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- * *
- * Changes made to 'The Sound Machine' *
- * *
- * Last Public Release: v1.0 *
- * This revision: v1.5 *
- * *
- *Copyright ©1993-94 Legendary Design Technologies Inc. All Rights Reserved*
- * This program may be freely distributed, but remains copyrighted. *
- * *
- * Written by Syd L. Bolton *
- ****************************************************************************
-
-
- Welcome to The Sound Machine, v1.5!
-
- First of all, I would like to thank all of the many people who
- called, faxed, and wrote letters regarding this program. It has been by
- far the most successful (in terms of user-feedback) program I have written
- that has been in the freely distributable category. IT IS BECAUSE OF THESE
- CALLS AND LETTERS THAT THIS VERSION HAS BEEN CREATED! So, keep it up!
-
- The following enhancements have been made since v1.0:
-
- GENERAL
- =======
-
- * TSM can now read 16-bit WAV files (16 bits are converted to 8 bits
- automatically for playback on standard Amiga hardware)
- * TSM can now read and write STEREO WAV files (both 8 and 16 bit)
- * TSM now has support for bypassing the low-pass filter for improved sound
-
- SMPLAY (the command-line version)
- ======
-
- * New command line parameter: 'F' - turns OFF the low-pass filter for
- improved sound. Automatically turned back on after playing.
- * All command-line options can now be UPPER or lower-case
- * Strange bug that caused many users a 'SMPlay failed: return code 2048'
- is now gone. It's fixed but it was still an odd bug - looks like a
- compiler problem.
- * Can play stereo and 16-bit files as described above
-
- THE SOUND MACHINE (Intuition version)
- =================
-
- * New menu added: 'SPECIAL'
- * FORCE RAW LOADING: Use this option to force a file into RAM as RAW.
- This is useful for files that are corrupt, and also for loading
- multi-dac VOC files (for example, most VOC files that are large
- will require this as they are broken up into segments. The drawback
- is that you might hear a 'click' every few seconds (the header info)
- but then again you could always save it as IFF and edit it somewhere
- else). Thanks to Mark Odell for the idea.
- * PLAY SAMPLE AFTER LOADING: When this menu function is turned on,
- samples are played automatically after being loaded. This is handy
- as it will save you time.
- * LOW PASS FILTER: Turning off the low pass filter can improve sound
- playback with certain samples. Notice your power LED may DIM or
- turn off - this is completely normal.
- * Graphing has been improved to be window-size sensitive, and also it will
- graph a stereo sample
- * You can now re-size the main TSM window. The default is 640x200, but if
- you have a larger Workbench you can re-size the window - any sound sample
- graph will be re-drawn. For setting default window sizes, see the section
- on tool-types.
- * You may now stop a sample playing! When you click 'PLAY' the gadget
- changes to 'STOP'. Click again to stop the sample playing.
- * Bugs that caused TSM to crash when loading stereo WAV's etc. are now gone
- because the program can now load them. Also, problems with TSM eating
- memory every time it was run when certain libraries weren't present is
- now gone.
- * ICON TOOLTYPES SUPPORT: You can now modify the following ToolTypes to
- customize TSM to your liking: (these show the defaults)
- * WINDOWX=0 - set the upper-left X coordinate of the Window.
- * WINDOWY=0 - set the upper-left Y coordinate of the Window.
- * WINDOWWIDTH=640 - set the width of the Window.
- * WINDOWHEIGHT=200 - set the height of the Window.
- * AUTOPLAY=No - set to Yes for auto playback after loading
- * FORCERAW=No - set to Yes for forcing RAW sample loading
- * LOWPASSFILTER=Yes - set to No for improved sound quality
- * DEFAULTRATE=10000 - set to the desired default playback rate for RAW
- * Support for ASL13.LIBRARY? TSM will attempt to use the ASL13.LIBRARY if
- you are running WB1.3, but we were unable to test this feature at release
- time. If it does not work, the REQ.LIBRARY still will. We need a full
- copy of the docs/distribution file for ASL13.LIBRARY. If anybody has it,
- please send it to us on disk. We will return the favour.
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- All these new features, and look at the filesizes:
-
- Name Original Version New Version Increase
- =========================================================================
- SMPlay 17284 19432 2148 (2k!)
- The Sound Machine 32748 38208 5460 (5k!)
- =========================================================================
-
- Not too bad.
-
- Unfortunately, not all of the new features requested were able to be put in.
- There are many things we would like to add, most notably support for files
- that are larger than RAM (although you might wish to consider GIGAMEM) and
- batch conversion. However, we are a commercial software company and we
- can't spend too much time on a program that doesn't make any money. We
- don't believe in asking for the whole shareware thing, since it RARELY works.
- Most Amiga shareware programs are registered by less than 20 people. It's
- absolutely terrible. What people have to realize is that Amiga software
- companies like ours will have to take some more of its programs commercial
- to make enough money to survive. Software companies on the Amiga are not
- rich. There are no MICROSOFT's in the Amiga world. For this reason, the
- next release of THE SOUND MACHINE may be commercial. We hope that you will
- consider supporting us in this venture. If you would like to be contacted
- for information on a special introductory offer (all of the things promised
- in the past and more will be in the commercial version), would like to offer
- some suggestions, or would like to be mailed information on our other Amiga
- programs, please call, write or fax us. We would be happy to send you the
- information free of charge! We also provide free demos of our software.
-
- Thank you for using and supporting The Sound Machine. Remember, your
- feedback counts!
-
-
- Syd Bolton, President
-
- In Canada/International:
- ------------------------
- Legendary Design Technologies Inc.
- 25 Frontenac Avenue
- Brantford, ON N3R 3B7
- CANADA
-
- (519) 753-6120 voice/fax
-
- In the United States:
- ---------------------
- Legendary Design Technologies Inc.
- P.O. Box 1147
- Lewiston, NY 14092-8147
- U.S.A.
-
- (519) 753-6120 voice/fax
-
-
- Call our support BBS, starting August 1, 1994: (519) 753-5052.
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