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- *****************************************
- * `DarkSound' V 2.2 *
- * An OriginalWare release by *
- * Troglobyte/Darkness © 1995 *
- *****************************************
-
- Contents
- ========
-
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Instructions
- 3. ToolTypes
- 4. Errors and solutions
- 5. History
- 6. OriginalWare?
- 7. Thanks
- 8. Credits
- 9. Also available
- 10. Bugs
-
-
- 1. Introduction
- ===============
-
- Are you tired of hearing the same sound alert each time the Amiga warns
- you?
-
- DarkSound is the answer to your prayers! It will randomly choose a sample
- each time you boot your machine.Now, your errors won't sound the same.#8>)
-
- DarkSound will play a random Start sample anytime you load it and will
- select another random Alert sample to be used as the system sound Alert.
-
- DarkSound is very easy to install, and once installed you can't live
- without it, and with the correct sample you can always surprise others
- Amiga and PC users, you even can surprise yourself.
-
-
- 2. Instructions
- ===============
-
- To install DarkSound just drag his icon to the `DH0:WBStartup' drawer, or
- copy the `DarkSound' and `DarkSound.info' to you `SYS:WBStartup' drawer.
- Then configure the ToolTypes of the icon (for more info look at Section 3
- of this instructions: 3. ToolTypes)
-
- DarkSound (optionally) will play another sample each time you run it; and
- as DarkSound must be installed in your `WBStartup' drawer, this sample will
- play anytime you init your WorkBench, you can use this sample to warn you
- that your Workbench finished loading and your Amiga is ready to be enjoyed.
- After this DarkSound will select another random Alert sample to be used as
- the system sound Alert and then will exit. Both samples are selected from
- different sound lists that you must define in the DarkSound icon ToolTypes.
- I recommend to use longer sounds as Start samples and shorter sounds as
- Alert samples, but you can use whatever you want.
-
- The sound samples provided are only for test, use your own favourite
- sounds.
-
- You can use the `DH0:Prefs/Sound' preferences editor, to select the volume
- of the samples and if you want a screen flash together with the System
- Alert sample.
-
- When DarkSound is executed it change your sound prefs and exit, so
- DarkSound don't waste nothing of your precious CPU time and memory.
-
- DarkSound only edit your RAM: configuration (RAM:ENV/Sys/Sound.Prefs), so
- DarkSound never WRITE nothing to your Hard Disk.
-
- All this is more simple than it sounds #8>) so just check it.
-
-
- 3. ToolTypes
- ============
-
- Now you can/must configure DarkSound with the icon ToolTypes.
-
- To edit configuration, click once the DarkSound icon and press right mouse
- button to select in the Workbench menu `Icons' the `Information' option,
- you can select it pressing at the same time the right `Amiga' key and the
- `I' key.Then a window will appear to easily write your own configuration.
-
- There are 2 ToolTypes to select the Start sample :
-
- ToolType 1 : Start_Name=dh0:Sounds/Sample00.Iff
- With this you select the path and name of the Start sample you want to
- play. Remember that all the samples must have the same name, and a `00'
- string anywhere in the name of the sample, but the Sample00 isn't used.
- Examples :
- dh1:Sounds/Sound00 - OK
- SYS:Sample.00.IFF - OK
- DH0:Sound13 - Bad : the number must be 00 (Sound00, OK)
- dh1:Sound000 - Bad : the number must be 2 digit only (Sound00)
-
- ToolType 2 : Start_Number=03
- This is the number of samples. If the number is `00' the Start Sample is
- OFF.
- Example :
- With this ToolTypes,
- START_NAME =dh0:Sounds/Sample00.Iff
- START_NUMBER=03
- you must have the samples :
- dh0:Sounds/Sample01.Iff
- dh0:Sounds/Sample02.Iff
- dh0:Sounds/Sample03.Iff
-
- There are other 2 ToolTypes to select the System Alert sample, this
- ToolTypes are used like the previous 2 ToolTypes, you can use the same
- samples or other samples.
-
- ToolType 3 : Alert_Name =dh0:Sounds/Alert00.Iff
-
- ToolType 4 : Alert_Number=07
-
- The other ToolTypes are standard Workbench ToolTypes, and usually you don't
- need to change them; if you don't know what they do, don't touch them.
-
- ToolType 5 : StartPriority=0
- This ToolType is used to select in which order WBStartup programs are
- loaded, if you use the Start sample I recomend to load DarkSound the last.
-
- ToolType 6 : DoNotWait
- This ToolType tell the system Do Not Wait to this program to finish, so the
- system continue loading other programs while executing DarkSound.
-
-
- 4. Errors and solutions
- =======================
- If `DarkSound' found any error will open a window with the problem, it will
- help you to check out and correct your problems.
-
- WorkBench 2.1 or later required by DarkSound to work (if you have KickStart
- 1.x consider DarkSound another good reason to upgrade your Amiga).
-
- DarkSound must be copied in the `SYS:WbStartup' drawer, you must copy the
- program `DarkSound' and the icon `DarkSound.info' with this names, if you
- rename this files, the program won't work.
-
- The file `RAM:ENV/Sys/Sound.Prefs' is required, if you don't have it, use
- the `SYS:Prefs/Sound' program to create it and select your preferences.
-
- Remember that your old `sound.prefs' sample selections are overwritten by
- DarkSound in RAM: but are still in your hard disk, so if one day you
- decide to stop using DarkSound, your original preferences will be
- automatically used again.
-
- If you get the system error `Sound.Prefs is a BAD Prefs File', then one
- of your sounds isn't a standard IFF sample, check them with a sound program.
- There can be only 100 samples, but this must not be a problem (I think).
-
- If you have any other problem or doubt, contact me (address is at the end)
-
-
- 5. History
- ==========
-
- Version 1.1 ( 8-Apr-94) :
- - First released version.
-
- Version 1.2 (20-May-94) :
- - Play the LAST sound in the list when run it to alert you that your
- WorkBench is loaded, (you can use a long sample like `Commodore is
- dead but your Amiga is still the best computer and is ready to be
- used' and use smaller samples as alerts) and choose another sample
- randomly for the WB Sound Alert.
- - Improved Docs.
- - MagicWB Icon added.
- - More Samples included (but not good enough yet).
-
- Version 1.3 (20-Sep-94) :
- - If you use it from CLI will display errors.
- - Code optimized for future versions.
- - FIDO address added :-)
-
- Version 2.0 (10-Nov-94) :
- - Major update.
- - Different sound lists for Start and Alert samples.
- - Added ToolTypes for configuration.
- - Docs in AmigaGuide format.
- - Spanish docs added.
-
- Version 2.1 (25-Nov-94) :
- - Open a window with the errors found.
-
- Version 2.2 ( 6-Jan-95) :
- - Search for the icon in the current dir (not only in the "WBStartup" dir)
- - Better random sample selector routine
- - Minor Bugs fixed
-
-
- 6. OriginalWare ?
- =================
-
- This utility is OriginalWare.That means if you like this program you must
- buy an original Amiga program or game or send the money to the author of
- any ShareWare program or game you are using often.
-
- There are lots of great Amiga software like `DiskMaster', `Remind',
- `MultiCX', `Goal' and a lot more that you won't never regret to spend your
- money.
-
- If you do this you support the Amiga, and if you support AMIGA you support
- US.
-
- Support OriginalWare software and you will get more and better software.
-
- DarkSound could be included in any PD compilation, except some samples that
- could have different copyrights.
- Fred Fish and Aminet collections are specifically allowed to use it.
-
- To Magazines :
- You can give away this utility on your coverdisk, but please send me a copy
- of the magazine.
-
-
- 7. Thanks to:
- =============
-
- Amiga Vice for the idea and the ßeta testing.
- Hipnooxis for ALL the help and show me to use and respect the Amiga O.S.
- Binary for the help with the first docs and much more things.
- Knackosoft/TRSI for being my best `invisible' friend.
- Alberto Sanchez and David Santamaria for some help in this project.
-
- Everybody responsible of the nice samples.
-
- To all the Amiga developers for all the new, fun and useful stuff.
-
- To all the Amiga users worldwide for their trust in the Amiga.
-
- To Amiga Technologies for continue the development of the Amiga.
-
- To you for read this and for use DarkSound (because you use it...or not?)
-
- To the Amiga...
-
-
- 8. Credits
- ==========
-
- All code © 1996 by Troglobyte/Darkness.
-
- Send us money ($), JOB offers, BUGS, comments, improvements, ideas, advices,
- suggestions, mags, complains, and nice PD stuff (like Demos, Games or
- Utilities).
-
- M. Martin Vivaldi
- Av. America 60
- Madrid 28028
- SPAIN
-
- Or NetMail me at :
-
- Internet : bitabit@servicom.es
-
- FidoNet : 2:341/28.55 Manuel Martin
-
- AmigaNet : 39:192/1.29 Manuel Martin
-
- Remember:
-
- Only Amiga make it possible... Only Amiga make it fun.
-
-
- 9. Also available...
- ====================
-
- Others quality Amiga PD products available from me :
-
- Aminet recent uploads :
-
- DKSnd21.lha v2.1 util/boot 52K Changes Workbench Sounds at each boot.
- Progress.lha v1.0 demo/intro 73K In Progress/Darkness.1st at Euskal Party
- Vector13.lha v1.3 dev/misc 15K Draw and edit 2D vectors for demos/games
- TheRace5.lha v1.5 game/2play 59K Great 100m Running game, 0-4 players.
-
- Available soon:
-
- HTMLess.lha v1.0 text/misc Converts HTML files in text files.
- DarkSound.lha v2.2 util/boot 55K Changes Workbench Sounds at each boot.
- MagiCA64.lha v1.1 misc/emu 6K Converts A64/64 files to MagiC64 format.
- ELF.lha v1.0 text/misc Erase Line Feeds.Use for Word Procesors.
- FormaText.lha v1.0 text/misc Format texts to your chosen columns size
-
- All them are 100% written in pure assembler for speed and are very system
- friendly in all types of Amiga computers (or that is what I hope *8).
-
-
- 10. Bugs
- =======
-
- There isnt any KNOWN bugs at the moment in all the Amigas tested but...
-
- If you find any bug or problem, contact me at the previous address.Please,
- send me a detailed report of the problem and of your Amiga computer if
- possible; thanks.
-
- If you found the problem with a particular file, send me too a copy of
- the file.
-
- Don't forget to tell me the current version of my program you are using.
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