************    README file for MiXViews version 1.06.    ************

                       New features in MXV v. 1.06

1)  The following sound formats can now be read and written:  IRCAM, SND/AU,
    Hybrid (CMIX), AIF-C, WAVE, and raw (headerless).
2)  Sample format may now be 8 or 16 bit linear and well as float and mulaw.
3)  Skip and duration times for files to be read may now be specified either on
    the command line or in the Open panel.
4)  Arbitrary byte inskip may be specified for raw file reads.
5)  LittleEndian files (e.g., .WAV) can be read on bigendian systems.
6)  Phase vocoder resynthesis is now available.
7)  Automatic rescaling is done when pasting between incompatible data types.
8)  Dialog panels can be set to ignore the Window Manager (this keeps them from
    accidentally being iconified or hidden while popped up).
9) A rudimentary form of SMPTE frame display is now an option for the
    horizontal scales.
10) Sound playback and recording now supports the VoxWare software for the Linux
    platform.
11) Insert point and edit regions now set to exact values when entered via
    dialog.

                       New features in MXV v. 1.05

1) Better support for raw (headerless) data reading for all data types.
2) Failed open commands no longer open a blank window.
3) An ASCII dump of LPC , PVOC, and FFT data files can now be done.
4) A new datafile of type Sound, LPCData, or Envelope can be created via menu
     from any window.

                Bugs and missing features from MiXViews v1.06
				
On Linux platform:

1)  WAVE format soundfiles are not correctly written out if in U-law format
    (8-bit and 16-bit formats work fine).

On SGI platform:

1)  Though aiff and aifc files can be read in, only uncompressed aifc files
	may be written back out (if writing out an AIF/C file).

2)  The record level is not accurate at the low end (0 - 10 out of 100).
    Use the SGI apanel for exact levels.  (Play levels are accurate, though).
	
3)  MiXView will "take over" the converter if it is started up at a time when
	no other person is using the hardware.  It will interrupt other 'play'
	processes and reset the converter values.
	
On NeXT platform:

1)  The record level control does nothing.

On Sparc platform:

    No known platform-specific problems.

On all platforms:

1)  The quit sequence is awkward when there are unsaved files (asks for
	quit confirmation, and then still asks about each unsaved file).

2)  No global "undo" command is available for editing.

3)  When changing name of model, additional views of same model do not get
	their names updated.

4)  File text commments only work (i.e., get saved to disk or read from disk)
	for SND-style soundfiles on NeXTs and SPARCs, and for AIF-C files on SGIs.

5)  Sounds in .snd/.au format, and all other data types (such as PVoc analysis)
    are only readable if they are the same "endian" format as the machine you
	are running mxv on.  (.wav and .aiff files are correctly swapped).

6)	MXV can now read pvoc files generated by the Csound phase vocoder, but does
	not do the proper shifting of the nyquist value to allow resynthesis.  Email
	me for a workaround.
