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What's inside in this document
(1)Precautions
(2)Additional information regarding audio capture
(3)Registered trademarks
(4)Revision Dates
(1)Precautions
1-1 When switching on/off your PC
When you are connecting an audio device to the DA-Port output, please lower the volume setting on that device when switching your PC on/off, or disconnecting the DA-Port unit.
1-2 Registering file types
When you install the YAMAHA SoftSynthesizer S-YXG100, setup will ask if you want to open MIDI files using the XGPlayer. If you wish to use the XGPlayer when you open MIDI files, click Yes. If you want to use the Digital Sound Deck of the DA-Port, click No.
If you want to set the player to Digital Sound Deck after setting it to XGPlayer, please run the DA-Port USB setup again.
(2)Additional information regarding audio capture
When you want to capture exactly from the music start, please follow the below steps:
1. Pause the audio source at where you wish to start recording.
2. Right click on the Digital Sound Deck and select "Auto Recording" from the list menu.
3. Click the Record button. The display will show"Rec Pause (file name)".
4. Click the Pause button. "The display will show"Rec Standby (file name)".
5. Start the audio source playback. Recording will start automatically.
6. When the music ends, recording will also stop automatically.
7. If you start playback again, recording will also restart (to a new file).
(3)Registered trademarks
Windows, Microsoft are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
XG Mark is a registered trademark of YAMAHA Corporation.
All other registered trademarks and trademarks belong to their respective holders.
(4)Revision dates
The version number stated here is given to product as a whole. A different version number may be given to separate applications or drivers.
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Version 1.00 Release: 1998/10/15
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First release.
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Version 1.01 Release: 1998/11/16
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Fixed errors:
[Digital Sound Deck]
- When file and playlist is in the same file directory, the playlist did not show properly when the directory was renamed.
- The power management setting showed even when DA-Port is not connected.
- When an another active window hides the audio level meter and shows it again, the level meter was not displayed.
- Sometimes showed on top. even when "Always show on top" option is not selected.
- When the desktop shortcut icon is clicked when the application is already running, the window was not turned active.
- Some MIDI file titles did not match the titles shown in YXG-100.
- If you erase a title in the playlist while playing, the marker does not show.
- Audio captured using the Plextor CD-ROM utility "Plextor Manager 96" was not compatible with the MPEG Audio Converter.
New Features:
[Digital Sound Deck]
- Pause button toggles during Rec pause.
- Opens the most recently opened file folder when selecting a new title.
Changed:
[Digital Sound Deck]
- Shows a confirmation window when you click the new playlist button.
- Changed the interval between titles to 4 seconds (previously 2 seconds).
- Added DAT support in the "record to separate tracks function".