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- Features of XTC-PLAY
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- <read also WHATSNEW>
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- Soundcards supported: GUS, GUSMAX, GUS ACE (all tested)
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- Loads:
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- MOD 4,6,8 channels and 15/31 patterns
- S3M 1-32 channels and 1-255 patterns
- MTM 1-32 channels, 1-255 patterns and 4096 tracks
- XM 1-32 channels, 1-255 patterns, 0-15 samples each pattern,
- different pattern length(1-256 rows)
- versions 1.02, 1.03 and 1.04 now included
- linear AND amiga frequency table are supported
- FAR 1-16 channels, 1-64 patterns, different pattern length
- DMF 1-32 channels, 1-256 patterns, different pattern length
- versions 0.3-0.8 included
- MDL 1-32 channels, 1-255 patterns, 1-4096 tracks
- STM 1-32 channels, 1-128 patterns
- 669 8 channels, 1-128 channels
- ULT 1-32 channels, 1-256 patterns
- AMF 1-32 channels, 1-256 patterns, 1-4096 tracks
- OKT 8 channels, 1-128 patterns
- DSM 1-32 channels, 1-128 patterns
- MED 1-32 channels, MMD0+MMD1 supported
- WOW 8 channels
- NST 4 channels
- PTM 1-32 channels, 1-128 patterns
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- 17! formats
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- Effects:
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- ProTracker and compatible (MOD,NST,WOW)
- except Glissando, Set Filter and play sample backwards.
- ScreamTracker (S3M,STM)
- complete, except the limitations of the Protracker format.
- MTM-commands (MTM)
- modified ProTracker commands, seem to be complete.
- FastTracker (XM)
- XM-Volume and Panning Envelopes including Sustain, Loop,
- Key off, Fadeout, special commands, amiga+linear tables.
- X-Tracker (DMF)
- Nearly all global, volume, note, panning and instrument effects
- are supported :-)
- All RR Chapter 1,2,3,6 and 7 are played !
- Digitrakker (MDL)
- All effects are supported.
- 669
- Porta and Speed commands are implemented.
- UltraTracker (ULT)
- Most of the first effects are supported.
- Oktalyzer Format (OKT)
- Portamento, Speed, PosJMP, Release, Volume commands are supported.
- Digital Sound Module (DSM)
- All effects are supported.
- Amiga Format (MED)
- All MMD0+MMD1 effects are supported.
- Different AMIGA speed and decimal system are implemented.
- Polytracker Module Format - PTMF (PTM)
- Nearly all effects are implemented.
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- Features:
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- ■ SMART MEMORY MANAGMENT SYSTEM - SMM
- Multiplies the size of your GUS' RAM with the factor 8
- That means if you own a 1MB GUS, you can load modules
- up to 8MB.
- This system is *really* intelligent, it tries to detect the
- most efficient way to recalculate...
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- ■ DMA and NON-DMA DOWNLOAD
- Is your mainboard capable to do this?
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- ■ INTERNAL DISK CACHE
- Speeds up the loading of pattern and samples.
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- ■ NOTE BARS
- Follow the song with your eyes!
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- ■ INFO SCREEN - SONG MESSAGE
- What is so special about the module ?
- What meant the author to tell us ?
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- ■ MULTI SCREENS:
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- - INSTRUMENT SCREEN
- What in the hell did the author write about ?
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- - NOTE DOTS
- Seems to be pretty for fast tunes.
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- - PART CONTROL
- Play S3Ms with the hidden parts !!!
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- - FULL SCREEN VOLUMES
- Nice effects on some modules with the decaying volumes...
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- ■ FILE SELECTION
- Select the files you want to play while you are playing other
- ones. Includes now fast file selection.
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- ■ SAMPLE "VIEWER"
- Listen to the samples using all notes and 10 octaves !
- Full keyboard support exact like ST3 !
- ! Now with Sample Ripper !
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- ■ MODIFIED FONT - FOUR DIFFERENT FONTS
- Hi-resolution volume bars in textmode !
- Four fonts to choose from (switch with f)
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- ■ OS/2 Support (Timeslice support)
- Using 15% for up to 4 channel modules
- 20% for up to 6 channel modules
- 25% for up to 10 channel modules
- 40% for up to 32 channel modules (?) on a DX2-66
- Only active if in file screen, in OS/2 Background Screen "o" or
- in Pause Mode "p"
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- ■ OSCILLOSCOPES
- Up to 32 channels on ONE screen (VESA 640x480x256)
- Background BMP
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- ■ MENUS + SETUP
- Use menus to get fast to the functions.
- Internal Setup for fast configuration.
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- ■ HELP
- Press ? to get the help screen
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- Configuration file:
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- XTC-PLAY.INI stores the whole configuration of XTC-PLAY. It is binary
- now, and when you want to change the setup, you alternatively can go
- into the player and activate the setup through 'INS' + '*' or you can
- start XTC-PLAY with the option /S.
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- Keys:
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- INS MENU !!!
- F1-F10 Fast volume control: F1 for 8% .. F10 for 100%
- +,- Slow volume control
- - Skip forward (at the end: LOOP)
- - Skip backwards
- , Move the channel cursor
- SPACE Mute current channel
- Home Jump to the beginning of the song
- End Jump to the end of the song
- 1-0,A-V Mute channels 1-32 (use BIG capitals)
- ? Help
- d DOS Shell
- e Oszilloscope screen
- f,ALT-f Toggle Font
- h Help
- l Sample "Viewer"
- m Mute all channels
- n Toggle outlook of notelines
- ALT-n Note Lines in Screen 0 : ON/OFF
- o OS/2 Background Screen - Activate if you use the player
- in the background.
- p Pause song
- t,ALT-L Song Message, exit with TAB or ESC
- Pg,Pg Increase/Decrease speed
- Ctrl-Pg,Pg Increase/Decrease BPM rate
- ENTER Change between 28/50 lines
- TAB Next Screen
- SHIFT-TAB Previous Screen
- ESC Go to file screen
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- (in file screen)
- ,,Pg,Pg Select File
- A-Z Select directory with the first character
- a-z Select file with the first character
- ALT-0..9 Quick path select (see CFG file)
- CTRL-F Toggle Fast Scan on/off
- TAB Go to play screen
- ENTER Change dir or load file
- ESC Quit this proggy
- <other keys> Fast file selection
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- (in sample screen)
- A-Z, 1-9 Piano keyboard-like notes
- +/- Increase/Decrease octave
- SPACE Stop sample
- CTRL-B Toggle between play forward/backward
- ENTER Rip sample in Raw / WAV - format
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- and a selection of keys of the player screen :
- F1-F10, +, -, -, -, Home, End
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- Syntax:
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- XTC-PLAY [filename] [options]
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- <filename> : any *.669, *.AMF, *.DMF, *.DSM, *.FAR, *.MDL,
- *.MED, *.MOD, *.MTM, *.NST, *.S3M, *.STM,
- *.OKT, *.PTM, *.ULT, *.WOW, *.XM module
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- [options] : /D Non-DMA download.
- Use this when the player makes unusual noise.
- /V Turn VGA synchro off (useful with some S3
- chipsets)
- /F Fast Scan Modules
- Scans modules without reading names
- /P Pentium fix (hehe...)
- /H, /? Display help screen
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- If you start the player without filename, you'll get directly into the
- file screen where you can select your modules.
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