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... Windows logo are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. No part of the software for any purpose without notice and does not represent a commitment on your card is covered by one copy of this manual may make one or more of the following U.S. Sound Blaster 16 and Wave Blaster are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.The hardware on the part of Creative...
... Windows logo are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. No part of the software for any purpose without notice and does not represent a commitment on your card is covered by one copy of this manual may make one or more of the following U.S. Sound Blaster 16 and Wave Blaster are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.The hardware on the part of Creative...
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... Requirements viii Using This Guide viii Getting More Information ix Document Conventions ix Text Conventions ix Icons x 1 Setting Up Your Audio Card Knowing Your Audio Card 1-2 Installing the Card and Related Hardware 1-4 2 Installing Software in Windows 95 Setting Up the Audio Card Drivers 2-1 Installing the Applications 2-3 Testing the Installation 2-3 Uninstalling the Applications 2-5 3 Installing Software in DOS/Windows 3.1x Installing the Software 3-1 Testing the Installation 3-2 Optimizing Memory Usage 3-3 Using Memory Managers 3-3 Bypassing the Loading of the Low-Level...
... Requirements viii Using This Guide viii Getting More Information ix Document Conventions ix Text Conventions ix Icons x 1 Setting Up Your Audio Card Knowing Your Audio Card 1-2 Installing the Card and Related Hardware 1-4 2 Installing Software in Windows 95 Setting Up the Audio Card Drivers 2-1 Installing the Applications 2-3 Testing the Installation 2-3 Uninstalling the Applications 2-5 3 Installing Software in DOS/Windows 3.1x Installing the Software 3-1 Testing the Installation 3-2 Optimizing Memory Usage 3-3 Using Memory Managers 3-3 Bypassing the Loading of the Low-Level...
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...A General Specifications B Understanding the Installation Understanding the Software-Configurable Settings B-1 Input/Output (I/O) Addresses B-2 Interrupt Request (IRQ) Lines B-3 Direct Memory Access (DMA) Channels B-3 Understanding the Environment Variables B-3 SOUND Environment Variable B-4 BLASTER Environment Variable B-4 MIDI Environment Variable B-5 Understanding the Installation Program in Windows 3.1x B-5 The AUTOEXEC.BAT File Settings B-6 The CONFIG.SYS File Settings B-7 C Changing Audio Card Settings Enabling/Disabling Creative 3D Stereo Enhancement Effect C-1 In Windows 95...
...A General Specifications B Understanding the Installation Understanding the Software-Configurable Settings B-1 Input/Output (I/O) Addresses B-2 Interrupt Request (IRQ) Lines B-3 Direct Memory Access (DMA) Channels B-3 Understanding the Environment Variables B-3 SOUND Environment Variable B-4 BLASTER Environment Variable B-4 MIDI Environment Variable B-5 Understanding the Installation Program in Windows 3.1x B-5 The AUTOEXEC.BAT File Settings B-6 The CONFIG.SYS File Settings B-7 C Changing Audio Card Settings Enabling/Disabling Creative 3D Stereo Enhancement Effect C-1 In Windows 95...
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... Creative WaveSynth/WG software. It also has a physical model-based waveguide synthesizer which comes with high quality reverb. WaveSynth/WG is also a General MIDI synthesizer that acts like a multi-channel mixer with the state-of digitized sound samples and Creative 3D Stereo Enhancement technology. vii Your Sound Blaster AWE64 Gold audio card allows you to play waveguide sounds polyphonically and multi-timbrally. With your AWE64 Gold audio card supports the following features: u Plug and Play ISA Specification...
... Creative WaveSynth/WG software. It also has a physical model-based waveguide synthesizer which comes with high quality reverb. WaveSynth/WG is also a General MIDI synthesizer that acts like a multi-channel mixer with the state-of digitized sound samples and Creative 3D Stereo Enhancement technology. vii Your Sound Blaster AWE64 Gold audio card allows you to play waveguide sounds polyphonically and multi-timbrally. With your AWE64 Gold audio card supports the following features: u Plug and Play ISA Specification...
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... and enjoy high quality sound reproduction with the Line Out Right jack, connects powered speakers or an external amplifier via RCA connectors for audio output. Line Out Left jack Together with SoundFont banks. 4 MB DRAM CD Audio connectors Connect a CD-ROM drive using a CD audio cable. Refer to plug in the joystick and MIDI device simultaneously. SPDIF connector Sony/Philips Digital Interface format connector. Line Out Right jack Figure 1-1: The connectors and jacks on connector pin assignments. 1-2 Setting Up Your Audio Card Jacks are one-hole connecting interfaces whereas...
... and enjoy high quality sound reproduction with the Line Out Right jack, connects powered speakers or an external amplifier via RCA connectors for audio output. Line Out Left jack Together with SoundFont banks. 4 MB DRAM CD Audio connectors Connect a CD-ROM drive using a CD audio cable. Refer to plug in the joystick and MIDI device simultaneously. SPDIF connector Sony/Philips Digital Interface format connector. Line Out Right jack Figure 1-1: The connectors and jacks on connector pin assignments. 1-2 Setting Up Your Audio Card Jacks are one-hole connecting interfaces whereas...
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... jack contain audio output from your audio card. In the WaveSynth/WG properties sheet, click the Quit button to transfer digital audio signals from the EMU8000 wavetable chip mixed with digital voice playback if the playback is in 16-bit stereo mode, 44.1 kHz CD quality. The WaveSynth/WG properties sheet appears, displaying the Profile tab. 2. Start CreativeWaveSynth-Waveguide. SPDIF Out jack (on separate metal bracket) Connects an external digital device that also uses a SPDIF connector, such as a Digital Audio...
... jack contain audio output from your audio card. In the WaveSynth/WG properties sheet, click the Quit button to transfer digital audio signals from the EMU8000 wavetable chip mixed with digital voice playback if the playback is in 16-bit stereo mode, 44.1 kHz CD quality. The WaveSynth/WG properties sheet appears, displaying the Profile tab. 2. Start CreativeWaveSynth-Waveguide. SPDIF Out jack (on separate metal bracket) Connects an external digital device that also uses a SPDIF connector, such as a Digital Audio...
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.... 2. The required files are installed, you can use Windows 95 Media Player to test if your audio card's applications from the CD-ROM supplied with it does not, see Appendix D, "Troubleshooting". 3. Follow instructions on the screen to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2. To install the Media Player: 1. Installing the Applications To install your audio card is working properly. Ensure your CD-ROM drive is the language of the software that comes...
.... 2. The required files are installed, you can use Windows 95 Media Player to test if your audio card's applications from the CD-ROM supplied with it does not, see Appendix D, "Troubleshooting". 3. Follow instructions on the screen to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2. To install the Media Player: 1. Installing the Applications To install your audio card is working properly. Ensure your CD-ROM drive is the language of the software that comes...
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3. Click the Windows Setup tab. In the Multimedia dialog box, select the Media Player checkbox, then Volume Control, Audio Compression and Sound Recorder, and click the OK button. 6. To test the audio card: 2-4 Installing Software in Windows 95 Select the Multimedia check box and click the Details button. 5. Figure 2-3: The Windows Setup tabbed page. 4. Follow the instructions on the screen to Figure 2-3 appears. The Windows Setup tabbed page similar to complete the installation.
3. Click the Windows Setup tab. In the Multimedia dialog box, select the Media Player checkbox, then Volume Control, Audio Compression and Sound Recorder, and click the OK button. 6. To test the audio card: 2-4 Installing Software in Windows 95 Select the Multimedia check box and click the Details button. 5. Figure 2-3: The Windows Setup tabbed page. 4. Follow the instructions on the screen to Figure 2-3 appears. The Windows Setup tabbed page similar to complete the installation.
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u High and Low DMA channels using a single interrupt for audio playback and recording u Dynamic filtering for digital audio recording and playback General Specifications A-1 Your audio applications may support only selected ranges of General MIDI samples u 4 MB built-in DRAM Stereo Music Synthesizer u 4-operator 11-voice or 2-operator 20-voice stereo music synthesizer u Compatible with previous Sound Blaster and Adlib music synthesizer chips Stereo Digitized Voice Channel u Full duplex u 16-bit and 8-bit digitizing in stereo and mono modes u Programmable sampling rates, 5 kHz to 44.1 kHz in...
u High and Low DMA channels using a single interrupt for audio playback and recording u Dynamic filtering for digital audio recording and playback General Specifications A-1 Your audio applications may support only selected ranges of General MIDI samples u 4 MB built-in DRAM Stereo Music Synthesizer u 4-operator 11-voice or 2-operator 20-voice stereo music synthesizer u Compatible with previous Sound Blaster and Adlib music synthesizer chips Stereo Digitized Voice Channel u Full duplex u 16-bit and 8-bit digitizing in stereo and mono modes u Programmable sampling rates, 5 kHz to 44.1 kHz in...
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Built-in Digital/Analog Mixer u Mixes sources from digitized voice and inputs from MIDI devices, CD Audio, Line In, Microphone, and PC Speaker u Selectable input source or mixing of various audio sources for recording Volume Control u Software volume control of Master Volume, Digitized Voice, and inputs from MIDI device, CD Audio, Line In, Microphone, and PC Speaker u PC Speaker at 4 levels in 6 dB steps u All sources at 32 levels in 2 dB steps u Treble/Bass control at 15 levels from -14 dB to 14 dB in 2 dB steps u Full software control of...
Built-in Digital/Analog Mixer u Mixes sources from digitized voice and inputs from MIDI devices, CD Audio, Line In, Microphone, and PC Speaker u Selectable input source or mixing of various audio sources for recording Volume Control u Software volume control of Master Volume, Digitized Voice, and inputs from MIDI device, CD Audio, Line In, Microphone, and PC Speaker u PC Speaker at 4 levels in 6 dB steps u All sources at 32 levels in 2 dB steps u Treble/Bass control at 15 levels from -14 dB to 14 dB in 2 dB steps u Full software control of...
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... configure the card. If you install it. For details, refer to the documentation of your audio card: u Input/Output (I /O addresses, interrupt lines and DMA channels to your card when you are using Windows 95, its PnP configuration manager will automatically set up your PnP configuration manager. This section explains the following software-configurable resources of your card's resources. If you are using a non-PnP system such as follows: u Understanding the Software-Configurable Settings...
... configure the card. If you install it. For details, refer to the documentation of your audio card: u Input/Output (I /O addresses, interrupt lines and DMA channels to your card when you are using Windows 95, its PnP configuration manager will automatically set up your PnP configuration manager. This section explains the following software-configurable resources of your card's resources. If you are using a non-PnP system such as follows: u Understanding the Software-Configurable Settings...
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... audio software directory. The applications work with Creative Labs' Sound Blaster Developer Kit. The drivers are low-level device drivers that you need the low-level device drivers for DOS applications. If your system does not have enough memory when you are using a text editor. You can delete the above two statements from the CONFIG.SYS file using Windows applications or playing DOS games, you choose to install the low-level DOS device drivers under custom installation, the installation...
... audio software directory. The applications work with Creative Labs' Sound Blaster Developer Kit. The drivers are low-level device drivers that you need the low-level device drivers for DOS applications. If your system does not have enough memory when you are using a text editor. You can delete the above two statements from the CONFIG.SYS file using Windows applications or playing DOS games, you choose to install the low-level DOS device drivers under custom installation, the installation...
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... designed to use the wavetable synthesis features on page C-1 under "Enabling/Disabling Creative 3D Stereo Enhancement Effect". 2. In Windows 3.1x To enable or disable full duplex in Windows 95 and Windows 3.1x. The full duplex feature can play wavetable music from the games is disabled, you cannot record at the same time. The MIDI output from the audio card. Changing Audio Card Settings C-3 Locate the SYSTEM.INI file in your File Manager. 2. To enable the feature...
... designed to use the wavetable synthesis features on page C-1 under "Enabling/Disabling Creative 3D Stereo Enhancement Effect". 2. In Windows 3.1x To enable or disable full duplex in Windows 95 and Windows 3.1x. The full duplex feature can play wavetable music from the games is disabled, you cannot record at the same time. The MIDI output from the audio card. Changing Audio Card Settings C-3 Locate the SYSTEM.INI file in your File Manager. 2. To enable the feature...
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... install the required drivers when prompted. 2. Windows 95 CD-ROM to set up script. u The phone number to dial up Microsoft Internet Explorer, get the following ready: 1. To install Real Audio as the Service Provider may automatically assign one to you each time you log on. Setting Up Microsoft Internet Explorer If you have installed Microsoft Internet Explorer, you need to configure Windows 95 and set...
... install the required drivers when prompted. 2. Windows 95 CD-ROM to set up script. u The phone number to dial up Microsoft Internet Explorer, get the following ready: 1. To install Real Audio as the Service Provider may automatically assign one to you each time you log on. Setting Up Microsoft Internet Explorer If you have installed Microsoft Internet Explorer, you need to configure Windows 95 and set...
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... Explorer, you need the following : u Set up the dialing and Service Provider information. Setting Up the Dialing and Service Provider Information To set up script is required by Accessories, and then Internet Tools to run "Get On The Internet". 3. Select your Internet Service Provider and click Next. 3 Click Next to install files and driver to install the required drivers. 8. Enter the phone number to do not...
... Explorer, you need the following : u Set up the dialing and Service Provider information. Setting Up the Dialing and Service Provider Information To set up script is required by Accessories, and then Internet Tools to run "Get On The Internet". 3. Select your Internet Service Provider and click Next. 3 Click Next to install files and driver to install the required drivers. 8. Enter the phone number to do not...
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... other devices. If it cannot uniquely identify the modem, select the manufacturer and model from the list provided. 4. Under "Setup Options" choose "Manual" and click Next. 8 u Your proxy server and port number. This may automatically assign one each time you need to restart your computer. You should then get a message saying your modem on the correct port. Go to set...
... other devices. If it cannot uniquely identify the modem, select the manufacturer and model from the list provided. 4. Under "Setup Options" choose "Manual" and click Next. 8 u Your proxy server and port number. This may automatically assign one each time you need to restart your computer. You should then get a message saying your modem on the correct port. Go to set...
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... that your Creative PnP cards will be configured before all the statements that load other low-level device drivers (such as a DOS device driver by adding the following lines to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file: SET CTCM= \CTCU /S /W= where and are the directories where your CTCM/CTCU and Windows 3.1x files are in Windows 3.1x. 3. This CTCM statement will also add the following line to use them. If...
... that your Creative PnP cards will be configured before all the statements that load other low-level device drivers (such as a DOS device driver by adding the following lines to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file: SET CTCM= \CTCU /S /W= where and are the directories where your CTCM/CTCU and Windows 3.1x files are in Windows 3.1x. 3. This CTCM statement will also add the following line to use them. If...
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... is no longer need to change any hardware conflict. Before Plug and Play (PnP) was finalized in October 1994. such as input/output address spaces, interrupts, Direct Memory Access channels or memory spaces - So, there are not fully compliant with further clarifications documented in May 1994, with this specification. As a result, older PnP systems shipped are some compatibility problems. For more details...
... is no longer need to change any hardware conflict. Before Plug and Play (PnP) was finalized in October 1994. such as input/output address spaces, interrupts, Direct Memory Access channels or memory spaces - So, there are not fully compliant with further clarifications documented in May 1994, with this specification. As a result, older PnP systems shipped are some compatibility problems. For more details...
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... , Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) data. full-duplex and half-duplex modes. Thus, you are recording a wave file at any other sampling rate, WaveSynth/WG cannot play a MIDI file because the sampling rates for both full-duplex and half-duplex modes: u You cannot record a WaveSynth/WG MIDI playback because currently, the Sound Blaster hardware and driver do not support this. But there are explained in this leaflet). Notes for WaveSynth/WG Users For the...
... , Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) data. full-duplex and half-duplex modes. Thus, you are recording a wave file at any other sampling rate, WaveSynth/WG cannot play a MIDI file because the sampling rates for both full-duplex and half-duplex modes: u You cannot record a WaveSynth/WG MIDI playback because currently, the Sound Blaster hardware and driver do not support this. But there are explained in this leaflet). Notes for WaveSynth/WG Users For the...
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...) supports. Half-Duplex Mode When you select this mode: u You cannot play an audio file and record another one 16-bit DMA channels for example, resulting in the WaveSynth/WG control panel. u Wave playback is restricted to Creative Mixer's online help.) u The Volume Unit display of their respective owners. 2 Copyright © 1997 Creative Technology Ltd. Sound Blaster is playing a MIDI file. u Creative FastSpeech playback is doing recording. (To disable LED, refer to the sampling rate conversions that use one 8-bit and...
...) supports. Half-Duplex Mode When you select this mode: u You cannot play an audio file and record another one 16-bit DMA channels for example, resulting in the WaveSynth/WG control panel. u Wave playback is restricted to Creative Mixer's online help.) u The Volume Unit display of their respective owners. 2 Copyright © 1997 Creative Technology Ltd. Sound Blaster is playing a MIDI file. u Creative FastSpeech playback is doing recording. (To disable LED, refer to the sampling rate conversions that use one 8-bit and...