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| AlienDSP for WinAMP 2 |
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   Author:      Allen L. Cheng
   Version:     2.0
   Date:        Oct 22, 1999

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 | REQUIREMENTS |
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   + Windows 9x/NT
   + WinAMP 2.x

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 | INTRODUCTION |
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   AlienDSP is an All-In-One DSP plugin for WinAMP 2.x or later.
   It is designed to process audio in realtime with minimal
   cpu load and high quality output.

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 | FEATURES |
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   + Effects
       * Wide Stereo
       * Stereo Boost
       * Amplitude Modulation
       * Pseudo Stereo
       * Remove Voice
       * Pitch
       * Compression / Expansion
       * Echo
       * Reverb
       * Amplify
       * Volume Control with Peaks Reduction
       * Tremolo
   + All customizable settings
   + Loading of multiple effects simultaneously
   + Supports both 16bit and 8bit samples

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 | INSTALLATION |
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   Unzip "dsp_alien.dll" and "dsp_alien.txt" to the WinAMP
   Plugins folder. (ex. C:\Program Files\WinAMP\PLUGINS)

   To start AlienDSP, press Ctrl-P to open Preferences window
   and select AlienDSP in "DSP/Effect" section of "Plug-ins".

   AlienDSP has been tested with WinAMP version 2.5e.

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 | HISTORY |
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   2.0          + Mono audio support for Pseudo Stereo
                + Fine tuned settings for Pseudo Stereo
                + New effects:
                        * Expansion (when Compression is negative)
                        * Reverse Balance (in Volume)

   2.0b2        + Fixed: memory leak for echo
                + Improved performance
                + Support for mono audio (except Channel FX & Remove Voice)
                + Supports 16bits and 8bits samples (others as well??)
                + New effect: Reverb

   2.0b1        + All new interface with all code rewritten
                + Replaced integer mode with high precision floating point
                + All customizable settings
                + New effects:
                        * Pseudo Stereo
                        * Pitch
                        * Echo
                        * Volume Control with Peaks Reduction
                        * Tremolo
                + Loading of multiple effects simultaneously

   1.1          + Various bug fixes and optimizations

   1.0          + Initial release
                + Effects:
                        * Wide Stereo
                        * Big Room
                        * Compression
                        * Expansion
                        * Amplify
                        * Amplitude Modulation
                        * Voice Removal

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 | TECHNICAL INFO |
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   AlienDSP Facts:
     + written with Inprise Delphi
     + around 1200 lines of code
     + tested on
         - Win98SE with AMD K6-2 350 @ 400MHz (Asus TX97-X mb)
         - WinAMP 2.5c
         - Aureal Vortex2 SuperQuad Digital soundcard
         - Eastern AX-4106 speaker

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 | THANKS TO |
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   Aaron Quan           for many useful feedbacks on the output quality

   Mark Wong            for giving me some ideas on the interface ;)

   The WinAMP Team      for making the great WinAMP freeware!!

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 | LICENSE |
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   AlienDSP (c) 1999 Allen Cheng.
   All Rights Reserved.

   BY UNPACKING OR RUNNING ANY APPLICATION IN THIS PACKAGE, YOU ARE
   CONSENTING TO BE BOUND BY AND ARE BECOMING A PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT.
   IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, REMOVE
   THE PACKAGE.

   AlienDSP is FREEWARE and is provided free of charge.

   You may install and use multiple copies for multiple users without
   restriction. License to use this software is free of charge.

   This software may be freely distributed as long as there is
   no charge for the end user.  It may not be bundled with any
   hardware or software products without the permission from
   the author.  Distribution in freeware or shareware CD software
   collection is allowed as long as the latest version availble is
   used and the author is notified of the inclusion. A sample CD
   of the collection would be highly appreciated.

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 | DISCLAIMER |
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   THIS SOFTWARE AND THE ACCOMPANYING FILES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND
   WITHOUT WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE OR MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY
   OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. BECAUSE OF THE
   VARIOUS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENTS INTO WHICH THIS SOFTWARE
   MAY BE INSTALLED AND USED, NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
   PURPOSE IS OFFERED.  IN NO EVENT WILL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY
   SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER
   (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS,
   BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, OR ANY OTHER
   PECUNIARY LOSS) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE
   SOFTWARE PRODUCT.

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 | CONTACT |
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   Website: http://alientech77.cjb.net
            http://alientech.tsx.org

     Email: alien-tech@home.com
