276 lines
12 KiB
Plaintext
276 lines
12 KiB
Plaintext
|
||
Revision History of Cubic Player
|
||
==================================
|
||
|
||
Latest versions are available at
|
||
|
||
Digital Nightmare
|
||
|
||
+49-5121-157107 33.6k USR
|
||
+49-5152-39236 16.8k ZYX
|
||
+49-5121-157636 64.0k/128k ISDN
|
||
|
||
or have a look at the dist site list CP.DST
|
||
|
||
|
||
v1.7 31.3.96 mekka release
|
||
-------------------------------
|
||
-WAV player... :) (not yet on std. gus)
|
||
-stereo and 16 bit bug removed
|
||
-pattern lock (alt-l) (hiho alpha...)
|
||
-samples >512k cause no more problems with the mixer
|
||
-background TGA colors now shifted automatically
|
||
-pattern loop to order 0, row 0 fixed
|
||
-position jump & pattern break protracker compatibility improved ((r)ok?)
|
||
-delete the quality mixer from your cp directory to avoid conflicts!!!
|
||
|
||
|
||
Quality Mixer v1.666b
|
||
----------------------
|
||
-improved mixer
|
||
-volume slides
|
||
-quadratic interpolation
|
||
|
||
|
||
v1.666 29.2.96 (the in-between version for the in-between day!)
|
||
---------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
-soundsystem completely restructured
|
||
-memory consumption and loading time reduced due to overlay system
|
||
-windows style CP.INI file / commandline parameters reduced.
|
||
-module type autodetect
|
||
-compo mode: all texts are removed and fileselector comment shown as name
|
||
-scan any given file extension (=> 001, 002, 003, 004 ??? :) )
|
||
-use your own background piccies (will you be able to convert them??! >) )
|
||
-multiple devices
|
||
-tag big modules to play them on a different device (alt-b in fileselector)
|
||
-devices can be changed at runtime (=> @:\DEVICES\DEVxyyyy)
|
||
-inputs of all devices can be sampled (=> @:\DEVxyyyy.MIC/LIN)
|
||
-S3M compatibility improved
|
||
-WSS sampler added
|
||
-WSS init should now work. tell me if not, since i'm only guessing! ;)
|
||
-no click after end of module in no-loop mode
|
||
-scanning ZIPs with password fixed
|
||
-RAR support. RAR 2.0 required for extracting
|
||
(when will they learn to support command line the right way?!!!!!)
|
||
-multiple patloops/globalvolslides fixed (thanks go to Eclipse)
|
||
-intensity adjust for analysers. (=> ctrl-pgup/dn)
|
||
-mono textmode analyser
|
||
-fine frequency adjust in analysers.
|
||
(no, this is not a feature, only a side effect... :] )
|
||
-MDL support (format version 1 only, convert old ones with 2MDL)
|
||
-mixer can now resample for screen output. (speed vs. accuracy)
|
||
-note delay command hopefully improved
|
||
-Super High Quality Mixer and IT loader coming soon. (as a driver)
|
||
|
||
|
||
v1.6 3.11.95 (Wired '95 release)
|
||
------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
-Sound Blaster AWE support (-cc5)
|
||
-AWE port is 6x0, not 2x0.
|
||
-reverb & chorus:
|
||
-does not modify effects engine parameters
|
||
-some midis use reverb & chorus
|
||
-ctrl-f5 / ctrl-f6 to slide master reverb down / up
|
||
-ctrl-f7 / ctrl-f8 to slide master chorus down / up
|
||
-ctrl-f4 to toggle between srnd/pan/bal and echo/rev/chr
|
||
-command line switches: -vrXXX for reverb/-vcXXX for chorus (-100..100)
|
||
-IMM available => load up to 112MB of samples to your AWE... >]
|
||
-plays up to 32 channels
|
||
-EMU8000 limitations:
|
||
-176.4kHz max. sample replay rate (this may seem to be no problem,
|
||
but consider a 44.1kHz sample played two ocataves above base).
|
||
Some high notes are not played, especially with midi.
|
||
-no 8 bit samples => half amount of memory when using only 8 bit samples
|
||
-no pingpong loops => converted to forward loops => less memory
|
||
-30 simultaneous notes max.
|
||
-no reverse playback direction
|
||
-Disk Writer device (-cc40)
|
||
-Sample Mode: analyse the CD, line or microphone input of your soundcard.
|
||
-play a track from the root of your cd drive
|
||
-play @:LINE.INP or @:MIC.INP to analyse line or microphone.
|
||
-if your cd drive is connected to the line input use the switch -cn
|
||
-available modes: a,x,g,shift-g,o
|
||
(the beloved ->w<>rfel mode<- does not yet work!)
|
||
-only on SB 1.x/2.x/pro/16 & GUS at the moment
|
||
-the "Windows-95-one-file-only-bug" hopefully removed now
|
||
-this may also include a similar bug with dos.
|
||
-thanks to Michael Erdmann for helping me finding this $&&!!%-[<5B>] bug.
|
||
-pattern re/preview in track view
|
||
-gus can use system timer now: -ct (use this switch in combination with
|
||
-cg if the gus plays only the first few notes)
|
||
-new oscilloscope mode: master channel
|
||
-8x finer speed/pitch control. ENOUGH, GUYS?!!? press ctrl-f11 to toggle.
|
||
-Audio-only CDs should now work with every computer
|
||
-XM fadeout bug fixed
|
||
-AMS v2.2 support and generally improved
|
||
-runtime stability improved
|
||
-some smaller bugfixes & internal changes
|
||
-midi titles in fileselector (thanks go to R0M/vacuum for info).
|
||
-nice little helpful tool... you'll notice it if you should need it. :)
|
||
|
||
|
||
v1.5-TP4 The Party 4 CD-ROM 31.7.95
|
||
---------------------------------------
|
||
-cd audio support enabled (just crap... wasn't it?)
|
||
(tracks are in root of cd drive)
|
||
-AMS support... (v2.1 only)
|
||
(I only had one module to test, so please do not hit me!)
|
||
-some smaller bugfixes
|
||
|
||
|
||
v1.4 9.7.95
|
||
--------------------
|
||
-the long promised ultra-cool fileselector ][ implemented:
|
||
-module information cache
|
||
-MDZ files (see MDZFILE.NFO)
|
||
-composer, comment, style, playtime, type, date
|
||
-type depending colored modules (what???)
|
||
-132x60 mode and others
|
||
-online help
|
||
-setup (session only for the moment :( )
|
||
-faster
|
||
-scan in archives
|
||
-bug that crashes some systems NOT YET found... sorry!
|
||
-Pro Audio Spectrum series support (thanks go to Alexander Gerlach)
|
||
-Double GUS support (see DOC 3.6)
|
||
-freeze option: alt-p => no screen output, idle, for multitaskers.
|
||
-PTM support (thanks to Scholar / $een / Holofix for one important
|
||
piece of information! Der Rest war ja wohl ne Lachnummer!)
|
||
-FFI officially renamed to Fast-Fake-Interpolation... =) (alt-backspace)
|
||
-new: 48-bit-Adaptive-Oversampling-Interpolation (backspace)
|
||
and 64-bit-Full-Oversampling-Interpolation (2*backspace)
|
||
(FOI always intepolates, AOI only when really needed, but nearly no
|
||
difference). intepolation sometimes pops a bit... :(
|
||
-gus clicks reduced... (hiho iceman!)
|
||
-gus volumes were a bit wrong... amplify can now be turned up to 200%
|
||
-textmode analyser colored (tab to change)
|
||
-notedots colors improved
|
||
-GUS Intelligent Memory Multiplier's IQ raised :)
|
||
-chorus added to echos (thanks to Shadow Dancer)
|
||
-vesa bugfix for gsa fadeout... (thanks to Michael Erdmann)
|
||
-pattern jump/break fixed... (thanks to Christophe Yvon)
|
||
-WSS port now used correctly: (thanks to Sandro Richi)
|
||
use e.g. -cc20,p530,d1 for standard WSS
|
||
-smaller changes/bugfixes: SB, WSS, DMF, S3M, OKT, XM/volcol
|
||
|
||
|
||
v1.0 29.5.95
|
||
-------------------
|
||
-authors' addresses have changed, see cp.doc
|
||
-Intelligent Memory Multiplier. Enables you to upload up to 8 megs of
|
||
sampledata to your GUS, CP will try to keep the sound quality as high
|
||
as possible. (not just dull doubling... ;)
|
||
-Windows Sound System / GUS MAX CODEC support (-cc20 / -cc21)
|
||
-GUS daughterboard is WSS. (not tested)
|
||
-makes echos, surround and very very big mods possible on a GUS with a
|
||
daughterboard or a GUS MAX, though the normal GUS mode usually sounds much
|
||
better. backspace should improve the quality)
|
||
-detect only works with GUS daughterboard or GUS MAX.
|
||
normal WSS owners will have to set the port and dma manually.
|
||
(how to detect a WSS?)
|
||
-Advanced Note Dots => N
|
||
-FFT for no coprocessor systems added (-cf for copro owners)
|
||
-common spectrum analyser added in Graphic Spectrum Analyser mode.
|
||
(YEHS!, shift tab to change palette)
|
||
-big graphic spectrum analyser added: 1024*768, (SHIFT-G)
|
||
Pentium recommended for fast mode and Hexium recommended for fine mode.
|
||
Resolution could possibly not increase that much on soft-mixer devices.
|
||
-OKT support (thanks to Sheer/Patraa for OKTs)
|
||
-new pics, new anis, anis need less mem now.
|
||
-analysers for no-coprocessor systems added
|
||
-did you notice, that all 16 bit samples were converted down to 8 bits? ;)
|
||
the GUS driver now supports 16 bit samples...
|
||
-card handles changed:
|
||
0: Quiet
|
||
1: SoundBlaster 1.x
|
||
2: SoundBlaster 2.x
|
||
3: SoundBlaster Pro
|
||
4: SoundBlaster 16 / AWE32
|
||
10: Gravis UltraSound
|
||
20: Windows Sound System
|
||
21: GUS MAX CODEC
|
||
-GUS and serial communication improved (worked with my non-fifo at 19.2k)
|
||
-Slow computer owners may use -cqXXXXX to set the desired mixing rate at 32
|
||
channels, rates at a different number of channels will be interpolated,
|
||
but they will not go beyond the -crXXXXX rate.
|
||
(SiPiYou: Ok?)
|
||
-scopes/gsa modes changed to 640x480, since problems occurred with
|
||
some adaptors
|
||
-ms-dos seems to mess around with the fonts when using code pages,
|
||
which made the graphics mode's text writing routine crash.
|
||
-echo editor added. => E
|
||
does not work with the UltraSound driver, of course!
|
||
-new: file zapper in the fileselector => ctrl-k
|
||
wait for the new fileselector for a better one. this one was just
|
||
included due to many urgent requests, and not much work was put in it,
|
||
so please do not complain!
|
||
-DMF files sound much better now!
|
||
(yes, they really sound better with more effects... |^} )
|
||
Not all effects are implemented yet, so keep complaining!
|
||
(I don't think all of them will ever be implemented...
|
||
And finally more (all?) DMFs will be loaded!
|
||
(how should I know, that I cannot rely on the information in the DMF?)
|
||
All RR Chapter 6 DMFs will be played.
|
||
-the single-channel-scope-and-low-relative-pitch-bug removed.
|
||
-use -md to make midi channel 16 a drum channel.
|
||
(thanks go to Martin Moeller for this info)
|
||
-the panic.s3m-much-too-high-pitch-in-pattern-5-bug removed.
|
||
(wow, I finally found a solution... ;)
|
||
-loader bugfixes (XM, S3M, DMF, 669)
|
||
-player bugfixes (S3M, DMF)
|
||
-load old mods now stays on. (kick me for 0.96!)
|
||
-loop modules & midi works
|
||
-walking forward in midi files works
|
||
-esc esc 2 escape
|
||
-save/restore setting moved to alt-f2/f3
|
||
-alt-fX mode keys removed
|
||
the next point is only true for Novell EMM386.EXE users:
|
||
-IRQs >= 8 do work now...
|
||
If such an IRQ did occur in real mode, DOS4G did not pass it up
|
||
to protected mode... The bugfix needs an additional interrupt. (0x60)
|
||
You can change the interrupt or turn the bugfix off (in case you are the
|
||
lucky owner of a new DOS4GW.EXE) by the switch -caXX (0:off)
|
||
|
||
|
||
v0.96 2.3.95
|
||
------------------
|
||
-ZIP support (use this, if you can!) (-> SET TEMP=tempdir)
|
||
-ARJ support (not quite sure about it)
|
||
-DMF support (wellwell... not too proud of it :]
|
||
but who cares in the times of FastTracker II >) )
|
||
-669 support
|
||
-WOW support
|
||
-ULT support (don't know about the effects...)
|
||
-old MODs without a signature will only be played if you set a certain switch
|
||
-fileselector: path can be entered manually now (ctrl-return)
|
||
-XM keyoff effect was misplaced i.e. put before the note instead of after...
|
||
|
||
|
||
v0.95 2.2.95
|
||
------------------
|
||
-gus support (-cc5)
|
||
DOES NOT WORK WITH IRQs FROM 8 TO 15!!!
|
||
This seems to be a problem with DOS4GW 1.95...
|
||
If anyone knows how to avoid the loss of interrupts with DOS4GW,
|
||
please send me a message!
|
||
-example echo/reverb batches added... Cathedral
|
||
-132 column modes and 30/60 rows modes <x> or <alt/ctrl-z> (VESA)
|
||
-32-bit-fast-fourier-interpolation added <backspace>
|
||
-midi scopes <o>
|
||
-midi drum channel
|
||
-the FIDO-net adress is now right... ;)
|
||
-vesa support. graphic output should now work correctly
|
||
-text mode analyser's font now set correctly. (hope so..)
|
||
-many loader bugfixes.
|
||
-cooperative command line help
|
||
-OS/2 v3 & sb support (probably also gus, but untested!)
|
||
-CAUTION: CP may cause OS/2 to do random writes at the hard disk!
|
||
Does anyone have more info about this?
|
||
|
||
|
||
v0.9<EFBFBD> 27.12.94 (party '94 pre-release)
|
||
------------------------------------------------
|
||
-first released version
|