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             Universal MIDI Karaoke Player And Karaoke Creator
			        Version 0.97
				Postcardware
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MidiX is a MIDI Karaoke player that can play standard MIDI format files
(type 0, 1 and 2), all type of Karaoke files and RIFF/RMI files.

It is especially suitable for playing Karaoke files because it can be easily
configured to play virtually any known karaoke MIDI file that other MIDI/KAR
players can't.

Also, you can define font, color, how text will be displayed, what text event
will be tracked, character conversion tables, instrumental text, playing
duration for all songs or for a particular songs and much more.

You can use text timing gauge to know when you need to sing next word/syllable
and have preview of first verse from next strophe so you always know when and
what comes next.

There is also great feature: fonts, colors and other Karaoke settings can be
encapsulated directly into MIDI file so anyone who use midiX will have the same
Karaoke window properties for particular song.

It is great for useage with software wavetable synthesizers because you can
define delay index for displaying text so text from Karaoke MIDI file will be
always displayed in a right moment even on a slow computers with very CPU
requiring software wavetable synthesizers (like Wingroove, Yamaga XG or Roland
GS software synthesizers ...).

MidiX also allows you to save entire song lyrics to a file.

It supports playlist that can be created using simple drag&drop feature.

You can change midiX look to suits to your needs - it support skins that can be
easily created and managed. Several demo skins are included ...

Special feature is Karaoke creator - part of a program where you can easy&quick
add text to a plain MIDI file or edit existing text in Karaoke file.

All options are available using right-click popup menus from midiX panels.

And, something completely new - midiX Karaoke Plug-in for Netscape, MS Internet
Explorer and other compatible browsers ! Plug-in plays PLAY KARAOKE IN YOUR WEB
BROWSER WINDOW (see midiX homepage for demo).
Plug-in will play Karaoke in web browser (using <EMBED> tag with lot of
interresting options) - not in a separate window like other plugins does. Also,
you can select MIDI output, use text correction index (to have correct
highlighting of Karaoke text if you use SW wavetable synthesizers), save text to
file ... Plug-in also supports much of midiX encapsulated settings (fonts, colors
...) etc.
Plug-in is not part of this package - you can download it from my or midiX page.


For details about all features and options, read help files ...



Disclaimer
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Program is postcardware (you must send me a postcard if you use it !) but
copyrighted.

YOU MAY NOT SELL OR CHANGE THIS PROGRAM OR ANY OTHER PART OF THIS PROGRAM OR
DOCUMENTATION !

DISTRIBUTION OF THIS PROGRAM MUST BE FREE AND IN ORIGINAL FORM WITH ALL FILES
INCLUDED AND INTACT

The author makes no warranties about it and accepts no responsibility for any
data loss or other system trouble that may occur from the useage of midiX.

Every effort has been made to ensure that no problems occur with its usage.

Please report any ideas, remarks, bugs etc.



Author
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Arminio Grgic
Istarska 6
34000 Pozega
Croatia

Arminio.Grgic@Yahoo.com

http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Way/9629/arminio.htm
http://www.geocities.com/agrgic.geo/arminio.htm
http://agrgic.tripod.com/midix.htm

(c)2000-2001 m&g Software



Credits
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MIDI player engine by Colin Wilson

http://www.wilsonc.demon.co.uk/delphi.htm

(midiX design based on Colin Wilson's Jukebox II)

See help file for other credits ...
