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- WinJammer Version 2.20
- For Microsoft Windows 3.1
- (C) Dan McKee, 1992
- WinJammer Software Limited
-
- Welcome to the What's New file for WinJammer version 2.20. The major changes
- made to this version include support for embedded system exclusive messages, up
- to 16 MIDI devices (up to 256 channels!), more complete MIDI file support, and
- a new look and feel.
-
- Note that this version REQUIRES Windows 3.1
-
- What is New in Version 2.20
-
- In this file I will describe the bugs that were found in the previous versions.
- I will also describe the enhancements that went into Version 2.20. Thanks go
- out to all of you who sent me suggestions, as well as those who sent me bugs.
- Keep up the good work.
-
- Bug fixes to WinJammer version 2.10 ------------------------------------------
-
- 1. On some devices, stopping play before the end of the song caused hung
- notes.
-
- 2. There were some reports of problems with Thru on some people's setups.
-
- 3. If a song was loaded containing a track that was too long, WinJammer could
- either generate a UAE or a blank track.
-
- 4. Some people were reporting "ghost" notes occurring on the Piano Roll
- window, on tracks that were longer than 1024 beats.
-
- 5. Since tempo changes and time signature events should only occur on track
- zero, you are now prevented from inserting them into any other tracks.
-
- Enhancements in Version 2.10 -------------------------------------------------
-
- 1. Thru is now active at all times, not just during play or record (assuming
- that it is enabled).
-
- 2. The toolbar has been reworked. The play button changes into a stop button
- when you're recording or playing. The rewind button will stop and rewind
- while playing or recording. The fast forward button changes from normal
- tempo to double then quadruple tempo, then normal again.
-
- 3. Added a "General MIDI" switch to the Song menu. If this is checked, a
- special meta event is added to the song which causes the warning message
- from the Windows Media Player to be suppressed.
-
- 4. WinJammer now performs true clipboard operations, in a method compatible
- with Cakewalk. You can copy a track at a time from WinJammer to Cakewalk.
- Cakewalk allows you to copy more than one track at a time into the
- clipboard; WinJammer can then paste them all into the current song.
-
- 5. Added support for up to 16 MIDI devices (ports). Each track plays on a
- single port. The port number is changed and shown on the main window.
- Various other dialogs were changed to support port numbers.
-
- 6. WinJammer now allows the entry of fractional tempos.
-
- 7. Added "Text Meta" events to tracks. The MIDI file specification includes a
- number of these events. WinJammer will allow you to see and edit them in
- the Event List window.
-
- 8. Added System Exclusive events to tracks. As with text events, these can be
- viewed and edited in the Event List window. Note that the MIDI file
- specification supports two type of SysEx events - one which is just a
- single message and another which allows for a break in the middle.
-
- 9. Added the Import SysEx command to File menu. It will import a MIDIEX type
- of file, skip all data other than SysEx messages, and build a new track in
- the current song containing all of the SysEx messages. Each event is one
- tick after the previous one. Use the Track Transform command to adjust
- these times if desired.
-
- 10. Added new MIDI Record Filter dialog. This replaces the old "Pitch Wheel"
- switch, which was confusing. You can now choose which events you'd like to
- record and which ones you'd like ignored. System Exclusive events can also
- be recorded.
-
- 11. Added a new table window, and changed the Track Info dialog. The main
- window can now be used to enter or edit the: Track Name, Instrument Name,
- Channel number, Patch Number, Mute and Port. Double click or press enter
- on a field to start editing. Press enter or an arrow key to finish. The
- channel number and patch numbers actually will cause changes to occur
- inside the track. If you change the channel number, a Track Change Channel
- command will happen to change all events to the channel. A patch change
- will cause a patch change event to be added/edited in the track. If
- multiple patches are in a track, then this will delete the 2nd and
- subsequent events. If you double click on the track number, the Event List
- window will pop up. Double click on the Events column to mute a track.
-
- 12. Added a new dialog to the MIDI menu called Advanced. This dialog allows
- for the adjustment of a number of advanced MIDI options. Most people will
- not have to use this dialog.
-
- 13. The MIDI SysEx Customize dialog now allows for more accurate timing between
- SysEx messages. The old version did timing in increments of 50msec. This
- version should allow timing within 1msec.
-
- 14. Added Solo command. Simply press O while on the main window, and all
- tracks except the current one will be muted. Pressing it again will turn
- all tracks on again.
-
- Bug Fixes to WinJammer Player 2.10 -------------------------------------------
-
- 1. Tightened the criteria used to determine whether a file can be played.
- WinJammer Player will NOT accept songs containing as many problems as
- WinJammer will - where needed, simply load the song into WinJammer and
- resave it.
-
- 2. Fixed a bug that caused a song without tempo changes to play at an
- unreasonable rate.
-
- Enhancements to WinJammer Player 2.10 ----------------------------------------
-
- 1. Added support for files containing system exclusive events. These songs
- are now played properly.
-
- 2. Added support for up to 16 MIDI devices (ports).
-
- 3. Added new switch to the Options menu: Shuffle. It works much the same way
- it would on your CD player - it plays songs randomly.
-
- 4. The total time length of each song is displayed on the main screen. Along
- the same lines, now the total time of all of the songs (including the delay
- between) is also shown.
-
- 5. The player will now support songs of any size, even ones too big for
- WinJammer to handle. Tracks can be larger than 64K.
-
- 6. Added a new dialog to the Options menu: Advanced. This is similar to the
- MIDI Advanced dialog in WinJammer. Using this dialog, you can select
- whether MIDI Thru is active, the ports used and the timer resolution.
-
- 7. Added drag and drop support. You can pick up one or more MID files in the
- Windows File Manager, and drop them onto the icon or main window. The
- files will be added to the end of the current album.