Additional Information Sound Galaxy PRO 16 Version 1.02 This file contains additional information and changes about the various software that was not available at printing time. Mixer Utility for Windows ========================= The Windows mixer utility for your sound card now has an additional volume control, WSynth, for the Wave Table Synthesis hardware module (optional - only if you have a Wave Table Synthesis upgrade card). As a result, the Pro Mixer:Play Control interface has been changed. In addition, the Pro Mixer:Record Control screen has also been changed to include a new recording source for the Wave Table Synthesis. Using Digital (.WAV) Audio with DOS 6.0's DoubleSpace* ====================================================== The DoubleSpace utility included with DOS 6.0 can cause problems if you attempt to play or record "high data rate" (i.e.: stereo/ 44.1kHz/16-bit) digital audio to or from a compressed disk. In DOSDAT or WinDAT, the symptom will be a "Disk Could Not Keep Up With Digital Audio" error message, or in some cases the program may even crash. Therefore, if you anticipate that you will be playing or recording a lot of stereo/44.1kHz/16-bit digital audio, you should set up a non-compressed drive partition and configure both DOSDAT and WinDAT to use this drive as their Work and Temp directories. In both programs this is done from the Setup window. For information on setting up a non-compressed partition for your hard drive, refer to your DOS 6.0 Users Guide. * The same procedure should be followed if you are using Stacker, a third-party disk compression utility. Changes To Audiostation v1.11 and later ======================================= The user interface for Audiostation v1.11 and later has been changed slightly in order to make it easier to use. To go to the last or first item in a MIDI, CD, or DAT playlist, you should click on the Next or Previous button while holding down the [Shift] key on your computer keyboard. This was previously accomplished by double-clicking on the Next or Previous buttons. The CD Module's Playlist window now includes a Next button that makes it easier when you're naming tracks for a CD playlist. Once you've entered the name for a track, either click on the Next button or press the Enter key to name the next track. There are also several amendments to the Mixer Module: * Additional Volume Control Slider (WS) for Wave Table Synthesis. This pair of stereo sliders allow you to control the playback or recording level of the Wave Table Synthesis hardware module on your sound card (optional - only if you have a Wave Table Synthesis upgrade card). * Selection of Recording Source(s). The Mixer Module allows you to select the audio source(s) you want to record from, CD Audio Input (CD), FM Synthesis (FM), Line Input (Line), Microphone (Mic) or Wave Table Synthesis (WS). The selection of an audio source for recording is now done through the "check box" found on the side of the source's label. For example, if you wish to record from the Microphone source, you would simply use the mouse pointer to click on the check box beside the Mic label. A red box would indicate that the recording source has been activated. * Tone Controls The controls for the Bass and Treble Levels are now represented by sliders. To adjust the Bass and Treble settings, simply move the respective sliders up (increase) or down (decrease). Notes About Using EMM386.EXE ============================ When running applications with EMM386.EXE installed, the following error message may appear: "EMM386 DMA buffer is too small" You can overcome this problem in two ways: - remove the EMM386.EXE entry from the CONFIG.SYS file OR - add the following parameter to the EMM386.EXE entry in the CONFIG.SYS file: D=64 where D specifies how many kilobytes of memory should be reserved for buffered Direct Memory Access (DMA). An example of this may be: C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE D=64 CD-ROM Audio Cable Pin Specifications for Sound Galaxy Audio Card ================================================================= The following describes the signals and pin assignments of the CD-ROM audio cable for Mitsumi & Panasonic CD ROM drives. Legends: R - Right L - Left G - Ground NC - Not Connected 1. Mitsumi CD-ROM Audio Cable ----------------------------- ______ R R ______ | |-----\ /-----| | |__ | G G | | | | |-----\ /-----| | | | | L <---------------------------------------------> L | | |__| |-----/ \-----| | | | G G | | |______|-----/ \-----|______| 4-way CD Audio 4-way CD Audio Female Connector Female Connector to sound card to CD-ROM drive 2. Panasonic CD-ROM Audio Cable ------------------------------- ______ R NC ______ | |-----\ /-----| | |__ | G L | | | | |-----\ /-----| | | | | L <---------------------------------------------> G | | |__| |-----/ \-----| | | | NC R | | |______|-----/ \-----|______| 4-way CD Audio 4-way CD Audio Female Connector Female Connector to sound card to CD-ROM drive --- End of File ---