MED, OctaMED, Protracker

[ug0a@rzstud1.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de (Alexander Siegfried)]

Tilghman wrote:
 
 > I'm using Deskplay, which uses Shellplay.  Speaking of which,
 > I've found a few problems with it.
 
 > 1) It doesn't play all .mod files (NTGS plays them fine).
 
Yep, this is a bug in Shellplay. There's a solution to this
problem: Load the MOD file in Beatbox and save it again. Shellplay
will then be able to load the MOD file.
 
 
 > 2) It doesn't always play the samples at the specified volume
 > (NTGS works much better).
 
No. The "problem" you describe is a _feature_ of the song, which
is achieved using effects. NoiseTracker doesn't support most
effects at all, therefore the difference in playback compared to
Shellplay. Btw, because of this fact NoiseTracker isn't suitable
for playing back any (ProTracker) MOD files!
 
 
 > 3) If the screensaver (Phantasm) kicks in while it's playing,
 > the system "forgets" where the boot disk is, and refuses to
 > open boot disk icon on the desktop.  The only remedy is
 > Ctrl-OA-Reset, while the music is playing, because it won't
 > quit without the Shellplay file in the Desk.Accs folder (boot
 > disk).
 
We have had no problems with Twilight II, the GS screensaver of
choice, at all. So maybe the source of the problem is not
Deskplay, but Phantasm. Phantasm has some severe bugs (which I
forgot) that can cause your system to crash - I'd use Twilight II
if I were you!
 
 
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