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... the Windows logo are trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd. It is against the law to change without the written permission of Creative Technology Ltd. All rights reserved. ... agreement and may make one or more of Creative Technology Ltd. Copyright 1996 by one copy of...agreement. The software described in this document is a registered trademark of Creative Technology Ltd. The licensee may be reproduced or transmitted in any form...Version 1.01 November 1996 Sound Blaster is covered by Creative Technology Ltd. Sound Blaster 16 and Wave Blaster are registered trademarks of ...
... the Windows logo are trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd. It is against the law to change without the written permission of Creative Technology Ltd. All rights reserved. ... agreement and may make one or more of Creative Technology Ltd. Copyright 1996 by one copy of...agreement. The software described in this document is a registered trademark of Creative Technology Ltd. The licensee may be reproduced or transmitted in any form...Version 1.01 November 1996 Sound Blaster is covered by Creative Technology Ltd. Sound Blaster 16 and Wave Blaster are registered trademarks of ...
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...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... Interface C-5 In Windows 95 C-5 In MS-DOS/Windows 3.1x C-6 D Troubleshooting Problems Installing Audio Card Software from CD-ROM D-1 Problems with Sound D-2 Problems in MS-DOS D-3 Problems in Windows 3.1x D-4 Resolving Conflicts D-5 Resolving Conflicts in ...
...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... Interface C-5 In Windows 95 C-5 In MS-DOS/Windows 3.1x C-6 D Troubleshooting Problems Installing Audio Card Software from CD-ROM D-1 Problems with Sound D-2 Problems in MS-DOS D-3 Problems in Windows 3.1x D-4 Resolving Conflicts D-5 Resolving Conflicts in ...
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vii Introduction Welcome to the exciting world of digitized sound samples and Creative 3D Stereo Enhancement technology. You are now the owner of a Creative Sound Blaster® AWE64 Gold, a 16-bit audio card, which uses Sondius® Sound Synthesis technology to play many notes and different instruments or sound effects at the same time. It also has a physical model...
vii Introduction Welcome to the exciting world of digitized sound samples and Creative 3D Stereo Enhancement technology. You are now the owner of a Creative Sound Blaster® AWE64 Gold, a 16-bit audio card, which uses Sondius® Sound Synthesis technology to play many notes and different instruments or sound effects at the same time. It also has a physical model...
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Modem connector Connects any modem card that allows you to attach other devices to your card: PC Speaker connector Connects your motherboard's speaker connector (refer to "Redirecting PC Sounds to External Speakers" in the online User's Guide for this interface. See Figure 1-2 for voice input. ...Joystick/MIDI connector Connects a joystick or a MIDI device. Knowing Your Audio Card Your audio card has the following jacks and connectors ...
Modem connector Connects any modem card that allows you to attach other devices to your card: PC Speaker connector Connects your motherboard's speaker connector (refer to "Redirecting PC Sounds to External Speakers" in the online User's Guide for this interface. See Figure 1-2 for voice input. ...Joystick/MIDI connector Connects a joystick or a MIDI device. Knowing Your Audio Card Your audio card has the following jacks and connectors ...
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3. Follow the instructions on the screen to Figure 2-3 appears. 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 The Windows Setup tabbed page similar to complete the installation. Figure 2-3: The Windows Setup tabbed page. 4. Select the Multimedia check box and click the Details button. 5.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen to Figure 2-3 appears. 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 The Windows Setup tabbed page similar to complete the installation. Figure 2-3: The Windows Setup tabbed page. 4. Select the Multimedia check box and click the Details button. 5.
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... in Windows 95 2-5 On the Media Player, click . Installing Software in Figure 2-4. In the Open dialog box, select a sound from the list, and then click the Open button. 4. Uninstalling the Applications The Windows 95 Uninstall feature allows you encounter any ...problems, see Appendix D, "Troubleshooting". Quit the card's applications before uninstalling. Applications that are still running during uninstallation will not be uninstalled. You should hear the selected sound being played. Figure 2-4: The Media Player interface. 2. On the Device ...
... in Windows 95 2-5 On the Media Player, click . Installing Software in Figure 2-4. In the Open dialog box, select a sound from the list, and then click the Open button. 4. Uninstalling the Applications The Windows 95 Uninstall feature allows you encounter any ...problems, see Appendix D, "Troubleshooting". Quit the card's applications before uninstalling. Applications that are still running during uninstallation will not be uninstalled. You should hear the selected sound being played. Figure 2-4: The Media Player interface. 2. On the Device ...
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...displays a menu to let you must install the Creative Configuration Manager first. Follow the instructions on the Creative CD in DOS/ Windows 3.1x If the test program stops or displays an error message, it may be due to the directory containing your audio card. This is C:\SB16, type C:\SB16 and press...example, if your directory path is located on the screen to complete the test. In order to use your AWE64 Plug and Play using DOS/Windows 3.x, you test the card's sound and music output. d:\français\ctcm\install Testing the Installation Once you can run the test program: ...
...displays a menu to let you must install the Creative Configuration Manager first. Follow the instructions on the Creative CD in DOS/ Windows 3.1x If the test program stops or displays an error message, it may be due to the directory containing your audio card. This is C:\SB16, type C:\SB16 and press...example, if your directory path is located on the screen to complete the test. In order to use your AWE64 Plug and Play using DOS/Windows 3.x, you test the card's sound and music output. d:\français\ctcm\install Testing the Installation Once you can run the test program: ...
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...u ISA Specification version 1.0a compliant Advanced WavEffects Synthesizer u 32-voice polyphony u 16 parts multi-timbral u 1 MB ROM of your audio card. A General Specifications This appendix lists the general specifications 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...
...u ISA Specification version 1.0a compliant Advanced WavEffects Synthesizer u 32-voice polyphony u 16 parts multi-timbral u 1 MB ROM of your audio card. A General Specifications This appendix lists the general specifications 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...
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...an IRQ line that it wants to send or receive data for processing. Table B-3: Possible default DMA channel assignments. Your card's audio interface transfers data through the Low and High DMA channels. Table B-3 shows a possible combination of DMA channels that...Understanding the Environment Variables Environment variables are used to pass information about how your card is configured to the audio interface on your audio card. Table B-2 lists an example of your audio card: u SOUND Environment Variable u BLASTER Environment Variable u MIDI Environment Variable Understanding the Installation ...
...an IRQ line that it wants to send or receive data for processing. Table B-3: Possible default DMA channel assignments. Your card's audio interface transfers data through the Low and High DMA channels. Table B-3 shows a possible combination of DMA channels that...Understanding the Environment Variables Environment variables are used to pass information about how your card is configured to the audio interface on your audio card. Table B-2 lists an example of your audio card: u SOUND Environment Variable u BLASTER Environment Variable u MIDI Environment Variable Understanding the Installation ...
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... space between parameters. x must be 6. The syntax for your audio card's drivers and applications. Ix Specifies the IRQ line used by the audio interface. SOUND Environment Variable The SOUND environment variable specifies the directory location of your system. B-4 Understanding the ...-401 UART interface's base I /O address, IRQ line, and DMA channels of the card's software (e.g., C:\SB16 ). Its syntax is: BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 E620 T6 The values shown earlier may be 620. Parameter Description Axxx Specifies the audio interface's base I /O...
... space between parameters. x must be 6. The syntax for your audio card's drivers and applications. Ix Specifies the IRQ line used by the audio interface. SOUND Environment Variable The SOUND environment variable specifies the directory location of your system. B-4 Understanding the ...-401 UART interface's base I /O address, IRQ line, and DMA channels of the card's software (e.g., C:\SB16 ). Its syntax is: BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 E620 T6 The values shown earlier may be 620. Parameter Description Axxx Specifies the audio interface's base I /O...
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...Windows applications at a later time by the DIAGNOSE utility, and the values shown above may differ from those in the Windows directory with the ... the AWEUTIL utility, refer to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file: SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 E620 T6 SET SOUND=C:\SB16 SET MIDI=SYNTH:1 MAP:E MODE:0 C:\SB16\DIAGNOSE /S /W=C:\WINDOWS C:\SB16\MIXERSET /P /Q C:\SB16\AWEUTIL ... DIAGNOSE with the resource settings from the PnP configuration manager. The installation program also modifies your audio card.The last 3 statements run the DIAGNOSE, MIXERSET, and AWEUTIL utilities. u Running DIAGNOSE with the ...
...Windows applications at a later time by the DIAGNOSE utility, and the values shown above may differ from those in the Windows directory with the ... the AWEUTIL utility, refer to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file: SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 E620 T6 SET SOUND=C:\SB16 SET MIDI=SYNTH:1 MAP:E MODE:0 C:\SB16\DIAGNOSE /S /W=C:\WINDOWS C:\SB16\MIXERSET /P /Q C:\SB16\AWEUTIL ... DIAGNOSE with the resource settings from the PnP configuration manager. The installation program also modifies your audio card.The last 3 statements run the DIAGNOSE, MIXERSET, and AWEUTIL utilities. u Running DIAGNOSE with the ...
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With this effect enabled, mono and stereo sounds produced by your pair of speakers or another 3D sound technology, may distort the audio output. In the Control Panel window, double-click the System icon. 3. C Changing Audio Card Settings This chapter is organized as follows: u Enabling/Disabling Creative 3D Stereo Enhancement Effect u Enabling/Disabling Full Duplex...
With this effect enabled, mono and stereo sounds produced by your pair of speakers or another 3D sound technology, may distort the audio output. In the Control Panel window, double-click the System icon. 3. C Changing Audio Card Settings This chapter is organized as follows: u Enabling/Disabling Creative 3D Stereo Enhancement Effect u Enabling/Disabling Full Duplex...
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... telephone-like applications. u You cannot play back audio data simultaneously. Select Creative AWE64 16-bit Audio (SB16-compatible) and click the Properties button. 6. At the MS-DOS prompt, change to the directory containing your audio card that allows you can record at the same time. To disable the effect...is enabled, you play back and record at only 22 kHz. For example, since Creative WaveSynth/WG does a Wave playback at 22 kHz, you to clear the check box. 8. In the Device Manager tab, double-click Sound, Video And Game Controllers. 5. To enable the effect, type CT3DSE ON. u...
... telephone-like applications. u You cannot play back audio data simultaneously. Select Creative AWE64 16-bit Audio (SB16-compatible) and click the Properties button. 6. At the MS-DOS prompt, change to the directory containing your audio card that allows you can record at the same time. To disable the effect...is enabled, you play back and record at only 22 kHz. For example, since Creative WaveSynth/WG does a Wave playback at 22 kHz, you to clear the check box. 8. In the Device Manager tab, double-click Sound, Video And Game Controllers. 5. To enable the effect, type CT3DSE ON. u...
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...401 MIDI Emulation feature allows most real mode games, which do not support wavetable synthesis, to play a Wave file (or other sounds) together with Creative WaveSynth/WG, or add reverb to the playback but you cannot record at the same time. Click the OK button. Launch your...=0. Games that have not been designed to use them. Changing Audio Card Settings C-3 In Windows 95 To enable or disable full duplex in your card can now use the wavetable synthesis features on page C-1 under "Enabling/Disabling Creative 3D Stereo Enhancement Effect". 2. Locate the SYSTEM.INI file in Windows...
...401 MIDI Emulation feature allows most real mode games, which do not support wavetable synthesis, to play a Wave file (or other sounds) together with Creative WaveSynth/WG, or add reverb to the playback but you cannot record at the same time. Click the OK button. Launch your...=0. Games that have not been designed to use them. Changing Audio Card Settings C-3 In Windows 95 To enable or disable full duplex in your card can now use the wavetable synthesis features on page C-1 under "Enabling/Disabling Creative 3D Stereo Enhancement Effect". 2. Locate the SYSTEM.INI file in Windows...
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...the interface in Figure C-1. Click the Start button, point to the settings shown in Windows 95: 1. Click the Properties button. Changing Audio Card Settings C-5 Enabled (Factory default setting) Disabled Figure C-1: The available MPU-401 MIDI Emulation settings. In the Control Panel window, double-click... the System icon. 3. To enable or disable the Joystick interface, double-click Sound, Video And Game Controllers and select Gameport Joystick in Windows 95 and MS-DOS/Windows 3.1x. Enabling/Disabling Joystick Interface The ...
...the interface in Figure C-1. Click the Start button, point to the settings shown in Windows 95: 1. Click the Properties button. Changing Audio Card Settings C-5 Enabled (Factory default setting) Disabled Figure C-1: The available MPU-401 MIDI Emulation settings. In the Control Panel window, double-click... the System icon. 3. To enable or disable the Joystick interface, double-click Sound, Video And Game Controllers and select Gameport Joystick in Windows 95 and MS-DOS/Windows 3.1x. Enabling/Disabling Joystick Interface The ...
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...if any, is set properly. 2. u Amplifiers on the speakers is hardware conflict. Problems with Sound Problem Causes Solution No output from both the 8-bit and 16-bit digitized sounds when running the test program. 1. On the shortcut menu, click AutoPlay and follow the instructions ...that appear. The speaker amplifiers are in a non-powered state, turn off their amplifiers. 4. u No hardware conflict between the card and another peripheral device...
...if any, is set properly. 2. u Amplifiers on the speakers is hardware conflict. Problems with Sound Problem Causes Solution No output from both the 8-bit and 16-bit digitized sounds when running the test program. 1. On the shortcut menu, click AutoPlay and follow the instructions ...that appear. The speaker amplifiers are in a non-powered state, turn off their amplifiers. 4. u No hardware conflict between the card and another peripheral device...
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To add the command to set up the SOUND environment, insert the statement SET SOUND=C:\SB16 into the AUTOEXEC.BAT file using a text editor. Error message "Out of environment space". Troubleshooting D-3 Problems in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Reboot your audio card's software, the commands are set up ... the Installation" on page B-1.). When you install your system. You can choose a higher value if the environment size is already 512 bytes. (Normally, the next value is used up the SOUND or BLASTER environment might not be included in MS-DOS Problem Cause Solution Problem Cause Solution...
To add the command to set up the SOUND environment, insert the statement SET SOUND=C:\SB16 into the AUTOEXEC.BAT file using a text editor. Error message "Out of environment space". Troubleshooting D-3 Problems in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Reboot your audio card's software, the commands are set up ... the Installation" on page B-1.). When you install your system. You can choose a higher value if the environment size is already 512 bytes. (Normally, the next value is used up the SOUND or BLASTER environment might not be included in MS-DOS Problem Cause Solution Problem Cause Solution...
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..., click Run. 2. Check the SYSTEM.INI file. D-4 Troubleshooting On some machines, the DMA controller on such machines might encounter when in place of the sound drivers might not be transferred through the Low DMA channel. To do so: 1. Your system's motherboard cannot handle High DMA at full speed. When you... to hang or encounter a parity error. On the File menu in main memory and cause the system to Low DMA, you set your audio card's Windows applications. Problem Cause Solution System hangs during the 16-bit digitized sound test, but it works fine during High DMA transfers.
..., click Run. 2. Check the SYSTEM.INI file. D-4 Troubleshooting On some machines, the DMA controller on such machines might encounter when in place of the sound drivers might not be transferred through the Low DMA channel. To do so: 1. Your system's motherboard cannot handle High DMA at full speed. When you... to hang or encounter a parity error. On the File menu in main memory and cause the system to Low DMA, you set your audio card's Windows applications. Problem Cause Solution System hangs during the 16-bit digitized sound test, but it works fine during High DMA transfers.
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... the green bar) only when you call using the sound card with your sound card with a party) and the sound card is in the Network Parameters section of the sound card, it will display a dialog box informing you see TALK in the Creative WebPhone flip door), is not a good idea and ...call will be displayed when your e-mail address change your E-Mail address in use, it will attempt to terminate the sound being played. Sound Cards and your Creative WebPhone Make sure your Voice Activation Level (located in your display). Changing your E-Mail Address In the event you change...
... the green bar) only when you call using the sound card with your sound card with a party) and the sound card is in the Network Parameters section of the sound card, it will display a dialog box informing you see TALK in the Creative WebPhone flip door), is not a good idea and ...call will be displayed when your e-mail address change your E-Mail address in use, it will attempt to terminate the sound being played. Sound Cards and your Creative WebPhone Make sure your Voice Activation Level (located in your display). Changing your E-Mail Address In the event you change...
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If this is will not be the case if both you and the remote party have full duplex sound cards). If this is not the case and Creative WebPhone displays LISTEN when you speak into the microphone and LISTEN when the remote party speaks and the remote party still cannot hear you must ... your Voice Activation Level to hear something from the remote party, check your Speaker volume on the flip door and in the flip door) so Creative WebPhone can detect your sound card's mixer application. If you an opportunity to launch the Text Board and tell raise their...
If this is will not be the case if both you and the remote party have full duplex sound cards). If this is not the case and Creative WebPhone displays LISTEN when you speak into the microphone and LISTEN when the remote party speaks and the remote party still cannot hear you must ... your Voice Activation Level to hear something from the remote party, check your Speaker volume on the flip door and in the flip door) so Creative WebPhone can detect your sound card's mixer application. If you an opportunity to launch the Text Board and tell raise their...