MMAudio Pak 2 for OS/2

The MMAudio Pak is a collection of audio IO procedures to extend OS/2’s multimedia system. It presently contains,

• mmioMP3 0.4.3 – an MP3 IOproc
• mmioVorb 0.3.2 – an Ogg Vorbis IOproc
• mmioFLAC 0.3.0 – a FLAC IOproc

Refer to the above documentation for detailed requirements and legal restrictions on each IOProc.

What do I get?

After installation, these file formats can be played in any OS/2 player.

• Files can play by double-clicking on the file’s icon.
• Files can play in any Rexx program by using Multimedia calls.
• Files can be played with the Rexx program PLAY.CMD.
• Files can be converted to any audio format that OS/2 can write, by using Convert to in the context menu. CW-Multimedia classes enhance this feature.
• Files can be streamed over the Internet.

Why not use WarpAMP or PM123?

WarpAMP and PM123 do not integrate with MMOS/2 well. To control these programs with scripts etc., you have to use whatever interface they provide instead of the standard interface provided by MMOS/2. The OS/2 Multimedia Infrastructure Project has more information on this subject.

Installing MMIOMP3 does not prevent you from using these programs. In fact, they can complement each other by having MMIOMP3 providing you with standard MMOS/2 interfaces, and WarpAMP or PM123 providing a nice user application.

Download

All IOprocs come in one package.

Installation

Unzip the package into a temporary directory. Run MINSTALL and follow the instructions. MINSTALL will allow you to select which IOprocs you wish to install.

Installation copies the need DLLs into the MMOS2 directory.

The zip file also contains an uninstall script, and other useful executables that you might wish to keep around.

Related Software

You may wish to download CW-Multimedia classes. It adds extended WPS support for Ogg Vorbis and MP3 files, as well as acting as a replacement of the IBM Multimedia WPS classes.

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Klaus Staedtler for publicity.

Thanks to Chris Wohlgemuth for patches.

Thanks to Darwin O’Connor for introducing me to MMOS/2 and MMIOProcs.