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Advanced Gravis Computer Technology Ltd.
Fax (604) 431-5155 BBS (604) 431-5927 V32bis
Compuserve: GO PCVENB (71333,350) InterNET EMail: tech@gravis.com
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AOL: Adv Gravis Genie: Page M805 Topic 6
Updated Windows GUS Windows Drivers (11/15/93)
1.0.0 *************** CHAPTER 1. - QUICK INSTALLATION ********************
Remove your old UltraSound windows drivers first. You can do this by
going into your Windows Control Panel, select Drivers and then click
on the Ultrasound driver then REMOVE.
Once this is done you may click on the ADD button, select 'Unlisted
drivers' and then type in the path to this directory.
Please read the NOTES sections for possible problems and conflicts. For
a more detailed explanation on the procedures for adding the updated
drivers and installing the new UltraSound mixer please refer to
chapter 3.
1.1.0 Important Notes
---------------------
There are a few things which I KNOW people will miss during this
installation. Lets try and clear some things up now.
ULTRASND.INI has changed. You will need to manually edit the
PatchDir= line in this file to point to your UltraSound\MIDI
directory. Also make sure this file is in your UltraSound directory.
MegaEm V1.0 and previous versions may not work correctly with the new
ULTRASND.INI format. This has been corrected with newer versions of
MegaEm.
GRVSULTR.386 - When trying to add the Windows drivers manaully you
may get the above file duplicated twice in your SYSTEM.INI. Simply
remove the reference to
All these issues will be resolved once these drivers are incorporated
into a final product (16 bit Recording, GUS, MAX, etc...).
2.0.0 ******************** CHAPTER 2. - WHATS NEW ************************
This version of the UltraSound Windows drivers are from the beginning
of October '93. They have been reviewed by the beta testers and are
being updated. The decision was made to make this version public for
two reasons. First, many of the problems people are having with the
older windows drivers have been corrected. Including MicroSoft Arcade,
AVI digital audio, After Dark, Laser Master printers and more. Secondly,
these drivers are stable enough to be released. Most of the changes that
are being made are cosmetic. Such as the "Debug 0/1" option will be
changed to "Verify Patchs on Load On/Off".
Some of the new features and bug fixes are:
Linear volume <- Option in Control Panel
Streaming digital audio improved <- Example AVI
Patch Banking (Librarian not available yet. You will need to edit)
(ULTRASND.INI manually)
Updated Mixer <- Mainly usefull for V3.4
UltraSound cards. If you
are running a previous
version of the GUS then
certain options will not
be selectable.
MIDI notes dropped <- Fixed
Debug Level 1/0 <- Translation is: Verify
Patches upon Windows load,
ON or OFF
3.0.0 ********** CHAPTER 3. - DETAILED INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS *********
3.1.0 Manually Adding UltraSound Windows 3.1 Drivers
----------------------------------------------------
The following are instructions to manualy install the UltraSound
Windows drivers. If you are new to Windows, the following procedures
may look daunting, but it's actually quite easy. Please follow
along step by step.
* Note: If you have previously installed any other sound cards
or other MCI midi devices in your system, you must 'remove' them
using Window's Control Panel==>Drivers applet; See below.
- The Windows driver installation will overwrite your current
Midimap.cfg file with a new one created specially for
UltraSound. If you wish to retain your current Midimap.cfg
file (it's in the \windows\system sub directory), you can
copy it with a different name or extension to the same
directory. e.g.:
c:\windows\system> copy midimap.cfg midimap.sav.
Installing the Drivers
----------------------
- First, start Windows by typing <WIN> <enter> at the DOS
prompt and in your Windows directory.
- Open the DRIVERS applet located in the CONTROL PANEL
(in the MAIN group).
- The normal installation of Windows 3.1 should have already
installed: MIDI Mapper, TIMER, {MCI} Midi Sequencer, {MCI}
Sound drivers. These drivers must be there for UltraSound to
work. If any of these drivers are missing, please install
them now by clicking on the ADD button. You will be prompted
for certain disks from your Windows 3.1 disk set, so have
them handy. During this installation you will be prompted to
'Don't Restart Now' or 'Restart Now'. You should select
'Don't Restart Now' your new drivers have been selected.
Restarting Windows will effect the changes.
- One final note before installing the UltraSound driver;
If you are upgrading from a Sound Blaster, Media Vision,
or other sound card, you must first remove their associated
drivers. Select each driver to remove and click on the
'Remove' button. You can 'remove' several drivers, if you
like, before restarting Windows to effect the changes.
- Now you must install the UltraSound Windows driver.
Click on the 'ADD' button, and select the 'Unlisted or
Updated Driver' in the drivers list box, and click 'OK'.
A new dialog box will appear in which you must enter the
path to your UltraSound Windows driver.
e.g.: c:>\ultrasnd\windows (assuming you installed UltraSound
to drive c:)
- The 'Ultra Wave and MIDI Synth' driver description should appear
in yet another dialog box. Click on it and then 'OK'. The
UltraSound driver and associated files will install in the
appropriate directories automatically.
- You will then see ANOTHER dialog box, this one called
UltraSound Setup. Click on the appropriate boxes and change the
setup parameters if needed to match your UltraSound configuration.
Refer to the Set-Up Record you filled in on page 22 of this manual
(see... it did come in handy!). Click on 'Restart Now' to effect
the changes.
- If you have your UltraSound output hooked up to a stereo
or headphones, you should hear a start-up .Wav sound played
(the default one sounds like 'Ta Da'...) when Windows starts.
- To further test .Wav file playing, open the Windows Sound
(in the Control Panel, or Sound Recorder (in the accessories
group) applets, and experiment.
- To test MIDI file playing, open the Media Player applet in
the Accessories group, and look for the 'CANYON.MID' MIDI file
which is supplied in Windows 3.1. Press the 'triangle' play
button and you should hear a rendition of the song.
- You are now ready to use any Windows based MIDI sequencer of
MIDI player to create or hear songs with UltraSound's full
16 bit digitized instruments. Consult the manual for your
software application or the MS Windows 3.1 manual for an
explanation of the Midi-Mapper applet in the Control panel.
If you are using UltraSound as your only output device, the
current Midi-Mapper settings should do nicely.
Note: If you are upgrading from a Sound Blaster and you have no sound
or Windows Sartup crashes after installing UltraSound drivers,
you may have an reference to an old Sound Blaster driver.
Edit your \Windows\system.ini and look for a line near the
bottom of the [386enh] section that reads 'DEVICE=VSBPD.386'.
Remove or REM out this line, save the edited SYSTEM.INI file,'
and re-start Windows.
3.1.0 Installing and Using the UltraSound Mixer Applet
------------------------------------------------------
We have included a Windows applet to allow volume control
output on/off, and selection of line and/or mic input.
Here's how to install it:
- Select the group you would like the Mixer applet to reside
in, then pull down Program Manager's File menu and select 'NEW'.
- With the 'Program Item' radio button on (the default), click
on 'OK'. A dialog box will open called 'Program Item Properties'.
In the 'Name' text box, call the item 'US_Mixer', or 'UltraMix' or
whatever you like. in the 'Command Line' box enter the path:
c:\ultrasnd\windows\mixer.exe (assuming you installed the Ultrasound
files in your c: drive). Then click on 'OK'. The Mixer Applet's Icon
will then appear in the group you selected.
- You can then open the applet by double clicking on it and
experiment with the level control, and the input and output
check boxes. When recording using the line out of a CD or tape
player, be sure to have the mic input turned 'off' to avoid
recording noise from the unused input. The same goes for
recording with the mic input (turn 'line input' off.)
....................... END of Chapter 3 ...........................
THE END