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        *               ®Pro Patches Lite v1.60¯            *
        *          by Eero R„s„nen (Email: cseera@uta.fi)   *
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             U P D A T E   T O   V E R S I O N   1 . 6 1
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What's new in version 1.61  04-08-96
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There were a couple of bugs in version 1.60 of PPLT.


    Install.exe   Installation program couldn't edit autoexec.bat file if it
                  was set hidden or read only. Also, if install program didn't
                  find all essential files it complained about wrong files.
                  For example, when autoexec.bat was set hidden and Install.exe
                  couldn't find it, install.exe complained about not finding
                  patmenu.exe. These bugs are now fixed.
(!) Ultrasnd.ini  The GS setup wasn't compatible at least with "Dark Forces"
                  game. It mapped all melodic instruments to be acoustic pianos.
                  Now it should be fixed. Hope this fixes all problems with
                  games.
    ppatlite.txt  Forgot to mention in the "manual instructions" section that
                  the ultrasnd.ini and ppatlite.ini files should also be
                  copied to /ULTRASND/MIDI directory.


Ok, GUS PnP users read this !
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   Many people have asked me to make a "optimized" GUS PnP version of PPLT.
   There is only one problem: I have no opportunity to use the soundcard
   nor money to buy it (currently).

   However, there is an utility called GIPC (GUS Interwave Patch Converter)
   which can be used to create a bank file for GUS PnP. So, I have made
   "optimized" .ini files for creating 2MB and 4MB bank files with the GIPC
   program.

   So here is the deal:
   - - - - - - - - - -

   It would be kind of a waste of downloading time if I included the
   .FFF and .DAT files in PPLT. It would be better if they were released
   separately. However, first I want to make sure that the thing works.

   So, if you would like to have GUS PnP version of PPLT and you already are 
   using PPLT v1.60 with PnP (in GUS mode) or you are going to download it,
   do the following:

   1) Download this package ( and possibly PPLT v1.60 ).
   2) Download latest version of GIPC (currently v1.11)
   3) Build 2MB or 4MB bank file using the .INI files provided with this
      package. This can be done with the .bat files included in this package.
   4) Test the bank file with tons of midi files !!
   5) E-Mail me if it did work or not. Tell me what went wrong and how much
      memory does your PnP card have.

   Here are the files that can be used to build the bank files.

   PnP4meg.ini   /Two suggestions for .INI files when building 2MB and 4MB 
   PnP2meg.ini   -bank files for GUS PnP.
   PnP2meg.bat   \
   PnP4meg.bat   -Batch files that can be used to create the bank files.


Installation
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Unarj this archive to your PPLT directory and REINSTALL it with INSTALL.EXE.


                            That's it folks...


