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SOUND BLASTER PRO LATEST INFORMATION
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This file contains information that is not available during the
printing of the manual. Please read all the sections before you
proceed with any installation procedure .
This file contains the following sections:
1. Removal of Microsoft Windows 3.0 support
2. SBSIM support for MIDI
3. New commands for MMPLAY
4. MIDI files
5. Upgrading of Sound Blaster Pro Mixer for DOS
6. Expanding of files manually
1. REMOVAL OF MICROSOFT WINDOWS 3.0 SUPPORT
With the release of applications and drivers for Microsoft Windows
3.1, we removed the Windows 3.0 software on the disk. Therefore,
please ignore the chapter " Working with Windows ", which documents
Windows 3.0 software, in the Sound Blaster Pro User Reference Manual.
For details on updated programs, refer to the Windows 3.1 for Sound
Blaster Pro User's Guide.
2. SBSIM SUPPORT FOR MIDI
SBSIM (SB Simplified Interface Module) has now been updated to
include support for the MIDI driver SBMIDI. To make use of the MIDI
support, include a new section titled [MIDI] in your configuration
file. The available keywords, and their default values, are as
follows:
[Midi]
BufferSize=32 ; Specifies the size of the buffer
; to allocate for MIDI files, in
; Kbytes
MidiMap=0 ; Specifies the type of MIDI file
; to be played:
; 0 = General MIDI files
; 1 = Basic MIDI files
; 2 = Extended MIDI files
; Note that types 1 and 2 are as
; defined in Multimedia Windows.
Note that you need to load SBMIDI (the Sound Blaster MIDI driver)
before you invoke SBSIM.
The Music player program, MUSIC.EXE, has also been updated to play
MIDI files. The command set is the same, except that the commands
/REPEAT, /TEMPO, /TRANSPOSE and /WAIT are not available when playing
MIDI files. Also, a new command is implemented to allow switching of
MIDI modes.
The resulting command set of MUSIC.EXE is as follows:
Usage: MUSIC [ /Q ] option..
where option is one of:
/PLAY:filename +
/STOP +
/PAUSE +
/CONTINUE +
/WAIT:n #
/TEMPO:percentage #
/TRANSPOSE:semitone #
/REPEAT:count #
/MIDIFMT:midiformat *
midiformat: GEN, BAS, EXT
(+ = for CMF and MIDI files, # = for CMF files only,
* = for MIDI files only)
IMPORTANT : USE EITHER SBMIDI OR SBFMDRV DRIVER ONLY (NOT BOTH).
3. NEW COMMANDS FOR MMPLAY
MMPLAY (Multimedia Presentation Player) has now been extended to
include the following commands:
.REM
- Adding remarks to the program. Lines preceding with this command
will not be executed.
.PLAYMIDI <MIDI filename> [Extended] | [Basic] | [General <DrmChnl>]
- Playing MIDI files with the MIDI file type specified. Default is
type Extended. If type specified is General, DrmChnl indicates
the drum channel used ranging from 1 to 16. Default is 10 if
DrmChnl is not specified.
4. MIDI FILES
The MIDI files in the subdirectory \PLAYMIDI are created to support
the MIDI MAPPER and they comply fully to the Multimedia PC rules.
When you use MMJBOX in WINDOWS 3.1 to play these files, make sure that
your MIDI MAPPER is set to either the SBP2 EXT FM or SBP2 BASIC FM.
Using it with SBP2 ALL FM will cause the song to sound "cluttered".
For the PLAYMIDI.EXE program, you have to use the /FMT switch when
you play these MIDI files. For example:
PLAYMIDI Midifile /FMT:Extended
or PLAYMIDI Midifile /FMT:Basic.
Refer to the manual for more information on MIDI file format and MIDI
Mapper.
5. UPGRADING OF SOUND BLASTER PRO MIXER FOR DOS
We have upgraded the mixer (SBP-MIX.EXE) described in the chapter
"Voice Utilities" of the Sound Blaster Pro User Reference Manual.
There are two changes in this version compared to the earlier version:
(a) The < Stereo on/off > option is now removed. This function is
controlled directly by the software drivers.
(b) A new feature has been added:
<Hidden mode on/off> : Default is ON.
With the Hidden mode set to ON, the user can control all the
volumes from the keyboard in the background - without poping up
to mixer screen.
To control the volume, use the key combinations of
CTRL+ALT+u - for volume increase
and CTRL+ALT+d - for volume decrease
To togle on/off the sound output use the key combinations of
CTRL+ALT+q
To select the channel in-order to control its volume, use the
key combinations of
CTRL+ALT+m - for Master
CTRL+ALT+l - for Line
CTRL+ALT+f - for FM
CTRL+ALT+c - for CD
CTRL+ALT+v - for VOC
CTRL+ALT+i - for Mic
The pop up mode is still working in the same way as before.
6. EXPANDING OF FILES MANUALLY
To expand files manually, run the LHARC.EXE program ( found on
the "Sound Blaster Pro Disk #1" disk) on any .LZH file. For example, to
expand INST-DRV.EXE from the PROGRAM.LZH file on Drive A, type:
LHARC x A:PROGRAM.LZH INST-DRV.EXE
This places INST-DRV.EXE onto the current drive or directory (assumes
LHARC.EXE is already in the current drive or directory).
( Note: LHARC.EXE is a File-Compression program copyrighted by
Haruyasu Yoshizaki. )
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