And now a word from our sponsor!!!! If you are a programmer and have been looking for some routines for MIDI, VOC, WAV and MOD files I suggest using the RUCKUS Toolkit by Cornel Huth. RUCKUS comes in two flavors, QB and 'C'. It is a two part toolkit, RUCKUS-DAC and RUCKUS-MIDI ------------ DESCRIPTION: RUCKUS-DAC is one part of the RUCKUS sound toolkit for DOS programmers. Its forte is its ability to play digital data in three different formats and record in two: VOC, WAVE, and MOD. RUCKUS-DAC currently supports six sound devices: the PC speaker, a DAC on an LPT port, Disney Sound Source, AdLib MSC, Sound Blaster, and the Sound Blaster Pro (stereo). Since most sound devices emulate one of the above, RUCKUS-DAC should handle most devices likely to be found in a PC. RUCKUS-DAC is implemented to be device-independent. As new sound hardware (with supporting documentation) becomes available to this programmer, it will be added. The code you write to play any of the digital formats using RUCKUS will play on any new device added later without any code changes to your program. You just supply the new device ID. RUCKUS-MIDI is one part of the RUCKUS sound toolkit for DOS programmers. Its forte is its ability to play MIDI data in three different formats. Standard MIDI file format, type-0 and type-1 with selectable programs of the General MIDI Sound Set, the MT-32, or one of the programmer's choosing. Also supported is the CMF type (Creative Music File format, similar to Standard MIDI) and ROL-converted MIDI type (ROL is the file type used by the AdLib MSC). RUCKUS-MIDI currently supports the AdLib MSC and compatibles. This includes all Sound Blasters and its clones, as well. RUCKUS-MIDI is implemented to be device-independent. As new sound hardware (with supporting documentation) becomes available to this programmer, it will be added. The code you write to play MIDI music using RUCKUS will play on any new device added later without any code changes to your program. You just supply the new device ID. The RUCKUS toolkit supports most DOS compilers as is. You can use RUCKUS with BASIC DOS compilers. Also available is a C- specific version. Other implementations should be able to get the necessary details using this documentation. Note that these toolkits will not work with the current or past Turbo Pascal compilers. This is due to Turbo Pascal's proprietary linkage methods. QBEVGFX is the QB Graphics Library. This library was used for the graphics in Wowy-Ka-Zowy. In my opinion it does a very nice job. ------------- You can download the Shareware version of RUCKUS under the name of RUKQ10.ZIP. You can get it from the GALAXY BBS (in the Wowy docs) or right from Cornel Huth's RUCKUS Support BBS, 210-684- 8065. The BBS is only run from 17:00 to 09:00. This is a SUPPORT board only and not a file board. Cornel does have some code snippets on line and some of his other software but basically it is a support bbs for his software. I've had good results with RUCKUS and QBEVGFX and Cornel has always answered my questions or provided me sample code of how to fix a problem. I highly recommend the RUCKUS toolkit!