THE RAMTRACKER V1.0 - HARD USER MANUAL + TROUBLESHOOTING
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ON LINE
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IN THE EDITOR YOU CAN ALWAYS PRESS ? FOR ON LINE HELP !

basic keys:

PRESS   F1 - to start/stop music
        F2 - continue
       ESC - main menu : load music and a BRIEF HELP ! /in the event editor/
       ALT - for fast forward
CTRL+ENTER - switch between editing parts
       ESC - go backward


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INSTALLING THE RAMTRACKER(TM)
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-run the SETUP.EXE and choose sound device

-start RAMTRACKER(TM) by running through RAMTRACK.BAT.
 press esc before the intro start for a TOTAL skip.

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WORKING METHOD
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RAMTRACKER(TM) is developed to work with WAVETABLE cards or GM compatible
modules. UNLUCKILY NO FM SUPPORTED (BUT WE SUPPORT FM, CAUSE WE LOVE THAT!)

OWN SAMPLED WAVES NOT ALLOWED YET.

FOR OPL2/OPL3 FM BLOCK PLAYERS/TRACKERS YOU MUST SEEK FOR OUR EDITOR CALLED
AMC V1.0 (* NEXT RELEASE *)

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IMPORTANT NOTICES
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for GRAVIS UTLRASOUND / UTLRASOUND MAX:

1. for full feature use you'll need 1 Mbytes of RAM. Otherwise no whole
   GM bank available

2. you'll need PATH for MEGAEM added to your autoexec.bat.

for SB AWE 32:

1. you must use AWEUTIL 1.11 or later to get correct result
   (1.11 included in this pack) - you have an older version that came\
   with your installing pack !

2. this card is simply the best ! keep on going with this !

for GM COMPATIBLES (ROLAND CANVAS, MT32 and SO...)

1. no receipe. MPU 401 interface is a MUST.


    ---> THE AWE 32-GM and GUS INSTRUMENT BANK ARE A LOT DIFFERENT ! <---

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IDENTIFIERS ?
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The MIDI systems are so much different. In the future we'll use numbers
according to the systems:

1. GRAVIS ULTRASOUND

2. MPU 401 GM

3. SB AWE 32

here's the technical parameters of the cards (only the not standard ones):

chorus          2*,3
reverb          2*,3
effect types    2*,3
drumsets        1: 1  , 2: 6  , 3:6
instruments     1:128 , 2:128 , 3:187

* = optional

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TROUBLESHOOTING !
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1. INITIALIZATION FAULT



   1. GUS (MANUAL BASEPORT SETTING FROM SETUP):

   - no megaem installed properly:
      - no path for megaem (add path in autoexec.bat)
      - no expaned memory manager (megaem needs that !)
        (add emm386.exe or qemm386.exe to your config.sys)

   - bad paseport address : try another one in the setup!
   - card at bad baseport : make sure that no other devices installed
     on the same baseport

   2. GM (MANUAL BASEPORT SETTING FROM SETUP):

   - bad paseport address : try another one in the setup
   - card at bad baseport : make sure that no other devices installed
     on the same baseport

   3. SB AWE 32(AUTOMATIC DETECTION):

   - aweutil initalization fault : 1. turn off your machine and restart !
                                   2. run diagnose to find the problem

   - card at baseport    : make sure that no other devices installed
     on the same baseport

2. NO PRODUCED SOUND:

   - boost the volume
   - for (2) bad connection /midi in/out plugged badly/
   - no instrument selected (while typing in the sounds)

3. INCORRECT INSTRUMENT'S COMING ON THE GUS

   - less than 1MB RAM : buy more !

4. YOUR FRIEND'S AWE32 MUSIC SOUNDS BETTER:

   - he/she has a later version of AWEUTIL. GET IT!

5. FREEZE / SYSTEM SHOCK

   - we've never met with anything like this before-> you must be wrong
     somewhere !

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TECHNICAL HOTLINE
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Technical Hotline is available at the HUMANSOFT LTD. anytime at the day.
Only you have to do is to reach a person called ADAM DAVIDSON or THOMAS DANKA.

SO, call : +36-1-163-2879

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HELP US !
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If you are good at some languages please help us translate RAMTRACK(TM).
Your help is going to be payed. Contact us at:

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CONTACT CORNER !
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ABSOLUTE! Ltd. / RAMJET PRODUCTIONS
H-1141, BUDAPEST
Kom˘csy 1/b HUNGARY
Tel / Fax : +36-1-252-0196

for tools to the hardware prowiders:

HUMANSOFT Ltd.
H-1149, BUDAPEST
Angol u. 24/b HUNGARY

Tel : +36-1-252-0196
Fax : +36-1-251-3673