旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 � FairPlay v1.1 ....................... FREEWARE player by Jens-Christian Huus � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴캑 � � � � � INTRODUCTION � � 컴컴컴컴컴컴 � � � � Welcome to an update on my MOD player - there is a revision list � � in the end of this DOC file. As you may have noticed already, I � � decided to cut out a lot of crap in it this time; you won't find � � greetings or lists of bugs anymore. I hope my work on this minor � � update was worth my while - have fun nonetheless! � � � � This GUI player is freeware only - if you have been paying money � � for this, you have been cheated! � � � � � � REQUIREMENTS � � 컴컴컴컴컴컴 � � � � The player requires a PC with at least a 386SX processor, a VGA � � card and a mouse (with a mouse driver installed). And of course � � a Sound Blaster (or compatible) or a Gravis Ultrasound. Enhanced � � Keyboard is optional (F12 can be used for loading). � � � � I recommend using a 486 with Gravis Ultrasound for best effects, � � as only the GUS may use the effect sliders. � � � � � � FILES � � 컴컴� � � � � The following files should be present in the archive. If they're � � not, the archive has been tampered with and should be replaced � � by a new copy. � � � � � � FP.EXE 46176 The FairPlay program � � FP.DOC 26404 This documentation � � � � � � This version does not contain any MOD files. FairPlay plays most � � 4-voice MOD files with 99% full ProTracker support. � � � � � � FEATURES � � 컴컴컴컴 � � � � Now, before I get on with some brief instructions I better wet � � your appetite by telling you WHY you just HAVE to take a look at � � this marvellous MOD player... � � � � � � - Nice GUI in 640x480x16 with everything controlled by the mouse � � or optionally the keyboard. The file requester makes sure you � � don't have to mess around at the DOS prompt. :) � � � � - ECHO, REVERB and CHORUS for Gravis Ultrasound. Dividing the 4 � � voices into 4 parts giving 16 voices, it sounds really amazing � � to say the least. A switch in the GLOBAL requester makes it � � possible to adjust the MOD according to the song speed every � � time a new MOD file is loaded. HINT: The echo effects works � � best on chiptunes and songs with slowly releasing samples. � � � � - The samplename window introduces something new and exciting, a � � samplebar for each samplename. The green bar shows the entire � � sample and the red within it shows the part that loops. If you � � press the BARS/INSTR buttons you can flip between both names � � and bars, or just bars. And you can even see the samples PLAY � � with small white pointers on the playing instruments! Suddenly � � all your old MOD files becomes interesting again! :) � � � � - Cute SETUP requester with full configuration saved in the path � � as "FP.CFG". When you start the player for the first time this � � requester automatically appears so that you can adjust all the � � settings for your card. Remember to enter the GLOBAL requester � � where you can specify a PATH to your MOD files - amongst many � � other things. � � � � - Scopes are divided up into left and right for easy loudspeaker � � placement. By using the SWAP button you can switch places on � � screen graphically. This way you don't have to fumble around � � on the back of your computer trying to match the player. :) � � � � - The file requester is very user friendly. You can use the path � � strings in the top or browse around with the mouse. � � � � - Tape recorder-like PLAY, STOP, SKIP and PAUSE buttons placed � � in the bottom of the screen. � � � � - Patternslide showing the entire MOD. This is one of the strong � � features of FairPlay - simply drag the slideblock to the new � � position and the MOD will play from there. By observing the � � speed and granularity of the slideblock you immediately get an � � impression of the the songs complexity. � � � � - Nice global information window showing MOD size, pattern- and � � event counters, soundcard, speed and rate. The speed shows the � � normal speed and BPM at the same time. � � � � - A really good support of ProTracker commands. Only Glissando, � � Loop Pattern and Funk Invert has not been included - you can � � live with that, can't you!? The player has been tested with � � over 1000 MOD files. It isn't perfect - but it sure is above � � average! The BPM may wobble on SB at times, though. � � � � - Sound Blaster player uses autoinitializing DMA, thus expanded � � memory is allowed. � � � � - The GUS player allows up to 1 Mb MOD files (if the memory is � � present), and is free of GUS clicks. :) � � � � - Most Sound Blaster cards are fully supported; SB v1.0-v1.5, SB � � v2.0, SB Pro and SB 16 in 8- or 16 bit mode! � � � � - Option exists which checks for the "M.K." signature in a file. � � This makes it possible for you to search your demo directories � � for MOD files without playing garbage. � � � � - Entire player and GUI was written in 100 % assembler. No high � � level crap! ;) � � � � � � KEYS � � 컴컴 � � � � Although a mouse is required, you can also use the shortcut keys � � to access most functions. The main program accepts these keys: � � � � � � Enter Restart the song � � Cursor right Skip one pattern � � Cursor left Rewind one pattern � � 1-4 Voices ON/OFF � � Space Pause the song � � L or F12 FILE requester � � S or F9 SETUP requester � � B Show bars only � � I Show both bars and names � � P Swap the scopes graphically � � A About the creators � � Esc or F10 Quit the player � � � � � � The SETUP requester accepts these keys: � � � � � � G GLOBAL requester � � O or Enter OK button � � S SAVE button � � C, F10 or Esc Quit SETUP requester � � � � � � The GLOBAL requester accepts these keys: � � � � � � O or Enter OK button � � C, F10 or Esc Quit the GLOBAL requester � � � � � � THE FILE requester is a function called directly in the GUI, all � � keys available on the buttons are underlined. Other keys: � � � � � � Cursor up/down Move one line up or down � � PgUp/PgDn Move one page up or down � � Home Go to the top of list � � End Go to the end of list � � Enter Select the file or directory � � Esc Quit the FILE requester � � � � � � INSTRUCTIONS � � 컴컴컴컴컴컴 � � � � This player was designed to play the standard 32 instrument MOD � � files in 4 voices, which originated on the Commodore Amiga. When � � such a file has been loaded you can watch the information or you � � can play around with the effect sliders provided that you have a � � Gravis Ultrasound. � � � � I will not write instructions on how to use the entire player. I � � rely on you being able to figure THAT out - what I WILL briefly � � discuss though is the use of the effect sliders. � � � � The effect sliders are in fact three sliders; DELAY, DEPTH and � � CHORUS. The DELAY and DEPTH sliders must be used together to get � � the desired effect. As I already mentioned earlier the MOD files � � use 4 voices. By quadrupling this to 16 voices totally, I get up � � to 4 parts of 4 voices each. Each part is an exact copy of the � � other part, with the exception of a time delay and a new volume, � � and THIS is what you can define with DELAY and DEPTH. � � � � DELAY (00-1F) controls the number of frames between the 4 parts. � � A value of 00 triggers all parts at the same time. Good values � � are usually 01-05, but matching the songspeed can often be a � � good idea. Eg, if the songspeed is 03, try values 03, 06, or 09. � � � � DEPTH (00-1F) defines the release of the volumen for the 4 parts � � in the echo effect. A value of 00 keeps all 4 parts at the same � � level (maximized), while 1F releases the parts almost instantly. � � Good values are 01-04. Most of the time it sounds good if you � � match the DELAY value, or double it. � � � � DELAY and DEPTH used together can create ECHO and REVERB on MOD � � files with an astonishing effect. However, the result may differ � � from MOD to MOD - the effect works best on chiptunes and songs � � with long and slowly releasing instruments. Short and staccato � � drums often tend to sound messy. � � � � CHORUS is an effect that is best used when both DELAY and DEPTH � � has been set to 00. When this is done, the 4 parts are triggered � � at the same time with maximized volume. If the CHORUS effect is � � set at 01 at this time, the notes will be detuned in each of the � � 4 parts and this will give the illusion of CHORUS. Even though � � the CHORUS accepts values up to 03, the value of 01 is all you � � need for most purposes. By experimenting with a higher DEPTH and � � perhaps DELAY you can achieve some truly stunning effects. � � � � In the GLOBAL requester you can set a switch which automatically � � chooses a DELAY and DEPTH combination suiting the speed of the � � MOD file you choose in the FILE requester. � � � � If you want to turn off all the effects, set DELAY to 00, DEPTH � � to 1F and CHORUS to 00. � � � � � � CONTACT ADDRESS � � 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � � � � If you want to contact me for some (legal only!) reason, you can � � write to the following snail mail address: � � � � � � Jens-Christian Huus � � Tranegaardsvej 71 a � � 2900 Hellerup � � Denmark � � � � � � FidoNet: 2:236/86.22 (Kilroy BBS) � � � � � � THE BORING STUFF � � 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 � � � � All files in the archive should be distributed in their original � � form - it is forbidden to modify anything. The player may not be � � used commercially in any way without permission from the author. � � � � The names Vibrants, SirFace System and FairPlay are trademarks � � of Jens-Christian Huus. Other product and company names are the � � trademarks of their respective owners. � � � � All warranties are disclaimed, including damage to your hardware � � and/or software from use of this product. In no event will I be � � liable to you for any damages - including any lost profits, lost � � savings or other incidental or consequential damages arising out � � of your use or inability to use the program, or any other claim � � by any other party. � � � � � � LAST WORDS � � 컴컴컴컴컴 � � � � Well this concludes the DOC file for my MOD player. I hope you � � can forgive my terrible english, I know the grammatics may leave � � something to be desired at times... ;) � � � � Have fun, � � � � Jens / Vibrants � � � � � 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴캑 � � � 20/11-1994; Version 1.1: � � 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 � � � � - 13/11-1994: Adjusted existing functions to support the new syntax in the � � SirFace System v1.04� (my 640x480x16 GUI). FairPlay now also makes use of � � the new file requester which allows and files to be combined! :) � � � � - Swapped the "Swap" setting in LeftRight/LeftRightRes. They were connected � � the odd way round. � � � � - Now the mouse pointer is in "wait mode" (timeglass image) when loading a � � module to be played. � � � � - FairPlay uses improved versions of the players which now works on sound � � cards such as the 16-Bit soundcard from Trust. � � � � - 14/11-1994: Made limitation routines for the mouse. Now the mouse will not � � enter the areas belonging to the scopes. However, whenever the file � � requester or the setup requester is wanted, the mouse will move all over � � the screen again. � � � � - The sample bar window used to force itself into "bars only"-mode whenever � � an error appeared while loading. Fixed. � � � � - If quitting the file requester with an empty grey mode window, the window � � will now default to bars and sample text when the moduled is played again. � � � � - Adjusted the design in the bottom of the screen and added "Left/Right" � � indicators for the scopes. These will be adjusted when swapping too. � � � � - 16/11-1994: The MOD players has been updated with main volumen. Because � � of this I felt it necessary to implement this in FairPlay as well. Added � � a slide in the bottom of the screen and made sure it stays at the volume � � chosen, even if a new MOD is loaded. Main volume ranges from 00h-3Fh. � � � � - 19/11-1994: Inserted an "About" requester with credits to the creator of � � the wonderful fonts, the betatesters of my GUI - and of course myself! :) � � Also added key "A" to get this requester from the keyboard. � � � � - Added extensive commandline support. Apart from filename, there is -B for � � bars without samplenames, -F to enter file requester at startup, -P to use � � the current path, -S to swap the scopes and -vXX for main volume where XX � � is 00h-3Fh. � � � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸