Vamp 1.01

Vamp is a player for MPEG layer 3 (.mp3) sound files. It's based on Tomislav Uzelac's amp player for linux. I re-wrote most of the data processing part to optimize it for the PowerMacintosh (the math part is the same, I could'nt understand it all ;-)).

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PowerMac only version.

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How to use it ?

First, fetch some .mp3 files from the Internet. You can search for 'mp3' or 'MPEG3' using altavista or any other search engine. You'll be able to find scores of files if you search correctly.
Don't ask ME. A number of files you will find are protected by copyright laws, and should not be distributed. If you like the file, buy the CD !

Anyway, once you've gotten the files, just drop them on Vamp. They will be played automatically.

Vamp interface is minimal. First you have that rather cool LCD-like indicators, and a couple of menus for managing the PlayList and the display. You can use the arrow keys for changing the volume and balance of the sound.
Just try, it's self explanatory.

Decoding MPEG is rather CPU intensive. I've tested Vamp on small PowerPCs (a 8100/80) and it works correctly, however, there is not much CPU left for you to do anything else ;-)
On my 8500/165, there is almost no slowdown.

If you wish to gain a little bit of speed, you can hide the level meters.I think that Vamp is unable to get enought CPU on a 6100/60 in any case.

Remember to set the sound output of your mac to 44khz !

Last minute note : Vamp is actually incompatible with RAM DOUBLER !

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What do the indicators mean ?

Vamp is shareware !

Vamp is a US $10 shareware. You can use the provided Kagi's 'Register' application for paying. You can pay with using credit card, check, First Virtual, etc.
Vamp is not crippled. There are no limitations, and no nagging dialogs.

Release Notes

1.01 April 25, 1997

• Updated to amp 0.73.
• Added a Randomize Playlist menu item, asked by hundreds of users ;-)
• Started to clean up sources for integration into amp source tree.
• Faster, use less CPU.
• Uses 10*16k pre-read buffers instead of 5.(prevent underflow when anarchie saves a file)
• Decode only one side of a frame per interrupt on 601s.

1.0 April 23, 1997

• First public release. Thanks to Patrick Savoyaud, Bruno Dassas & Florent Pillet for their ideas.

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