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- Realtech Module Player/32bit
- (C) REALTECH 1994, 1995
- Text revision 1.99
-
- >>> Introduction ■ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────-─--∙∙··· ·
- ─────────────────────┘
-
- ■ RMP/32 is a module player using DSMI (stand for Digital Sound Music Interface)
- using the same features as DMP (from Otto Chrons) but using graphics
- user interface (REALwin (tm) interface) and now in SUPER VGA !!!.
-
- More than a simple module player, RMP/32 has a integrated juxe box,
- sound analyze, sample ripper and player and more others useful informations
- and functions.
-
- Moreover, you can view Gif, Pcx or Lbm picture files while listening modules
- (And play FLI too !), very stable dos-shell.
-
- ■ This program is totally FREE, that is, you may distribute it freely as
- long as you don't charge any fee for it and if you want to continue using it,
- send me a postcard for example.
-
- ■ Legal stuff: If this program does anything, don't work or damage your
- computer, or yourself, well ... and I'm not responsible.
- run it at you own risks.
-
- ■ Requirement: - processor 80386 or better
- - 2Mb or more of extended memory (XMS, EMS, RAW or DPMI).
- - at least 384Kb of conventionnal memory (should works
- with less in fact).
- - VGA video card (SVGA recommanded)
- - Microsoft Mouse installed or compatible recommanded
-
- >>> Features ■ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────-─--∙∙··· ·
- ───────────────────────┘
- DSMI capabilities :
-
- ■ Uses Digital Sound Music Interface , a high quality sound.
- ■ Stable program, works with every memory manager
- ■ True 16bit quality with quality mode.
- ■ Supports: MOD (4->8 channel), NST, S3M, MTM, FAR, 669, STM & AMF files.
- ■ Many sound card supported
-
- - Gravis Ultrasound / MAX
- - Sound Blaster or compatible
- - Sound Blaster PRO
- - Sound Blaster 16 / AWE32
- - ProAudio Spectrum
- - Windows Sound System.
-
- ■ Surround Pro Logic and Stereo panning control.
-
- DSMI/32 extended features:
-
- ■ unlimited sample size (4Gb)
- ■ Large modules (depends only on available memory)
- ■ Now OS/2 Warp compatible.
- ■ Compiled with PMODE/W
-
- And REALTECH Windows Interface :
-
- ■ VGA 320x200 or 320x240 or 320x480 and SuperVGA 640x480 with new gfx
- ■ Multitasking cooperative and preemptive (while DOS SHELL session)
- ■ Easy 'point and click' interface.
- ■ in-line command line OR using windows for loading song.
- ■ Automatic list of selected module and direct access to them.
- ■ Can handle huge directories and songs (depending only of the memory !)
- with file manager (copy and delete files)
- ■ Features delete,random playing, intro scan in a list of modules
- ■ Build-in RIPPER sample and playing sample in Surround
- ■ can play FLI and GIF, PCX, LBM
- ■ SB-PRO / SB-16 Mixer.
- ■ Optimised graphic routines in assembler protected mode
- ■ System infos with video board detection and CPU (detects 486 & Pentium).
- and memory resources.
- ■ Critical error handler
- ■ DSP data read for SB16ASP (can play modules and see input signal for
- the CD output )
- ■ Modular, RMP will have more functions in the future !
-
-
- ■ SVGA video cards recognized (at least 512Kb of VRAM)
-
- MCGA / VGA standard
- VESA v1.2
- Acumos
- Ahead a
- Ahead b
- ATI vga
- Chips & tech
- Cirrus
- Compaq
- Everex
- Genoa
- NCR
- Oak 067
- Paradise
- Trident
- Trident 8900
- Tseng Labs series
- Tseng Labs ET-4000
- Video 7
-
- for VESA mode, you must run VESAINFO.EXE only once. A file will
- be saved with informations (vesainfo.vsa)
-
-
- >>> USAGE ■ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────-─--∙∙··· ·
- ────────────────┘
- RMP is a stand-alone program anyway you can add some parameters.
-
- [] are optionnals parameters
-
- RMP [<modules>] [options] [@<filename>]
-
- <modules> : wilcards (*) are accepted (ie: RMP *.mod *.S3M smnogood.mtm)
- -Sxxxxx : set sampling rate at <rate> Hz (you can do -S44 for 44 khz)
- -Q : enable quality mode
- -O : play once and exit
- -A : Autoplay mode disabled
- -Fx : Force autodetection for sound card family:
- 1: Gravis 2:Pro Audio 4:Sound Blaster
- other:normal autodetect.
- -E : enable old tempos
- -Gxxx : default amplication
- -W : disable SVGA detection (can fix troubles with RMP)
- -Nxx : default panning.
- -V : Start volume
- -1 : mode 320x240
- -2 : mode 320x400
- -4 : Super VGA full screen 640x480
-
- @<filename>: read <filename> like a list and load modules
-
- of course, you can run RMP32 stand alone , but you should write a bat like
- this.
-
- RMP32 -q -B512 -F4 -S44 %1 %2
-
-
- >>> Known bugs ■ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────-─--∙∙··· ·
- ─────────────────┘
-
- ■ For instance, RMP autodetects the sound board, you cannot force
- IRQ or DMA. (but you can try the -Fx function instead (see below)).
- if doesn't work, try DMP instead.
- ■ Surround don't work on Gus because the sound card does the mixing
- but can't handle the Surround !
- ■ Sound Blaster and Gravis have a environment variable called
- BLASTER or ULTRASND. RMP uses theses variables. ***** IT'S SOLVE 99%
- OF DETECTION PROBLEMS *****
- ■ If you want use the SHELL MS-DOS options, you must launch REALMP.BAT
- before (you must have DOS4GW.EXE in your path).
- ■ Some features are not documented, due of lack of time to
- integrate them in this simple doc file.
-
- >>> What did change with old RMP ■ ┌──────────────────────────────-─--∙∙··· ·
- ─────────────────────────────────────┘
-
- - Integrated DOS EXTENDER (PMODE/W)(but we recommand you to use DOS4GW)
- - Doesn't require any memory manager (but work with them)
- - DPMI/VCPI/Raw compatible.
- - Works under OS/2 WARP ( tested with a GUS :)), even in a windows
- - Unlimited sample size, module size.
- - Taking high memory for caching FLI. (copy entire file in memory).
- - Optimized FLI 32bits displaying for FLI (20% faster), totally
- written in assembler protected mode.
- - Optimized 32bit GUI (now rewritten), and GIF/PCX/LBM format (
- with stunning smooth panning, faster than most famous pic viewer !)
- - New resolution screen resolution 320x240
-
- - Some functions are disabled to be rewritten in Protected mode
-
- - CD player (some problems with some interrupt in protected mode).
- - Aria sound card are no more supported (use REALMP instead)
- - DAC / Speaker are no more supported (use REALMP instead)
-
- Nb: In the shell, the low memory is short (300 Kb). To increase memory,
- use DOS4GW.EXE (ver 1.95 or higher)
- for example : DOS4GW RMP32.EXE
- Then, you will get a extra memory (about 560 Kb free on some system,
- depending on memory managers).
-
- > Memory Requirement :
-
- You should have about 512Kb of extended memory free ( that means RAW
- (without any memory manager),XMS,EMS, or DPMI (OS/2) )
- and 256Kb of conventionnal memory.
-
- > So you want more memory ?
-
- RMP/32 features edge of programming 32bit protected mode interface that
- enables you create virtual memory with DOS4/GW (c) Rational Systems.
-
- Virtual memory creates a swap file and informations are copied to disk
- (like Windows with 386SPART.PAR).
- Just put this string environment variable in you AUTOEXEC.BAT :
-
- set DOS4GVM=minmem#1024 maxmem#4096 virtualsize#16384 swapname#c:\temp\dos4gvm.tmp
-
- This enables you to uses 16Mb (virtualsize) of RAM even with a 4Mb system.
- Of course, it's slower (because disk is much slower than RAM ) but it can
- help some people :).
-
-
-
- >>> DIST SITE ■ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────-─--∙∙··· ·
- ────────────────┘
-
- See DISTINFO.NFO for more informations about Dist Site.
-
- EXECOM c/o Stephane DENIS
- 61 via d'Auxelles
- 90000 BELFORT
-
- If you want a commercial demo (specially for FRANCE and SCHWITZERLAND)
- thanks to call at number (+33) 81 54 08 81.
-
-
- >>> Greetz ■ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────-─--∙∙··· ·
- ────────────────┘
-
- All the staff of REALTECH : TOAL KNOR, GUEN for graphics and testing.
- We hope to release more fine products and show that > FRENCH < people
- CAN do great programs !
-
- Some Greetings goes to
-
- IMPHOBIA/CASCADA/INFINY/TURBULENCE/SCOOPEX/NUAGE/NOON/MEGABUSTERS
- S!P/ZUUL DESIGN/IMPACT STUDIOS/TRAN
-
- other demo-GROUPS that we like
-
- FUTURE CREW/VALHALLA/EMF/RENAISSANCE
-
- and MUSICIANS for their compos
-
- KLF/MOBY/PURPLE MOTION/SKAVEN
-
- watch out our musik disk for Christmas and our next demo for the PARTY
- (awesome vectors !)
-
- and TESTUO sysop who was the first to support us !
-
-
- Stephane DENIS
- (aka EXECOM)
- REALTECH coder/organizer
-
-