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** 			WavePlayer 2. 0 		     **
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** 		    Freeware by Goldfish Software	     **
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Purpose
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WavPlayer is a Win95/98/NT utility, which lets the user
select a directory and subsequently presents a list of all
.wav sound files therein. These sounds may then be played
by simply double-clicking on them (great for quick browsing
of large sample collections, i.e. for mod-trackers, etc.).
No installation is required. Simply extract the executable
to a directory and start the program by double-clicking on
its icon.


Comments on the release of version 2.0:
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I use WavPlayer mainly for checking out large sample collections
(which the program is great for). What bothered me so far, though,
was the need to switch over to the Windows Explorer in order to
copy sounds that I really liked - and wanted to use in a song -  to
a new directory. So one time, when the same bother nagged me
once again, I decided to fix it once and for all. To make the GUI a
bit more 'Windows-like', I also added a context menu for the wavelist.

Anyhow, to copy a sound to a new directory, follow the steps below:

1) Change to the directory that contains your sample collection
2) Right-click on the sound to copy
3) Choose 'Copy...' from the context menu
4) Choose a destination directory and click on 'OK'

The last used destination directory is automatically saved in the
registry. So if you collect sounds in the same directory, it is
automatically set as default directory every time you copy a sound.


Comments on the release of version 2.1
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I got tired of browsing sounds in Waveplayer but having to switch
over to Explorer for moving or copying files, so I finally got around
to implementing some rudimentary file functions. You can now:

* Copy files to a new directory
* Move files to a new directory
* Rename files
* Delete files

I hope this is as helpful (especially in nerves...) to you as it
is to me.


Comments on the release of version 2.2
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Fixed some minor bugs


Comments on the release of version 2.3
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I finally got fed up with having to start a sound editor or media player
in order to find out what the sample and/or bit rate of a sample was, so
I added the corresponding functionality. If you click on a sound file in
the listbox on the right, its filename, size, resolution and sample rate
will appear in the status bar. I hope this helps all you sound collectors...




WavPlayer is distributed as Freeware. It may be freely copied
provided the packed file is passed on 'as is', with no alteration
to the contents of the .ZIP file or the code itself.

Written 1997-2000 by Dani Seelhofer

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History:
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Version 1.0		Sept. 15, 1997

Version 1.1		April 20, 1999
			Added a 'recent directories' type of menu as well as a listbox
			containing the recently used directories to give easier access
			to the users favorite sound directories (I got annoyed at having
			to click through several directory layers get at the same files
			each time I started the program up to...).

Version 1.2		May 14, 1999
			Corrected several small bugs. Added size-display for files.

Version 2.0		September 18, 1999
			Added the capability to directly copy sounds to a certain directory.
			This function is very handy when sifting through sample collections,
			i.e. for putting together a sample collection for tracking.

Version 2.1		January 15, 2000
			Added some file functions to allow for easier management of sound
			samples.

Version 2.2		January 16, 2000
			Sorry, had to fix some bugs (favorite directory list didn't work
			properly)

Version 2.3		February 21, 2000
			I got tired of having to use some other program just for finding out
			what the sample- and bit-rate of a particular sample was, so I added
			a corresponding function. Bit- and sample-rate are now shown along-
			side the filename in the status-bar.
