Re: New MODZap!

[andrep@balboa.eng.uci.edu (Andre Prellwitz)]

In article <CC6C13.H19@news.iastate.edu>, Ian Schmidt <irsman@iastate.edu>
wrote:
   [stuff nuked]
>You betcha.  For those wondering why they should get it, here's a partial
>feature list:
>
>o Second-generation self-synching loop-mode swapper with DOC caching support
>  for sound every bit as good as ShellPlay (better in some cases).

Please don't take this as a flame, but my ZipGS 7 ROM 1 clearly plays a lot
of popping noise w/0.9.  Perhaps there is something in your ROM 03 which is
different and therefore masks this popping.  I dunno if it's my computer,
either, so I'm asking other ROM 1 users if they've noticed this.  Perhaps it's
a bug caused by over-optimizing the code ;)

>o All supported effect commands are interpreted correctly, as per ProTracker
>  on the Amiga.
>
>o There are 3 new player modes, which include several kinds of o'scopes.  Note
>  that MZ's code supports a background picture behind the scopes, although due
>  to lack of artistic talent I didn't put one in (anyone?).

A very nice job indeed.  Quadrascope is nice to watch, but it crashes my
machine after a while probably due to lack of speed.

>o You may now access your Classic Desk Accessories from inside MZ, such as
>  Ensoniq Peeker and What's Up DOC?.  

Could you please post Ensoniq Peeker?  I am on the verge of posting What's Up
DOC (as I was working on it today by coincidence) and would like to see what
the competition has done.  What's Up, DOC? displays info on each of the 32
oscillators: raw frequency, volume, DOC address, channel, osc. mode, interrupt
status, and a volume meter.  It also has stereo VU meters which become more
accurate the faster your machine runs (thanks to my hard work today) and
does this all at 60 updates/second.

>o Now supports 5-octave MODs created on IBMs and other non-Amiga machines
>  (not supported in any other IIgs player at this time!).
>
>o Stereo Mixing now works fine, and Full Stereo mode gives you a special
>  higher sound quality (same as the -S200 option in shellplay 0.71).
>
>o Compatible with GNO 1.0 (Jawaid worked around this in 2.0 anyway, but it's
>  still nice to have).

Very nicely done overall.  Check this one out...