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- │ PROGRAMMER ■ RAY^[RADiCAL RHYTHMS]^[BLANK] │
- │ DESiGN ■ COSMiC^[RADiCAL RHYTHMS]^[D-LUSiON]^[K.L.F] │
- │ (C)1994,95 ■ RAY & COSMiC │
- │ PORTiONS (C) ■ ANGUiLLA SOFTWARE iNTL. & D-LUSiON iNTERACTiVE SOFTWARE │
- │ DiSTRiBUTiON ■ UNDERCOVER & RADiCAL RHYTHMS │
- │ RELEASE ■ VERSiON V2.99ß -/- 03/09/1994 │
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- │ ■ X-PLAY ReQUiRES ■ │
- │ [ FREE MEMORY, 4 MEGS OF RAM SHOULD WORK ] │
- │ [ AT LeAST a 386SX/16 ] │
- │ [ A SoUNDCARD (GUS/SB/SBPRO/SB16ASP/SBAWE32) ] │
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- │ ■ X-PLAY - AN OVERViEW ■ │
- │ │
- │ What is X-PLAY? X-PLAY is a player for DMF files, created using the one │
- │ and only tracker - X-TRACKER ( ;)) ). Playback is possible with nearly │
- │ any soundcard and, to be exact, these are: SoundBlaster, SoundBlaster │
- │ Pro, SoundBlaster 16 (ASP), SoundBlaster AWE 32 and the Gravis Ultra │
- │ Sound card. You may also use any clone of the above, but we can't │
- │ guarantee playback on these. As we can't guarantee playback on the │
- │ original cards either, this should not matter <smile>. │
- │ │
- │ X-PLAY features a command line only interface for settings, but you may │
- │ use its add-on, X-SHELL, to keep track of these. X-PLAY is also intended │
- │ for quick and successful playback which means that no brilliant gfx have │
- │ been included for your pleasure. │
- │ │
- │ X-PLAY normally (except for beta releases) is accompanied by X-SHELL, an │
- │ easy-to-use, userfriendly shell. Please read its doc for more info! │
- │ │
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- │ DISCLAIMER: You use this software at your own risk. The authors can not │
- │ be held reliable for any damage caused by this program. By using the │
- │ program you state that you agree with the above. │
- │ This program is copyrighted software. It is not free. You may use and │
- │ copy it as long as the following restrictions are obeyed. │
- │ The copyright and all other rights remain with the authors. │
- │ You must not disassemble, manipulate or reverse engineer X-PLAY and its │
- │ code. │
- │ The program (X-PLAY) may NOT be distributed by any commercial company or │
- │ person. You must NOT distribute this program on a CD-ROM. You may │
- │ distribute this program on disk but NOT if this disk is sold for any │
- │ price (it does not matter if the disk is sold or if the customer pays │
- │ for copying the disk). This program must NOT be sold on any so called │
- │ "PD", "FREEWARE" or "SHAREWARE" disk. │
- │ By copying, distributing or using this program you agree with the above. │
- │ If you want to do anything apart from the above you need the written │
- │ permission of the authors. │
- │ And just to let you know: "We don't make money with this stuff, so we │
- │ do not want other people making money of it either!" │
- │ A word of warning: "We already got some people selling our stuff. Now we │
- │ got more than we would have taken if they had asked us before." │
- │ │
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- │ ■ HOW TO CONTACT THE AUTHORS ■ │
- │ │
- │ You can contact the authors at the following address: │
- │ │
- │ RAY^RADiCAL RHYTHMS │
- │ c/o Christian Bartsch │
- │ Flottmannstr. 117 │
- │ 44625 Herne │
- │ Germany │
- │ │
- │ Tel.: from Germany - 0 23 23 460 525 │
- │ from other countries - +49 23 23 460 525 │
- │ │
- │ Please do call between 10 am and 11 pm. │
- │ When you're calling from the other side of the globe, our local time is │
- │ different from yours - please check! I love American dudes calling, but │
- │ not at 4 am! ;) │
- │ │
- │ Mailbox: Germany - 0 23 23 460 094 │
- │ other countries - +49 23 23 460 094 │
- │ │
- │ You may call this number 25 hours a day (hm?). Leave a mail to COSMIC or │
- │ RAY. Call the UNDERCOVER! │
- │ │
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- │ ■ HOW TO USE THE PLAYER ■ │
- │ │
- │ As we already stated, X-PLAY works by using the command line. The syntax │
- │ is: │
- │ │
- │ X-PLAY filename.DMF <parameter1 parameter2 ...> │
- │ │
- │ "filename" can be any valid DMF file. If no file is found, ".DMF" is │
- │ added as its extension. If the file can't be located hereafter, the │
- │ the execution of X-PLAY is aborted. │
- │ │
- │ "parameter1" and so on are additional, optional parameters. They are │
- │ single words, separated by a space (" "). You may add as many of them as │
- │ you like. │
- │ │
- │ Valid key words are: │
- │ │
- │ "/Cx" - sets color │
- │ "/O" - overrides .INI file sound card settings. │
- │ "/V:xxx" - sets the output volume (ranges from 1-255). │
- │ "/W" - waits for a keypress before starting / stopping the music. │
- │ "/NF" - turns off fading. │
- │ "/NSB" - turns off ShowBeat(tm). │
- │ "/NSH" - turns off internal "Shell to DOS" function. │
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- │ Running X-PLAY without parameters will pop up an info screen: │
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- │ ─-─-───────═════] featuring ShowBeat (tm) technology [═──════─══───-─-- │
- │ X-PLAY Version / Date - (c) 1994, 1995 by RAY & COSMIC │
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- │ PROGRAMMiNG ■ RAY^[RADiCAL RHYTHMS]^[BLANK] │
- │ DESiGN ■ COSMiC^[RADiCAL RHYTHMS]^[D-LUSiON]^[K.L.F.] │
- │ (C)1994,95 ■ RAY & COSMiC, REPLAY ROUTiNES BY D-LUSiON │
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- │ USAGE: X-PLAY <MusicFile.DMF> [/Cx] [/NF] [/NSB] [/O] [/V:xxx] [/W] │
- │ e.g.: X-PLAY RAN-JUST.DMF /W /V:222 │
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- │/Cx sets color: /C0 = normal, /C1 = red, /C2 = green, /C3 = blue, /C4 = ..│
- │/O overrides .INI file sound card settings. │
- │/V:xxx sets the output volume (ranges from 1-255). │
- │/W waits for a keypress before starting / stopping the music. │
- │/NF turns off fading. /NSB turns off ShowBeat(tm). │
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- │ After checking the file, X-PLAY sets up the memory manager and will look │
- │ for a file called "X-PLAY.INI". This file is stored in the same path │
- │ where the X-PLAY executable is placed. If this file is present, X-PLAY │
- │ will take all player information (soundcard and settings) from this │
- │ file. If this file can't be found, X-PLAY will prompt you to enter the │
- │ settings on the setup screen: │
- │ │
- │ First, you'll be prompted to enter the sound device you wish to use. │
- │ Use the cursor keys (left&right) to choose the device. X-PLAY will check │
- │ and see if this device is present lateron. │
- │ If you choose "SB", "SBPRO" or "SB16" you will then be asked to choose │
- │ the mixing frequency. This will affect the quality of the output and │
- │ depends on the power of your processor. You can not play back a song on │
- │ an ordinary "SB" with a 386 using a mixing frequency of "44000" Hz. │
- │ Try - if you have any pops or drop outs, your processor is not fast │
- │ enough. Delete the .INI file and try with a smaller mixing frequency. │
- │ Use the cursor keys (up&down) to select the value. │
- │ If you use the Gravis Ultra Sound or the SoundBlaster AWE 32 you will │
- │ not be prompted to enter the value because the mixing is done by the │
- │ hardware itself. Therefore, the mixing frequency is always the maximum │
- │ the card can use. │
- │ Enter the other functions as desired, using the cursor keys. │
- │ │
- │ SB 16 users please note: when selecting an 8-bit DMA channel (<5), you │
- │ will loose your 16-bit features and will hear 8-bit mixed music. │
- │ │
- │ AWE Users please note: The replay routines on the AWE work without using │
- │ any DMA or IRQ functions. X-PLAY will display IRQ 2 and DMA 1 when │
- │ selecting the AWE 32 but will not use them. So: don't worry, you only │
- │ need the correct base address. │
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- │ The main player screen will show some information about the song and │
- │ a function overview. On the right, the 32 channels are shown with a peak │
- │ meter, which is only updated when an instrument is played on a channel. │
- │ If you want hot graphics, use other players. ;) │
- │ │
- │ You can leave the player at any time by pressing ESCape. │
- │ │
- │ Other functions can be activated by pressing the corresponding key and, │
- │ as they are self explanatory, will not be discussed within this doc. │
- │ │
- │ Some general notes: │
- │ │
- │ If the cards memory is written in RED chars, double sound mem is active. │
- │ This happens if the on board memory (only GUS&AWE) is to small to keep │
- │ hold of the song's samples. In this case, all samples are recalculated │
- │ to fit into half the memory they'd normally need. If your card's mem │
- │ is still to small after this operation, X-PLAY will abort execution. │
- │ │
- │ The DOS Shell is not very safe to use - it is there, so use it on your │
- │ own risk. If it crashes.. well, shit happens! │
- │ │
- │ Some modules contain Show Beat (screen flashing while playing). If you │
- │ experience any loss in sound quality just disable this function and │
- │ there you are. │
- │ │
- │ Greetings from RAY go to: everybody at RADiCAl RhYthMS, BlANk, │
- │ D-lUSiON, lEGENd dESiGN, k.l.f. (Germany), klf (USA), CREW 242. │
- │ Persona grata: MANhUNtER.CYbERdECk, RAP.CYbERdECk, ChiCkEN.ECR.S!P. │
- │ Sorry, if I forgot your name in this list. Just let me know... │
- │ │
- │ Goodbye and keep on raving - yours RAY │
- │ And remember: "Winners don't use drugs!" │
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