MP3@64 And WorkBench 3.1

[MozzerFan]

You can also try to use it with AmigaAmp.
AmigaAmp uses the MHI system, but with mhimdev.library it may also work with the mp3@64.
It's a "wrapper" that allows you to use your existing MPEG hardware and drivers in applications
which support the new MHI interface only. (such as AmigaAMP).
I successfully tested this library with amigaamp and my masplayer.

[MozzerFan]

Today I received my mp3@64. I successfully tested it with the following programs:

- Amplifier (using mp3at64mpeg.device)
- AmigaAmp (using mhimdev.library and mp3at64mpeg.device)
- Streamer 2.08 : last version on aminet (2.10?) crashes my system (using mhimdev.library and mp3at64mpeg.device)
- AmiNetRadio (Using mp3at64play. See the aminetradio documentation).

Thank you Jens and Chris for another piece of great hardware.

[MozzerFan]

Yeah, I tested all these programs under 3.9.
But AminetRadio and AmigaAmp will also run under 3.1.
Streamer needs 3.5 at least.
Edit: I'm running Amplifier 2.26 under 3.1. Higher versions crash my system. (Google for amplifier226.lha)

[MozzerFan]

I'm using the mp3@64 in my a4000 on the clockport of my Xsurf.
I'm really happy with it. I use it to listen to shoutcast streams. There no skips or loops, but sometimes sound is interrupted.
 
On my a1200 I use a Masplayer Pro, and that also works great with MP3s and shoutcast streams.

[MozzerFan]

@Mozzerfan
 
How much CPU Usage is there when you playback the shoutcast streams?

Depends on the program being used.
 
With streamer2 I have about 38% CPU load.
With Amplifier I have about 32% CPU load.
With AmigaAmp I have about 94% CPU load.
 
This is with a 96 kbps 44 khz stream.
 
My system is an amiga 4000 with 060 processor.
There were some other tasks running in the background.
CPU monitor used is Idle68k.

[MozzerFan]

Do you have problems streaming low bit rates?

Just tried to play a 32 kbps and 24 kbps stream.
There was no sound.
 
Edit: I don't know if that's a driver problem, or if it's a problem of the mp3@64.