Revisions made to V3.56 of UltraSound/MAX Software -------------------------------------------------- NEW SOFTWARE ------------ Inertia Player (DOS MOD/S3M Player) -------------- GUSMOD has been replaced by Inertia Player (IPlay). This new player handles many formats other than MOD, including S3M,FAR,ULT,MTM, and does not suffer from the same setup problems as GUSMOD. IPlay also adds a better graphical user interface with various types of scopes. Metal (DOS MOD Player) ----- METAL is another MOD player. It lacks the graphical interface that Inertia Player has; however, it is small and can be used as an alternative. You can exit METAL by pressing any key. Ultramix (DOS Command line mixer) -------- ULTRAMIX is a DOS command-line mixer. If you run ultramix with no command line parameters, it will initializes the UltraSound according to the settings last saved in ULTRAMIX.INI or to the defaults if you have not run it before. A help screen will be displayed if you type ULTRAMIX -H. Being a commandline mixer, ULTRAMIX is suitable for use in batch files. It also works with all versions of the UltraSound card including the MAX. Emulations (DOS Utility) ---------- Two utilities are included to help you manage the different emulation options available. They are E.BAT and GUSEMU.EXE respectively. You will be presented with a help screen if no parameters are given to them. Doomfix V1.01 (DOOM fix) ------------- Some systems experience stalls with DOOM V1.2. You can use DOOMFIX.EXE in the ULTRASND directory to fix the problem by following the steps: c: cd\ultrasnd copy doomfix.exe c:\doomsw (or wherever you installed doom) cd\doomsw doomfix Epic Pinball (DOS Game) ------------ The Android table that comes with Epic Pinball has been upgraded to Super Android. This version fixes a few items including stereo sound effects instead of mono. The first time the user runs PINBALL.EXE the setup will pop up. Make sure the user has their ULTRASND environment variable set before they run the setup. UPDATES ------- Patch Set v3.56 --------------- - instrument names are now entered into all the patches - pistol.pat is now instrument 127 in the General MIDI set, not ringwhstl.pat. - the following patches have been replaced: acbass.pat - static and buzzing removed acpiano.pat - Phat fixed it up to improve acoustic quality applause.pat - Phat fixed it up to improve acoustic quality barisax.pat - brand new! clavinet.pat - Phat fixed it up to improve acoustic quality celeste.pat - Phat fixed it up to improve acoustic quality doo.pat - Phat fixed it up to improve acoustic quality jungle.pat - shortened release times marcato.pat - fixed loop point musicbox.pat - improved to play at the right octive piccolo.pat - improved to play at the right octive pistol.pat - halved scaling factor and reduced size seashore.pat - Phat fixed it up to improve acoustic quality sqrwave.pat - Phat fixed it up to improve acoustic quality tremstr.pat - fixed loop point Playmidi v5.12 -------------- - fixes the bug where it complained pianoman.mid is corrupt when it is not. - now it will exit at the end of a midi file only after the note has decayed to a certain level, therefore if a midi file ends with note (patch) that does not decay properly, the user has to press space to exit. - now accept upper case and lower case parameters. Playfile v4.40 -------------- - fixes the bug where it hangs if an invalid directory is entered - now creates the right WAV header - on line help updated - params now clipped to the boundary if they are out of range. Patch Manager v1.62 -------------------- - With Windows drivers v5.40 and up, the memory remaining bar correctly shows the amount of memory not used. [Drum Patches] sections of Ultrasnd.ini - Bank manager now re-scans the ultrasnd.ini file every time it is invoked. Mixer v5.32 ----------- - the mixer will now correctly adapt itself to the type of UltraSound card (GUS or MAX) - it will no long hang your machine if the Windows drivers are missing or corrupted. Windows Driver -------------- - fixed conflicts with PC Tools for Windows and Norton Desktop for Windows All the updates mention in this file is included in the file GUS0043.ZIP.