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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. General Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
UltiMOD's interface doesn't need much explanation, because it's quite simple.
First of all you have to load a modfile or songlist.
What all the items on the main window do:
After you load a modfile, the name of the song is displayed on the title bar of
the window. The filename and the type of music file are displayed in the
groupbox.
The entries 'Playing Pattern', 'Song Position' and 'Song Speed' are updated
while the modfile is playing.
Play button : Plays a modfile when one is loaded or loads and plays a modfile
when you have just loaded or created a new songlist.
Rewind button : When a modfile is playing this button activates the rewind
procedure. Every second Rewind puts the song 3 positions back.
Use the Stop button when you have reached the song position you
want. After you've pressed the stop button, you can continue
with the song using the Play button.
Fast Forward : Works just like rewind, just that it puts the song 3 positions
forward every second.
Stop button : This button halts the song at its current position when one is
playing. Pressing it a second time resets the song position to
the beginning.
Pause button : Pause the song. When pressed a second time the modfile continues
where it left off.
Volume switch : Set the volume to a value of your choice.
Note: The volume level is saved in the file 'ultimod.ini' when
you exit UltiMOD.
Next Song button: When a songlist is loaded, this button skips the first song
in the list. However, when a songlist is playing, this button
stops the current song, loads and starts to play the next one.
Previous Song button: Identical to the next song button, except that this one
uses the previous song in the list.
Note: When 'random play' is selected, there's no difference
between the next and previous song buttons. Both randomly select
a new song which hasn't been played before.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Help Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The following commands appear in the File menu:
General Help Get help about using UltiMOD.
Help Index Displays helpindex.
About Information about UltiMOD.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. General help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this menu item to find out everything about UltiMOD
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Help Index ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this menu item to display the helpindex.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. About ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Information about UltiMOD and its author.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. File Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The File menu contains commands that you use to open modfiles or open, save or
create songlists. Use the exit menu item to quit UltiMOD. The following
commands appear in the File menu:
Load Load a single modfile
Load Songlist Load a Songlist. The first modfile in the list will be loaded.
Create Songlist Create a new songlist or update the current songlist.
Save Songlist Save current Songlist to disk.
Exit Quits UltiMOD
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Load ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this menu item to load a new modfile.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Load Songlist ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Load a Songlist.
Select this menu item to load a new songlist.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Create Songlist ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Create a Songlist. You can create a new songlist while it another one is
playing.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. Edit Songlist ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Edit the current Songlist. You can edit the current songlist while it's
playing.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Remove Song ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Removes the current song from the playlist
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12. Save Songlist ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Save a Songlist.
Save current songlist to disk.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13. Exit ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Exit UltiMOD.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14. Options Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Choose one of the following options:
Channel Settings Enable/Disable channels and set balance positions of each
channel.
Misc Options Miscellaneous options for UltiMOD.
Sample Info Displays the names of all the instruments inside the module
Play Sample Play samples that reside in the modfile.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 15. Channel Settings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Enable/Disable channels and set balance positions of each channel.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 16. Channel Settings ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Miscellaneous settings for UltiMOD.
Random playing of songlist, extended speed, delay between two songs and
looping.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 17. Sample Info ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Displays the names of all the instruments inside the module
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 18. Play Sample ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Play samples that reside in the modfile.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 19. Edit Songlist ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
New Button Clears the listbox with filenames
Save button Save the songlist to disk.
Ok button The songlist that was just updated will replace the current
songlist (if present).
Cancel button Preserves the current songlist (if any).
Insert key A file dialog box will be displayed. The dialog box allows you
to select one or more modfiles to include in the songlist.
Note: Double clicking on a file in the file dialog box selects
that file.
Note: To select multiple files use a single click for each
file.
Remove a file from the songlist. Highlight the file in the listbox and press
'del' to remove it.
Pressing the right mousebutton will result in a popup menu with the following
choices: Add Song, Remove Song and Clear List.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 20. Create Songlist ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Activate button Turns the songlist you just constructed into the current
songlist (well, only if you press ok to exit the dialog box
afterwards)
Save button Save the new songlist to disk.
Ok button The songlist that was just created/updated will replace the
current songlist (if present).
Cancel button Preserves the current songlist (if any).
Insert key A file dialog box will be displayed. The dialog box allows you
to select one or more modfiles to include in the songlist.
Note: Double clicking on a file in the file dialog box selects
that file.
Note: To select multiple files use a single click for each
file.
Remove a file from the songlist. Highlight the file in the listbox and press
'del' to remove it.
Pressing the right mousebutton will result in a popup menu with the following
choices: Add Song, Remove Song and Clear List.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21. Play Sample General Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
How to play a sample at a specific note and octave:
Select a sample: Pick a sample from the selection box in the upper left corner
of the dialog box.
Select a note: Using the slider you can select a note from C up to B.
Note: The first time the default note is C.
Select an octave: Click on one of the radio buttons to select an octave.
Note: The default octave is 0.
Note: When you select a note and octave and use the OK button
to close the dialog box, your selections are saved.
Use the play button to start the sample.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 22. Channel Settings General Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select 4 channels To choose 4 channels out of the available 32 select the
appropriate entry from the combobox.
Enable/disable a channel. Select one of the checkboxes to disable (not checked)
or enable (checked) one or more of 4 channels.
Set the panning of the right of left channel.
Note: The default panning is different for each module format: Move the
sliders to the required position of the channels.
Note: The left and right panning will be saved in the file
"ultimod.ini".
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 23. Song Options Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
All the following settings are saved in the file 'ultimod.ini'.
Song Delay Select the length of the pause (in seconds) between two songs in
a songlist.
Random Play Enabling random play (checked box) causes the files in the
songlist to play in random order. If you disable it, UltiMOD
plays the file in your songlist in the order they were selected
when the songlist was created. Default is enabled.
Position Jump Disable position jump to prevent modfiles from entering a loop
when playing a songlist. Default is disabled.
Looping checkbox Enable (checked) or disable (not checked) looping of songs.
Note: Looping is ignored when a songlist is playing.
BPM Enable or disable support for the NoiseTracker speed effect.
Default is disabled.
Note: Some modfiles (i.e. klisje.mod) need this option enabled
to play correctly.
Sample Rate UltiMOD only supports 22,05 khz or 44,1 khz.
Bits per sample Select 8 bits for better performance and 16 bits for better
playback quality.
Buffersize Usually 8 kb is a pretty good value. Only if you experience
problems with playback you should try a bigger buffer.
Note: The last three settings won't affect playback until you
start playing a module. (stopping a song and pressing play works
too)