[djpretzel]

Chipamp, a bundle of Winamp VGM-related input plugins, has been updated from version 0.9 to version 1.0. In addition to fixing incompatibilities with Winamp 5.6+ related to an outdated version of SNESAmp, this update removes adplug, which was causing problems with MIDI files, updates a number of other plugins, and adds several new plugins and formats.

Chipamp is available for free at http://chipamp.org.

Please uninstall Chipamp before upgrading!

Below is a list of plugins included in Chipamp and their respective homepages and authors. The version included in Chipamp is also indicated (this should usually be the latest & greatest). As a sidenote, chiptune plugins often rely on emulation libraries coded by other developers, so remember to check each plugin's homepage and documentation for a more complete who's who. Please contact us if you have additions/corrections to the below information.

Included Plugins & Versions

• 64th Note 1.2 Beta 3
  • http://www.hcs64.com/usf/#64th
• AOSDK Plugin Conversions, VIO2SF
  • AODSF 0.09
  • AOSSF 1.21
  • VIO2SF 0.23
  • http://foobar2000.xrea.jp/up/index.php?page=1
• ASAP v2.1.2
  • http://asap.sourceforge.net/
• GEZamp 0.2+(beta)
  • http://www.purose.net/befis/download/
• * Highly Advanced 0.11
  • http://www.caitsith2.com/gsf/
• * Highly Experimental v2.09
  • http://www.neillcorlett.com/he/
• in_sidplay2 1.5.3
  • http://www.winamp.com/plugin/in-sidplay2-1-5-3/222277
• Leonard ST-Sound 1.3
  • http://leonard.oxg.free.fr/stsound_download.html
• MDX Input Plugin V1.14
  • http://www.page.sannet.ne.jp/i-tanimoto/ (404)
  • i-tanimoto@pop07.odn.ne.jp
• NEZplug 0.9.4.8 + 2 + 19.20
  • http://www.vesta.dti.ne.jp/~tsato/software.html#nezplug
• NotSo Fatso! v0.86
  • http://slick.panicus.org/notsofatso.php
• S98 Inplut Plugin v1.3.1 +7 (2006/06/04)
  • http://www.vesta.dti.ne.jp/~tsato/soft_s98v3.html
• SC68 v2.2.1
  • http://sc68.atari.org/
• SNESAmp v3.3.4
  • http://www.alpha-ii.com/Download/Main.html#SNESamp
• VGM input plugin 0.35
  • http://www.smspower.org/maxim/in_vgm/
• VGMStream r659-test
  • http://sourceforge.net/projects/vgmstream/
• Wonderswan WSR Plugin v2006/5/3
  • ???

Changelog

0.9, 8/27/2006

• Initial release

1.0, 12/17/2010

• Removed adPlug, in_sk00l plugins due to conflicts with default .MID, .MOD
• Updated SNESAmp to latest version; fixes errors with Winamp 5.6+
• Updated 64th Note to 1.2 Beta 3
• Updated NEZplug to 0.9.4.8 + 2 + 19.20
• Updated NotSo Fatso! to 0.86
• Added new plugins: AODSF, AOSSF, ASAP, MDX, S98, SC68, VGMSTREAM, VIO2SF, WSR, YM

[Tyler Gill]

Woo-hoo! Nice to see that this handy little plugin pack hasn't been forgotten. djp, you spoil us all.

However, I did notice that the included vgmstream isn't the most recent version. r659, the version included, is the most recent on the sourceforge page, but at hcs' site (http://hcs64.com/files/vgmstream/) they have the most recent versions compiled. Right now, it looks like r898 is the newest version they have.

[Mockingbird]

Neat! I'll definitely enjoy this.

[djpretzel]

Originally Posted by SuperSlacker

Woo-hoo! Nice to see that this handy little plugin pack hasn't been forgotten. djp, you spoil us all.

However, I did notice that the included vgmstream isn't the most recent version. r659, the version included, is the most recent on the sourceforge page, but at hcs' site (http://hcs64.com/files/vgmstream/) they have the most recent versions compiled. Right now, it looks like r898 is the newest version they have.

Interesting, missed that. Although, I'd sort of like to know why SourceForge is out of date... what's the purpose of it being there if it's not updated? We can include this in v1.1 along with any other feedback/suggestions we get between now and then (v1.1 will almost certainly be a matter of weeks, not months or <cough> years), but it'd be great to have an official comment on why the discrepancy exists...

[Tyler Gill]

Yeah, it does kinda defeat the purpose. Looking around, it looks like sourceforge has the most up-to-date source code, but they don't get around to uploading the compiled versions there for some reason. It might also be that there seems to be a new version of vgmstream every 5 days or so, so keeping it perfectly up to date in Chipamp forever probably won't be possible. But its revisions usually only fix one or two specific files or formats, so being a little out of date isn't usually that big of an issue.

[Matt E. Waldman]

Aweesome! :D

Now I don't have to manually install the SSF plugin!

[Anorax]

out of curiosity, was there a Nintendo DS plugin added to the pack?

[djpretzel]

Originally Posted by Electrolisystem

out of curiosity, was there a Nintendo DS plugin added to the pack?

Yes, VIO2SF supports 2SF/mini2sf files!

[danro4]

Ok, so im trying to download Chipamp from chipamp.org and everytime McAfee says it has a Trojan in it. Ive tried DL from different browsers and get the same result each time. Any help?

[djpretzel]

Originally Posted by danro4

Ok, so im trying to download Chipamp from chipamp.org and everytime McAfee says it has a Trojan in it. Ive tried DL from different browsers and get the same result each time. Any help?

That's a false positive; it seems to be vio2sf.bin that causes it, for most people, which is necessary for playback of 2SF files (Nintendo DS music). At the moment, the only real alternative would be temporarily disabling virus scanning long enough to install chipamp, or whitelisting it somehow so the warning is ignored or not triggered.

One alternative would be our releasing a version that simply doesn't have 2SF support, for those affected, but it's a popular format. It might help if you could check the McAfee logs and see if it's indeed vio2sf.bin that is mentioned?