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- ║ Sound Blaster AWE32 Module Player v1.50 (c) 1995,1996 Bert Boer ║
- ║ Documentation All rights reserved ║
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- ║ 1. Contents. ║
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- 2. Welcome to AWEMP/32!
- 3. Disclaimer.
- 4. Distribution rules.
- 5. Files in this package.
- 6. Commandline options.
- 7. Overview.
- 8. The main screen.
- 9. The file selector.
- 10. Sample 'n instrument info.
- 11. Future plans.
- 12. Greetings!
- 13. Contacting the author.
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- ║ 2. Welcome to AWEMP/32! ║
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- Welcome to AWEMP/32! You've probably waited a rather long time for a
- new release since the v1.45 release. I've been able to add dozens of
- names to my ever growing supporters list, big thanks guys! There were
- also people who thought AWEMP was dead, well.. they were wrong. Here is
- a brand new release of the ultimate module player for the Sound Blaster
- 32 (PnP) and Sound Blaster AWE32 (PnP) soundcards!
-
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- ║ 3. Disclaimer. ║
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-
- I wonder if it's ever possible to do harm to anyone (a computer?) with
- this program, but who knows, so here it goes:
- "The author (=me) cannot be held liable for damage and/or loss of data
- caused by use of this program, nor for possible deafness or blown
- speakers caused by the volume being turned up too high."
- Hope this is clear enough . . .
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- ║ 4. Distribution rules. ║
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- This program is released as freeware! That means no one has to pay a
- penny for use of this program. Distribution of AWEMP on CD-ROMs,
- PD-disks, etc is only allowed with permission of the author. Contact
- address can be found at the end of this documentation file. If you
- put this on a CD-ROM I would like to receive a copy (if possible).
-
- I encourage everyone to distribute this program as much as possible!
- Place it on your local BBS, upload it to ftp-sites or put it on your
- www-site, just make sure everyone can make use of this great player.
-
- Although I like to receive postcards (by means of cardware), you're
- not obliged to sent me one. As was with previous releases of AWEMP,
- everyone who sends me a postcard, snail-mail or just e-mail will be
- mentioned in the "unofficial" supporters list.
-
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- ║ 5. Files in this package. ║
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- A lot of files in the AWEMP/32 v1.50 package this time. Main files are
- the AWEMP and DOS4GW executables. Here's a list of the files in this
- package with a short description:
-
- AWEMP.EXE Main executable.
- DOS4GW.EXE Protected mode memory manager used by AWEMP/32.
-
- IMPORTFX.EXE Additional program to add new FX algorithms.
- AWEMP.FX Database containing the FX algorithms.
-
- AWEMP.INI Preferences file.
- AWEMP.PIF File used by Windows 3.1/3.11 and Windows 95.
-
- AWEMP.DOC The file you're reading at the moment.
- AWEMP.Q&A Commonly asked questions and their answers.
- AWEMP.REV Revision history of the AWEMP project.
-
- FEATURES.TXT AWEMP/32 v1.50 features.....
-
- DISTSITE.LST List of all distribution sites.
- SUPPORT.ERS Comprehensive list of names of loyal AWEMP users.
-
- FREEDOM.LST Sample playlist file.
-
- EMUPROG.TXT Info about available programming info of the EMU8000.
-
- Check out AWEMP.Q&A if you're having problems running AWEMP. If you
- want to know what AWEMP features, see the file FEATURES.TXT.
- When you send me some feedback you can expect to see your name in
- the file SUPPORT.ERS. Etc, etc.....
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- ║ 6. Commandline options. ║
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- Note that not a single commandline option has to be passed to AWEMP.
- There are default values for each setting which can be edited in the
- preferences file (AWEMP.INI) or within the player.
-
- When there's no module or playlist file specified at the commandline,
- AWEMP starts up with the file selector. Here you can pick a file you
- wish to play (see section 9: the file selector).
-
- All commandline options listed below override the default values!
- Valid values are mentioned between brackes [/].
-
- /A[-] Advanced Memory Management System (tm).
- /Cxxx Chorus level [0-256]
- /ECxxx Chorus FX ## in effect list
- /ERxxx Reverb FX ## in effect list
- /H Help on commandline options and general usage
- /Lx[-] Repeat mode [0-2, 0: no repeat, 1: repeat, 2: repeat plst]
- /M[-] Mono playback
- /O[-] Shuffle playlist (random)
- /Rxxx Reverb level [0-256]
- /Uxxx EMU8000 subsystem baseport [620-680]
- /X[-] Exit player at end-of-playlist
-
- Options may also be preceded with a '-' instead of the slash character.
- The '-' character after an options disables that setting.
-
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- ║ 7. Overview. ║
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-
- At first sight you will notice some changes in the screen layout. First
- there's the 80x50 mode, second is window bordering and the pseudo-3d
- buttons. I decided to throw away the old layout and draw a new one,
- however some people didn't like my draft, so I took the old interface
- again and improved it. I hope you all like it.
-
- AWEMP/32 v1.50 has become a stand-alone application. You can now select
- modules from the file selector, move them to the play-list or create a
- new playlist from scratch. Everything can be configured the way you
- want it. All major module formats are supported, including the new IT
- format! Windows 3.1 and Windows 95 users now finally have continuously
- playback, even in the background.
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- ║ 8. The main screen. ║
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- Following keys are available in every screen (not just the main
- screen):
-
- ESC The forbidden key :) Normally, with this key you can
- close all opened windows, however when there are no
- opened windows the player stops and exits to DOS.
-
- ENTER,N/B With the N+B keys you can play the next cq. previous
- module in the playlist. The ENTER key has the same
- function as the N key. If the playlist is empty
- you'll go to the file selector immediately.
-
- F4,A Sample 'n instrument info. Instrument info is only
- available in XMs and ITs.
-
- C Pop up the preferences window, here you can change
- several options concerning module playback and
- playlist control.
-
- D You like DOS? Then this is the key for you.... Btw,
- playing will not stop (what a pity, isn't it? :)
- You're tired of DOS? Then type EXIT at the prompt
- and you'll be back in the player within notime.
-
- E Enter the magic FX selector. Here you can select and
- try out reverb and chorus effects to your liking.
-
- F Walk in the file selector right away. You're probably
- already familiar with file selectors like this one
- so I'm not goin' to tell you how to use it.... :)
-
- G Uhm.. this key does nothing, no really.
-
- F1,H "What was that ESC key good for?" When you ask yourself
- questions like this one, it is the right time to press
- the F1 or H key.
-
- L Enter the playlist. You can create and edit the
- playlist in the file selector window.
-
- O Toggle stereo/mono playback. Very handy when you're
- listening to MODs with headphones put on.
-
- P Pause/unpause song playing. Current playing status
- is shown in the second window from top, ie. the
- symbols you'll often find on CD players.
-
- Q You want more bass? Then this key will pop up the
- equalizer control, here you can change the overall
- sound the way you want it....
-
- T Toggle elapsed/remaining time display. The remaining
- timer can display wrong times, this is due to the
- way I calculate it, ie. the time is affected by the
- speed and bpm values.
-
- F5-F8 User defined keys. Default the keys are defined as
- follows: F5+F6 = [+] and F7+F8 = {+}, ie. with
- F5+F6 you can control the reverb level and with
- F7+F8 the chorus level.
-
- CTRL-F2 Save current settings. Yes, it saves everything that
- can be adjusted in the current window. Btw, settings
- are saved to the file AWEMP.INI.
-
- [/]+{/} Adjust reverb or chorus level. Current levels are
- shown in the second window from bottom.
-
- -/+ Adjust global volume. This does not affect the MIDI
- volume anymore (as it did in previous versions).
- Current global volume is shown in the second window
- from top.
-
- Following keys are only available in a shell-to-DOS session:
-
- F11 Pause/unpause playing, also resets playing speed if
- it was changed by some program.
-
- F12 Stop playing, resets song playing position to 0.
-
- SHIFT-F11 Decrease/increase global volume.
- SHIFT-F12
-
- CTRL-F11 Decrease/increase song playing position.
- CTRL-F12
-
- Following keys are only available in the main screen:
-
- 1-0,M Mute/unmute channel. Keys 1-0 refer to channels 1 to 10.
-
- S Solo/unsolo channel, quite obvious meaning I would say
- so.
-
- / Decrease/increase song playing position.
-
- CTRL-/ Decrease/increase beats per minute rate. Btw, the bpm
- rate can be locked in the preferences window.
-
- CTRL-/ Decrease/increase speed rate.
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- ║ 9. The file selector. ║
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- Keys available in the file selector:
-
- TAB Switches from the file selector on the left to
- the playlist on the right (of the screen).
-
- F2 Reread directory or archive. Good thing to do when
- the directory structure has been changed while you
- were in a OS-shell session.
-
- ALT-S Toggle sort files on/off. When this option is turned
- on files will be sorted on alphabetical order.
-
- ALT-Q,F9 Toggle quick scan on/off. Quick scan means that the
- files will not be scanned internally for titles,
- number of channels and file sizes.
-
- ALT-A Toggle show all files on/off. With this option turned
- on all files will be shown instead of the files with
- extensions defined in AWEMP.INI.
-
- ALT-I Toggle quick search feature on/off. With this option
- turned on you can search for modules very quicky:
- just type the first two or three characters of a
- filename and the file selector automatically searches
- for the closest match.
-
- INS/DEL Insert or delete a file to/from the playlist. The
- / playlist is shown on the very right of the screen btw.
-
- CTRL-/ Move a playlist entry up/down in the playlist.
- Available only when you're in the playlist editor!
-
- CTRL-/ Add all files from the file selector to the playlist
- or remove all entries from the playlist.
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- ║ 10. Sample 'n instrument info. ║
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- Keys available in the sample and instrument info window:
-
- TAB Switch between sample/instrument info. Instrument info
- is only available in XMs and ITs.
-
- ... No more special keys here, sorry.
-
- As in the file selector all common keys are ofcourse available too.
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- ║ 11. Future plans. ║
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- Well.. what's in store for you? Here are a few things you can expect
- in future releases of AWEMP/32:
-
- ■ Emu8000 control center, allows you to manually adjust registers
- and gives you control of all hardware lfo's, envelopes and the
- digital equalizer.
- ■ Integrated FX editor, no separate programs like IMPORTFX.EXE.
- ■ Maybe a seperate version for Windows 3.1 and Windows 95 users,
- with a delicious graphical interface :)
-
- If you do happen to have a truly brilliant idea of something which
- should be in the next release of AWEMP/32, don't hesitate to share
- it with me!
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- ║ 12. Greetings! ║
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- Greetings and thanks must go to the following persons:
-
- ■ Klaasjan Brand aka Gemini: Okay, okay, now you own a P166, so
- what? :)
- ■ Gerard Veldman aka Morgue: Great guy who helped me out with oh
- so many coding troubles (darn I just
- hate that 'page fault' error! :)
- ■ Cedric Amand aka MrGun : If you ever want a mixer prog which
- works fast, more accurate than SB16SET
- and does not generate clicks than
- MasterMixer is THE mixer for you!
- (hey Cedric, what about this ad? :)
- ■ Jari Halonen aka Galahad : Now you can play your beautifully made
- ITs with your favorite player :)
- ■ Vince Vu aka Judge Dredd : Thanks for helping me out with those
- EMU8000 coding hassles.
- ■ Jeffrey Lim aka Pulse : I guess NNA is THE invention in tracker
- world since years! :)
- ■ Bert Boer aka Trigon : Hmm.. greeting yourself is a bit unusual
- I think.
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- ║ 13. Contacting the author. ║
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- First a little about myself: name Bert Boer, handle Trigon, 18 years,
- 1.85m, about to study computational science, owning a decent P120
- machine, driving a metallic blue porsche sportscar, looking for nice
- girlfriend, startrek and starwars fan, etc, etc...
-
- If you want to contact me for any reason, mail me at one of the
- following addresses:
-
- ■ Mail address: Bert Boer
- Schapendrift 30
- 8091 GW Wezep
- The Netherlands
-
- ■ Internet : b.boer@net.hcc.nl (preferred)
- trigon@ddu.iwg.nl
-
- ■ Netmail : 15:1100/400.6
-
- ■ Fidonet : 2:282/116
-
- Please have some patience waiting for reply on snail-mail. I will try
- to answer everyone, but sometimes there are more important things in
- life you know...
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