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*** TSoniqueRemote 1.1 ************* changed
*** TSoniqueVis 1.1 **************** changed
*** Dummy Plugin 1.0 ***************
*** Simple Plugin 1.0 ************** new
*** TSoniquePack-Test 1.0 **********
*** SoniquePackRegister 1.0 ******** new
*** by Baerware ********************
*** (c) 2003 Sebastian Brhausen ***
*** e-mail: baerware@web.de ********
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Hi Sonique and Delphi fans,

with these two Delphi components - TSoniqueRemote and TSoniqueVis - you are able to program
your own MP3 player even with visual effects using some functions of the Sonique 1.x player.
TSoniqueRemote is used to manage the playlist and other functions of Sonique.
With TSoniqueVis you can easily render all those great visual plugins available for Sonique
(*.svp) in your own applications.
Moreover you can write your own visual plugins in Delphi by modifying the code of the Simple 
Plugin. The Dummy Plugin is needed for TSoniqueVis.

Please look at SoniqueRemote.pas and SoniqueVis.pas for their new properties und methods.

TSoniqueVis is fine already but I still have to add some more functions to TSoniqueRemote.


I hope you enjoy my components and send me some e-mail with bug reports, better versions,
other Sonique stuff (e.g. information about the Sonique user messages) or just how you like
TSoniquePack.
You are allowed to distribute or modify all files at your own risk but NOT to delete my name
from them. Please mention me in any application or component which uses these components.

Bye,
  Sebastian


Installation instructions (tested with Delphi 5.0 but should also work with other versions):
- Register TSoniqueRemote and TSoniqueVis by adding a new component to a package of your
  choice with the file name 'SoniquePackRegister.pas'.

- !!!IMPORTANT!!!
  To be able to receive waveforms and spectrums from Sonique and to pass these values
  to the plugin rendered by TSoniqueVis, it is necessary to copy the 'Baerware_Dummy_Plugin'
  directory to the 'vis' subdirectory of the Sonique path (e.g. 'C:\Programs\Sonique\vis').
  Then start Sonique and set the visual plugin to 'Baerware Dummy Plugin'.

- !!!IMPORTANT!!!
  To ensure that TSoniqueRemote works properly, please DISABLE the following settings in the
  Sonique setup options:
  * System -> Always on top (not necessary but perhaps useful)
  * System -> Show Sonique on taskbar (not necessary but a nice feature)
  * Playlist -> Append to playlist (necessary)
  * Playlist -> Play added songs immediately (necessary)
  * set the play mode to normal (NOT shuffle or repeat; necessary)

- Now you can close Sonique.

- To test the components, open 'TSoniquePackTest.dpr' from the directory 'TSoniquePackTest',
  compile and run it. Everything should work properly now.