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- Ad Lib, May 1989
- Version 1.5 update
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- This bonus diskette contains version 1.5 of Juke Box. If you have other
- Ad Lib software which is previous to version 1.5, please read BANKMNG.TXT
- for information on compatibility considerations and update information.
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- Juke Box V1.5 offers three new features over earlier versions:
- 1 - Support of additional wave forms
- 2 - Multiple selections
- 3 - Bank file for instrument sounds
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- The wave form is a parameter used in the specification of an Ad Lib
- instrument sound. The use of the additional wave forms means that a greater
- variety of sounds can be used. Juke Box V1.5 supports the extra wave forms
- and can play songs that use instruments that contain these wave forms.
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- You may now select several songs at a time and they will be played
- back in the order in which you choose them. As you choose the songs, the
- square containing the number 1-8 will be highlighted. The song which is
- currently playing will have both its number and title highlighted. Note
- that you cannot use the keyboard while Juke Box is reading from the disk.
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- The instrument bank file stores many intrument sounds together in one
- file. The many .INS files are now bundled together in one .BNK file.
- This results in a significant saving of disk space and makes backing up
- much easier. If you wish to convert between the old format files and the
- new format, we have provided a conversion program which is explained in
- the file BANKMNG.TXT.
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- By default, Juke Box V1.5 uses the default bank file STANDARD.BNK. You
- may change the default bank name by using the "/B" option. For example:
- jukebox /Bmybank
- This will cause Juke Box to use MYBANK.BNK instead of STANDARD.BNK.
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- You may also specify the bank file name to be used by placing the bank
- name in the JUKEBOX.DAT file. This is done by putting a comma after the
- .ROL file name and then placing the bank file name after the comma. (If
- you are unfamiliar with the JUKEBOX.DAT file, refer to pp. 21-22 of the
- Juke Box User Guide.)
- The format is then:
- rol_file_name, bank_file_name song_title
- Example:
- HBLUE, MYBANK Hard Blue
- NOTES:
- - If the comma is not present, then the bank file name will be interpreted
- as being part of the song title.
- - You may specify the path for the bank if you wish.
- - The bank file name applies only to the song on the same line. (The /B
- option applies to all songs.)
- - The bank file name is optional. If it is not present then Juke Box will
- use the default bank name.
- - If Juke Box cannot open the specified bank file during run-time, it will
- display a message and try to open the default bank file.
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- Ad Lib July 1987 (Errata)
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- If your computer has more than 256K of RAM, it would be
- preferable to increase the size of the sound driver memory
- buffer to 12K. To do so, change the following line in the
- "JUKEBOX.BAT" file:
- SOUND b1000 to SOUND b3000
- The number following the "b" is in hexadecimal notation and its
- maximum value is C800 (50K). If you specify a buffer size which
- is too large, the sound driver will print an error message.
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- Ad Lib Septembre 1987
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- Because of compatibility problems between Compaq's Deskpro 86
- and Hercules graphics card, our software cannot make use of a
- mouse unless you upgrade Compaq's BIOS to a newer version.
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