Short:    14bit NotePlayer V2.66 (UPDATED)
Author:   Improvements by Chris Hodges
Uploader: platon@cu-muc.de (Chris Hodges)
Version:  V2.66 (16-Jun-98)
Type:     mus/play
Requires: DeliTracker V2.xx
Replaces: mus/play/Deli14BitGenie*

14bit NotePlayer Genie V2.66 (16-Jun-98)
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Introduction
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This is the well known 14bit NotePlayer that  comes  with  the  DeliTracker
distribution.  After Peter Kunath gave me the sourcecode, I was able to add
various features. Please notice that you need at least an  MC68020  to  use
them as the MC68000 routines have been left untouched! So there's NO reason
for MC68000 owners to download this new genie.

Plenty of cpu power is appreciated (although the Genie will not  be  slower
when  not  using  the new features). You will need an MC68060 to be able to
mix at frequencies higher than 50KHz with Panning and Interpolation and  32
voices 8-D

Small list of new features/improvements:

- Now uses a faster longword chipmem transfer.
- Added Panning support (e.g. for FastTracker modules).
- Added stereo width slider (so this incorporates the HeadPhones Genie).
- Added Interpolation mode for high quality mixing.
- Added DSP Routines: Echo (Reverb), Hall (Reverb with feedback) and
  Reverser (each one is available in Mono, Cross or Center mode).
- Added ModSave function (16 Bit AIFF or RAW file).
- The ModSave routine has a Normalize option which will do a peak search.
- The ModSaver also will cut off NULL-samples at the beginning  and at  the
  end of a saved soundfile.
- Actual (DMA) mixing frequency is now displayed aswell.
- Now uses a 256 samples buffer instead of 200, which speeds  things  up  a
  little and doesn't cost too much precision.
- Settings can be saved individually for each module.


History
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V2.65 (06-Jun-98):
  - First public (AmiNet) release of the new version.

V2.66 (16-Jun-98):
  - Doubled the ModSave Buffers (now 128KB) for slower  machines  to  avoid
    overflows. This flaw has been reported by Ralph Bernecker.
  - Detected a bug which would not flush the last ModSave Buffer if  a  PCM
    RAW file should have been written. Fixed.
  - Added feature to cut off trailing NULL-samples when doing a ModSave.
  - Added busy pointer during truncating or normalizing process.
  - Now you'll get a file request when pressing return in an empty Filename
    string gadget.
  - All settings can now be saved individually for each module.
  - Interpolation routine now uses  15bit  accuracy  instead  of  8bit  for
    subsample factor calculation (just a little bit slower).


Contact address
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Any mail, comments or donations welcome:

Chris Hodges                    Account: 359 68 63
Kennedystr. 8                   BLZ    : 700 530 70
D-82178 Puchheim                Bank   : Sparkasse Fürstenfeldbruck
Germany
Tel.: +49-89/8005856            WWW: http://platon.home.pages.de/
Email: platon@cu-muc.de         IRC: platon42 on EfNet


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   11448    5126 55.2% 16-Jun-98 18:03:24  Deli14BitGenie.doc
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