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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: AAACHIPSET on February 20, 2013, 03:51:12 PM
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installed amiga amp ..played a bit with settings..using mpega libary ..actually couldnt find a 030 fpu version ..so tried 020fpu version ..only worked when i renamed to mpega.library ..wasnt great so did same to a 040/fpu version ..amigaamp tells me to select unit 1 ..an a stereo output on ahi ..i do but even though i save the config ..ahi reverts to the music player ..not unit 1 ..its play back is one second at a time ..
on utube i watched a guy play mp3 on amiga1200 030 ..which is what i got ..i must be missing something here ...any help ..must be in a config file of ahi or amiga amp ..
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In AHI prefs the button where you select a unit is not a setting. With the button you select the unit you want to change the settings for. The settings for all units are saved when you click on Save.
So, set the button to music unit, then select Paula:Stereo++ and 22050 Hz. Now set the button to unit 0, select Paula:Stereo++, 22050 Hz and 2 or more channels. Repeat this step for all the other units. Depending on the AHI version more channels will reduce the volume.
In AmigaAMP also set the decoder to 22050 Hz.
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thanks still really slow ..maybe a 030 just cant cut it ..more likely i just need to learn to configure it better ..will keep playin with it..
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Reduce frequency to 11025.
Use mpega020.library instead of ...FPU...
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thanks still really slow ..maybe a 030 just cant cut it ..more likely i just need to learn to configure it better ..will keep playin with it..
Even an 040@40MHz doesn't cut it if you want full quality mp3 playback (not half rate). An 060@50MHz can only just achieve it. Don't expect to be able to multitask though! So all in all, I'd stay away from mp3's and stick with wav's or aiff's (which are much better sound quality anyway).
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Even an 040@40MHz doesn't cut it if you want full quality mp3 playback (not half rate). An 060@50MHz can only just achieve it. Don't expect to be able to multitask though! So all in all, I'd stay away from mp3's and stick with wav's or aiff's (which are much better sound quality anyway).
If you're determined to play Mp3 on Amigas at real quality, you need hardware decoding, like a MasPlayer or Delfina. They work well with Amiga Amp.
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This is what I've discovered after 20 years of research, well not quite 20 years but....
Using Amiga AMP
If you've got an 030 don't even bother trying to use AHI, use the built in audio player instead. Also with an 030 you cannot do much in the way of layer 3 decoding so turn that puppy right down (under AMP settings).
With an 060 you can use AHI (v4.18 don't forget!), use the AHI 16bit tune-up tool and fix up your particular machine to play the best possible 14bit stereo sound (removes hiss). Choose Stereo FAST++ 14bit mode, that's the best one for an 060, choose an output rate of 22050Hz unless you are running in a 'scan doubled' mode otherwise you can push that old girl right up to 44KHz (I'm talking about Paula users obviously).
Actually I found an even better way recently. Using 'Exact Audio Copy' you can rip CDROM tracks to WAV (PCM uncompressed audio and exactly what Paula likes best). You can then play these WAV tracks back easily with AMP, really great quality 720 k/bit sound files with low CPU usage....awesome.
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gave up on amiga amp ..tried a few others ..song player etc ..mp3 an 030 ..not likely
to work properly ..anyone got it to work ..an play whole song properly tell me ..will try your idea to convert mp3 to wave ..find a program first ..
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I already told ya the name of the program to rip to WAV, exact audio copy
;)
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Here ya go, did you a little video of it in action (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twwIyqDB9TM&feature=youtu.be)
:)
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Don't bother to try Amiga AMP, use this instead http://aminet.net/package/mus/play/Prayer2
030 can't play full quality mp3, or it requirs MAS or Delfina
And about AHI, don't us latest versions, they require more horse power than older versions.