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diff --git a/_old_files/progdesc.php b/_old_files/progdesc.php new file mode 100644 index 0000000..20a5226 --- /dev/null +++ b/_old_files/progdesc.php @@ -0,0 +1,176 @@ +<?php +require_once '/WWW/email.php'; + +//TITLE=OPL3 MIDI player for Linux and Windows + +$title = 'ADLMIDI: OPL3 MIDI player for Linux and Windows'; +$progname = 'adlmidi'; +$git = 'git://bisqwit.iki.fi/adlmidi.git'; + +$text = array( + 'purpose:1. Purpose' => " + +<div style=\"float:right;width:542px;text-align:justify;margin-left:30px\"> +<img src=\"http://bisqwit.iki.fi/jutut/kuvat/programming_examples/midiplay.gif\" +alt=\"adlmidi screenshot\" +title=\"adlmidi playing Tifa theme from FF7\"> +<br> +<span style=\"font-size:90%\" +>This screenshot shows ADLMidi running on Linux, seen through +a <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Shell\">SSH</a> +session that runs in <a href=\"http://www.cygwin.com/\">Cygwin</a> +<a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xterm\">XTerm</a> on Windows 7.<br></span> +<small style=\"color:#444\">The lovely dithering pattern is generated by +<a href=\"http://bisqwit.iki.fi/source/animmerger.html\">animmerger</a>, +another one of my pet projects…(The image above has only 16 colors)</small></div> + +AdlMIDI is a commandline program that plays MIDI files +using software OPL3 emulation (FM synthesis). + +", 'features:1. Key features' => " + +<ul> + <li>OPL3 emulation with four-operator mode support</li> + <li>FM patches from a number of known PC games, copied from + files typical to + AIL = Miles Sound System / DMX / HMI = Human Machine Interfaces + / Creative IBK.</li> + <li>Stereo sound</li> + <li>Reverb filter based on code from <a href=\"http://sox.sourceforge.net/\">SoX</a>, + based on code from <a href=\"http://freeverb3.sourceforge.net/\">Freeverb</a>. + A copy of either project is not needed.</li> + <li>Number of simulated soundcards can be specified as 1-100 (maximum channels 1800!)</li> + <li>xterm-256color support</li> + <li>WIN32 console support (also tested with <a href=\"http://www.japheth.de/HX.html\">HXRT / MS-DOS</a>)</li> + <li>Pan (binary panning, i.e. left/right side on/off)</li> + <li>Pitch-bender with adjustable range</li> + <li>Vibrato that responds to RPN/NRPN parameters</li> + <li>Sustain enable/disable</li> + <li>MIDI and RMI file support</li> + <li>loopStart / loopEnd tag support (Final Fantasy VII)</li> + <li>Use automatic arpeggio with chords to relieve channel pressure</li> + <li>Support for multiple concurrent MIDI synthesizers (per-track device/port select FF 09 message), can be used to overcome 16 channel limit</li> +</ul> + +<hr> +This project is <b>developed in C++</b>, but a <i>GW-BASIC version</i> is also provided +(<a href=\"http://bisqwit.iki.fi/jutut/kuvat/programming_examples/midiplay.html\" +>MIDIPLAY.BAS</a>). +This player was +<a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwcFV3KrnQA\" +>first implemented in GW-BASIC for a Youtube demonstration video</a>! +With alterations that take 15 seconds to implement, +it can be run in QBasic and QuickBASIC too. +Note: The GW-BASIC version does not contain all of the same features that the C++ version does. + +", 'usage: 1. Usage' => " + +<pre>ADLMIDI: MIDI player for Linux and Windows with OPL3 emulation +(C) -- http://iki.fi/bisqwit/source/adlmidi.html +Usage: adlmidi <midifilename> [ <options> ] [ <banknumber> [ <numcards> [ <numfourops>] ] ] + adlmidi <midifilename> -1 To enter instrument tester + -p Enables adlib percussion instrument mode + -t Enables tremolo amplification mode + -v Enables vibrato amplification mode + -s Enables scaling of modulator volumes + -nl Quit without looping + -w Write WAV file rather than playing + Banks: 0 = AIL (Star Control 3, Albion, Empire 2, Sensible Soccer, Settlers 2, many others) + 1 = Bisqwit (selection of 4op and 2op) + 2 = HMI (Descent, Asterix) + 3 = HMI (Descent:: Int) + 4 = HMI (Descent:: Ham) + 5 = HMI (Descent:: Rick) + 6 = HMI (Descent 2) + 7 = HMI (Normality) + 8 = HMI (Shattered Steel) + 9 = HMI (Theme Park) + 10 = HMI (3d Table Sports, Battle Arena Toshinden) + 11 = HMI (Aces of the Deep) + 12 = HMI (Earthsiege) + 13 = HMI (Anvil of Dawn) + 14 = DMX (Doom :: partially pseudo 4op) + 15 = DMX (Hexen, Heretic :: partially pseudo 4op) + 16 = DMX (MUS Play :: partially pseudo 4op) + 17 = AIL (Discworld, Grandest Fleet, Pocahontas, Slob Zone 3d, Ultima 4, Zorro) + 18 = AIL (Warcraft 2) + 19 = AIL (Syndicate) + 20 = AIL (Guilty, Orion Conspiracy, Terra Nova Strike Force Centauri :: 4op) + 21 = AIL (Magic Carpet 2) + 22 = AIL (Nemesis) + 23 = AIL (Jagged Alliance) + 24 = AIL (When Two Worlds War :: 4op, MISSING INSTRUMENTS) + 25 = AIL (Bards Tale Construction :: MISSING INSTRUMENTS) + 26 = AIL (Return to Zork) + 27 = AIL (Theme Hospital) + 28 = AIL (National Hockey League PA) + 29 = AIL (Inherit The Earth) + 30 = AIL (Inherit The Earth, file two) + 31 = AIL (Little Big Adventure :: 4op) + 32 = AIL (Wreckin Crew) + 33 = AIL (Death Gate) + 34 = AIL (FIFA International Soccer) + 35 = AIL (Starship Invasion) + 36 = AIL (Super Street Fighter 2 :: 4op) + 37 = AIL (Lords of the Realm :: MISSING INSTRUMENTS) + 38 = AIL (SimFarm, SimHealth :: 4op) + 39 = AIL (SimFarm, Settlers, Serf City) + 40 = AIL (Caesar 2 :: partially 4op, MISSING INSTRUMENTS) + 41 = AIL (Syndicate Wars) + 42 = AIL (Bubble Bobble Feat. Rainbow Islands, Z) + 43 = AIL (Warcraft) + 44 = AIL (Terra Nova Strike Force Centuri :: partially 4op) + 45 = AIL (System Shock :: partially 4op) + 46 = AIL (Advanced Civilization) + 47 = AIL (Battle Chess 4000 :: partially 4op, melodic only) + 48 = AIL (Ultimate Soccer Manager :: partially 4op) + 49 = AIL (Air Bucks, Blue And The Gray, America Invades, Terminator 2029) + 50 = AIL (Ultima Underworld 2) + 51 = AIL (Kasparov's Gambit) + 52 = AIL (High Seas Trader :: MISSING INSTRUMENTS) + 53 = AIL (Master of Magic, Master of Orion 2 :: 4op, std percussion) + 54 = AIL (Master of Magic, Master of Orion 2 :: 4op, orchestral percussion) + 55 = SB (Action Soccer) + 56 = SB (3d Cyberpuck :: melodic only) + 57 = SB (Simon the Sorcerer :: melodic only) + 58 = OP3 (The Fat Man 2op set) + 59 = OP3 (The Fat Man 4op set) + 60 = OP3 (JungleVision 2op set :: melodic only) + 61 = OP3 (Wallace 2op set, Nitemare 3D :: melodic only) + 62 = TMB (Duke Nukem 3D) + 63 = TMB (Shadow Warrior) + 64 = DMX (Raptor) + Use banks 2-5 to play Descent \"q\" soundtracks. + Look up the relevant bank number from descent.sng. + + The fourth parameter can be used to specify the number + of four-op channels to use. Each four-op channel eats + the room of two regular channels. Use as many as required. + The Doom & Hexen sets require one or two, while + Miles four-op set requires the maximum of numcards*6.</pre> + +", 'copying:1. Copying and contributing' => " + +ADLMIDI is distributed under the terms of the +<a href=\"http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html\">General Public License</a> +version 3 (GPL3). + <br/> +The OPL3 emulator within is from DOSBox is licensed under GPL2+. + <br/> +The FM soundfonts (patches) used in the program are +imported from various PC games without permission +from their respective authors. The question of copyright, when +it comes to sets of 11 numeric bytes, is somewhat vague, especially +considering that most of those sets are simply descendants of the +patch sets originally published by AdLib Inc. for everyone's free use. + <p/> +Patches (as in source code modifications) +and other related material can be submitted +to the primary author +".GetEmail('by e-mail at:', 'Joel Yliluoma', 'bisqwi'. 't@iki.fi')." + <p/> +The author also wishes to hear if you use adlmidi, and for what you +use it and what you think of it. + +"); +include '/WWW/progdesc.php'; |