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Awave, Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked Questions, (c) FMJ-Software
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Contents:
a) General questions
b) Problems under Windows 3.1
c) Auditioning troubles
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a) General questions:
Q I can't save in .XYZ format even though Awave claim to support it!
A Not all formats can store _all_ types of data. Ex: only very few
formats support saving whole bank files while most formats (supported
by Awave) supports saving single waveforms. What type of data you are
trying to save is determined by what kind of 'node' or 'item' in the
tree view list you have selected. See 'File Formats' in the program
help file and look at the export formats list for info about what
formats support what data types.
Q I try to load, audition or play this really huge file, but it takes a
very, very long time or the program just exits with an out-of-memory
message...
A Awave is currently limited to working only with files it can fit into
memory. To play huge files you may need a huge amount of physical RAM.
This is especially true for large MPEG audio files (BTW, the MPEG de-
compressor is not very optimized at all so don't even expect a 1/10th
of the speed of real time decompressors, e.g. XingSound).
Q The AudioPlayer doesn't work. It sounds really strange, or things even
locks up when I try to play certain, but not all, waveforms.
A Try dechecking the 'Device can handle arbitrary playback rates' box in
the Options->Program->AudioPlayer property tab (this can be necessay
because a few buggy audio drivers report that they can do things which
in fact, they can not).
Q Why dont you make a DOS/OS2/Linux/Unix/Machintosh/Amiga/Atari version?
A Because I don't have the time or the motivation.
If there's enough people interrested interest (read "I'd register if
only you'd do an"), I might be persuaded to do a command line version,
stripped of the user interface and all editing functions...
Q Is there a batch convert function?
A No but you can open multiple files (do an Open File followed by one or
more Insert File) and then save all items by using the Save All As
function of the File menu. This will save all instruments (and also
create instruments for all waveforms not contained in any instrument)
or, it will save all waveforms, depending on the capabilities of the
output format you choose. The items will be saved as files with the
name you choose,the last two characters in the filename beeing used as
an incrementing index. Ex, Myfile00.Wav, Myfile01.Wav, ...
Q When saving stereo data to a format that only support mono waveforms
or when doing an SDS transfer, how do I specify which channel of the
stero data should be used?
A In theese situation Awave always automatically merges the channels by
an 'arithmetic average' algorithm. However, you can use the waveform
item->Properties->Waveform->Process wizard to specifically convert the
data to mono before you save it; there you can choose between 'average
of channels', 'left channel only' or 'right channel only' algorithms.
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b) Problems under Windows 3.1:
Q Program complains about not being able to load COMCTL32.DLL when I try
to start it.
A Read the requirements section again. You must have a Win32 platform
that supports the common controls introduced in Windows 95.
This may either be Windows 95,Windows NT v3.51 or later or Windows 3.1
with the Win32s etxensions v1.3 or later installed. If you use Windows
3.1,look in the WIN32S.INI file in the ...\WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory to
determine what version of Win32s you have.If you need an update get it
from Microsoft, or, you can dowload it from my WWW-page.
Q When I select the 'AudioPlayer', the 'Clipboard', or the 'MidiSDSDump'
virtual export format(s) in the Save dialog, it complains about
'invalid filename' under Windows 3.1 + Win32s.
A That's right, it is an invalid name under the old 8.3 FAT.
Instead use the equivalent Item menu commands.
Q This automatic file association stuff doesn't seem to work.
A No. It is disabled under Win32s because it was designed for Windows 95
and under 3.1 it really clutters up things and doesn't work that well;
so you'd probably not want it after all. You can manually associate
files in the File Manager if you want to.
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c) Auditioning troubles:
Q Program complains about not being able to load AWEMAN32.DLL when I try
to use auditioning on the SB AWE32 (or comapatible).
A You must have this .DLL installed in your WINDOWS or WINDOWS\SYSTEM
directory.You must also have the very latest drivers that supports the
new .SF2 file format.
Q Where can I find theese .SF2 compatible drivers for the AWE32.
A At the time this was written they were only available in beta version
from: "ftp://www.creaf.com/pub/creative/files/beta"
Q Program complains about not being able to load WFGATE.DLL when I try
to use auditioning on the Maui/Tropez.
A You must have this .DLL installed in your WINDOWS or WINDOWS\SYSTEM
directory. It is available from Turtle Beach and it comes (and is
automatically installed) with the latest versions of their WavePatch
and Wave SE softwares.
Q Program crashes when auditioning is enabled with the Maui/Tropez.
A You must get a newer version of the WFGATE.DLL. It should be dated
95-08-18 or later (earlier versions are incompatible with Windows 95).
At the time of this writing, it is only available as a patch from
Turtle Beach but it should be included with later versions of their
softwares. I can email you a copy if you can't find it anywhere else.
Q When having auditioning enabled for the Maui/Tropez, why does it some-
times take such a long time to start up?
A Not my fault. It's the same thing as when starting TB's WavePatch.
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