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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Renaissance Presents - "Nothing On" │
│ ■ Music Disk ■ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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Requirements
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386/486/Pentium Processor
One Of The Following:
■ SoundBlaster (or compatible)
■ SoundBlaster Pro
■ SoundBlaster 16 (with /D option - See info below)
■ Gravis Ultrasound
About 600K Of Low Memory Free (256K Of Extended Memory Is Needed For SB/SBPro)
A FAST 386 (33/40 Mhz) or 486DX is reccomended for SB/SBPro Cards
NOTE: If There Is Not Enough Free Memory, Some Songs May Not Play.
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Keys In The Music Disk
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[ Left/Right Arrows ] - Change Music
[ Up/Down Arrows ] - Change Volume Bars
[ # Keys 1-7 ] - Select Music
[ Escape ] - Quit
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Command Line Switches
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/A - Turn Off Animations
/B - Turn Off Volume Bar Transitions
/C - Force Configure (Same As Deleting REN-94.CFG)
/D - No Looping DMA (Required For SB16 And Possibly Some SBs)
/M - No Music
/S - Skip Intro And Ending Screens
/Q - Turn Off SB/SBPro Quality Mode
/# - Where # Is The Music To Start With
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Recommended Settings And Help
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This Music Disk Utilizes A Multichannel Digital Music Driver. It Can Support
Up To 32 Channels Of Music At One Time. In This Music Disk, The Maximum Number
Of Channels That Will Be Mixed At One Time Is 16. Therefore, Users Of The
Gravis Ultrasound Card Have A Big Advantage Over SoundBlaster Users In That
The Quality Will Be Much Better On A GUS. The Quality Of Music On A SB or SBPro
Goes Down Significantly As The Number Of Channels Are Increased. The Songs With
Fewer Channels Will Most Likely Sound Better Than The Songs With More Channels.
On A GUS, The Quality Is Maintained Rather Than Lost.
486DX w/SB or SBPro - 44100 Hz or 22000 Hz Mixing Rate
/A (possibly /B too) If Music Clicks During Animations
386DX w/SB or SBPro - 44100 Hz or 22000 Hz Mixing Rate
/A (possibly /B too) If Music Clicks During Animations
386SX w/SB or SBPro - 22000 Hz or 11000 Hz Mixing Rate (depending on CPU speed)
/A (possibly /B too) If Music Clicks During Animations
Any CPU With GUS - No Switches Should Be Necessary
1 - If You Experience Glitches Or Clicks In The SoundBlaster Music On Your PC,
Try Choosing A Lower Mixing Rate Or Turning Off The Animations (/A or /B)
2 - 44100 Hz DOES NOT WORK ON ALL SOUNDBLASTER CARDS! If You Have A SB 1.0,
SB 1.5, or SBPro 44100 Hz May Not Function Properly Due To The Limitations
Of These Cards. SoundBlaster 2.0 Owners Should Have No Problems. SBPro
Users May Choose SB 2.0 In The Configuration Which Will Enable You To Use
44100 Hz In MONO (No Stereo At 44100 On SBPro).
3 - We Have Tested This Music Disk At A Few Different CPU Speeds. Users Of
Slower CPUs May Be Able To Play The Music At A Higher Mixing Rate If The
Animations And Volume Bar Changes (/A and /B) Are Turned Off, Provided
That The SoundBlaster Model Supports It.
4 - 386SX Computers Most Likely Will Not Be Able To Handle A 44100 Mixing Rate
In This Music Disk.
5 - We Have Recently Added An SB/SBPro Quality Mode To The Music Driver. If You
Experience Serious Problems With The Music Disk, You May Wish To Run It
With The /Q Switch To Turn It Off. This Feature Does Not Take Any Extra
System Time, So Don't Worry About The Speed. We Have Not Found Any Problems
With This Feature In Our Tests, But It May Not Work Everywhere. If This Is
The Case, You May Turn It Off.
6 - This Music Disk Does Not Specifically Support SoundBlaster 16 Due To The
Lack Of Information Available. We Have, However, Implemented A Command
Line Switch To Allow Most SB16 Owners To Run This Music Disk In SB 2.0
Or Possible SBPro Mode. If You Have An SB16, You Most Likely Will Need
To Run This Music Disk With The /D Switch To Turn Off Looping DMA
Transfers.
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Quick Thanks
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- Thanks To Zeek For His Nice Compression/Decompression Routines
- Thanks To Tran For His Sprite Compiler, The PMODE 2.3x223 Update, And His
Help In Debugging!
- Thanks To Scourge For Not Being Such An Ass-Munch While StarScream Was Coding
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Contacting Us
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Read REN-94.NFO For Contact And Member Information!