SOUND BLASTER 2.0 LATEST INFORMATION
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This file  contains  information  that is  not  available  during the
printing  of  the  manual.  Please  read all the sections before  you
proceed with any installation procedure .

This file contains the following sections:

   1. Software Package Listing
   2. Removal Of Microsoft Windows 3.0 Support
   3. MMJBOX Windows application
   4. Maximum Sampling Rates For Packed Voice Files


1.  SOFTWARE PACKAGE LISTING

With  the  use  of a new  compression  scheme, this software  package
contains  3  pieces of  5 1/4 inch (360KB) disks or 2 pieces of 3 1/2
inch (720KB) disk or both.
 

Files contained in the distribution disks.

INST-HD.EXE    - Hard disk installation program
INSTALL.00*    - Installation data files
DISK.ID        - Disk identification file
README.COM     - Program to display the README.TXT file
README.TXT     - This file
TEST-SBC.EXE   - Sound Blaster 2.0 card test program

Files that will be installed to your hard disk.

In the \SB sub-directory:

README.COM     - Program to display the README.TXT file
README.TXT     - This file
TEST-SBC.EXE   - Sound Blaster 2.0 card test program
INST-DRV.EXE   - Program to reinstall drivers settings
SET-ENV.EXE    - To set the BLASTER environment variable in AUTOEXEC.BAT
SBFMDRV.COM    - Resident driver for FM music
FMORGAN.BAT    - Batch file to run FMORGAN
VOXKIT.BAT     - Batch file to run VOXKIT
PARROT.BAT     - Batch file to run the Talking Parrot
SBAITSO2.BAT   - Batch file to run Dr. Sbaitso
SBTALK.BAT     - Batch file to install SBTALKER into memory
REMOVE.BAT     - Batch file to remove SBTALKER from memory


In the \SB\DRV sub-directory:

CT-VOICE.DRV   - Loadable driver for voice memory version
CTVDSK.DRV     - Loadable driver for voice disk version
ORGAN.DRV      - FM Intelligent Organ driver


In \SB\FMORGAN sub-directory:

FMORGAN.EXE    - FM Intelligent Organ program
*.ORG          - Sample organ files


In \SB\PLAYCMF sub-directory:

PLAYCMF.EXE    - CMF music file player
*.CMF          - CMF music files


In the \SB\VOXKIT sub-directory :

VOXKIT.EXE     - Voice-kit program
JOINTVOC.EXE   - Program to join voice files
VOC-HDR.EXE    - Program to add a header to raw voice files
VREC.EXE       - Program to record voice into a file
VPLAY.EXE      - Program to play a voice file
VSR.EXE        - Program to change sampling rate
FROGS.VOC      - Sample voice file
TV4.VOC        - Sample voice file


In the \SB\PARROT directory :

VOICE.DRV      - Talking Parrot voice driver
PARROT.EXE     - Talking Parrot program
MAKEPV.EXE     - Program to make Talking Parrot voices
PARROTV.VCB    - Talking Parrot voices
PARROT.E?      - Talking Parrot EGA picture files
PARROT.C?      - Talking Parrot CGA picture files


In the \SB\WIN31 directory :

MMJBOX.EXE     - MultiMedia Jukebox (.MID player)


In the \SB\PLAYMIDI directory :
*.MID          - Sample MIDI files


In the \SB\SBTALKER directory :

BLASTER.DRV    - Text-to-Speech driver
SBAITSO2.EXE   - Dr. Sbaitso program
SBTALKER.EXE   - Memory-resident program to load BLASTER.DRV
SBTALK.BAT     - Batch file to install SBTALKER into memory
REMOVE.EXE     - Program to remove SBTALKER from memory
READ.EXE       - ASCII text reader program
SBTEST.TXT     - Sample ASCII text file
SET-ECHO.EXE   - Program to set the echo effect for SBTALKER

In the \SB\TDEMO directory :

TDEMO.COM      - Tetra Compositor
TDEMO.EGA      - demonstration
DEMOSONG.NST   - program


2. REMOVAL OF MICROSOFT WINDOWS 3.0 SUPPORT

With  the release  of applications and drivers for  Microsoft Windows
3.1, we removed  the  Windows  3.0  software on the disk.  Therefore,
please  ignore  the chapter " Working with Windows ", which documents
Windows  3.0 software, in  the User Reference Manual.  


3. MMJBOX WINDOWS APPLICATION

A program  MMJBOX.EXE is included the \SB\WIN31  sub-directory.  This
program  requires  Microsoft Windows to run.  For its  documentation,
please  refer to the section  which describes  "JUKEBOX"  in the User
Reference Manuel.


4.  MAXIMUM SAMPLING RATES FOR PACKED VOICE FILES

Sound  Blaster  2.0  implements  some  compression  schemes for voice
files.  These  allow  space-savings  of 2, 3 or 4 times, depending on
the  scheme  used  (2:1, 3:1 or 4:1 compression, respectively).  This
diversity  in  compression  schemes  results  in  different   maximum
sampling  rates  for  each  scheme.  The  valid sampling rates are as
follows:

        8-bit (uncompressed)    4 KHz - 44.1 KHz
        2:1 compression         4 KHz - 12 KHz
        3:1 compression         4 KHz - 13 KHz
        4:1 compression         4 KHz - 11 KHz

As a result of these limits,  you  cannot pack  voice files that have
sampling rates outside these bounds.  Attempting to do so will  cause
the VOXKIT program to generate a "file cannot be packed" error.


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