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WinJammer Version 2.20
For Microsoft Windows 3.1
(C) Dan McKee, 1992
WinJammer Software Limited
Welcome to the What's New file for WinJammer version 2.20. The major changes
made to this version include support for embedded system exclusive messages, up
to 16 MIDI devices (up to 256 channels!), more complete MIDI file support, and
a new look and feel.
Note that this version REQUIRES Windows 3.1
What is New in Version 2.20
In this file I will describe the bugs that were found in the previous versions.
I will also describe the enhancements that went into Version 2.20. Thanks go
out to all of you who sent me suggestions, as well as those who sent me bugs.
Keep up the good work.
Bug fixes to WinJammer version 2.10 ------------------------------------------
1. On some devices, stopping play before the end of the song caused hung
notes.
2. There were some reports of problems with Thru on some people's setups.
3. If a song was loaded containing a track that was too long, WinJammer could
either generate a UAE or a blank track.
4. Some people were reporting "ghost" notes occurring on the Piano Roll
window, on tracks that were longer than 1024 beats.
5. Since tempo changes and time signature events should only occur on track
zero, you are now prevented from inserting them into any other tracks.
Enhancements in Version 2.10 -------------------------------------------------
1. Thru is now active at all times, not just during play or record (assuming
that it is enabled).
2. The toolbar has been reworked. The play button changes into a stop button
when you're recording or playing. The rewind button will stop and rewind
while playing or recording. The fast forward button changes from normal
tempo to double then quadruple tempo, then normal again.
3. Added a "General MIDI" switch to the Song menu. If this is checked, a
special meta event is added to the song which causes the warning message
from the Windows Media Player to be suppressed.
4. WinJammer now performs true clipboard operations, in a method compatible
with Cakewalk. You can copy a track at a time from WinJammer to Cakewalk.
Cakewalk allows you to copy more than one track at a time into the
clipboard; WinJammer can then paste them all into the current song.
5. Added support for up to 16 MIDI devices (ports). Each track plays on a
single port. The port number is changed and shown on the main window.
Various other dialogs were changed to support port numbers.
6. WinJammer now allows the entry of fractional tempos.
7. Added "Text Meta" events to tracks. The MIDI file specification includes a
number of these events. WinJammer will allow you to see and edit them in
the Event List window.
8. Added System Exclusive events to tracks. As with text events, these can be
viewed and edited in the Event List window. Note that the MIDI file
specification supports two type of SysEx events - one which is just a
single message and another which allows for a break in the middle.
9. Added the Import SysEx command to File menu. It will import a MIDIEX type
of file, skip all data other than SysEx messages, and build a new track in
the current song containing all of the SysEx messages. Each event is one
tick after the previous one. Use the Track Transform command to adjust
these times if desired.
10. Added new MIDI Record Filter dialog. This replaces the old "Pitch Wheel"
switch, which was confusing. You can now choose which events you'd like to
record and which ones you'd like ignored. System Exclusive events can also
be recorded.
11. Added a new table window, and changed the Track Info dialog. The main
window can now be used to enter or edit the: Track Name, Instrument Name,
Channel number, Patch Number, Mute and Port. Double click or press enter
on a field to start editing. Press enter or an arrow key to finish. The
channel number and patch numbers actually will cause changes to occur
inside the track. If you change the channel number, a Track Change Channel
command will happen to change all events to the channel. A patch change
will cause a patch change event to be added/edited in the track. If
multiple patches are in a track, then this will delete the 2nd and
subsequent events. If you double click on the track number, the Event List
window will pop up. Double click on the Events column to mute a track.
12. Added a new dialog to the MIDI menu called Advanced. This dialog allows
for the adjustment of a number of advanced MIDI options. Most people will
not have to use this dialog.
13. The MIDI SysEx Customize dialog now allows for more accurate timing between
SysEx messages. The old version did timing in increments of 50msec. This
version should allow timing within 1msec.
14. Added Solo command. Simply press O while on the main window, and all
tracks except the current one will be muted. Pressing it again will turn
all tracks on again.
Bug Fixes to WinJammer Player 2.10 -------------------------------------------
1. Tightened the criteria used to determine whether a file can be played.
WinJammer Player will NOT accept songs containing as many problems as
WinJammer will - where needed, simply load the song into WinJammer and
resave it.
2. Fixed a bug that caused a song without tempo changes to play at an
unreasonable rate.
Enhancements to WinJammer Player 2.10 ----------------------------------------
1. Added support for files containing system exclusive events. These songs
are now played properly.
2. Added support for up to 16 MIDI devices (ports).
3. Added new switch to the Options menu: Shuffle. It works much the same way
it would on your CD player - it plays songs randomly.
4. The total time length of each song is displayed on the main screen. Along
the same lines, now the total time of all of the songs (including the delay
between) is also shown.
5. The player will now support songs of any size, even ones too big for
WinJammer to handle. Tracks can be larger than 64K.
6. Added a new dialog to the Options menu: Advanced. This is similar to the
MIDI Advanced dialog in WinJammer. Using this dialog, you can select
whether MIDI Thru is active, the ports used and the timer resolution.
7. Added drag and drop support. You can pick up one or more MID files in the
Windows File Manager, and drop them onto the icon or main window. The
files will be added to the end of the current album.