Please note that multiamp bb3 requires Blackbox for Windows 0.0.60 or later.

Enjoy! :D

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qwilk

multiamp bb2 (2002-06-29) / qwilk

multiamp bb1 (2002-06-24) / qwilk

MULTIAMP IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. THE AUTHOR DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF THE AUTHOR OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

To load multiamp you simply need to add the relative path of the plugin (from your Blackbox directory) to the Blackbox configuration file plugins.rc (located in the Blackbox directory). For example, if you installed Blackbox into c:\Blackbox, and multiamp.dll is located in c:\Blackbox\plugins\multiamp, you should add the line...

plugins\multiamp\multiamp.dll

...to plugins.rc. Simple, eh? :)

how to use multiamp...

The multiamp buttons (in left-right (horizontal) or top-bottom (vertical) order)...

Winamp mode:
Previous track, Play, Pause, Stop, Next track,
Open file(s), Show menu, Power on/off, Volume up, Volume down
CoolPlayer mode:
Previous track, Play, Pause, Stop, Next track,
Open file(s), Playlist, Power on/off, Volume up, Volume down
K-Jöfol mode:
Previous track, Play, Pause, Stop, Next track,
Open file(s), Preferences, Power on/off, Fwd 5 seconds, Rew 5 seconds
Winamp3 mode:
Previous track, Play, Pause, Stop, Next track,
Open file(s), Playlist, Power on/off, Volume up, Volume down

...and their equivalent broadcast messages (bro@ms):

@maPrev, @maPlay, @maPause, @maStop, @maNext,
@maOpenFile, @maMenu, @maPower, @maVolumeUp, @maVolumeDown

You can also use the following mouse commands to control the multiamp window etc.:

Please note that due to some odd Windows behaviour, the drag area (= window edges outsite the "button area") does not pass any other mouse clicks through, so please right/mid/X1/X2 click within the "button area" for them to work... you'll get used to it eventually... =]

multiamp.rc settings

I have included a default configuration file (multiamp.rc) in the .zip, but if a configuration file for some reason (e.g. you deleted it <g>) can not be found at startup (multiamp will first search for it in the same directory as the plugin, then in the Blackbox directory), multiamp will automatically create one for you in the same directory as the plugin. Normally, you do not need to edit this file manually, however there are some settings such as paths to executables (see below) that may need to be edited for multiamp to work correctly.

multiamp.x: 1    X position
multiamp.y: 1    Y position
multiamp.alwaysontop: true    AlwaysOnTop?
multiamp.vertical: false    Horizontal or vertical mode?
multiamp.snapwindow: true    Snap multiamp window to screen edges?
multiamp.selectedplayer: winamp    Selected control mode
multiamp.path.winamp: c:\Progra~1\Winamp\winamp.exe    Path to the Winamp executable...
multiamp.path.coolplayer: c:\Progra~1\CoolPlayer\coolplayer.exe    ...CoolPlayer...
multiamp.path.k-jofol: c:\Progra~1\Kjofol\kjofol.exe    ...K-Jöfol...
multiamp.path.winamp3: c:\Progra~1\Winamp3\Studio.exe    ...and Winamp3

Please note that multiamp automatically saves the current running configuration when you quit or restart Blackbox, overwriting the previous contents of the file. The solution is to restart Blackbox from the menu while holding down the Shift key, which will unload all plugins and display a message box telling you that the restart has been paused. Now make your edits to the file and save, then click OK to continue the restart. multiamp will now read your manually edited settings.