Short: Plays WAV, IFF, MAUD, etc, 14 bit output Author: wenzel@unixserv.rz.fh-hannover.de Uploader: wenzel@unixserv.rz.fh-hannover.de Type: mus/play --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Play16 version 1.6 (04.02.96) - a versatile soundplayer for the Amiga -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Features in brief ----------------- - autodetects and plays several soundfiles, up to 16 bit / 56 kHz / stereo - full Workbench support (but not Intuition and no GUI) - always correct playback speed, even for sounds >28 kHz - realtime playback from harddisk, optimized assembler routines - optional 14 bit output (less noise but not as good as true 16 bit) - automatic or manual audio filter control - plays mono sounds on *both* channels, not only on the left one - plays (and loops) files that are larger than memory - preloading for exactly timed start of playback - fast uLaw decompression - system friendly audio channel allocation - optionally dump the output into a file (can be used to convert sounds) - supported Filetypes are: * Microsoft RIFF-WAVE (.WAV) mono/stereo, 8/16 bit, linear/uLaw/ADPCM * Creative Voice File (.VOC) mono/stereo, 8/16 bit, linear * Sun/NeXT Audio (.AU) mono/stereo, 8/16 bit, linear/uLaw * MacroSystem Audio (.MAUD) mono/stereo, 8/16 bit, linear/uLaw * Apple/SGI/Amiga AIFF (.AIFF) mono/stereo, 8/16 bit, linear * Amiga IFF-8SVX (.IFF) mono/stereo, 8 bit, linear/FibDelta * Any raw sound data as long as it matches one of the following: - 8 bit signed - 8 bit unsigned - 16 bit signed, Intel format (LSB first) - 16 bit signed, Motorola format (MSB first) - supported output devices are: * Native Amiga chipset (Paula) 8 bit * Native Amiga chipset (Paula) 14 bit * Native Amiga chipset (Paula) 14 bit calibrated (Christian Buchner) * MacroSystem Maestro Pro 16 bit 44.1kHz and 48kHz only * IFF-8SVX file dump 8 bit What's new since V1.5? V1.6 - Improved the V34 performance. (whoops, wrong file! :-))) - A one-plane-screen will now be used for CLI mode as well. - Task priority is now reset to 0 at exit. - Files with additional data after the sound chunk are now being played correctly. - CTRL-D now skips the current sound and starts playing the next one. - ASL library will only be opened if a filerequester is really needed. Thanks to all who suggested to do this. - New option: Volume (only for Paula8 mode) - New option: Multiple (only if filerequester pops up) - No more chunks of odd length in 8SVX dump - MS-ADPCM decompression for WAV files (still experimental) - RAW option works now as a Tooltype entry as well --------------------------------- In German ------------------------------- Kurzübersicht ------------- - erkennt und spielt automatisch verschiedene Soundformate, bis zu 16 Bit, 56 kHz, stereo - volle Workbench-Unterstützung, jedoch kein GUI - immer korrekte Wiedergabegeschwindigkeit, sogar bei Sounds >28 kHz - Echtzeitwiedergabe von Festplatte, optimierte Assembler-Routinen - 14 Bit Ausgabe möglich (weniger Rauschen, aber schlechter als 16 Bit) - automatische oder manuelle Filter-Kontrolle - spielt Mono-Sounds auf BEIDEN Kanälen, nicht nur auf dem linken - spielt (und wiederholt) Files, die größer als der Speicher sind - Vorlade-Funktion für Tastengenaues Playback-Starten - schnelle uLaw Entpackfunktion - Systemfreundliche Tonkanal-Belegung - Ausgabe in ein File ist möglich (Sound-Konvertierung) - unterstützte Filetypen bislang: * Microsoft RIFF-WAVE (.WAV) mono/stereo, 8/16 bit, linear/uLaw/ADPCM * Creative Voice File (.VOC) mono/stereo, 8/16 bit, linear * Sun/NeXT Audio (.AU) mono/stereo, 8/16 bit, linear/uLaw * MacroSystem Audio (.MAUD) mono/stereo, 8/16 bit, linear/uLaw * Apple/SGI/Amiga AIFF (.AIFF) mono/stereo, 8/16 bit, linear * Amiga IFF-8SVX (.IFF) mono/stereo, 8 bit, linear/FibDelta * Raw-Sound-Daten mit mindestens einer folgender Voraussetzungen: - 8 bit Vorzeichenbehaftet - 8 bit nicht Vorzeichenbehaftet - 16 bit signed, Intel Format (LSB zuerst) - 16 bit signed, Motorola Format (MSB zuerst) - derzeitig unterstützte Ausgabegeräte: * Amiga (Paula) 8 bit * Amiga (Paula) 14 bit * Amiga (Paula) 14 bit kalibriert (Christian Buchner) * MacroSystem Maestro Pro 16 bit 44.1kHz und 48kHz * IFF-8SVX File Ausgabe 8 bit ============================= Archive contents ============================= Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- ------------- 628 265 57.8% 04-Feb-96 23:15:34 Play16_1.6.info 1233 599 51.4% 04-Feb-96 23:15:32 +CyberSound.info 3719 1809 51.3% 21-Nov-95 22:22:00 +14bit.Doc 1096 490 55.2% 04-Feb-96 23:13:34 +14bit.Doc.info 4274 2118 50.4% 21-Nov-95 22:22:00 +14bit.Dok 1096 490 55.2% 04-Feb-96 23:13:34 +14bit.Dok.info 12300 6739 45.2% 21-Nov-95 22:22:00 +14Bit_Calibration 2211 825 62.6% 04-Feb-96 23:13:34 +14Bit_Calibration.info 1233 724 41.2% 04-Feb-96 23:13:34 +Presets.info 256 218 14.8% 21-Nov-95 22:22:00 +Flowerpower's_Calibration 529 274 48.2% 21-Nov-95 22:22:00 +Flowerpower's_Calibration.info 632 276 56.3% 04-Feb-96 23:15:32 +ExtraIcons.info 3971 814 79.5% 23-Nov-95 22:40:44 +Play16_8Col.info 1265 825 34.7% 21-Jan-96 11:28:40 +PLAY16_Drawer.info 1571 1039 33.8% 23-Nov-95 22:40:44 +Play16_MWB.info 49536 26131 47.2% 04-Feb-96 21:06:52 +Play16 51056 27013 47.0% 04-Feb-96 20:07:46 +Play16'020 22602 9122 59.6% 04-Feb-96 23:05:48 +Play16.doc 3080 496 83.8% 04-Feb-96 23:15:32 +Play16.doc.info 18958 7955 58.0% 04-Feb-96 23:06:48 +Play16.dok 3080 425 86.2% 04-Feb-96 23:15:32 +Play16.dok.info 1095 697 36.3% 04-Feb-96 23:15:32 +Play16.info 4647 1873 59.6% 04-Feb-96 23:06:22 +Play16.ReadMe 468 233 50.2% 04-Feb-96 23:15:32 +Play16.ReadMe.info -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- 190536 91450 52.0% 06-Feb-96 06:24:24 24 files