
 Turbulent Mixture. a musicpack by Ben-Jam. in association with TCM/Hypermatix.

 лВБА Introduction АБВллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллВБА 97-o9-21 АБВл

  I'm glad that you  got your copy of  my first musicpack  and I hope you enjoy
  the tunes I have composed. As the word 'music-pack' sais, it's just a pack of
  musicfiles (in s3m-format) without any interface. For replaying the songs you
  should (only) use one of the  players listed in the chapter  "Replayers".  If
  you use other  players I can't guarantee  the quality of the songs since lots
  of programmers just don't seem to be able to create "original" routines which
  reproduce the sound like the trackers the songs were made with (that's mainly
  the fault of the tracker-programmers  who don't want to give out the formulas
  for their mixing-routines). Ok,  if you read the instructions well and follow
  them in all ways the quality of the songs is at least "original".

  Enjoy the tunes and have a nice day,
                                      Ben-Jam/Hypermatix.Scope.

 лВБА Systemrequirements АБВллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллл

  For listening to the songs you should have at least:

  љ a 486DX2-66MHz (makes 44KHz with interpolation on SB possible).
  љ 2Mb of XMS, plus 1Mb of GUS-DRAM or add. 1Mb of XMS (SB).
  љ two active loudspeakers or a good hi-fi (please, don't use headphones).
  љ 3Mb of Harddisk-space, plus the space needed for the player.

  As a musician I'm fine to give you some  hints on how to reach the best sound
  possible:

  1. GUS (PnP+1Mb) is the best output for modules. If you're having any mixing-
     device (SB,Pas) use a player with interpolation.
  2. When having  a soundcard with  multiple-inputs  (CD, Mic, LineIn,...) turn
     _all_ those channels of (but leave the VOICE-channel on, of coz).  Because
     some Audio-CD-cables are brooming  with radiation coming from other cards.
  3. Don't use the built-in amps of your soundcard  (e.g. SB),  because most of
     them cannot produce clear  highs and fat basses.  Also,  most of them seem
     to add a stressing random noise to the normal-output-wave.
     You should use active loudspeakers or the ampfilier (and speakers) of your
     hi-fi for good clear sound.
  4. Using the equilizer of the soundcard  (or external)  makes the music sound
     "bass-whommery" with da base  (everything you hear is "boom, boom, boom,")
     or "ear-killing-overcleared"  with da cymbals  (everytime a hihat or crash
     is played your cat or dog will start  to scream and try to cover its ears.
     BTW: It damages your ears, too). You should always leave the EQ on level 0
     (When using SB with interpolation set the high-EQ a bit higher).
  5. Don't use too thin cables when connecting from hi-fi to the speakers...the
     thinner the cables the higher the resistance is and the flatter the  sound
     gets (this does, of coz, not affect active speakers using their own amps).
  6. Don't place the speakers under the table (or something), because this wall
     might have serious influence to the highs (reflections, ja?).

  These are all the hints I can give you without getting too much into the dark
  tombs of audio- and hi-fi physics.

 лВБА Replayers АБВлллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллл

  Finding the right replayer is one of the worst things coming along with music
  packs. So,  I've tried  to figure out the  best and the worst  replayers wich
  could be used:

  Using: Cubic Player (by Pascal).

  - Cubic Player (v1.7 only) is excellent when its used with a GUS. The GUS-RAM
    should at least amount 512Kb,  because the auto-resampling function CP uses
    doesn't get good results when converting 660Kb of sample-data into 256Kb.
    Best quality is logically achieved,  when you're having 1Mb of GUS-RAM (the
    samples haven't to be reduced then).
    When using SB you should always have the interpolation "AOI" running (44KHz
    of coz).
    Notice: Please, don't use versions beyond the v1.7 mark. All the v2.xx are
            having bad problems with the s3m-replaying.

    URL -->  http://www.physik.tu-muenchen.de/~nbeisert


  Using: MIDAS-Play 32 (by Petteri Kangaslampi, Jarno Paananen, Sahara Surfers)

  - MIDAS-Play 32 has really the best sound quality on SB16.  The interpolation
    ("max. CPU usage")  makes it sound  like a real GUS.  The main problem with
    this setting is the HUGE CPU power which is needed to replay 5..16 channels
    (you'll need at least a Pentium-100MHz for 16 channels).
    With GUS you should choose  "medium quality" for original  sounding and low
    CPU-power costs.
    BTW: MIDP-32 doesn't support sample-reducing for low-RAM-GUS, so you must
         have enough RAM to run the bigger songs.

    Notice: The MIDAS-for-NT replayer is also a good interface when using W95.

    URL -->  http://kalahari.ton.tut.fi/s2/midas


  Other replayers which are preferably chosen (I = Interpolation):
   MOD4WIN (GUS,SB+I), CAPA-Play (GUS), MIDAS-Play (GUS), Scream Tracker (GUS).

    URL -->  http://www.hornet.org

  Not so good players are:
   DMPx.xx, PBP-Play, CP2.xx, FT2.xx.

 лВБА Greetings АБВлллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллл

  Greetings must fly to (no real order):

  > Alien.ABD.Argh.Abyss.Axl.Bee_Hunter.Basehead.Ballistique.Cybelius.CCCatch.
    Double_Fx.Dune.Heatbeat.Jay.KoCain.Lazur.Mellow_D.Moby.Necros.NiceOmen.
    Purple_Motion.Razor.Scorpik.Skaven.Teasy.TCM.The_Rew.Vic.Whalebone.Xenon.
    Yannis.Zodiak.
                  and all I've forgotten!

 лВБА Credits АБВлллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллл

  Helping with getting the stuff on the server by TCM of Hypermatix.
  Tunes (plus *.diz) and readme by Ben-Jam of Hypermatix.Scope.
  
  Thank You!
 
 лВБА Contax АБВллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллл

  If you'd like to contact me: e-mail: Ben-Jam.Home@t-online.de

  or TCM/Hypermatix:           e-mail: TCM.Home@t-online.de
  (technical-support)

  and visit my homepage:       http://home.t-online.de/home/Ben-Jam.Home

 лВБА Disclaimer АБВллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллллл

  This  material  is  *not*  freeware.  You are  allowed  to  copy  it  without
  restrictions for  non-commercial use.  No payment of any  kind may be charged
  for this product or  any combination of  products or services  including this
  product without my authorization  and officially written license.  Commercial
  use,  especially  the industrial  manufacturing on  *any*  data storage media
  (which  includes  cd-roms)  and  their  distribution  without  my  expressed
  permission is *strictly* prohibited. This program or the data files contained
  therein may  not be altered or modified  without my  written permission.  You
  take  full  responsibility  for the  operation  of  this  software and  *any*
  consequences thereof. I, the creator, can not accept liability for damages or
  failures arising from the use of this software.

  BTW...too loud music damages your ears...
