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- Random MIDI Player for Windows95 & WindowsNT
- Version 1.1
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- Created by Martin Lukasek
- Copyright (c) 1996 CAFF Software Ltd.
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- Contents
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- 1. Programm description
- 2. New features and changes for version 1.1
- 3. Windows NT limitations
- 4. Tips for Random MIDI Player use
- 5. Shareware notice
- 6. About author
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- R A N D O M M I D I P L A Y E R v e r s i o n 1 . 1
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- 1. Programm description
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- Random MIDI Player (RMP) is useful utility for playing MIDI
- files (.MID, .RMI). It is very easy to use. You don't have
- to create any MIDI collection. Just select directory tree
- with your MIDI files, RMP then searches through directory
- tree and loads all available MIDI files. Then it starts to
- play them either randomly or in sequence according to your
- configuration.
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- You can choose if you want to search through subdirectories
- and if you want to start playing immediately after end of
- search procedure.
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- You can easily select out good MIDI files. Just configure
- "Save directory" option to your favorite MIDI directory
- and if you listen to good MIDI file press button "Save file"
- and currently playing MIDI file will be copied to your MIDI
- directory. You can fasten this operation by selecting "Play
- just intro." feature in predefined intro length.
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- What more? If you are bored with repeating the same MIDI
- files again and again you can disable "Allow song repetition"
- feature and you will not here any song twice. After playing
- all available MIDI files in predefined order RMP will ask
- you either select another directory or play all MIDI files
- again. It is up to you. With this feature I'm able to play
- my collection of almost 10000 MIDI files (500 hours) in
- almost 500 subdirectories without getting bored of repeated
- songs.
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- 2. New features and changes for version 1.1
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- a) Windows progress bar was replaced with slider control so
- user can change current song position like in windows
- media player. Ticks are set up each 10 seconds.
- b) Displaying of song filename and path was changed to be
- able always display song filename even if whole path does
- not fit in line length.
- For example song path
- "C:\Windows\Media\Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 3.rmi"
- is shorten to path
- "C:\...\Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 3.rmi"
- c) Corrected bug in random generator setup. Songs were
- played always in the same "random" order. Random
- generator is now intialized with time in seconds from
- 1. 1. 1980 and time from windows startup. This should
- result in correct random song generation. (I hope.)
- d) Corrected problems with "Resume" function in Windows NT.
- For some unknown reason Windows NT does not accept MCI
- command MCI_RESUME. I resolved this problem by calling
- MCI_PLAY instead of MCI_RESUME.
- e) Double click on any song in the list will play this song
- even if this song was already played and you have not
- checked "Allow song repetition" check box.
- f) Litlle bit changed hidden feature in about box.
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- 3. Windows NT limitations
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- Application works OK in Windows 95, but if you want to use
- Windows NT, you have to start RMP with starting direcotry
- set to your MIDI files directory tree, because during
- programm execution you are not able to use Browse folder
- function which is implemented in Windows 95 only. Other
- possibility is to use Windows NT 4.0 or Windows NT with
- Shell technology preview from Microsoft. Or simply register
- (pay $10 US) and I will send you fully functional version
- which works OK under Windows NT without any limitations.
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- 4. Tips for Random MIDI Player use
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- a) Create a shortcut for Random MIDI Player with start-up
- folder ("Start in" property) set to your MIDI files
- directory tree. Then put this shortcut to yout Windows
- StartUp folder (group). Remember to check "Search folders
- recursively" option. All songs in directory tree will be
- played after Windows start.
- b) Have you tried to press CTRL+SHIFT and double-click on
- the big icon in about dialog box? Not? Try it.
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- 5. Shareware notice
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- This software is provided as shareware. If you find this
- program useful, please send me $10 US (or equivalent in any
- other currency). I will send you the newest version of
- Random MIDI Player without annoying shareware notice.
- Shareware notice appears each 20 minutes.
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- This software is provided "AS IS" without warranty of any
- kind. CAFF and Martin Lukasek disclaims all warranties,
- either expressed or implied, including but not limited to
- implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for
- a particular purpose. In no event shall CAFF, Martin
- Lukasek or its suppliers be liable for any damages
- whatsoever (including, without limitation, damage for loss
- of business profits, business interruption, loss of
- business information or other pecuinary loss) arising out
- of the possibility of such damages.
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- 6. About author
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- Martin Lukasek
- CAFF Software Ltd.
- Zabovreska 16
- 616 00 Brno
- Czech Republic
- mlukasek@caff.cz
- lukasek@vertigo.fme.vutbr.cz
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- Visit our Web sites: http://www.caff.cz (http://194.196.119.3)
- http://www.swamberk.cz (http://194.196.119.33)
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- Web site contents: a lot of music files (MIDI, WAW)
- Image Management System
- pre-press applications, DTP, graphics
- demo programs
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