ProStationAudio Tooltypes



SHOW_SCR_SELECTOR Add this tooltype to have the application open the screen mode selector at each launch. This is usefull to bypass the saved screen preferences in order to redefine them.

Example: SHOW_SCR_SELECTOR

CGFX_DEPTH Add this tooltype to have the main screen optimized for graphic cards. Don't use this if a graphic card is not installed.

Example: CGFX_DEPTH

CGFX_DEPTH2 Add this tooltype to have the secondary screen optimized for graphic cards. Don't use this if a graphic card is not installed.

Example: CGFX_DEPTH2

DUAL_MONITOR Add this tooltype to have the application work with two monitors. You'll need two graphic cards or just one card and the onboard chipset. When using the dual monitor option the application closes the WorkBench, if possible, in order to make screen swapping more confortable.

Example: DUAL_MONITOR

Note:The OS3.x has a bug that prevents the WorkBench from opening after it gets closed. You'll need to install a patch, available in the public domain, to fix your OS. One is available into the NewIcons package, it's name is PatchOpenWB.

IMPORT_PATH Add this tooltype to set a default path for the import requester.

Example: IMPORT_PATH=HD2:/recordings

OUT_DRIVER Add this tooltype to select an audio driver other than the one built-in.

Example: OUT_DRIVER=<driver name>

DRIVER_PRI Add this tooltype to boost (no parameters required) the audio driver priority in case of sync problems.

Example: DRIVER_PRI

ULTRA_WGFX Add this tooltype to have the application handle/store high resolution waveform graphics inside ALSF (AudioLabs Support Files) files.
Example: ULTRA_WGFX

TASKPRI Add this tooltype to change the application priority.

Settings:

  • no tooltype (standard priority)
  • HIGH (high priority, recommended)
  • ULTRA (very high priority, can interfere with system operations)

Example: TASKPRI=HIGH

PAULAFASTDMA Add this tooltype to have the internal audio subsystem work at the nominal sample rate (1:1). Normally the driver for the internal audio subsystem subsamples (2:1) audio streams in realtime.

When using this tooltype an open 31KHz screen is required, in order to have the system DMA move audio data at double the normal rate.

Example: PAULAFASTDMA

C_MEM_MODEL Add this tooltype to change the amount of memory allocated to the application. This setting influences the maximum size allowed for a session to be played or mixed to disk. It doesn't influence the size of the session itself, you can add as many objects as your free memory permits.

The "weight" of a session is determined by the amounts of tracks times the timeline duration. For example, a 5 minutes timeline with 8 tracks (5 times 8), needs more memory than a 10 minutes timeline with 2 tracks (10 times 2).

Settings:

  • MINI
  • SMALL
  • MEDIUM
  • LARGE
  • HUGE

Example: C_MEM_MODEL=LARGE

VMM_BUFFERS Add this tooltype to change the amount of memory allocated to the virtual memory manager. This setting influences the amount of tracks that can be played in realtime. Increasing the amout of memory allocated allows to handle more tracks at once but also increases the delay between the instant you issue the Play command and the time the system actually starts playing.

With the maximum setting, the VMM consumes 16MB RAM.

Settings:

  • MINI
  • SMALL
  • MEDIUM
  • LARGE
  • HUGE

Example: VMM_BUFFERS=LARGE

NOBACKDROP Use this tooltype to reduce chipram usage. The decorative solid color screen backdrop is replace with color zero.

Example: NOBACKDROP

USE_PPC_POWERUP Use this tooltype to enable PPC support. The application will look for the PPC CPU and will use it.

Example: USE_PPC_POWERUP

ACCOUNT_THRESHOLD Use this tooltype to filter out (from the account reports) operations shorter than a preferred amount of minutes. This is handy to ignore occasional operations not involved with normal working activity such as viewing the contents of a project or accessing it to generate a report. In any case, the application tracks every access, the threshold value is not destructive and used just for filtering the global access list..

Example: ACCOUNT_THRESHOLD=3

filters out operations shorter than 3 minutes.

INVERT_STEREO Use this tooltype to invert the L/R channels at the audio board outputs. Required by some hardware.

Example: INVERT_STEREO