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- This file documents ptreplay, a librarybased systemfriendly PT/NT/ST-replayer.
-
- Copyright (c) 1994-1996 Mattias Karlsson (BetaSoft)
- Copyright (c) 1996 Andreas Pålsson (Pucko/Digital Dreams)
-
-
- PTREPLAY.LIBRARY 6.6
-
-
- ptreplay.library v6.6 is released under the concept of freeware. This
- means that it is freely distributable as long as following conditions
- are fulfilled:
-
- ·The archive may not be sold, but inclusion in a PD-library is permitted
- as long as only a SMALL fee is charged to cover the costs of copying and
- distribution. The Fred Fish Library is the perfect example.
- ·Programs and documentations must be distributed together in their
- unmodified form.
-
- ·Concerning the library itself, programs using ptreplay.library may
- include it in their distribution packages as long as this file follows
- as 'ptreplay.readme'. Of course the program using it must be freeware to.
-
- For inclusion in a shareware or commercial software package,
- please contact the author.
-
- - - -
-
- ptreplay.library (from now on ptreplay) is a standard Amiga shared library,
- capable of playing music files with the well known 'M.K.' sign inside.
-
- Some of PtReplay features:
- · System friendly, uses CIA-timing for smooth playing
- · Except for the ordinary Play, Pause, Resume and Stop there are fading
- volumechanging, ability to specify postition, turn on/off channels.
- · Load modules via PTReplay. No need to open Dos.
-
- Use this library as you would use any normal Amiga library. Included in
- this package is include files for Assembler and C.
-
- - - -
-
- A few weeks ago Mattias Karlsson (Betasoft) decided to pass the development
- on because of lack of time. I volunteered to continue the development
- since I've been using it myself alot and my interest in music and
- programming.
-
-
- Some word from Mattias Karlsson concerning the birth of ptreplay.
-
- I wrote this library because I was unable to find a _good_ and system-
- friendly replay routine for ProTracker. I based this loosely on the
- example sources that accompany ProTracker, but these were pretty badly
- written, and sparsly commented, and the CIA routines did never work on
- my machine. A job worth doing well is worth doing yourself, I though
- and went to work. This is what emerged, a small library. Notice that it
- is just about 8k, and still contains all needed to play good music (and it
- has a lot of features too)
-
- - - -
-
- Changes from 6.5 to 6.6 by Andreas Pålsson
- ------------------------------------------
- * FIXED: Closelibrary()() wouldn't return. Reported by Michael Stoehr.
-
- * CHANGE: Betasoft turns over the development to Andreas Pålsson.
-
- Changes from 5.14 to 6.5 by Mattias Karlsson
- --------------------------------------------
- * Horror, the clean up routines clears some signals on the task that closes
- the library (maybe this is what caused the spurius GURUs?). (6.5)
-
- * If you are to quick to start playing after the library has been opened
- it produced 4 hits and no sound since it checked the IORequesters before
- PTReplay_ctrltask has time to allocate them. (6.4)
-
- * Now it only trigger ModuleRestart when you do a positionjump in the last
- position instead of everytime. (6.3)
-
- * Now frees all channel on LibClose instead of libExpunge. (6.2)
-
- * Sometimes ptreplay_ctrltask (See FAQ) "hangs" and starts busylooping
- when you did a DisplayBeep() with a sample. (6.1)
-
- * New functions for reading the owned channels and sampledata. (6.0)
-
- * A channel that is turned of was not left alone. (5.16)
-
- * All channels were turned on at playtime, instead of only those that
- ptreplay owns. (5.15)
-
- - - -
-
- My addresses:
-
-
- URL: http://www.algonet.se/~did/
- E-Mail: did@algonet.se
- Fidonet: Andreas Palsson 2:200/628.0 <- recommended
- Mail: Andreas Pålsson
- Trolle Ljungby
- S-290 34 Fjälkinge
- SWEDEN
-
- or call my bbs at +46-(0)44-55031
-
- The former author can be reached at:
-
- URL: http://www.algonet.se/~betasoft/
- E-Mail: betasoft@algonet.se
- FIDO: Mattias Karlsson@2:200/502.3
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