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Application: Winamp Category: Music & Video Description: Winamp is an a feature rich and easy-to-use media player. Winamp Portable 5.581 Development Test 4 online 919KB download / 60.7MB installed. Winamp 2.9 reimplemented in HTML5 and JavaScript. Winamp for Android is an application that will allow you to listen to your favorite music directly from your mobile phone by previously importing your iTunes library or any playlist from your computer. Additionally, the program includes thousands of SHOUTcast radio stations that you will be able to listen to at any moment through WiFi or 3G.

Introduction

Reason for Winamp's lesser audio quality compared to other modern audio players is that it uses deprecated audio output interfaces (APIs). In fact since Windows Vista onward, those APIs Winamp is using (such as DirectSound, WaveOut) are emulated in software mixer for compatibility purposes further distancing the audio path from the hardware.

PaceMaker is a plug-in for Winamp player enablingindependent control of the sound tempo, pitch and playback rate:

Tempo control speeds up or slows down themusic tempo without alteringthe music pitch (key)
Pitch control changes the music pitch (key) without affecting the tempo
Speed control changes the music playback rateaffecting both tempo and pitch, as if a record or an audiotape were played at a too high or low rate.

PaceMaker features also Vocal Removal capability tosuppress original singing voice, which is useful for karaoke andpracticing singing.

Getting Started

See instructions how to turnon PaceMaker plug-in in Winamp player!

Software updates

Please visit the PaceMaker plug-in homepage tocheckforsoftwareupdates

System requirements

A PC with a 300 Mhz processor or better. :-)
Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2K/XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10 operating system orcompatible.
Either Winamp or MediaMonkey media player installed in the PC. Winamp player can be downloaded for free at www.winamp.com, and MediaMonkey at www.mediamonkey.com.

What's new in version 2.7.3

PaceMaker can now remember it's location & snap to edges of an alternative display, in systems that have more than one display
For developers: Added control API message to get a handle for the Winamp player instance that opened PaceMaker

Changes in PaceMaker plug-in version 2.7.2

Installer detects also MediaMonkey player, as alternative to Winamp
Resolution to an issue that caused Winamp to stop playing the current song, if user rewinded the song for more than couple of seconds when the player was playing the final 30% of the current song (!)
Small improvements in sound quality

Changes in PaceMaker plug-in version 2.7

Option to enlarge the PaceMaker control window size for easier visibility & control on high-resolution displays (see configuration settings for more information)
Sound quality improvements
Installer now support plug-in installation for MediaMonkey player (notice that memorizing tempo/pitch/speed parameters separately for each song don't work with MediaMonkey).
Bugfix: 'memorize settings for each song' database can now treat properly also songs whose names are longer than 255 characters

Changes in PaceMaker plug-in version 2.6:

Sound Quality improvements
Added Alt+Key shortcuts for quick selection of Voice Cancel mode on PaceMaker window (Basic / Advanced algorithm, play only Left/Right Channel)
Extended external message control API to allow controlling Remove Vocals feature from external programs

Changes in PaceMaker plug-in version 2.5.2:

Load previously used Tempo, Pitch, Speed settings with full decimal precision upon starting the plug-in. Earlier version rounded the loaded setting to whole numbers.

Changes in PaceMaker plug-in version 2.5.1:

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Fixed skips in sound under heavy system load

Changes in PaceMaker plug-in version 2.5:

Fixed alt+key shortcut keys
Simplified registration information entry

Changes in PaceMaker plug-in version 2.4:

Improvements in sound quality
Fix for AAC audio decoder
Plug-in Uninstaller tool
Additions to external control API

Changes in PaceMaker plug-in version 2.3:

Miscellaneous bug fixes
Easier to use installation tool
Windows 7 compatible installation
Support for Windows 7 and 64bit Windows
Adjusted processing parameters to improved soundquality

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Changes in PaceMaker plug-in version 2.2:

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Added 'Play Right Channel only' and 'Play LeftChannel only' vocal removal modes to support dual-channel karaokerecords.
Windows Vista bug fix: Moved PaceMaker settings fileand Song setting database file 'pacemaker_songparams.txt' into userapplication directory to resolve write access problem in Vista(existing song parameter database is migrated automatically when thenew version is started for the first time).
More generic sound file support, tested with .wav,.wma, .mp3, .flac, .ogg and CD audio
Fixed a bug that halted program at startup if thesong parameter file were corrupted.
Fixed a crash with MediaMonkey player. PaceMakerworks with MediaMonkey player, except it can't store tempo/pitch/speedsettings for each song separately.

License & Warranty

The PaceMaker plug-in is provided 'asis' without external support or warranty for non-registeredusers. The software can be freely used and further distributedfor non-commercial purposes. Use for commercial purposes requireregistering the plug-in against small registration fee (see thesection 'Registering PaceMaker'). Registering a singlecopy of PaceMaker will authorize to use the PaceMaker plug-in forcommercial/professional use by one person in one computer at a time.

The PaceMaker software can be distributedas a part of a program collection or a publication, as far as nochanges are made to the PaceMaker software or installationpackage, and no other payment is demanded for PaceMaker plug-inexcept for reasonable delivery costs.

Use of PaceMaker plug-in module or thesource code as a part of a commercial product without author'spermission are prohibited. Please contact author for further details.

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Always wear protective clothing andapproved helmet when using the software. The software may containsmall particles, so keep it out of reach of children under age offive. The author don't assume any responsibility for mental orsocial problems the software may cause.

Please feel free to contact the author inany case of confusion of these terms.