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╙EPTEMBER 1, 1988 - 10:00PM
╞ILE ╬╧╘╔├┼1
╙TEREO ╨LAYER ╓ERSION 10.0 & 11.0
├OPYRIGHT 1988 ═ARK ┴. ─ICKENSON
╘HIS PROGRAM IS ├╧╨┘╥╔╟╚╘┼─ AND MADE
AVAILABLE ON A ╞╥┼┼╫┴╥┼ TYPE OF
BASIS. ╘HIS PROGRAM CAN BE FREELY
COPIED AND DISTRIBUTED AS LONG AS IT
IS NOT ╙╧╠─ OR USED AS A GIVE-AWAY
WITH ANOTHER PRODUCT AND THIS
DOCUMENTATION FILE MUST BE INCLUDED
WITH THE PROGRAM.
─OCUMENTATION FILES INCLUDED ARE:
╬╧╘╔├┼1 ╬╧╘╔├┼2
╬╧╘╔├┼3 ╬╧╘╔├┼.╒╨─┴╘┼╙
╨ERSONALLY ╔ THINK ╙HARE╫ARE IS A
BUST, BUT IF YOU FEEL AN ╧╓┼╥╫╚┼╠═╔╬╟
NEED TO PART WITH SOMETHING OF
MONETARY VALUE. ╔ WOULD BE MORE THAN
HAPPY TO HELP CURE THAT NEED BY
TAKING IT OFF YOUR HANDS.
╔F YOU HAVE ANY GRIPES, COMPLAINTS,
SUGGESTIONS, ├╧═╨╠╔═┼╬╘╙ OR ANYTHING
ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEND TO ME
THEN SEND THEM TO:
═ARK ─ICKENSON
600 ╙OUTH ╫EST ╙TREET
╬EVADA, ═ISSOURI 64772
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╫ELL, HERE IT IS. ╙TEREO ╨LAYER
╓ERSION 10.0 & 11.0! ╘HIS IS THE
VERSION YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR
(UH, WELL, MAYBE YOU HAVEN'T), IT
FULLY SUPPORTS ALL OF THE ┼NHANCED
COMMANDS USED BY THE ╬┼╫ ╙╔─-┼─╔╘╧╥
(TALKED ABOUT LATER). ╔T HAS BEEN
OVER ONE AND HALF YEARS SINCE ╔ CAME
OUT WITH THE FIRST PLAYER FOR ╙╔─
MUSIC AND ABOUT ONE YEAR SINCE ╔ CAME
UP WITH THE IDEA OF TURNING IT INTO
THE ╙TEREO ╨LAYER. ─URING THAT TIME
IT HAS GONE THROUGH MANY CHANGES,
COSMETIC (REMEMBER THE OLD ╫╚╔╘┼
SCREEN (SHUDDER)) AND IN FEATURES.
╠OOKING BACK, ╔ NOW WONDER HOW ╔ WAS
ABLE TO GET EVERYTHING IN THE PROGRAM
THAT EVERYONE WANTED.
┴ND ╔ NEVER WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
ACCOMPLISH THIS FEAT IF IT WASN'T FOR
MANY PEOPLE. ╞IRST OFF, A ┬╔╟ THANKS
TO ├RAIG ├HAMBERLAIN AND ╚ARRY ┬RATT
FOR THE ┬┼╙╘ MUSIC PROGRAM ╔ HAVE
EVER USED ON THE ├OMMODORE 64. ╔F
YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO CREATE MUSIC
FOR USE ON THIS PLAYER AS WELL AS
MANY OTHERS, THEN YOU SHOULD PURCHASE
├OMPUTE!'S ═USIC ╙YSTEM FOR THE
├OMMODORE 64 AND 128: ┼NHANCED
┼DITOR, BY ├RAIG ├HAMBERLAIN AND
PUBLISHED BY ├OMPUTE!.
╔ WOULD LIKE TO THANK ╩ERRY ╥OTH (─R
╩5) FOR BEING THE BIGGEST PAIN IN THE
BEHIND... ACTUALLY IF IT WASN'T FOR
HIM ╔ WOULD HAVE OVERLOOKED MANY
BUGS, AND ╙╧═┼ ENHANCEMENTS NEVER
WOULD HAVE BEEN PROGRAMMED INTO THE
PROGRAM. ╔ THINK HIS BIGGEST WISH IS
TO STILL BE AROUND WHEN 12.0 COMES
OUT).
┴LSO, ╬ICK ┌ELINSKI FOR MAKING THE
MOST OBVIOUS SUGGESTION IN THE WORLD.
┴T A TIME WHEN ╔ WAS LOOKING FOR A
WAY TO MAKE A 6 VOICE PLAYER WHILE
TRYING ╬╧╘ TO MAKE A 6 VOICE EDITOR
(WOULD HAVE TAKEN TOO LONG TO DO), HE
SUGGESTS "╫HY NOT MAKE TWO THREE
VOICE SONGS AND HAVE THE PLAYER PLAY
BOTH AT THE SAME TIME?" ─╒╚!! ┘OU
COULD HAVE KNOCKED ME OVER WITH A
FEATHER.
┴ND MANY OTHER THANKS TO ╩ON, ┬OBBYE,
╠YRIC, ╩ABBA, ╙YLVIA, ─├ AND ALL THE
OTHERS ╔ MISSED, FOR YOUR HELP AND
SUGGESTIONS (YEP, ╔ DO LISTEN).
╬OW, YOU ARE PROBABLY WONDERING WHY ╔
AM CALLING IT ╙TEREO ╨LAYER 10.0 &
11.0. ╘HE REASON IS THAT ╔ STILL DO
NOT HAVE THE ═╔─╔ PORTION OF THE
PROGRAM FINISHED. ╘HE ╙╨ LOOKS FOR A
FILE CALLED '═╔─╔.═╧─╒╠┼' DURING
BOOT-UP. ╔F THE FILE ISN'T FOUND
THEN THE ═╔─╔ CONTROLS ARE DISABLED.
╔F THE MODULE ╔╙ FOUND, THE CONTROLS
ARE ENABLED AND THE PROGRAM WILL
MODIFY ITS VERSION NUMBER TO REFLECT
THE CHANGE. ┘ES, IF THE MODULE IS
THERE ╙TEREO ╨LAYER 10.0
AUTOMATICALLY CHANGES ITSELF INTO
╙TEREO ╨LAYER 11.0. ╙O DON'T GO
LOOKING FOR A ╙╨ ╓11 AS THERE REALLY
WON'T BE A RELEASE OF IT ALL
COMBINED, BUT ONLY THE ADDITION OF
THE '═╔─╔.═╧─╒╠┼'. ╫HO KNOWS MAYBE
SOMETIME WAY, ╫┴┘ DOWN THE ROAD ╔
WILL FINALLY RELEASE A VERSION 12
(THAT WILL SIGNAL THE END).
╧NE OF THE ┬╔╟ FIXES WAS THE
INABILITY TO ╥┼┴╠╠┘ DISPLAY A ╨╔├TURE
AND THE ╫OR─╙ DURING A 6 VOICE PIECE
OF MUSIC. ╔N VERSION 8.0 YOU COULD
HAVE ╨╔├/╫─╙/═╒╙ ALL AT ONCE AND IT
WORKED. ╫HEN YOU ADDED ╙╘╥ TO IT
(╨╔├/╫─╙/═╒╙/╙╘╥) THE SCREEN WOULD
FLICKER WHILE THE MUSIC WAS PLAYING.
╘HIS MADE IT UNACCEPTABLE, SO NOONE
USED IT. ╧N VERSION 9 (MAY IT ROT IN
A DARK PLACE, IT WAS VERY BUGGY),
NORMAL 3 VOICE (╨╔├/╫─╙/═╒╙) FILES
FLICKERED AND 6 VOICE
(╨╔├/╫─╙/═╒╙/╙╘╥) FILES WERE EVEN
WORSE. ╫ELL, ╔ AM GLAD TO ANNOUNCE
THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ├╧═╨╠┼╘┼╠┘
├╒╥┼─. ┘OU WILL NOLONGER SEE ANY
FLICKER DURING 3 OR 6 VOICE SONGS
THAT HAVE A ╨╔├TURE AND ╫OR─╙ FILE.
╬╧╫, YOU CAN USE THEM.
╘HIS VERSION OF THE PLAYER ALSO
SUPPORTS THE ┼XTENDED ╫OR─╙ FILES AS
WELL AS THE STANDARD ╫OR─╙ FILES.
╘HERE HAS EVEN BEEN AN ADDITION AND
UPGRADE TO THE ┼XTENDED ╫OR─╙ FILES.
╠OOK FOR VERSION 3 OF THE ┼XTENDED
╫O╥─╙ ┼DITOR SOMETIME IN ╙EPTEMBER.
╘HE PLAYER NOW SUPPORTS ╞╒╠╠ SCREEN
ANIMATED CHARACTER GRAPHICS. ╚ERE IS
HOW IT WORKS. ┘OU ═╒╙╘ USE ┼XTENDED
╫O╥─╙ ╓3 TO CREATE YOUR GRAPHICS.
╬OW, IT WILL BE A LITTLE ODD TO HAVE
KEYS, COLORS, NOTES AND OTHER ODD
THINGS HAPPENING ON THE SCREEN WHILE
YOU ARE TRYING TO DISPLAY GRAPHICS.
╫HAT YOU MUST DO IS PUT A ╞╠A╟ 255 IN
YOUR ═╒╙IC FILE. ╘HIS TELLS THE
PLAYER TO TURN OFF ALL THE SCREEN
UPDATES FOR THE KEYBOARD. ╘O TURN
THEM ALL BACK ON SEND A ╙┼├╧╬─ ╞╠A╟
255. ┘OU CAN USE OTHER ╞╠A╟S FOR
ANIMATING THE SCREEN JUST LIKE YOU
WOULD FOR A NORMAL ╫OR─╙ FILE. ╔F
THE ╫OR─╙ FILE ISN'T ┼XTENDED, THE
PLAYER WILL TREAT A ╞╠A╟ 255 JUST
LIKE A NORMAL ╞╠A╟ AND LEAVE THE
KEYBOARD ON. ╘O BE ON THE SAFE SIDE
IT IS ALWAYS BEST TO USE ONLY ╞╠A╟ 1
TO WORK WITH ╫OR─╙ FILES. ╘HIS WILL
ALLOW PROGRAMMERS TO MAKE ADDTIONS
LIKE THE ONE HERE WITHOUT WORRYING
ABOUT ODD THINGS HAPPENING.
╬OW ON TO HOW THIS PUPPY WORKS.
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╧NCE YOU HAVE LOADED THE PROGRAM, YOU
WILL HEAR SOME MUSIC START TO PLAY
AND THE MAIN SCREEN WILL START TO
RISE UP FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE
SCREEN. ┘OU CAN ABORT THIS AT ANY
TIME BY PRESSING THE ╥┼╘╒╥╬ KEY. ┬E
SURE TO HAVE YOUR MUSIC DISK IN THE
DRIVE, AS THE PROGRAM WILL START TO
LOOK FOR ═╒╙ FILES AS SOON AS THE
╥┼╘╒╥╬ KEY HAS BEEN PRESSED. ╘HERE
IS A WAY TO BY-PASS THE OPENING
COMPLETELY AND IT WILL BE DISCUSSED
LATER.
┴FTER THE DIRECTORY HAS BEEN READ
FROM THE DISK YOU WILL BE PRESENTED
WITH THE ═AIN ╙CREEN WHICH IS DIVIDED
INTO TWO HALVES. ╘HE LEFT HALF WILL
ALWAYS DISPLAY A LIST OF AVAILIBLE
SONGS, TEN MAXIMUM AT ANY ONE TIME.
┘OU CAN USE THE ├URSOR ╦EYS TO SCROLL
THE LISTING UP OR DOWN ON THE SCREEN.
╘HE PROGRAM WILL SUPPORT UPTO 220
SONGS, ANYMORE THAN THAT WILL BE
IGNORED. ╩UST BELOW THE SONG LIST IS
A WINDOW THAT WILL INDICATE WHAT
ASSOCIATED FILES ARE WITH THE SONG.
╘HESE ARE:
╨ - ╨ICTURE ╞ILE, ┴ - ┴NIMATION ╞ILE,
╙ - ╙TEREO ╞ILE AND ╫ - ╫ORD ╞ILE.
╘HE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SCREEN WILL
PRESENT A LIST OF AVAILIBLE COMMANDS.
╔F YOU PRESS THE ├╧══╧─╧╥┼ ╦┼┘ THE
RIGHT SIDE OF THE SCREEN WILL CHANGE
TO A SECOND LIST OF COMMANDS. ┘OU
MAY CONTINUE TO TOGGLE BACK AND FORTH
BETWEEN THE TWO COMMAND SCREENS BY
PRESSING THE ├╧══╧─╧╥┼ ╦┼┘. ├OMMANDS
THAT CAN BE CHANGED LIKE ┴──╥┼╙╙,
╥┼╨┼┴╘ AND ECT. CAN ONLY BE CHANGED
╔╞ THEY ARE VISABLE.
╘HE FOLLOWING IS A ╘ABLE OF THE
AVAILIBLE COMMANDS WITH A DESCRIPTION
OF EACH ONE.
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═AIN ╙CREEN - ├OMMANDS ╙CREEN #1
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╞1 - ╨╠┴┘ ╙╧╬╟
╘HIS WILL IMMEDIATELY PLAY THE SONG
THAT IS CURRENTLY HIGHLIGHTED IN
╫╚╔╘┼ ON THE SONG LIST. ┘OU DO NOT
NEED TO PRESS THE '╥┼╘╒╥╬' KEY TO
SELECT IT BEFORE PRESSING THE '╞1'
KEY.
╞2 - ╨╠┴┘ ╙┼╠┼├╘┼─
┴LL SONGS THAT HAVE BEEN SELECTED
(DISPLAYED IN ╥┼╓┼╥╙┼─ TEXT) WILL BE
PLAYED IN THE ORDER THEY WERE
SELECTED. ╔F THE ORDER OF PLAY IS
╙╘╧╨╨┼─ BEFORE IT HAS COMPLETED, THE
SONG LIST WILL DISPLAY THE LAST SONG
LOADED.
╞3 - ╨╠┴┘ ┴╠╠ ╙╧╬╟╙
╘HIS WILL START PLAYING EVERY SONG ON
THE DISK STARTING WITH THE FIRST
SONG. ╔F THE PLAYING IS STOPPED
BEFORE THE PLAYER HAS COMPLETED THE
LIST, THEN THE PLAYER WILL DISPLAY
THE NAME OF THE LAST SONG LOADED.
╞7 - ╨╠┴┘ ┴╠╠ ╞╥╧═ ╙┼╠┼├╘┼─
╘HIS FUNCTIONS IDENTICALLY TO ╞3
EXCEPT IT WILL START PLAYING AT THE
HIGHLIGHTED (IN WHITE) SONG IN THE
LIST INSTEAD OF BEGINNING AT THE
START OF THE LIST.
╥┼╘╒╥╬ - ╙┼╠┼├╘
╘HIS WILL SELECT A SONG TO BE PLAYED
WHEN USING THE ╞2 COMMAND. ┴LL
SELECTED SONGS WILL BE DISPLAYED IN
╥┼╓┼╥╙┼ ╘┼╪╘ IN THE SONG LIST.
╨RESSING THE ╥┼╘╒╥╬ KEY A SECOND TIME
WILL ╒╬-SELECT A SONG.
╥ OR ╨ - ╥┼╨┼┴╘ ╠┴╙╘ ╙╧╬╟
┘OU MAY USE EITHER OF THESE KEYS TO
REPLAY THE LAST SONG LOADED ╫╔╘╚╧╒╘
HAVING TO RELOAD THE SONG.
╞4 - ╥┼╨┼┴╘ (╧╞╞)
╘HIS COMMAND WILL TOGGLE THE REPEAT
FEATURE ╧╬ AND ╧╞╞. ╔F THE REPEAT IS
╧╬ THEN ALL OF THE ╨╠┴┘ COMMANDS WILL
CONTINUOUSLY REPEAT THE SAME GROUP OF
SONGS UNTIL YOU STOP IT.
╞5 - ├╚┴╬╟┼ ─╔╙╦
╘HIS WILL READ IN THE DIRECTORY OF
THE CURRENT DISK IN THE DRIVE AND
LOOK FOR ═╒╙IC FILES ALLOWING YOU TO
PLAY MUSIC FROM ANY DISK.
╞6 - ├╠┼┴╥ ╙┼╠┼├╘┼─
╘HIS WILL CLEAR OR ╒╬-SELECT ALL
SELECTED SONGS IN THE ╙ONG LIST.
╞8 - ┼╪╔╘ ╨╠┴┘┼╥
╨ROBABLY SELF-EXPLANATORY. ┘OU ARE
ALLOWED TO BACKOUT IF YOU PRESS THIS
KEY BY MISTAKE.
, - ╨╠┴┘ ╠┼╞╘ ╙╔─┼
╘HIS WILL PLAY THE ╠EFT SIDE OF ANY
STEREO FILE ON ┬╧╘╚ THE LEFT AND
RIGHT CHANNELS. ╘HIS COMMAND IS
DISABLED IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THE
SECOND ╙╔─ CHIP INSTALLED.
. - ╨╠┴┘ ╥╔╟╚╘ ╙╔─┼
╘HIS IS FUNCTIONALY THE SAME AS
PLAYING THE LEFT SIDE EXCEPT IT IS
PLAYING THE ╥IGHT ╙IDE.
├ - ─╧╙ ├╧══┴╬─╙
╫ITH THIS COMMAND YOU HAVE ACCESS TO
ALL OF THE NORMAL DOS COMMANDS, SUCH
AS ╙0 - ╙CRATCH, ╓0 - ╓ALIDATE AND
ECT.
─ - ─╔╙╦ ─╔╥┼├╘╧╥┘
╘HIS WILL DISPLAY ┴╠╠ FILES ON THE
DISK CURRENTLY IN THE DRIVE. ┘OU CAN
USE THE ╙╨┴├┼┬┴╥ TO PAUSE THE LISTING
AND ╥┼╘╒╥╬ WILL RESUME IT. ┘OU CAN
ALSO ABORT THE LISTING BY PRESSING
THE ╥╒╬-╙╘╧╨ KEY.
╚╧═┼ - ╘╧╨ ╧╞ ╠╔╙╘
╘HIS WILL MOVE YOU TO THE ╘╧╨ OF THE
SONG LIST.
├╠╥ - ┬╧╘╘╧═ ╠╔╙╘
╘HIS MOVES YOU TO THE ┬╧╘╘╧═ OF THE
SONG LISTING.
╙╨┴├┼ - ╨┴╥┴═┼╘┼╥╙
╘HIS COMMAND WILL DISPLAY THE ╙TEREO
═ODIFIER SCREEN (DISCUSSED LATER) AND
ALLOW YOU TO MAKE CHANGES IN HOW THE
HIGHLIGHTED 3 VOICE MONO SONG WILL BE
PLAYED.
╘HIS FILE IS CONTINUED IN ╬╧╘╔├┼2.
═ARK ┴. ─ICKENSON