\Bin\ - contains the files necessary for the execution of the program
\Examples\ - contains the demo examples
In the Start menue at "Programs/Native Instruments Generator Demo" you find the entry "Generator 2.0.3 Demo" for the start of the demo version and a shortcut to this ReadMe file.
The following files are copied to the \Windows\System\ folder:
cw3220.dll
aw8dll.dll
gendrv32.dll
genmidi.dll
underflw.dll
gends.dll
++++++++ Loading examples ++++++++
Please use the File menu to open the Ensembles which have been installed in the
Examples folder. You can edit but not store them with this version.
++++++++ Using soundcards ++++++++
When running a soundcard as audio interface, the settings of GENERATOR can be adapted
to the card. For this purpose please choose "Soundcard" in the menue "System/Audio Port"
and open the appropiate dialog by "System/Audio Settings...".
If more than one soundcard (or driver port) is installed, the select boxes "In Port"
and "Out Port" allow the choice of the soundcard (or the driver port) to be used
by GENERATOR. An In Port can only be run without problems, when the chosen Out Port
is on the same card.
There are two types of drivers for soundcards under Windows 95: Multimedia Extension (MME)
and DirectSound. In most cases a DirectSound driver will deliver shorter response times
than an MME driver. For the use of DirectSound it is necessary to have the Windows
extension DirectX 5.0 (or later) installed on your PC. If necessary you can download it
from the Microsoft website
------- Minimizing the delay -------
You can minimize the delay of the audio output on your computer system by
adjusting the minimum buffer size needed by your soundcard.
With the sliders "Record ahead" of the In Port section and "Play ahaed" of the
Out Port section you can adjust the size of the audio buffers. The smaller the
buffers are, the faster is the response of GENERATOR. However, if the buffer is
set too small, clicks will become hearable in the audio output.
To find the minimum applicable buffer size, please load an ensemble and play it.
Move the "Play ahead" slider to the left until audio clicks become hearable. Then move
it back to find the point where the clicks disappear. Now you have found the minimum
output buffer size for your card.
You can find the optimum position for the "Record ahead" slider in a similar way,
when you wire the ADC with the DAC in the ensemble structure window, connect an audio
source with the card input and monitor the card output.
The Timing Resolution can be switched between 5 ms, 10 ms and 20 ms. The selection
of 5 ms delivers the most precise relative timing. The minimum output delay and
processor load can depend on the resolution. Therefore 10 ms and 20 ms are available.
If the soundcard is well configurated, the In and the Out lamp of the Contol Box are
lit green.
Please note, that the input and output levels of a soundcard depend on the settings
of the mixer on the card. You can control this device by the Volume Control, a Windows
accessory, the Multimedia Properties of the Control Panel or a mixer program,
delivered with the soundcard.
++++++ GENERATOR MIDI Driver ++++++
The "genmidi.dll" driver is installed with this demo version and can be used to couple
GENERATOR to other MIDI applications like sequencers. It provides an MIDI outport named
"Generator Synthesizer", from where MIDI events are internally routed to the GENERATOR
MIDI inport "Generator internal Midiport".
++++++ Uninstalling ++++++
You can remove the demo installition by the following procedure:
1) Open Start->Settings->Control Panel->Add/Remove Programs.
2) On the page "Install/Uninstall" you find a list of installed applications.
Select "Generator 2.0.3 Demo".
3) Click on "Add/Remove" and confirm with "Yes".
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