Sound in MegaZeux/Sound Engines - Revision history

Lachesis: Cleanup, clarification, and updates for various formats/players.

2021-06-12T01:28:18Z

Cleanup, clarification, and updates for various formats/players.

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	===Supported Formats===		===Supported Formats===
	*[[MOD]] (~~most early~~ variants)		*[[MOD]] (Protracker and some variants, via a MOD to GDM converter built into MegaZeux)
	*[[GDM]] (a utility for converting [[S3M]]s to [[GDM]]s was provided)		*[[GDM]] ([[2GDM]], a utility for converting [[MOD]], [[S3M]], [[669]], [[FAR]], [[MED]], [[MTM]], [[STM]], [[ULT]] to [[GDM]]s, was provided)
	*[[SAM]] (sound effects only)		*[[SAM]] (sound effects only)

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	===Supported Formats===		===Supported Formats===
	The MegaZeux fork of libmodplug disables or ignores any formats not featured in this list.		The MegaZeux fork of libmodplug disables or ignores any formats not featured in this list.
	*[[MOD]]		*[[MOD]] (Protracker and variants; Soundtracker 15-inst)
	*[[S3M]] ~~(faulty)~~		*[[S3M]]
	*[[XM]]		*[[XM]]
	*[[IT]]		*[[IT]]
			*[[GDM]]
	*[[669]]		*[[669]]
	*[[AMF]]		*[[AMF (ASYLUM)]]
			*[[AMF (DSMI)]]
	*[[DSM]]		*[[DSM]]
	*[[FAR]]		*[[FAR]]
	*[[MED]] (limited)		*[[MED]] (very limited, faulty)
	*[[MTM]]		*[[MTM]]
	*[[OKT]]		*[[OKT]]
	*[[STM]] (faulty)		*[[STM]] (faulty?)
	*[[ULT]]		*[[ULT]]

	libmodplug ~~supports~~ [[GDM]] through conversion to [[S3M]]. This ~~conversion process is only enabled for MegaZeux builds with~~ libmodplug~~, and is known to sometimes produce faulty S3Ms~~.		MegaZeux builds with libmodplug originally supported [[GDM]] through conversion to [[S3M]]. This was eventually replaced by adding a proper GDM loader to libmodplug.


	==MikMod==		==MikMod==
	[https://sourceforge.net/p/mikmod/mikmod/ci/master/tree/ mikmod] is an alternate sound engine available in port versions, and was the default sound engine for the GP2X port~~. Its support for playing mods is generally worse than ModPlug and libxmp across the board~~.		[https://sourceforge.net/p/mikmod/mikmod/ci/master/tree/ mikmod] is an alternate sound engine available in port versions, and was the default sound engine for the GP2X port.

	===Supported Formats===		===Supported Formats===
	MegaZeux support for MikMod ignores any formats not featured in this list.		MegaZeux support for MikMod ignores any formats not featured in this list.
	*[[MOD]]		*[[MOD]] (Protracker and variants; Soundtracker 15-inst)
	*[[S3M]]		*[[S3M]]
	*[[XM]] ~~(potentially faulty, disabled)~~		*[[XM]]
	*[[IT]]		*[[IT]]
	*[[GDM]]		*[[GDM]]
	*[[669]]		*[[669]]
	*[[AMF]] (~~potentially faulty, disabled~~)		*[[AMF (ASYLUM)]]
			*[[AMF (DSMI)]]
	*[[DSM]]		*[[DSM]]
	*[[FAR]]		*[[FAR]]
	*[[MED]]		*[[MED]] (MMD0 and MMD1, no synths)
	*[[MTM]]		*[[MTM]]
	*[[OKT]]		*[[OKT]]
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	===Supported Formats===		===Supported Formats===
	The MegaZeux fork of libxmp disables and/or ignores many format loaders not included in this list.		The MegaZeux fork of libxmp disables and/or ignores many format loaders not included in this list.
	*[[MOD]] (~~including some uncommon~~ variants)		*[[MOD]] (Protracker and variants; Soundtracker 15-inst; Soundtracker 2.6; His Master's Noise)
	*[[S3M]]		*[[S3M]]
	*[[XM]]		*[[XM]]
	*[[IT]] ~~(faulty, but fixed by custom patches)~~		*[[IT]]
	*[[GDM]]		*[[GDM]]
	*[[669]]		*[[669]]
	*[[AMF]]		*[[AMF (ASLYUM)]]
			*[[AMF (DSMI)]]
	*[[FAR]]		*[[FAR]]
	*[[MED]] (all variants)		*[[MED]] (all variants, supports synths)
	*[[MTM]]		*[[MTM]]
	*[[OKT]]		*[[OKT]]

Lachesis at 19:51, 29 June 2019

2019-06-29T19:51:13Z

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	===Supported Formats===		===Supported Formats===
			The MegaZeux fork of libxmp disables and/or ignores many format loaders not included in this list.
	*[[MOD]] (including some uncommon variants)		*[[MOD]] (including some uncommon variants)
	*[[S3M]]		*[[S3M]]

Lachesis at 19:49, 29 June 2019

2019-06-29T19:49:00Z

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	libxmp currently has no support for [[DSM]].		libxmp currently has no support for [[DSM]].


	==libopenmpt==		==libopenmpt==

Lachesis: /* libxmp */

2019-06-29T19:48:36Z

libxmp

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	==libxmp==		==libxmp==
	[http://xmp.sourceforge.net/ libxmp] is the current primary sound engine since MegaZeux 2.90b. It features wider format support than any other supported mod engine, though many loaders for extra formats and all of the depackers have been removed from MegaZeux's libxmp fork for consistency with the other engines and to reduce the executable size.		[http://xmp.sourceforge.net/ libxmp] is the current primary sound engine since MegaZeux 2.90b. It features wider format support than any other supported mod engine, though many loaders for extra formats and all of the depackers have been removed from MegaZeux's libxmp fork for consistency with the other engines (and to reduce the executable size).

	===Supported Formats===		===Supported Formats===
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	libxmp currently has no support for [[DSM]].		libxmp currently has no support for [[DSM]].


	==libopenmpt==		==libopenmpt==

Lachesis at 19:43, 29 June 2019

2019-06-29T19:43:37Z

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 ==ModObj==
 Mark J. Cox's [https://awe.com/mark/dev/modobj.html ModObj] was the sound engine used in MegaZeux releases prior to 2.50.
 ==Bells, Whistles, and Sound Boards==
-[https://www.phatcode.net/downloads.php?id=170 Bells, Whistles, and Sound Boards ('''BWSB''')] is a DOS-based sound library that was popular throughout the demoscene in the mid-1990s. It was programmed by Zilym Limms and supports a small variety of sound cards such as Sound Blaster and Gravis UltraSound. The library has support for most early [[MOD]] music formats, and limited support for [[S3M]] music (after converting it to [[GDM]] format first).
+[https://www.phatcode.net/downloads.php?id=170 Bells, Whistles, and Sound Boards ('''BWSB''')] is a DOS-based sound library that was popular throughout the demoscene in the mid-1990s. It was programmed by Zilym Limms and supports a small variety of sound cards such as Sound Blaster and Gravis UltraSound.
 BWSB was the sound library used for [[MegaZeux]] for all DOS releases from 2.50 onward (replacing [[ModObj]]). It was dropped in favor of [[ModPlug]] and [[MikMod]] (and eventually [[libxmp]]) for the SDL port.
 ==ModPlug==
-[https://github.com/Konstanty/libmodplug libmodplug] was the primary sound engine used in all port releases between 2.80 and 2.90, when it was replaced by [[libxmp]] as the default engine. It is still supported, but must be enabled with a compile-time option. Supported formats in the MegaZeux fork are [[MOD]], [[S3M]] (faulty), [[XM]], and [[IT]], as well as [[669]], [[AMF]], [[DSM]], [[FAR]], [[MED]] (limited), [[MTM]], [[OKT]], [[STM]] (faulty), and [[ULT]]. Notably, libmodplug has no native support for the [[GDM]] format.
+[https://github.com/Konstanty/libmodplug libmodplug] was the primary sound engine used in all port releases between 2.80 and 2.90, when it was replaced by [[libxmp]] as the default engine. It is still supported, but must be enabled with a compile-time option.
 ==MikMod==
-[https://sourceforge.net/p/mikmod/mikmod/ci/master/tree/ mikmod] is an alternate sound engine supported by most port versions, and was the default sound engine for the GP2X port. Its support for playing mods is generally worse than ModPlug and libxmp across the board. Supported formats are [[MOD]], [[S3M]], [[XM]] (potentially faulty, disabled), [[IT]], and [[GDM]], as well as [[669]], [[AMF]] (potentially faulty, disabled), [[DSM]], [[FAR]], [[MED]], [[MTM]], [[OKT]], [[STM]], and [[ULT]].
+[https://sourceforge.net/p/mikmod/mikmod/ci/master/tree/ mikmod] is an alternate sound engine available in port versions, and was the default sound engine for the GP2X port. Its support for playing mods is generally worse than ModPlug and libxmp across the board.
 ==libxmp==
-[http://xmp.sourceforge.net/ libxmp] is the current primary sound engine since MegaZeux 2.90b. It features wider format support than any other supported mod engine, though many loaders for extra formats and all of the depackers have been removed from MegaZeux's libxmp fork for consistency with the other engines and to reduce the executable size. Supported formats in the MegaZeux fork are [[MOD]] (including some uncommon variants), [[S3M]], [[XM]], [[IT]] (faulty, fixed by custom patches), and [[GDM]], as well as [[669]], [[AMF]], [[FAR]], [[MED]] (all variants), [[MTM]], [[OKT]], [[STM]], and [[ULT]]. libxmp currently has no support for [[DSM]].
+[http://xmp.sourceforge.net/ libxmp] is the current primary sound engine since MegaZeux 2.90b. It features wider format support than any other supported mod engine, though many loaders for extra formats and all of the depackers have been removed from MegaZeux's libxmp fork for consistency with the other engines and to reduce the executable size.
 ==libopenmpt==
-MegaZeux has also optionally supported [https://lib.openmpt.org/libopenmpt/ libopenmpt] since 2.90b, though it has never been enabled by default and has not been forked into the MegaZeux project. It supports a wider number of formats than MegaZeux generally accepts, but these should not be relied on, as most MZX releases will not support them.
+MegaZeux has also optionally supported [https://lib.openmpt.org/libopenmpt/ libopenmpt] since 2.90b, though it has never been enabled by default and has not been forked into the MegaZeux project.
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Lachesis: moved Sound in MegaZeux/Sound engines to Sound in MegaZeux/Sound Engines

2019-06-29T19:15:49Z

moved Sound in MegaZeux/Sound engines to Sound in MegaZeux/Sound Engines

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Lachesis: Document other MZX sound engines

2019-06-29T19:15:43Z

Document other MZX sound engines

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-Bells, Whistles, and Sound Boards (better known as '''BWSB''') is a DOS-based sound library that was popular throughout the demoscene in the mid-1990's. It was programmed by Zilym Limms and supports a small variety of sound cards such as Sound Blaster and Gravis UltraSound. The library has support for most early [[MOD]] music formats, and limited support for [[S3M]] music (after converting it to [[GDM]] format first).
+==ModObj==
-BWSB was the sound library used for [[MegaZeux]] for all DOS releases from 2.50 onward (replacing Mark J. Cox's [[ModObj]]). It was dropped in favor of [[ModPlug]] and [[MikMod]] (and eventually [[libxmp]]) for the SDL port.
+==Bells, Whistles, and Sound Boards==
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Lachesis: moved BWSB to Sound in MegaZeux/Sound engines: We don't really need individual pages for every sound engine MZX supports...

2019-06-29T18:27:39Z

moved BWSB to Sound in MegaZeux/Sound engines: We don't really need individual pages for every sound engine MZX supports...

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Lachesis: Mention ModObj and libxmp

2019-06-29T18:25:43Z

Mention ModObj and libxmp

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	Bells, Whistles, and Sound Boards (better known as '''BWSB''') is a DOS-based sound library that was popular throughout the demoscene in the mid-1990's. It was programmed by Zilym Limms and supports a small variety of sound cards such as Sound Blaster and Gravis UltraSound. The library has support for most early [[MOD]] music formats, and limited support for [[S3M]] music (after converting it to [[GDM]] format first).		Bells, Whistles, and Sound Boards (better known as '''BWSB''') is a DOS-based sound library that was popular throughout the demoscene in the mid-1990's. It was programmed by Zilym Limms and supports a small variety of sound cards such as Sound Blaster and Gravis UltraSound. The library has support for most early [[MOD]] music formats, and limited support for [[S3M]] music (after converting it to [[GDM]] format first).

	BWSB was the sound library used for [[MegaZeux]] from ~~version~~ 2.50 ~~until it~~ was dropped in favor of [[ModPlug]] and [[MikMod]] for the SDL port.		BWSB was the sound library used for [[MegaZeux]] for all DOS releases from 2.50 onward (replacing Mark J. Cox's [[ModObj]]). It was dropped in favor of [[ModPlug]] and [[MikMod]] (and eventually [[libxmp]]) for the SDL port.

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Wildweasel: Typo, whoops =P

2008-02-24T23:24:54Z

Typo, whoops =P

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	Bells, Whistles, and Sound Boards (better known as '''BWSB''') is a DOS-based sound library that was popular throughout the demoscene in the mid-1990's. It was programmed by Zilym Limms and supports a small variety of sound cards such as Sound Blaster and Gravis UltraSound. The library has support for most early [[MOD]] music formats, and limited support for [[S3M]] music (after converting it to [[GDM format first).		Bells, Whistles, and Sound Boards (better known as '''BWSB''') is a DOS-based sound library that was popular throughout the demoscene in the mid-1990's. It was programmed by Zilym Limms and supports a small variety of sound cards such as Sound Blaster and Gravis UltraSound. The library has support for most early [[MOD]] music formats, and limited support for [[S3M]] music (after converting it to [[GDM]] format first).

	BWSB was the sound library used for [[MegaZeux]] from version 2.50 until it was dropped in favor of [[ModPlug]] and [[MikMod]] for the SDL port.		BWSB was the sound library used for [[MegaZeux]] from version 2.50 until it was dropped in favor of [[ModPlug]] and [[MikMod]] for the SDL port.

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