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- Features of XTC-PLAY
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- Soundcards supported: GUS, GUSMAX, GUS ACE (all tested)
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- Loads:
- MOD 4,6,8 channels and 15/31 patterns
- S3M 1-32 channels and 1-255 patterns
- MTM 1-32 channels, 1-255 patterns and 4096 tracks
- XM 1-32 channels, 1-255 patterns, 0-15 samples each pattern,
- different pattern length(1-256 rows)
- versions 1.02, 1.03 and 1.04 now included
- FAR 1-16 channels, 1-64 patterns, different pattern length
- DMF 1-32 channels, 1-256 patterns, different pattern length
- versions 0.3-0.8 included
- MDL 1-32 channels, 1-255 patterns, 1-4096 tracks
- STM 1-32 channels, 1-128 patterns
- 669 8 channels, 1-128 patterns
- ULT 1-32 channels, 1-256 pattern
- AMF 1-32 channels, 1-256 patterns, 1-4096 tracks
- MED 1-32 channels, 1-128 patterns, 1-4096 tracks, no synthy
- DSM 1-32 channels, 1-256 patterns
- OKT 1-32 channels
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- Effects:
- ProTracker (MOD)
- except Glissando, Set Filter and play sample backwards
- ScreamTracker (S3M,STM)
- complete, except the limitations of the Protracker format
- MTM-commands (MTM)
- modified ProTracker commands, seem to be complete
- FastTracker (XM)
- XM-Volume and Panning Envelopes including Sustain, Loop,
- Key off, Fadeout
- X-Tracker (DMF)
- DMF-Two global effects, all other effects will be supported soon
- Digitrakker (MDL)
- All effects are supported (!)
- 669
- Effects for standard 669 are implemented
- UltraTracker (ULT)
- Most of the first effects are supported
- Oktalyzer (OKT)
- All effects are supported
- Amiga MED Format (MED)
- Everything except Synthy-Instruments
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- Features:
- ■ DOUBLE SOUNDMEM
- Doubles your soundcards on-board memory: When you
- had 1MB on your GUS -> Now you have 2MB
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- ■ DMA and NON-DMA DOWNLOAD
- Is your mainboard capable to do this?
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- ■ INTERNAL DISK CACHE
- Speeds up the loading of pattern and samples.
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- ■ NOTE BARS
- Follow the song with your eyes!
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- ■ INFO SCREEN
- What is so special about the module?
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- ■ MULTI SCREENS:
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- - INSTRUMENT SCREEN
- What in the hell did the author write about ?
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- - NOTE DOTS
- Seems to be pretty for fast tunes.
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- - PART CONTROL
- Play S3Ms with the hidden parts !!!
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- - FULL SCREEN VOLUMES
- Nice effects on some modules with the decaying volumes...
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- ■ FILE SELECTION
- Select the files you want to play while you are playing other
- ones. Includes now fast file selection.
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- ■ GRAVIS GAMEPAD CONTROL
- Use your GRAVIS GamePad to control the player !
- Full support coming soon...
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- ■ SAMPLE "VIEWER"
- Listen to the samples using all notes and 10 octaves !
- Full keyboard support exact like ST3 !
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- ■ MODIFIED FONT
- Hi-resolution volume bars in textmode !
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- ■ OS/2 Support (Timeslice support)
- Using 15% for up to 4 channel modules
- 20% for up to 6 channel modules
- 25% for up to 10 channel modules
- 40% for up to 32 channel modules (?) on a DX2-66
- Only active if in file screen, in OS/2 Background Screen "o" or
- in Pause Mode "p"
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- Keys:
- F1-F12 Fast volume control: F1 for 8% .. F12 for 100%
- +,- Slow volume control
- - Skip forward (at the end: LOOP)
- - Skip backwards
- Home Jump to the beginning of the song
- End Jump to the end of the song
- 1-0,A-V Mute channels 1-32 (use BIG capitals)
- m Mute all channels
- p Pause song
- l Sample "Viewer"
- t SONG MESSAGE (TAB quits)
- o OS/2 Background Screen - Activate if you use the player
- in the background.
- Pg,Pg Increase/Decrease speed
- Ctrl-Pg,Pg Increase/Decrease BPM rate
- ENTER Change between 28/50 lines
- TAB Next Screen
- SHIFT-TAB Previous Screen
- ESC Go to file screen
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- (In file screen)
- ,,Pg,Pg Select File
- A-Z Select directory with the first character
- a-z Select file with the first character
- ALT-0..9 Quick path select (see CFG file)
- CTRL-F Toggle Fast Scan on/off
- TAB Go to play screen
- ENTER Change dir or load file
- ESC Quit this proggy
- <other keys> Fast file selection
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- (in sample screen)
- A-Z, 1-9 Piano keyboard-like notes
- +/- Increase/Decrease octave
- SPACE Stop sample
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- + a selection of keys of the player screen :
- F1-F12, +, -, -, -, Home, End
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- GamePad:
- L/R Buttons Skip forwd/backwd in song
- U/D Buttons Increase/Decrease volume
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- Syntax:
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- XTC-PLAY [filename] [options]
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- <filename> : any *.669, *.AMF, *.DMF, *.DSM, *.FAR, *.MDL, *.MED,
- *.MOD, *.MTM, *.OKT, *.S3M, *.STM, *.ULT, *.XM file.
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- [options] : /D Non-DMA download.
- Use this when the player makes unusual noise.
- /V Turn VGA synchro off (useful with some S3
- chipsets)
- /F Fast Scan Modules
- Scans modules without reading names
- /H, /? Display help screen
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- If you start the player without filename, you'll get directly into the
- file screen where you can select your modules.
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