MediaFiles Player

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Version 3.3 of CD/Spectrum Pro introduced support for playing MP3 and WAV files. This support comes in the form of a MediaFiles module. The MediaFiles module currently supports MP3 and WAV media files as well as M3U and PLS play list files.

Decoding MP3 files is a CPU-intensive process. We have tested the MP3 decoder in CDSPro on 90Mhz Pentiums with success. We would consider a 90Mhz Pentium to be an absolute minimum platform for the MP3 part of CDSPro. Note that to use the synchronized visuals, you should probably have a 200Mhz or better processor. Generally speaking, performance is better under NT than under Win95/98, but either should do fine.

Many factors contribute to the playback quality. If you are experiencing breakup of the sound while playing an MP3, try the following:

Try turning off the CD engine. Many Windows 95/98 computers ship with real-mode CD ROM drivers. These can cause CDSPro to become sluggish. Try turning off the CD engine by right-clicking on the CD indicator in the console window and choosing “Disengage CD Engine”. (You should also get better drivers for your CD player if you are unfortunate enough to have real-mode drivers on your computer.)
Try turning down the FFT rate. To do this, right-click on the Waves indicator in the console window and choose “Configure Waves Engine”. This will bring up a dialog in which you can choose to “FFT ˝ Data” or less.
Try closing the Spectrum window. (Or make it smaller.)
Be sure to "Stop" and restart the MP3 file after making one of these adjustments, just to be sure.