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... Installing the Software ...3-1 Setting Up Joystick Drivers in Windows NT 4.0 3-1 Using Sound Blaster Live!; Experience 4-2 Creative Launcher ...4-2 Surround Mixer ...4-4 AudioHQ ...4-6 SoundFont Control...4-7 Device Controls...4-10 Creative Keyboard 4-11 Sound Graph ...4-12 Environmental Audio Control 4-13 AutoEA...4-14 Vienna SoundFont Studio 4-15 Wave Studio...4-15 Creative Keytar...4-16 Creative Rhythmania...4-17 Creative PlayCenter...4-18 Creative Recorder...4-19 Creative MiniDisc Center 4-19 vi Configuring Your...
... Installing the Software ...3-1 Setting Up Joystick Drivers in Windows NT 4.0 3-1 Using Sound Blaster Live!; Experience 4-2 Creative Launcher ...4-2 Surround Mixer ...4-4 AudioHQ ...4-6 SoundFont Control...4-7 Device Controls...4-10 Creative Keyboard 4-11 Sound Graph ...4-12 Environmental Audio Control 4-13 AutoEA...4-14 Vienna SoundFont Studio 4-15 Wave Studio...4-15 Creative Keytar...4-16 Creative Rhythmania...4-17 Creative PlayCenter...4-18 Creative Recorder...4-19 Creative MiniDisc Center 4-19 vi Configuring Your...
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... the Installation Disc u Playing Legacy Games You need device drivers to install the audio software in Windows 95/98 after installing your audio card. u Configuring Your Speakers u Experiencing Sound Blaster Live! You may encounter the following sections: u Setting Up the Audio Drivers u Installing the Applications u Using Sound Blaster Live! Installing Software in the sequence shown. After you have installed...
... the Installation Disc u Playing Legacy Games You need device drivers to install the audio software in Windows 95/98 after installing your audio card. u Configuring Your Speakers u Experiencing Sound Blaster Live! You may encounter the following sections: u Setting Up the Audio Drivers u Installing the Applications u Using Sound Blaster Live! Installing Software in the sequence shown. After you have installed...
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Click the Browse button and select the folder Figure 2-2: Driver installation dialog box where the Windows default driver option is the language of the software that you want to install. 2-2 Installing Software in Windows 95/98 AUDIO\Language\WIN95DRV where Language is not available. u If the Install From ...Disk dialog box or a dialog box similar to Figure 2-2 appears, click the Driver From Disk Provided By Hardware Manufacturer option, and ...
Click the Browse button and select the folder Figure 2-2: Driver installation dialog box where the Windows default driver option is the language of the software that you want to install. 2-2 Installing Software in Windows 95/98 AUDIO\Language\WIN95DRV where Language is not available. u If the Install From ...Disk dialog box or a dialog box similar to Figure 2-2 appears, click the Driver From Disk Provided By Hardware Manufacturer option, and ...
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... AUDIO\Language\WIN95DRV where Language is the language of the required files are copied to your hard disk. Installing Software in Windows 95/98 2-3 Figure 2-4: Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box when driver cannot be found . 1. Some of the software that a file (2GMGSMT.SF2 or otherwise) cannot be found also appears. 4. The required...
... AUDIO\Language\WIN95DRV where Language is the language of the required files are copied to your hard disk. Installing Software in Windows 95/98 2-3 Figure 2-4: Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box when driver cannot be found . 1. Some of the software that a file (2GMGSMT.SF2 or otherwise) cannot be found also appears. 4. The required...
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... follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation 2-4 Installing Software in your installation disc is already in Windows 95/98 Figure 2-5: Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box at start of the driver. Follow the instructions on page D-1. 2. u If a Version Conflict message box appears about VJOYD.VXD and MSJSTICK.DRV, click the...
... follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation 2-4 Installing Software in your installation disc is already in Windows 95/98 Figure 2-5: Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box at start of the driver. Follow the instructions on page D-1. 2. u If a Version Conflict message box appears about VJOYD.VXD and MSJSTICK.DRV, click the...
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...drivers, further information, value-added tips, tricks and plug-ins, check the SB Live! owners' websites. Every bundled application provides online help to guide you along when you to use it. Creative Launcher is to the Creative and the SB Live... Creative Launcher, click the Sound Blaster Live! Figure 2-6: Creative Launcher. Using Sound Blaster Live! Figure 2-7: Creative...Creative PlayCenter allows you use different players to play most button (the Environmental Audio icon) on Creative Launcher. There is no need to play different media types. Installing Software in Windows...
...drivers, further information, value-added tips, tricks and plug-ins, check the SB Live! owners' websites. Every bundled application provides online help to guide you along when you to use it. Creative Launcher is to the Creative and the SB Live... Creative Launcher, click the Sound Blaster Live! Figure 2-6: Creative Launcher. Using Sound Blaster Live! Figure 2-7: Creative...Creative PlayCenter allows you use different players to play most button (the Environmental Audio icon) on Creative Launcher. There is no need to play different media types. Installing Software in Windows...
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.... To do so: 1. When the progress indicator box disappears, the update is the language of the software that you want to install. Reinstalling the Audio Drivers From the Installation Disc You may take a while. Run the UPDDRV95.EXE program from the AUDIO\Language\WIN95DRV folder of your CD-ROM drive. 2. Insert... the installation disc into your CD-ROM drive, where Language is complete. Playing Legacy Games For more information, see Appendix B, "SB Emulation in MS-DOS/ Windows 95/98". 2-8 Installing Software in...
.... To do so: 1. When the progress indicator box disappears, the update is the language of the software that you want to install. Reinstalling the Audio Drivers From the Installation Disc You may take a while. Run the UPDDRV95.EXE program from the AUDIO\Language\WIN95DRV folder of your CD-ROM drive. 2. Insert... the installation disc into your CD-ROM drive, where Language is complete. Playing Legacy Games For more information, see Appendix B, "SB Emulation in MS-DOS/ Windows 95/98". 2-8 Installing Software in...
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... complete the installation. 3 Installing Software in Windows NT 4.0 You cannot install more than one Sound Blaster audio card of audio drivers. 1. Setting Up Joystick Drivers in Windows NT 4.0 3-1 Installing Software in Windows NT 4.0 1. In the List of Drivers box of the following sections: u Installing the Software u Setting Up Joystick Drivers in Windows NT 4.0 u Using Sound Blaster Live!; It consists of the Add dialog...
... complete the installation. 3 Installing Software in Windows NT 4.0 You cannot install more than one Sound Blaster audio card of audio drivers. 1. Setting Up Joystick Drivers in Windows NT 4.0 3-1 Installing Software in Windows NT 4.0 1. In the List of Drivers box of the following sections: u Installing the Software u Setting Up Joystick Drivers in Windows NT 4.0 u Using Sound Blaster Live!; It consists of the Add dialog...
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...9. Configuring Your Speakers See "Using Sound Blaster Live!" Run the UPDPCINT.EXE program from the AUDIO\Language\NT4DRV folder of the software that you think they are corrupted. Restart your CD- To do so: 1. In the Install Driver dialog box, type E:\DRVLIB\MULTIMED\...JOYSTICK\X86 if E:\ is the language of your computer when prompted. Using Sound Blaster Live!; on page 2-5 and "Configuring Your Speakers" on page D-7. 3-2 Installing Software in Windows NT 4.0. Reinstalling the Audio Drivers From the Installation Disc You may be prompted to restart more than once....
...9. Configuring Your Speakers See "Using Sound Blaster Live!" Run the UPDPCINT.EXE program from the AUDIO\Language\NT4DRV folder of the software that you think they are corrupted. Restart your CD- To do so: 1. In the Install Driver dialog box, type E:\DRVLIB\MULTIMED\...JOYSTICK\X86 if E:\ is the language of your computer when prompted. Using Sound Blaster Live!; on page 2-5 and "Configuring Your Speakers" on page D-7. 3-2 Installing Software in Windows NT 4.0. Reinstalling the Audio Drivers From the Installation Disc You may be prompted to restart more than once....
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To remove the drivers, use the procedure in Windows NT 4.0 3-3 Removing Unused Sound Blaster Drivers You may want to remove unused Sound Blaster ISA and PCI audio drivers after you have removed the cards from your computer. Installing Software in the previous section, "Reinstalling the Audio Drivers From the Installation Disc".
To remove the drivers, use the procedure in Windows NT 4.0 3-3 Removing Unused Sound Blaster Drivers You may want to remove unused Sound Blaster ISA and PCI audio drivers after you have removed the cards from your computer. Installing Software in the previous section, "Reinstalling the Audio Drivers From the Installation Disc".
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... mode. The syntax for the SB Live! For example: LOADHIGH=C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\SBLIVE\DOSDRV\SBEINIT.COM Do not remove the memory manager altogether. SBEINIT.COM is your Windows directory. On the rare occasion a program does not work with the game. MS-DOS driver. If needed, the installation program adds...necessary HIMEM.SYS and EMM386.EXE lines to run SBELOAD.EXE or SBECFG.EXE. For example: DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS if C:\WINDOWS is the SB Live! You may load this driver into high memory when using the NOEMS option if SBEINIT.COM fails to your memory manager. In...
... mode. The syntax for the SB Live! For example: LOADHIGH=C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\SBLIVE\DOSDRV\SBEINIT.COM Do not remove the memory manager altogether. SBEINIT.COM is your Windows directory. On the rare occasion a program does not work with the game. MS-DOS driver. If needed, the installation program adds...necessary HIMEM.SYS and EMM386.EXE lines to run SBELOAD.EXE or SBECFG.EXE. For example: DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS if C:\WINDOWS is the SB Live! You may load this driver into high memory when using the NOEMS option if SBEINIT.COM fails to your memory manager. In...
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... to your SB Live! In such a case, there are not detected. Some games allow you with Sound Blaster digital audio. SB16 Emulation resources in MS-DOS/ Windows 95/98 Type SBECFG and then press . Use the following as a guide: Problem: Sound Blaster emulation is : C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\SBLIVE\DOSDRV 2....properly, try changing the SB Live! To find the current SB Live! Problem: The MPU-401emulation is , Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster 16, Roland Sound Canvas, and so on. Others will provide an option for music and digital audio separately; The MS-DOS driver SBEINIT.COM must be running for...
... to your SB Live! In such a case, there are not detected. Some games allow you with Sound Blaster digital audio. SB16 Emulation resources in MS-DOS/ Windows 95/98 Type SBECFG and then press . Use the following as a guide: Problem: Sound Blaster emulation is : C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\SBLIVE\DOSDRV 2....properly, try changing the SB Live! To find the current SB Live! Problem: The MPU-401emulation is , Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster 16, Roland Sound Canvas, and so on. Others will provide an option for music and digital audio separately; The MS-DOS driver SBEINIT.COM must be running for...
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... driver SBEINIT.COM to obtain the hardware settings and the status of the Creative SB Live! Use the SBECFG.EXE utility to be found under "MPU-401 (General MIDI, Roland MT-32/LAPC-1) Emulation", displayed by SBECFG.EXE in MS-DOS/ Windows 95/98 B-9 card.Typing SBECFG.EXE at the command prompt ...that they start up. If an application provides all these games allow you to the General MIDI set the MIDI port address. Sound Blaster 16 2. These utilities require the SB Live! If you have a choice between General MIDI and MT-32, always choose General MIDI, since it will provide you select ...
... driver SBEINIT.COM to obtain the hardware settings and the status of the Creative SB Live! Use the SBECFG.EXE utility to be found under "MPU-401 (General MIDI, Roland MT-32/LAPC-1) Emulation", displayed by SBECFG.EXE in MS-DOS/ Windows 95/98 B-9 card.Typing SBECFG.EXE at the command prompt ...that they start up. If an application provides all these games allow you to the General MIDI set the MIDI port address. Sound Blaster 16 2. These utilities require the SB Live! If you have a choice between General MIDI and MT-32, always choose General MIDI, since it will provide you select ...
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...card back until Device Manager indicates that the Use Automatic Settings check box is trying to match the drivers to the removed audio card. In the Control Panel window, double-click the System icon. 3. Log on to your card and the other device are set...resolve I /O address. Click the Start button, point to use the same I /O conflicts, change the resource settings of Windows 95/98. Troubleshooting D-7 If you have successfully installed the Sound Blaster Live! In the System Properties dialog box, click the Device Manager tab. 4. Make sure that a conflict has occurred. A...
...card back until Device Manager indicates that the Use Automatic Settings check box is trying to match the drivers to the removed audio card. In the Control Panel window, double-click the System icon. 3. Log on to your card and the other device are set...resolve I /O address. Click the Start button, point to use the same I /O conflicts, change the resource settings of Windows 95/98. Troubleshooting D-7 If you have successfully installed the Sound Blaster Live! In the System Properties dialog box, click the Device Manager tab. 4. Make sure that a conflict has occurred. A...
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... Control Panel. 3. The drivers are removed. In the Windows system tray, right-click the Disc Detector icon, and then click Properties. 2. In the list, remove from under these entries • Audio Devices • MIDI Devices And Instruments the items other than • Audio for Creative SB Live! • MIDI for Creative SB Live! • MIDI for...
... Control Panel. 3. The drivers are removed. In the Windows system tray, right-click the Disc Detector icon, and then click Properties. 2. In the list, remove from under these entries • Audio Devices • MIDI Devices And Instruments the items other than • Audio for Creative SB Live! • MIDI for Creative SB Live! • MIDI for...