This is the CARBONIZED version, optimized for MAC OS X
You can copy it, distribute it and include it everywhere -- even on commercial products. You don't need any permission to do it.
Minimum system requirements:
- MacOS 9 or higher (MacOS X recommended)
- PowerMac or iMac or PowerBook
- 32 Mb of RAM
Welcome to all PlayerPRO users & Mac lovers!
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Description
PlayerPRO is a complete music editing program (SoundTracker). You can use it with any Mac without any additional hardware. PlayerPRO can load and play the following music (and sound) formats:
MOD, S3M, MIDI, MTM, MADH, MADG, MADI, MADK, OKTA, MINS, XI, PP, Clip File, MED, 669, IT, ULT, XM System 7 sound, WAV, AIFF, AIFC, SoundDesignerII, MPEG, MP3, MuLaw, ALaw, AVI, DVC, Quicktime Movies, MAC3, MAC6, IMA4, MPEG layer I, II and III (requires QT 4.0), PAT (GUS), QDesign, RAW Data.
Medical Radiology
PlayerPRO is not everything in my life... I'm a medical doctor and I'm specialized in Radiology and in Digital Imagery. I'm actually working on a "Image Database" system for CDs, compatible with MacOS and Windows. You can find more informations on : http://www.ideminfo.ch. If you are working in the medical area and want more informations about these CDs, please don't hesitate to contact me at rossetantoine@bluewin.ch. I'm working at the Geneva University Hospital, in Switzerland.
NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 5.8 (differences from 5.7):
･ New enveloppes function (linear interpolation)
･ Volumes are now computed on 16bits, much better sound quality
･ Bugs corrections in registration system
･ Faster Oscilloscope for all systems (including with VM ON and in MacOS X)
･ MADK File Icon corrected
･ Many small GUI improvements
･ Support ASIO drivers (ASIO is a trademark of Steinberg Soft- und Hardware GmbH)
･ Fully compatible with the Appearance Manager
･ All 680X0 codes (MDEF, CDEF, WDEF, ...) have been removed... Bye-bye 68k Macs...
･ Compiled with CodeWarrior 6, including new Carbon compatible headers
NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 5.7 (differences from 5.6.2):
･ PlayerPRO now uses a new music file format: MADK
･ You can now save VST Effects settings in music files
･ A MADI Plug to open the 'old' file format.
･ VST Windows are now non-dialog windows
･ You can now Bypass Global VST Effects
･ You can now group VST Effects on a selected channel
･ A new "pattern loop" button in the "Tools" Window
･ A new "music trace" button in the "Digital Editor" Window
･ Effect 3 bug corrected
･ New Effects: "Move Loop" and "Set sample offset in %"
･ Support for Linear Pitch Tables (Better XM support)
･ Better support for VST Effects (Window size & Process function)
･ Better support for IT Files
･ Pitch & Speed are now in %
･ Realtime Pitch Adjustement
･ Many small bugs corrected
･ Faster frame rate in Oscilloscope window
NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 5.6.2 (differences from 5.6.1):
･ Better support for VST plugs! More compatibility!
･ VST plugs are now computed in 32 bits, instead of 16 bits. Better sound quality!
･ Sound Wave centering function (DC/BIAS-Correction). Better sound quality!
･ You can now apply VST plugs on channels
･ PlayerPRO can now handle 10 global VST effects and 20 x 4 channels VST effects
･ The sound driver is now about 20% faster
NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 5.6.1 (differences from 5.6):
･ Support for all VST plugs for Cubase by Steinberg !
･ You can now use Alias in Plugs folder
･ Oscilloscope is drawn in red if clipping occurs
･ PlayerPRO now sends MIDI Timing Code
･ Many small bugs corrected
NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 5.6 (differences from 5.5):
･ PlayerPRO is now 100% PPC, all 68k lines have been removed...
･ You can now load 2 musics at same time (see Edit menu, the switch function)
･ You can now use Visual SoundJam plugins!! You should try them!
･ Plug-ins are now shared libraries for better compatibility and MacOS X support
･ You can now export a selection in Digital Editor as a sample/instrument (simply drag a digital selection in the instrument list window) or as a sound file
･ Some bugs corrected
･ Linked with CarbonLib 1.1d8
･ Bug corrections, much more stable
･ New Stereo -> Mono options
･ A new PlayerPRO mailing list is available at : http://playerpro.listbot.com
NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 5.5 (differences from 5.4):
･ Better support for compressed IT music files
･ GUI bugs corrected
･ Compiled with Universal Headers 3.3.1
･ PlayerPRO 500 $ US Prize will end at the end of February...
･ Compiled with CodeWarrior Pro 5.3
･ PlayerPRO new music format: MADK
･ PlayerPRO is now Carbon ready! (Optimized for MacOS X) Carbon version will be released when MacOS X Client is available.
NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 5.4 (differences from 5.3):
･ Compiled with CodeWarrior Pro 5.2
･ You can now choose between fixed or period speed for pan & volume enveloppes
･ Crop function for samples
･ Bit Depth function for samples
･ PlayerPRO 500 $ US Prize continues!
･ PlayerPRO now supports a full FFT (Fast Fourier Transform)
･ An Equalizer (using FFT)
･ New sound filters using FFT: FFT-Pitch shift and FFT-Hz filter
･ PlayerPRO now supports multi-channel per tracks (actually limited to 99 channels)
･ A new effect is now available 'G' (Note-Off) for the multi-channel mode
･ A global panning settings is now available in the Mixer window
NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 5.3 (differences from 5.2):
･ PlayerPRO is now PowerPC only!
･ Sample length function
･ Play selected instrument/sample in Instrument List window
･ PlayerPRO 500 $ US Prize now debuts !
･ PlayerPRO is now ready for NNA, available in 5.4
･ Fully tested with MacOS 9
･ Fully tested with Quicktime 4.01
･ Bug correction for MP3, windows and in the sound driver
･ A new Internet menu
･ Possibility to keep previous Mixer Window settings (Don't settings from music files)
･ Speed & Pitch values extended to 16000 values
NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 5.2 (differences from 5.1):
･ Reset function
･ Step values for Digital Editor
･ Default values for Digital Editor
･ Propagate Plug for Digital Editor (It copies first command in all selected commands)
･ MIDI Hardware Sync
･ Better MIDI Support
･ Better file support in Music List for multiple volumes
･ Many small bugs corrected
･ File Importers corrected : S3M, XM, IT
･ Fully Tested with Quicktime 4.0
･ You can now export only 1 pattern in AIFF
･ More volume amplitude for channels and general soft volume
･ New Fade filter
･ Support direct-to-disk reading
･ Movies reading
･ MP3 Support with QT 4.0
･ QT 4.0 savvy : bass, treble, MPEG, ...
･ Freeware version can now open S3M and XM files
NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 5.1 (differences from 5.0):
･ PAT (Gravis UltraSound) Instruments support, see ftp.cdrom.com/pub/gus/sound/patches/files
･ Support direct import from Audio CD Tracks (Needs QK 3.0)
･ RAW Data Import function
･ Support Sound track import from Quicktime Movies
･ Support muLaw & aLaw files import
･ Support SoundDesignerII files import
･ Support DVC files import
･ Support AVI files import
･ Many GUI changes
･ Better MOD engine
･ Multiple Windows settings option
･ Documentation has been reviewed by Glen Warner
･ Supports all new sound compressors available in SoundManager 3.3 and Quicktime 3.0
･ Supports QDesign Music Compressor (which can reduce one minute of CD-quality audio from an 11MB file to a 150K file that delivers full-bandwidth, 16-bit, 44.1kHz stereo) (Needs QK 3.0)
･ All sound transformation are now using SoundManager 3.2 APIs
･ PlayerPRO needs now at least SoundManager 3.2
･ Multiple tracks recording
･ New MIDI Hardware preferences (next version will support SYNC & MIDI Clock)
･ New Invert plug (Instrument/Sample Plug)
･ Support Compressed IT samples
･ Support all Volume effects
NEW FEATURES IN VERSION 5.0 (differences from 4.5.9):
･ Support for 255 instruments
･ Supports 64 samples per instruments
･ Supports 254 channels (tracks) (actually limited to 99 for GUI reasons)
･ Supports stereo samples
･ Supports instrument panning envelopes
･ Quicktime 3.0 support
･ New MADI format with panning and channels information
･ New sound driver, simpler and with better sound quality
Still uncommon on Macintosh, these music utilities originated on the Amiga platform and were eventually developed on the Atari ST, IBM PC, and finally on Macintosh. These soundtrackers are based on a single file format -- the MOD format and its derivatives. The MOD format was intended to be a compact way of storing music inside games and demos, especially background music. The files consist of "patterns" of musical notes inside "partitions" (pattern lists) which can be played in different order, and more than once. The number of tracks simulates the number of musicians a conductor would have in his orchestra; in the case of a 4 track file, the conductor has only the possibility of having 4 instruments playing simultaneously, even when the players can change their instruments.
PlayerPRO offers you a whole range of functions to exploit these music files:
･ Sample editing: several methods of editing are offered.
･ Displays: Fourier's analysis, oscilloscope, tubes, piano, digital partition, classic partition, simplified partition, animations, etc.
Music editing: music editing can be accomplished by writing in the Classic Editor, Digital Editor, by piano recording or by other MIDI instruments.
PlayerPRO is now distributed in two different formats:
- A Freeware version for internet, BBS, magazines, CD-Rom archives and free use. This version is similar to the previous unregistered version, but can't ever match the features of a registered version. You can freely upload this one anrywhere you want...
- A commercial version, distributed ONLY on PlayerPRO CD-Rom. See 'Order Form' file for more information.
Why the change?
PlayerPRO is actually quite popular and there were far too many illegal copies. We invested a lot of time in this product and we cannot simply give it away. We reduced the price to US $69 to allow everyone to buy the commercial version of PlayerPRO.
Why buy the commercial version for US $69?
- All functions available: Save; export your songs in AIFF format; import and export songs from MIDI, XM, IT, MED, 669, MTM, OKTA, S3M formats; export your songs as a self-running application; preview your song with the ﾒWave Previewﾓ feature; edit them with the ﾒBox Editorﾓ, the "Classic Editor", or the "Digital Editor".
- 4000 songs for inspiration (learn from the pros!), with all instruments and samples available for creating your
own songs
- Instruments and samples to include in your songs
- Free upgrades for 1 year, available at http://www.quadmation.com
- Programmers: C/C++ libraries (including full C source code) to allow you to use music made by PlayerPRO in your own programs
