============================================================================= READMED.TXT for SSEYO Koan Pro V1.2 Demo version 1st Mar 1996 ============================================================================= Thankyou for trying out the Koan Pro demo version. We hope you enjoy it!! ============================================================================= How do I install SSEYO Koan Pro Demo? ============================================================================= If you have the disk version simply run the SETUP.EXE program from the disk. If you have the .EXE (self extractring ZIP) version do the following: 1) Create a temporary directory 2) Copy the .EXE file to this directory (the .EXE file will be called KPRD1216.EXE or KPRD1232.EXE) 3) Run the self extracting KPRD1216.EXE or KPRD1232.EXE file. This unzips the files into your temporary directory 4) Run SETUP16.EXE or SETUP32.EXE to setup the application and copy the files to the correct directories. It will also create a new program group and add icons for KPRODEMO.EXE (16 bit) or KPROD32.EXE (32 bit) and KPRODEMO.HLP 5) Now read the software license. By using SSEYO Koan Pro V1.2 Demo you agree to be bound by the terms of its software license agreement (LICEKPRD.TXT)installed with the software (also found in the KPRODEMO.HLP file - search for License). ============================================================================= Additions over V1.1 ============================================================================= * New Koan ADSR controller parameters - See online help! Allows you to mimic ADSR (Attack/Decay/Sustain/Release) on soundcards that do not have these facilities (great for ambient type music) and that have support for continuous voulme controllers (i.e. not OPL2/OPL3 chipset based cards). * Now available in 16 bit and 32 bit versions! * New compressed Koan file sizes: This version of SSEYO Koan Pro V1.2 has a new SSEYO Koan Music Engine (SKME) which plays the new compressed Koan files (up to one tenth the size of previous files). It also plays earlier file types. * AWE32 and Gravis Dialogs in Piece View 3 * New menu item File Connect to the SSEYO Web Page and new addition to the Options Setup Options dialog, Define Web Browser These allow you to connect directly to the SSEYO Web page if you have a modem and dialup service provider and you have a WWW Browser set up and configured on your PC. Note that once you are connected, you will need to close Koan Pro before you download any SKD files that may be on the WWW. * 32 bit version has true multithreading * Fixes and continuous refinement ============================================================================= 16 bit/32 bit versions ============================================================================= Koan Pro demo is now available in 16 bit and 32 bit versions. You may use one of these, whichever is best suited to your system. The 32 bit versions of Koan Pro now supports a multi-threaded composer, which can be enabled through the Setup Dialog (View Setup off the menu). This option enables Koan to keep on composing, even when the graphical user interface is fully engaged by the user. Previously, if the user interface were stopped while waiting for user input, the music could stop being played after the Composer Reaction time (View Setup) had elapsed. If you enable the multi-threading option, and later experience problems with multi-threaded operation, you may of course disable (and later re-enable) this option through the Setup Dialog. The most likely problem with multithreading is that you might experience some lack of smoothness in the played music, when you have a small amount of physical memory available (e.g. less than 16 Megabytes of base physical memory, and / or many applications loaded). If this is the case, simply disable the multithreading option. The 32 bit version is designed for use with either Windows 95 or Windows NT 3.51, or later. ============================================================================= World Wide Web ============================================================================= Don't forget you can use SSEYO Koan Web V1.0 or SSEYO Koan Plugin V1.0 for Netscape V2.0 to play back Koan pieces. Koan Web is also suitable for use as as helper applications for WWW browsers such as Navigator(TM), Internet Explorer or Mosaic(TM). Create your own pieces with SSEYO Koan Pro for use on the web. See our web page for more details (http://www.sseyo.com). ============================================================================= FEATURES NOTES ============================================================================= * Patch Change Bars parameter - if you use this you can sometimes get patches not changing cleanly. This is not a bug, but is due to how patch changing works. The faster your machine the cleaner the change will be, as this parameter makes use of low priority timers. * Importing of patterns: This version only allows the importing of one pattern to a pattern group. ============================================================================= DEMOS AND TEMPLATES ============================================================================= * When you first install SSEYO Koan Pro there will not see any templates when you create a new piece. You will need to select the templates you wish to see by selecting File, Create Template List from the menu. * Should your demo version not include the DYNAMO SoundFont bank (DYNAMO.SBK) you can download this and other demo files from our Website or our CompuServe forum section. ============================================================================= CREATIVE LABS AWE32 ============================================================================= * AWE32 Pitch Intial (View 12) is active when between -8192 an +8191 The Off value is -8193. If you set it to a very high or low value (e.g. -8192) it is possible you will not be able to hear the voice play at all as it will be out of audible range. * If you have the 32-bit version of one of the SSEYO Koan products, which includes the 32-bit version of the Koan Music Engine (SKME4D32.DLL), and you use a Creative Labs AWE32 card and wish to use SoundFonts from within Koan ... then you must first upgrade your AWE32 device drivers. To do this (the following information is based upon the current Beta release, at time of writing) : 1. Ask Creative Labs for the self-extracting archive file containing the updated device drivers (at time of writing, this file is called AWE_BETA.EXE). 2. Copy this file into a temporary directory (e.g. C:\TEMP). 3. Run the file, in order to extract the files within it. 4. Follow the instructions in the README.TXT file that is extracted from the archive : this will update your Windows 95 drivers. 5. Finally, do the following : copy c:\TEMP\AWEUTIL\AWEMAN32.DLL c:\WINDOWS This will result in the AWEMAN32.DLL file being placed in your path : this is essential, or SKME4D32.DLL will still not be able to load and use SoundFont files. ============================================================================= GRAVIS ULTRASOUND (and possibly other patch caching cards): ============================================================================= * Modulation controller has no effect on MIDI line 10. We have had to disable this controller to avoid problems inherent in the Ultrasound drivers. * Reverb and Chorus are not supported by the Gravis card. ============================================================================= SUPPORT ============================================================================= Sorry, but no support is given for the Demo product. ============================================================================= REMEMBER REMEMBER REMEMBER REMEMBER REMEMBER REMEMBER REMEMBER ============================================================================= Remember to check out our Website for new demos!!! The Koan GiftBox page (http://www.sseyo.com/koangbox.html) includes a number of Koan files you can freely use on your own website to 'Koan enable' it. Why not give it a go? It is really easy to do - see the Adding Koan page (http://www.sseyo.com/addkoan.html) ***************************************************************************** PURCHASING KOAN PRO V1.2 FULL VERSION ***************************************************************************** Please note that V1.2 now ships with a full version of Koan Plus V1.2, the Koan Album player (plays MIDI files as well as Koan Files). UK Dealers: ========== Software Warehouse: Tel: +44 (0)675 466467 Fax: +44 (0)675 466460 Software Catalogue: Tel: +44 (0)1494 455455 Fax: +44 (0)1494 455456 sales@softcat.demon.co.uk Japan Dealers ============= EYES Co Ltd: Tel: +81 (0)3 5295 1931 Fax: +81 (0)3 5295 1932 Distributors: ============= GEM ***************************************************************************** PURCHASING DIRECT FROM SSEYO ***************************************************************************** Please see our website or CompuServe forum section for the latest pricing on products purchased direct from SSEYO. SSEYO contact details: ===================== Tel: +44 (0)1344 712017 Fax: +44 (0)1344 712005 CompuServe: GO SSEYO Internet: koaninfo@sseyo.com WWW: http://www.sseyo.com We hope you enjoy SSEYO Koan Pro V1.2 ! SSEYO Ltd.