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- Jaleo needs:
-
- 1) a soundcard (for MIDI: OPL2, OPL3, MPU-401, GUS, AWE32).
- 2) a 286 or higher
- 3) a mouse
-
-
- Jaleo says:
-
- 1) You must SET PATDIR=path of R2*.INI and OPL *.PAT files
-
- This must be set if you play a file from other than the current directory.
- For example, if Jaleo's support files are in D:\TEST, do:
-
- C>set PATDIR=d:\test
-
- If you have more than one R2*.INI file, then read the following, else skip
- the next paragraph.
-
- Jaleo looks for the *.INI file in the current directory first, then in
- PATDIR=. If you have used the file manager to select a file from another
- drive/directory, then when Jaleo plays that file, Jaleo looks in the
- directory that Jaleo is currently in for the *.INI file. You can check
- the current directory by bringing up the FILE MANAGER dialog box. The
- current directory is shown across the bottom of the dialog window. If
- the selected device's R2*.INI file is there, then that INI is used rather
- than the one pointed to by the PATDIR= environment variable. This can
- be perplexing if you don't understand what's happening because you can
- edit what you believe to be the INI file and yet never have the changes
- take because R2 is actually using an INI located in the then-current
- directory.
-
- GUS users see R2GUS.INI files for additional path requirements and also
- the ZIP file MOREGUS.ZIP.
-
-
- Jaleo wants you to try:
-
- 1) move MC (mouse cursor) to upper-right area and click
- 2) at first box (Setup), click the down arrow (or box)
- 3) select MIDI
- 4) change anything in the dialog box (default should be okay)
- 5) select okay
- 6) move MC to upper-left area and click
- 7) at first box (MIDI), click on device to use
- 8) change anything in the dialog box
- (default should be okay, but if OPL3 and SB-Pro, set
- base port to 2x0 (as in 220, 240, etc.))
- 9) select init or cancel
- (only way to close the dialog box is to successfully init
- or to cancel)
- 10) move MC to upper-right, click on FILE box down arrow
- 11) select PLAY FROM
- 12) at file dialog box, select drive (if needed), and move to
- any directory (if needed), then pick up to 8 MIDs
- 13) select okay
- 14) press Play
- 15) alt-X is the only way to exit
-
-
- ------------
- AWE32 extras:
-
- 1) Only basic services are available for the device, and that does not
- include reverb control. Don't have one yet to test additional support.
-
- ----------
- GUS extras:
-
- 1) GUS in Windows needs to use PIO (selected with DMAdiv) unless you
- don't have the Gravis Windows driver installed, then you can use DMA.
-
- 2) GUS users will probably want to boost the PercEQ to +6dB or so.
-
- 3) See the MOREGUS.ZIP file for more GUS stuff.
-
- 4) The SuperCache system is for the GUS and can load the entire standard
- patch set (5.5MB) into extended memory for near-instant loads. Patch
- caching is standard and is not related to SuperCache.
-
- Each patch file SuperCached requires an XMS handle, so you may need to
- extend this amount. 200 should do it. ERR_XMSFAIL (in red, status line area)
- means that you've run out of XMS handles or XMS memory. It's not a fatal error,
- and Jaleo will simply go to disk for any patches that did make it into
- the SuperCache. If you don't have enough handles available, use the
- "All Star" option. See R2GUS.INI for more.
-
- 5) The R2GUS.INI file has PISTOL.PAT used as program #127. If you don't have
- this patch file, but instead the old RINGWHSL.PAT, edit R2GUS.INI and
- uncomment the RINGWHSL.PAT entry and comment-out the PISTOL.PAT. PISTOL.PAT
- is available in the GUS0043.ZIP update, or the newer GUS distribution set.
-
- 6) Patch size is limited to 256K, with sample size limited to 256K. Larger
- patches can be used (512/512), but this forces all patches to be loaded in
- as 8-bit (currently).
-
- 7) In the R2GUS.INI file, to select alternate banks, use the MANAGER, MIDI,
- SETUP dialog box (current you can select from 8 different bank setups in
- the INI file). This can also be done directly from the SMF, provided it
- follows the MIDI 1.0 spec and sends both the low and high MSB (play with it).
- R2GUS.INI shows how to setup the INI for banks.
-
- ---------------
- Rio/Maui extras:
-
- 1) Rio/Maui users, when selecting specific support during init (i.e.,
- not generic MPU-401 device), the DevLvl should be set to -6dB or lower
- (as in -9, etc.), or whenever saturation of the DACs is excessive
- (see LOAD-STAT screen, watch for 7FFF). You can just select Generic
- and everything works fine, too.
-
- ----------
- OPL extras:
-
- 1) The 4op OPL patches are included though a 4op switch in this version
- is not provided.
-
- 2) Bottom of the barrel sound quality for now. Release version will
- have fixed up patches and 4op selection available.
-
- -----------
- Jaleo tips:
-
- 1) The AIR value (in MIDI SETUP) should be at least 50% of DIR for good
- results. Less is okay, but you may notice slurring of notes. Bump the
- AIR (actual interrupt rate) to around 512 and all will be peachy (or try
- 32 if you want, or even 8192). The GUS has an onboard clock source that
- can be used (other cards currently need to use timer-0 or the RTC) and
- its clock works with DIR=AIR (or close). The GUS can also use the other
- two clock sources.
-
- 2) For background comm download/upload, set PRIORITY to System. For smoothest
- play, set PRIORITY to Jaleo.
-
- --------------
- Sound Blaster:
-
- 1) The Vox menu is available, but DO NOT select any of the devices. I've
- been working on OS/2 software the past 3 weeks and I have no idea what
- the vox component is capable of messing with. Leave it alone.
-
- ---------------------------
- Mixer (SB2/CD, SBpro, SB16):
-
- 1) The mixer should be easy to figure out. If things move to fast, hold
- the alt key down. The mixer is init'ed as soon as you select it from the
- menu (unlike the other devices which let you CANCEL if you choose the
- wrong one). The port selection is taken directly from the BLASTER= setting,
- and defaults to 220 if not present. The M parm is used, if included.
- You cannot change the port selection currently (as of 067a), but you shouldn't
- need to. All R2 values are 0-100, though none of the SB mixers have that much
- resolution. Therefore, you can move 10 or 20 along and not notice a change.
- The right button snaps to center, or snaps the volume to the opposite end.
- Not sure if the SBpro mixer is working right. Not sure if the SB2/CD is
- working right.
-
- Hold the ALT key down while clicking the mouse button to slow adjustments.
-
- Alt-x exits.
-
- ---------------
- Additional Info
- ---------------
-
- 1) Be sure to set the PATDIR= variable, as described above.
-
- 2) If you get bored looking at the title screen, select the VIEW menu.
-
- 3) Command line options are:
-
- C>jaleo xx - causes Jaleo to skip startup checks, including
- 286+, mouse, and PATDIR=
-
- C>jaleo n - where "n" is a color, 0-F, and used as "CRT" color
- default n=3, CYAN
-
-
- Current versions of this program, and Ruckus, the toolkit used to build
- Jaleo, are available for anonymous FTP at:
-
- cornel@crl.com
- (FTP) ftp.crl.com /users/ro/cornel --- (WWW) ftp://ftp.crl.com/users/ro/cornel
- BBS/fax: +1-210-684-8065 / Monday-Friday after 5pm / Weekends 24 hours [-0600]
- - Bullet/DOS -- Bullet/Win -- Bullet/2 -- Ruckus/DOS --
-
-
- History:
-
- Forget it.
-
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