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ROLFILES.DOC
"The Scott Wyse AdLib Collection"
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(C)Scott W Wyse
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║ December 1991 Edition ║
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QUICK-START INSTRUCTIONS
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1) Print out this file quickly, but don't read ALL of it yet!
2) Copy each distribution file onto SEPARATE diskettes/directories.
3) Using the necessary software, decompress one entire distribution file.
4) Run your Juke Box program WITHOUT changing drives/directories.
5) Select ALL the songs marked with "*" symbols and turn the volume UP!
6) Sit back and read the rest of this file while the music plays.
WHAT THIS COLLECTION IS ALL ABOUT
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I have recently organised my growing pile of AD LIB .ROL files into a
series of pre-configured "Jukebox" diskettes. This makes it very simple
for anyone to locate and play any particular song among the 110 currently
in my collection.
By storing the complete collection in roughly 200K subdivisions, it helps
avoid the operational limits of the Ad Lib Juke Box(tm) software, and also
makes producing a single compressed distribution file (.ARJ, .ZIP, etc.) for
each division an easy task (well within the capacity of a 360K diskette).
I have named all of the compressed files in such a way as to make their
compilation date evident, as follows:
ROL + <two digit month> + <two digit year> + <single letter division>
Assuming I will continue to update my collection at roughly monthly
intervals, you should be able to find the latest release without
difficulty just by looking at the compressed file name(s).
DISTRIBUTION LIST
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The complete set of compressed files which presently hold my complete
collection (ie as of December 1991) are named as follows:
ROL1291A - Filenames A to F inclusive
ROL1291B - Filenames G to M inclusive
ROL1291C - Filenames N to S inclusive
ROL1291D - Filenames T to Z inclusive
As more files are added to my collection, it will very likely require more
than 4 compressed files to distribute, so please check this distribution
list with each release.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
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Please DO NOT ADD SONGS directly to the above distribution files!!!
Send any songs which you would like to see added to this collection to
SCOTT WYSE at the 2-SPITS BBS in Biggin Hill, England. This 24-hour
multi-line Wildcat! service is available at baud rates of 1200 to 9600 by
dialling 0959 540 991. At present there is no charge for upload access.
Regular callers may also download the latest available version of the
collection at any time. Be sure to mention ADLIB if you are calling
the BBS for the first time.
If you can possibly avoid using the same filenames for your song(s) as those
which are already in the collection it would help, but exceptions can be
made. When sending your song(s), be sure to include all the correct .ROL,
.BNK and .DAT files which are necessary for the Juke Box program to play
your composition(s) in the manner which you originally intended.
Also please include a text file describing each song, along with any
comments you may have about it (or indeed any other song(s) already in
the collection), and finally a BBS/postal contact point if you have one.
Your songs and/or printable comments will appear in the next release of
the collection (see the SCOTWYSE.DAT file).
WHAT EACH DISTRIBUTION FILE CONTAINS
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Within each compressed file are a number of .ROL files arranged in roughly
alphabetical order, and saved complete with a corresponding JUKEBOX.DAT
index file and two text files (ROLFILES.DOC and SCOTWYSE.DAT). At present
all the songs utilise the standard Juke Box instrument file (STANDARD.BNK),
thus no customised .BNK files are included (this may change in the future).
Each of the .ROL files contains a pre-programmed song which is ready to be
played using the Juke Box(tm) program manufactured by Ad Lib Incorporated
of Quebec, Canada (see footnotes). This program is currently supplied 'free'
with each AD LIB MUSIC SYNTHESIZER CARD. The version which I currently
use, and have tested all the .ROL files in my collection with, is 1.61.
The JUKEBOX.DAT file included within each compressed file contains the
master list of .ROL filenames and Juke Box Index descriptions which is
required each time the Juke Box program is used. The ROLFILES.DOC file
which you are reading now is duplicated within each compressed file, thus
it is only necessary to read and/or print any one copy. The SCOTWYSE.DAT
file is also similarly duplicated within each compressed file, and
contains a fully annotated index of all the .ROL files in my collection.
DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS
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As mentioned earlier, the JUKEBOX.DAT file included within each
distribution file is pre-configured for each compressed part of my
collection. The main benefit of keeping each 'subdivision' on a single
disk makes it very easy for anyone to play all the songs as soon as
decompression is complete.
However, you may very likely have a disk drive with more than 360K
capacity, and thus may wish to expand two or more of the compressed files
onto the same disk, or into the same directory. IF YOU DO THIS you MUST
NOT overwrite the individual JUKEBOX.DAT index datafiles, which are unique
within each distribution file! Some decompression programs (such as ARJ)
have built-in routines to allow renaming of duplicate filenames.
You may also wish to create one composite index datafile to use with the
Juke Box program. If you are unfamiliar with the composition of the
JUKEBOX.DAT file, and/or you feel unsure that you are able to concatenate
two or more datafiles together, refer to "Modifying the sound index" in the
Ad Lib Juke Box User Guide (ISBN 2-920858-15-7).
JUKE BOX RAM DISK
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I recommend that you arrange your Juke Box software to operate from a RAM
disk drive, as it improves the speed at which the selected songs are loaded
for playback. It also means you can merrily load any pre-configured Juke
Box diskette, and simply type "JUKEBOX" to play all the songs on it.
You need only create a RAM disk of about 150K to do this, which contains
copies of JUKEBOX.EXE, JUKE1.RSR and STANDARD.BNK. You will also need to
include the drive letter of your RAM disk at the START of your PATH
statement. All this can usually be done as part of your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
If this sort of technotalk leaves you feeling a bit queasy, by all means do
contact me on the BBS number (above), tell me what version of the Juke Box
program you have, and I will do my best to help you set up such a system
with the least amount of effort (grin).
SCOTWYSE.DAT VERSUS JUKEBOX.DAT
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As you may already know, the Juke Box program uses a file called JUKEBOX.DAT,
which contains a matching list of .ROL and .BNK files, allied with text
information used by the Juke Box Song Index Display. As you may also know,
there are limits to how much information you are permitted to enter on each
line of the JUKEBOX.DAT file; excessive text will cause playback errors.
I have therefore written my own simple "librarian" program which allows me
to keep more detailed entries allied with each song, and also verifies the
name and size of each .ROL file. This program keeps a "master" datafile
called SCOTWYSE.DAT, which I can then use to create as many JUKEBOX.DAT
files as I may need, for making pre-configured Juke Box playback diskettes.
If you TYPE out the contents of SCOTWYSE.DAT, its content and structure
should be pretty much self-explanatory. Your comments would be welcome.
Once I have made my "librarian" program sufficiently presentable (ie robust),
it will also be available free of charge from the above BBS number. In the
meantime, apart from reference purposes, you don't really need to keep the
SCOTWYSE.DAT file on all of your Juke Box disks.
SONG RATING CODES
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You may notice some of the Juke Box Song Index Displays on each of my
collection diskettes have been prefixed with the folowing symbols. These
have been taken from the SCOTWYSE.DAT file, as an example of the additional
information which is kept there. Only the following two Rating Codes are
presently copied into the Song Index Displays by my "librarian" program:
* = This Performance Is RECOMMENDED
% = This Performance Is INCOMPLETE
I hope you find these codes as useful as I do. In the future I may include
additional codes which categorise the actual song types; your suggestions
on this would be most welcome.
By all means do alter the JUKEBOX.DAT files which I have supplied to display
more "appropriate" Song Titles and Rating Codes, if you wish. But if you do
so, DO NOT ALTER THE JUKEBOX.DAT(s) WITHIN THE DISTRIBUTION FILES (see the
"Important Notice" above and "Comments & Footnotes" below).
COMMENTS & FOOTNOTES
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The following items are presented in no particular order, and may vary
from release to release of this file.
Every .ROL file in my collection is NOT guaranteed to be: playable,
tuneful, complete, original, free of copyright, soothing, danceable,
musical, or anything else whatsoever. I, Scott W. Wyse, reserve the right
to include or exclude any file(s) within my collection at any time. If
you wish to alter the content(s) of any .ROL file FOR YOUR OWN USE ONLY you
are completely free to do do SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIO that you DO NOT
DISTRIBUTE ANY COPIES of the modified file to anyone other than ME.
Any implications and/or opinions expressed textually or musically within
this collection are solely those of the respective author(s), and do not
necessarily relect those of SCOTT WYSE, 2-SPITS BBS or AD LIB INC.
Early release versions of the Juke Box software do not support as many
waveforms, and fewer sounds are available. Later versions of Juke Box
support additional display systems, including Hercules. You should be
using at least version 1.6 of the software as of September 1990.
To receive updated versions of the latest Ad Lib(tm) software, please
contact your Dealer. If you do not 'have' a dealer, please contact SCOTT
WYSE at the BBS number mentioned above for assistance.
"Ad Lib", "Juke Box", Visual Composer", "Visual Composer/MIDI Suppliment",
"Pop-Tunes" and "Music Championship" are registered trademarks of Ad Lib
Incorporated, 220 Grande-Allee East, Suite 850, Quebec, QC, Canada G1R 2J1.
Festive Felicitations and an Adlib New Year!
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