Pro Audio Studio Manual Installation Procedure


If you are unable to run the Quick Install diskettes, you will need to perform a manual installation. Here are the steps you would take to manually install the Pro Audio Studio card.

This document assists in manually installing the Media Vision Pro Audio Studio software bundle. This procedure uses standard DOS commands (found in your DOS manual), and a text editor (such as EDIT, which comes with Microsoft DOS). This manual install is valid for Microsoft DOS (versions 5.0, 6.0, and 6.2), and it is assumed in this installation that your 3 1/2" disk drive is the A: drive.

First, create the necessary sub-directories, using the DOS command MD. (The word [enter] means to press the ENTER or RETURN key on your keyboard.)

cd \ [enter]
MD C:\PASTUDIO[enter]
MD C:\PASTUDIO\TBPRO[enter]
MD C:\PASTUDIO\TBPRO\MODULES[enter]
MD C:\PASTUDIO\QUICK[enter]

Insert Disk 1 of 5.

Copy *.* C:\PASTUDIO[enter]
Copy C:\PASTUDIO\MOD.LZH C:\PASTUDIO\TBPRO\MODULES[enter]
Copy C:\PASTUDIO\TBPRO.LZH C:\PASTUDIO\TBPRO[enter]

Copy LHARC.EXE from the PASTUDIO directory to the DOS directory.

Copy C:\PASTUDIO\LHARC.EXE C:\DOS[enter]

From the PASTUDIO directory, decompress the PROGRAMS.LZH file using the LHARC.EXE program now located in the DOS directory.

LHARC X PROGRAMS.LZH[enter]

Delete the LHZ files from the PASTUDIO directory.

DEL *.LZH[enter]

From the C:\PASTUDIO\TBPRO sub-directory, decompress the TBPRO.LZH file.

LHARC X TBPRO.LZH[enter]

From the C:\PASTUDIO\TBPRO\MODULES sub-directory, decompress the MOD.LZH file.

LHARC X MOD.LZH[enter]

Insert Disk 2 of 5.

Copy *.* C:\PASTUDIO\SESSION[enter]

From the C:\PASTUDIO\SESSION sub-directory, decompress the MSOFT.LZH file.

LHARC X MSOFT.LZH[enter]

Insert Disk 3 of 5.

Copy *.* C:\PASTUDIO[enter]

Insert Disk 4 of 5.

COPY /B C:\PASTUDIO\FB_22K16.DLL + A:\FB_22K16.DLL C:\PASTUDIO\FB_22K16.DLL[enter]

Insert Disk 5 of 5.

Copy *.* C:\PASTUDIO\QUICK[enter]

From the C:\PASTUDIO\QUICK sub-directory, decompress the STUDIO.LZH file.

LHARC X STUDIO.LZH[enter]

4) To add the necessary device drivers, change to the root directory and edit the AUTOEXEC.BAT. Note: you can edit this file using any text editor. In this example, we are using the DOS editor EDIT.


CD\ [enter]
EDIT AUTOEXEC.BAT[enter]

This will take you into the blue screen of the DOS editor. You will need to append


;C:\PASTUDIO

to the end of your PATH line in the AUTOEXEC.BAT.

Add the following line to the top of the file.

SET BLASTER=A220 D1 I5 T3

If you have a CD-ROM attached to the Pro Audio Studio, add the following line to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.

C:\PASTUDIO\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MVCD001 /M:10 /V /L:x
Where X=CD-ROM drive letter.

Save the file, and exit the editor. (Depress and hold down the "ALT" key, press the "F" key, followed by the "X" key. A window will appear stating that the loaded file has not been saved. Let go of the "ALT" key and press [enter]. This will save the file.)

Add the following to your CONFIG.SYS file.

DEVICE=C:\PASTUDIO\MVSOUND.SYS D:3 Q:7 S:1,220,1,5 M:0 J:1 T:1 W:0

If you have a CD-ROM attached to the Pro Audio Studio, add the following line to your CONFIG.SYS.

DEVICE=C:\PASTUDIO\TSLCDR.SYS /D:MVCD001

A note to Gateway/Micronics users

Set the "Sound Blaster" IRQ (the "5" after "S:1", above) to 2. If you have a VLB(Local) bus, use D:5 Q:10 for the Pro Audio Studio configuration.

A note to Packard Bell users

The ONLY low-order IRQ available on your system is IRQ 5. This is used for "Sound Blaster". You must select a high-order IRQ (Q:10, 11, 12, or 15) for the Pro Audio side of the card.

The windows environment installation is as follows: While still in DOS, copy the following files from the PASTUDIO Directory to the WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory by entering the following lines.

Copy *.386 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM [enter]
Copy *.cfg C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM [enter]
Copy *.dll C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM [enter]
Copy *.drv C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM [enter]

The rest of the installation may be performed within windows. Use notepad to edit the SYSTEM.INI file.

If any of the following lines exist in the [386enh] section, then comment them out with two semi-colons (;;) at the beginning of each line like the samples below.

;;device=vsbd.386
;;device=vsbpro.386
;;device=vadlibd.386

Add the following lines to the [386enh] section.

device=vpasd.386
DMABUFFERSIZE=064

Add the following lines to the [MCI] section.

mixer=mcimixer.drv
CDAUDIO=MCICDA.DRV

Add the following lines to the [drivers] section.

wave=mvproaud.drv
AUX=MVPROAUD.DRV
MIDI=MVPROAUD.DRV
MIDI=OPL3.DRV
MIXER=MVMIXER.DRV

Add the following lines to make new sections at the end of the SYSTEM.INI.

[MULTIMEDIA.SETUP]
AUDIO=MVPROAUD.DRV,0,0,0

[MVPROAUD.DRV]
dma=3
irq=7

Save the SYSTEM.INI.

Start Windows.

Create the following new groups. This done by clicking on: File - New - Group. In the description field, please enter the following. Please note that a Group File is not necessary.

MultiMedia Tools
Monologue 16
Quick Tour
MidiSoft

Open the MultiMedia Tools Group and create the following items. This done by clicking on: File - New - Program Item. You will be creating the following.

Description = Pocket Recorder
Command Line = C:\PASTUDIO\PREC.EXE
Working Directory = C:\WINDOWS

Description = Pocket Mixer
Command Line = C:\PASTUDIO\PMIX.EXE
Working Directory = C:\WINDOWS

Description = Pocket CD
Command Line = C:\PASTUDIO\PKCD.EXE
Working Directory = C:\WINDOWS

Description = Pro Mixer
Command Line = C:\PASTUDIO\PROMIX.EXE
Working Directory = C:\WINDOWS

Open the Monologue 16 group and create the following items.

Description = Monolog 16
Command Line = C:\PASTUDIO\MONO_16.EXE
Working Directory = C:\WINDOWS

Description = Dictionary Mgr.
Command Line = C:\PASTUDIO\DICTMGR.EXE
Working Directory = C:\WINDOWS

Open the Quick Tour Group and create the following item.

Description = Quick Tour
Command Line = C:\PASTUDIO\QUICK\STUDIO
Working Directory = C:\WINDOWS

Open the MidiSoft Group and create the following item.

Description = MidiSoft
Command Line = C:\PASTUDIO\SESSION\SESSION.EXE
Working Directory = C:\WINDOWS

The installation is now complete.


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