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³ PROGRAMMER þ RAY^[RADiCAL RHYTHMS]^[BLANK] ³
³ DESiGN þ COSMiC^[RADiCAL RHYTHMS]^[D-LUSiON]^[K.L.F] ³
³ (C)1994,95 þ RAY & COSMiC ³
³ PORTiONS (C) þ ANGUiLLA SOFTWARE iNTL. & D-LUSiON iNTERACTiVE SOFTWARE ³
³ DiSTRiBUTiON þ UNDERCOVER & RADiCAL RHYTHMS ³
³ RELEASE þ VERSiON V2.99á -/- 03/09/1994 ³
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³ ³
³ þ X-PLAY ReQUiRES þ ³
³ [ FREE MEMORY, 4 MEGS OF RAM SHOULD WORK ] ³
³ [ AT LeAST a 386SX/16 ] ³
³ [ A SoUNDCARD (GUS/SB/SBPRO/SB16ASP/SBAWE32) ] ³
³ ³
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³ ³
³ þ X-PLAY - AN OVERViEW þ ³
³ ³
³ What is X-PLAY? X-PLAY is a player for DMF files, created using the one ³
³ and only tracker - X-TRACKER ( ;)) ). Playback is possible with nearly ³
³ any soundcard and, to be exact, these are: SoundBlaster, SoundBlaster ³
³ Pro, SoundBlaster 16 (ASP), SoundBlaster AWE 32 and the Gravis Ultra ³
³ Sound card. You may also use any clone of the above, but we can't ³
³ guarantee playback on these. As we can't guarantee playback on the ³
³ original cards either, this should not matter <smile>. ³
³ ³
³ X-PLAY features a command line only interface for settings, but you may ³
³ use its add-on, X-SHELL, to keep track of these. X-PLAY is also intended ³
³ for quick and successful playback which means that no brilliant gfx have ³
³ been included for your pleasure. ³
³ ³
³ X-PLAY normally (except for beta releases) is accompanied by X-SHELL, an ³
³ easy-to-use, userfriendly shell. Please read its doc for more info! ³
³ ³
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³ ³
³ DISCLAIMER: You use this software at your own risk. The authors can not ³
³ be held reliable for any damage caused by this program. By using the ³
³ program you state that you agree with the above. ³
³ This program is copyrighted software. It is not free. You may use and ³
³ copy it as long as the following restrictions are obeyed. ³
³ The copyright and all other rights remain with the authors. ³
³ You must not disassemble, manipulate or reverse engineer X-PLAY and its ³
³ code. ³
³ The program (X-PLAY) may NOT be distributed by any commercial company or ³
³ person. You must NOT distribute this program on a CD-ROM. You may ³
³ distribute this program on disk but NOT if this disk is sold for any ³
³ price (it does not matter if the disk is sold or if the customer pays ³
³ for copying the disk). This program must NOT be sold on any so called ³
³ "PD", "FREEWARE" or "SHAREWARE" disk. ³
³ By copying, distributing or using this program you agree with the above. ³
³ If you want to do anything apart from the above you need the written ³
³ permission of the authors. ³
³ And just to let you know: "We don't make money with this stuff, so we ³
³ do not want other people making money of it either!" ³
³ A word of warning: "We already got some people selling our stuff. Now we ³
³ got more than we would have taken if they had asked us before." ³
³ ³
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³ ³
³ þ HOW TO CONTACT THE AUTHORS þ ³
³ ³
³ You can contact the authors at the following address: ³
³ ³
³ RAY^RADiCAL RHYTHMS ³
³ c/o Christian Bartsch ³
³ Flottmannstr. 117 ³
³ 44625 Herne ³
³ Germany ³
³ ³
³ Tel.: from Germany - 0 23 23 460 525 ³
³ from other countries - +49 23 23 460 525 ³
³ ³
³ Please do call between 10 am and 11 pm. ³
³ When you're calling from the other side of the globe, our local time is ³
³ different from yours - please check! I love American dudes calling, but ³
³ not at 4 am! ;) ³
³ ³
³ Mailbox: Germany - 0 23 23 460 094 ³
³ other countries - +49 23 23 460 094 ³
³ ³
³ You may call this number 25 hours a day (hm?). Leave a mail to COSMIC or ³
³ RAY. Call the UNDERCOVER! ³
³ ³
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³ ³
³ þ HOW TO USE THE PLAYER þ ³
³ ³
³ As we already stated, X-PLAY works by using the command line. The syntax ³
³ is: ³
³ ³
³ X-PLAY filename.DMF <parameter1 parameter2 ...> ³
³ ³
³ "filename" can be any valid DMF file. If no file is found, ".DMF" is ³
³ added as its extension. If the file can't be located hereafter, the ³
³ the execution of X-PLAY is aborted. ³
³ ³
³ "parameter1" and so on are additional, optional parameters. They are ³
³ single words, separated by a space (" "). You may add as many of them as ³
³ you like. ³
³ ³
³ Valid key words are: ³
³ ³
³ "/Cx" - sets color ³
³ "/O" - overrides .INI file sound card settings. ³
³ "/V:xxx" - sets the output volume (ranges from 1-255). ³
³ "/W" - waits for a keypress before starting / stopping the music. ³
³ "/NF" - turns off fading. ³
³ "/NSB" - turns off ShowBeat(tm). ³
³ "/NSH" - turns off internal "Shell to DOS" function. ³
³ ³
³ Running X-PLAY without parameters will pop up an info screen: ³
³ ³
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³ ß² ÜÛß ²Û Û² ÛÛ Û² Û² ÛÛ Û² ÛÛ Û²Ü Û² ÛÛ ³
³ ܲ ßÛÜ ²Û Û² þÛÛ Û² Û² þÛÛ Û² ÛÛ Û²ß Û² þÛß ³
³ Û² ÛÛ ²ß Û²ßßß Û² Û²ßßÛÛ ß²ÛÛÛß Û² ÛÛ Û²ßßÜ ³
³ Û² ÛÛ ÄÄÄÄ Û² ÄÄÄ Û²ÜÜÛÛ Û² ÛÛ Ä ÛÛ Ä Û²ÜÜÛÛ Û² ÛÛ Version ³
³ Ä-Ä-ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÍÍÍÍÍ] featuring ShowBeat (tm) technology [ÍÄÄÍÍÍÍÄÍÍÄÄÄ-Ä-- ³
³ X-PLAY Version / Date - (c) 1994, 1995 by RAY & COSMIC ³
³ ³
³ PROGRAMMiNG þ RAY^[RADiCAL RHYTHMS]^[BLANK] ³
³ DESiGN þ COSMiC^[RADiCAL RHYTHMS]^[D-LUSiON]^[K.L.F.] ³
³ (C)1994,95 þ RAY & COSMiC, REPLAY ROUTiNES BY D-LUSiON ³
³ ³
³ USAGE: X-PLAY <MusicFile.DMF> [/Cx] [/NF] [/NSB] [/O] [/V:xxx] [/W] ³
³ e.g.: X-PLAY RAN-JUST.DMF /W /V:222 ³
³ ³
³/Cx sets color: /C0 = normal, /C1 = red, /C2 = green, /C3 = blue, /C4 = ..³
³/O overrides .INI file sound card settings. ³
³/V:xxx sets the output volume (ranges from 1-255). ³
³/W waits for a keypress before starting / stopping the music. ³
³/NF turns off fading. /NSB turns off ShowBeat(tm). ³
³ ³
³ After checking the file, X-PLAY sets up the memory manager and will look ³
³ for a file called "X-PLAY.INI". This file is stored in the same path ³
³ where the X-PLAY executable is placed. If this file is present, X-PLAY ³
³ will take all player information (soundcard and settings) from this ³
³ file. If this file can't be found, X-PLAY will prompt you to enter the ³
³ settings on the setup screen: ³
³ ³
³ First, you'll be prompted to enter the sound device you wish to use. ³
³ Use the cursor keys (left&right) to choose the device. X-PLAY will check ³
³ and see if this device is present lateron. ³
³ If you choose "SB", "SBPRO" or "SB16" you will then be asked to choose ³
³ the mixing frequency. This will affect the quality of the output and ³
³ depends on the power of your processor. You can not play back a song on ³
³ an ordinary "SB" with a 386 using a mixing frequency of "44000" Hz. ³
³ Try - if you have any pops or drop outs, your processor is not fast ³
³ enough. Delete the .INI file and try with a smaller mixing frequency. ³
³ Use the cursor keys (up&down) to select the value. ³
³ If you use the Gravis Ultra Sound or the SoundBlaster AWE 32 you will ³
³ not be prompted to enter the value because the mixing is done by the ³
³ hardware itself. Therefore, the mixing frequency is always the maximum ³
³ the card can use. ³
³ Enter the other functions as desired, using the cursor keys. ³
³ ³
³ SB 16 users please note: when selecting an 8-bit DMA channel (<5), you ³
³ will loose your 16-bit features and will hear 8-bit mixed music. ³
³ ³
³ AWE Users please note: The replay routines on the AWE work without using ³
³ any DMA or IRQ functions. X-PLAY will display IRQ 2 and DMA 1 when ³
³ selecting the AWE 32 but will not use them. So: don't worry, you only ³
³ need the correct base address. ³
³ ³
³ The main player screen will show some information about the song and ³
³ a function overview. On the right, the 32 channels are shown with a peak ³
³ meter, which is only updated when an instrument is played on a channel. ³
³ If you want hot graphics, use other players. ;) ³
³ ³
³ You can leave the player at any time by pressing ESCape. ³
³ ³
³ Other functions can be activated by pressing the corresponding key and, ³
³ as they are self explanatory, will not be discussed within this doc. ³
³ ³
³ Some general notes: ³
³ ³
³ If the cards memory is written in RED chars, double sound mem is active. ³
³ This happens if the on board memory (only GUS&AWE) is to small to keep ³
³ hold of the song's samples. In this case, all samples are recalculated ³
³ to fit into half the memory they'd normally need. If your card's mem ³
³ is still to small after this operation, X-PLAY will abort execution. ³
³ ³
³ The DOS Shell is not very safe to use - it is there, so use it on your ³
³ own risk. If it crashes.. well, shit happens! ³
³ ³
³ Some modules contain Show Beat (screen flashing while playing). If you ³
³ experience any loss in sound quality just disable this function and ³
³ there you are. ³
³ ³
³ Greetings from RAY go to: everybody at RADiCAl RhYthMS, BlANk, ³
³ D-lUSiON, lEGENd dESiGN, k.l.f. (Germany), klf (USA), CREW 242. ³
³ Persona grata: MANhUNtER.CYbERdECk, RAP.CYbERdECk, ChiCkEN.ECR.S!P. ³
³ Sorry, if I forgot your name in this list. Just let me know... ³
³ ³
³ Goodbye and keep on raving - yours RAY ³
³ And remember: "Winners don't use drugs!" ³
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