foo_dumb, experimental new modplugin, by Kode54 Options

[deus-ex]

Hello Kode54,

its me (deus-ex) again.

You introduced a new modplugin named foo_dumb. I gave it a test run against foo_mod right away (just downloaded latest version 9.9.2004).
In comparison its soundoutput is not as clear as foo_mod utilizing bass.dll. It sounds softer, as if there's some textile between the speakers and
your ears. Also i found the .it-format support not as "balls on accurate" like provided with the bass.dll. I uploaded a file named Chris35b.it to
demonstrate this. At start of the second order (after ~8 sec. playtime) you'll hear a ~hiss~ sound which is intended to be there but foo_dumb
puts it too much into the foreground so that it sounds anoyingly wrong. Please also check foo_dumb with uploaded 303.it. It loses so much quality
against replaying with foo_mod.

Second file in the upload named F0x-Test.xm fails to be loaded with foo_dumb. It features some weird special undocumented Fasttracker tricks.
It does sound very uncommon but it is a very good test file i guess. Once Xmplay had problems with this file too, until i send it to Ian (Xmplay author)
so he was able and kind enough to fix it.

Visiting DUMB's homepage and checking its CVS on sourceforge it seems that the project came to halt since a very long time. Is that correct?
If so i hope you can maintain and fix the code for your plugin if necessary.
Btw., everytime you update one of your plugins i wonder what has changed. Recently you updated foo_mod (my favorite plugin) and foo_dumb
quite often though their version number did'nt change. Maybe you can put a little file_id.diz or readme.txt along with the plugin mentioning the
changes if its not too much to ask for?

One suggestion/question please: (don't beat me for asking this)
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I don't know if bass.dll/dumb library provides necessary data but is it possible to have pattern view like in Xmplay?


Edited 18-10-2004: Downloadlink as a service for new threadvisitors.
Download latest version of Foo_Dumb


Regards, deus-ex.

This post has been edited by deus-ex: Oct 18 2004, 16:19

[GenjuroXL]

I think supporting DW would mean emulating an m68k CPU.
This would add a lot of bloat to the plugin, so better stick to DeliPlayer or something similar for playing DW files and other custom Amiga formats.