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thanks to GRAVIS for the Gravis Viewer!
GUS and SoundBlaster or compatible users
Yes another karaoke player but for dos.
Warning : Shareware but fully functional
Features:
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- karaoke player for standart Dos (kara.exe)
- front_end (kdir.exe).
- Two karaoke file type (.mid with .txk and .kar files)
- music output : the midi output of the GUS (Gravis Ultrasound )
or the midi output of any SoundBlaster or Compatible
or the synth. emulation with ultramid (Gravis) software for GUS
- Lyrics output: full colored screen
or four lines at the bottom of the screen
with black background (I call it video mode).
- color,font and size ajdustable.
- Midi channel display with notes per channel, pitch ....
- Page up , page down, rewind, fast forward, beats velocity volume adjust
- Tracks may be greater than 64k.
- Can be used as just a midi player.
- Automatic conversion of ANSI characters (Windows) to the IBM set.
product : kardpxx.zip with xx = version edition number
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History :
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version 1.0 : First release (Nov 94)
version 1.1 : Second release (Dec 94)
Thanks to :
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Andres Sanchez Galindo from spain
Stephane Vanelle from Germany
for the mails or cards received.
Yes only two worthy players. Thanks again to you.
This version and next ones are yours.
What news ?
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in KARA.EXE :
- keys : Page Up, Page Down , Home and right arrow (to speed up) are allowed for
both lyrics and music.
If no lyrics, Page up and down give + or - 10% in music.
- The enter key which previously has the same function than the space bar,
will now give access to a MIDI channel display (toggle).
- The MIDI channel display shows the active notes on and the channel programs
an pitch in activity.
- kara starts in START mode automatically,
- New Options :
-st=[0..11] give the fill style of the background
-hd=[GUS|SB] to force the card type.
- The card type is needed only for the MIDI mode of output. The Synth mode is
always the Ultramid way one (found in the GUS SDK)
i.e. an interrupt furnished by a TSR.
( I include the source of my interface module if you want to write a TSR
for your card).
( In this case, think to others. Please put it on internet with a kardxxxy.zip
name xxx=card abbr. name, y the version number. example : kardawe1.zip
(just for example)..)
- The default options may be encompassed with options given in a kara.cfk file
with one option per line as for example :
#rem option example
#ff=2
#st=GUS
#rem end of file
- A bug fixed for midi file type 0.
- Many optimizations
in KDIR.EXE :
- More informations given for each file,
- Songs are numbered
- A new key P for printing the catalog in a file.
- Files not found while in a catalog are now displayed with a not found comment.
- The first parameter is either a catalog filename or a directory (dont forget
the \ at end)
INSTALLATION of the KaraDos product:
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unzip all files .
Apart for the .mid .txt .kar examples, all others
files must be kept in the same directory.
type :
ultramid <return> (if you want to use a gus with internal synth.)
kdir demo <return>
select a mode with the <tab> key
select a song with the up and down arrow keys
then press enter.
and ... sing
kdir.exe and kara.exe are written with borland C++
Minimal Requirement:
- a 286 or better
- CGA, EGA or VGA 256k (.bgi drivers)
- a GUS
- or a SoundBlaster or GUS with an external midi expander on midi port
- 1 Mbytes
My computer is a ??? with
- a 486dx33 (486AL2 MAINBOARD) (old is'nt it!) (but not bugged!!)
- 8 Mb ram
- cdrom Sony CDU33A
- GUS with 1Mb ram
The KaraDos product is from now (from 1.1 version) a shareware
and only for a private usage.
If you use this product more than 30 days you must send me only 20 dollars
or 100frs or equivalent in any way you want (however no credit card)
(or your own shareware product).
Yes i know. It's a hard job to post! :)
Or you have to destroy your copy from your disks. :(
Once registered, You are authorized to use this version and next release.
If you want to use this product in public or for professional usage,
contact me. I will charge you with a very reasonable price (about 250$ ?).
You will then receive a version without copyright or your own copyright.
Special feature is also possible.
Let me know if you want to include this product with another one
or in a cdrom collect of shareware.
In future releases :
A new option for centering , right justify, right left justify the song text
Automatic juke box mode for kdir
Optimization, bugs correction ?
customized bgi and chr drivers
MPU401 mode?.
Your new ideas
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KaraDos comes with no warranty of any kinds...
and no viruses.
Other Karaoke files can be found in the midikara.zip from Raphael Pung
(thanks Raphael for the format)
Other files are delivered with the WordPerfect MainStreet Kap'nKaraoke
or scan the archive.epas.utoronto.ca /pub/pc/ultrasound/submit
for production of the Clubhouse Productions.
Songs included in the Zip file are for example only. I dont have any right
on them.
Contact me :
Jean-Pierre COCATRIX
1, Impasse Victor Grignard
91220 Bretigny/orge
FRANCE
or try to send a mail to cocatri1%tcvre0@vx.cit.alcatel.fr
for more informations
JPCO