bass.txt

bass player system api c++

	BASS_MUSIC_NOSAMPLE (BASS_MusicLoad flag)
* Custom decoding channels
	BASS_STREAM_DECODE (BASS_StreamCreate flag)
* 5 second HTTP connection timeout
	BASS_ERROR_TIMEOUT (BASS_StreamCreateURL error code)

1.5 - 31/3/2002
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* Improved performance
	MMX mixers lot faster (over 50% faster in some cases!)
	OGG decoding 15-20% faster
	MP3 decoding 5-10% faster
* Recording
	BASS_RecordGetDeviceDescription
	BASS_RecordInit
	BASS_RecordFree
	BASS_RecordGetInfo
	BASS_RecordStart
* OGG support built-in (OGG/VORBIS DLLs not required)
	BASS_DEVICE_OGG flag *removed*
* MOD music seeking in seconds
	BASS_MusicPlayEx
	BASS_ChannelSetPosition
* Shoutcast metadata retrieval
	BASS_STREAM_META (BASS_StreamCreateURL flag)
	BASS_TAG_META (BASS_StreamGetTags type)
	BASS_SYNC_META (BASS_ChannelSetSync type)
* 1000 volume levels
	BASS_DEVICE_VOL1000 (BASS_Init/CDInit flag)
* CDDB ID retrieval
	BASS_CDID_CDDB (BASS_CDGetID flag)
* Leave the CD volume as it is during init/closing
	BASS_DEVICE_LEAVEVOL (BASS_CDInit flag)
* FFT enabled on decoding channels
	BASS_ChannelGetData
* Left level duplicated on right for mono channels
	BASS_ChannelGetLevel
* Improved MPEG length estimation without BASS_MP3_SETPOS flag
	BASS_StreamGetLength
* Support for Modplug/ADPCM compressed files
	BASS_MusicLoad
* Device description function parameter change
	BASS_GetDeviceDescription
* MASM API

1.4 - 30/1/2002
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* Channel decoding without playback
	BASS_MUSIC_DECODE (BASS_MusicLoad flag)
	BASS_STREAM_DECODE (BASS_StreamCreateFile/URL flag)
	BASS_ChannelGetData
* Windows message sync callbacks
	BASS_SYNC_MESSAGE (BASS_ChannelSetSync flag)
* Adjustable channel volumes in MOD musics
	BASS_MusicSetChannelVol
	BASS_MusicGetChannelVol
* Customizable DirectSound initialization object
	BASS_SetCLSID
* Retrieve HMUSIC/HSTREAM/HCHANNEL IDirectSoundBuffer interfaces
	BASS_GetDSoundObject
* A3D functions removed (use BASS_SetCLSID/BASS_GetDSoundObject to access A3D)
	BASS_DEVICE_A3D (BASS_Init flag)
	BASS_SetA3DResManager
	BASS_GetA3DResManager
	BASS_SetA3DHFAbsorbtion
	BASS_GetA3DHFAbsorbtion
* Callback functions now work in VB6
	DSPPROC
	STREAMPROC
	SYNCPROC
* Improved PCM WAVE streaming performance
	BASS_StreamCreateFile
	BASS_StreamCreateURL
* OGG modules updated to RC3
* Stereo sample support in MO3 format
* MO3 encoder now distributed separately from BASS

1.3 - 17/11/2001
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* Manual buffer updating
	BASS_DEVICE_NOTHREAD (BASS_Init flag)
	BASS_Update
* Adjustable buffer update period (allows small buffer sizes)
	BASS_Init
* Output device latency retrieval
	BASS_INFO (latency member)
* MPEG/OGG seeking without BASS_MP3_SETPOS flag
	BASS_ChannelSetPosition
* Internet file streaming from offsets
	BASS_StreamCreateURL
* File stream tag/comment retrieval (ID3/ID3v2/OGG/HTTP/ICY tags)
	BASS_StreamGetTags
* Byte<->time position translation
	BASS_ChannelBytes2Seconds
	BASS_ChannelSeconds2Bytes
* UMX (Unreal/Tournament music package) format support
	BASS_MusicLoad
* S3M/IT sync fx changed to S2x (S0x conflicted with S00)
	BASS_SYNC_MUSICFX
* Stereo sample support in IT/XM/S3M formats
* MO3: OGG compression supported

1.2 - 25/9/2001
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* OGG (Ogg Vorbis) stream support
	BASS_DEVICE_OGG (BASS_Init flag)
	BASS_StreamCreateFile
	BASS_StreamCreateURL
* Channel linking (start/stop/pause/resume channels together)
	BASS_ChannelSetLink
	BASS_ChannelRemoveLink
* MOD music playback length calculation
	BASS_MUSIC_CALCLEN (BASS_MusicLoad flag)
	BASS_MusicGetLength
* Pre-buffering
	BASS_MusicPreBuf
	BASS_StreamPreBuf
* Samples with single simultaneous playbacks have same HSAMPLE/HCHANNEL handle
	BASS_SamplePlay/Ex
* Stopping a custom stream flushes its buffer contents
	BASS_ChannelStop

1.1a - 31/8/2001
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* NT4 bug fixed
* XM Wxx effect syncing
	BASS_SYNC_MUSICFX
* MP3/2/1 rewinding without BASS_MP3_SETPOS
	BASS_ChannelSetPosition

1.1 - 11/8/2001
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* DX8 (DMO) effects
	BASS_SAMPLE_FX (BASS_StreamCreate/File/URL flag)
	BASS_MUSIC_FX (BASS_MusicLoad flag)
	BASS_ChannelSetFX
	BASS_ChannelRemoveFX
	BASS_FXSetParameters
	BASS_FXGetParameters
	BASS_FXCHORUS structure
	BASS_FXCOMPRESSOR structure
	BASS_FXDISTORTION structure
	BASS_FXECHO structure
	BASS_FXFLANGER structure
	BASS_FXGARGLE structure
	BASS_FXI3DL2REVERB structure
	BASS_FXPARAMEQ structure
	BASS_FXREVERB structure
* Internet file streaming in blocks (inc. Shoutcast/Icecast stream support)
	BASS_STREAM_BLOCK (BASS_StreamCreateURL flag)
* 512/1024/2048 sample FFT
	BASS_DATA_FFT512/1024/2048 (BASS_ChannelGetData flags)
* CD identification
	BASS_CDGetID
* Improved DX version detection
	BASS_INFO (dsver member)

1.0 - 20/6/2001
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* Load MP3/MP2/MP1 files as samples
	BASS_SampleLoad
* Internet file streaming from FTP servers
	BASS_StreamCreateURL
* Save a local copy of internet file streams
	BASS_StreamCreateURL
* Sample accurate file stream seeking
	BASS_ChannelSetPosition
	BASS_StreamGetBlockLength *removed*
* Stream position synchronizer
	BASS_SYNC_POS
* Increased synchronizer precision
* Improved MPEG file detection and error detection
* Stop MOD musics on a backwards jump effect
	BASS_MUSIC_STOPBACK (BASS_MusicLoad/PlayEx flag)
* Leave the volume as it is during closing (as well as initialization)
	BASS_DEVICE_LEAVEVOL (BASS_Init flag)
* Optional automatic use of foreground window handle during initialization
	BASS_Init
* Reduced DLL size
* VB API fixes

0.9 - 18/4/2001
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* Internet file streaming
	BASS_StreamCreateURL
* MP1 & MP2 (MPEG layer 1 & 2) support
	BASS_StreamCreateFile/URL
* MPEG 2.5 support (12000/11025/8000hz sample rates)
	BASS_StreamCreateFile/URL
* Decoding/download/end file stream position retrieval
	BASS_StreamGetFilePosition
* XMPlay surround sound for MOD musics
	BASS_MUSIC_SURROUND (BASS_MusicLoad/PlayEx flag)
	BASS_MUSIC_SURROUND2 (BASS_MusicLoad/PlayEx flag)
* Restrict the download rate of internet file streams
	BASS_STREAM_RESTRATE (BASS_StreamCreateURL flag)
* Check if an internet file stream is stalled
	BASS_ChannelIsActive
* Automatically free a stream when it stops or ends
	BASS_STREAM_AUTOFREE (BASS_StreamCreate/File/URL flag)
* Leave the volume as it is during initialization
	BASS_DEVICE_LEAVEVOL (BASS_Init flag)
* Number of CD tracks retrieval
	BASS_CDGetTracks
* CD track length retrieval
	BASS_CDGetTrackLength
* Exact stream length set after whole file is streamed
	BASS_StreamGetLength
* TMT Pascal API and samples
* Dynamic-loading Delphi API

0.8a - 28/2/2000
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* Updated Delphi API and samples

0.8 - 24/1/2000
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* Improved MP3 performance on P2/K6 and above CPUs - fast!
* User DSP functions on streams and MOD musics
	BASS_ChannelSetDSP
	BASS_ChannelRemoveDSP
* DX7 voice allocation & management
	BASS_SAMPLE_VAM (BASS_SampleLoad/Create flag)
	BASS_VAM_xxx flags
	BASS_SAMPLE (vam & priority members)
* DX7 software 3D algorithm selection
	BASS_Set3DAlgorithm
* DirectSound interface retrieval
	BASS_GetDSoundObject
* Log/linear volume & panning curves
	BASS_SetLogCurves
* User data passed to callback functions
	STREAMPROC - BASS_StreamCreate
	SYNCPROC - BASS_ChannelSetSync
* New synchronizer
	BASS_SYNC_MUSICFX
* New synchronizer flag
	BASS_SYNC_MIXTIME
* Disable synchronizers option - saves a little CPU time
	BASS_DEVICE_NOSYNC (BASS_Init flag)
* Hi-res floating-point CPU usage monitoring
	BASS_GetCPU
* Wait for playback to start when playing a CD
	BASS_CDPlay
* DirectSound (dsound.dll) version retrieval
	BASS_INFO (dsver member)
* Removed volume sliding functions (they were fairly pointless)
	BASS_SlideVolume
	BASS_IsSliding
* MO3: read/write encoder settings
* MO3: remove inst/samp/message texts now optional
* MO3: LAME encoder settings

0.7 - 3/10/1999
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* MO3 (MP3 compressed MODs)
* A3D functions
	BASS_DEVICE_A3D (BASS_Init flag)
	BASS_INFO (a3d member)
	BASS_SetA3DResManager
	BASS_GetA3DResManager
	BASS_SetA3DHFAbsorbtion
	BASS_GetA3DHFAbsorbtion
* Music/stream immediate sample data retrieval
	BASS_ChannelGetData
* File stream (WAV/MP3) length retrieval
	BASS_StreamGetLength
	BASS_StreamGetBlockLength
* File stream seeking
	BASS_ChannelSetPosition
* Mono MP3 option (lower CPU usage)
	BASS_StreamCreateFile
* Music length retrieval
	BASS_MusicGetLength
* Music name retrieval
	BASS_MusicGetName
* Stop notes when moving MOD music position
	BASS_MUSIC_POSRESET (BASS_MusicLoad/BASS_MusicPlayEx flag)
* BASS_ERROR_FREQ - invalid sample rate error code
	BASS_SampleCreate
	BASS_SamplePlayEx
	BASS_SamplePlay3DEx
	BASS_StreamCreate
	BASS_ChannelSetAttributes
* Delphi and VB APIs

0.6a - 26/7/1999
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* Half rate MP3 option (lower CPU usage)
	BASS_MP3_HALFRATE
* Loading/streaming from file offsets
	BASS_MusicLoad
	BASS_SampleLoad
	BASS_StreamCreateFile
* Global music/sample/stream volume levels
	BASS_SetGlobalVolumes
	BASS_GetGlobalVolumes
* Other new function
	BASS_SampleStop
* New synchronizer
	BASS_SYNC_END
* New sample overrider
	BASS_SAMPLE_OVER_DIST
* LoadLibrary/GetProcAddress instructions and example

0.5 - 4/7/1999
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* Documentation!
* File streaming (MP3 and WAV)
	BASS_StreamCreateFile
* Custom generated samples
	BASS_SampleCreate
	BASS_SampleCreateDone
* Other new function
	BASS_MusicSetPositionScaler
* Renamed function
	BASS_ChannelClearSync -> BASS_ChannelRemoveSync
* Alterations made to
	BASS_ChannelGetPosition
	BASS_SampleLoad
	BASS_StreamPlay

0.4 - 30/3/1999
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* Compressed WAV samples support (using audio CODECs)
* Updated CD volume handling - now works with SB Live
* More linear channel volume/pan scales (were slightly off before)
* "no sound" device option
* 3D sound functions
	BASS_Set3DFactors
	BASS_Get3DFactors
	BASS_Set3DPosition
	BASS_Get3DPosition
	BASS_Apply3D
	BASS_SamplePlay3D
	BASS_SamplePlay3DEx
	BASS_ChannelSet3DAttributes
	BASS_ChannelGet3DAttributes
	BASS_ChannelSet3DPosition
	BASS_ChannelGet3DPosition
* EAX functions
	BASS_SetEAXParameters
	BASS_GetEAXParameters
	BASS_ChannelSetEAXMix
	BASS_ChannelGetEAXMix
* Other new functions
	BASS_GetDeviceDescription
	BASS_SetBufferLen
	BASS_ChannelGetFlags
	BASS_ChannelPause
	BASS_ChannelResume
	BASS_ChannelSetPosition
* Replaced function
	BASS_CDResume -> BASS_ChannelResume
* Alterations made to
	BASS_Init
	BASS_CDInit
	BASS_SampleLoad
	BASS_StreamPlay
	BASS_INFO structure
	BASS_SAMPLE structure
	BASS_DEVICE_xxx flags
	BASS_SAMPLE_xxx flags

0.3 - 8/3/1999
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* Synchronization functions
	BASS_ChannelSetSync
	BASS_ChannelClearSync
* Other new functions
	BASS_GetVersion
	BASS_ChannelGetPosition
	BASS_ChannelGetLevel
	BASS_ChannelGetAttributes
	BASS_ChannelSetAttributes
* Replaced functions
	BASS_MusicStop -> BASS_ChannelStop
	BASS_MusicSetVolume -> BASS_ChannelSetAttributes
	BASS_CDStop -> BASS_ChannelStop
	BASS_CDSetVolume -> BASS_ChannelSetAttributes
	BASS_CDGetVolume -> BASS_ChannelGetAttributes
	BASS_ChannelUpdate -> BASS_ChannelSetAttributes
* Alterations made to
	BASS_MusicPlayEx
	BASS_StreamPlay
	BASS_INFO structure

0.2 - 28/2/1999
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* First public release


Credits
=======
Ogg Vorbis decoding is based on libogg/vorbis,
Copyright (c) 2002-2004 Xiph.org Foundation

CHMOX is (c) 2004 St閜hane Boisson, http://chmox.sourceforge.net/

API/Sample contributors
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Visual Basic: Adam Hoult, Hendrik Knaepen, Arthur Aminov,
              Peter Hebels
Delphi: Titus Miloi, Rogier Timmermans, Alessandro Cappellozza,
        Jesse Naranjo, Chris Troesken
MASM: Octavian Chis


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