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... Ltd. MS-DOS, Windows, and the Windows logo are trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd. It is subject to copy the software on any purpose without notice and does not represent a commitment on your card is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Copyright 1996 by... this document is against the law to change without the written permission of Creative Technology Ltd. The software described in accordance with the terms of Creative Technology Ltd. Version 1.01 November 1996 Sound Blaster is furnished under a license agreement and may be used or copied ...
... Ltd. MS-DOS, Windows, and the Windows logo are trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd. It is subject to copy the software on any purpose without notice and does not represent a commitment on your card is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Copyright 1996 by... this document is against the law to change without the written permission of Creative Technology Ltd. The software described in accordance with the terms of Creative Technology Ltd. Version 1.01 November 1996 Sound Blaster is furnished under a license agreement and may be used or copied ...
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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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...-law, CTADPCM, and IMA-ADPCM u Full duplex operation for simultaneous audio recording and playback Creative WaveSynth/WG employs the latest technologies for sound creation and playback in any Windows-based multimedia application. Fully Sound Blaster compatible, your AWE64 Gold audio card installed in an Intel Pentium 90 MHz (or higher) computer, the sample-based wavetable...
...-law, CTADPCM, and IMA-ADPCM u Full duplex operation for simultaneous audio recording and playback Creative WaveSynth/WG employs the latest technologies for sound creation and playback in any Windows-based multimedia application. Fully Sound Blaster compatible, your AWE64 Gold audio card installed in an Intel Pentium 90 MHz (or higher) computer, the sample-based wavetable...
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...DAT, or Minidisc player) for voice input. Refer to the online User's Guide, "Hardware Information", for details on your audio card. SPDIF connector Sony/Philips Digital Interface format connector. Microphone In jack Connects an external microphone for playback or recording. DRAM Upgrade ...Connectors Connect an optional memory daughterboard to increase the memory available to your motherboard's speaker connector (refer to "Redirecting PC Sounds to External Speakers" in the online User's Guide for audio output. Line Out Left jack Together with SoundFont banks. 4 MB...
...DAT, or Minidisc player) for voice input. Refer to the online User's Guide, "Hardware Information", for details on your audio card. SPDIF connector Sony/Philips Digital Interface format connector. Microphone In jack Connects an external microphone for playback or recording. DRAM Upgrade ...Connectors Connect an optional memory daughterboard to increase the memory available to your motherboard's speaker connector (refer to "Redirecting PC Sounds to External Speakers" in the online User's Guide for audio output. Line Out Left jack Together with SoundFont banks. 4 MB...
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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. Click the Windows Setup tab. Follow the instructions on the screen to Figure 2-3 appears. 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 3.
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. Click the Windows Setup tab. Follow the instructions on the screen to Figure 2-3 appears. 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 3.
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... them to Multimedia, and then click Media Player. Quit the card's applications before uninstalling. Figure 2-4: The Media Player interface. 2. On the Media Player, click . In the Open dialog box, select a sound from the list, and then click the Open button. 4. ...Windows 95 Uninstall feature allows you encounter any problems, see Appendix D, "Troubleshooting". You should hear the selected sound being played. On the Device menu, click Sound. 3. Applications that are still running during uninstallation will not be uninstalled. Installing Software in Figure 2-4. Click the...
... them to Multimedia, and then click Media Player. Quit the card's applications before uninstalling. Figure 2-4: The Media Player interface. 2. On the Media Player, click . In the Open dialog box, select a sound from the list, and then click the Open button. 4. ...Windows 95 Uninstall feature allows you encounter any problems, see Appendix D, "Troubleshooting". You should hear the selected sound being played. On the Device menu, click Sound. 3. Applications that are still running during uninstallation will not be uninstalled. Installing Software in Figure 2-4. Click the...
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...card's sound and music output. This is C:\SB16, type C:\SB16 and press . 2. Follow the instructions on the Creative CD in DOS/ Windows 3.1x It then displays a menu to use your audio card's software. For example, if your directory path is located on the screen to the directory containing your AWE64... Plug and Play using DOS/Windows 3.x, you must install the Creative Configuration Manager first. To resolve the conflict, you...
...card's sound and music output. This is C:\SB16, type C:\SB16 and press . 2. Follow the instructions on the Creative CD in DOS/ Windows 3.1x It then displays a menu to use your audio card's software. For example, if your directory path is located on the screen to the directory containing your AWE64... Plug and Play using DOS/Windows 3.x, you must install the Creative Configuration Manager first. To resolve the conflict, you...
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... 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... audio playback and recording u Dynamic filtering for digital audio recording and playback General Specifications A-1 A General Specifications This appendix lists the general specifications of your audio card.
... 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... audio playback and recording u Dynamic filtering for digital audio recording and playback General Specifications A-1 A General Specifications This appendix lists the general specifications of your audio card.
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...DMA channel is configured to programs in your audio card. Table B-3: Possible default DMA channel assignments. Interrupt Request (IRQ) Lines An IRQ line is a signal line a device uses to notify your audio card: u SOUND Environment Variable u BLASTER Environment Variable u MIDI ...Environment Variable Understanding the Installation B-3 Table B-2: Possible default IRQ line assignments. Your card's audio interface transfers data through the Low and High DMA ...
...DMA channel is configured to programs in your audio card. Table B-3: Possible default DMA channel assignments. Interrupt Request (IRQ) Lines An IRQ line is a signal line a device uses to notify your audio card: u SOUND Environment Variable u BLASTER Environment Variable u MIDI ...Environment Variable Understanding the Installation B-3 Table B-2: Possible default IRQ line assignments. Your card's audio interface transfers data through the Low and High DMA ...
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...synthesizer chip's base I /O address. The parameters in the command are described as follows: SOUND=path where path is : BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 E620 T6 The values shown earlier may be 620. xxx can be different for this variable is as follows.... the audio interface. Tx Specifies the card type. x must be 6. Pxxx Specifies the MPU-401 UART interface's base I /O address, IRQ line, and DMA channels of the card's software (e.g., C:\SB16 ). B-4 Understanding the Installation SOUND Environment Variable The SOUND environment variable specifies the directory location of...
...synthesizer chip's base I /O address. The parameters in the command are described as follows: SOUND=path where path is : BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 E620 T6 The values shown earlier may be 620. xxx can be different for this variable is as follows.... the audio interface. Tx Specifies the card type. x must be 6. Pxxx Specifies the MPU-401 UART interface's base I /O address, IRQ line, and DMA channels of the card's software (e.g., C:\SB16 ). B-4 Understanding the Installation SOUND Environment Variable The SOUND environment variable specifies the directory location of...
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... /W=C:\WINDOWS parameter updates the SYSTEM.INI file in the audio software directory on your audio card. u Running DIAGNOSE with the /S parameter updates the BLASTER environment with the resource settings...following statements 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:\... up your Windows applications at a later time by the DIAGNOSE utility, and the values shown above may differ from the PnP configuration manager. The installation program also modifies your...
... /W=C:\WINDOWS parameter updates the SYSTEM.INI file in the audio software directory on your audio card. u Running DIAGNOSE with the /S parameter updates the BLASTER environment with the resource settings...following statements 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:\... up your Windows applications at a later time by the DIAGNOSE utility, and the values shown above may differ from the PnP configuration manager. The installation program also modifies your...
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... MS-DOS. With this feature in 3D sound technology, do not activate this effect enabled, mono and stereo sounds produced by your pair of speakers or another 3D sound technology, may distort the audio output. C Changing Audio Card Settings This chapter is organized as follows: u Enabling/Disabling Creative 3D Stereo Enhancement Effect u Enabling/Disabling Full...
... MS-DOS. With this feature in 3D sound technology, do not activate this effect enabled, mono and stereo sounds produced by your pair of speakers or another 3D sound technology, may distort the audio output. C Changing Audio Card Settings This chapter is organized as follows: u Enabling/Disabling Creative 3D Stereo Enhancement Effect u Enabling/Disabling Full...
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... Manager tab, double-click Sound, Video And Game Controllers. 5. To disable the effect, click to the directory containing your audio card that allows you to record and play back and record at 22 kHz, you play other Wave files when using Creative WaveSynth/WG. Enabling/Disabling Full...at only 22 kHz. When it is useful for example C:\SB16. 2. u You cannot play back Wave files. Select Creative AWE64 16-bit Audio (SB16-compatible) and click the Properties button. 6. C-2 Changing Audio Card Settings In MS-DOS/Windows 3.1x To enable or disable the effect in your audio...
... Manager tab, double-click Sound, Video And Game Controllers. 5. To disable the effect, click to the directory containing your audio card that allows you to record and play back and record at 22 kHz, you play other Wave files when using Creative WaveSynth/WG. Enabling/Disabling Full...at only 22 kHz. When it is useful for example C:\SB16. 2. u You cannot play back Wave files. Select Creative AWE64 16-bit Audio (SB16-compatible) and click the Properties button. 6. C-2 Changing Audio Card Settings In MS-DOS/Windows 3.1x To enable or disable the effect in your audio...
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... games, which do not support wavetable synthesis, to play wavetable music from the games is disabled, you can 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. Games that have not been designed to use.... Double-click the file. In Windows 3.1x To enable or disable full duplex in the Settings tabbed page. Locate the SYSTEM.INI file in your card can be updated. A text editor appears, displaying the contents of "In Windows 95" on your Windows directory. 3. Under the section [sndblst.drv], look ...
... games, which do not support wavetable synthesis, to play wavetable music from the games is disabled, you can 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. Games that have not been designed to use.... Double-click the file. In Windows 3.1x To enable or disable full duplex in the Settings tabbed page. Locate the SYSTEM.INI file in your card can be updated. A text editor appears, displaying the contents of "In Windows 95" on your Windows directory. 3. Under the section [sndblst.drv], look ...
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...Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2. In the System Properties sheet, click the Device Manager tab. 4. Click the Properties button. Changing Audio Card Settings C-5 Click the Start button, point to the settings shown in Windows 95: 1. 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 Gamepad ...
...Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2. In the System Properties sheet, click the Device Manager tab. 4. Click the Properties button. Changing Audio Card Settings C-5 Click the Start button, point to the settings shown in Windows 95: 1. 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 Gamepad ...
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...position. The speaker amplifiers are in a non-powered state, turn off their amplifiers. 4. u External amplifier or powered speakers are connected to the card's Line Out jacks. D-2 Troubleshooting u Alternatively, if you are using powered speakers in the On position. There is not set at mid-range.... In the My Computer window, right-click the CD-ROM drive icon. 3. Problems with Sound Problem Causes Solution No output from both the 8-bit and 16-bit digitized sounds when running the test program. 1. u Amplifiers on the speakers is hardware conflict.
...position. The speaker amplifiers are in a non-powered state, turn off their amplifiers. 4. u External amplifier or powered speakers are connected to the card's Line Out jacks. D-2 Troubleshooting u Alternatively, if you are using powered speakers in the On position. There is not set at mid-range.... In the My Computer window, right-click the CD-ROM drive icon. 3. Problems with Sound Problem Causes Solution No output from both the 8-bit and 16-bit digitized sounds when running the test program. 1. u Amplifiers on the speakers is hardware conflict.
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...To set up the SOUND or BLASTER environment might not be found. You can choose a higher value if the environment size is already 512 bytes. (Normally, the next value is used up the BLASTER environment in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. When you install your audio card's software, the commands...for the system environment space. Reboot your DOS manual. Add the statement SHELL=C:\COMMAND.COM /E:512 /P to set up the SOUND environment, insert the statement SET SOUND=C:\SB16 into the AUTOEXEC.BAT file using a text editor. Troubleshooting D-3 The command to set up when your system restarts. ...
...To set up the SOUND or BLASTER environment might not be found. You can choose a higher value if the environment size is already 512 bytes. (Normally, the next value is used up the BLASTER environment in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. When you install your audio card's software, the commands...for the system environment space. Reboot your DOS manual. Add the statement SHELL=C:\COMMAND.COM /E:512 /P to set up the SOUND environment, insert the statement SET SOUND=C:\SB16 into the AUTOEXEC.BAT file using a text editor. Troubleshooting D-3 The command to set up when your system restarts. ...
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... might not be transferred through the Low DMA channel. Problems in Windows 3.1x The following are problems you set your audio card's Windows applications. Type SYSEDIT in Program Manager, click Run. 2. Check the SYSTEM.INI file. D-4 Troubleshooting High DMA transfers on the motherboard ... system's motherboard cannot handle High DMA at full speed. When you might corrupt the data in Windows 3.1x: Problem Cause Solution No sound is heard when running your High DMA channel to hang or encounter a parity error. Problem Cause Solution System hangs during the 16-bit digitized...
... might not be transferred through the Low DMA channel. Problems in Windows 3.1x The following are problems you set your audio card's Windows applications. Type SYSEDIT in Program Manager, click Run. 2. Check the SYSTEM.INI file. D-4 Troubleshooting High DMA transfers on the motherboard ... system's motherboard cannot handle High DMA at full speed. When you might corrupt the data in Windows 3.1x: Problem Cause Solution No sound is heard when running your High DMA channel to hang or encounter a parity error. Problem Cause Solution System hangs during the 16-bit digitized...
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... player...) through your Voice Activation Level (located in the Network Parameters section of the Creative WebPhone Configure window. Sound Cards and your Creative WebPhone Make sure your sound card with the other application) and take the call using the sound card with another program while Creative WebPhone is running is set to resume your conversation. Otherwise, the parties you...
... player...) through your Voice Activation Level (located in the Network Parameters section of the Creative WebPhone Configure window. Sound Cards and your Creative WebPhone Make sure your sound card with the other application) and take the call using the sound card with another program while Creative WebPhone is running is set to resume your conversation. Otherwise, the parties you...
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... MIC volume and check your Voice Activation Level to verify Creative WebPhone can detect silence and allow the remote party to talk (this is constantly transmitting (not giving you and the remote party have full duplex sound cards). For additional information, see the NetSpeak home page, at... http://www.netspeak.com. 16 You cannot hear the remote party If Creative WebPhone always displays TALK and never displays IN USE or LISTEN, then...
... MIC volume and check your Voice Activation Level to verify Creative WebPhone can detect silence and allow the remote party to talk (this is constantly transmitting (not giving you and the remote party have full duplex sound cards). For additional information, see the NetSpeak home page, at... http://www.netspeak.com. 16 You cannot hear the remote party If Creative WebPhone always displays TALK and never displays IN USE or LISTEN, then...