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 For detailed explanation, read PP3.DOC. Full of junk.

 New bugs introduces with my itchy hands. Won't play BACKWARD.S3M
  correctly now. (Previous version did nicely). Won't play ODE2PTK.MOD
  as good as CP, but doesn't 'jam' now :)

 In case sound is terrible, try forcing your SB to SB 2.0 or SB Pro.
  SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 T3         (SB 2.0, mono 44khz)
  SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 T4         (SB Pro, stereo 22khz/mono 44khz)

  This is most probably true if you own a SB16 or AWE32. Program
  might crash, hang, etc... Sorry, but I don't have the time (or interest)
  to debug this old code...

 Documents might be outdated, since some modifications have been made
  since PP3.0.

 Watch out for possible release of PP4! With GUS support, and possibly,
  XM,S3M,MOD,(new)AMM playback!

 Enjoy...or rather, suffer. :-)


SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS


         A 386 or better PC.
         A SoundBlaster/compatible card. SB Pro and SB16 are supported too.
         EMS optional but highly recommended, and required for large
          modules.


PROGRAM COMMAND LINE SWITCHES/SYNTAX

        Platinum Play III has the following command line syntax...

        PP3 [switch] filename[.MOD/.S3M/.AMM] [switch]

         No wildcards are supported. Maybe I'll write a shell to address this
          problem. :)
         File extensions are optional. But they are searched in order of
          MOD,S3M and finally AMM.
         Only MOD/S3M/AMM format is supported.
         All switches are case insensitive.

        The following are the valid switches...
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        /?      Get help
        /S1     Set mixing rate to 16khz. Sux.
        /S2     Set mixing rate to 22khz. So-so.
        /S3     Set mixing rate to 44khz (default). Best! :-)
        /8      Force 8-bit mode for 16-bit SoundBlasters.
        /M      Force mono mode for stereo SoundBlasters.
        /L      Disable song looping.
        /Axx    Sets amplification. xx value ranges from 1 to 8000.
                Defaults to ...uhh...I'm not sure.
        /AF     Lowest quality.
        /PAL    PAL system.
        /B      Disable EMS usage. (Faster! But might have bugs!).
        /F      Use internal amplification (same as /AF for MODs)
        /1      Selects screen.
        /2
        /10
        /Pxx    Jumps to sequence xx in song.


KEYS WHILE PLAYING MUSIC


        ESC             Beat it.
        Alt-D           Shell to DOS.
        CursorRight     Fast forward
        CursorLeft      Rewind
        +               Increase master volume
        -               Decrease master volume
        TAB             Switch between the main screen and the sample screen.
        Up/Down         CGA/EGA only, switch screens in samples screen.
        `               Switches between PAL and NTSC mode.
        F1 to F10       Quick volume setting. F1=No sound. F10=Loudest.
        Alt F1          Main screen
        Alt F2          Samples screen
        H               Quick Help
        PgUp/PgDn       Incomplete amplification change.
        N               Quit to next song (see end of PP3.DOC)

