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diff --git a/engines/sci/sfx/old/ROADMAP b/engines/sci/sfx/old/ROADMAP deleted file mode 100644 index 9a6ec1b4da..0000000000 --- a/engines/sci/sfx/old/ROADMAP +++ /dev/null @@ -1,72 +0,0 @@ -The way I would have made things if I had the time to do it -Rickard Lind <rpl@dd.chalmers.se>, 2000-12-30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -Step 1: - -D rename "src/sound/midi.c" in freesci to "oldmidi.c" and still use it -D move my "midi*" and "midiout*" to "src/sound" -D change all "glib.h" to the real thing - -Step 2: - -D implement all note-playing, volume changing, reverb etc in "midi_mt32.*" - use disassembled sierra SCI1.1 driver as the main source of inspiration -D change "soundserver_null.c" to use the new device driver for MT-32 -* use "~/.freesci/config" to set ALSA/OSS and other options - -Step 3: - -* Implement a GM translation driver "midi_gm.*" using a parsed textfile - for instrument mapping -* Improve instrument mappings using new features such as keyshift, - volume adjust and velocity remap - -Step 4: - -* Reimplement a SCI0 soundserver using the new sound sub sytem -* PCM support (samples) with ALSA and possibly DirectX -* MPU-401 UART midiout driver for DOS/Windows - -Step 5: - -* SCI01, SCI1, SCI32 soundserver -* Adlib support "midi_opl2.*", "oplout_alsaraw.*", "oplout_pcmemu.*" -* PCM support Sound Blaster DOS - -Step 6: - -* Make it possible to play samples and use opl2 emulation (found in MAME - I think) at the same time through the same sound device - -Step 7: - -* All those other little nifty things... - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -My idea concerning naming of the files: - -src/sound/midi.* wrapper for MIDI device drivers -src/sound/midiout.* wrapper for different methods to output - MIDI data -src/sound/pcm.* wrapper for PCM device drivers -src/sound/pcmout.* wrapper for different methods to output - PCM data -src/sound/midi_mt32.* Roland MT-32 device driver -src/sound/midi_opl2.* Adlib/OPL2 device driver -src/sound/midiout_alsaraw.* rawmidi output using alsalib -src/sound/midiout_unixraw.* rawmidi output using unix filesystem -src/sound/oplout_alsaraw.* opl output using alsa - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -Use Linux and ALSA 0.5.x (or later) and Roland MT-32 while developing. -Don't implement supremely stupid abstract frameworks without consulting -experienced people on the mailinglist first. There are infinite ways to -implement the sound subsystem the VERY VERY WRONG way. Don't make -everything too much of a hack either. - -Use the files is in "lists/" when doing text output for debugging purposes. - -Good luck! |