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1. Selecting Mode Same as Searching Mode 50 Sound Producer Pro Users Manual Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software _ y Configuration changes made to display and speech parameters while Monologue is active will not take effect immediately You must unload and re load Monologue for the changes to take effect Reconfiguring Operating Parameters Monologue allows you to reconfigure the basic oper ating parameters as well as the default speech con figuration parameters for the volume speed and pitch To reconfigure the parameters change to the C PRODUCER MONOLOG directory and type the following c CONFIG The Monologue Setup Program main menu will ap pear Monologue Setup Program a Set Speech amp Display Parameters Change Hot Key Assignment Manage Exception Dictionary Print Dictionary Entries Exit Save Changes Exit Abandon Changes Menu Choice Information Define the settings Monologue uses when it is started Speed Volume Pitch Tone Gender and Display options amp Move Menu Bar Enter Execute Esc EXIT TO DOS Figure 2 11 Setup Program Screen The configuration parameters are displayed with their default settings You can change these settings by using the lt TAB gt key to move to the selection to be changed From this screen you may change the settings for the Volume Speed Pitch Status Line on off Help Screen on off Screen Mode mo
2. 114 Sound Producer Pro User s Manual Appendix B Technical Information SCSI CD ROM Interface Pin Outs Pins Function Pins Function 01 Ground 02 Data Line bit 0 03 Ground 04 Data Line bit 1 05 Ground 06 DataLine bit 2 07 Ground 08 DataLine bit 3 09 Ground 10 DataLine bit 4 11 Ground 12 Data Line bit 5 13 Ground 14 Data Line bit 6 15 Ground 16 Data Line bit 7 17 Ground 18 Data Line Odd Parity 19 Ground 20 Ground 21 Ground 22 Ground 23 Ground 24 Ground 25 NoConnection 26 Terminator Power 27 Ground 28 Ground 29 Ground 30 Ground 31 Ground 32 Attention initiator driven 33 Ground 34 Ground 35 Ground 36 Bus is busy or Tied 37 Ground 38 Acknowledge 39 Ground 40 Resets The Bus or Tied 41 Ground 42 Message 43 Ground 44 Select ID is on data lines 45 Ground 46 Control Data 47 Ground 48 Request bus transaction 49 Input Output 50 Ground Table B 5 SCSI Pin Outs Sound Producer Pro Users Manual 115 Appendix B Technical Information Game MIDI Port Specifications The Game port on Sound Producer Pro is identical to the standard PC Game Control adapter The 15 pin D sub connector is also used as the built in MIDI interface If your PC has a game port you can disable the game port on Sound Producer Pro
3. Better reproduction of the original sound can be achieved through Digitized Audio Playback and Digitized Audio Recording operations Sound Producer Pro allows digitized sounds to be repro duced and recorded at a sampling rate of 4KHz to 44 1KHz mono or 4KHz to 22 05KHz stereo Sound Producer Pro also comes with several utility and application programs and a sound driver for Windows 3 1 all for your enjoyment Sound Producer Pro User s Manual 7 About This Manual This manual presumes that you are already familiar with your IBM PC compatible computer While the Sound Producer Pro has been designed to be easy to install we recommend that yourefer to your computer s reference manual when terminology or installation steps are unfamiliar to you This manual has been organized to help you set up and install the Sound Producer Pro as quickly as possible Each section is divided into short easy to follow steps to help you understand the installation and function of the Sound Producer Pro Chapter 1 Installing the Sound Producer Pro Whether you are a beginner or an experienced user this chapter will give you important information on proper installation and instructions on how to connect the microphone and speakers to the Sound Producer Pro Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software You will be given the information needed to install the sound driver software utilities DOS applica tions and configure hardware se
4. Hot Key You can define a key combination that will auto matically open the Voice Notes Window from within an application that supports OLE If Auto Record is checked the Hot Key function will allow you to record a voice note with a single key stroke Default is CTRL R Maximum Length Allows you to pre set the maximum length of a Voice Note This data will be displayed in the Voice Notes Window in the Maximum box Always on Top When checked it allows the Voice Notes icon to remain on top of any open Window or application with the program minimized You can double click on the icon at any time to activate it Default is checked Help Opens a drop down menu with the following choices Index Help index on how to use the Voice Notes re corder About Displays the copyright information and current version number of Voice Notes 74 Sound Producer Pro Users Manual Chapter 3 Windows Software Recording a Message To enhance the clarity of your recording place the microphone as close as possible such as mounted on the side of your monitor or mounted on your keyboard To record and play back a message the following options are available from the Voice Notes Window Record Re Record Starts the Voice Notes Recorder Once you press this button it will become Re Record If you want to record your message again press Re Record to start over The button will remain Re Record until you press either th
5. Sound Producer Pro User s Manual ORCHID 1992 Orchid Technology This manual is copyrighted All rights reserved This document may not in whole or part be copied reproduced reduced or translated by any means either mechanical or electronic without prior consent in writing from Orchid Technology a Sound Producer Pro and Orchid are tradem Orchid Technology All other products mentioned in this manual are trademarks of their respective manufacturers Orchid Technology 45365 Northport Loop West Fremont CA 94538 9973 TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword Before You Begin Introduction CHAPER1 Installing the Sound Producer Pro Sound Producer Diagram Summary of J umper Settings Step 1 Preparing Your Computer Step 2 Preparing Your Sound Producer Pro J umper Settings Jumpers 1 and J 2 Virtual Parallel Port Selector Jumper 4 Intemal Speaker Connector Jumper 5 Speaker Amplification Jumper Pl CD Audio In Jumper P2 SCS Interupt Selector Jumpers SWO and SW1 SCSI Address Selector Step 3 Installing Your Sound Producer Pro CHAPTER 2 Installation and DOS Software Before You Begin Using SINSTALLEXE DOS SOFTWARE Installation Microsoft Windows Installation Build Voice Notes Playback Diskette Changing the Address Settings under Windows Running the Diagnostics o gt 17 17 18 19 19 19 20 21 Sound Producer Po User s Manual Set Environment for Sound Producer Pro Configuring S
6. Game Port MIDI Interface e Standard built in 15 pin D sub connector e Game I O port for PC analog joystick e Built in MIDI IN and MIDI OUT connector e MIDI time stamp for Multimedia extension e Sound Blaster MIDI compatible e 64 byte FIFO buffer Stereo Microphone Input e Automatic Gain Control for direct sound input Volume control software selectable e Master Volume range of 60dB in 16 step intervals Left Right Balance range of 24dB 110 Sound Producer Pro User s Manual Appendix B Technical Information e Bass Treble range of 15dB in 16 step intervals e Individual control for all audio sources 16 step intervals each e Independent Left and Right Output Volume for stereo balancing range of 64dB with 16 step intervals Fade in fade out and panning features software selectable SCS CD ROM Drives Listed below are the CD ROM Drives supported by the Sound Producer Pro when a SCSI chip is in stalled Chinon Denon Hitachi LMSI Philips NEC Panasonic Pioneer Sony Toshiba CDS 431 DRD 253 CDR 1750S CM131 CM212 CDR 35 CDR 80 CR 501 LK MC501 DRM 600 CDU 541 CDU 6111 XM 2100A XM 3200A XM 5100 CDR 3650U CM210 CM214 CDR 72 CDR 83 CR 522 CDU 6110 CDU 8022 XM 3100A XM 3301B Sound Producer Pro Users Manual 111 Appendix B Technical Information Address Selections The Sound Producer Pro uses I O addresses Interrupt C
7. Refer to Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration Setup See the diagram below for the port specifi cations JOYSTICK A JOYSTICK B X Coordinate X Coordinate Y Coordinate Y Coordinate Figure B 1 Game MIDI Port Wiring Diagram 116 Sound Producer Pro User s Manual FCC FCC NOTICE FCC 138 SGNXPRO Sound Producer Pro Certified compliant with FCC Class B limits part 15 To meet FCC requirements shielded cables are required to connect the unit to a Class B certified device This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this devicemustacceptany interferencereceived includinginterferencethatmay cause undesired operation This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and if not installed and used properly in strict accordance with the manufacturer s instructions may cause interference to radio or television reception This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device in accordance with the specifications in Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference in a residential installation Only equipment computer input output devices terminals printers etc certified to comply with the Class B limits may be attached to this product If this equipment cau
8. Double click on the Jukebox icon in the Sound Producer Pro window and the following menu will appear Jukebox Playlist UNTITLED Eile Edit Options ust Add Status ST vv i wo Mi co TR Figure 3 2 Jukebox Playlist Screen The Playlist Jukebox The Playlist option features selections to move de supports only A ee rae the WAV lete and control playback of the playlist Itis divided MIDI and CD into the following control areas tracks sound events Menu Bar Uses pull down menus common to most Win dows applications Sound Producer Pro User s Manual 79 Chapter 3 Windows Software Edit Controls For edit commands such as Cut Copy Paste and Undo Transport Controls Uses the Play Stop Pause Previous and Next control buttons similiar to a tape deck or VCR Playlist Title Box Displays the title of the current playlist CD Title Box Displays the title of the current CD in the playlist The Playlist Displays a list of the individual sound events in the playlist Status Area Displays the current status of the Playlist It also shows how many and what type of events are in the playlist 80 Sound Producer Pro User s Manual Chapter 3 Windows Software You cannot edit or load a different playlist until you stop playback The menu items will be grayed out while Jukebox is playing Playing a Playlist When you open a Jukebox file and cli
9. Manual Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software DOS Applications E Using Sound Tracks The Sound Tracks program will play all your favorite songs You can play from the list of 14 songs included or you can add your own Sound Tracks is a TSR Terminate and Stay Resident program that runs in the DOS environ ment Before using the Sound Tracks program you must first load it into memory Change to the C PRODUCER directory and type the following Once the programissuccessfully loaded into memory the following message will be displayed Sound Tracks TSR is now loaded To run Sound Tracks press the lt ALT gt and lt gt keys simultaneously and the following menu will appear Orchid mt Sound Tracks Additional songs CMF 1 First Noel 6 Hello My Baby files are 2 Bach 7 Invent available and 3 Cannon 8 The Maple Leaf can be 4 The Entertainer 9 Minute Walz downloaded 5 Green Sleeve 10 Mood from the Orchid BBS Play paUse Continue Stop seLect Memory Next Quit Figure 2 6 Sound Tracks Main Menu To exit Sound Tracks press the lt Q gt or lt ESC gt keys You can remove Sound Tracks from memory by typing SONG Q and pressing lt ENTER gt Once you turn off the Sound Tracks program it willremain in memory Sound Producer Pro Users Manual 29 Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software You can turn it on again by pressing the lt Alt gt and lt gt keys simultaneous
10. The Sound Producer Pro can be installed using the preset jumper settings The jumpers are used to configure the Virtual Parallel Port Speaker Amplifi cation Internal Speaker and the SCSI Interrupt and Address Selectors If you need to change the default settings see Table 1 1 for the jumper settings Step 3 Installing your Sound Producer Pro Sound Producer Pro allows for connection of various external devices such as the microphone and speak ers included a CD player CD ROM and a joystick See Figure 1 1 for connection locations Once your computer cover has been removed and the PC Speaker connected gently push the card down into the expansion slot After the card is securely seated replace the cover The Sound Producer Pro is now installed and ready to operate After the installation is complete the Sound Pro ducer Pro Diagnostics Program should be run to ensure that the card is installed and working prop erly see Chapter 2 for more information Sound Producer Pro User s Manual 9 Chapter 1 Installing the Sound Producer Pro L dd ISOS OUI ISOS _ 5 J1 J2 Q oO gt HE g O Z VOLUME MIC PHONE _ ui Z m Z Figure 1 1 Sound Producer Pro Jumper and Connector Locations 10 Sound Producer Pro Users Manual Chapter 1 Installing the Sound Producer Pro Summary of umper Settings The following table lists all of the jumpers used on the Sound Producer Pr
11. a group of consecutive or non consecutive events oN Locating Sound Events All CD track The Playlist Files Manager will help you locate and na yet audition WAV and MID files orCDtracks andadd must be from them to a playlist the same CD To locate and audition sound events follow the steps below 1 Click on the Add button in the Sound Event Manager window 2 Select the type of sound event to be displayed by clicking on the appropriate View button If you select WAV or MID select the drive direc tory which contain the files 86 Sound Producer Pro User s Manual Chapter 3 Windows Software Auto Audition Sound Events You can audition sound events by clicking on them in the Playlist Files Manager window There is no need to use the Play button 1 Clickon Auto Audition from the Options menu to invoke this feature The default is OFF CD ROM Disk Titles When you select CD from the Playlist Files Manager Jukebox initially displays Untitled as the disk s title and Track 1 Track 2 etc for each of its tracks The Jukebox program will allow you to enter the correct titles or any other text before you copy them to the playlist The titles you enter will be added to the playlist when you save it To enter a CD title follow the steps below 1 Load a CD into your CD ROM drive 2 Click on the Add button to enter the Sound Event Manager then click on CD 3 Place the cursor in the CD Ti
12. insertion should not be packed contain any silence compression or bea multi block file This will result in an unusable file Sound Producer Pro User s Manual Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software oN Entering a value greater than 100 will result in an increase in volume even if you selected decrease Fast Fast will sample a sound file without altering the pitch A sound file originally sampled at 8KHz and played back at 16KHz will increase the pitch and play the file back in half the time Fast will re sample a sound file and cut the size of the file in half The file will play back at twice the speed without affecting the pitch The Fast option modifies the time range with out affecting the frequency range Slow The Slow selection will re sample a sound file and play it back at one half the speed without altering the pitch The original sound file will increase by twice the size Rate Rate will down sample a sound file created witha high sampling rate to a lower sampling rate Rate can also up sample a sound file with no gain in the resolution Pitch This selection alters the pitch value within a sound file Altering the pitch value will affect the playback time of the sound file Volume Volume will increase or decrease the amplitude of sound files Increasing the volume with values of 10 50 will only have a slight effect on the sound file but increasing with values of 50 200
13. intervals FM The FM icon controls the stereo volume for the FM Music Synthesizer in 16 step intervals Sound Producer Pro User s Manual 89 Chapter 3 Windows Software Line in The Line in icon controls the stereo volume for external audio equipment in 16 step intervals Voice The Voice icon is the stereo volume control for the DACs Digital Analog Converters in 16 step inter vals COVOX The COVOX icon is the volume control for the Disney Sound Source and Covox Speech Thing features in 16 step intervals Vol Bal Bas Trb There are four buttons on the Mixer menu Vol Volume Bal Balance Bas Bass Trb Treble to control the sound To adjust the master Volume Balance Bass or Treble click on the control button and turn it to your desired level ADC The ADC controls the digitized audio recording Click on the ADC option and the following menu will appear ADC Select ADC Input ADC Mixer Mic C3 Mixer On cb O Line in h Figure 3 5 ADC Select Screen 90 Sound Producer Pro User s Manual Chapter 3 Windows Software ADC Input Select From this selection you can choose the type of audio input source to be used during digitized audio re cording The recording inputsources include the CD Audio Line in or Microphone The recording level will be preset ADC Mix ADC Mix gives you the option of enabling or dis abling the recording mixer If the A
14. jukebox and hear the MIDI files play accompanied by anima tion and digital audio sound effects The top of the screen will show the name of the song playing Press lt ENTER gt to play another song or press lt ESC gt to quit 62 Sound Producer Pro User s Manual Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software Guidelines for Creating and Running a Script SoundScript requires that you follow certain syntax guidelines Most of these guidelines are illustrated in the sample script file They are as follows The script language may be entered in lower or upper case letters Each command must be on a separate line You may indent lines or leave blank lines for clarity You may insert comments on any line except a line with a RUN command Every comment must be preceded by a semicolon Zn Some of SoundScript s commands require values called arguments The command and any argu ment must be separated by one or more spaces or tabs The PLAY and LOOP type commands must in clude the complete DOS pathname to the file if the file is not in the current directory Be sure to include the extension if you named the file with one To run SoundScript script files follow these guide lines Z Commands not supported by your hardware are bypassed For example if youdonothavea VGA monitor all commands to play FLI files will be bypassed If you do not have a CD ROM drive all CDPLAY commands will be bypassed If
15. lt ESC gt key or clicking the right button of the mouse Record Record will allow you to create a new sound file Type in the file name and press the lt TAB gt or lt ENTER gt key This will give you access to the Sample Rate box to select the sampling rate for re cording Selecting a higher sampling rate will pro duce better sound quality Delete You can easily delete any of the sound files in the File List box A confirmation box will prompt you to confirm the deletion of the selected file Importing a Sound File Using the import option you can import the WAV SSND VOC NTI and 8SV sound formats These file formats are defined in Table 2 1 Sound Producer Pro User s Manual 37 Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software Import File Formats WAV Microsoft multimedia file format SND Raw wave data files with no header information NTI Amiga sample files used by the Tetra Compositor SV Amiga IFF sound files for import only You cannot save a sound file in Amiga IFF format VOC Voice sound file format Files with this extension can be saved in the WAV SND or NTI formats Table 2 1 Import File Formats To start the import process press the lt TAB gt key or the left mouse button After the process has com pleted the imported sound file is displayed as a wave form in the Edit Screen For more information on editing refer to the section Editing Sound Files Accept
16. music from the connected audio device and you can speak into the microphone to see the recorded sound waves Exit at any time by pressing any key on your key board Sound Producer Pro User s Manual 39 Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software Echo You can add echo to your sound file to give it the highest degree of sound Echo also can add special effects to your sound file There are two parameters to configure for Echo Delay Millisecond Sets the amount of delay before the echo starts Delay Volume The volume mixture of the echo and the original sound New Use the New option to select a new sound file to edit A Save Work File dialogue box will appear and prompt you to save your current sound file Type in the filename and press the lt ENTER gt key Next select the file format of your choice Reverse Reverses the playback of a sound file Insert Insert will add another sound file into the current sound file being edited From this menu you can select the sound file for insertion or record a new sound file to be inserted Select a sound file and press the lt ENTER gt key Use the mouse to select the point in the original sound file to add the new sound file If the sampling rate of the new inserted sound file is different from the file being edited the sample rate will adjust accordingly More More offers an additional set of editing processes The options are on the following page The sound file for
17. the Interrupt and the DMA Channel settings of the Sound Producer Pro You will see an environment string similar to the following SET Blaster A220 I7 D1 T4 To run Setup Environment change to the C PRODUCER UTILITY directory and type the following C SPSETUP From the Sound Producer Testing screen press lt ENTER gt to continue and the following screen will appear Sound Producer Pro Hardware Configuration Ver 2 00 Copyright c 1992 AVS Group All rights reserved Sound Producer Pro Output Test FM Voice Testing SB Voice Testing SP Voice Testing SS Voice Testing MIDI OUT Testing MIDI IN Testing Setup Environment Updating environment will change AUTOEXEC BAT file Continue Y N Sound Producer Card Detected Figure 2 4 Sound Producer Pro Test Screen Highlight the Setup Environment option and press lt ENTER gt You will be prompted to press the lt Y gt key to update your AUTOEXEC BAT file or the lt N gt key to exit the program Continue with the update of your AUTOEXEC BAT file by pressing lt Y gt and then lt ENTER gt Your system will automatically reboot to invoke the changes Sound Producer Pro User s Manual 23 Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software m Configuring Sound Producer Pro Run the Hardware Configuration Setup program only if you want to change any of the default hard ware address settings The hardware settings are software c
18. will have a more noticeable effect Decreasing the volume with values of 1 99 will de crease the volume of asound file by the percentage of the number entered For example entering 50 will produce a sound file 50 as loud as the original file Sound Producer Pro User s Manual 41 Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software Mixer Mixer blends two sound files into a single sample You can select a sound file to be mixed or record a new sound file for mixing A Volume Mix parameter controls how loud the mix will be The mixed in sample can be a number between 1 and 100 but 50 to 60 is a recommended mixing level If the sampling rate of the two sound files are different Mixer will not adjust the sampling rates More More will display the original set of editing options from the first Edit Screen Pack UnPack Pack will compress your recorded sound files to save 7 storage space on your hard disk There are three wt ratios of compression available 2 1 3 1 and 41 Usin amore With a 2 1 compression the Pack function will save compression every two bytes of sound data in your original re ratios like 3 1 cording as one byte or 4 1 may result in a loss of sound You also can play back a packed sound file without quality unpacking it In Edit mode the packed sound file will display the UnPack button for playback mode Fade Causes the beginning and ending of a sound file to fade in or fade out in volume
19. you can save the recording as a file 6 Click on Save from the File menu The Files dialog box will appear 7 If you are saving a new file you will be prompted to type in a file name Select the directory where you want to store your file Sound Producer Pro User s Manual 99 Chapter 3 Windows Software Editing Files WinDAT provides powerful editing features which allow you to edit sections of a file You can delete and copy a section paste a new section and insert a section of silence into a file This is easily accomplished by specifiying the section or range of the file that you want to edit The range is indicated by the Start Time and End Time Controls in the Range Controls area The Start and End times will show in reverse video This gives you the precise starting or ending time values of the selected range The range controls are displayed as follows Mark Start Play End Range Time Range Time Button Controls Button Controls Figure 3 9 Range Controls You have a choice of how to select the range values of your file The choices are e Click on the Start Time or End Time controls and move up or down to reach your preferred start or end time e You can mark the starting ending range while you listen to a file When you hear the begin ning of the section you want to select click on the Mark Range button Hold the button down while the file plays and release it when you come to the end of the s
20. 1 Click the Play button in the Transport Controls area The digital audio file will play through your sound system Playback will stop when the file ends Auto Auditioning Files Using the Auto Audition option you can auto matically preview audio files before playing them 1 Click on Auto Audition from the Options menu Click on Open or Save As from the Files menu Select a file from the Files list box and WinDAT will play that file until you stop it or select another file Rewinding Files You can choose to manually rewind a file or setup for automatic rewind which will rewind the file to the beginning after it stops 1 For manual rewind double click the Rewind button in the Transport Controls area OR 2 Click on Auto Rewind from the Options menu You can click on Auto Rewind again to disable it Sound Producer Pro User s Manual 97 Chapter 3 Windows Software Recording Files WinDAT can perform digitized audio recording operations Make sure that you have selected your recording source and sound level 1 Click on Setup from the WinDAT Windows menu The Setup dialog box will appear oN 2 Choose a sample rate from the list in the Sample am Rate box or you can type in any value between The Sound 4000 and 23000 Producer Pro Mixer utility 3 Choose a file format WAV or VOC click on can be used Stereo then click on 8 bit for the bit length to adjust the playback sound level and select
21. 7 Chapter 3 Windows Software To create a Playback only diskette follow the step below 1 Run the SINSTALL program and select Build Voice Notes Playback Diskette and follow the instructions See Chapter 2 for information on the SINSTALL program Additional Menu Options Voice Notes uses the optional Always on Top feature with the program minimized to allow you access to Voice Notes options at any time From your document or any Window you can click once on the Voice Notes icon for additional options The following options will appear Restore Opens the Voice Notes Window Move Allows you to move the Window without a mouse Minimize Minimizes the Window to the Voice Notes icon Close Closes the Window Switch To Allows you to switch between windows without a mouse These options also can be accessed from the Voice Notes Window From the System Menu access a pull down menu by clicking once on the box 78 Sound Producer Pro Users Manual Chapter 3 Windows Software E Using J ukebox Jukebox provides an easy way to see and hear sound events entered into a playlist in the Windows environment The playlist can include MIDI files WAV files or CD tracks Jukebox includes features suchastheabilitytocreate edit andsavetheplaylists and an Event Manager option to add search for and audition files The Jukebox main menu has two sub menu win dows Playlist and Playlist Files Manager
22. 9 89 Sound Producer Pro User s Manual Using WinDat Quick Start Transport Controls Range Controls Playing Files Auto Auditioning Files Recording Files Editing Files Modifying Files with Transforms Using WinDat s Windows Menu APPENDIX A Technical Help Troubleshooting the Sound Producer Pro APPENDIX B Technical Information Sound Producer Pro Technical Specifications Additional Features SCSICD ROM Drives Address Selections O Port Addresses Interupt Channels DMA Channels CD ROM Specifications SCS CD ROM Interface Pin Outs Game MIDI Port Specifications FCC Notice Index 92 92 93 94 97 97 98 100 102 104 105 108 109 111 112 112 113 113 114 115 116 117 118 4 Sound Producer Pro Users Manual Orchid Technology has been a leading manufacturer of hardware and peripherals for personal computers since its incorporation in 1982 and is noted for introducing new standards to the personal computer industry 1982 PCnet the first personal computer Local Area Net work 1984 PCturbo the first Accelerator board for PC compatible computers 1985 ECCELL the first PC Multifunction board with error correction 1987 RamQuest 50 60 the first EMS Expanded Memory Specification product for the IBM PS 2 computers 1990 ProDesigner II the first Super VGA graphics adapter to support 1024 x 768 graphics in 256 colors on inter laced and non interlaced monitors 1991 Fahrenheit 1280
23. Blaster Pro II feature Hardware test for Covox Speech Thing feature Hardware test for Disney Sound Source feature Hardware test for the MIDI output Hardware test for the MIDI input Sets the address settings in the AUTOEXEC BAT file Use the lt T gt lt gt arrow keys to make your selections and press lt ENTER gt Proceed through the tests as prompted by the Sound Producer Pro diagnostic program After completing the sound tests run the Setup Environme nt option a For each testing selection except Setup Environ ment music or voice output will be heard The MIDI IN Testing and MIDI OUT Testing options can only be used if you have a MIDI adapter attached to Sound Producer Pro 22 Sound Producer Pro Users Manual Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software AN Make sure you have enough environment space by including or increasing the E parameter in the SHELL statement Refer to your DOS manual for more information AN The Setup Environment option must be run for first time installation and every time a change is made in the address settings Set Environment for Sound Producer Pro The Setup Environment option will automatically setup anenvironmentstring in your AUTOEXEC BAT file Some software applications search for an envi ronment string before executing to avoid an address conflict This environment string will specify the I O address
24. DC Mix is turned ON the recording input source will be a combination of the Microphone CD Audio and Line in Option Option allows you reset or save the current configu ration The following selections are available from the Option menu Reset Card This selection resets all of the mixer volume control levels to their default settings Save Setting You can store the individual volume settings of the mixer in the EEPROM Storing the settings in the EEPROM willenable you to always startup with your selected settings Exit Click on Exit to exit from the Mixer program or press the lt ALT gt and lt E gt keys simultaneously Sound Producer Pro User s Manual 91 Chapter 3 Windows Software E Using WinDAT WinDAT allows you to play record and edit digital audio files in the Windows environment Features of WinDAT include easy to use tape deck styled control buttons a Windows type Clipboard a graphic display of digital audio files and powerful editing functions New sound files are easily created by cutting and pasting from existing sound files You can also Cut and Paste between two different files The Clipboard feature in WinDAT allows you to view the contents before pasting Quick Start The following steps will familarize you with WinDAT to get you up and running quickly Double click on the WinDAT icon from the Sound Producer Pro window You can load one of the digital audio files included
25. DMA default address settings Ifyouneedtochange match the any of the settings due to address conflicts follow the address steps below settings configured in 1 From the Control Panel window double clickon SPCONFIG the Drivers icon See the A section 2 From the Drivers window click on the Add op Configuring tion A list of drivers will appear Sound Producer 3 Double click on the Sound Producer Pro WAVE pro amp MIDI driver The Driver Exits window will appear and prompt you to select New or Current driver Click on Current 4 The Sound Producer Setup window will appear Make your changes and click on OK When the System Setting Change window appears click on the Restart Now option 20 Sound Producer Pro Users Manual Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software AN The Setup Environment option must be run for first time installation and every time a change is made in the address settings Running the Sound Producer Pro Diagnostics The diagnostic program must be run to ensure that your Sound Producer Pro is installed and configured correctly Change to the C PRODUCER UTILITY directory and type the following C SPSETUP The screen in Figure 2 2 willappear Press lt ENTER gt to begin or lt ESC gt to quit The diag nostic program will first run a detection test on the Sound Producer Pro Then it will check the hardware configuration settings and display the information
26. Installation Program screen press any key and the following menu will appear Orchid Technology Sound Producer Pro Complete Installation Sound Producer Pro Selective Installation Build Voice Notes Playback Diskette Information and Help L Nove J Select Esc Previous Menu Fl Help F3 Abort Figure 2 1 SINSTALL Main Menu Screen The Complete Installation will copy over the Win dows and DOS software applications The Selective Installation will allow the choice of DOS or Windows software applications From the Main Menu select your installation choice by using the lt J gt arrow keys and press lt ENTER gt Proceed through the installation as prompted by the SINSTALL EXE program 18 Sound Producer Pro User s Manual Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software DOS Software Installation Once you select the DOS Application Installation the SINSTALL program copies automatically to your hard drive the software configuration utilities the Mixer CD Player SoundScript Sound Master Mono logue and Sound Tracks applications This chapter provides detailed information on running the con figuration utilities and the DOS applications Microsoft Windows Software Installation Once you select the Microsoft Windows Installation the SINSTALL program copies automatically to your hard drive the Sound Producer Pro sound driver Voice Notes Jukebox WinDAT and Mixer appli
27. Keyboard IRQ2 Free For Use IRQ3 Free For Use or COM Port 2 IRQ 4 Used By COM Port 1 IRQ5 Free For Use IRQ6 Used By Diskette Controller IRQ7 Default Used by Sound Producer Pro IRQ 10 Free For Use Table B 2 Interrupt Addresses Default is IRQ7 with the option of selecting IRQ2 IRQ5 or IRQ10 DMA Channels DMA Channel AT Machine DMA Channel 0 Free For Use DMA Channel1 Default Sound Producer Pro DMA Channel 2 Used by Diskette Controller DMA Channel 3 Free For Use Table B 3 DMA Channel Addresses Default is DMA Channel 1 with the option of selecting Channel 0 or Channel 3 Sound Producer Pro User s Manual 113 Appendix B Technical Information CD ROM Specifications AT Bus CD ROM Interface Pin Outs Pins Function Pins Function 01 Ground 02 CD Reset 03 Ground 04 Ground 05 Ground 06 Operation Mode bit 0 07 Ground 08 Operation Mode bit 1 09 Ground 10 CD Write 11 Ground 12 CD Read 13 Ground 14 CD Status bit 0 15 Ground 16 No Connection 17 Ground 18 No Connection 19 Ground 20 CD Siatus bit 1 21 Ground 22 CD Data Enable 23 Ground 24 CD Status bit 2 25 Ground 26 CD Status Data Enable 27 Ground 28 CD Status bit 3 29 Ground 30 Ground 31 CD Data7 32 CD Data 6 33 Ground 34 CD Data 5 35 CD Data4 36 CD Data 3 37 Ground 38 CD Data 2 39 CD Data 1 40 CD Data 0 Table B 4 AT Bus Pin Outs
28. Notes for Setup parameters your recording e Sound Producer Pro does not support 16 bit Coit digital audio An attempt to record or playback such a file will result in an Unsupported Audio File Format error message e Higher sample rates result in better audio quality lower sample rates result in a smaller file size e Some slower computers may encounter problems recording at higher sample rates because they cannot write to the disk fast enough e WinDAT supports different bit lengths in both stereo and mono modes However it cannot convert files between stereo and mono modes or between different bit lengths Once you have set WinDAT s recording parameters and verified your audio input source connections you are now ready to record Follow the instructions below 1 To record from a CD or Tape player cue up the material as needed 98 Sound Producer Pro User s Manual Chapter 3 Windows Software 2 Click on the Record button in the Transport Controls area WinDAT will go into recording standby mode This is confirmed by a change in the appearance of the Record button 3 Click on the Play button to start recording This is confirmed by an additional change in the appearance of the Record button The recording process will begin 4 Click on the Stop button to stop recording 5 Rewind WinDAT and click on the Play button to hear what you have just recorded If you are satisfied with what you have recorded
29. Sound Producer Pro Diagnostics Ver 2 00 Copyright c 1992 AVS Group All rights reserved Sound Producer Testing Address Setting 220H Interrupt Setting IRQ 7 DMA Setting Channel 1 Sound Source Compatible Detected Speech Thing Compatible Detected ESC to quit ENTER to continue Sound Producer card detected Figure 2 2 Diagnostics Main Menu Press lt ENTER gt to run the test programs The screen in Figure 2 3 will appear The diagnostic program will run detection tests on the sound standards supported The Setup Environment option will allow you to set the environment settings for Sound Producer Pro This option must be run after running the test options see the section Set Environment for Sound Producer Pro Sound Producer Pro Users Manual 21 Chapter 2 Insta llation and DOS Software Sound Producer Pro Hardware Configuration Ver 2 00 Copyright c 1992 AVS Group All rights reserved Sound Producer Pro Output Test FM Voice Testing SB Voice Testing SP Voice Testing SS Voice Testing MIDI OUT Testing MIDI IN Testing Setup Environment ESC to quit Arrow key select Esc To Exit Figure 2 3 Sound Producer Pro Test Screen FM Voice Testing SB Voice Testing SP Voice Testing SS Voice Testing MIDI OUT Testing MIDI IN Testing Setup Environment Hardware test for AdLib feature Hardware test for Sound
30. Title Bar You can now open any other Windows application The playlist will play until it reaches the end You can stop the playback by maximizing the Jukebox appli cation and clicking the Stop button The Loop Option Loop will play a song or group of songs repeatedly When Loop is active the current playlist will con tinue to play after reaching the end To end the Loop process click on the Stop button 1 Click on Loop from the Options menu to invoke this feature To end the Loop process click on the Stop button The default is OFF Editing a Playlist Jukebox allows you to edit events and paste them in different parts of the playlist using the Cut Copy Paste and Undo commands Cut and Copy Commands The Cut command will remove the selected data To Cut a single event from the playlist follow the steps below 1 Click on the event you want to cut The event will be highlighted 2 Click on the Cut button or choose Cut from the Edit menu The highlighted event will be re moved from the playlist Use the steps above to copy an event however the Copy command will not remove the event from the playlist 82 Sound Producer Pro User s Manual Chapter 3 Windows Software Youcan cut or copy a group of consecutive or non consecutive events by clicking and dragging the mouse Paste Command Paste will add the events that you cut or copy to a different part of the same playlist or to anew play
31. When selecting the amount of time both the fade in and fade out time cannot exceed 1 2 of the total playback time of the sound file Exit Toexit Editmode press lt ESC gt You willbe prompted to save your current sound file Type in the filename and press lt ENTER gt You can save your current sound file in VOC WAV SND or NTI file formats 42 Sound Producer Pro User s Manual Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software Editing a Sound Segment From the Edit Screen you have the option to edit a portion or segment of the sound file From this menu the following selections are available Play You can play back a selected sound segment Tools Tools provides different processes to manipulate a selected sound segment Loop Loop repeats the segment up to a maximum of 10 times Mute Mute replaces the segment with silence bytes It is useful for removing noises without affecting the play back time Reverse Reverse the sound segment and plays it backwards Pitch Changes the pitch of the sound segment It will also affect the playback time Echo This selection adds an echo or delay effect to the sound segment The parameters are the same as the Echo process for whole sound files Sound Producer Pro User s Manual 43 Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software Volume Volume will increase or decrease the amplitude of sound files The parameters are the same as the Volume process for whole file
32. You can enhance or modify the sound files that you have recorded or imported Accept displays your sound file as a wave form and then brings up the Edit Screen From the Edit Screen you will see the avail able editing functions For more information on editing refer to the section on Editing Sound Files QUIT Quit will exit Sound Master and return you to the DOS prompt 38 Sound Producer Pro User s Manual Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software Editing Sound Files Select either the Accept or Import option from the Select Sound File dialogue box to display the Editing Screen The Editing Screen will display the sound file in a wave form against a grid The Editing Screen window also will display the following information for the selected sound file e The name of the sound file being edited e The size of the sound file e The current sample rate of the sound file e The total playing time of the sound file Anew sound file is created the first time you select Edit You will be prompted to name the new file when select Exit To select an editing process press lt TAB gt to high light your choice and press the lt ENTER gt key The following options are available Play Playing a sound file in edit mode will display a pulsing line across the screen This line will show the current playback status of the sound file Scope Selecting the Scope button will give you a graphic display of the audio input You can play
33. a syntax error occurs execution will stop at the line where the error is encountered A message will display showing the line number and the reason for the error Sound Producer Pro User s Manual 63 Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software Z When playing the MID VOC or WAV sound files or CD audio track the PLAY and CDPLAY commands will start at the specified line and then go to the next line If you want to include animation with sound you must place the sound command before the animation command While waiting for a script to finish playing or executing any command you can press any key to go to the next line Press the lt ESC gt key at any time to terminate the script SoundScript Commands SoundScript requires the use of certain commands to create a script The following commands are listed with the appropriate argument The re quired arguments are indicated by the lt and gt signs The optional arguments are enclosed in brackets The following information lists all commands supported by SoundScript s scripting language Animation Files FLD The script execution will not continue until the FLI file is finished playing CDPLAY lt from gt to SoundScript will play a specified portion of an audio CD from the start of a range to the end of a range These values are specified in the form of track num ber minutes seconds with each value separated by a colon See examples i
34. address by selecting the DMA Channel Setting option from the Hardware Configu ration Setup menu From the menu highlight the DMA Channel Setting option and press the lt ENTER gt key Sound Producer Pro Users Manual 25 Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software The default interrupt channel DMA Channel 1 is noted by an asterisk If you encounter a conflict with another device in your system select another DMA Channel selection Use the lt T gt and lt gt arrow keys to select the desired setting and press lt ENTER gt The new selection will be displayed in the Hardware Configuration Setup menu Enabling Disabling the Game Port Interface The Game I O Port on the Sound Producer Pro is identical to the standard PC Game Control Adapter You can connect any analog joystick with a 15 pin D Sub connector to this port The Game Port interface must be enabled before you can use it From the Hardware Configuration Setup menu highlight the Game Port Setting option and press the lt ENTER gt key The default Game Port Setting is noted by an asterisk If your PC has a game port already you must remove it or disable the game port on Sound Producer Pro Use the lt T gt and lt J gt arrow keys to select the desired setting and press lt ENTER gt The new selection will be displayed in the Hardware Configuration Setup menu Enabling Disabling the CD ROM Interface Sound Producer Pro features an AT bus CD ROM
35. also allow you to save your own pronunciation Alternately y ER y P Monologue of words and abbreviations These configurations can be are saved ina configuration file and are implemented up oaaeoiiom every time you run Monologue memory by typing the To load Monologue into memory change to the UNLOAD 5 ry g C PRODUCER MONOLOG directory and type the command at ry yp the DOS following prompt c MONO The Monologue Start up screen will appear Monologue Version 3 0 Copyright C 1991 First Byte HOT KEY Alt T Invoke Monologue DOS COMMAND LINE UNLOAD Unload Monologue if loaded last Figure 2 9 Monologue Start up Screen This screen displays the Hot Key sequence used to activate the Monologue software default Hot Key is lt ALT gt lt T gt To redefine the Hot Key sequence used to invoke Monologue see the section on Reconfiguring Operating Parameters Sound Producer Pro User s Manual 45 Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software Configuring Monologue The Monologue software configuration must match the Sound Producer Pro settings Monologue has a default configuration of I O Port Address 220H and Interrupt Channel 7 If you need to modify the settings change to the C PRODUCER MONOLOG directory and type the following c INSTALL Press the lt F2 gt key and the following screen will ap pear Monologue Installation Standard internal speaker Sound Galaxy EX Sound Pro
36. ameters Creating a script file for SoundScript is easily accom plished by using a standard ASCII text editor suchas EDLIN in DOS or EDIT in DOS 5 0 SoundScript supports standard programming commands suchas GOTO WAIT and LOOP DOS commands are also executable from within a script Creating a Script The following sample script file illustrates some capabilities of SoundScript The MIDIJUKE SCR sample script file changes SoundScript into a juke box which plays the sample MIDI files included with Sound Producer Pro While playing the MIDI files are accompanied by animation and sound ef fects This script file can be used as a starting point to modify and play any MIDI or digital audio file Type the sample script file in Figure 2 13 into your ASCII text editor and print it out This will allow you to follow along as the script runs I To play back files with the extension FLI you must have a VGA monitor Before creating your own script see the section Guidelines for Creating and Running a Script Sound Producer Pro User s Manual Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software mix master 127 mix synth 115 mix pcm 127 start stop mid run cls play scratch wav play jukebox fli set master volume to full set synth volume to nearly full set digital audio volume to full script returns to this point to restart sstop playback of the MIDI file clear the screen with the DOS CLS command spl
37. ance bass and treble output To load SPMIXTSR EXE in memory change to the C PRODUCER UTILITY directory and type the following C SPMIXTSR If the program was successfully loaded intomemory the following messages will be displayed Sound Producer PRO Mixer TSR is now loaded Press lt ALT gt lt D gt to activate TSR Type SPMIXTSR Q to remove TSR from memory Once the SPMIXTSR EXE program has been loaded intomemory start the program by pressing the lt ALT gt and lt D gt keys simultaneously The menu in Figure 2 12 will appear 54 Sound Producer Pro Users Manual Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software Sound Producer PRO Mixer Panel ADC Option Figure 2 12 Mixer Control Menu Highlight the desired option by using the lt lt gt and lt gt arrow keys and press lt ENTER gt The options available are Volume Panel ADC and Option You also can select the options by pressing the high lighted letter e g V for Volume Volume The Volume option of the Mixer control panel con trols the volume of the individual audio sources during playback operation There are several options available under the Volume menu To select each option use the lt T gt and lt J gt arrow keys To adjust the volume level for each option use the lt gt and lt gt arrow keys The lt HOME gt key will reset the volume level and allow you to reconfigure again The following options are availa
38. anual 65 Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software Clear 1 The CLEAR 1 command will tell SoundScript to revert to its default method of resetting the VGA card when the script terminates It clears the CLEAR 0 command Clear lt 0 1 gt This command will do the work of both the previous commands Clear 0 1 puts your VGA card into a mode which allows it to display animation files FLI runs the script then resets your VGA card to its initial state This will remove any FLI file image that may be left on the screen when the script terminates Digital Audio Files WAV or VOC This command will stop playing a digital audio file and start a new one The script execution will pro ceed immediately to the next line MIX lt parameter gt lt value gt MIX configures the Sound Producer Pro mixer utility parameter settings See the table below for the MIX command parameters Parameter Description MASTER Master volume PCM Digital audio volume SYNTH FM synthesizer volume AUX1 CD audio volume AUX3 Volume of a line level auxiliary de vice to the Line in jack Table 2 5 MIX Command Parameters 66 Sound Producer Pro User s Manual Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software The lt value gt can be any number from 0 to 127 For example to set the volume for the FM Synthesizer type MIX SYNTH 100 To set the volume for the Digital Audio volume type MIX PCM 120 Repeat lt n gt SoundScript
39. ay the record scratch sound splay the jukebox animation run echo Now Playing ACTION3 MID run echo Press ESC to quit run echo Any other key to go to the next file wait 300 wait 3 seconds stop wav stop the record scratch sound play songs action3 mid play the MIDI file wait mid don t proceed until the MIDI file finishes etc sreturn to the line labelled start GOTO start Figure 2 13 Sample Script File This script file allows you to insert comments to be used for notes or troubleshooting The comment lines are noted by a semicolon SoundScript will bypass all text following a semicolon Running a Script SoundScript uses the Voyetra Sound Factory and VMP drivers for its sound performance These driv ers must be loaded before using SoundScript To automatically load the drivers and play the sample MIDI files change to the C PRODUCER directory and type the following C MIDIJUKE 220 Enter Additional J er MIDI and or WAV files i E are available C MIDIJUKE 240 and can be downloaded from the The MIDIJUKE selection you make depends on the Orchid BBS Hex address setting of the Sound Producer Sound Producer Pro Users Manual 61 Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software You can run the SPSETUP program in Chapter 2 to see the Hex address setting for Sound Producer MIDIJUKE is the sample script file you created ear lier Once yourun the script you will seea
40. ble from the Volume option menu Mic Mic controls the stereo volume for the Microphone Input in 8 step intervals Sound Producer Pro User s Manual 55 Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software CD The CD selection controls the stereo volume for the CD Audio in 16 step intervals FM The FM selection controls the stereo volume for the FM Music Synthesizer in 16 step intervals Line in The Line in selection controls the stereo volume for external audio equipment in 16 step intervals Voice The Voice selection is the stereo volume control for the DACs Digital Analog Converters in 16 step in tervals COVOX The COVOX selection is the volume control for the Disney Sound Source and Covox Speech Thing features in 16 step intervals Panel The Panel option controls the master volume bal ance bass and treble of the Sound Producer Pro There are several options available under the Volume menu To select each option use the lt T gt and lt gt arrow keys To make adjustments for each option use the lt gt and lt gt arrow keys The lt HOME gt key will reset the default levels and allow you to reconfigure The following options are available from the Panel option menu Volume The Volume selection is used to control the master volume in 16 step intervals 56 Sound Producer Pro User s Manual Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software Balance The Balance selection controls the l
41. ca tions The sound driver is automatically activated and a Sound Producer Pro window is automatically cre ated in Windows Follow the instructions below 1 Start the Microsoft Windows application 2 When Windows opens you will see a Sound Pro ducer Pro window on the desktop Inside the window you willsee icons for the software applica tions installed from the SINSTALL program 3 Move the Orchid Voice Notes icon to the Startup Group window and restart Windows The Voice Notes icon will always appear on the desktop 4 To start any of the applications double click on the icon For detailed information on running each application see Chapter 3 Build Voice Notes Playback Diskette This option creates a diskette with a Playback only version of Voice Notes a Windows sound driver that does not require a sound card An automatic installer is also included on the diskette Sound Producer Pro User s Manual 19 Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software You can provide this diskette to your associates so that they can play Voice Notes embedded in docu ments you send them The sound driver will be installed only if there is no sound hardware already installed that can play the PCM Pulse Code Modula tion format sound AN Changing the Address Settings Under Windows _ The SINSTALL program will automatically config The Windows ure the drivers and assign the Interrupt Port and address settings must
42. ck on the Play button the playlist will play each file or CD track one after the other To play a playlist follow the steps below 1 Click on Open from the File menu From the Open dialog box type in the directory C PRODUCER VOYETRA JUKEBOxX or the directory where you stored the JUK files The file will load and display the playlist 2 Click on the Play button to start the playlist at the beginning If youdonot highlight an eventor the first event playback will start at the beginning of the list 3 Click on the Stop button to end the playback 4 To start playing at a specific event in the playlist highlight the desired event and then click on the Play button For example if you highlight the third event and click on the Play button Jukebox will start playing the third event and continue playing to the end of the list Running Jukebox in the Background Jukebox will stop running a playlist when you exit the program To continue running the playlist you can minimize the Jukebox application It will con tinue to play sound events in the background while you work in another application To start the playlist in background follow these steps 1 From the Jukebox menu load a playlist and click on the Play button Sound Producer Pro User s Manual 81 Chapter 3 Windows Software 2 After the playlist starts playing minimize the Jukebox windows by clicking on the Minimize button at the right end of the
43. connector that will allow you to connect an internal or external CD ROM drive The CD ROM drive must be enabled before you can use it From the Hardware Configuration Setup menu highlight the AT BUS CD ROM Setting option and press the lt ENTER gt key Some Software programs may not support DMA Channel 0 or DMA Channel 3 If you encounter problems running your software you may want to use the default selection 26 Sound Producer Pro User s Manual Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software The default AT BUS CD ROM Setting is noted by an asterisk If your PC has a CD ROM drive attached you must select the Enable option in order to operate the drive Use the lt T gt and lt gt arrow keys to select the desired setting and press lt ENTER gt The new selection will be displayed in the Hardware Configuration Setup menu Setting the CD ROM Interface Address The CD ROM Interface on the Sound Producer Pro utilizes a range of your PC s I O port addresses for the transfer of CD ROM data The AT BUS CD ROM Setting option must be enabled before you can configure the CD ROM Interface address From the Hardware Configuration Setup menu highlight the CD ROM Address Setting option and press the lt ENTER gt key The default CD ROM Address Setting is noted by an asterisk If you N encounter a conflict with another device in your After making system select another CD ROM Address selection chang
44. cting the File ae the Format VOC or WAV Sample Rate Stereo new defaults Mono Bit Length Temp Directory and Work and write Directory them 9 me DAT section 1 Click on Setup from the WinDAT Windows ea ae menu The Setup dialog box will appear i 2 Click on the selections for your audio file The Setup dialog box will always display the sample rate that the file was saved with Chang ing the sample rate of an existing file will cause a change in the playback speed and pitch E Clipboard sasiad Data pasted This option gives information on the contents of from the the Clipboard It displays information such as the rea K aa file the data came from and the length of the PR section cut The contents of WinDAT s Clipboard rate ofthe are stored in a file in the selected Temp Directory current file You can audition the contents of the Clipboard before you Paste Additional Information e WinDAT cannot edit Voice VOC files If you load a VOC file into WinDAT the message Compressed will appear e Some VOC files are saved in a multi chunk format If you load one of these files into WinDAT you are given the following options Load the file only you cannot use the Edit or Transforms options Convert the file to the non multi chunk VOC data format this may expand the size of the file 104 Sound Producer Pro Users Manual Appendix A Technical Help Appendix TECHNICAL HELP Orchid Technology i
45. ction to open the Voice Notes window and start record ing see Figure 3 1 4 Speak to record a message and then click Accept or press lt ENTER gt to embed your message into the WRITE application 5 Once in the application double click on the SS icon to play the message While the message is playing the cursor will change to become all to indicate that Voice Notes is in progress Press the left mouse button to stop the message before completion a 72 Sound Producer Pro Users Manual Chapter 3 Windows Software Orchid Voice Notes Setup Help 0 00 0 0 00 0 Current Maximum Ce Level Figure 3 1 Voice Notes Menu Screen The Voice Notes Window includes a menu bar with Setup and Help options The options and selections are detailed below Setup Opens a drop down menu that allows you to check items for default settings Set the following selections for your preference Auto Record If checked recording starts immediately upon opening of the Voice Notes Window by either of the following Selecting Restore from the icon pop up menu Double clicking on the Voice Notes icon Selecting the Hot Key within an application that supports OLE N Sound Producer Pro Users Manual 3 Chapter 3 Windows Software If not checked the Record button in the Voice Note Window must be clicked to begin recording Default is checked
46. ctions for SINSTALL EXE on the fol lowing page to automatically install the Sound Pro ducer Pro software The DOS software applications included are the following CD Player Mixer Monologue Sound Master SoundScript Sound Tracks In addition Sound Producer Pro supports a large library of DOS software that is compatible with the AdLib Sound Blaster Pro II Disney Sound Source and Covox Speech Thing sound standards Before You Begin It is recommended that you install the Sound Pro ducer Pro software on your hard drive The software is in a compressed format and will be automatically decompressed during installation The instructions that follow assume you are using a floppy drive designated as Drive A and a hard drive designated as drive C Please substitute the correct drive letter if your computer is configured differently Sound Producer Pro User s Manual 17 Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software Using SINSTALLEXE SINSTALL EXE is an easy to use menu driven instal lation program that allows you to automatically install the Sound Producer Pro software to your hard disk drive Insert the Sound Producer Pro Diskette 1 into drive A and type the following A SINSTALL You will be prompted to enter the drive letter where you want the software to be installed The installa tion program will create the C PRODUCER direc tory and several subdirectories From the Sound Producer Pro Software and Driver
47. d Press the Play button to check the contents of the Clipboard 2 Click on New from the File menu to Paste into a new file or you can Paste the contents in an existing file Sound Producer Pro User s Manual 101 Chapter 3 Windows Software Pasting data into a new file will start the range at 0 00 To Paste in an existing file select the point where you want to Paste the Clipboard contents by specifiying it as the range s starting point 3 Click on Paste from the Edit menu The contents of the Clipboard will be inserted at the specified starting point in either an existing or new file Mix Pasting in a File Similar to the Paste selection Mix Paste will mix the contents of the Clipboard with the data in the current file A starting point must be specified Trimming a File Deletes all data except the selected range The contents of the Clipboard will remain the same Inserting Silence in a File Inserts a break of silence from 01 to 10 seconds at the starting point of a selected range The remaining data will shift from the starting position to the right Use the slider in the dialog box to adjust the length of the silence Modifying Files with Transforms WinDAT allows you to modify your digital audio files using the Transforms option All the Transforms functions see the figure below operate on a selected range WM De Co E e Figure 3 11 Transforms Menu 102 Sound Producer Pro Users Man
48. ducer TAB key select field J een Press F9 when done F1 Help F2 Options F5 Install F9 Exit Figure 2 10 Monologue Configuration Screen From the configuration window select the Sound Producer Pro option Press the lt ENTER gt or lt O gt key to access the Sound Producer Pro Settings window Use the appropriate keys to make your selection Once you have made your changes press the lt O gt key to exit to the Monologue Installation screen Then press lt F9 gt to exit to DOS 46 Sound Producer Pro User s Manual Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software Modes of Operation Searching Selecting and Speaking are Monologue s three modes of operation Some keys on your key board have specific functions depending on Monologue s mode Searching Mode When Monologue is started with the Hot Key se quence it comes up in Searching Mode In this mode the cursor can be moved around the screen without marking any text The speech and display para meters also can be modified while in Searching Mode Selecting Mode Monologue switches from Searching Mode to Select ing Mode by pressing the lt ENTER gt key In Selecting Mode movement of the cursor is reflected by reverse video This mode is used to select the text to be spoken by Monologue The speech and display parameters cannot be modified in this mode Speaking Mode Monologue switches from Selecting Mode to Speak ing Mode by pressing the lt ENTER g
49. ducer Pro User s Manual Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software Each time you make a change in the Hardware Configuration Setup run the Set Environment for Sound Producer Pro option to update the environment string in your BAT file The default base address 220H is noted by an aster isk Ifyou encounter a conflict with another device in your system select another base address selection Use the lt T gt and lt J gt arrow keys to select the desired base address and press lt ENTER gt Thenew I O base address will be displayed in the Hardware Configu ration Setup menu Setiing the Intenupt Channel An interrupt channel is needed for DMA transfers Configure Sound Producer Pro by selecting the IRQ Setting option from the Hardware Configuration Setup menu From the Hardware Configuration Setup menu high light the IRQ Setting option and press the lt ENTER gt key The default interrupt channel IRQ7 is noted by an asterisk If you encounter a conflict with another device in your system select another IRQ Setting selection The other options available are IRO2 IRO5 and IRQ10 Use the lt T gt and lt J gt arrow keys to select the desired IRQ Setting and press lt ENTER gt The new selection will be displayed in the Hardware Configuration Setup menu Setting the DMA Channel The Sound Producer Pro uses a DMA Channel for block data transfers Configure Sound Producer Pro for a DMA Channel
50. e Exits to Selecting Mode at the end of the current speech block Leaves unspoken text in the speech buffer To resume speech out put press the lt ENTER gt key twice ALT F2 Searching Mode Toggles the Status Line be tween reverse video and normal video Mono logue uses a color set to distinguish the Status Line from the background screen Selecting Mode Same as Searching Mode You can use the function keys to change the speech configuration settings but you must re run the CONFIG SYS program to make the changes permanent 48 Sound Producer Pro User s Manual Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software Monologue can be unloaded from memory at any time by typing UNLOAD at the DOS prompt F3 Searching Mode Increases the Speech Volume by 1 for each time the lt F gt key is pressed The range of volume is 0 silent to 9 loudest The default is 5 Selecting Mode Same as Searching Mode ALT F3 Searching Mode Decreases the Speech Volume by 1 for each time the lt ALT gt and lt F3 gt keys are pressed simultaneously Selecting Mode Same as Searching Mode F4 Searching Mode Increases the Speech Speed by 1 for each time the lt F3 gt key is pressed The range of speed settings are 0 slowest to 9 fast est The default is 5 Selecting Mode Same as Searching Mode ALT F4 Searching Mode Decreases the Speech Speed by 1 for each time the lt ALT gt and
51. e Accept or Cancel buttons Once you press Accept your recorded sound embedded in your document You can then double click on the Voice Notes icon to play your message Play Plays back what you have recorded Pause Continue Stops the recording or playback Once you press this button it will become Continue You may continue recording or playback Press Accept to accept the message or press Cancel Accept When you are satisfied with what you have recorded press Accept and your note will be automatically embedded into your document and the Voice Notes Window will close You may also press the lt ENTER gt key to accept Sound Producer Pro User s Manual 75 Chapter 3 Windows Software Cancel Closes the Voice Notes Window without embed ding your Voice Note You may select any button at any time without having to press the Pause button For example while a recording is being made pressing the lt ENTER gt key or clicking Accept will stop the recording close the window and embed the Voice Note Status A status window that reports the current status of Voice Notes Playing Recording Stopped or Ready All of the status messages will appear in green text except Recording which will appear in red Current and Maximum These boxes will display the elapsed current time and maximum time Level The Level meter displays a bar graph of your recording level with green yellow and red bars
52. e the file s name and DOS extension The file type specified by its DOS extension must be FLI MID VOC or WAV The drive and pathname must be included if the file is not in the current drive or directory Run lt command gt Run can be used with the DOS ECHO command to display a line of text as part of your script For example the following command will display the string Display this text on the screen Run Echo Display this text Note the following information when you are using RUN to execute DOS commands e SoundScript displays your text in 40 character text mode e You cannot put a comment on the same line as a RUN command If you do DOS will try to execute the comment as part of the DOS command which will result in an error e Once the DOS command is started SoundScript will resume execution from the line following the RUN command Wait lt filetype CD KEY time gt SoundScript will pause before executing the next command The WAIT command can accept several different types of arguments 68 Sound Producer Pro User s Manual Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software Wait lt filetype gt Pauses the script until the current file has completed playing The argument lt filetype gt can be MID VOC or WAV Wait CD Pauses the script until the current CD material has completed playing Wait Key Pauses a script until any keyboard key is pressed Wait lt time gt Pauses the scrip
53. ection The range will display in the Start Time and End Time Con trols boxes 100 Sound Producer Pro User s Manual Chapter 3 Windows Software N WinDAT has its own Clipboard It does not use the Windows Clipboard Use the following choices to clear a selected range select the entire file or play a selected range e To increase or decrease the start or end time click on the Start and End Time controls and move up or down e To clear a range selection click anywhere in the Start or End Time Controls displays e To select the entire file double click anywhere in the Start or End Time Controls displays e To play back a selected range click the Play Range button in the Range Controls area Removing a Section of a File One of WinDAT s powerful editing features this option allows you to remove a portion of a selected file 1 Select the range of the file that you wish to remove 2 Click on Cut from the Edit menu 3 Play the file to hear the results of the edit The Cut command deletes the selected range from the file and places it in WinDAT s Clipboard The rest of the file is shifted to fill in the gap Pasting in a File Inserts the contents of WinDAT s Clipboard at the marked position and shifts all data to the right You also can use the Cut or Copy command to place something in the Clipboard 1 Click on Clipboard from the Windows menu to verify that the data was copied in the Clip boar
54. eft and right chan nel balancing in 16 step intervals Bass The Bass selection controls the amount of boost and cut in volume lower frequencies ADC The ADC option provides utilities to control the digitized audio recording There are two options available under the ADC menu To select each option use the lt T gt and lt gt arrow keys To make adjust ments for each option use the lt gt and lt gt arrow keys The lt Home gt key will reset the default levels and allow you to reconfigure The following options are available from the ADC option menu ADC Input Select This selection allows you to choose the type of audio input source to be used during digitized audio re cording The recording input sources include the CD Audio Line in or Microphone The recording level will be preset ADC Mix ADC Mix will enable or disable the recording mixer If the ADC Mix is turned ON the recording input source will be a combination of the Microphone CD Audio and Line in The recording level of each input source can be individually controlled from the Vol ume option in the Mixer control panel before mixing and recording If the ADC Mix is turned OFF the recording input source will be the selection from the ADC Input Select option Sound Producer Pro User s Manual 57 Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software Option Option allows you to configure additional options for audio control There are several se
55. ered into the Playlist Files Manager cannot be saved Before copying track titles to other playlists it is recommended that you make a reference playlist for each CD 88 Sound Producer Pro Users Manual Chapter 3 Windows Software Mixer Parameters configured in either Windows or DOS will override the other Before configuring the CD FM Line in and Voice selections Sound Producer Pro must be set to Stereo mode To set Stereo mode click on the ST selection from the Mixer menu Using Mixerfor Windows The Mixer program allows you to mix input sources You can digitally control the mixer on Sound Pro ducer Pro in the Windows environment Double click on the Mixer icon in the Sound Pro ducer Pro window and the following menu will appear S Sound Producer Mixer eon ADC Option Exit Help Mixer Control D O H Vol Bal OO om Bas Trb Mina ei JB Figure 3 4 Sound Producer Pro Mixer Menu There are six icons above Mixer Control on the menu These selections allow you to individually control the volume of audio sources during playback operation Select each one by clicking on the red horizontal bar above the icon and moving the bar to the desired level The selections available from left to right are Mic The Mic icon controls the stereo volume for the Microphone Input in 8 step intervals CD The CD icon controls the stereo volume for the CD Audio in 16 step
56. es to the Sound Use the lt T gt and lt gt arrow keys to select the desired Producer Pro setting and press lt ENTER gt The new selection will Hardware be displayed in the Hardware Configuration Setup Configuration program you MENU must reboot your system for the new changes to take effect Sound Producer Pro Users Manual 27 Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software E Sound Standards Configuration You have the option of enabling or disabling the Disney Sound Source and Covox Speech Thing features on Sound Producer Pro To execute this option change to the C PRODUCER UTILITY directory and type the following C SPCOX x Where x ON Enable the Disney Sound Source and Covox Speech Thing features default OFF Disable the Disney Sound Source and Covox Speech Thing features To utilize the Disney Sound Source standard you must have a parallel port configured at one of the following addresses 3BCH 378H or 278H If your PC does not have a parallel port you may configure Jumpers J1 and J2 for a virtual parallel port Refer to the Jumper Settings section in Chapter 1 The Covox Speech Thing standard requires the use of an I O address on your PC The addresses are 378H 3BCH 278H 22FH or 38CH All of the supported sound standards are built into the Sound Producer Pro However you can disable the Disney Sound Source and Covox Speech Thing features 28 Sound Producer Pro User s
57. events to an existing playlist or create a new one You can add the first event to your playlist regardless to what section of the playlist is high lighted To add new events to the playlist follow the steps below 1 Choose New from the File menu to load a new blank playlist file 2 If you have a CD ROM drive and you want to include CD tracks in your playlist insert an audio CD into the drive If you do not name CD tracks they will be listed as Track 1 Track 2 and so on Refer to the section Entering Disk Titles and Track Names Sound Producer Pro User s Manual 85 Chapter 3 Windows Software 3 Click on the Add button and the Sound Event Manager window will appear 4 Click on the appropriate View button to select the type of sound event you want to display If you select WAV or MID select the drive direc tory which contain the files on 5 From the Playlist Files Manager double click on 7 ou must use the event you want to add to the playlist That the Copy event will display as the only eventin the playlist command to copy events 6 Double click on additional events in the Sound from the Event Manager one ata time to add them to your k i B playlist cannot use the Cut To add a group of new events to your playlist use the commana Copy and Paste commands Use the same guidelines that you used in the Playlist window for these com mands Playlist Files Manager also will allow you to select
58. first to ship a Windows accelerator based on 3 s 86C911 chip 1992 Fahrenheit VA first to ship a Windows accelerator with voice annotation built in With the introduction of Windows 3 1 and Orchid s experience and success in graphics it is a natural transition to move into the multimedia arena The combination of our video and audio boards will add the ultimate power to your PC fast crystal clear color graphics and stereo sound Introducing the Orchid Sound Producer Pro a high performance stereo sound board for 286 386 and 486 personal computers It features a 20 voice Stereo FM Music Synthesizer Sound Producer Pro also supports four sound standards AdLib Sound Blaster Pro II Disney Sound Source and Covox Speech Thing Thank you for purchasing the Sound Producer Pro Care has been taken to ensure that it will provide you with years of trouble free operation We believe you will be pleased with your purchase O mA ORCHID Sound Producer Pro Users Manual 5 Before You Begin This manual will familiarize you with the features instal lation and use of the Sound Producer Pro There are several symbols and conventions used throughout this manual which willhelp to draw your attention toa feature or to focus on important information When you see the Magnifying Glass it means the text is referring to some thing you should take a closer look at before proceeding further FILENAMES All MS PC DOS filename
59. follow the steps below 1 Copy your CMF file to the C PRODUCER STRACKS directory Using an ASCII text editor open the SONG LST file Move to the end of the file and type in the file description e g YourSong 1992 On the next line type in the CMF file name e g YourSong Save and exit the text editor Press the lt ALT gt and lt gt keys simultaneously to re enter Sound Tracks and play the song s you added Additional Information Because Song is a TSR program it can conflict with other application programs If you encounter any conflicts while running Sound Tracks please note the following Do not remove the Sound Tracks program from memory by using the DOS Shell of an application program Sound Tracks may not be completely removed from memory To remove the Sound Tracks program from memory you should exit completely from your application program If you encounter conflicts with other TSR pro grams remove one TSR program at a time to determine where the conflict exists Sound Producer Pro User s Manual 31 Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software E Using CD Player The CD Player program allows you to play audio CD s under software control The SINSTALL pro gram will automatically place the following com mand in your CONFIG SYS file Device C PRODUCER UTILITY SPCDU SYS D MSCD000 oN SINSTALL will also place the following command in your AUTOEXEC BAT f
60. hannels and DMA Channels All addresses are software configured by using the Hardware Configuration Setup program The charts that follow list all of the addresses available and descriptions Also included are the specifications for the CD ROM and the Game MIDI Port O Port Addresses Address Description Operation 200H 207H Game Port write read Base OH Left FM Music Status read only Base OH Left FM Music Register Address write only Base 1H Left FM Music Data Port read only Base 2H Right FM Music Status read only Base 2H Right FM Music Register Address write only Base 3H Right FM Music Data Port read only Base 4H Mixer chip Register Address Port write only Base 5H Mixer chip Data Port read write Base 6H DSP Reset write only Base 8H FM Music Status Port read only Base 8H FM Music Register Address Port write only Base 9H FM Music Data Port read only Base 0AH DSP Read Data read only Base OCH DSP Write Data or Command write only Base OCH DSP Write Buffer Status bit 7 read only Base OEH DSP Data Available Status bit 7 read only 388H FM Music Status Port read only 388H FM Music Register Address Port write only 389H FM Music Data Port read only Table B 1 I O Port Addresses Default is 220H with the option of selecting 240H 112 Sound Producer Pro User s Manual Appendix B Technical Information Intenupt Channels IRQ 0 Used By System Timer IRQ 1 Used By
61. ile Refer to the section Using C PRODUCER DRIVERS MSCDEX EXE D MSCD000 MSCDEX EXE for option parameters Using an ASCII text editor you can manually insert erase or modify these commands If you are using a CD tions for the ROM drive it must be connected before running CD _MSCDEX EXE Player To execute CD Player change to the driver C PRODUCER UTILITY directory and type the following c CDPLAY The following screen will appear Previ Level revious Indicator Next Track Track Sound Producer Player Indicator Bass Treble Control Figure 2 7 CD Player Screen Use the lt gt or lt gt arrow keys to highlight any of the CD ROM operations and press lt ENTER gt 32 Sound Producer Pro Users Manual Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software Mode Indicator The Mode Indicator will display the selected operation and highlight the control button Pause Continue This selection pauses the playback of the current track When the control button is selected again the current track will resume playing Play This selection will start the playback operation of the CD ROM drive If playback is already selected highlight the control button to restart playback of the current track Stop Select the Stop control button to stop playing the current track Next Track Selection of this operation will begin playing the next track Once the compact disc s last track is reached the CD ROM d
62. layback and recording of an audio file with your PC s keyboard Following is a list of the keyboard keys equal to the Trans port Controls buttons Transport Controls Keyboard Controls Play Spacebar Stop Enter Rewind lt Fast Forward gt Pause P Record R Range Contols The Range Controls are used to mark play or edit a specific range of a digital audio file The selected portion range of a file is defined by its starting and ending times in seconds The starting and ending time of a range can be specified to precisely 1 100th of a second Mark Range Allows you to mark a range while you listen to a file When you hear the beginning of the section you want to select click on the Mark Range button Hold the button down while the file plays then release it at the end of the section Start Time Controls Displays the starting time of the selected range in the format of minutes seconds hundredths of seconds Click on the Start Time Controls box to move the upper arrow to increase the starting time or click on the lower arrow decrease the starting time 94 Sound Producer Pro User s Manual Chapter 3 Windows Software Play Range Click on the Play Range button to start playback of the selected range End Time Controls Displays the ending time of the selected range in the format of minutes seconds hundredths of seconds Click on the End Time Controls box to move the upper arrow to increa
63. lections avail able under the Option menu To make each selection use the lt T gt and lt gt arrow keys To make adjust ments for each selection use the lt gt and lt gt arrow keys The lt HOME gt key will reset the default levels and allow you to reconfigure The following selections are available from the Op tion menu Card Reset Resets all of the mixer volume control levels to their default settings Stereo Mono Configures the digitized audio output for mono or stereo mode Store This selection will store the individual volume set tings of the mixer in the EEPROM Storing the settings in the EEPROM will enable you to start up with your selected settings Select Step This selection will configure your volume resolution for 8 step or 16 step intervals to enable full compat ibility with older software that requires 8 step vol ume settings 58 Sound Producer Pro User s Manual Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software Configuring Mixerfor DOS The SPMIXER EXE program is a DOS based pro gram used to control the audio mixer on Sound Producer Pro You can configure your mixer at any time from the DOS prompt or you can run the SPMIXER EXE program from within the AUTOEXEC BAT file To configure the SPMIXER EXE program change to the C PRODUCER UTILITY directory and type C SPMIXER OPTION lt VALUE gt See the table below for the DOS command line Op tions and Values left and righ
64. list To Paste events to the end of the playlist follow the steps below 1 Ifany events are highlighted click on Deselect All from the Edit menu 2 Click onthe Paste button or choose Paste from the Edit menu The events that you cut or copied will be added to the end of the playlist To Paste an event within the playlist follow the steps below 1 Highlight the line just below the point where you want to Paste the event 2 Clickon the Paste button or choose Paste from the Edit menu The event will be inserted above the highlighted line If one or more events are high lighted all pasted events will be inserted before the first highlighted event Undo and Delete Commands Selecting the Undo menu command or the Undo button will undo your most recent editing operation The Delete All commands will delete all events of a specified type from your playlist Sound Producer Pro User s Manual 83 Chapter 3 Windows Software Playlist Files Manager The Playlist Files Manager will locate audition and add sound events to your playlist From the Playlist window double click on Playlist Files Manager and the following screen will appear Jukebox Playlist Files Manager 1 e Jactona mid gt gt billbail mid gt cirntplk med f lt funk1 mid f hellonnyt med J co t petedwit med WAV a sonatad mid A v Suzanna med MID fw willtell mic ALL I tyl a Directory cIip
65. logue will correctly interpret the change in the left right adjustment 52 Sound Producer Pro User s Manual Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software Additional Information e Monologue requires exclusive use of the system timer to assure a steady flow of speech Therefore it may not function properly with programs that access the timer such as DESQview in Multi Tasking mode and PC MOS 386 You may receive an out of memory error e Monologue will not allow use of a communica tions program while speech is taking place Sound Producer Pro User s Manual 53 Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software E Using MixerforDOS Sound Producer Pro comes with two mixer utilities for use in DOS These utilities control the volume of stereo audio sources such as Stereo CD Audio Ste reo DAC Stereo Line in Stereo FM Stereo Micro phone Disney Sound Source and Covox Speech Thing during digitized audio playback oN Using the SPMIXTSR EXE mixer utility you can mix wt the inputsources and control theirindividualrecord per ing levels The SPMIXER EXE utility controls the Parameters audio mixer on Sound Producer Pro see Table 2 2 configured in either DOS or Once the volumes of the audio sources have been Windows will adjusted they are mixed and controlled by the main es ige e volume control The Sound Producer Pro mixer x utilities allow you to have full control of the main volume control including the bal
66. lt F4 gt keys are pressed simultaneously Selecting Mode Same as Searching Mode F5 Searching Mode Increases the Speech Pitch by 1 for each time the lt F5 gt key is pressed The range of speed settings are 0 low frequency to 9 high frequency The default is 5 Selecting Mode Same as Searching Mode Sound Producer Pro User s Manual 49 Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software ALT F5 Searching Mode Decreases the Speech Pitch by 1 for each time the lt ALT gt and lt F5 gt keys are pressed simultaneously Selecting Mode Same as Searching Mode F8 Searching Mode Toggles the Text Parsing mode pa between Spreadsheet and Text modes When a block of text is marked on the screen and sent for interruption of conversion to speech Monologue will determine speech can how and where to divide the text In Text mode occur only at the text is normally divided by sentence bound the end ofa aries In Spreadsheet mode it is divided by a A ale screen line Default is Text mode Selecting Mode Not available F9 Searching Mode The entire contents of the screen are sent for immediate speech output Selecting Mode Not available ALT F9 Searching Mode Resets Monologue s default parameters Selecting Mode Same as Searching Mode F10 Searching Mode Toggles the Testing 1 2 3 mes sage When ON is selected you will be able to set the speech parameters of your choice
67. ly If you encounter a conflict using Song with other TSR programs you can use either of the following DOS programs to run Sound Tracks from the DOS prompt PLAYCGA Runs Sound Tracks in CGA mode PLAYVGA_ Runs Sound Tracks in VGA mode SPLAY Runs Sound Tracks in VGA 1024 x768 resolution mode The PLAYCGA PLAYVGA AND SPLAY files are avail able only on the Orchid BBS The following options are available from the Sound Tracks Main Menu Selecting a Song List Use the lt gt or lt gt arrow keys to change the song list screens Playing Songs To play a song from the song list select the number beside the song and press the Play lt P gt key To include any number of songs in the selection list select the song number and press the Load lt L gt key e g 6L 8L etc These songs will be stored into memory You can play them at any time by pressing the Memory lt M gt key and play them back one after the other To advance to the next song in the Memory list you must press the lt N gt key Other options from the menu include the following Pause press the lt U gt key Resume press the lt C gt key Stop Press the lt S gt key Next Press the lt N gt key 30 Sound Producer Pro User s Manual Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software Adding Songs Using a DOS text editor program youcanadda CMF file to the playback selection list by editing the SONG LST file To add a new song to the list
68. n on Changing the Address Settings in Windows Symptom 5 The mouse cursor is jumping all over the screen and I cannot control it Check 1 Change the Hex address of the Sound Producer and reload the Windows driver run the SPCONFIG program and save the changes using SPSETUP Reset the address settings in Win dows see step 3 above Sound Producer Pro User s Manual 107 Appendix B Technical Information Appendix TECHNICAL INFORMATION The features and specifications of the Sound Pro ducer Pro are covered in this Appendix Included are the hardware address settings supported by the Sound Producer Pro as well as specifications for the CD ROM and the Game MIDI Port Sound Produc erPro Technical Specific ations Features Full compatibility with the following sound standards e Sound Blaster Pro II AdLib Disney Sound Source Covox Speech Thing Video Standards Supported MDA CGA EGA and VGA Computers Supported ISA machines IBM ATs 286 386 486 andcompatibles Card Size 7 8 x 4 2 Connectors DB 15 port for joystick MIDI input 3 5 mm stereo jack for microphone input 3 5 mm stereo jack for speaker output 3 5 mm stereo jack for line input On board interface for AT BUS CD ROM drive On board SCSI controller socket for optional CD ROM drive Temperature Operating from 0 to 40 degrees C Storage from 25 to 90 degrees C 108 Sound Producer Pro User s Manual Appendix B Technical I
69. n the following tables If you are not sure how to use a certain command refer to the sample script file 64 Sound Producer Pro User s Manual Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software Command Description CDPLAY 2 3 Play all of track 2 stop at the beginning of track 3 CDPLAY 3 0 0 3 0 20 Play the first 20 seconds of track 3 Table 2 3 CDPLAY minutes amp seconds The minutes and seconds values may be omitted If so SoundScript will interpret them as a zero 0 The following table shows examples of omitting the min utes and seconds in the argument Location on CD CDPLAY 1 2 3 Track 1 2 minutes 3 seconds CDPLAY 1 2 Track 1 2 minutes 0 seconds CDPLAY 1 Track 1 0 minute 0 second CDPLAY 1 3 Track 1 0 minute 3 seconds Table 2 4 CDPLAY minutes amp seconds omitted SoundScript also can play the CD from the starting point to the end of the disk by omitting the to argument See the following commands for other ways to utilize CDPLAY CDPLAY 1 Play the entire CD from the beginning of track 1 to the end of the disk CDPLAY 5 3 20 Play from track 5 3 minutes 20 seconds to the end of the disk CDSTOP Stops the CD Clear 0 The CLEAR 0 command inserted in your script will tell SoundScript not to reset your VGA card to its initial mode This is useful if you want the final frame of the last animation file to remain on the screen after the script is finished Sound Producer Pro User s M
70. nformation Humidity Operating from 15 to 90 Storage from 0 to 90 Additional Features Synthesizer 20 voice Stereo FM Music Synthesizer with four FM operators Stereo Digital Analog Mixer built in e Selectable input and mixing of all audio sources for recording Line in PC Speaker Stereo CD Audio Stereo DAC Stereo FM Music Stereo Microphone Stereo Digitized Audio Playback e Two 8 bit Digital to Analog Converters DACs for output of digitized sounds such as speech music and special sound effects e Sampling Rate of 4KHz to 44 1KHz mono 4KHz to 22 05KHz Stereo e Hardware audio decompression ADPCM ratios of 2 1 3 1 and 4 1 e DMA direct memory access or Programmed I O transfer mode e Stereo Dynamic Adaptive Filtering 1 6KHz to 18KHz programmable Sound Source DAC 8 bit sampling rate of 7KHz Sound Producer Pro User s Manual 109 Appendix B Technical Information Stereo Digitized Audio Recording e Two 8 bit Analog to Digital Converters ADCs for recording sounds through all audio sources e Sampling Rate of 4KHz to 44 1KHz e DMA direct memory access or Programmed I O transfer mode e Stereo Dynamic Adaptive Filtering 1 6KHz to 18KHz programmable CD ROM e Built in AT Bus CD ROM interface e Optional SCSI CD ROM interface upgrade Stereo power amplifier built in e 4 watts per channel e Stereo headset connector e Directly operates speakers and headphones
71. nochrome color and Parsing Mode text spreadsheet Save your new configuration parameters by selecting the Save Exit Action option Sound Producer Pro User s Manual 51 Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software Changing the HotKey The Monologue Setup Program menu allows you re define the Hot Key sequence used to invoke Mono logue To select a new sequence press the keyboard key you want to use in conjunction with the lt ALT gt key Your new selection will be displayed on the screen Save your new configuration parameters by selecting the Save option Customizing the Dictionary This option allows you to customize the Exception Dictionary From this menu enter the proper word and the misspelled word to the dictionary Use only lower case letters The exact match of the word will be pronounced Monologue will pro nounce the misspelled word for your approval Continue these steps until you are satisfied with the pronunciation Exit to the main menu by pressing lt ENTER gt or lt ESC gt from a blank line Mouse Support for Monologue Any Microsoft compatible mouse can be used to adjust any of the parameters which control the func tions of Monologue The left mouse button is used for most of the supported functions The right mouse button is used only in conjunction with the left mouse button to invoke the lt ESC gt key If you are a left handed user and have reversed the settings of the mouse buttons Mono
72. o For the locations of the jumpers see Figure 1 1 Setting Default Function Jumpers Connect 1 amp 2 v Virtual Parallel Port Selector J1 amp J2 Disconnect 1 amp 2 Jumper J4 See information on Internal Speaker Connection page 13 Jumper J5 Connect 1 amp 2 Speaker Amplification High Disconnect 1 amp 2 WY Speaker Amplification Low Jumper JP1 See information on Connection for CD ROM page 13 Jumper JP2 Connect IRQ 12 Interrupt Channels for SCSI Communications Jumpers See table on page 14 O Port address selection for SWO amp SW1 SCSI CD ROM Interface MIC Connect 1 amp 2 v MIC BIAS Jumpers do not Jumpers Connect 2 amp 3 change default Table 1 1 Jumper Settings Step 1 Preparing Your Computer 1 Make sure the power to your computer is turned off and that all of the necessary power cords and cables are disconnected from the computer 2 Remove the screws that secure the computer chassis cover and slide the cover off be sure to keep the screws in a safe place 3 Select a 16 bit expansion slot for the Sound Producer Pro Sound Producer Pro User s Manual 11 Chapter 1 Installing the Sound Producer Pro Step 2 Preparing Your Sound Producer Pro J umper Settings There are several jumper blocks used in the configura tion of the Sound Producer Pro The jumpers are located at positions J1 J2 J4 J5 JP1 JP2 SWO and SW1 The next few pages will explain the use and proper
73. onfigured and include I O Address Inter rupt Channel DMA Channel Game Port setting CD ROM setting and CD ROM Address To run the Sound Producer Pro Hardware Con figuration program change to the C PRODUCER UTILITY directory and type the following C SPCONFIG The Hardware Configuration Setup screen will ap pear and display the current address settings of Sound Producer Pro Use the arrow keys to make your selection s Sound Producer Pro Diagnostics Ver 2 00 Copyright c 1992 AVS Group All rights reserved Hardware Configuration Setup Base Address 220H IRQ Setting IRQ7 DMA Channel Setting DMA 1 Game Port Setting ENABLE AT BUS CD ROM Setting DISABLE CD ROM Address Setting 300H Esc To Exit Figure 2 5 Hardware Configuration Setup Main Menu Setting the I O Base Address The Sound Producer Pro needs to use a range of your PC s I O addresses base address starting at 220 Hex or 240 Hex for data and command transfers From the Hardware Configuration Setup menu highlight the Base Address option and press the lt ENTER gt key oN If you change the address settings using SPCONFIG you must change the address settings in Windows Refer to the section Changing the Address Settings Under Windows oN The address 220H is commonly used for a BUS mouse If you are using a BUS mouse change the Sound Producer Pro VO address to 240 Hex Sound Pro
74. or one of your own 1 Click on Open from the WinDAT File menu The Files dialog box will appear 2 From the Format list box select WAV as the desired file format 3 Change to the C PRODUCER VOYETRA SOUNDS directory where the digital audio files are located or the directory where your files are located 4 From the Files list box double click on the filename or click on Open After the file loads WinDAT will return to the main menu The filename will display at the top of the win dow and a graphic display of the audio file will appear at the bottom of the window 92 Sound Producer Pro User s Manual Chapter 3 Windows Software The File indicator will display the file length at the bottom right of the window WinDAT CHIMES WAY Fee Edit Transforms Options Windows a gt u gt WA E oF m TE ie s oren GE e A Figure 3 6 WinDAT Main Menu Screen The main menu screen has several control areas as well as several options available The control areas are as follows Menu Bar Uses pull down menus common to most Windows applications Transport Controls Uses the Play Stop Record Rewind and Fast Forward control buttons similiar to a tape deck or VCR See the figure below Fast Rewind Stop Play Pause Record Forward Figure 3 7 Transport Controls Screen Sound Producer Pro Users Manual 9 Chapter 3 Windows Software You also can control the p
75. ound Producer Pro Setting the I O Base Address Setting the Intemupt Channel Setting the DMA Channel Enabling Disabling the Game Port Interface Enabling Disa bling the CD ROM Interface Setting the CD ROM Interface Address Sound Standards Configuration DOS Applications Using Sound Tracks Selecting a Song List Playing Songs Adding Songs Using CD Player Using MSC DEX EXE Using Sound Master Import File Formats Editing Sound Files Editing a Sound Segment Using Monologue Configuring Monologue Modesof Operation Control Keys Reconfiguring Operating Parameters Changing the Hot Key Customizing the Dictionary Mouse Support forMonologue 23 24 24 25 25 26 26 21 28 29 29 30 30 31 32 35 36 38 39 43 45 46 47 47 51 52 52 52 Sound Producer Pro Users Manual Using Mixer for DOS Configuring Mixer forDOS Using SoundSc ript Creating a Script Running a Script Guidelinesfor Creating and Running a Script SoundScript Commands CHAPIER 3 Windows Software Using Orchid Voice Notes Quick Start Recording a Message Embedding a Message Playing a Message Playback Only Using J ukebox Playing a Playlist Editing a Playlist Playlist Files Manager Adding New Eventsto a Playlist Locating Sound Events Audition Sound Events CD ROM Disk Titles CD ROM Track Names Using Mixer for Windows Mixer Controls 54 59 60 60 61 63 71 72 72 75 71 FE 71 79 81 82 85 86 87 87 87 8
76. ovox Speech Thing sound standards The Windows applications included are the follow ing Voice Notes Voice Notes enables you to add custom voice annota tion to all Windows applications that support Object Linking and Embedding OLE JukeBox Jukebox allows you to see and hear sound events entered into a playlist You have the option to create or edit playlists and to audition files Mixer Controls the volume of your stereo audio sources dur ing digitized audio playback WinDAT WinDAT features options to play record display and edit digital audio files Sound Producer Pro User s Manual 71 Chapter 3 Windows Software E Using Voice Notes onl The Voice Notes program enables you to add custom oe ae is voice annotation to all Windows applications that lene support the Object Linking and Embedding OLE formats to be such as documents spreadsheets and presentations combined ina single Using the microphone and speakers included you document can easily record and playback voice messages by utilizing the audio features of Windows 3 1 Before using Voice Notes verify that you have connected the microphone to your Sound Producer Pro Quick Start The following steps will familarize you with Voice Notes to get you up and running quickly 1 Start the Microsoft Windows application 2 From the Accessories window double click on the application WRITE 3 Press the CTRL R keys Hot Key fun
77. peaker Amplification 13 Jumper JP1 CD Audio In 13 Jumper JP2 SCSI Interrupt Selector 14 Jumpers SWO and SW1 SCSI Address Selector 14 Jumpers MIC MIC BIAS 14 Line input jack 10 Microphone input jack 10 Microsoft Windows Software Installation 19 MIDI port 10 Mixer for DOS 54 Mixer for Windows 89 Monologue 45 Changing the Hot Key 52 Control Keys 47 Customizing the Dictionary 52 120 Sound Producer Pro User s Manual Index Modes of Operation 47 Mouse support 52 R Running Sound Producer Pro Diagnostics 21 Running a Script 61 SCSI CD ROM Pin outs 115 SCSI CD ROM Drives 111 SCSI controller socket 10 Software Utilities 19 21 Sound Master 36 Edit a Sound Segment 43 Editing Sound Files 39 Import File Formats 38 Sound Producer Pro Board diagram 10 Configuring 24 Set Environment 23 Test Programs 21 22 SoundScript 60 Commands 64 Sound Standards Configuration 28 Sound Blaster Pro II 7 Sound Tracks 29 Adding Songs 31 Playing Songs 30 Speaker output jack 10 Summary of Jumpers Settings 11 T Technical Help 105 Sound Producer Pro User s Manual 121 Index Technical Information 108 Technical Specifications 108 Troubleshooting 105 Disk could not keep up with Digital Audio Rate 106 Computer locks up 106 Could not load audio driver or 107 No sound output during testing 105 The mouse cur
78. r a conflict with another device select another available address The following table lists the base address settings and jumper configurations Jumper SW0 Jumper SW1 Setting Open Open Base Address CAOOH Open Close Base Address C800H Close Open Base Address CEOOH Close Close Base Address DEOOH Table 1 2 I O Port Address Settings Default setting 14 Sound Producer Pro User s Manual Chapter 1 Installing the Sound Producer Pro Step 3 Installing Your Sound Producer Pro Once you have checked your Sound Producer Pro jumper settings you are ready to install the Sound Producer Pro the microphone and the speakers in cluded 1 Select an empty 16 bit expansion slot for the Sound Producer Pro Remove the rear slot cover bracket if it is present keep the screw for future use If you do not want tones from the PC speaker to be redirected to the external speakers skip steps 3 through 5 3 Locate the built in speaker connector on your motherboard and disconnect the four pin connector Using the two connector wire cable included connect one end of the wire cable a four pin plug to the built in speaker connector on the motherboard Connect the remaining end of the wire cable a two pin plug to jumper J4 on the Sound Producer Pro Carefully hold the Sound Producer Pro by its top edges and lower it into its expansion slot Ensure that the Sound Producer Pro seats firmly into the slot and tha
79. r decrease the amplification signal from the internal speaker connection on your PC s motherboard This will ensure a more balanced sound from your PC Ne a i wa Pins 1 and 2 disconnected This is the default setting for a Low Amplification Signal To achieve a High Amplification Signal connect Pins 1 and 2 1 2 Figure 1 4 Jumper J5 pins 1 and 2 disconnected Jumper P1 CD Audio In The CD Audio In is a four pin connector used for connection of your CD ROM drive to the Sound Producer Pro Sound Producer Pro User s Manual 13 Chapter 1 Installing the Sound Producer Pro Jumper P2 SCSI Interrupt Selector sl D The SCSI CD ROM interface on the Sound Producer Configure Pro requires an interrupt channel for SCSI communi jumpers JP2 2 SWO and cations Jumper JP2 allows for easy selection of the SW1 only if available interrupt channels The interrupt channels the optional available are IRQ4 IRQ11 IRQ12 and IRQ15 SCSI Interface is in i a a use Pin 12 connected This setting i L i Rj a i R enables IRQ12 fe m Ly Ly Li This is the default setting 1 n 4 11 12 15 Figure 1 5 Jumper JP2 IRQ12 connected J umpers SW SWL SCSI Address Selector The SCSI CD ROM interface on the Sound Producer Pro requires use of your PC s I O port addresses to transfer CD ROM data The selectable addresses are CA00H C800H CE00H and DEOOH If you encoun te
80. rive will begin playing the first track Previous Track Once the compact disc s first track is reached the CD ROM drive will begin playing the last track Fast Forward You can forward the playback operation in 16 second intervals If the CD ROM is playing the last track Fast Forward will be bypassed Sound Producer Pro User s Manual 33 Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software Rewind You can rewind in 16 second intervals If the CD ROM is playing the first track Rewind will be by passed Volume Balance Bass and Treble Control Modes These selections allow you to adjust the Volume Balance Bass and Treble controls of your CD Player s sound Once you have selected a control mode use the lt T gt key to access the Level Indicator panel From the Level Indicator panel use the lt lt gt or lt gt keys to adjust the level preferred for that control mode To exit from the CD Player program press the lt ESC gt key The CD Player screen will close and return you to the DOS prompt Additional Features Exiting the CD Player program will not affect the cur rent operation of the CD ROM drive If your CD ROM drive is playing when you exit the CD ROM drive will continue to play the disc until the last track To resume control of the CD ROM drive re run the CD Player program TheSound Producer ProalsohasaSCSI CD ROM drive interface connector This connector allows you to con nect any SCSI CD ROM drive
81. roducerwoyetraisounds Filename nutcrack mid Figure 3 3 Playlist Files Manager Window The Playlist Files Manager window is divided into the following control options CD Displays all the tracks available on the CD currently loaded in your CD ROM drive WAV Displays all files with a WAV file extension MID Displays all files with a MID file extension ALL Displays all files in the current directory regardless of the extension All of these control options are selectable by clicking on the VIEW button from the menu 84 Sound Producer Pro User s Manual Chapter 3 Windows Software The WAV MID and ALL Buttons Click on either the WAV MID or ALL buttons and two list boxes will appear On the left side a Direc tory list will display the available drives and directo ries On the right side a File list box will display files of the type chosen with the View option The text boxes at the bottom of the window will display the directory and filename of the file that is currently highlighted The CD Button Click on the CD button option and the Playlist Files Manager will display a single list box which displays the tracks on the current CD At the bottom of the window two text boxes will display the CD title and track number of the file currently highlighted You also can manually enter CD titles and track numbers Adding New Events to a Playlist From the Playlist Files Manager window you can add new
82. s Cut Cut permanently removes the selected segment of the sound file The Cut operation cannot be reversed Zoom Zoom enlarges the selected sound segment to allow you to edit with better accuracy You can select anew segment from within the currently zoomed segment and repeat the process until the resolution reaches a ratio of 1 1 The resolution is displayed in the lower right corner of the screen UnZoom UnZoom process reverses the Zoom process It re verts the sound segment back to its previous size Mute Mute replaces the selected sound segment with si lence Save You can save the selected sound segment as a new sound file You willbe prompted to enter the filename of the new sound file Move You can move the selected sound segment to another location within the same sound file 44 Sound Producer Pro User s Manual Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software m Using Monologue Monologue is a realistic text to speech synthesizer program that adds speech to your text based DOS applications such as Lotus 1 2 3 Rel 2 2 Microsoft Word WordPerfect and WordStar When you high light a row column paragraph or file Monologue will read the text and generate voice output Monologue is immediately available while you are using other application programs by use of a Hot Key You can configure Monologue s speech and AN display parameters to your preference Monologue as play p y pP 8 will
83. s and DOS commands will be emphasized by this type style Common Names BBS Bulletin Board System DAC Digital Analog Converter MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface PC Refers to the family of IBM PC PC XT or PC AT compatible computers TR Terminate and Stay Resident VGA Video Graphics Array Sound Producer Pro User s Manual INTRODUCTION The Sound Producer Pro is the ultimate high performance stereo sound board It is designed to provide the highest quality of sound and maximum level of software compatibility for your personal computer Sound Producer Pro supports four different types of sound standards AdLib Sound Blaster Pro II Disney Sound Source and Covox Speech Thing It also complies with Microsoft Windows Multimedia Extension Level 1 This flexibility allows Sound Producer Pro to be compatible with many software programs such as business presen tations education games and multimedia in both DOS and Windows environments Sound Producer Pro features a 20 voice Stereo FM Music Synthesizer producing high quality and realistic music It also has a Stereo Digital Analog Mixer that allows you to mix all the audio sources for playback operation and for recording To round out support for Multimedia the Sound Producer Pro includes a built in AT Bus CD ROM drive interface an optional SCSI CD ROM drive interface a MIDI interface built into the game port and a built in 4 watt amplifier
84. s known for its responsiveness to its customers Appendix A will give you helpful hints for troubleshooting the Sound Producer Pro Troubleshooting the Sound Producer Pro The following information will help you diagnose problems you may have with the Sound Producer Pro Following these simple steps serves a two fold pur pose You may be able to fix your problem and avoid having to contact the Orchid Technol ogy Technical Support Department or if these steps do not help you solve your problem they will most certainly give you a better handle on what to tell the Technical Support Analysts once you do contact them The information provided here is in symptom re sponse form That is a symptom is given anda check point response is provided for you to look at Symptom 1 No sound output during testing Check 1 Is the external speaker properly connected to the Sound Producer Pro Stereo Audio Output jack 2 Has the Volume Control button been adjusted to about mid range Sound Producer Pro User s Manual 105 Appendix A Technical Help 3 Is there another adapter in your system that may be using the same address I O Address DMA Channel or Interrupt If so change its address ing or select another address for Sound Pro ducer Pro Refer to Chapter 2 Configuring Sound Producer Pro 4 Run SPMIXTSR to verify the volume settings Symptom 2 The computer locks up when running a Disney Sound So
85. se the ending time or click on the lower arrow decrease the ending time Graphic File Display Displays the waveform of the digital audio file loaded in WinDAT A scroll bar allows you to scroll through the file The waveform is displayed in the main menu window See an example of a waveform in the figure below Position Marker l The Selected Range Figure 3 8 Graphic File Display Waveform The horizontal axis represents the time the vertical axis represents amplitude or loudness The file length is displayed in the Status Area at the lower right of the window The length of the file will determine the amount of time shown by the Graphic File Display Sound Producer Pro Users Manual 95 Chapter 3 Windows Software Status Area Gives information about the current file such as Type Sample Rate Bit Length current cursor posi tion and the total file size Mono Stereo Displays whether the audio file is in mono or stereo mode Sample Rate KHz Displays the sample rate of the current audio file Bit Length Bits Displays whether the audio file is 8 bit or 16 bit Current Position Displays the current position in the audio file in minutes seconds hundredths of seconds File Length Displays the file length in minutes seconds hundredths of seconds 96 Sound Producer Pro User s Manual Chapter 3 Windows Software Playing Files To play a file follow the step below
86. ses interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try and correct the interference by one or more of the following measures 1 Reorient the receiving antenna 2 Relocate the computer with respect to the receiver 3 Move the computer away from the receiver 4 Plug the computer into an outlet which resides on a different circuit breaker than the receiver 5 If necessary consult your dealer or an experienced radio or television technician for additional suggestions You may find the booklet How To Identify and Resolve Radio TV Interference Problems helpful It was prepared by the Federal Communications Commission and is available from the U S Government Printing Office Washington DC 20402 Refer to stock number 004 000 00345 4 Orchid Technology is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment It is the responsibility of the user to correct such interference Operation with non certified equipment is likely to result in interference to radio and TV reception The user must use shielded interface cables in order to maintain the product within FCC compliance Sound Producer Pro User s Manual 117 Index INDEX A Ad Lib sound standard 7 Applications DOS 29 Windows 71 AT Bus CD ROM Pin outs 114 AT CD connector 10 Board diagram 10 Build Voice Notes Pla
87. settings of each jumper See Table 1 1 for the jumper settings GE Jumper blocks are configured by positioning a jumper connector over two pins on the jumper block This creates a closed circuit across the two 1 pins Figure 1 2 Jumper Connector J umpers J 1 and J 2 Virtual Parallel Port Selector Jumpers J1 and J2 are used to create a virtual parallel port on your PC To take advantage of the Disney Sound Source standard your PC must have a parallel port configured at one of the following addresses 3BCH 378H or 278H If your PC does not have a physical parallel port configure bothjumpers J1 and J2 for a virtual parallel port Connect Pins 1 and 2 on both a u J1 and J2 to activate the Virtual Parallel Port This is the default setting t 1 2 Figure 1 3 Jumper J1 and J2 pins 1 and 2 connected 12 Sound Producer Pro User s Manual Chapter 1 Installing the Sound Producer Pro AN If no sound is received after installation the four pin plug may be connected backwards Turn the connector in the opposite direction Jumper 4 Intemal Speaker Connector Jumper J4 redirects the audio signals from your PC s internal speakers out to the external speakers con nected to your PC This allows for better sound quality and control of the volume level See the section on Installing your Sound Producer Pro for detailed information Jumper 5 Speaker Amplification Jumper J5 will increase o
88. sor is jumping all over the screen 107 U Utility Software 17 19 V Voice Notes 72 Build Voice Notes Playback Diskette 18 19 77 Embedding a Message 77 Playing a Message 77 Recording a Message 75 Quick Start 72 Ww WinDAT 92 Auto Auditioning Files 97 Editing Files 100 Playing Files 97 Modifying Files 102 Recording Files 98 Rewinding Files 97 Quick Start 92 Using WinDAT s Windows Menu 104 Windows Software 19 71 122 Sound Producer Pro User s Manual
89. t Option Value L R Setting VM 0 7 MIC volume setting VC 0 15 0 15 CD volume setting VF 0 15 0 15 FM volume setting VL 0 15 0 15 Line in volume setting VV 0 15 0 15 Voice volume setting VO 0 15 Master volume setting PV 0 15 0 15 Balance volume setting PB 0 15 0 15 Bass volume setting PA 0 15 Treble volume setting PT 0 15 Covox volume setting AI MCL Recording Input source MIC CD Line in AM N On Recording Mixer On Off F Off MR Resets Mixer Volume settings MS Stores Mixer Volume settings MT N Stereo Specifies Mixer mode F Mono ME 16 16step Volume Resolution setting 8 8 step Table 2 2 Options amp Values Sound Producer Pro Users Manual 59 Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software E Using SoundScript SoundScript is an exciting easy to use multimedia authoring language that combines sound and anima tion Using a script you can integrate graphic anima tion files in the FLI format with the sound capabili ties of Sound Producer Pro The FLI file format is an industry standard for PC based animation SoundScript is excellent for use in creating business presentations which results in impressive graphics combined with superb sound SoundScript allows you to synchronize animation with several types of sound events such as playback of MIDI MID files digital audio WAV or VOC files and an audio CD It also controls the Sound Producer Pro mixer par
90. t key again In this mode all the text highlighted by the reverse video cursor will be spoken by Monologue Once the selected text has spoken Monologue will switch back to Searching Mode Contol Keys Monologue can be activated by using the default Hot Key sequence lt ALT gt and lt T gt A reverse video cursor will appear at the center of your screen A status line at the bottom of the screen will display the various speech configuration parameters Sound Producer Pro User s Manual 47 Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software Monologue allows you to customize different as pects of the speech such as volume speed and pitch by using the function keys on the keyboard See the following infomation on the special use of the key board function keys in Monologue s operational modes Note that each function key can be used for more than one mode ENTER Searching Mode Marks the beginning screen position for text selection and changes Mono logue from Searching Mode to Selecting Mode Selecting Mode Will mark the ending screen position for text selection and change Mono logue from Selecting Mode to Speaking Mode The highlighted text will speak ESC Searching Mode Turns off Monologue and re turns you to your application Monologue will remain inactive in the memory until reactivated with the Hot Key Selecting Mode Exits to Searching Mode and leaves the marked text in the speech buffer Speaking Mod
91. t for a specified period of time The argument lt time gt is in hundredths of a second 1 second is equivalent to 100 and 2 seconds 200 MIDI Files MID MIDI will stop playing a MIDI file and start a new one The script execution will proceed immediately to the next line Stop lt file type gt Stops playing the current lt file type gt file The file type can be MID VOC or WAV SYNC lt filetype CD gt Allows SoundScript to keep playing an animation file FLI until the specified sound file or CD material has completed playing Sound Producer Pro User s Manual 69 Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software 70 Sound Producer Pro User s Manual Chapter 3 Windows Software Chapter This manual presumes that you are already familiar with the basics of Microsoft Windows Please refer to the Microsoft manual when terminology or installation steps are unfamiliar to you WINDOS SOFIMARE Software applications for Windows are included to take advantage of the capabilities of Sound Producer Pro in the Windows multimedia environment The applications are installed automatically using the SINSTALL EXE program If you have not already installed your Windows applications see the install instructions for SINSTALL EXE in Chapter 2 In addition Sound Producer Pro supports a large library of Windows software that is compatible with the AdLib Sound Blaster Pro II Disney Sound Source and C
92. t it aligns properly with the computer s backplane Secure the Sound Producer Pro in place by fastening its metal bracket to the computer backplane use the screw you removed in 2 Replace the cover of the computer along with the previously removed cables and power cords Sound Producer Pro User s Manual 15 Chapter 1 Installing the Sound Producer Pro 9 Connect the microphone connector to the MIC Mn jack on the metal bracket see Figure 1 6 on Mount the microphone on your monitor or voice quality on your keyboard can be obtained by 10 Using the cable attached to the external speak using external ers connect the single connector end to the SPK _speaker s jack on the metal bracket see Figure 1 6 This will automatically disable the built in PC speaker Sound Producer Pro Installation is complete Figure 1 6 Sound Producer Pro Metal Bracket 16 Sound Producer Pro User s Manual Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software Chapter If you wish to make a backup copy of your original diskettes use the DOS DISKCOPY utility command INSALLATON AND DOS SOFIWARE Sound Producer Pro comes with a sound driver for your software applications as well as many DOS and Windows software applications for your enjoyment Software utilities are also included to provide easy configuration of the hardware settings external de vices and to verify installation of Sound Producer Pro See the instru
93. ter program change to the C PRODUCER directory and type the following C SPMASTER The following screen will appear Select Sound File File Name VOC C NPRODUCERNSPHASTERN Sound Master Master Volume v2 01 C 1992 by Gary Maddox Player Volume Mic Volume LineIn Volume Figure 2 8 Select Sound File Menu Highlight the desired option by pressing the lt TAB gt or lt Shift gt lt TAB gt keys The options available are Play Record Delete Import and Accept To select an option use the lt gt and lt gt gt or lt T gt and lt gt keys and press lt ENTER gt Use the keys above to select a sound file to play The name of the selected sound file will appear in the File Name input box If you want to select sound files that are located in a different directory specify the drive and directory in the File Name input box 36 Sound Producer Pro User s Manual Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software If you specify a filename to record that already exists it will be overwrit ten Selecting a higher sampling rate will increase the amount of storage space required for the sound file Play You can listen to a sound file of any length While playing the sound file the Playback dialogue box will appear and display information such as file length sampling rate compression rate arid file type You can stop playing the sound file at any time by pressing the
94. that can play audio CDs To take advantage of this feature you must purchase the optional SCSI CD ROM chip 34 Sound Producer Pro Users Manual Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software Using MSC DEX EXE MSCDEX EXE is the Microsoft CD ROM Extension file driver The SINSTALL program will automati cally place this driver in your AUTOEXEC BAT file The following syntax is used C PRODUCER DRIVERS MSCDEX EXE D de name M n E V L dr ltr The parameters are defined as follows Parameter Description D de name This parameter specifies the CD ROM device name This name must be identical to the device name used in the CONFIG SYS statement M n This parameter specifies the num ber of sector buffers used to cache the path table of a CD ROM disc Each drive should have a minimum of 4 to 5 buffers The larger the buffer the less your PC has to read directly from the CD ROM drive E This parameter is used to specify expanded memory V This parameter displays memory usage when starting your PC L dr ltr This parameter is used to assign a drive letter to the first CD ROM drive Sound Producer Pro User s Manual 35 Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software E Using Sound Master The Sound Master program allows to you record play edit and enhance your recordings Using the built in editor you can edit sound files of any length with the extensions of VOC WAV and SND To run the Sound Mas
95. tle box and enter a title For any track you add from the CD to a playlist the title will appear in the Playlist window s CD Title box When you save the playlist all contents of the Playlist window s CD Title box will be saved CD ROM Track Names For track titles to appear ina playlist you must enter them in the Playlist Files Manager before placing tracks in the playlist You cannot edit the track names in a playlist 1 Load a CD following steps 1 and 2 above Sound Producer Pro User s Manual 87 Chapter 3 Windows Software 2 Place the cursor in the Track box and enter a Track name 3 Enter a name into the Playlist Files Manager s Track Title text box You can remove the CD from the drive to look at the track titles Make sure you replace it before continuing 4 Save your playlist Once you have created a track list you can copy titles from the CD track list into any playlist Additional Information e Jukebox is compatible with the Voyetra CD Player and Microsoft s Musicbox It will automatically read disk titles and track lists created by either of these programs e Track lists saved with the Voyetra CD Player or Microsoft Musicbox are saved in a file called MUSICBOX INI When Jukebox scans a disk it checks to see if a MUSICBOX INI track list exists for that CD If one is found the disk title and track name will automatically be displayed in the Playlist Files Manager The CD track titles ent
96. ttings This chapter will also cover use of the diagnostics program to ensure that your sound board is working properly Chapter 3 Windows Software This chapter will provide instructions in using the Windows software applications included with Sound Producer Pro Appendix A and B Technical Help and Information If you are experiencing installation difficulties or re quire troubleshooting information Appendix A will give you checkpoints to look at to ensure that your Sound Producer Pro is operating properly Appendix B will provide you with information on the Sound Producer Pro technical specifications and features 8 Sound Producer Pro User s Manual Chapter 1 Installing the Sound Producer Pro Chapter STATIC Before handling the P9000 VLB be sure to guard against electrostatic discharge Do not wear clothing that causes Static such as wool sweaters In most cases touching the power supply housing before handling the board will discharge static electricity or you may want to buy a Ground strap from your local computer store INSTALLING THE SOUND PRODUC ER PRO The Sound Producer Pro was designed to be easy to use and easy to install There are three fundamental steps to the installation Step 1 Preparing your Computer You willneed to take the cover off your computer and select an empty 16 bit expansion slot for the Sound Producer Pro Step 2 Preparing yourSound Produc erPro
97. ual Chapter 3 Windows Software Normalize Balances the fullness of the selected range and pushes the peak value to the best sound possible Normalize also optimizes the loudness of files recorded at a low levels Find Peak Scans the selected range and displays a pop up window which reports the amplitude and location of the loudest sound It will set the start point marker one second before and set the end point marker to 1 second after the maximum amplitude value Find Peak also will find the beginning of a word in a file containing recorded speech or locate an unwanted peak Scale Scale will increase or decrease the loudness of a selected range You must specify a factor range between 01 to 10 00 A scaling factor of 2 0 will double the amplitude and a factor of 0 5 will cut the amplitude in half Scale also allows you to match the loudness between files before Cutting and Pasting between them Use the steps below to scale the loudness of a selected range 1 Select the range you wish to scale or click on Select All from the Edit Menu to scale the entire file 2 Click on Scale from the Transforms menu The Scale dialog box will appear 3 Place your mouse pointer on the slider and move it up or down to select a scaling factor and click OK Sound Producer Pro User s Manual 103 Chapter 3 Windows Software oN Using WinDats Windows Menu a WinDAT will Setup save any The Setup option is used for sele
98. urce compatible program Check 1 Have you configured a parallel port at address 378H 3BCH or 278H Have you enabled the Disney Sound Source option Is your printer turned on If so turn off the printer and disconnect the printer cable from your PC s parallel port 3 Run SPSETUP to test the parallel port Symptom 3 Disk Could Not Keep Up with Digital Audio Rate Check 1 Were you recording when you received this error message Decrease the sample rate or bit resolu tion If you where recording in stereo switch to mono Have you de fragmented your hard drive lately Windat encountered a performance problem with your hard drive Use one of the commercial disk optimizing utilities available Excellent digital audio performance requires that you optimize your hard drive often 106 Sound Producer Pro User s Manual Appendix A Technical Help Symptom 4 Could not load audio driver or General Protec tion Fault Check 1 Is the Sound Producer Pro audio driver installed in Windows If so from the Control Panel window click on the Drivers icon click on Add and reload the Sound Producer ProWAVE amp MIDI driver see the section on Changing the Address Settings in Windows Restart Windows and check the sound again 2 Have you re installed the sound driver 3 Did you change the default address settings If so you need to reset the address settings in Windows see the sectio
99. while recording is in progress 76 Sound Producer Pro User s Manual Chapter 3 Windows Software Embedding a Message You can embed voice messages in all Windows applications that support OLE After you record and accept a message the Voice Notes Window closes and automatically embeds the message in your document To embed the Voice Note in your document or spreadsheet follow the steps below 1 Open the Microsoft Windows application 2 Press CTRL R keys Hot Key function to open the Voice Notes window and start recording 3 Speak to record a message and then click Accept or press lt ENTER gt to embed the message into your application If you embed a message in a document that does not support OLE the icon may display as a graphic You can click on it but it will not play Playing a Message 1 Once in the application double click on the icon to play the message While the message is playing the cursor will change to become lll le to indicate that Voice Notes is in progress Press the left mouse button to stop the message before completion Playback Only You can create a diskette with a Playback only version of Voice Notes and a sound driver for your associates This will allow them to play Voice Notes embedded in documents you send them The sound driver will be installed only if there is no sound hardware already installed that can play the PCM format sound Sound Producer Pro User s Manual 7
100. will run a block of commands a speci fied number of times The end of the block of com mands is marked by an EndRepeat command Unlike the BASIC language SoundScript does not support nested Repeat commands You cannot place one Repeat routine within another EndRepeat Marks the end of a block of commands used by the Repeat command When SoundScript encounters this statement it will skip back to the previous Repeat line until all steps are completed GOTO lt label gt The script execution will skip over all lines between this line and the line containing the label Labels must be preceded by a colon This command works exactly like the DOS GOTO command For ex ample the following line would cause script execu tion to skip to the line containing the label Start GOTO START GOTO can be used to make a script loop endlessly This would work well for a free running presenta tion GOTO also can be used for debugging finding and eliminating errors the end of a long script file Once the beginning of the script is working insert a GOTO command at or near the beginning of the script Sound Producer Pro User s Manual 67 Chapter 2 Installation and DOS Software This will enable you to move quickly to the section you want to debug When you have successfully debugged the end section remove the GOTO com mand Play d path lt filename ext gt Starts the playback of a specified file You must includ
101. yback Diskette see SINSTALL CD Player 32 CD ROM drive interface 10 Changing the Address Settings in Windows 20 in DOS 23 24 Commands SoundScript 64 Configuring Mixer for DOS 59 Monologue 46 Sound Producer Pro 24 Sound Standards 28 Connectors see Board diagram Covox Speech Thing sound standard 7 28 Creating a Script 60 118 Sound Producer Pro User s Manual Index DB 15 port for joystick MIDI input 10 Device Driver 19 Diagnostics 21 Disney Sound Source sound standard 7 28 DMA Channels 113 DOS Software Installation 19 G Guidelines for Creating and Running a Script 63 Game Port 10 Game MIDI Port specifications 116 Hardware Test Programs 21 22 Help Troubleshooting 105 Installation DOS Software 19 Installing the Sound Producer Pro 15 Microphone 10 16 Microsoft Windows Software 19 71 Preparing Your Computer 11 Preparing your Sound Producer Pro 12 Interrupt Channels 113 I O Port Addresses 112 Sound Producer Pro User s Manual 119 Index Joystick port 10 Jukebox 79 Adding New Events to a Playlist 85 CD ROM Disk Titles 87 CD ROM Track Names 87 Editing a Playlist 82 Playing a Playlist 81 Playlist Files Manager 84 Running Jukebox in the Background 81 Jumpers Locations of Jumpers 10 Jumper Settings 12 Jumpers J1 and J2 Virtual Parallel Port Selector 12 Jumper J4 Internal Speaker Connector 13 Jumper J5 S

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