

                         File Types vs Player Modules


Accepted FileTypes


Inside the !DigitalCD directory you will find a file called Setup and in this file a section [FileTypes]. On startup the application scans this section for lines in the form:

filetype = loader1, loader2, ...

where filetype is a RISCOS filetype, loader1 the first player that will attempt to play the file, loader2 the second one if the first refuses, etc.

For example CB6 = tim, qtm tells DigitalCD to accept filetype CB6 and play such files with the TimPlayer module, or with QTM if TimPlayer refuses.


Player Modules


ds     DSymphonyPlayer  BASS
       

    Plays Digital Symphonies (&10B) with up to 8 channels.

qtm    QTMTracker  Phoenix/QUANTUM
       

    Plays Amiga Soundtracker (&CB6, .MOD) files with 4 channels.

trk    matrixTRK  Marko Lukat & Michael Pohle
       

    Plays Matrix (&00B) files with up to 16 channels.

xpr    XprMod  Skoe of Expression
       

    Plays with up to 32 channels:
    - Amiga and PC MODS (&CB6, .MOD)
    - Multi Tracker Modules (&?, MTM)
    - ScreamTracker 3 Modules (&C02, S3M)
    - Fast Tracker 2 Modules (&C03, XM)

tim    TimPlayer  Timmermans Andr
       

    Plays with up to 64 channels:
    - Amiga and PC MODS (&CB6, .MOD)
    - ArcTracker files (&CB6, the ones with MUSX as header).
    - Multi Tracker Modules (&?, MTM)
    - Ultra Tracker Modules (&C05, ULT)
    - ScreamTracker 3 Modules (&C02, S3M)
    - Fast Tracker 2 Modules (&C03, XM)
    - Impulse Tracker Modules (&C04, IT)

smp    DiskSample  Timmermans Andr
       

    With the help of the module AudioMPEG  Peter Teichmann, it plays
    MPEG audio (&1AD, .MP3) files.

playit PlayIt  Rick Hudson
       

    Plays a lot of different sample files:
    - Datavox (&108)
    - Armadeus (&D3C)
    - Wave (&FB1, WAV)
    - Sun Audio (AU)
    - Audioworks (&BD6)
    - Psion A-law
    - AmigaIFF (&693)
    - AIFF (&FC2)
    - Infocom
    - Creative voice (VOC)


Features and performances


                           |  d    q    t    x    t    s
                           |  s    t    r    p    i    m
                           |       m    k    r    m    p
        +
        Support for:       |
         16-bit hardware   |                 ?    x    x
         Interpolation     |                (1)   x    x
         Volume ramping    |                      x
         Balance           |                      x    x
         Stereo Separation |                      x    x
         Equaliser (SA)    |                      x    x
        +
        Hardware:          |
         A310/A3010/A4000  | 8Ch  4Ch  ?    ?     -    -
         A5000             |  "    "   ?    ?     4Ch  -
         RPC 600/A7000     |  "    "   ?    ?    12Ch  -
         SA RPC            |  "    "  16Ch  32Ch 64Ch 2Ch

(1) turned on/off by the module itself
