What's new in this version

No reason to say about all changes due 3 years period between 2.7 and 2.8 versions (there was many fix- and beta-versions in that period). So, only main news are here.

• Added BASS.DLL and BASSWMA.DLL libraries support for playing digital tracker modules and sound records.
  
  
• Added FIR-filter for more quality downsampling from sound chip frequency to sound card sample rate. This removed noise of silent envelopes emulation (envelope generator mixed with ultrasound tone generator) and improved sound of some beeper music.
  
  
• Playlist window is improved: tuning all colors, added “Play order” and “Loop” button, current item number and total number of items indicators, several ways to sort playlist and find item function.
  
  
• Added many new icons.
  
  
• Main window and playlist accept drag'n'droping of whole folders.
  
  
• Added checking modules integrity option in finder and autodetection.
  
  
• All new features of ZX Pro Tracker v3.6x are implemented to PT3-player.
  
  
• Added support of Pro Tracker 3.x Utility modules, compiled Pro Sound Maker and Pro Sound Creator v1.00–1.03 modules.
  
  
• Improved PT2-files player: portamento parameters are calculated during playing now and also fixed error in duration calculator.
  
  
• FLS and FTC players are improved.
  
  
• Fixed error of working with GTR-files, including error in GTR v1.1 duration calculator.
  
  
• YM2-files samples are supported now.
  
  
• Added Audio-CD and MIDI-files (MID, MIDI, RMI, KAR and XMI) support.
  
  
• Added command line new abilities.
  
  
• Added directory/header analyzer in TRD, SCL and Hobeta formats.
  
  
• Max sound chip frequency is 3.5 MHz now.
  
  
• Seeking position feature doesn't use prescan of sound chip files now.