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| author | Matti Hamalainen <ccr@tnsp.org> |
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| date | Mon, 23 Feb 2004 17:58:05 +0000 |
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| 7 | 1 XMMS-SID - SIDPlay input plugin for X MultiMedia System (XMMS) |
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3 (C) Copyright 2003-2004 Matti 'ccr/TNSP' Hämäläinen |
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| 7 | 5 MD5 Algorithm code for song-length database handling |
| 6 by L. Peter Deutsch <ghost@aladdin.com> | |
| 7 (C) Copyright 1999 Aladdin Enterprises. All rights reserved. | |
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| 9 | |
| 35 | 10 Introduction |
| 11 ============ | |
| 7 | 12 XMMS-SID is a plugin for XMMS (X MultiMedia System) which provides |
| 13 support for playing the so-called "SID tunes", which are music | |
| 14 from old Commodore computer programs like games, demos, etc. | |
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| 93 | 16 For the actual playing, XMMS-SID can use numerous emulator engines, |
| 17 including the excellent libSIDPlay v1 and v2. | |
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| 19 | |
| 20 Usage | |
| 21 ===== | |
| 7 | 22 Using the plugin is quite simple: if you are familiar with XMMS and |
| 23 SIDPlay, then you already know how to use XMMS-SID. Configuration | |
| 24 should be self-explanatory, here are few tips: | |
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26 * SIDPlay2-emulation is heavier, but more accurate. So you need to have |
| 7 | 27 more CPU-power for it. |
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| 7 | 29 * Oversampling is available with SIDPlay2-emulation, it can further |
| 55 | 30 enchange the audio quality, but you need some really powerful |
| 31 hardware to run it smoothly. | |
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| 7 | 33 * Filter-settings can be usually left as they are, unless you know |
| 34 what you're doing. | |
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| 7 | 36 * If the plugin doesn't recognize your SID-tunes, try checking the |
| 37 'Determine filetype by contents' option in the XMMS-SID config window. | |
| 1 | 38 This is horrendously slow if you're reading a 10000-tune playlist, |
| 39 though. | |
| 40 | |
| 41 * For those who don't know it: Autopanning and stereo are not native to | |
| 42 the original SID chip on C64&all, but are extra options implemented in | |
| 43 libsidplay. So if you think that the tune does not sound as it sounds | |
| 44 on the real C64 (or other SID using machine), use the Mono setting. | |
| 45 | |
| 46 * The "kb/s rate" box is actually the play rate in Hz, so you can | |
| 47 see if it's an NTSC or PAL song (if you haven't set the Force Speed | |
| 48 option). | |
| 49 | |
| 7 | 50 Also see FAQ for more tips, notes and such. |
| 51 | |
| 1 | 52 |
| 53 Contacting and where to get new versions | |
| 54 ======================================== | |
| 7 | 55 New releases of this plugin should be available at TNSP's WWW- |
| 56 homepages, see below for address. Bug-reports, suggestions, | |
| 1 | 57 patches, etc. should be sent to ccr. |
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59 IRC : #xmms-sid at irc.freenode.net (see http://www.freenode.net/) |
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61 E-mail : ccr@tnsp.org |
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63 Homepage : http://www.tnsp.org/xmms-sid.php |