'Pause Between Songs' - by Urban Sandström, Umeå, Sweden.
version 2.2, february 2000.


QUICK INSTALL
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The PIMP installer should copy gen_paus.dll into your plugins directory for you.
Your job is to go to Winamp's PREFERENCES menu (CTRL+P), and on the left under
'plug-ins' select 'general purpose'.  Then, on the right side, select 
'Pause Between Songs' and click 'Configure' to set it up.


WHAT IS 'Pause Between Songs'?
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'Pause Between Songs' is a small utility that tries to make a pause between each 
song in the playlist.


WHY 'Pause Between Songs'?
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Why? someone wonders. 
Well, it started with a need for ear rest. Since I ran my play lists all day long, 
it started to weary my ears (and brain). So my idea was that maybe a little rest 
between the songs would be nice. And after a while i realised that it would be 
even nicer if the pause was irregular. That's the reason behind the 'random'-feature. 
After a while a few people said they needed it when they downloaded music to their 
MiniDisc-players. Since the MiniDisk players need a few seconds of silence in order 
to detect a song change, this plug-in is very handy.


SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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1. Microsoft Windows 95/98/NT.
   (It is only tested on Win95/98, but should work on NT as well.)
2. Winamp 2.x. 
      with Output='Nullsoft waveOut plug-in' (Don't use directSound plug-in)


USER'S GUIDE
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"Randomize between Min and Max"
	When this checkbox is cleared, 'Max' is disabled.
	'Min' then means: 'always make a pause of specified length'.
	When checkbox is checked, 'Pause Between Songs' randomizes 
	the pause length between the songs. 
	The Min and Max value then defines the bounderies of the 
	possible pause lengths.
"Min (s)"
	(Minimum) length of inter-song pause, specified in seconds.
"Max (s)"
	Maximum length of inter-song pause, specified in seconds.
"Show Tray Icon"
	When this is checked a System tray icon appears when configuration 
	window is closed.
	The tray icon is a shortcut to quickly open the 'Pause Between Songs'
	configuration window.
	You simply click on the tray icon, and the configuration windows appears.
"Enable Pause Between Songs"
	Clear this check box if you want to disable the pause plugin.


TROUBLESHOOTING / FAQ
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Question: 
"Sometimes it skips the pause and goes right on to next song. Or even worse, it skips the next song!"
Answer: 
This is a known problem with version 2.0. 
Version2.2 fixes that.

Question: 
"Sometimes it stop a bit too early and cuts the last second of some songs."
Answer: 
Get Version 2.2!

Question:
Winamp freezes during the pause.
Answer:
Yes it does. a future version will not freeze, but until then you have to stick with that.


UPDATE INFORMATION
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web:         http://home.bip.net/urbansan/gen_paus

The web site will always have the most up-to-date version
of 'Pause Between Songs' available for download.  


TERMS OF USE / COPYRIGHT INFORMATION / PUBLIC DISPLAY
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'Pause Between Songs' is 100 percent free for personal use.  
No registration is required.
Any commercial use of this program, however, requires the consent of the author.  

LICENSE AGREEMENT
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You may personally use and copy 'Pause Between Songs' freely.  
However, you may NOT charge money for distributing 'Pause Between Songs'.
Don't try to sell this program - it's free.


DISCLAIMER
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The author is not responsible for any damages or loss of data that occur to 
your system for using 'Pause Between Songs'. 'Pause Between Songs' is 
distributed freely, and if you choose to use 'Pause Between Songs', 
you take all risk on yourself.  If your system appears to have problems 
when 'Pause Between Songs' is run, you should immediately discontinue using 
'Pause Between Songs'.