Short: New AHI-based harddisk-recording program Author: wentzler@limit.nl (Davy Wentzler) Uploader: wentzler limit nl (Davy Wentzler) Type: mus/edit Version: 1.0907 Architecture: m68k-amigaos PlayHD v1.0907, September 1998 by Davy Wentzler DESCRIPTION ----------- PlayHD is a 16-bit audio harddisk-recording package, based on the AHI-system by Martin Blom. With PlayHD, you can do multitracking: play a number of samples directly from harddisk and simultaneously record another (stereo) track. Thanks to AHI, an increasing number of samplers/soundcards can be used with PlayHD without re-writing a single bit of code. Even the Amiga's own Paula chip can be used to play samples in a special 14-bit calibrated mode. Features of PlayHD: - This version can now play up to a maximum of 20 samples at a time. The amount of samples you can actually play depends on: * Processor power: since all the mixing is done by the processor, more channels can be mixed at higher frequencies on faster processors. * Speed of your harddisk and harddisk-controller. SCSI is preferred. * Samplerate: the higher, the better quality, but more data has to be processed and loaded from the harddisk per second. * The AHI-mode you have selected. Is it a stereo mode, stereo++ mode with panning, fast mode etcetera? * The kind of sampler used. Samplers that have their own sample buffers are heavily recommended. - A mixing desk provides you with realtime control over volume, panning and mute per channel. A master volume slider and a stereo master- volume indicator are present too. - Full mixer-automation based on event-list: channel faders, panning, mutes and master volume can be automated. - Full duplex playback and record: if your soundcard allows it, you can playback samples while recording. - Sample-editing with the usual features like cut,paste,copy,erase range. Direct to disk, not limited by memory. - Effects like Delay, Noise Gate, Chorus, Comp/Limiter, Amplifier, Frequency filters and FIR-filters can be applied. - MIDI synchronisation: by sending a MIDI start-command and a Song Position Pointer, you can synchronize audio with an external MIDI sequencer. You can also receive MIDI start-commands. - Supports mono and stereo 16-bit AIFF-samples. - Possibility to do HiFi non-realtime mixing to a new AIFF-file, thanks to AHI. - A Time Line Display provides you with an overview of the loaded samples and their durations. Samples can be moved along the timeline. - A Locator window enables you to set 4 cue-points. - A time-slider in the Tape Deck window allows for fast locating in the recording. - etc..