
Summary of released versions of
the Multi Module Player (C) Charles Attard 1994-1998


   5.406 (1/25/98)
         New        Little web page http://www.cerise.ml.org/charles,
                    /ENV command to force MMP to use environment string,
                    ping-pong loop support, progress indicator for Disk
                    writer
         Bug fixes  List playing with archives, ultra-clicks with oversampler,
                    default colors for Rendition based graphic boards,
                    patterns,

                     EXISTING .XM  (note cut on invalid instrument)
                     CYCLO    .XM  (pattern loader fixed)
                     CDPART1  .MOD (volume slide)
                     DEADLOCK .XM  (volume slide)
                     THINKTWI .MOD (portamento)
                     HELI     .MOD (clicks)
                     CREATURE .XM  (loader locking)
                     GMS      .XM  (loader locking)
                     TURCH2HS .XM  (loader locking)
                     HUNCHB2  .XM  (volume slide)
                     MIKIE_JL .XM  (volume slide)
                     BEHINDTH .MOD (arpeggio)
                     BLITZ    .MOD (volume slide (when x and y present))
                     MENULDR  .MOD (arpeggio)
                     WELC2SBR .MOD (volume slide)
                     OCEAN    .MOD (pattern delay)
                     SYNTHFLD .MOD (volume slide)
                     RAINING3 .MOD (volume slide)
                     ADICTION .MOD (volume slide, portamento
                     a.s.o.

   5.265 (4/20/97)
         New        Tone generator mode to play instruments and samples
                    with MIDI input and/or PC keyboard with octave
                    transposition, FastTracker instruments (XI) and RIFF wave
                    (WAV) support, 16-bit samples support, new mixing routines,
                    scheduling and data alignement optimizations for Pentiums
                    and 486s, digital amplification available up to 16 times
                    (depending on the number of tracks), pattern movement
                    to XMS (DOS mem. freed up to about 150KB depending on the
                    module), volume table not created if all samples are
                    16-bit (frees 33KB of DOS mem.), list file format added
                    (LST)
         Bug fixes  Display lock on SBPro and some SB16,
                    file manager display, patterns, DOS shell,

                           CAPELLA .S3M (patterns of size 0)
                           GREY    .XM  (pitch slide refresh with specific memory)
                           FDREAM2 .S3M (amiga limits)

   4.382 (1/13/97)
         New        ARJ and ZIP support (need unarchivers),
                    new mixing routines scheduling and data alignement
                    optimizations, for Pentiums and 486s,
                    master volume control, fade out delay, surround
                    mode for headphones and speakers, previous directory '..'
                    set by default (for networks) ...
         Bug fixes  patterns, FFT, XMS manager (main memory > 32 MB),
                    title display in file manager on some systems ...

                           ARMANI  .S3M (pattern loop end before start)
                           RENDEZV4.S3M (extra patterns in order list)
                           7SPIRITS.S3M (porta+new instrument)
                           DAWN    .MOD (porta+new instrument)

   4.072 (12/11/96)
         New        DOS shell
         Bug fixes  patterns, samples, SBPro support, IRQ 10 line

                           BACKWARD.S3M (pattern break on last order)
                           CLOSER-1.MTM (pitch slide with data zero)
                           3EDGES  .MOD (porta+new note)


   4.012 (11/15/96)
         Bug fixes (XM)
                           J-KGDSKY.XM  (Single retrig)

   3.985 (11/7/96)
         New e-mail address 'charles@cerise.ml.org' and minor changes

   3.980 (10/21/96)
         Bug fixes, mainly about module playing

                           WDFIL   .S3M (Global volume)
                           STARFALL.XM  (Note-off on track 0)

   3.962 (9/30/96)
         Now plays many 669, MOD, NST, MTM, S3M and XM more accurately than
         Mod4Win 2.30, DMP 4.00, Inertia Player 1.21 and Cubic Player 1.7 !

         * XM file format {complete} support
           XM format brings new features
            + multi-sample intstruments (up to 128 instruments of 16 samples)
            + envelope generators for volume and panning, each with sustain
              and loop mode
            + instrument fade out
            + new effects: global volume slide, panning slide left or right,
              set volume envelope position, set vibrato speed
            + variable pattern length, from 1 to 256 rows
            + linear frequence table (allows a constant variation of pitch in
              vibrati and pitch slides)
            {+ Bidirectionnal sample loop (great with strings)}
         * Global surround mode
         * Enhanced file selector: 4 modes ! (1x17, 1x38, 7x16, 7x37
           (columnsxrows)) with mouse
         * Sizeable instrument list (and full screen mode)
         * Mouse support
         * User defineable colors in GUI (at will or select color schemes)
         * Bug fixes, mainly in pattern reading (see MMP_REV.TXT
           for more details)

         Bug fixes :(

           - surround mode
           - configuration saving. Short pathnames are saved and environment
             string MMP can be used to define the default path for MMP.CFG
           - interrupt handler (conflicts with keyboard IRQ)
           - S3Ms period calculation (now exact)
           - Note delay (complete redesign)
           - Tremor (init bug)
           - Tremolo (too weak amplitude)
           - Portamento (continue porta after a pitch slide)
           - Position jump (when used with pattern break)
           - Pattern break (buggy if row>0)
           - Glissando switch implemented (MF_CRETI.XM)

         And many internal changes to make MMP very stable and faster

         Modules which WERE not read correctly (not exhaustive) :)
         (I insist, they are NOW read perfectly ...)

                       1993    .MOD (note delay)
                       WIZBALL .MOD (note delay)
                       BACKWARD.S3M (pattern break)
                       CRONOLOG.S3M (note delay)
                       DESIRED .S3M (volume slide)
                       ICE     .S3M (period calculation)
                       LEM-PART.S3M (empty instruments had to be used)
                       SANXION .S3M (pattern break)
                       SCAMEL  .S3M (tremolo)
                       SNOWD   .S3M (untyped instruments had to be discarded)

         (This makes only a few modules on several hundreds ... but let's
          listen to the XMs now ... ;) )

   2.606 (5/7/96)
         First Internet release with following features

         * 669, MOD, MTM, NST, S3M music modules file formats
         * Oversampling, clipping and digital low-pass filtering for
           the best output
         * DMP surround mode supported
         * Nice graphics in high resolution (640x480) with sizeable objects
           (oscillographs, spectrums, little keyboards ...)
         * Memory modes: DOS, EMS and XMS in flat addressing mode
         * SB Pro, SB 16/AWE 32 hardware support

