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- If you have a question you would like to ask me, check this file first
- so that I don't have to answer to so many similar questions.
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- Q: When using reverbs I get a lot of cracks in the voice. What is
- the problem?
- A: Your computer doesn't enough power to handle the reverb effect.
- Lower the sampling rate or use mono mode (if you were using
- stereo mode). Also you can try to simplify the reverbs by
- reducing the number of echos.
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- Q: Are digital effects available on GUS?
- A: No. This is because GUS does all the sound mixing with its
- processor and DMP cannot post process the digital sound data
- to produce effects.
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- Q: I'm having troubles playing modules with GUS. Sometimes DMP
- just doesn't play anything.
- A: Try -gt switch to force the non-GUS timer mode.
- This will also help in Windows.
-
- Q: Are you going to add support for MED, or other formats popular
- on Amiga?
- A: No. I will only add support for formats that can be
- edited/created on PC computers.
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- Q: When I try to use a DAC with DMP, the machine hangs. What is
- wrong?
- A: You are probably using some memory manager like EMM386 or QEMM.
- These programs cause great overhead for DAC/PC speaker play
- routine and if the overhead is too big, the machine will hang.
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- Q: I can't get DMP to play through my PC speaker (or LPT DAC system)
- with higher frequencies than 10kHz.
- A: You have probably installed some 386 memory manager like EMM386
- or QEMM386. These programs induce great overhead for DAC playing
- and should not be used with DMP when playing through these devices.
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- Q: DMP doesn't seem to work under OS/2?
- A: True, OS/2 doesn't support the DMA mode DMP uses to transfer data.
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- Q: I have Internet mail access. How can I get new DMP most easily?
- A: By joining the DMP mailing list. Just send a message to
- listserv@oliver.sun.ac.za with following message body
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- subscribe DMP-LIST Your Name
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- After joining, you will receive new DMP releases right into
- your own mailbox. You also need uudecode utility to extract
- DMP.
-
- Q: I can't handle the size of the mail from DMP-LIST. Is there any
- other way to get information on DMP updates?
- A: You can also join another DMP list, called DMP-talk. This list
- is intended for discussion about DMP and it is also used for
- notifying about new DMP releases.
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- Q: I'm having troubles with my PAS16. The music is just plain
- static, what's going wrong?
- A: Problem here is that, for some odd reason, DMP transfers one
- single byte before actual music transfer starts, leading to
- noise, because the bytes are reversed in 16-bit data. This only
- happens with 8-bit DMA, so you should try 16-bit DMA channels
- 5,6 or 7.
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- Q: EMS is great bu when are you going to add XMS support?
- A: To DMP, never! Accessing XMS from a real mode program is way too
- slow to use in an application like DMP. Use DMP/32, player using
- Watcom C/C++, which runs in 386 protected mode and can access
- all the memory you have (like PMP).
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