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Welcome to Digital Music Player v1.01!

--WHAT IS IT?------------------------------------------------------------------

Digital Music Player is a MOD format music module player.  DMPlayer is also a
multimedia player.  You can mix .WAV, .MID, and even .AVI files in with your
.MOD files for an all-in-one player!  It is packed with features and will work
with any audio adapter supported by MMPM/2.  It allows you to create SongLists
of your favorite modules by drag and drop or conventional means.  These lists
can be saved, loaded, and edited.  DMPlayer supports the playback of
single-file archived modules as well.  So, now you can go and compress that 100
megs of .MOD files with gzip (or zip, zoo, etc.)  and save yourself about 30
megs of HD space!

--INSTALLATION-----------------------------------------------------------------

Digital Music Player needs no special setup.  Simply copy the program file
'DMPlayer.EXE' into a directory and create a program object if you desire.  You
should copy the help file 'DMPlayer.HLP' into a directory that is in your help
path.  DMPlayer can be placed anywhere.  It will search for, or create any
files that it needs in the directory where the executable is.  This will allow
DMPlayer to be run from the command line without cluttering your file system
with DMPlayer.INI files.

When you register you will receive the keyfile 'DMPlayer.KEY'.  This file
should be placed in the same directory as 'DMPlayer.EXE'.

--REGISTRATION-----------------------------------------------------------------

Digital Music Player is ARIAWARE.  This means that you have the opportunity to
use the program for 30 days free of charge.  This time is provided to you for
the sole purpose of determining whether to purchase DMPlayer or not.  After
this initial trial period, you must remove DMPlayer from your system if you
have not registered.

Registration costs $25 (US).  This small fee will provide you with a key file
that will enable you to use the current, and all subsequent, versions of
DMPlayer.  In other words, FREE UPGRADES FOR LIFE!  Yes, this is a good deal as
DMPlayer will continue to evolve as long as people register.

Please see the online documentation for more information and the registration
form.  Follow these instructions to find the information:

   1.  Start DMPlayer.
   2.  Press F1 at any window.
   3.  Select 'Contents' from the Options menu of the help window.
       (or press Ctrl-C)
   4.  Double-click on 'Ariaware' and follow the instructions.
   5.  Take this time to browse the rest of the online documentation for lots
       of useful information.

--CONTACTING THE AUTHOR--------------------------------------------------------

Keith Murray, of Aria, can be reached via the internet at:

   dodger@kira.csos.orst.edu

--AVAILABILITY-----------------------------------------------------------------

The newest version of Digital Music Player can always be found on the ftp site:

   ftp.cdrom.com

--FEATURES---------------------------------------------------------------------

DMPlayer was designed from the ground up to take full advantage of OS/2's
advanced features:

   o  Multithreading ( uses several 'threads' to distribute the work )
   o  Dynamic priority adjustment ( works well with other applications )
   o  Drag/Drop support
   o  WPS aware

DMPlayer plays a wide variety of music (and other media) formats:

   o  .MOD 4 track, 31 and 15 instrument Protracker/Noisetracker modules
   o  .MOD 4 and 8 track Startrekker modules
   o  .MOD 6 and 8 track Fasttracker modules
   o  .WAV audio sample files.
   o  .MID MIDI song files.
   o  .AVI Audio Video Interleave video animation files.
   o  Any other format supported by MMPM/2 now or in the future.

All of these files can be present in the same SongList providing an wide
variety of playback options.

DMPlayer works very well with the WPS.  Simply associate all of your .MOD files
with Digital Music Player and they will be a double-click away from your ears.
If DMPlayer is running, then you can add songs to the SongList in several
different ways:

   1. Selecting 'Add Songs' (or pressing INS) from the menu. You can then
      select songs from the standard file dialog.
   2. Dragging song files from the file system and dropping them on the
      SongList.
   3. Selecting one or more song files from a folder and selecting 'Open' from
      their menu.
   4. Typing 'dmplayer [list of filenames including wildcards]' from the
      command line.

There is full online help, so simply press 'F1' for specific help.

Registration information is available online.  Simply print out the
registration form (from the online help) and follow the instructions.

Thank you for trying out Digital Music Player.

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                         | Keith Murray              |
                         | Aria                      |
                         | PO Box 1889               |
                         | Corvallis, OR  97339-1889 |
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                         | dodger@kira.csos.orst.edu |
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    Digital Music Player is copyright (c) 1994 Aria.  All rights reserved.
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