
SUGGESTED USAGE

Sontica is cool if you use it properly. It is a "console" Windows app, so
you'll have to use command-line parameters to tell it what to do.
Make yourself a new program group called "Sonitica" or something and
add items with the following command lines:

        sonc genmidi.son -m<filename.mid>
        sonc defmod.son

The results should be pretty chill. SONITICA.RTF is the documentation,
but it's unfinished -- just look at the programs and play around with 'em.
You can also use MOD2MIDI to make Sonitica programs from .MOD files.

If you have two or more sound devices in your system, you'll have to
change the SONC.INI file to tell the program which ones to use for
input & output. And be sure you set the sample & include paths correctly.

There are some defines you can use to change the way GENMIDI works:

-DPOP           Plays the song with pop settings -- short reverb time,
                some instruments w/ no reverb, etc.

-DFREQ=<value>  Sets the output frequency to <value> Hz.

-DNOREVERB      No reverberation.

-DJUSTREVERB    Nothing but reverberation.

-DOUTFILENAME=<filename>        Sends the output to a raw data file
                named <filename>. Format: 16-bit stereo.

And please excuse the samples -- most were recorded off of a "Casio SK
Sample Sounds" tape. I would appreciate donations.

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Steven Hugg
hugg@pobox.com
