STSound Plugin

The STSound Plugin is used to play YM-Files generated by PacifiST. You can listen to your favourite Atari ST chipmusic by installing the plugin. The STSound Plugin works with Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer. This page plays a tune from Lethal Xcess, if you install the plugin.

Find out more about Lethal Xcess on http://www.edv-rudolf.de/xs 

How do i install STSound Plugin?

  1. Unzip all files.
  2. Select the File "NPYm32.dll" in your explorer.
  3. Press [Ctrl] + [C] to copy the file to the windows clipboard.
  4. Change to the installation-directory of your browser
    e. g. file://c:/program files/internet explorer/
  5. Use a doubleclick to open a directory called "plugins".
  6. Press [Ctrl] + [V] to insert the plugin.
  7. Restart your browser.
  8. Load this page.
  9. If you did everything right, then you should be listening to a YM-music right now. If not, it might be necessary to import a registry key to fix this.
  10. Doubleclick on the file "stsound.reg" and answer "yes" to the following dialog.
  11. Restart your browser and try again.

How do I use StSound Plugin in my Web-Pages?

The syntax to put a song in your page is the following:

 
<EMBED TYPE="audio/stsound" SRC="ymsongname.ym">
 

That's all you have to do! It's working, but it's ugly on the Navigator. The Netscape Browser shows a big white box instead of hiding it like IE does. If it should be nearly invisible on Netscape Navigator, you have to do a bit more. It seems to be impossible to make it totally invisible on Navigator, so you need a place, where it won't catch the eye. Place the <embed> Tag next to a picture or a white frame.


<EMBED TYPE="audio/stsound" SRC="ymsongname.ym" border="0" width="1" height="2">
 

Use no smaller values for the parameters "width" and "height" or the Navigator won't play the sounds.

Using Digital Effects with STSound Plugin

If you want use the StSound v5.10 Digital Effect capabilities, just use these new EMBED arguments:

dspFilter=<yes|no>Set the Low Pass filter ON / OFF

dspEffect=<0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8> Set StSound 5.10 effect type.

Value  Effect Type
0 none
1-4 echo
5-8 reverb

For exemple, you want to play DNA.YM with low pass filter and reverb, just include in your web page:


<EMBED TYPE="audio/stsound" SRC="ymsongname.ym" dspFilter=yes dspEffect=6>

Where can i get additional Information?

Just visit STSound-Plugin-Homepage or http://leonard.oxg.free.fr/