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- NoiseMaster 1.0 from New Noise - Evaluation version
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- NoiseMaster is a shareware sample-editor for Windows. It supports the
- MS-Windows Wave (.WAV) and the Creative Labs Voice (.VOC) sample formats.
- NoiseMaster can handle 16 bit samples, although only in WAV-format.
- Because NoiseMaster uses the Windows 3.1 MultiMedia functions it will work on
- all soundcards, that is, if you have installed the windows drivers for your
- card. If you have installed the speaker-driver it will even play samples
- through your PC-speaker. This evaluation version provides the standard cut,
- copy and paste functions for editing your samples as well as the possibility
- to reverse, mute or fade a selected sample part. Conversion between stereo /
- mono samples and 8 / 16 bits samples is also possible. The sample-rate
- scrollbar lets you play your samples at different speeds. Using NoiseMaster
- is quick and easy because the most important functions can be executed by
- pressing buttons, instead of using the pull-down menus.
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- REGISTERING NOISEMASTER
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- NoiseMaster is shareware. You may freely copy and distribute this evaluation
- version, but if you decide to keep using it, you are required to register.
- Registration costs 30 dutch guilders (for Holland) or 20 US dollars
- (for outside Holland). Send this amount in checks or cash (no coins!) +
- your name and address to :
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- New Noise
- P.O. Box 6092
- 2702 AB Zoetermeer
- Holland
-
- Registered users will receive the latest version of NoiseMaster, which will
- not display the registration reminder at startup. But what's more important :
- future versions will feature many interesting functions not included in this
- version. For example :
- echo, reverse echo,
- high-pass, low-pass and band-pass filters,
- a help function,
- possibility to record to disk, for long samples.
- And possibly : functions YOU suggested. Just include your suggestions with
- your registration letter ! All reasonable suggestions will be considered.
- We encourage you to send us your remarks, recommendations, or even ...
- bug-reports :)
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- USING NOISEMASTER
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- This is a short manual to get you started with NoiseMaster. The registered
- version will include a standard Windows Help file.
-
- All functions described below can be accessed via the menu or via the buttons.
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- Open : Open a sample file using a standard Windows 3.1 file-open dialog
- box. Use the file-type selection to show .WAV, .VOC or all files.
- ReOpen : Reload the current sample.
- Save : Save the current sample.
- Save As : Save the current sample using a standard Windows 3.1 file-open
- dialog box. Use the file-type selection list to choose the
- destination format. This way samples can be converted between the
- two supported formats .WAV and .VOC.
- Exit : Exit NoiseMaster.
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- Loop : Check this to play the sample in a loop.
- Play : Play the entire sample.
- Play Block : Play only the currently selected part of the sample.
- Stop : Stop playing.
- Pause : Pause playback. Press Pause again to resume playing.
- Record : Brings up a dialog box to specify recording parameters. Pressing
- OK will start recording. If the combination of recording
- parameters is beyond your soundcards capabilities the OK-button
- will be disabled. This also happens if you specify a recording
- length longer than the maximum length possible.
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- Cut : Cut the selected part from the sample and put it on the clipboard.
- Copy : Put the selected part from the sample on the clipboard.
- Paste : Past the clipboard contents into the sample at the marker position.
- The marker position must be set before pasting. Setting the marker
- position is done by clicking the right mouse button on the sample at
- the desired position. How the clipboard contents is combined with the
- sample depends on the Paste Mode, which is set in the Options menu :
- Insert : Insert clipboard contents at the marker position.
- Overwrite : Overwrite sample with clipboard contents starting at the
- marker position. This operation may increase the sample
- size.
- Mix : Mix the clipboard contents with the sample starting at
- the marker position. This operation may also increase
- the sample size.
- Trim : Trim (crop) the sample. After trimming only the selected part of the
- sample will remain.
-
- Sample rate scrollbar : This scrollbar show the current sample rate and
- allows you to change it. Moving the scrollbar thumb will directly
- play the sample at the new sample rate. After playing around you can
- press the reset button to reset the sample rate to its original value.
-
- Reverse : Reverse the selected part of the sample.
- Mute : Mute the selected part of the sample.
- Fade In : Fade the selection from silence to the original volume.
- Fade Out : Fade the selection from the original volume to silence.
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- Swap Channels : Swaps the left and right channel of stereo samples.
- Mono to Stereo /
- Stereo to Mono : Converts mono to stereo samples (not very useful, yet)
- and stereo sample to mono samples.
- 8 bits to 16 bits /
- 16 bits to 8 bits : Converts 8 bits samples to 16 bits sample (not very
- useful either) and 16 bits samples to 8 bits samples.
- Halve SampleRate : Halves the sample rate (halves sample size too).
-
- Making selections and setting markers :
- Selecting a part of a sample is done by simply dragging with the left mouse
- button over the sample window : press the left mouse button at the start of
- the selection, hold down the mouse button, drag it to the end of the
- desired selection and then release the mouse button. The Begin and End fields
- show the begin and end samples of the selection. A marker which specifies
- the paste position is set by pressing the right mouse button at the desired
- position. The position field shows the exact position.
-
- Options :
- Drawing Mode : Specifies the method of drawing the sample :
- Connected lines : This the default mode. Lines are drawn between the
- sample values.
- Vertical lines : Lines are drawn from the zero line to the sample
- value.
- Mirrored vertical lines : Same as the previous mode, only draws the
- lines both up and down.
- Dots : Draws dots at the sample values.
- Paste Mode : Specifies the method of pasting.
- Insert : Insert clipboard contents at the marker position.
- Overwrite : Overwrite sample with clipboard contents starting at the
- marker position. This operation may increase the sample
- size.
- Mix : Mix the clipboard contents with the sample starting at
- the marker position. This operation may also increase
- the sample size.
-
- Zooming in and out :
- Initially the entire sample is shown in the sample window. To zoom in on a
- part of a sample, select that part of the sample and then press the Zoom In
- button. After zooming in, the scrollbar under the sample window can be used
- to move the sample to the left or to the right. You can keep zooming in on
- the sample until the zoom factor (displayed between the zoom buttons) is 1:1.
- This zoom factor shows the number of samples that are represented by each
- horizontal pixel on screen. Pressing the Zoom Out button always brings you
- back to the initial view, which shows the entire sample.
-
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- OTHER PRODUCTS
-
- Also available from New Noise :
-
- NoiseMixer for the Soundblaster Pro : This is a replacement for the
- SoundBlaster Pro Mixer Control from Creative Labs, which is packed with the
- SoundBlaster Pro. NoiseMixer looks much better and uses another way of
- setting the mixer volumes. Instead of two sliders for the left and right
- channel, NoiseMaster has a volume and balance slider, which is more intuitive
- to work with. Other features are : filter settings, input selection, saving
- default settings, All Max and All Off buttons etc...
-
- Available from SoniX Productions :
-
- Promixer : A replacement for the SBP-MIX utility packed with the SoundBlaster
- Pro. Promixer has a graphical interface and is not a TSR like SBP-MIX. This
- makes it easier to quickly change the volume and filter settings on the
- mixerchip of the soundblaster pro. Promixer is a DOS-tool and it is public
- domain, so no money is charged for it.
-
- Sedit-Pro : Sedit-Pro is a VOC, WAV, IFF and MOD sample editor for DOS, with
- a windows-like user interface. Sedit-Pro features a lot of interesting effects
- and edit functions like : Flanger, High and low pass filters, a design
- option for designing your own sounds, a popup synthesizer to play tunes
- with the sample loaded - and more.
-
-
- THANKS AND GREETINGS
-
- Thanks to
- Jeroen Koomen and Marcel v/d Lem
- Anuj Dev for beta testing the 16 bits support
- Ad de Vries for beta testing and useful comments
-
- Greetings to :
- SoniX Productions
- Ultraforce Development
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-
- This is all for now, bye,
-
- Alwin Hoogerdijk for New Noise
- (E-mail : alwin@kgs.twi.tudelft.nl)
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