On Tue, 25 Jul 2000 16:05:57 +0200 (MET DST), Bernie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Glenn wrote:
>>> BTW, anyone knows about TSR _MP3_ player ? ;)
>> No problem....
>> (you guessed it) CP v2.51 plays MP3 files also.
> No problem? The program uses up 174K bytes + 2* size of your shell (2*3200
> in my case). Even with enough memory to load all this high you'll have a
> hard time fitting a hard drive cache in low memory, and without smartdrive
> loaded CP didn't work good at all for me.
> Running Arachne isn't all that smart IMHO, Alt-M reported "51!!!" with 1.65
> IIRC so there are no swap buffers in low memory.
> But it's ideal for doing work in other programs (except that there's a
> break in the sound when I exit BC). Another problem is that you'll need to
> copy the files together that you want to hear since it doesn't continue
> onto the next file if you shell to DOS.
> * Change the size of the plrbufsize value (the other buffers doesn't seem
> to matter), I changed it to 70 miliseconds (from 1000) - this must most
> likely be changed depending on the CPU (and sound card?) - by switching to
> 60 it would at times sound jerky.
Similar experience here. Less capabable CPU and less complex tasks in
A166. Because, without an FPU, the music breaks up when many channels
are running simultaniously, I have the buffer set to 1500 millisecs, the
output sample rate to 16538.
With my 16MB RAM / 8MB RD I see now why it will never be my solution.
CP 2.60pre beta4 relies heavily upon the FPU. Its faster and uses less
conv mem. It stores samples as 32 bit, and requires RAM of about 4x the
size of the mod being played. It also incorperates several bugfixes. :-)
I can't use it because of the FPU requirement :-(
This ver seems to have dissapeared from the net, but if anyone has an
interest in testing it, drop a line.
I'm still searching for another player which offers the prompt :-)
- Pete Randolph -
- Morristown Corners, Vermont -
