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How to use (commandline)
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Edit m1.ini to point to your ROMs.  It's format is like this:
; lines starting with a semicolon are comments and are ignored
[ROMPATH]   <- this starts the rompath section.Each line after that is a path
roms	    <- this is the default path, the roms/ folder where the exe is
c:\roms\mame\ <- add additional paths here
f:\server01\archive\roms\ <- add as many as you need

[WAVPATH]   <- this starts the wave path section, where output .WAV files go
waves	    <- only one path will be paid attention to here, unlike the
               rom path!


Run the app from the command line (yes DOS!) like this:
m1 [switches] [romname]
The switches can be any of these:
-a disables "album mode" and the use of .lst files.  Handy if a .lst file
   exists for a song but you want to "explore" for more sounds/tracks.
   (Note: tracks with names will still show those names, but you will
   no longer be restricted to selecting only named tracks).
-b lists all games, sorted by hardware type
-i shows the required ROMs for a given game name.  ROM managers can use
   this in conjunction with the -l switch to automatically build a ".DAT"
   for M1.
-l lists all games, sorted in alphabetical order
-mN: sets the headphone mix, in which the game's left channel is mixed
   into the right and vice versa.  This is so-named because it's useful
   for headphones to avoid the stark stereo imaging you otherwise can get.
   N ranges from 0 (full stereo) to 100 (full mono).
-n turns off normalization (see below for a detailed explanation of this)
-rN: sets the output sample rate of M1.  N can range from 8000 to 48000.
   Higher values sound better but require a faster CPU.  Some soundcards
   (notably SBLive and Audigy models) slightly distort the sound if it's
   not at 48000, so on those cards -r48000 is recommended.  Default: 44100.
-t disables forcing maximum track lengths from the .lst files.
-vN: disabled normalization (like -n) but also lets you set a fixed 
   volume level.  N ranges from 0 to 400, where 0 is silent, 100 is
   no amplification, 200 = 2x amplify, 300 = 3x amplify, etc.
-w records the output to a .WAV file.  The filename is constructed from
   a combination of the game's name and the song number, so you can get
   .WAVs for each song in your favorite game simply by navigating them.

While the commandline M1 is running, you can press the following keys:
Q or ESC quits
+ and - change songs
/ and * change games

If a ROM loading error occurs, M1 commandline will simply exit.


NOTE: Song numbers vary by game and can have a large range on some games.
Not all numbers correspond to useful playable songs - some may just play
garbage.  Most games in fact have very few mapped working numbers
(less than 100 in many cases).