| * DOSMid history file * | |
| DOSMid v0.9 [xx xxx xxxx] | |
| - increased SYX delaying to 40ms (solves buffering troubles on MT-32 gears), | |
| - fixes around how OPL percussion instruments are emulated, | |
| - support for custom sound banks (IBK on OPL, SBK on AWE), | |
| - a configuration file allows to set default settings (dosmid.cfg), | |
| - the 2s silence gap before songs is inserted only in playlist mode now, | |
| - sound hardware is initialized once, instead of being inited for every song, | |
| - fixed playlist parsing so DOSMid won't freeze on an empty m3u playlist, | |
| - load more textual information from the MIDI file (titles, markers, text), | |
| - file's information is displayed on a dynamic scroll when over 5 lines, | |
| - DOSMid refuses to play corrupted files, instead of ignoring MIDI errors. | |
| DOSMid v0.8 [18 Sep 2015] | |
| - SBMIDI support (can drive MIDI synths attached to SB 1.x and 2.x cards), | |
| - serial (RS-232) output support (/com=xxx or /com1..4), | |
| - implemented 'controller' MIDI support on OPL output, | |
| - added support for relaying SYSEX messages to the MIDI device, | |
| - DOSMid adds a 2s silence gap before each song, | |
| - support for monochrome video modes (autodetected), | |
| - fixed parsing of hex I/O ports with non-numerical chars (like "3f8"), | |
| - reduced timing inaccuracy from ~0.02% to <0.005% (relies on PIT's quality), | |
| - restoring initial video mode after DOSMid quits, | |
| - reliable detection and reporting of out of memory conditions, | |
| - /noxms handles more than 64K of memory (bigger files can be played), | |
| - support for custom SYSEX initialization via a SYX file (/syx=FILE), | |
| - "expensive" features can be easily disabled at compile-time (AWE, OPL), | |
| - screen refresh optimizations - runs without lagging on my 8086 now. | |
| DOSMid v0.7 [29 Jul 2015] | |
| - native support for SB AWE32/AWE64 sound cards (no need for AWEUTIL), | |
| - OPL2/OPL3 output support via emulated (waveform) GM patches, | |
| - support for *.MUS files, as used in many Doom-like games by Id Software, | |
| - optimized MIDI loading routines - MIDI files are loading twice as fast now, | |
| - added a pause function (space key), | |
| - song's filename is displayed during load time, | |
| - the /nodelay option is no longer default (use /delay to force). | |
| DOSMid v0.6.1 [01 Jul 2015] | |
| - fixed a NULL pointer dereferencing bug, | |
| - possible memory access troubles are reported clearly to the user, | |
| - forcing GM patches to MPU because some songs rely on default instruments, | |
| - refactored the sound output code (and added /nosound). | |
| DOSMid v0.6 [22 Jun 2015] | |
| - fixed a timing issue leading sometimes to desynchronization of tracks, | |
| - fixed a bug that could potentially lead to XMS memory trashing, | |
| - configurable MPU port via the BLASTER variable or /mpu=XXX, | |
| - DOSMid fails gracefully when no MPU401 is present (instead of freezing), | |
| - added software volume controls under '+' and '-' keys, | |
| - the MPU is reinitialized to default values before playing any new tracks, | |
| - interface fitted with a sexier color scheme, | |
| - using CPU-friendly calls when waiting for notes (disabled with /fullcpu), | |
| - very basic support for reading M3U playlists, | |
| - added a verbose mode for debugging needs (/log=FILE). | |
| DOSMid v0.5 [10 Aug 2014] | |
| - first public release. |