Friends (and enemies?)

I am looking to release a new version soon.  So if you have things you
really want me to include this time round now is the time to speak.

I have been preparing notes for the release.  Below is the current
state.  I do have a small list of *Things To Do* but I make no
promises.

==John

Release Notes for 3.48
======================

These are the release notes for version 3.48, which is mainly a
bug-fix release. These notes should be read in conjunction with earlier
release notes.

Language Changes
----------------

The input or output file in -i and -o can start with a | to indicate a
process which is started to create or process audio files.
 
WAV format now supports floating samples correctly. (Richard Dobson)

Macros in orchestra and scores

Repeat sections in Scores

#include available in orchestra and score

/* */ comments allowed in orchestra and score

Complete removal of limit on orchestra size (ARGSPACE and ORTEXT
problems)

Opcode Fixes
------------

reverb2 was tuned to one particular sampling rate.  Replaced by
nreverb opcode. 

wgbow, flute and brass fixed in various ways

New Opcodes
-----------
pvadd (Richard Karpen)
atan2 in kk and aa contexts

Other Changes:
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On Windows permissions of output files could be wrong.

Problem on SUN fixed, which gave silence sometimes and other errors

Windows GUI Changes
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Output device selectable by menu (Richard Dobson)

Reading MIDI files fixed in interface

xyin implemented in windows



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==John ff
  1998 Apr 3