies not correctlyregistered: a file is missing or invalid" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frost Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 pants. might be a windows 7 incompatibility. try right click and run as administrator or try running in XP compatibility mode. assuming you're running windows 7 of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frost Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 This looks promising: http://devonenote.com/2010/02/register-comdlg32-ocx-on-x64-win7/ Can't do that Elevated Command Prompt thing though! Damn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djzee Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 assuming you're running windows 7 of course yea unfortunately windows 7 i tried all the steps above, and then when opening the program it tells me i dont have directX.... but i do... how frustrating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djzee Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 i was thinking..if i knew how the program worked and what exactly it did, maby it could be coded into a website rather than a program?i could probably do that, but i would need a look at, and understand how and what the program does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frost Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 hmmmm...good luck with that! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d00ban Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Basically it's all made up of scratch combos /patterns. If I remember correctly, you could select which combo's you wanted it to include and it would randomly make a series of patterns over a beat and then leave you a few bars to copy it. I think you could also select a certain difficulty and from that it would make it harder / use more complex patterns... I might be wrong though, was a while ago! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djlotus Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 The random pattern part would be easy to script, but adding the audio would be way over my head. I hope someone can work on this. I'll help in any way I can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djzee Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 im thinking maby something like this.. http://www.manicmayhem.co.uk/skratch/ but where it plays a sample of the scratches listed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 The program is/was actually quite sophisticated. 1. It makes sure that there are no impossible combos based on position of the sample/record.2. It allows you to select certain scratches to include/exclude in/from combos.3. It allows you to select different skill levels.4. It allows you to select the length of the Q that you provide the A for (if you know what I mean).5. You could set it into scratch mode where there would be no pauses if you just wanted to listen for new combo ideas. So while you could make a web-based version that does a similar thing, at the very least you would have to make sure to do 1 on that list, otherwise it just wouldn't sound realistic. Here's a sample of it just scratching using the sample set that I created. This was just the initial set of samples that I knocked up and I could have done with re-doing them so they sound cleaner, but Sideshow stopped development of the app: - Combo Gen Sample.mp3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djzee Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 ok i see. the program sounds better than i thought it would be.this is interesting stuff. if done right, like you say with no impossible combos i think it would be quite popular and also a brilliant tool for learning. probably a lot harder and confusing to code than i was originally thinking, but might be worth having a crack at it. would take alot of time tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 I'll fire Sideshow an email and see if it can be brought back from the dead. Even if he's willing to give up the source code then someone else might be able to carry on with it, or maybe it can be recompiled to work on Windows 7 and then at least you can have a play with it. The core functionality is all there and it's already possible to add your own cuts and beats to it (which isn't easy though - but at least it can be done), so I don't really think it needs anything doing feature-wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d00ban Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Ah man, would be dope if Chile / Erik could add some of their cuts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kut_class Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 i dont wanna promise n then let u guys down, but I might have a pc lying around that's still running xp. I cud see if I cud get it running n grab some screen shots n note any functionality not already down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deft Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Would be good. I am making slow but steady progress coding games in Python, so reckon I can at least grab random samples and play them in sequence against a beat pretty easily as a first step. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djdiggla Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 fingers crossed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deft Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 So it's Sunday and I had a go at this. Probably be 2020 until it is ready given my level of Python programming skill!So far I am using Sigma/Steve's sample set and I have managed to get a 500x500 window to pop-up with a title / DV logo / background image, and it to loop a 85bpm beat on an audio channel. What do we actually want this thing to do? Choose samples from a list, random combo? If someone can be bothered to write a basic "User Requirements Spec" (in corporate lingo) it will at least give me something to aim for.If anyone wants the code I can post it up (it's only a few lines at the mo').You'll need Python 3.2.3 and Pygame 1.9.2. Though that means Windows, Linux or Mac is o.k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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