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OmniPlayer v1.00 (c) 1993-95, Edward Schlunder All Rights Reserved Zilym Limms of OverThrowMachine zilym@hndymn.stat.com Contents: 1 . . Introduction 2 . . OmniPlayer Usage 3 . . Internal Modules 4 . . Implementation List 5 . . Greetings 6 . . Beta Testing Team 7 . . Disclaimer 8 . . Closing Notes OP is a multiformat digital music player for your 386+ computer. If you find any bugs or other anomalies, please get in contact with us so that it will get fixed for the future. If you find a module format that OP doesn't currently support or doesn't play correctly, please contact us so that it can be added!! We intend to make OP support as many modules formats as they are available! In addition, if you find this program useful in any way, *please* send a short piece of email or snail mail to the author so that I will know how much this program is really being used and whether it is worth the trouble of continuing it. email: zilym@hndymn.stat.com snail mail: Edward Schlunder 554 N. Acacia Road Apache Junction, Arizona 85219-4313 USA latest versions: ftp.eng.ufl.edu /demos/music/programs/players ftp.vt.edu /pub/otm ──────────────────────── OmniPlayer Usage OP filespec [options] filespec File to play.. Extension not required options -EMS Force EMS use (even if not detected) -NOEMS Disables EMS use (even when detected) -F Use Foreground mixing This is mainly only useful when playing under Windows or DesqView. It seems to help Windows steady the mouse a bit. -L Disallow any module looping. When the modules stops, exit OmniPlayer. Useful in batch files. [0] -Ax Amplification (x=0 to 9) Note that too high a value will cause clicks and cracks, way high values produce pure trash. Use very small numbers in most cases (1 or 2) [4024 Bytes] -Bxxxxx Buffer Size (x=256 to 32767) [Max of Dev] -Sxx xxKHz oversampling rate (x=5KHz to 45KHz) [Autodetect] -Ixx Device IRQ number [Autodetect] -Dx Device DMA channel [Autodetect] -Pxxx Device Base I/O Address (x=xxxh) -Cx Select Output Device (x=device number) No: Sound Card: 0 Gravis Ultrasound [Default] 1 Sound Blaster 1.xx 2 Sound Blaster 2.xx 3 Sound Blaster Pro 4 Sound Blaster 16 5 Pro AudioSpectrum -Vx Visual Display Mode (x=display number) No: Name: 1 Help 2 Scope(s) [Default] 3 VU Meters 4 Sample List [Offset 0] -Oxxxxx Load module from file offset x (see section below) Example: C:\SOUND\OP>OP DEAF -C3 [enter] <- Plays the example module in stereo on a SBPro ──────────────────────── Internal Modules OmniPlayer has a neat little feature to help you play modules from inside demos and games. This section will try to explain how to use this feature. Included with OmniPlayer is a small utility to scan EXEs for modules within (MODSCAN.EXE). MODSCAN only checks for specail module signatures, so module formats without signatures can not be detected (ie, 15 instrument MODs). In addition, if the EXE is compressed with PKLite or a similar compression program, MODSCAN won't be able to read the signatures that might be present. Use UNP (not included) or another similar utility for uncompressing EXEs so that they can be scanned. Okay, the first thing you need to do now that you've got an EXE file with an embedded module unpacked, you need to find out what offset(s) into the file are the locations for your modules. Use: MODSCAN filename [Enter] Example: C:\DEMOS>MODSCAN PANIC.EXE Internal Module Scanner Version x.xx By Edward Schlunder (C)1994 55076 S3M Scan complete This first column lists the module's title (if any), the second is the modules offset, and the last is the module type. Generally, if a module has a title filled with garbage, it is probably not a module and shouldn't try to play it (would result in crashing OP possibly). To actually play the module we type: Use: OP filename.EXE -Ooffset [Enter] Example: C:\DEMOS>OP PANIC.EXE -o55076 Once that's done, OmniPlayer will attempt to load the specified module at the offset it was told. Note that the EXE extension is required because we wouldn't want to try loading EXEs as 15 instrument MOD files during normal usage now would we? ────────────────────── Implementation List Key: ■ Implementation completed · Implementation incomplete Not implemented at all ────────────────── ──═══ File Formats ═══── ────────────────── >>>MOD/OCT/WOW ■Protracker variants 4..32 ■0xx Arpeggio/None ■Bxx Order Jump ■E7x Tremolo Control ■1xx Porta Up ■Cxx Set Volume ■E8x Set Pan ■2xx Porta Down ■Dxx Pattern Break ■E9x Retrigger Note ■3xx Porta Note ■Fxx Set Tempo/BPM ■EAx Fine Vol Up ■4xy Vibrato E0x Filter On/Off ■EBx Fine Vol Down ■5xy Porta Note+Vol Slide ■E1x Fine Porta Up ■ECx Note Cut ■6xy Vibrato+Vol Slide ■E2x Fine Porta Down ■EDx Note Delay ■7xy Tremolo E3x Glissando Control ·EEx Pattern Delay ·8xx Set Pan/Surround ■E4x Vibrato Control ■EFx Invert Loop ■9xx Sample Offset ■E5x Set Finetune ■Axy Volume Slide ■E6x Pattern Loop >>>MED ■MED Editor/OctaMED Pro 4 ■0xy Arpeggio/None Exx Synth Jump ■11xx Fine Porta Up ■1xx Porta Up ■F00 Pattern Break ■12xx Fine Porta Down ■2xx Porta Down Fxx Set BPM ■14xy Vibrato ■3xx Porta to Note FF1 Play 2*Row ■150x Set Finetune 4xy PT v1.0 Vibrato FF2 Delay Row/2 ■16xx Pattern Loop ■5xy Porta Note+Vol Slide FF3 Play 3*Row ■18xx Note Cut ■6xy Vibrato+Vol Slide FF8 Filter Off ■19xx Sample Offset ■7xy Tremolo FF9 Filter On ■1Axx Fine Vol Up 8xy Set Hold/Decay FFA MIDI Hold Pedal On ■1Bxx Fine Vol Down ■9xx Set Tempo FFB MIDI Hold Pedal Off 1Cxx Change MIDI Preset ■Axy Volume Slide FFD Change Note ■1Dxx Pattern Break ■Bxx Order Jump ■FFE Stop Song ·1Exx Pattern Delay ■Cxx Set Volume ■FFF Note Cut 1Fxy Delay+Retrigger ■Dxy Volume Slide 10xx Send MIDI Message >>>STM ■Scream Tracker 2.x 4 >>>S3M ■Scream Tracker 3.x 1..16 ■Axx Set Tempo ■Gxx Porta Note ■S3x Vibrato Control ■Bxx Order Jump ■Hxy Vibrato ■S4x Tremolo Control ■Cxx Pattern Break Ixy Tremor ■S8x Set Pan ■Dxy Volume Slide ■Jxy Arpeggio ■SBx Pattern Loop ■DFx Vol Slide Down ■Kxy Vibrato+Vol Slide ■SCx Note Cut ■DxF Vol Slide Up ■Lxy Porta Note+Vol Slide ■SDx Note Delay ■Exx Porta Down ■Oxx Sample Offset ·SEx Pattern Delay ■EFx Fine Porta Down ■Qxy Retrigger+Vol Slide ■SFx Invert Loop ■EEx Xtra Fine Porta Down ■Rxy Tremolo ■Txx Set BPM ■Fxx Porta Up S0x Filter On/Off ■Vxx Set Global Volume ■FFx Fine Porta Up S1x Glissando Control ■FEx Xtra Fine Porta Up ■S2x Set Finetune >>>ULT ■UltraTracker v1.0 to v1.5 1..32 ■1xx Porta Up ■B0y Set Pan ■E2y Fine Porta Down ■2xx Porta Down ■Cxx Set Volume ■E9y Retrigger ■3xx Porta Note ■Dxx Pattern Break ■EAy Fine Vol Up ■4xy Vibrato ■Fxx Set Tempo/BPM ■EBy Fine Vol Down 501 Forwards/No Loop ■E0y Vibrato Depth ■ECy Note Cut 502 Backwards/No Loop ■E1y Fine Porta Up ■EDy Note Delay ■Axy Volume Slide >>>MTM ■MultiTracker 1..32 ■0xx Arpeggio/None ■Bxx Order Jump ■E7x Tremolo Control ■1xx Porta Up ■Cxx Set Volume ■E8x Set Pan ■2xx Porta Down ■Dxx Pattern Break ■E9x Retrigger Note ■3xx Porta Note ■Fxx Set Tempo/BPM ■EAx Fine Vol Up ■4xy Vibrato E0x Filter On/Off ■EBx Fine Vol Down ■5xy Porta Note+Vol Slide ■E1x Fine Porta Up ■ECx Note Cut ■6xy Vibrato+Vol Slide ■E2x Fine Porta Down ■EDx Note Delay ■7xy Tremolo E3x Glissando Control ·EEx Pattern Delay ·8xx Set Pan/Surround ■E4x Vibrato Control ■EFx Invert Loop ■9xx Sample Offset ■E5x Set Finetune ■Axy Volume Slide ■E6x Pattern Loop >>>669 ■Composer 669/Unis 669 8 ·Ax Porta Up ·Dx Frequency Adj. G0 Pan Left ·Bx Porta Down ·Ex Vibrato G1 Pan right ·Cx Porta Note ■Fx Set Tempo ·Hx Retrigger >>>FAR ■Farandole Composer 16 ·1x Porta Up ■8x Fine Volume Down ■Fx Set Tempo ·2x Porta Down 9x Sustained Vibrato ·3x Porta Note Ax Slide to Volume ·4x Retrigger ■Bx Set Pan ■5x Vibrato Depth Cx Sample Offset ■6x Vibrato Dx Fine Tempo Down ■7x Fine Volume Up Ex Fine Tempo Up ─────────────────── ──═══ Sound Devices ═══── ─────────────────── >>>GUS.MSE ■Gravis UltraSound Stereo 44KHz >>>SB1X.MSE ■Sound Blaster 1.xx Mono 21KHz >>>SB2X.MSE ■Sound Blaster 2.xx Mono 43KHz >>>SBPRO.MSE ■Sound Blaster Pro Stereo 22KHz >>>SB16.MSE ■Sound Blaster 16 Stereo 45KHz >>>PAS.MSE ■Pro AudioSpectrum Stereo 45KHz ───────────────── !!! PROGRAMMERS !!! Are you writing a game or demo, and you need a sound system for it?? Please contact me! I have released my music/sound engine to programmers as another package, BWSBxxx.ZIP! D/l it and check it out. It's fully usable and testable. Yes, it is shareware, but you don't have to register if all you're making is a freeware program. BWSBxxx.ZIP can be found on hornet.eng.ufl.edu in /demos/code/sound and on x2ftp.oulu.fi in /pub/msdos/programming/mxlibs. The current version of BWSB works with Borland C/C++, Turbo C/C++, Turbo Pascal, PowerBasic, QuickBasic, and PDS. It uses many features that OmniPlayer has. ──────────────────────── Greetings go to: (in no particular order - relax) Clint Holeman MiKiEx FlexRom Dan Wilson Renaissance Zep Funk e Bob Beard WildCat GodHead Leviathan Julianne Fraser Sonic PC Zab Hadji! The rest of drama Phil Inch Quarex Sam Zer0 Stalker/OTM Tek/OTM Spiff Cerulean Phred/OTM Hurricane/OTM Stix Liz Mills Voltaire/OTM Supreme/OTM e-dan Christy NameShift/OTM Brook Kris McFair And anyone else I've spoken to in the last 2 years (the time used to program OmniPlayer) ────────────────── Disclaimer In no event shall the authors of this program be held responsible for any undesired effects caused by this program. If something should go wrong, it is your problem, not ours. Use at your own risk! ───────────────── Closing Notes Whohoahohoaoha! OmniPlayer's so cool there's nothing left to do with it except totally rewrite it!!! Heheheheh... By the way everybody, yes, I *am* 15 years old.. Hohohohohoh! Drama Rules! Hey, do you have some extra hardware or cash laying around????? Send it to me!! I need a WSS or AudioTrix Pro guys! An SBAWE32 wouldn't be bad either.. How about LPT DACs?? Yes! But yes, we must rewrite, in C/C++! Protected Mode OP! We need XM playing! Spam forever! Zilym Limms/OTM