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Basic operations

How to play any SPC file

  • Click the "OPEN" button to select any SPC file.
      OR
    Drag and drop any SPC file into the label area (left side of the window).

How to stop

  • Click the "PAUSE" button to pause, or the "STOP" button to stop completely.
  • Click the "PLAY" button to resume.

How to append file to the playlist

  • Click the "APPEND" button to append the currently opened file to the playlist.
      OR
    Drag and drop any SPC file into the playlist area (right side of the window).

How to remove file from the playlist

  • Select a file from the playlist, and click the "REMOVE" button.
  • Click the "CLEAR" button to all clear from the playlist.
  • In both cases, the actual file is not deleted.

How to play from the playlist

  • Select a file from the playlist, and push Enter key or double-click an item.

How to endless playback

  • Select the "Disable/Endless" item in the "Settings" - "Play Time" menu.

Keyboard shortcuts

Key Operation
Up / Down Select file in the playlist
Left / Right Change the information indicator
Shift Use another functions
Enter Play selected a file in the playlist
Ctrl+Enter Randomly select file from the playlist
Ctrl+O Open any file
Ctrl+S Save the playlist to storage
Ctrl+P Play / Pause
Ctrl+R Restart
Ctrl+T Stop
Ctrl+Z Play previous file in the playlist
Ctrl+X Play opened/selected a file
Ctrl+C Pause
Ctrl+V Stop
Ctrl+B Play next file in the playlist
Ctrl+Up Move selected a file to up in the playlist
Ctrl+Down Move selected a file to down in the playlist
Ctrl+Left Speed to down
Ctrl+Right Speed to up
Ctrl+,(<) Set the loop start position
Ctrl+.(>) Set the loop end position
Ctrl+/ Reset the loop position
Shift+Enter Randomly select from the playlist
Shift+Up Play previous file in the playlist
Shift+Down Play next file in the playlist
Shift+Left Seek to backward
Shift+Right Seek to forward
Alt+Up Move selected a file to up in the playlist
Alt+Down Move selected a file to down in the playlist
Alt+Left Volume to down
Alt+Right Volume to up
Insert Append a file to the playlist
Shift+Insert Insert a file to the playlist
Delete Delete selected a file in the playlist
Ctrl+Delete Clear all files in the playlist
Pause/Break Change DEC / HEX (source number only)
F1 ~ F8 Channel mask
Ctrl+F1 ~ Ctrl+F8 Channel solo
F9 Toggle channel mask for all channels
Ctrl+F9 Reset channel mask for all channels
ESC Minimize window
0 (Numeric keypad) Stop
1 (Numeric keypad) Speed to down
2 (Numeric keypad) Play next file in the playlist
3 (Numeric keypad) Speed to up
4 (Numeric keypad) Seek to backward
5 (Numeric keypad) Play / Pause
6 (Numeric keypad) Seek to forward
7 (Numeric keypad) Decrease strength of the stereo separator
8 (Numeric keypad) Play previous file in the playlist
9 (Numeric keypad) Increase strength of the stereo separator
/ (Numeric keypad) Decrease strength of the echo feedback
* (Numeric keypad) Increase strength of the echo feedback
- (Numeric keypad) Volume to down
+ (Numeric keypad) Volume to up

Mouse shortcuts

Button Operation
Right button Use another functions
4th / 5th button Change the information indicator

Graphic indicator

SNES SPC700 Player

Mixer Bars

  • (1) Green bar: Master volume (Left / Right)
  • (2) Orange bar: Echo volume (Left / Right)
  • (3) Cyan bar: Echo delay
  • (4) Red bar: Echo feedback
  • (5) Blue bar: Output level (Left / Right)

Channel Bars

  • (6) Green bar: Channel volume (Left / Right)
  • (7) Orange bar: Pitch height
  • (8) Red bar: Envelope height
  • (9) Blue bar: Output level (Left / Right)

Channel Effects

  • (E): Echo ON
  • (P): Pitch modulation ON
  • (N): Noise ON

How to change settings without closing menu

  1. Highlight any items you want to select.
  2. Click right button on mouse, or push space key.

How to save music as a .wav file

  1. Open any SPC file.
  2. Click the "STOP" button, so stop playing.
  3. Click the "SAVE" button.
  4. Select "WAVE sound (*.wav)" from "Files of type" pulldown.
  5. Input any file name, and click the "Save" button.
  6. Click "OK" button in confirmation dialog.

How to output as close as possible to the actual device

The default settings are adjusted to sound as similar to the actual device as possible.
Please set the following in the "Settings" menu:

  • Channels : 2 Channels (Stereo)
  • Bit : 16-Bit
  • Sampling Rate : 32,000 Hz
  • Interpolation : SNES Gaussian Table
  • Pitch : Normal
  • Stereo Separator : 50%
  • Feedback Mixer (Echo Feedback) : 0%
  • Expansion Flags
    • SNES Low-Pass Filter : ✅ON
    • SNES Echo/FIR Method : ✅ON
    • Old ADPCM Decoder : 🟥OFF
    • Disable *** : All 🟥OFF

How to output as high quality sound as possible

By changing the following settings, the sound will not be the same as the actual device, but it will be higher quality.
Try the following to suit your taste in the "Settings" menu:

  • Bit : 32-Bit (float)
    • Output results of SNESAPU's DSP processing without degradation.
  • Interpolation : Sinc Function
    • Restores the original waveform as closely as possible.
  • Feedback Mixer (Echo Feedback) : 75%
    • Adjusting the left/right balance of the echo.
  • Expansion Flags
    • SNES Low-Pass Filter : ✅ON
      • If you don't want to remove the treble, turn it 🟥OFF.
    • SNES Echo/FIR Method : 🟥OFF
      • If you don't like sounds that are far from the actual thing, turn it ✅ON.
    • Disable Surround : ✅ON
      • Better to disable SHVC-SOUND's simple surround and adjust effect on your own sound device.

Difference between ON/OFF for "SNES Echo/FIR Mathod" flag

✅ON:

  • Echo processing is closer to the actual device.
  • The FIR filter is processed in 16-bit, and enabled overdrive effect.
  • Writes the result of echo processing to the 64KB RAM.
  • Audio data is created at 32kHz and then upsampled.
  • If you want to test your SPC for the purpose of having it play on the actual device, recommended to turn ✅ON.

🟥OFF:

  • The FIR filter is processed in 17-bit for higher sound quality.
  • Prevents the sound from cracking when volume becomes too loud during the echo processing.
  • Overdrive effect with FIR does not work.
  • Upsampled immediately after BRR restoration.
  • If you are not concerned about reproducing the same sound as the actual device, and want higher sound quality, recommended to turn 🟥OFF.

Error codes

Code Cause Solution
101 SNESAPU.DLL is broken or not DLL Please download again from release page.
102 Some APIs are unavailable Please use the same version of the SPCPLAY.EXE and SNESAPU.DLL.
103 Version mismatch Please use the same version of the SPCPLAY.EXE and SNESAPU.DLL.
104 SNESAPU.DLL has memory map error Please download again from release page.
111 Cannot read SPCPLAY.EXE Please rename the exe file as spcplay.exe.
If doesn't solved, change the folders name to simple alphanumeric characters.
112-119 SPCPLAY.EXE is broken or tampered Please download again from release page.
121 Cannot read SNESAPU.DLL Please put the SNESAPU.DLL in the same folder as the SPCPLAY.EXE.
122-129 SNESAPU.DLL is broken or tampered Please download again from release page.
201, 202 Cannot read SPC file Please select a file again.
If doesn't solved, change the file name to simple alphanumeric characters.
203 SPC format error Please select a different file.
251, 252 Cannot write file Please check storage write permissions.
If doesn't solved, change the file name to simple alphanumeric characters.
302 Sound device is not ready Please check a sound device is connected properly.
304 Sound device is busy Please close other software.
306 Sound device driver is broken Please restart your computer or reinstall the sound driver.
307 Unable to allocate memory Please restart your computer.
310 Unable to use direct transfer mode Please restart your computer.
332 Selected channel, bit, or sampling rate is unsupported Please change the output settings.
335 Unable to async mode Please restart your computer or reinstall the sound driver.
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