Getting Started Guide
Page 2
... subject to copy the software on the part of Creative Technology Ltd. Sound Blaster 16 and Wave Blaster are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. The licensee may be reproduced or transmitted in any other products are trademarks or registered...license agreement. Microsoft, MS-DOS, Windows, and the Windows logo are trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd. All rights reserved. Audio Card Plug and Play Getting Started Information in this document is a registered trademark of Creative Technology Ltd. The software described in this document is against the law to change...
... subject to copy the software on the part of Creative Technology Ltd. Sound Blaster 16 and Wave Blaster are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. The licensee may be reproduced or transmitted in any other products are trademarks or registered...license agreement. Microsoft, MS-DOS, Windows, and the Windows logo are trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd. All rights reserved. Audio Card Plug and Play Getting Started Information in this document is a registered trademark of Creative Technology Ltd. The software described in this document is against the law to change...
Getting Started Guide
Page 4
...card and related peripherals 1-1 To test the DRAM upgrade 1-3 2 Installing Software in Windows 95 Setting Up the Audio Drivers 2-1 Installing the Applications 2-4 Testing the Installation 2-4 Uninstalling the Applications 2-6 3 Installing Software in DOS/ ... (I/O) Addresses A-2 Interrupt Request (IRQ) Lines A-3 Direct Memory Access (DMA) Channels A-3 Understanding the Environment Variables A-3 SOUND Environment Variable A-4 BLASTER Environment Variable A-4 MIDI Environment Variable A-5 Understanding the Installation Program in Windows 3.1x A-6 The AUTOEXEC.BAT File Settings A-6...
...card and related peripherals 1-1 To test the DRAM upgrade 1-3 2 Installing Software in Windows 95 Setting Up the Audio Drivers 2-1 Installing the Applications 2-4 Testing the Installation 2-4 Uninstalling the Applications 2-6 3 Installing Software in DOS/ ... (I/O) Addresses A-2 Interrupt Request (IRQ) Lines A-3 Direct Memory Access (DMA) Channels A-3 Understanding the Environment Variables A-3 SOUND Environment Variable A-4 BLASTER Environment Variable A-4 MIDI Environment Variable A-5 Understanding the Installation Program in Windows 3.1x A-6 The AUTOEXEC.BAT File Settings A-6...
Getting Started Guide
Page 5
B Changing Audio Card Settings Enabling/Disabling Creative 3D Stereo Enhancement Effect B-1 Enabling/Disabling Full-Duplex Operation B-2 Enabling/Disabling MPU-401 MIDI Emulation B-3 Enabling/Disabling Joystick or IDE Interface B-5 C Troubleshooting Problems Installing Audio Card Software from CD-ROM C-1 Problems with Sound C-2 Problems in DOS C-3 Problems in Windows 3.1x C-4 Resolving Hardware Conflicts C-5 D Hardware Information Redirecting PC Sounds to...
B Changing Audio Card Settings Enabling/Disabling Creative 3D Stereo Enhancement Effect B-1 Enabling/Disabling Full-Duplex Operation B-2 Enabling/Disabling MPU-401 MIDI Emulation B-3 Enabling/Disabling Joystick or IDE Interface B-5 C Troubleshooting Problems Installing Audio Card Software from CD-ROM C-1 Problems with Sound C-2 Problems in DOS C-3 Problems in Windows 3.1x C-4 Resolving Hardware Conflicts C-5 D Hardware Information Redirecting PC Sounds to...
Getting Started Guide
Page 10
...bar, you need a Y-cable splitter. 9. Load SoundFont banks. For better quality sound, use powered speakers even if your system. 10. Start the AWE Control Panel. Installing Audio Card and Related Hardware 1-3 Play your Sound Blaster card, and then click AWE Control Panel. 3. Make sure that is , click... the User tab, click the Browse button to browse for detailed information on your audio card is identical to use the...
...bar, you need a Y-cable splitter. 9. Load SoundFont banks. For better quality sound, use powered speakers even if your system. 10. Start the AWE Control Panel. Installing Audio Card and Related Hardware 1-3 Play your Sound Blaster card, and then click AWE Control Panel. 3. Make sure that is , click... the User tab, click the Browse button to browse for detailed information on your audio card is identical to use the...
Getting Started Guide
Page 17
In the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box, select the Sound Blaster entry for your card (see the Knowing Your Audio Card leaflet for your exact card model) and click the Add/Remove button. 4. Installing Software in Windows 95 2-7 Click the Start button, point to uninstall. Follow the instructions on the screen to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2. To uninstall the applications 1. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. 3.
In the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box, select the Sound Blaster entry for your card (see the Knowing Your Audio Card leaflet for your exact card model) and click the Add/Remove button. 4. Installing Software in Windows 95 2-7 Click the Start button, point to uninstall. Follow the instructions on the screen to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2. To uninstall the applications 1. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. 3.
Getting Started Guide
Page 23
... transfer data directly to and from the system memory. DMA Channel Usage 1 Audio Low DMA channel 5 Audio High DMA channel Understanding the Environment Variables Environment variables are used to pass hardware configuration information to software in your audio card: u SOUND Environment Variable u BLASTER Environment Variable (only DOS applications use this) u MIDI Environment Variable (applicable only...
... transfer data directly to and from the system memory. DMA Channel Usage 1 Audio Low DMA channel 5 Audio High DMA channel Understanding the Environment Variables Environment variables are used to pass hardware configuration information to software in your audio card: u SOUND Environment Variable u BLASTER Environment Variable (only DOS applications use this) u MIDI Environment Variable (applicable only...
Getting Started Guide
Page 24
... default values are as follows: SOUND=path where path is : BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 E620 T6 The values shown above may be at least a space between parameters. The parameters in bold apply only to Sound Blaster SB32 and the AWE line of the audio interface. Dx Low DMA channel... used by the audio interface. Exxx Advanced WavEffects synthesizer chip's base I /O address. Hx High DMA channel used by the...
... default values are as follows: SOUND=path where path is : BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 E620 T6 The values shown above may be at least a space between parameters. The parameters in bold apply only to Sound Blaster SB32 and the AWE line of the audio interface. Dx Low DMA channel... used by the audio interface. Exxx Advanced WavEffects synthesizer chip's base I /O address. Hx High DMA channel used by the...
Getting Started Guide
Page 25
... MIDI file format used and where MIDI data is as follows: MIDI=SYNTH:x MAP:x MODE:x The parameters in bold apply only to Sound Blaster SB32 and the AWE line of audio cards. The syntax for this variable is sent to. MAP:x File format. MODE:x Synthesizer mode. x can be 0, 1, or 2. 0 (default setting) specifies General...
... MIDI file format used and where MIDI data is as follows: MIDI=SYNTH:x MAP:x MODE:x The parameters in bold apply only to Sound Blaster SB32 and the AWE line of audio cards. The syntax for this variable is sent to. MAP:x File format. MODE:x Synthesizer mode. x can be 0, 1, or 2. 0 (default setting) specifies General...
Getting Started Guide
Page 26
... SETUP also allows you to set up your Windows applications at a later time by adding a command to the WIN.INI file to Sound Blaster SB32 and the AWE line of audio cards. The last 3 statements run the DIAGNOSE, MIXERSET, and AWEUTIL utilities. The AUTOEXEC.BAT File Settings The installation program adds the following...
... SETUP also allows you to set up your Windows applications at a later time by adding a command to the WIN.INI file to Sound Blaster SB32 and the AWE line of audio cards. The last 3 statements run the DIAGNOSE, MIXERSET, and AWEUTIL utilities. The AUTOEXEC.BAT File Settings The installation program adds the following...
Getting Started Guide
Page 29
for both playback and recording. Select the Creative Sound Blaster entry for audio conferencing and telephone-like applications. You must, however, use the same sampling rate for example, C:\SB16. 3. In the Control Panel window, double-click the... tab. 7. Enabling/Disabling Full-Duplex Operation The full-duplex feature in Windows 3.1x. 2. Click the Start button, point to the directory containing your audio software; Double-click Sound, Video And Game Controllers. 5. At the DOS prompt, change to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2. When it is enabled, you are ...
for both playback and recording. Select the Creative Sound Blaster entry for audio conferencing and telephone-like applications. You must, however, use the same sampling rate for example, C:\SB16. 3. In the Control Panel window, double-click the... tab. 7. Enabling/Disabling Full-Duplex Operation The full-duplex feature in Windows 3.1x. 2. Click the Start button, point to the directory containing your audio software; Double-click Sound, Video And Game Controllers. 5. At the DOS prompt, change to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2. When it is enabled, you are ...
Getting Started Guide
Page 36
...installation. The system environment space is 1024 bytes.) For details on page A-1). Problems in DOS Problem Cause Solution Problem Cause Solution SOUND or BLASTER environment values are set up . When you might have installed another software which assigned another value to take effect. Reboot your ... /E defines a new size for the changes to the command. To set up the SOUND or BLASTER environment might have edited the file and deleted the command, or you install your audio software, the commands are automatically added to set up when your system for the system ...
...installation. The system environment space is 1024 bytes.) For details on page A-1). Problems in DOS Problem Cause Solution Problem Cause Solution SOUND or BLASTER environment values are set up . When you might have installed another software which assigned another value to take effect. Reboot your ... /E defines a new size for the changes to the command. To set up the SOUND or BLASTER environment might have edited the file and deleted the command, or you install your audio software, the commands are automatically added to set up when your system for the system ...
Getting Started Guide
Page 38
Conflicts between your audio card and another peripheral device may occur if your card and the other device are present: [boot] drivers=mmsystem.dll msmixmgr.dll [386enh] device=vsbpd.... one or more peripheral devices contend for the same resources. Resolving Hardware Conflicts Hardware conflicts occur when two or more of audio cards. Troubleshooting C-5 SETUP rewrites SYSTEM.INI to set to Sound Blaster SB32 and the AWE line of the statements are missing, run SETUP in bold apply only to use the same...
Conflicts between your audio card and another peripheral device may occur if your card and the other device are present: [boot] drivers=mmsystem.dll msmixmgr.dll [386enh] device=vsbpd.... one or more peripheral devices contend for the same resources. Resolving Hardware Conflicts Hardware conflicts occur when two or more of audio cards. Troubleshooting C-5 SETUP rewrites SYSTEM.INI to set to Sound Blaster SB32 and the AWE line of the statements are missing, run SETUP in bold apply only to use the same...
Getting Started Guide
Page 40
... a CD-ROM drive or another audio card. This appendix helps you may want to redirect the "beeps" that you hear from your system to your card. u Redirecting PC Sounds to do so by providing the ...Audio Connector Pin Assignments u DRAM Upgrade Connector Pin Assignments u Gold Finch Connector Pin Assignments u IDE Connector Pin Assignments u Microphone Connector Pin Assignments u Modem Connector Pin Assignments u PC Speaker Connector Pin Assignments u SPDIF Connector Pin Assignments u Speaker/Line Connector Pin Assignments u Telephone Answering Device Connector Pin Assignments u Wave Blaster...
... a CD-ROM drive or another audio card. This appendix helps you may want to redirect the "beeps" that you hear from your system to your card. u Redirecting PC Sounds to do so by providing the ...Audio Connector Pin Assignments u DRAM Upgrade Connector Pin Assignments u Gold Finch Connector Pin Assignments u IDE Connector Pin Assignments u Microphone Connector Pin Assignments u Modem Connector Pin Assignments u PC Speaker Connector Pin Assignments u SPDIF Connector Pin Assignments u Speaker/Line Connector Pin Assignments u Telephone Answering Device Connector Pin Assignments u Wave Blaster...
Getting Started Guide
Page 68
...All rights reserved. Sound Blaster is a registered trademark of the NetSpeak Corporation. If this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any means without the prior written consent of their respective owners. Use the TXT button to launch the Text Board and tell raise their Creative Video Webphone cannot... NetSpeak home page, at http://www.netspeak.com. Real Audio is a trademark of Creative Technology Ltd. No part of this is not the case and Creative Video Webphone displays IN USE but never TALK when you If Creative Video Webphone always displays LISTEN, the remote party's MIC ...
...All rights reserved. Sound Blaster is a registered trademark of the NetSpeak Corporation. If this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any means without the prior written consent of their respective owners. Use the TXT button to launch the Text Board and tell raise their Creative Video Webphone cannot... NetSpeak home page, at http://www.netspeak.com. Real Audio is a trademark of Creative Technology Ltd. No part of this is not the case and Creative Video Webphone displays IN USE but never TALK when you If Creative Video Webphone always displays LISTEN, the remote party's MIC ...
Getting Started Guide
Page 87
...-duplex modes: u You cannot record a WaveSynth/WG MIDI playback because currently, the Sound Blaster hardware and driver do not support this leaflet). u Since WaveSynth/WG outputs sounds at 22 kHz, if you are explained in personal computers. Since the technology is relatively... at any other sampling rate, WaveSynth/WG cannot play and record audio data concurrently. Some of operations for Creative's sound system - u While WaveSynth/WG is necessary to have introduced our software wavetable synthesizer, Creative WaveSynth/WG. With ever-increasing CPU power and Intel's new multimedia...
...-duplex modes: u You cannot record a WaveSynth/WG MIDI playback because currently, the Sound Blaster hardware and driver do not support this leaflet). u Since WaveSynth/WG outputs sounds at 22 kHz, if you are explained in personal computers. Since the technology is relatively... at any other sampling rate, WaveSynth/WG cannot play and record audio data concurrently. Some of operations for Creative's sound system - u While WaveSynth/WG is necessary to have introduced our software wavetable synthesizer, Creative WaveSynth/WG. With ever-increasing CPU power and Intel's new multimedia...
Getting Started Guide
Page 88
..., WaveSynth/WG can do a wave (including DirectSound) playback while WaveSynth/WG is not available. If audio playback or recording is too slow (for Sound Blaster cards that Microsoft's Audio Compression Manager (ACM) supports. Copyright © 1997 Creative Technology Ltd. For some constraints in any form or by any means without the prior written consent of...
..., WaveSynth/WG can do a wave (including DirectSound) playback while WaveSynth/WG is not available. If audio playback or recording is too slow (for Sound Blaster cards that Microsoft's Audio Compression Manager (ACM) supports. Copyright © 1997 Creative Technology Ltd. For some constraints in any form or by any means without the prior written consent of...
Getting Started Guide
Page 89
On the Audio Card Your audio card has these features: u Compliance with the Plug and Play (PnP) ISA specification version 1.0a u Compression algorithms such as A-law, Mu-law, CTADPCM, and IMA-ADPCM u Full duplex operation u Creative 3D Stereo Enhancement Technology Read this leaflet to ... Answering Device connector Provides a mono connection from a standard voice modem, and transmits microphone signals to the modem. Fully Sound Blaster compatible, your audio card supports these jacks and connectors which allow you to plug in amplifier is disabled. Also connects powered speakers and an...
On the Audio Card Your audio card has these features: u Compliance with the Plug and Play (PnP) ISA specification version 1.0a u Compression algorithms such as A-law, Mu-law, CTADPCM, and IMA-ADPCM u Full duplex operation u Creative 3D Stereo Enhancement Technology Read this leaflet to ... Answering Device connector Provides a mono connection from a standard voice modem, and transmits microphone signals to the modem. Fully Sound Blaster compatible, your audio card supports these jacks and connectors which allow you to plug in amplifier is disabled. Also connects powered speakers and an...
Getting Started Guide
Page 91
... Enhancement effect, when activated with another device already has a built-in your audio software; To enable or disable 3DSE in the Creative Mixer window. To view the title bar, click anywhere in Windows 95 1. for your Sound Blaster card, and then click Creative Mixer. 2. Enabling/Disabling Full Duplex Operation The full duplex feature in 3D...
... Enhancement effect, when activated with another device already has a built-in your audio software; To enable or disable 3DSE in the Creative Mixer window. To view the title bar, click anywhere in Windows 95 1. for your Sound Blaster card, and then click Creative Mixer. 2. Enabling/Disabling Full Duplex Operation The full duplex feature in 3D...
Getting Started Guide
Page 94
... recording Volume Control u Software volume control of Master Playback Volume, Master Recording Volume, Digitized Voice, and inputs from MIDI devices, CD Audio, AUX, Line In, Microphone, and PC Speaker u Microphone level at 32 levels: • above 0 dB, it is in...Stereo Enhancement Technology u Increased depth and breadth in perceived audio u Enhances mono and stereo audio output u Independent of speaker quality u Independent of setup configuration (for example, placement and alignment of speakers with previous Sound Blaster music synthesizer chips Stereo Digitized Voice Channel u Full duplex...
... recording Volume Control u Software volume control of Master Playback Volume, Master Recording Volume, Digitized Voice, and inputs from MIDI devices, CD Audio, AUX, Line In, Microphone, and PC Speaker u Microphone level at 32 levels: • above 0 dB, it is in...Stereo Enhancement Technology u Increased depth and breadth in perceived audio u Enhances mono and stereo audio output u Independent of speaker quality u Independent of setup configuration (for example, placement and alignment of speakers with previous Sound Blaster music synthesizer chips Stereo Digitized Voice Channel u Full duplex...
Getting Started Guide
Page 95
...of the software for any purpose without notice and does not represent a commitment on any other products are registered trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd. The licensee may be reproduced or transmitted in this document is against the law to change without the written ...with the terms of Creative Technology Ltd. Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd. No part of this manual may be used or copied only in this document is a trademark of the license agreement. Sound Blaster is a registered trademark, and Blaster is subject to copy...
...of the software for any purpose without notice and does not represent a commitment on any other products are registered trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd. The licensee may be reproduced or transmitted in this document is against the law to change without the written ...with the terms of Creative Technology Ltd. Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd. No part of this manual may be used or copied only in this document is a trademark of the license agreement. Sound Blaster is a registered trademark, and Blaster is subject to copy...