
                 SOUND BLASTER PRO LATEST INFORMATION
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This file contains information not available during the printing of
the manual. Please read all the sections before you proceed with any
installation procedure.

This file contains the following sections:

   1. MIDI files
   2. Creative WaveStudio
   3. Creative Soundo'LE
   4. Talking Scheduler
   5. Acknowledgement


1. MIDI FILES

The MIDI files in the subdirectory \PLAYMIDI are created to support
the MIDI MAPPER and they comply fully to the Multimedia PC rules. When
you use MMJBOX in Windows 3.1 to play these files, make sure that your
MIDI MAPPER is set to either the SBP2 EXT FM or SBP2 BASIC FM. Using
it with SBP2 ALL FM will cause the song to sound "cluttered".

For the PLAYMIDI.EXE program, you have to use the /FMT switch when you
play these MIDI files.  For example:

       PLAYMIDI   Midifile  /FMT:Extended
   or  PLAYMIDI   Midifile  /FMT:Basic.


2. CREATIVE WAVESTUDIO

Version 1.0
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a. Playback capabilities -

WaveStudio loads wave files into memory for editing. By default, it
plays back the wave file directly from your disk drive for efficiency
reasons.

When you edit a file, in order to play back the changes that you have
made, WaveStudio will play it back from memory. For smaller wave
files, this is not a problem. However, you may experience "jerky"
playback of large wave files.

This applies if you are using Windows in Enhanced Mode and are using
virtual memory (utilizing the Windows swapfile).

To eliminate this, save your changes and then playback; WaveStudio
will play back from disk and you will not hear the interruptions.


b. Virtual memory -

If you are running Windows in Enhanced Mode, we suggest that you use a
permanent swap file for your virtual memory.  This can be configured
using the 386 Enhanced applet in the Windows Control Panel.


c. Insufficient memory -

If you do not have sufficient memory to load a wave file into memory
for editing, WaveStudio will not display  the waveform and you will
not be able to perform any editing on the wave. However you can still
play back the wave file.


3. CREATIVE SOUNDO'LE

Creative Soundo'LE uses the hard disk as the working space. Recording
and playback are done directly to your hard disk.


4. TALKING SCHEDULER

Appointments can only be made on a 1 day time-slot. For example, you
cannot make an appointment that begins at 11 pm and ends at 1 am.


5. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

This version of SBP2FM.DRV is from Voyetra Technologies.


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