MOD4WIN 2.40 Beta

THERE IS NO VERSION FOR SALE YET!
(But registered users can get a 
 free update but only via eMail)


!!!IMPORTANT!!! for Windows 3.1x USERS:
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  To get more time in Windows 3.1x you must
  copy the TRLPLAY.386 into your WINDOWS\SYSTEM
  directory and add the device=trlplay.386 line
  to the [386enh] section of your SYSTEM.INI!
  The driver does do nothing but stealing 8 kB
  RAM. But MOD4WIN can use it as safe and
  reliable timer ;)

WINDOWS 95 Users! Please copy the TRLPLAY.VxD
to your WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory!


What's New in the Beta?:
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1997-1-22
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* Made Player32 cooperate better with M4W_MCI.DRV
* Corrected MOD4WINs outfit in Windows NT 4.0
* Fixed Volume Envelope bug in XM playback

1997-1-21
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* Background noise in Player32 removed

1997-1-20
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* Instant PreAmp changing in Hardware mixing mode did not work

1997-1-18
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* Added more stable versions of trlplay.vxd and trlplay.386

1997-1-16
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* Player32.dll crashed if the selected wave driver was already open
* Fast Forward and Rewind didn't work if the FX Panel was closed
* GUSPnP public beta 3 drivers v2.0 do not work in software mixing 
  mode. THIS IS NOT A MOD4WIN BUG! Start MPlayer with a big WAV file 
  and make the sound drop (Start a time consuming 16Bit app)...the 
  time wil count on but the sound will mute...

1997-1-14
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* Player32.dll had loop problems on high pitches

1997-1-10
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* The PreAmp-Slider did not work
* Player32 Task mode fixed
* Junk display problems fixed
* Debug output problems fixed

1997-1-9
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* No more Shareware count downs or expiration dates :)
* GUS-PnP/Interwave playback routines
* TerraTec EWS 64 playback routines
* Several sequencing and note playback bugs fixed
* Faster Software Mixing routines
* Almost click free Software mixing
* Windows 95 lookalike interface
* In Win95/3.1 Task MODE now very reliable (VxD's)
* Better Windows 95 multi tasking
- OPL4 support temporarily disabled


What's missing fo the next official release?
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* Long file name support and AMIGA naming convention
* Playback support for CD Audio, WAVE and MIDI
* Unlimited play list size
* Pinnacle drivers
* AWE 32 drivers
* OPL4 drivers
* Direct Hardware support in Windows NT
* Real multi threaded timing in Windows 95/NT
* New easier interface
* PlugIn API for new sound drivers and file formats
* Language construction kit (Build you own MOD4WIN ;)
* Updated Help files
...maybe more


!! UNDOCUMENTED MOD4WIN !!
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We had no time to write a new old setup.
So here're some new options for you:

Add this section to your WIN.INI

Here's the default settings if no [Player32] Section is in your WINI.INI:
[Player32]
SmartSurround=0 ;1=Surround ON, if (<8 Channels)and(no Panning in MOD)
UseHardware=1   ;1=Autodetect GUS etc.; 0=No Detection==>No Hardware Mixing!
PALTiming=0     ;NTSC/PAL-Timing (Switch, if some samlpes have pauses or don't
                ;play till their end during playback)
PeakSearch=0    ;1=enable peak search before playback starts
ShowPeakSearch=0;1=show peak search progress bar
LoadProgress=0  ;1=show progress indicator while samples are being loaded to
                ;GUS/OPL4/EWS64 RAM

Hints for this year:

* Get an Audio System TerraTec EWS 64!