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1 XMMS-SID - SIDPlay input plugin for X MultiMedia System (XMMS)
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3 (C) Copyright 2003 Matti 'ccr/TNSP' Hämäläinen
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5 "XMMS-SID Theme"-song (SIDtune)
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6 by Peter 'Brite-Lite' Halin of Dekadence
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7 (C) Copyright 2002 Dekadence
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8 <http://www.dekadence64.org/>
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10 MD5 Algorithm code for song-length database handling
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11 by L. Peter Deutsch <ghost@aladdin.com>
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12 (C) Copyright 1999 Aladdin Enterprises. All rights reserved.
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15 Introduction
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16 ============
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17 XMMS-SID is a plugin for XMMS (X MultiMedia System) which provides
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18 support for playing the so-called "SID tunes", which are music
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19 from old Commodore computer programs like games, demos, etc.
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21 For the actual playing, XMMS-SID can use numerous emulator engines,
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22 including the excellent libSIDPlay v1 and v2.
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25 Usage
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26 =====
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27 Using the plugin is quite simple: if you are familiar with XMMS and
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28 SIDPlay, then you already know how to use XMMS-SID. Configuration
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29 should be self-explanatory, here are few tips:
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31 * SIDPlay2-emulation is harder, but more accurate. So you need to have
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32 more CPU-power for it.
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34 * Oversampling is available with SIDPlay2-emulation, it can further
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35 enchange the audio quality, but you need some really powerful
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38 * Filter-settings can be usually left as they are, unless you know
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39 what you're doing.
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41 * If the plugin doesn't recognize your SID-tunes, try checking the
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42 'Determine filetype by contents' option in the XMMS-SID config window.
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43 This is horrendously slow if you're reading a 10000-tune playlist,
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44 though.
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46 * For those who don't know it: Autopanning and stereo are not native to
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47 the original SID chip on C64&all, but are extra options implemented in
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48 libsidplay. So if you think that the tune does not sound as it sounds
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49 on the real C64 (or other SID using machine), use the Mono setting.
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51 * The "kb/s rate" box is actually the play rate in Hz, so you can
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52 see if it's an NTSC or PAL song (if you haven't set the Force Speed
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53 option).
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55 Also see FAQ for more tips, notes and such.
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58 Contacting and where to get new versions
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59 ========================================
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60 New releases of this plugin should be available at TNSP's WWW-
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61 homepages, see below for address. Bug-reports, suggestions,
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62 patches, etc. should be sent to ccr.
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64 ccr's e-mail: ccr@tnsp.org
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66 XMMS-SID's homepage: http://www.tnsp.org/xmms-sid.php
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68 TNSP's WWW : http://www.tnsp.org/
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