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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: LoadWB on January 31, 2007, 02:40:21 PM

Title: Software to play .MUS, .STR, .WDS, etc on Amiga?
Post by: LoadWB on January 31, 2007, 02:40:21 PM

I have SIDPlayer, but it won't touch these files.  I have come across a few 1581 disks filled with SID (.MUS) files and would like to play them on the Amiga.  I have Stereo SID Player somewhere, so I *can* play them on my 64 or 128D, but would like to do so on the Amy.  What can I use?

And to refresh my memory, are .MSW files self-extracting files containing .MUS, .STR, and optionally .WDS files?

Title: Re: Software to play .MUS, .STR, .WDS, etc on Amiga?
Post by: AmigaMance on January 31, 2007, 03:08:05 PM

I don't know, but have you check Aminet to see if there are any external engines for EaglePlayer/Delitracker about these formats?

Title: Re: Software to play .MUS, .STR, .WDS, etc on Amiga?
Post by: SamuraiCrow on January 31, 2007, 05:23:59 PM

.MSW files are indeed Music, Stereo, and Words.  But, IIRC, the rights to the self-dissolving ARC compression format is now a privately owned copyright by some PC manufacturer and are therefore no longer freely distributable.

I doubt Delitracker would touch these files since they are not Amiga file formats.

You might look into a C64 Emulator such as VICE to play these on the Amiga.