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- │ ·∙■∙· Extended MikMod v1.20 ·∙■∙· OFFiCiAL HaRDCoDE '94 ProDuCTiON ·∙■∙· │
- └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
-
- Programming [Interface and `Extended' CoDe]:
- ────────────────────────────────────────────
- Paul Fisher
- [a.k.a. Rao of HaRDCoDE]
-
-
- Programming [MikMod Routines]:
- ──────────────────────────────
- Jean-Paul Mikkers
- [a.k.a. MikMak of HaRDCoDE]
-
-
- Programming [MiSc Help]:
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- Jim Blair
- [a.k.a. Gemini of Chaos! BBS]
-
-
- Features:
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-
- ■ Supports ALL documented ProTracker effects
- ■ Extended effects of ProTracker are implemented correctly
- ■ Timing is accurate
- ■ Supports Gravis UltraSound
- ■ No UltraClicks!
- ■ Ability to load more than one MOD into GUS's memory
- ■ Extremely Small
- ■ DoS Shell [only takes up around 70k depending on size of MOD]
- ■ Displays instrument names
- ■ Composer Search Version 1.0 - displays composer of module [when possible]
- ■ Plays the following module types ─>
- [M.K.] ProTracker 4 Channel
- [M!K!] ProTracker 4 Channel
- [....] ProTracker 4 Channel - 15 Instruments [OLD]
- [FLT4] StarTracker 4 Channel
- [FLT8] StarTracker 8 Channel
- [4CHN] FastTracker 4 Channel
- [6CHN] FastTracker 6 Channel
- [8CHN] FastTracker 8 Channel
-
-
- Requirements:
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-
- ■ A 80286 or better processor
- ■ Gravis UltraSound [Best Sound Card Around]
- Suggested 1MB of DRAM
-
-
- Playing music file(s) using parameters:
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-
- Play a single file:
- xmm <filename.ext>
- Example ─> xmm phantasm.mod
-
- Play multiple files:
- xmm <filename.ext> [filename.ext] ...
- Example ─> xmm 1994.mod tribalda.mod
-
- Play multiple files using wildcards:
- xmm <*.mod> [filename.ext] ...
- Example ─> xmm *.mod suddenr.mod
-
-
- Command Keys:
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-
- D ─> DoS Shell [Checks COMSPEC Environment]
-
- I ─> Display Instrument Names
-
- [PageUp] ─> Go Forward One Track
-
- [PageDown] ─> Go Backward One Track
-
- [Space] ─> Load next MOD
-
- [EsC]aPe ─> EXiTs
-
-
- Composer Search Routine:
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-
- This feature came to be added after viewing a copy of SmartPlay for the
- AMiGA. iT's a KeWl /<-/>/\|) LiTT13 FeaTuRe that I felt needed to be
- added to XMM, so I spent about a week and coded an extremly complex
- routine during my Physics and Trig classes. :) The routine looks for
- 'keywords' in the instrument names and uses a sort of AI to decide what
- to do when multiple matches are found.
-
- XMM searches for the following composer keywords ─>
-
- ■ #
- ■ by
- ■ of
- ■ /
- ■ production
- ■ (c) - [c] - {c}
-
- And variations of these as well, such as 'by:' .. It also takes into
- consideration variables such as if the composer's name is not on the
- same line as the word 'by' .. All in all, the routine works out pretty well,
- and if XMM can't find the author, rewrite your MoD so it can! :)
-
- The current search routine is version 1.0... If I ever get really bored
- again, I'll probably update it and make it smarter. :)
-
-
- Reason for Extended MikMod being Written and Released:
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-
- In the realm of IBM mod players, there are two different type of players -
- those that just suck and those that support a ga-zillion features,
- gadgets, and mod types, yet who can't even play extended ProTracker commands,
- and, if they can, most of the time, they're implemented improperly. This is
- the main reason behind the releasing of Extended MikMod. There is _no_ one
- player out there that does "everything" and does it correctly (as far as I
- have seen). I happened to come across the MikMod mod playing routines and
- realized that this was what _needed_ to be implemented in all of those
- c00l, /<-/>/\|) mod players. The only problem was that MikMod was
- relatively unknown, thus I 'spiffed' up MikMod and released this program in
- order to 'attempt' to show everyone the quality of the playing routines.
- [FYI, THE ROUTINES ARE PUBLIC DOMAIN AND SOUNDCARD INDEPENDENT!] This
- program has also been made to make MikMod more aesthetically pleasing, and
- by adding the usability function of a DOS shell, more appealing to the
- average mod listener. So until MASI by CyberStrike is released, we can all
- listen to the way a good MOD with heavy ProTracker effects should be
- heard...like it was playing on an AMiGA. =8*)
-
-
- Distribution Sites:
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-
- The UnderWφrld BBS [91o-725-755o] / [21.6k] / [WHQ - XMM - HDC]
- The Serial Port BBS [91o-766-4384] / [14.4k]
-
-
- You should also be able to find the latest version via ftp ─>
- archive.epas.utoronto.ca
- wasp.eng.ufl.edu
- ftp.uwp.edu [if they have enough disk space]
-
-
- [Short List, but hey, it's the first version. =8-]
- [If you're interested in becoming a dist site, ]
- [just send me some e-mail with your board info. ]
-
-
- Staying in Touch:
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-
- [If you use this player, just please send me some mail... It's always ]
- [good to hear from people who use my program. - Rao ]
-
- [You can contact anyone in HaRDCoDE regarding XMM and MikMod, but ]
- [you'll get a quicker response if you send the mail to myself or ]
- [MikMak. ]
-
-
- Paul Fisher [Rao]
-
- ─> BBS The UnderWφrld [91o-725-755o]
- HaRDCoDE [WHQ & US HQ]
- Admire [US HQ]
- Digital Infinity Dist Site
- Inertia Player Dist Site
- THG / TCC / BMC Affiliates
- 21.6k USR Dual Standard
- New User Password 'SPQR'
-
- ─> InterNet 'rao@vnet.net' [Permenent for a while]
- ─> FidoNet 'Paul Fisher (1:3661/609)'
- ─> SBCnet 'Paul Fisher (13:285/0)' and 'Paul Fisher (13:285/1)'
- ─> Snail Mail
- Paul Fisher
- c/o Aquarius 2000, Inc.
- 117 Stratford Plaza One
- Winston-Salem, NC 27104
- USA
-
- Jean-Paul Mikkers [MikMak]
-
- ─> Internet 'mikmak@stack.urc.tue.nl'
- ─> Snail Mail
- Jean-Paul Mikkers
- Godartstraat 16
- 5932 AX
- Tegelen
- The Netherlands
-
-
- Personal Greets From Rao:
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-
-
- Members in HaRDCoDE ─>
-
-
- -/- Red Penguin ─■─ Done anything phun lately with your new girlfriend? :)
-
- -/- MikMak ─■─ Welcome aboard! MiKMoD v0.43 KiCKs!
-
- -/- Zapper ─■─ Hey Zampler ;)
-
- -/- Air Richter ─■─ Nice to see ya back in the scene, d00d.
-
- -/- Roger Wilco ─■─ Ur VGAs R kewl
-
- -/- Vortech and Kerhop ─■─ Where the phuck are you guys?! :)
-
-
- Members in Renaissance ─>
-
-
- -/- Daredevil ─■─ Hey 4zzh0l3 .. ;)
-
- -/- Ryan Cramer ─■─ Thanks for the MTM's .. Power of Wind KiCKs!
-
- -/- C.C. Catch ─■─ Keep up the music writting! Ur 1 oF tHe BeSt
-
- -/- StarScream ─■─ Thanks for writting MTM .. Rather nice ..
- It'll be supported in a later version of MikMod ;)
-
-
- Members in SoNiC ─>
-
-
- -/- MeLLoW-D ─■─ Cool MoDs :)
-
- -/- Ftj ─■─ y0!
-
- -/- Every1 else in Sonic
-
-
- Members in other groups ─>
-
-
- -/- U4ia [?¿?] ─■─ No More NeW MoDs FRoM HiM :~(
-
- -/- SE-jAM [?¿?] ─■─ Join HDC dude! ;)
-
- -/- Charlatan [Intense] ─■─ Thanks for giving us DemoBot :)
-
- -/- Daniel Potter [DI] ─■─ Red Penguin [AMiGA DuDe] LuVs FaRaNDoLe.. :)
-
- -/- CyberStrike [?¿?] ─■─ Good Luck With MaSi
-
- -/- Desperin [Admire] ─■─ How's it goin'?
-
- -/- Prime [Inertia] ─■─ Cool player, dude.. :) Even if it's PT support
- isn't all that great. HeH Switch over to the
- MikMod Routines! hehehe
- -/- Everyone on iRC!
-
- -/- And to all the rest whom I forgot to mention...
-
-
- Rao's Personal Friends ─>
-
-
- -/- Heather ─■─ Ya Ya! ;)
-
- -/- Teddy Gram ─■─ Dunno what to say
-
- -/- Wiccan ─■─ Long time no hear...
-
- -/- Digital Man ─■─ Where's version 2?!?
-
- -/- NightStrike ─■─ FeeB! ;)
-
-
- BiG PhuçK YoUz To:
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- Noel Hunter [wake forest l4m3r university]
- l0s3r!
-
- Every1 iN HaRDCoD [Yes, That's HaRDCoD, _NoT_ HaRDCoDE]
-
- -/- Eagle's Talon ─■─ LaiMe OrganiZeR - U R a L0s3r!
- -/- Klaus Kerner ─■─ Ha! Ur 50 MeG Graphic Animations BLoW!
- -/- Stalker ─■─ I'm sorry Ur a friend of Eagle's Fingernail
-
-
- Group Greets From HaRDCoDE [iBM] ─ [kinda random order]:
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- Admire
- Sonic - PC
- Sound Evolution
- Renaissance
- Digital Infinity
- Nothing [Tran's Group =8*]
- Future Crew
- Cascada
- Triton
- DUST
- Twilight Zone [Zwilight Tone]
- UltraForce
- Majic-12
- Anarchy - PC
- THG
- [To all the others...]
-
-
- QUoTeS [FoR THiS VeRSiOn]:
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-
- -/- DoN'T SaVe THe WHaLeS, DaNcE oN THeM! - Sound Evolution
-
- -/- When the eagle turns its head and flys away, don't let the driving
- force inside yourself be swayed, a japanese intention kamakazee
- sensation is just not the winning way. - U4ia
-
- -/- As I recall, U4ia requested his mods be removed from all sites...
- He kinda went schizo and dropped acid, hijacked a bus load of
- penguins... - wReam [Hahaha!]
-
-
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- Documentation by
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- ┴ └─└└─┘ [HaRDCoDE '94/THG]
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