Wednesday, February 5, 2003
Cyber Mod: Freeware MOD Player
Posted by Jason Dunn in "SOFTWARE" @ 04:15 PM
"Pocket Cyber Mod is a mod music player for PDA's running Microsoft Pocket PC. Cyber Mod Player is freeware so you can use it and distribute it as you wish provided that you don't sell it."
What is Mod music you might be asking? They have a great explanation on the site:
"The sample files of today like mp3 and wma are only possible thanks to cheaper memory (the kids nowadays don't know how lucky they are... etc...). Mod music was developed at a time when storage/program memory was very expensive. A mod file contains a few tiny samples and some instructions telling the computer how to build a tune out of them. The end result is great sounding music that only occupies a miniscule amount of memory. This is IDEAL for smaller computers like PDAs, after all you won't fit many MP3s on your iPAQ but you'll be able to fit thousands of mod files on it."
Silicon Machines has some great tools for people who want to use their Pocket PCs for music - speaking of which, we're looking for someone to review PocketJam. We have a 25-person review team, but not one who knows enough about music creation tools like PocketJam to take it for a spin. Do you? If so, please use the contact form to drop me a note indicating your interest and relevant experience.
UPDATE: Someone just emailed me offering to review it, but didn't include their return email address... :wink: Please contact me again Mr. Reviewer and include your email address. Thanks!
What is Mod music you might be asking? They have a great explanation on the site:
"The sample files of today like mp3 and wma are only possible thanks to cheaper memory (the kids nowadays don't know how lucky they are... etc...). Mod music was developed at a time when storage/program memory was very expensive. A mod file contains a few tiny samples and some instructions telling the computer how to build a tune out of them. The end result is great sounding music that only occupies a miniscule amount of memory. This is IDEAL for smaller computers like PDAs, after all you won't fit many MP3s on your iPAQ but you'll be able to fit thousands of mod files on it."
Silicon Machines has some great tools for people who want to use their Pocket PCs for music - speaking of which, we're looking for someone to review PocketJam. We have a 25-person review team, but not one who knows enough about music creation tools like PocketJam to take it for a spin. Do you? If so, please use the contact form to drop me a note indicating your interest and relevant experience.
UPDATE: Someone just emailed me offering to review it, but didn't include their return email address... :wink: Please contact me again Mr. Reviewer and include your email address. Thanks!
