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Updated FAQ
author Matti Hamalainen <ccr@tnsp.org>
date Wed, 11 Aug 2004 03:03:05 +0000
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1 XMMS-SID - Frequently Asked (and other) Questions 1 XMMS-SID - Frequently Asked (and other) Questions
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4 - So what IS the "SID"?
5 - What are "SID-tunes"?
6 - Where to get SID-tunes?
7 - Why isn't the sub-song control window skinned?
8 - When using XMMS-SID with the OpenGL Spectrum Analyzer,
9 the sound becomes distorted!
10 - Can I make my own SID-tunes??? How??
11 - XMMS-SID plays some tunes too fast / there are severe playback bugs!
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14 3
15 Q: So what IS the "SID"? 4 Q: So what IS the "SID"?
16 5
17 A: "SID" is abbreviation for the sound chip that was used in many 6 A: "SID" is abbreviation for the sound chip that was used in many
18 of the old 8-bit home computers manufactured by Commodore Business 7 of the old 8-bit home computers manufactured by Commodore Business
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99 88
100 Q: Why isn't the sub-song control window skinned? 89 Q: Why isn't the sub-song control window skinned?
101 90
102 A: Because the XMMS's code for skins is not exported to 91 A: Because the XMMS's code for skins is not exported to
103 plugins. And besides, you would need new skin(s) anyway. 92 plugins. And besides, you would need new reworked
93 skin(s) anyway, piecing a skin together from existing
94 components would probably be impossible in most cases.
104 95
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106 97
107 Q: When using XMMS-SID with the OpenGL Spectrum Analyzer, 98 Q: When using XMMS-SID with the OpenGL Spectrum Analyzer,
99 the sound becomes distorted!
108 100
109 A: This is a known problem and occurs usually with NVidia 101 A: This is a known problem and occurs usually with NVidia
110 cards and drivers. It is not directly related to XMMS-SID. 102 cards and drivers. It is not directly related to XMMS-SID.
111 103
112 With certain combinations of hardware, this problem presents 104 With certain combinations of hardware, this problem presents
154 A2: Generally speaking this might be a bug in emulation-library or some 146 A2: Generally speaking this might be a bug in emulation-library or some
155 other component. Or it might be in XMMS-SID. Report and I'll see 147 other component. Or it might be in XMMS-SID. Report and I'll see
156 what can be done. 148 what can be done.
157 149
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151
152 Q: Some tunes are so short that I don't have time to change sub-tune
153 before XMMS moves on to next song in playlist!
154
155 A: Enable "Minimum playtime" option in XMMS-SID configuration
156 (Songlength -tab in configuration dialog) and you have more
157 time to change the sub-tune.
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