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32 Voices Configuration:
First of all you have to choose which mixing routine you want to use.
This can either be the 68000/68010 or 68020+. The 68020+ mixer is
ofcourse optimized for higher processors.
This configuration is used to set the mixing rate relative to the number
of channels used in a module. This means that the higher mixing rate, the
better sound. But remember that high mixing rates demands more cpu power.
As soon as you press return, after you have typed a new mixing rate, the
new mixing rate is used. This is ofcourse only if you have changed the
mixing rate for the current number of used channels.
You can also set the volume boost for every number of channels. If you
are listening to modules that uses a lot of channels, you can take
advantage of volume boost. This is because if a lot of channels has to be
mixed, the volume will be lowered, and therefore it needs to be boosted.
The boost value will only take effect when a new module is played.
If you don't know which values to type in, you can get APlayer to choose
the values best suited for your system. This can be done by pressing the
autoadjust button. It CAN'T be done if APlayer is playing a module, or
the audio channels is allocated by another program.
First, you are asked if you want to check all the channels. If you answer
NO, only the 31-32 channel mode is tested, and the result is used in all
other channels mode, else every channel mode is tested.
Then you can decide the maximum mixing rate to be used. This can be a
number between 4000 and 56000. The higher the mixing rate, the better the
sound quality.
The last two requesters will let you decide wether you want to adjust the
found mixing rate a bit down (0-100 percent), which will leave more cpu
power to the rest of the system.
After this the test is performed. To optimize the results, do NOT touch
your computer while the test is in progress. You can adjust the volume in
the main window, if you don't want to hear the tones while the test is
running.
Please note that the numbers found in the test may not be the optimal
setting, but should give you a hint on how the setting should be.
Click here to see how to use the menus in this window.