        MIDAS Module Player for Windows NT, version 0.1.4
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MIDAS MODULE PLAYER IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
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OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT
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CAUSED BY THE USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, OF MIDAS MODULE PLAYER.

MIDAS Module Player may freely be distributed as long as no money is
charged for it, and no attempt is made to restrict further copying,
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1. Foreword
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Thank you for downloading MIDAS Module Player, and, above all, thank
you for reading the documentation. This is now the first publicly
announced release of MIDAS Module Player (MidpNT), but, as the version
number should suggest, far from a final version. The user interface is
far from finished and there is very little documentation, but the most
important feature is here: correct playback.

So what is MidpNT anyway? MidpNT is a free module player for Windows NT
and 95. It plays Protracker (MOD), Scream Tracker 3 (S3M) and
FastTracker 2 (XM) modules on all sound cards that Windows supports.

MidpNT might seem very unfinished and in general look like a music
system test program more than anything else - and that is exactly what
it is. The main intention of MidpNT is to test MIDAS Sound System and
give you an impression what it sounds like - that's why our emphasis is
on playback quality instead of the user interface. Moreover, MIDAS is
still very much under development, so all feedback you can give is
appreciated.


2. Using MidpNT
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Using MidpNT is simple - just start it and you are on your way to play
music. You can use File/Open to select a module, or you can pass a
module file name in the command line. If you attempt to start a new
instance of MidpNT, the module file name will just be passed to the old
copy and it will take care of playing it. This allows you to just
associate MidpNT with all module extensions and use Explorer or File
Manager to select and play modules.


3. MidpNT User Interface
------------------------

The MidpNT user interface, although very spartan, should be pretty
straightforward and easy to use. The UI consists of one main window,
plus possibly several view windows. Views contain some information
about the song that is currently playing, and possibly some ways to
control the playback.

[More information when I have time :)]


4. Configuring MidpNT
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MidpNT can be configured using the entries in the Options menu.
Preferences opens a dialog with generic user interface -related
preferences and Sound Options lets you change the sound output quality.
You can also save and restore the view window positions.

IMPORTANT! If you manage to screw MidpNT settings up so that it refuses
to start any more, edit the Registry from
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Sahara Surfers\MidpNT. You can also delete
the whole MidpNT key --- MidpNT will then start with default values.


5. Future
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I'm planning to do a complete rewrite of the MidpNT user interface in
the near future. The editfield in the main window is useful for
debugging purposes, but it's taking up way too much screen space, and
is just plain ugly as well. I've been thinking about a CD-player style
interface for the main window, much like the Windows 95/NT CD player
utility, but I'm open to suggestions. If you like doing user interface
design, send me your suggestions!

Also, if you think you know what the ultimate Win32 module player
should be like, and could _program_ it as well, get in touch with me. I
don't have very much time to work on MidpNT, and would rather spend
that on the actual MIDAS Sound System. If you would be interested in
programming the actual module player UI, I could supply you with the
latest MIDAS version, with possibly custom modifications for the module
player. Any 32-bit language capable of using DLLs will do - there is no
need to use C/C++.


6. Contact information
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Comments, bug reports and improvement ideas are always welcome, use one
of the following methods:

e-mail:         pekangas@sci.fi

phone:          +358-31-3172204 (changing to +358-3-3172204 on on 12
                October 1996 at 00:00 hours (11 October 1996 at 21:00
                UTC))

snail mail:     Petteri Kangaslampi
                Insinöörinkatu 60 A 49
                FIN-33720 Tampere
                Finland, Europe

The latest version of MidpNT is always available at
http://kalahari.ton.tut.fi/s2/midp.html, and more information about
MIDAS Sound System can be found at
http://kalahari.ton.tut.fi/s2/midas.html.


7. Revisions
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0.1.4   - Fixed several FastTracker 2 compatibility problems
        - Fixed some problems in loading invalid S3Ms (produced by ST3)
        - Other miscellaneous bugfixes in MIDAS Sound System code

0.1.3   - Fixed a bug in handling file names with spaces
        - Miscellaneous playback fixes
        - Added 3D-look attribute to Preferences-dialog
        - Changed some accelerator keys - song position is now changed
          with Ctrl-'.' and Ctrl-',', and Center Channels is Ctrl-E.
        - Accelerators now work even if a child window is active

0.1.2	- Fixed some bugs in module playback that were causing crashes

0.1.1   - Changed polling to use a thread instead of a multimedia timer
           - this uses much less CPU
        - Centering channels when there was no module playing crashed
          MidpNT, fixed

0.1.0   - Initial release in this format