Passion Audio Player v4.0
Copyright (C) 2002-2014, George Boudouris. All rights reserved.
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Introduction
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  Passion Audio Player is an Audio Player dedicated to all PC users
  who have passion with PCs and music. It's my effort to express my
  passion for PCs and music. It's capable of playing various audio
  formats such as mp3, mods and of cource CDs. It's playback quality
  is excellent because it's based on the BASS API which produces
  excellent playback quality and it's freeware for freeware programs!
  Of course Passion Audio Player is freeware. My ambition is to make
  Passion Audio Player the best player around the web.
  I do this for hobby so i hope this effort will continue for ever!!!

  Windows and Linux versions are available.

  It's Main features Are:
   1 . Excellent Playback Quality.
   2 . Skin Support. It also supports Winamp Skins !!!
   3 . Equalizer with visual effects.
   4 . Playlist Editor.
   5 . Freedb Support + Freedb Local Database Explorer !!!
   6 . Sonique 1.x Visualization plugins support !!!
   7 . Input, generic and DSP Plugins Support.
   8 . WinAmp 2.x DSP Plugins Support !!!
   9 . Audio file tags Support.
   10. Zip Files Support !!!
   11. Video formats Support !!!                       
   12. File album artworks and CD album artworks       
   13. It's freeware !!!!                              

  Passion Audio Player supports the following Audio formats through BASS and
  some Addons that have been developed:
   1.  OGG  - Ogg Vorbis
   2.  MP3  - MPEG1/2/2.5 layer 3
   3.  MP2  - MPEG layer 2
   4.  MP1  - MPEG layer 1
   5.  WMA  - Windows Media Audio Files
   6.  WAV  - Windows Audio Files
   7.  MO3  - Modules with MP3 or OGG encoded samples
   8.  IT   - Impulse Tracker modules
   9 . XM   - FastTracker2 modules
   10. S3M  - StreamTracker3 modules
   11. MTM  - MultiTracker modules
   12. MOD  - Generic module formats
   13. UMX  - Unreal/Tournament music package
   14. CDA  - CD Audio Tracks
   15. FLA  - Free Lossless Audio Codec Files
   16. FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec Files
   17. OFR  - OptimFROG Files
   18. OFS  - OptimFROG DualStream Files
   19. WV   - WavPack Files
   20. MPC  - MusePack Files
   21. MP+  - MusePack Files
   22. MPP  - MusePack Files
   23. SPX  - Speex Files
   24. APE  - Monkey''s Audio Files
   25. MAC  - Monkey''s Audio Files

  Passion Audio Player also supports audio, video and image formats that 
  have installed directshow filters in your system.

  It also supports .zip files that contain the above supported Files.

   Passion Audio Player also supports artworks for files or CDs 

System Requirements
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  The program requirements are:
    1. AMD PR200 or Better.
    2. 48MBytes memory.
    3. Windows 98SE with WDM Drivers or a Linux system
    4. A sound card if you want to here something.
  However, i think that the program will run regurarly on a lower CPU 
  with less memory, but i haven't tested it on such a system, so i can't 
  tell. If you have such a system just try it !!! Besides its obvious
  that if you want to use the freedb support feature an internet connection 
  is required.

Installation:
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- Program installation on Windows:
  Simply run passap4.exe.


- Program installation on Linux:
  a. extract passap4.tar.gz 
  b. Simply run passap4.

- Skin installation:
  Simply copy the skin to folder : 
                 "Passion Audio Player\skins".
  For more information read the help section at the preferences dialog.

- BASS Input plugins installation :
  Simply copy the BASS Input plugin file (bass_*.dll) and any other files
  that the plugin needs to work to the same path with BASS.dll.

- Passion Audio Player DSP plugins installation :
  Simply copy the Passion Audio Player DSP plugin file (ppdsp_*.dll) and
  any other files that the plugin needs to work to folder :
                 "Passion Audio Player\dspplugins".

- Winamp 2.x DSP plugins installation :
  Simply copy the Winamp DSP plugin file (DSP_*.dll) and any other files
  that the plugin needs to work to folder :
                 "Passion Audio Player\dspplugins".

- Passion Audio Player GENERIC plugins installation :
  Simply copy the Passion Audio Player GENERIC plugin file (ppgen_*.dll) and
  any other files that the plugin needs to work to folder :
                 "Passion Audio Player\genplugins".


- Sonique visualization plugins installation :
  Simply copy the Sonique visualization plugin file (*.svp) and any other
  files that the plugin needs to work to folder :
                 "Passion Audio Player\visplugins".
Usage 
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- Running in windows
  Simply run the "passap4.exe" file !!!

- Running in linux
  Run passap4

NOTE: DON'T MAKE A LINK TO passap4 because it doesn't work for now.
      Always change to the directory you have installed it first




Various Notes
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  None for now !!!!

Feedback/Update
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  If you want to send me your comments, suggestions, bug reports, 
  or anything about this program, please send me an e-mail at one 
  of the following address:
     georgebou@hotmail.com    or
     webmaster@passionplayer.com

  You can check for update version on my web page at the downloads 
  section at:
     http://www.passionplayer.com  

  You can also send the skins that you have made at
     skins@passionplayer.com

  Visit our homepage at http://www.passionplayer.com

Finally
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  All trademarks and other registered names contained in the Passion
  Audio Player package are the property of their respective owners.

George Boudouris. 
Copyright (C) 2002-2014, George Boudouris
http://www.passionplayer.com
