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B L A S T E R Master v6.0
for the Creative Labs Sound Blaster
and most compatibles
by Gary Maddox
Copyright (C) 1990-1994
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Version 6.00 - 04/??/93
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The biggest change with this release is the addition of a configuration
file for calling external player/recorder programs. This should make
BLASTER Master work with ANY soundcard that has a DOS based, textual
utility for playing/recording files in native mode.
Increased subdirectory array from 80 to 110 entries. Added support for
the Creative Labs Omni CDROM drive and many others. Many people were
having problems with write protected files taken from CDROM discs, added
a check for this condition. Added a display for the original sound file
name in the wave editor whenever UNTITLED is displayed. Removed the "/G"
switch to force graphics mode. Added "/I" to skip initializing the SB and
loading drivers. This may help some non-SB compatible cards use the external
player configuration. Added ALT-D key command in the SAVE WORK FILE dialog
to quickly select "Don't Save" option. Fixed a problem importing files
across directories. Added support for importing .VOX files.
Version 5.96 - 12/15/93
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This is essentially v5.95 for shareware vendor distribution.
Version 5.95 - 12/05/93
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The biggest change this release was to completely remove the IMPORT
screen. All supported files are now displayed in the main File Select
Dialog screen. If you try to play a file that my player drivers don't
support, a warning message pops up. Selecting the file for editing
will automatically import it and it should be playable from there.
Fixed a bug in choosing IMPORT and RECORD functions from the Vanishing
Menu. Fixed problem with marking the first of a file not getting the
first sample byte after the header. Fixed a bug in the SILENCE function
that did not allow for the length of the header. Added the guage display
to the INSERT function during sample rate adjustment. Fixed the TOOLS
submenu in the Vanishing Menu. I guess I broke it last release. Fixed a
problem with the ERROR OPENING FILE warning box not clearing the edit
button screen always. Added ESC key quick exit from BLASTER Master and
the File Select Dialog during the MIXER and INSERT Functions. Added
support for converting 16bit WAVE and SB16 files. This is a filtered
conversion so the resultant file should be quieter than just bit shifts.
Added warning screen and code to avoid trying to import compressed WAVE
files. Added support in the MakeMONO function to select either to
mix the channel, left channel only or right channel only. Improved the
filtering and speed of the NOISE GATE (aka HISS) Function. Added a new
display function called FULL VIEW. It shows the full waveform with
block highlighted. Updated the BLOCK mode HELP SCREEN. Changed the
BLASTER Master XXX screen display from "ASP" to "16" when a 4.X DSP is
detected.
Version 5.9 - 11/05/93
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Fixed a problem importing WAV files with imbedded text headers. Fixed
a bug in the DELETE option of the IMPORT function. Added a new function
I call OCTAVIA. OCTAVIA mixes in a new waveform that's either 1 octave
above or below the current waveform. Fixed the flicker of the function
buttons after a PLAY on the MORE screen. Added a display of the free disk
space on the File Select dialog box. Updated SB 2.0 driver. The newer
'Deluxe' SB 2.0's would choke on the old one. Changed the name of the
'NO HISS' filter to 'NOISE GATE' which more accurately reflects the
type of filter it is. Also tweaked the 'NOISE GATE' algorythmn to
improve the clarity.
Version 5.8 - 09/15/93
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This release marks the third aniversary of BLASTER Master! It's
hard to believe that it's been three years. Your support has made
all the updates possible. I'll keep it up as long as you do!
The biggest addition to this release is the TUTOR.DOC file. It is a
tutorial text file for getting the most from BLASTER Master. I think
alot of people will find it very helpful. Fixed a bug that caused a
crash when accessing a directory with more than 500 VOC files. Added
more checks to insure a valid file was selected. Improved the user
interface quite a bit. Went to 10 buttons on the Wave Edit screen.
This will allow PLAY and NEW to always be available, put 2 more
options on the default MORE set and allow 2 more options from the
TOOLS sub-menu to be available. Added CANCEL buttons to the FADE,
VOLUME and RATE functions. You won't have to press ESC anymore to
cancel these functions! Added a new BMDEFS environment to choose the
secondary DSP functions as the defaults in the Wave Editor. Use MORE
to start up with FAST, SLOW, MIXER, etc... Added support for skipping
another CDROM or floppy to scan. Use ROMA: ROMF: to skip scanning the
A: & F: drives in the File Select Dialog box. Special thanks go out
this release to Kevin Kell for providing the settings to run BM under
an OS/2 VDM. Users in Switzerland can register now with Software News!
Version 5.7 - 06/25/93
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Added drivers to support the Aria chipset cards in SB mode. Fixed
IRQ display problem with some PAS-16 cards. Replaced the RYTHMN
function with a very requested function to insert SILENCE. I will
add the RYTHMN function back in when I have it working better.
Added a "NO HISS" type filter due to the number of requests.
Added a check for 16 bit files. Added a Volume Mixer under the Options
Menu for the SBP and SB16. The SB16 mixer also has controls for setting
Treble and Bass. Added an automatic function to convert New VOC format
to the old format. Almost no software currently supports the new VOC
format. Added 2 more distribution sites: The Pier and TeleGraFX Network.
Version 5.6 - 03/15/93
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Reduced the memory requirements for BLASTER Master to execute.
Fixed a bug with escaping from the Volume dialog box from the MIXER
function. Increased the MIXER volume selection to support upto a
volume of 200 for boosting the file being mixed in. Tweaked several
functions to work better with the SB16. Rewrote the SLOW function
to use a variable slider like the FAST function. Added a switch to
turn off the FM tones. (SET BMDEFS=NOFM to turns off FM tones.)
Changed the drive verify routine to verify only drives above the
current drive. This will be very helpful to users with more than
2 floppy drives. Added a function to remove the rythmn tracks from
a stereo file. This function does the opposite of what the VOCALS
function does. Added grid lines to the SCOPE feature. Added a
function to convert stereo files to mono. Dropped support to EXPORT
a file as .NTI and changed the extension to .SAM instead. SAM files
are more common now than NTI. Added support in the IMPORT function
to extract samples from MOD files. Added an "About" box that displays
the curent version number, DSP version and BLASTER environment.
Added highlights to the SB Pro mixer volumes.
Version 5.5 - 12/15/92
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The last two versions of BM hasn't circulated as well as earlier
releases. I've been working on improving circulation this release.
I have added a UNIX ftp site, Simtel-20. I will also send uploads
to the Detroit Download Central and hatch it into the world-wide
SBCNet. I have also added online registration via CompuServe. This
is the easiest and fastest way to become a registered user. The
registration is automatically charged to your CompuServe bill and
you will receive your registration code within 24 hours or less.
GO SWREG to take advantage of this handy service. I would also like
to ask my users to help BM circulate bette