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My wishlist for future MPXplay versions: __MIDI__ (Users)

posted by DOS386, 27.12.2010, 08:49
(edited by DOS386 on 27.12.2010, 09:04)

> > 1) support for MIDI files using samples and software synthesis

+ 1

> - Because I have no midi files, I don't need it

MIDMODXM.zip 31'043 Byte's

> > 2) presets for FTP servers - it would be great to enable quick login

+ 1

> Yeah, the secondary problem is the MTRR register setting under EMM386.

Non-issue:

* Ring0 extenders (DOS32/A) give Ring0 even with EMM386
* No absolute need to have this inside MPXPLAY (there is VESAMTTRR)

> Like the midi playing: too much work, but it will be never perfect

Personally, I'd prefer the MIDdi thing from video. Why ? Video is covered by DUGL PLAYER and MPLAYER.

> However, I hate DOS4G (bloated)

me too (+ license ???)

> so I use the .DLL version of MPXPLAY reluctantly. I wonder if there's
> any possibility of compiling the in_mod.dll code directly the non-DLL
> version of MPXPLAY? Or would that be impossible?

I hope that's possible and not very difficult. Idea:

* Drop the DLL's and DOG4S
* Create 2 versions of MPXPLAY:
* * Tiny: only WAV Vorbis FLAC WAVPACK MP5(MP3+MP2) + demuxers (OGG AVI Matroska/WebM ...)
* * Full: additionally exotic codex (Speex, Monkey/APE, ...) and FTP

Other way to do: switch from DOS/32A + LE and DOG4S + LE + LE-DLL's to HX/LOADPEX + PE + PE DLL's (this switches from Ring0 to Ring3 too).

> MIDI players for DOS? (I can find URLs for you later if necessary)

Please do. Also reveal please:

* Does it support PCI sound cards ?
* Can it save WAV ?
* Does it run in DOS ?

> All the players you listed (except OpenCubicPlayer) use hardware MIDI
> syntesis via FM or wavetable. They access completely different part of
> soundcard (in practise differenr hardware) than for normal sounds. It is
> unusable for MPXplay because it doesn't share anything with existing code.

Agree.

> I hope that MIDI would be easy a few outs to "0x330"

Unusable. Does "0x330" exist natively on a single PCI sound card ?

PS: I'm not at all an expert on MIDI/XM/MOD/...

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• My wishlist for future MPXplay versions: - Laaca, 26.11.2010, 16:50 (Users)
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    • My wishlist for future MPXplay versions: - Laaca, 27.11.2010, 06:21
    • My wishlist for future MPXplay versions: __MIDI__ - DOS386, 27.12.2010, 08:49