Or a .mod/.it player that quits once a file is done. I wanna add mod support!

Moved to Marvin, I guess. 😉

Can you add OPL2/3 music support?
Adlib Tracker 2 player quits automatically after playing a music and supports multiple OPL2/3 music file formats.
You can download it at http://www.adlibtracker.net/downloads.php

Stiletto, thanks!
CryoSID: Probably, but I don't know a lot about the format(s)
I see they have a list on their site

A2M (AT2)
A2P (AT2) [pattern]
A2T (AT2) [tiny module]
AMD (Amusic)
CFF (BoomTracker 4.0)
DFM (Digital-FM)
FMK (FM-Kingtracker)
HSC (HSC AdLib Composer / HSC-Tracker)
MTK (MPU-401 trakker)
RAD (Reality AdLib Tracker)
S3M (Scream Tracker 3.x)
SAT (Surprise! AdLib Tracker) {ver.1,5,6}
SA2 (Surprise! AdLib Tracker 2.0) {ver.8,9}
XMS (XMS-Tracker)

Then they have bank formats\instrument formats.

Which formats need additional files to work? I can easily implement ones that don't require separate files for each song.

For files that do need separate files...are there like common ones, like FAT.OPL?

You don't need anything else to play these other than the AT2 player. All instruments are inside of the music files.

Going to try to work on it tonight. I sort of want to find a packet driver for DOSBOX so I can actually do dev on my main computer without taking down the site.

Um - I added a2m support, it sounds god awful on the real hardware, but OK in dosbox????
And it leaves the sound card in a weird state when it finishes.

Edit: Going to try a different sound card. Had a SB16 clone in there, trying a Vibra 16S.

Sounds just as bad on the Vibra16s....

What Sound Blaster clone did you use and which musics did you try?
Have you tried playing with the tracker instead? The player is still in development and isn't very accurate at times and some musics just sound awful anyway. Try playing Onward by Nula or any music by Diode Milliampere (Diodema).

You shouldn't use a Sound Blaster that doesn't have a discrete OPL3 (marked as YMF262) or a chip with the OPL logo as they use CQM which sounds even worse than DOSBox. What other sound cards do you have?

Edit: You should also check if there is a 8-bit I/O Recovery Time setting in the BIOS. If so set it to 6, 7 or 8.

Switched to http://adplug.sourceforge.net
Put the Aztech sound card back in. .A2M is working. Adlibtracker outright just doesn't work on the 486. It's probably compiled for a newer CPU or something, dunno. It's all staticky and buzzy. Tried the newer and older version.

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What Sound Blaster clone did you use and which musics did you try?
Have you tried playing with the tracker instead? The player is still in development and isn't very accurate at times and some musics just sound awful anyway. Try playing Onward by Nula or any music by Diode Milliampere (Diodema).

You shouldn't use a Sound Blaster that doesn't have a discrete OPL3 (marked as YMF262) or a chip with the OPL logo as they use CQM which sounds even worse than DOSBox. What other sound cards do you have?

Edit: You should also check if there is a 8-bit I/O Recovery Time setting in the BIOS. If so set it to 6, 7 or 8.

No settings in the bios for that!
Both cards have a discrete OPL3 chip, marked YMF262-M
The Vibra16s didn't seem to work with the MPU401 in dos with playmidi.exe so the Aztech is back in.
I also tried with no sound card drivers loaded, except set blaster. Same deal, buzzy and staticky, and when it quits it leaves the sound card buzzing.

I didn't try the tracker utility, just the player.

Edit: The file I tried did sound totally OK in DOSBOX, and it sounds like it does in this other player. It's very strange. Also tried messing with the OPL3_LATENCY setting, no difference.

df00z wrote:

Switched to http://adplug.sourceforge.net
Put the Aztech sound card back in. .A2M is working. Adlibtracker outright just doesn't work on the 486. It's probably compiled for a newer CPU or something, dunno. It's all staticky and buzzy. Tried the newer and older version.

This might be related to a change introduced in 2.3.53, intended to improve track latency. Could you check with 2.3.52 to see if it works correctly?

Yes- both versions tried. .53 and .52. My goal actually is to move this to a different 486. I want this one back for games 😉
I have an old Packard Bell with a busted floppy controller. Once I get that up, I can try on there too.

Edit: And the other player seems to work once. Most .A2M files it says unsupported. The one I played once with it and it was fine, now it just hangs. Arg.

I put adt2play back as the player - if you want to try it.....any ideas? If you play something, please queue up a regular midi with the SAPI driver after, it resets the card it seems.

Edit 2: Saw some other people with similar issues, they report it works on smaller hard drives, but on > a couple GB it stops working and you get this distorted sound. Going to try to copy it to a ram disk tomorrow. The drive I have in here is 8 and on an external IDE controller.

Looking to try this now but the stream won't load for me on any browser/player 🙁

You could try setting opl_latency=1 in the ini file. Should normally only be necessary on OPL2, but may help with crummy clones too.

Must say I really like your idea by the way! 😀

http://cookwithkevin.com:8000/stream
Could try that link too for streaming.

I think I was setting opl_latency wrong, was using the play utility with /cfg:opl_latency=1. Will try in the ini!

Seems to work now, cool. Both on the site and through the direct stream (got a 404 on that earlier). Looks like it'll take a while before my midi plays though 🤣

You may want one of these to improve your site: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSwqnR327fk

Ok - the OPL_LATENCY setting DOES work - but only for the tracker program, not the player 🙁
Also, I edited the queueing so it pulls from the top and bottom now - less waiting.

Edit: Argh! I give up, ordering a CT2290, which is more soundblaster-y than a Creative Vibra 16 or an Aztech Sound Galaxy Washington 16.

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Edit: Argh! I give up, ordering a CT2290, which is more soundblaster-y than a Creative Vibra 16 or an Aztech Sound Galaxy Washington 16.

It's still a crummy Creative... try a YMF719 card! 😉

I got the card in. It's still happening, even worse. This is in an entirely different 486. So I have 4 sound cards that don't actually work, SB Vibra 16, a real SB 16, and two Aztech Sound Galaxy Washington 16 cards.

They're working for everything else. And also work in the tracker with OPL_LATENCY set.
Is there any way to set it in the player? Any idea if it does anything negative?

Do you think it's worth me seeing out that YMF719 card? Or is something else going on here?

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Do you think it's worth me seeing out that YMF719 card?

I have a YMF718-S, which is pretty much the same, and I have noticed that it's significantly less picky about the OPL3 latency/timings but I have no idea if it will actually work or not.