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...reproduced or transmitted in any form or by Creative Technology Ltd. No part of this manual ... including photocopying and recording, for backup purposes. IBM is a registered trademark of Creative Technology Ltd. Patents: 4,404,529; 4,506,579; 4,699,038; 4,987,...Sound Blaster is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Sound Blaster 16 and Wave Blaster are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.The hardware on the part of Creative...law to change without the written permission of Creative Technology Ltd. Getting Started Information in this document...
...reproduced or transmitted in any form or by Creative Technology Ltd. No part of this manual ... including photocopying and recording, for backup purposes. IBM is a registered trademark of Creative Technology Ltd. Patents: 4,404,529; 4,506,579; 4,699,038; 4,987,...Sound Blaster is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Sound Blaster 16 and Wave Blaster are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.The hardware on the part of Creative...law to change without the written permission of Creative Technology Ltd. Getting Started Information in this document...
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...Environment Variables B-3 SOUND Environment Variable B-4 BLASTER Environment Variable B-4 MIDI Environment Variable B-5 Understanding the Installation Program in Windows 3.1x B-5 The AUTOEXEC.BAT File Settings B-6 The CONFIG.SYS File Settings B-7 C Changing Audio Card Settings Enabling/Disabling Creative 3D Stereo Enhancement... Interface C-5 In Windows 95 C-5 In MS-DOS/Windows 3.1x C-6 D Troubleshooting Problems Installing Audio Card Software from CD-ROM D-1 Problems with Sound D-2 Problems in MS-DOS D-3 Problems in Windows 3.1x D-4 Resolving Conflicts D-5 Resolving Conflicts in ...
...Environment Variables B-3 SOUND Environment Variable B-4 BLASTER Environment Variable B-4 MIDI Environment Variable B-5 Understanding the Installation Program in Windows 3.1x B-5 The AUTOEXEC.BAT File Settings B-6 The CONFIG.SYS File Settings B-7 C Changing Audio Card Settings Enabling/Disabling Creative 3D Stereo Enhancement... Interface C-5 In Windows 95 C-5 In MS-DOS/Windows 3.1x C-6 D Troubleshooting Problems Installing Audio Card Software from CD-ROM D-1 Problems with Sound D-2 Problems in MS-DOS D-3 Problems in Windows 3.1x D-4 Resolving Conflicts D-5 Resolving Conflicts in ...
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...waveguide (WG) synthesis. vii You are now the owner of a Creative Sound Blaster® AWE64 Gold, a 16-bit audio card, which uses Sondius® Sound Synthesis technology to enable you can play waveguide sounds polyphonically and multi-timbrally. It also has a physical model-based waveguide...achieve realistic and three-dimensional (3D) acoustic reproduction through a wide range of digitized sound samples and Creative 3D Stereo Enhancement technology. Fully Sound Blaster compatible, your AWE64 Gold audio card installed in an Intel Pentium 90 MHz (or higher) computer, the sample-based ...
...waveguide (WG) synthesis. vii You are now the owner of a Creative Sound Blaster® AWE64 Gold, a 16-bit audio card, which uses Sondius® Sound Synthesis technology to enable you can play waveguide sounds polyphonically and multi-timbrally. It also has a physical model-based waveguide...achieve realistic and three-dimensional (3D) acoustic reproduction through a wide range of digitized sound samples and Creative 3D Stereo Enhancement technology. Fully Sound Blaster compatible, your AWE64 Gold audio card installed in an Intel Pentium 90 MHz (or higher) computer, the sample-based ...
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... joystick or a MIDI device. Knowing Your Audio Card Your audio card has the following jacks and connectors which allow you to attach other devices to your card: PC Speaker connector Connects your motherboard's speaker connector (refer to "Redirecting PC Sounds to External Speakers" in the online User's Guide... for playback or recording. Jacks are one-hole connecting interfaces whereas connectors consist of many pairs of pins. Modem connector Connects any modem card that allows you to plug in the...
... joystick or a MIDI device. Knowing Your Audio Card Your audio card has the following jacks and connectors which allow you to attach other devices to your card: PC Speaker connector Connects your motherboard's speaker connector (refer to "Redirecting PC Sounds to External Speakers" in the online User's Guide... for playback or recording. Jacks are one-hole connecting interfaces whereas connectors consist of many pairs of pins. Modem connector Connects any modem card that allows you to plug in the...
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The Windows Setup tabbed page similar to complete the installation. Figure 2-3: The Windows Setup tabbed page. 4. Select the Multimedia check box and click the Details button. 5. Follow the instructions on the screen to Figure 2-3 appears. In the Multimedia dialog box, select the Media Player checkbox, then Volume Control, Audio Compression and Sound Recorder, and click the OK button. 6. Click the Windows Setup tab. To test the audio card: 2-4 Installing Software in Windows 95 3.
The Windows Setup tabbed page similar to complete the installation. Figure 2-3: The Windows Setup tabbed page. 4. Select the Multimedia check box and click the Details button. 5. Follow the instructions on the screen to Figure 2-3 appears. In the Multimedia dialog box, select the Media Player checkbox, then Volume Control, Audio Compression and Sound Recorder, and click the OK button. 6. Click the Windows Setup tab. To test the audio card: 2-4 Installing Software in Windows 95 3.
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... still running during uninstallation will not be uninstalled. You should hear the selected sound being played. 1. On the Device menu, click Sound. 3. In the Open dialog box, select a sound from the list, and then click the Open button. 4. Quit the card's applications before uninstalling. Uninstalling the Applications The Windows 95 Uninstall feature allows you...
... still running during uninstallation will not be uninstalled. You should hear the selected sound being played. 1. On the Device menu, click Sound. 3. In the Open dialog box, select a sound from the list, and then click the Open button. 4. Quit the card's applications before uninstalling. Uninstalling the Applications The Windows 95 Uninstall feature allows you...
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...your directory path is located on the screen to complete the test. At the DOS prompt, change the settings of your audio card's software. Follow the instructions on the Creative CD in DOS/ Windows 3.1x Type DIAGNOSE and press . 3. This is C:\SB16, type C:\SB16 and press . 2.... In order to use your AWE64 Plug and Play using DOS/Windows 3.x, you have installed the software, you test the card's sound and music output. To run...
...your directory path is located on the screen to complete the test. At the DOS prompt, change the settings of your audio card's software. Follow the instructions on the Creative CD in DOS/ Windows 3.1x Type DIAGNOSE and press . 3. This is C:\SB16, type C:\SB16 and press . 2.... In order to use your AWE64 Plug and Play using DOS/Windows 3.x, you have installed the software, you test the card's sound and music output. To run...
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...u Dynamic filtering for digital audio recording and playback General Specifications A-1 Your audio applications may support only selected ranges of your audio card. A General Specifications This appendix lists the general specifications of sampling rates. Plug and Play u ISA Specification version 1.0a compliant ...4 MB built-in DRAM Stereo Music Synthesizer u 4-operator 11-voice or 2-operator 20-voice stereo music synthesizer u Compatible with previous Sound Blaster and Adlib music synthesizer chips Stereo Digitized Voice Channel u Full duplex u 16-bit and 8-bit digitizing in stereo and mono ...
...u Dynamic filtering for digital audio recording and playback General Specifications A-1 Your audio applications may support only selected ranges of your audio card. A General Specifications This appendix lists the general specifications of sampling rates. Plug and Play u ISA Specification version 1.0a compliant ...4 MB built-in DRAM Stereo Music Synthesizer u 4-operator 11-voice or 2-operator 20-voice stereo music synthesizer u Compatible with previous Sound Blaster and Adlib music synthesizer chips Stereo Digitized Voice Channel u Full duplex u 16-bit and 8-bit digitizing in stereo and mono ...
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...memory. IRQ Line Device 5 Audio interface Direct Memory Access (DMA) Channels A DMA channel is configured to programs in your audio card: u SOUND Environment Variable u BLASTER Environment Variable u MIDI Environment Variable Understanding the Installation B-3 Table B-2 lists an example of an IRQ line that...of your system. Interrupt Request (IRQ) Lines An IRQ line is a signal line a device uses to notify your audio card. Your card's audio interface transfers data through the Low and High DMA channels. This section explains the environment variables of DMA channels that may...
...memory. IRQ Line Device 5 Audio interface Direct Memory Access (DMA) Channels A DMA channel is configured to programs in your audio card: u SOUND Environment Variable u BLASTER Environment Variable u MIDI Environment Variable Understanding the Installation B-3 Table B-2 lists an example of an IRQ line that...of your system. Interrupt Request (IRQ) Lines An IRQ line is a signal line a device uses to notify your audio card. Your card's audio interface transfers data through the Low and High DMA channels. This section explains the environment variables of DMA channels that may...
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...the Advanced WavEffects synthesizer chip's base I /O address. x defaults to 1. B-4 Understanding the Installation Its syntax is the drive and directory of the card's software (e.g., C:\SB16 ). Dx Specifies the Low DMA channel used by the audio interface. Hx Specifies the High DMA channel used by the audio interface.... The parameters in the command are described as follows: SOUND=path where path is : BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 E620 T6 The values shown earlier may be 620. Pxxx Specifies the MPU-401 UART interface's base I /O address...
...the Advanced WavEffects synthesizer chip's base I /O address. x defaults to 1. B-4 Understanding the Installation Its syntax is the drive and directory of the card's software (e.g., C:\SB16 ). Dx Specifies the Low DMA channel used by the audio interface. Hx Specifies the High DMA channel used by the audio interface.... The parameters in the command are described as follows: SOUND=path where path is : BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 E620 T6 The values shown earlier may be 620. Pxxx Specifies the MPU-401 UART interface's base I /O address...
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...the following statements to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file: SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 E620 T6 SET SOUND=C:\SB16 SET MIDI=SYNTH:1 MAP:E MODE:0 C:\SB16\DIAGNOSE /S /W=C:\WINDOWS C:\SB16\MIXERSET /P /Q C:\...The first 3 statements set up your Windows applications at a later time by the DIAGNOSE utility, and the values shown above may differ from those in the audio software directory on your hard disk. u Running DIAGNOSE ... manager. You can also choose to set up the environment variables for your audio card.The last 3 statements run the DIAGNOSE, MIXERSET, and AWEUTIL utilities. B-6 Understanding ...
...the following statements to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file: SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 E620 T6 SET SOUND=C:\SB16 SET MIDI=SYNTH:1 MAP:E MODE:0 C:\SB16\DIAGNOSE /S /W=C:\WINDOWS C:\SB16\MIXERSET /P /Q C:\...The first 3 statements set up your Windows applications at a later time by the DIAGNOSE utility, and the values shown above may differ from those in the audio software directory on your hard disk. u Running DIAGNOSE ... manager. You can also choose to set up the environment variables for your audio card.The last 3 statements run the DIAGNOSE, MIXERSET, and AWEUTIL utilities. B-6 Understanding ...
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...System icon. 3. With this feature in 3D sound technology, do not activate this effect enabled, mono and stereo sounds produced by your pair of speakers or another 3D sound technology, may distort the audio output. Changing Audio Card Settings C-1 In Windows 95 To enable or ...disable the effect in Windows 95 and MS-DOS. C Changing Audio Card Settings This chapter is organized as follows: u Enabling/Disabling Creative 3D Stereo Enhancement ...
...System icon. 3. With this feature in 3D sound technology, do not activate this effect enabled, mono and stereo sounds produced by your pair of speakers or another 3D sound technology, may distort the audio output. Changing Audio Card Settings C-1 In Windows 95 To enable or ...disable the effect in Windows 95 and MS-DOS. C Changing Audio Card Settings This chapter is organized as follows: u Enabling/Disabling Creative 3D Stereo Enhancement ...
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Select Creative AWE64 16-bit Audio (SB16-compatible) and click the Properties button. 6. To enable the Creative 3D Stereo Enhancement effect, select the Enable Creative 3D Stereo Enhancement check box in MS-DOS: 1. To disable the effect, type CT3DSE OFF. u You cannot play .../Disabling Full Duplex Operation Full duplex is a feature in your audio card's software; However, there are some limitations: u You can play other Wave files when using Creative WaveSynth/WG. In the Device Manager tab, double-click Sound, Video And Game Controllers. 5. Click the OK button. To enable...
Select Creative AWE64 16-bit Audio (SB16-compatible) and click the Properties button. 6. To enable the Creative 3D Stereo Enhancement effect, select the Enable Creative 3D Stereo Enhancement check box in MS-DOS: 1. To disable the effect, type CT3DSE OFF. u You cannot play .../Disabling Full Duplex Operation Full duplex is a feature in your audio card's software; However, there are some limitations: u You can play other Wave files when using Creative WaveSynth/WG. In the Device Manager tab, double-click Sound, Video And Game Controllers. 5. Click the OK button. To enable...
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... MIDI Emulation feature allows most real mode games, which do not support wavetable synthesis, to play a Wave file (or other sounds) together with Creative WaveSynth/WG, or add reverb to the playback but you cannot record at the same time. Games that have not been designed... Click the OK button. Save the file. 6. To disable it, make sure FullDuplex=1. Changing Audio Card Settings C-3 Double-click the file. Restart your Windows directory. 3. The MIDI output from the audio card. In Windows 95 To enable or disable full duplex in the Settings tabbed page. Repeat steps 1 ...
... MIDI Emulation feature allows most real mode games, which do not support wavetable synthesis, to play a Wave file (or other sounds) together with Creative WaveSynth/WG, or add reverb to the playback but you cannot record at the same time. Games that have not been designed... Click the OK button. Save the file. 6. To disable it, make sure FullDuplex=1. Changing Audio Card Settings C-3 Double-click the file. Restart your Windows directory. 3. The MIDI output from the audio card. In Windows 95 To enable or disable full duplex in the Settings tabbed page. Repeat steps 1 ...
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... page. 5. In the System Properties sheet, click the Device Manager tab. 4. To enable or disable the Joystick interface, double-click Sound, Video And Game Controllers and select Gameport Joystick in Windows 95 and MS-DOS/Windows 3.1x. Click the Properties button. Click the Start... the settings shown in Windows 95: 1. Enabled (Factory default setting) Disabled Figure C-1: The available MPU-401 MIDI Emulation settings. Changing Audio Card Settings C-5 In the Control Panel window, double-click the System icon. 3. In Windows 95 To enable or disable the interface in Figure ...
... page. 5. In the System Properties sheet, click the Device Manager tab. 4. To enable or disable the Joystick interface, double-click Sound, Video And Game Controllers and select Gameport Joystick in Windows 95 and MS-DOS/Windows 3.1x. Click the Properties button. Click the Start... the settings shown in Windows 95: 1. Enabled (Factory default setting) Disabled Figure C-1: The available MPU-401 MIDI Emulation settings. Changing Audio Card Settings C-5 In the Control Panel window, double-click the System icon. 3. In Windows 95 To enable or disable the interface in Figure ...
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... Causes Solution No output from both the 8-bit and 16-bit digitized sounds when running the test program. 1. u External amplifier or powered speakers are connected to the wrong jack. 3. On the shortcut menu, click AutoPlay and follow ... speaker amplifiers are using powered speakers in a non-powered state, turn off their amplifiers. 4. u No hardware conflict between the card and another peripheral device. D-2 Troubleshooting If you do not want to the card's Line Out jacks. For details, see "Resolving Conflicts" on speakers are in the Off position. u Amplifiers on page D-5. u ...
... Causes Solution No output from both the 8-bit and 16-bit digitized sounds when running the test program. 1. u External amplifier or powered speakers are connected to the wrong jack. 3. On the shortcut menu, click AutoPlay and follow ... speaker amplifiers are using powered speakers in a non-powered state, turn off their amplifiers. 4. u No hardware conflict between the card and another peripheral device. D-2 Troubleshooting If you do not want to the card's Line Out jacks. For details, see "Resolving Conflicts" on speakers are in the Off position. u Amplifiers on page D-5. u ...
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...is already 512 bytes. (Normally, the next value is used up the SOUND environment, insert the statement SET SOUND=C:\SB16 into the AUTOEXEC.BAT file using a text editor. Problems in MS-DOS Problem Cause Solution Problem Cause Solution SOUND or BLASTER environment could not be included in... the respective system files, run DIAGNOSE (See "Understanding the Installation" on page B-1.). When you install your audio card's software, the commands are set up . To add the...
...is already 512 bytes. (Normally, the next value is used up the SOUND environment, insert the statement SET SOUND=C:\SB16 into the AUTOEXEC.BAT file using a text editor. Problems in MS-DOS Problem Cause Solution Problem Cause Solution SOUND or BLASTER environment could not be included in... the respective system files, run DIAGNOSE (See "Understanding the Installation" on page B-1.). When you install your audio card's software, the commands are set up . To add the...
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...does not function properly during the 8-bit test. Run the Plug and Play configuration utility and select Low DMA in place of the sound drivers might corrupt the data in Windows 3.1x The following are problems you will then be included in Windows 3.1x: Problem Cause Solution ...No sound is heard when running your audio card's Windows applications. On some machines, the DMA controller on such machines might not be transferred through the Low DMA channel. ...
...does not function properly during the 8-bit test. Run the Plug and Play configuration utility and select Low DMA in place of the sound drivers might corrupt the data in Windows 3.1x The following are problems you will then be included in Windows 3.1x: Problem Cause Solution ...No sound is heard when running your audio card's Windows applications. On some machines, the DMA controller on such machines might not be transferred through the Low DMA channel. ...
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... will always see LISTEN in their display and you will need to allow conversation with the other application) and take the call off hold . Sound Cards and your Creative WebPhone Make sure your e-mail address change has been confirmed. Correct the problem (stop talking into the microphone and move the Voice Activation Level...
... will always see LISTEN in their display and you will need to allow conversation with the other application) and take the call off hold . Sound Cards and your Creative WebPhone Make sure your e-mail address change has been confirmed. Correct the problem (stop talking into the microphone and move the Voice Activation Level...
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... will not be the case if both you must raise your Voice Activation Level (the VOX slider in the flip door) so Creative WebPhone can detect your sound card's mixer application. For additional information, see the NetSpeak home page, at http://www.netspeak.com. 16 If you , the remote...the TXT button to adjust their speaker volume. You cannot hear the remote party If Creative WebPhone always displays TALK and never displays IN USE or LISTEN, then you and the remote party have full duplex sound cards). 2. If this is constantly transmitting (not giving you would expect to talk).
... will not be the case if both you must raise your Voice Activation Level (the VOX slider in the flip door) so Creative WebPhone can detect your sound card's mixer application. For additional information, see the NetSpeak home page, at http://www.netspeak.com. 16 If you , the remote...the TXT button to adjust their speaker volume. You cannot hear the remote party If Creative WebPhone always displays TALK and never displays IN USE or LISTEN, then you and the remote party have full duplex sound cards). 2. If this is constantly transmitting (not giving you would expect to talk).