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author | Matti Hamalainen <ccr@tnsp.org> |
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date | Mon, 12 Jan 2004 01:54:01 +0000 |
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7 | 1 XMMS-SID - SIDPlay input plugin for X MultiMedia System (XMMS) |
1 | 2 ============================================================== |
93 | 3 (C) Copyright 2003 Matti 'ccr/TNSP' Hämäläinen |
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7 | 5 "XMMS-SID Theme"-song (SIDtune) |
6 by Peter 'Brite-Lite' Halin of Dekadence | |
7 (C) Copyright 2002 Dekadence | |
8 <http://www.dekadence64.org/> | |
1 | 9 |
7 | 10 MD5 Algorithm code for song-length database handling |
11 by L. Peter Deutsch <ghost@aladdin.com> | |
12 (C) Copyright 1999 Aladdin Enterprises. All rights reserved. | |
1 | 13 |
14 | |
35 | 15 Introduction |
16 ============ | |
7 | 17 XMMS-SID is a plugin for XMMS (X MultiMedia System) which provides |
18 support for playing the so-called "SID tunes", which are music | |
19 from old Commodore computer programs like games, demos, etc. | |
1 | 20 |
93 | 21 For the actual playing, XMMS-SID can use numerous emulator engines, |
22 including the excellent libSIDPlay v1 and v2. | |
1 | 23 |
24 | |
25 Usage | |
26 ===== | |
7 | 27 Using the plugin is quite simple: if you are familiar with XMMS and |
28 SIDPlay, then you already know how to use XMMS-SID. Configuration | |
29 should be self-explanatory, here are few tips: | |
30 | |
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31 * SIDPlay2-emulation is heavier, but more accurate. So you need to have |
7 | 32 more CPU-power for it. |
1 | 33 |
7 | 34 * Oversampling is available with SIDPlay2-emulation, it can further |
55 | 35 enchange the audio quality, but you need some really powerful |
36 hardware to run it smoothly. | |
1 | 37 |
7 | 38 * Filter-settings can be usually left as they are, unless you know |
39 what you're doing. | |
1 | 40 |
7 | 41 * If the plugin doesn't recognize your SID-tunes, try checking the |
42 'Determine filetype by contents' option in the XMMS-SID config window. | |
1 | 43 This is horrendously slow if you're reading a 10000-tune playlist, |
44 though. | |
45 | |
46 * For those who don't know it: Autopanning and stereo are not native to | |
47 the original SID chip on C64&all, but are extra options implemented in | |
48 libsidplay. So if you think that the tune does not sound as it sounds | |
49 on the real C64 (or other SID using machine), use the Mono setting. | |
50 | |
51 * The "kb/s rate" box is actually the play rate in Hz, so you can | |
52 see if it's an NTSC or PAL song (if you haven't set the Force Speed | |
53 option). | |
54 | |
7 | 55 Also see FAQ for more tips, notes and such. |
56 | |
1 | 57 |
58 Contacting and where to get new versions | |
59 ======================================== | |
7 | 60 New releases of this plugin should be available at TNSP's WWW- |
61 homepages, see below for address. Bug-reports, suggestions, | |
1 | 62 patches, etc. should be sent to ccr. |
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64 IRC : #xmms-sid at irc.freenode.net (see http://www.freenode.net/) |
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66 E-mail : ccr@tnsp.org |
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68 Homepage : http://www.tnsp.org/xmms-sid.php |