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- legend: + new feature
- * fixed/improved
- - dropped/disabled
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- warning: Please always test the latest version before deleting the
- previous one because it is most likely that major changings
- not only affect in improvement but also in appearance
- of new and disappointing bugs !!!
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- version 1.40a: + Gravis Ultrasound support November 16th, 1995
- + supporting alternate (S)VGA text modes
- + new setup utility SIDSETUP
- + improved soundcard configuration
- + configuration file SIDPLAY.CFG
- + setting user startup directory
- + setting user filename extensions
- - soundcard command line settings
- + supporting .MUS files from Compute!'s
- Sidplayer on C64
- + displaying .MUS internal text lines
- + supporting PowerPacker compressed files
- (PSID.*, *.DAT, *.MUS)
- * updated PSID.*, *.INF and *.SID file
- support to handle Sidplayer files
- previously converted to PlaySID format
- * using measured master volume levels
- + new key functions in SIDPLAY/SIDSHELL:
- + delete file (BACKSPACE)
- + pause/resume music (Q)
- + new key functions in SIDSHELL:
- + ALT-T enter song playing time
- + added voice mute option to SID2WAV
- + option -a uses only the A-reg.on init
- + simple alpha-sort in selector
- + -very- basic mouse support
- + saving and retaining parent directories
- * bug fixes:
- * ability to load read-only files (CD-ROM)
- since version v1.25b
- * fixed SIDSHELL interrupt activities
- * .SID file contents now case-insensitive
- * previous versions didn't accept old
- PlaySID Amiga-Workbench-icon *.INF
- files with changed graphic data
- * Escom PowerSound 16 Pro Plus and
- MiroSound PCM 1 Pro incomp. fixed
- * displaced a lot of code to external
- procedures to get more stability
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- version 1.24: + new tool redirects output to a March 3rd, 1995
- .WAV file (SIDP2WAV.EXE)
- + jukebox listfiles added
- + file tagging and playing tagged files
- + optional playlist saving
- + showing current path in selector
- + TSR-hotkey to skip songs in shell
- + returning to sound control window
- after DOS-shell
- + retaining current directory after
- DOS-shell
- + reloading data before each new song
- (improves PlaySid compatibility)
- - don't verifying "force soundcard"
- Sound Blaster parameters anymore
- * fixed some minor side-effect bugs
- + added new conversion tool "psid2dat"
- (by Henrik Isacsson)
- + added 4DOS based script to simplify
- Amiga archive extracting on PC
- (by Mike Paull)
- + new conversion tool "psid2sid" added
- * time count bug fixed
- * fixed a PAS base port bug
- + more key functions added
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- version 1.23: + new DOS-shell version (SIDSHELL.EXE) November 3rd, 1994
- + confirmation box on quit added
- * max.frequency on SB cards fixed
- * looping samples fixed (Hi Kai !)
- * DOS/BIOS output changed
- + stereo surround added
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- version 1.22: + stereo output option added September 28th, 1994
- + stereo panning setup window added
- + quality panning setup window added
- + single channel mute added
- + atomic time display added
- + using "Tx" BLASTER variable to
- determine type of Sound Blaster card
- * accepting case insensitive "BLASTER"
- parameters (Hi Robert !)
- * real 'force sound card' parameters
- * fixed a rare fail-bug in "sid2psid"
- * revised 'sidplay.doc' documentation
- * C64 NTSC mode fixed once more
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- version 1.21: + accepting $DC04/05 speed changes August 16th, 1994
- + I/O bank switching implemented
- * full faked sample-routine support
- * enhanced Galway-Noise emulation
- * Sound Blaster 16 bug fixes
- * needing less conventional memory
-
- Note: due to the I/O-bank switching only a very few tunes for PlaySid
- (AMIGA) don't run on SIDPLAY anymore. These tunes are modified
- in such a way, so that they would not run on a real C64 either
- because of missing bank switching instructions in the replaying
- routines ! On the opposite some new tunes for SIDPLAY which didn't
- work will run from now on, but are not played correctly by PlaySid
- instead.
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- version 1.20: + Galway-Noise support (prototype) July 1st, 1994
- + supporting more fake-sample features
- * lowest replaying frequency 8000 Hz
- + song initialization now possible
- via either the A, X or Y-Register
- * archive changed to normal .ZIP
- * more internal optimizations
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- version 1.17: - SB mixer volume now remains June 21th, 1994
- unchanged
- * frequency handler bug fixed
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-
- version 1.16: * one-file speed entry fixed June 14th, 1994
- * Sound Blaster buffer bug fixed
- * C64 NTSC mode updated
-
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- version 1.15: * 'BLASTER' variable bug fixed June 6th, 1994
- + new (real) ADSR value handler
- + master volume added (fading!)
- * square+sine waveform repaired
- + new approximized ring modulation
- + supporting reflected SID addresses
- * IRQ disable hang up bug fixed
- + 'PlaySid'/AMIGA one-file-support
- + C64 NTSC clock speed option
- + SID register view-mode option
- * Sound Galaxy & SB clone frequency
- bug fixed (Hi Adam and Pille !)
-
- Note: this version contains more changings which result in sound
- differences to version 1.10 and older - even if you think
- some tunes have sounded better while listening to those
- versions, the new routines should emulate the SID more correctly.
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- version 1.10: + new envelope emulation April 13th, 1994
- + command line options added
- + mixing-frequency adjustable
- + mixing-buffer length adjustable
- + new SB auto-detection should
- also work with GUS soundcards
- * major hang up bug (DTA) fixed
- * division overflow bug fixed
- * text display flickering fixed
- + Sound Blaster series environment
- variable 'BLASTER' supported
- * higher frequency on SB v2.01
- * drive/volume detection changed
- * optimized 6510 interpreter
- * slightly improved outfit
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- version 1.04: * no PAS audio mute on exit anymore March 11th, 1994
- + fast forward functions added
- * many internal optimizations
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- version 1.03b: * improved soundcard auto-detection March 1st, 1994
- + Sound Blaster Pro supported
- + 6510 illegal instructions added
- + fake sample routines supported
- + volume/drive selectable
- * .INF file problems fixed
- + sidcon.exe added
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- version 1.01b: + Sound Blaster compatibles supported January 6th, 1994
- + tune/song selector added
- * new realtime emulation routines
- - no Adlib sounds anymore
-