-2: \TSoundCon icon. Drag a sample file here to open the file ready for conversion or playback. \Sopen the sample info window. \Aopen the playback window.
| help for conversion window
1: \Tconversion window; it controls what the sample should be converted to.
1,2: \Tmajor format to convert to. Click on the button to the right to change it.
1,3: \Tactual format description. Click on the button to the right to change it.
1,4: \Spop up a menu of possible conversion fprmats.
1,6: \Tfrequency that the sample is resampled to. Click on the button to the right to change it.
1,7: \Schoose a new conversion frequency.
1,8: \Dbegin the conversion process.
1,9: Enter a filename in here and drag the icon where you want the output file to go.
1,10: \Sstart the conversion. A full pathname must be present to use this button.
| help for convert progress window
2: \Tconvsersion progress window.
2,4: \Tfilename of the source sample.
2,5: \Tformat summary of the source sample.
2,6: \Tfilename of the sample being written.
2,7: \Tformat summary of the sample being written.
2,8-9: \Thow far through the sample conversion we are.
2,10: \Sstop the conversion and remove the output file.
2,11: \Spause or unpause the conversion process.
2,12: \Testimated time to completion.
| help for info window
3: The usual program info.
| messages for the sample (main) info window
4: \Tsample info window.
4,0-12: This area describes the sample as loaded. It can be interpreted differently using the area below. \Sopen the conversion \w. \Aopen the playback \w. These can also be accessed from this \w's menu.
4,3: \Tfilename of the currently loaded sample.
4,5: \Tmajor format that the sample is stored as.
4,7: \Tformat description of the actual samples.
4,9: \Tnumber of sample frames (samples per channel) in the sample.
4,11: \Tfrequency that the sample should be played back at in frames/second.
4,13: \Tcalculated time sample will play for based on the number of frames and the frequency.
4,14-22: This area describes how to interpret sample. Altering these setting is useful for raw data. \Sopen the conversion \w. \Aopen the playback \w. These can also be accesses from the \w's menu.
4,17: \Traw sample format that will be used for playback and conversion.
4,18: \Sselect a new interpretation of the current data.
4,20: \Tfrequency (frames/second) that the sample will be played at and converted from.
4,21: \Sselect a new frequency to play and convert the sample with.
4,23: \Tcalculated time sample will play for based on the number of frames in the interpreted format and the interpretation frequency.
| messages for the play window
5: \Tsample playback \w.
5,1: \Ttime index that playback will start at.
5,2: \Ttime index that playback will stop at.
5,3: \Tcurrent play position within the sample.
5,4: \Ttime remaining to be played.
5,6: \Sstop the sample playing and reset the position index to the start.
5,7: \Sstart playing the sample (or unpausing).
5,8: \Spause/unpause the playback.
5,9: \Srewind the position index.
5,10: \Scue the position index.
5,11: \Srewind to the start of the sample or, if it is near the start, load the previous sample (two up from pointer) in the queue.
5,12: \Sskip to the next sample in the queue (where the queue pointer is).
5,13: \Tnumeric volume setting which updates when you drag the slider. You can also enter a volume in here manually. 1 is minimum, 127 is maximum, 255 is 2x amplify.
5,14: \Tvolume scale. \Stoggle between 100% (normal) and 200% (up to 2x amplification).
5,15: \Tvolume control. It is independant of the normal system volume. Drag the slider to adjust it. Clicking on the %age above toggles the scale of this slider.
5,16: \Tplayback progress bar. It shows the current fraction through the sample by monitoring the PlaySample module. Click and/or drag the slider to reposition the sample pointer.
5,17: \Tsection indicator bar. When section mode is on, the arrows show the start and stop positions. Drag the arrows to change them.
5,18: \Stoggle the main speaker on and off. This icon automatically updates to show the speaker state if it is toggled by another application.
5,19: \Stoggle mono echoing (simulated stereo) on and off. This has no effect on stereo samples or ADPCM formats.
5,20: \Stoggle section mode. When on, the start and end time can be selected. When off, the whole sample is played.
5,21: \Stoggle looping mode. When on, the sample restarts when it finishes.
| help for prefs window
6,0: \Ssave the current preferences, set them as the current settings and close the window. Clicking \a is the same except that the window is not closed.
6,1: \Sset the shown preferences as the current settings and close the window. Clicking \a is the same except that the window is not closed.
6,2: \Sclose the window without updating anything. Same as clicking the window's close icon.
| help for prefs2 window
7: \Tpreferences window. It customises the actions of SoundCon.
7,0-7: This area controls the conversion format that is used by default when SoundCon is loaded and when Default Format is selected as an Auto-Load action (see below). Settings in the conversion window override these settings.
7,3: \Tdefault conversion format. Click on the button to the right to change it.
7,4: \Sselect a new default conversion format.
7,6: \Tdefault frequency that a sample will be converted to. Click on the button to the right to change it.
7,7: \Sselect a new default conversion frequency.
7,8-15: This area controls how unknown and raw samples should be interpreted when they are loaded.
7,11: \Traw format to be used (initially) for unknown and raw samples. Click on the button to the right to change it.
7,12: \Sselect a new default raw-data format.
7,14: \Tfrequency to be used (initially) for unknown and raw samples. Click on the button to the right to change it.
7,15: \Sselect a new default raw-data frequency.
7,16-17: This area set actions to be taken automatically when a new sample is loaded.
7,18: If this option is selected, the sample information window is opened when a sample is loaded.
7,19: If this option is selected, the sample conversion window is opened when a sample is loaded.
7,20: If this option is selected, the playback window is opened when a sample is loaded.
7,21: If this option is selected, the default format and frequency (set above) are set as the current conversion format when a sample is loaded.
7,22: If this option is selected, the sample is converted automatically when a sample is loaded. The sample is cleared when the conversion is complete allowing the next one queued to convert automatically.
7,23: If this option is selected, the sample is played back automatically when a sample is loaded. The sample is cleared when the playback has finsihed allowing the next one queued to play automatically.
7,24-25: This area controls what the default filename for conversion should be when a sample is loaded.
7,26: \Skeep the filename as it was before the loading.
7,27: \Schange the leafname to that of the loaded sample but with the same directory path as was used for the last save. This is useful for converting several files and putting them in another directory preserving the name.
7,28: \Smake SoundCon reset the conversion filename to a leaf-only name. You will need to drag the icon where you want it.
7,29: Selecting this option gives the default filename an extenstion of the form '/xxx'.
7,30-39: This area controls how to set up the sound system upon starting SoundCon.
7,32: \Sensure the speaker setting is not changed when SoundCon is started.
7,33: \Smake SoundCon switch off the internal speaker when it loads.
7,34: \Smake SoundCon switch on the internal speaker when it loads.
7,35: If this option is selected, the PlaySample volume is set to level below when SoundCon is started. It is left unchanged otherwise.
7,36: \Dchange the default PlaySample volume to use on starting SoundCon. It is only used if the option above is selected.
7,37: This selects whether mono echoing is enabled when SoundCon starts.
7,38: This selects whether frequency modulation is used for precise frequency control or not. See help file fo
