
                 SOUND BLASTER PRO  LATEST INFORMATION
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1.  INSTALLATION

A hard disk is required for Sound Blaster Pro software installation.
The installation  is  done by  executing the  hard disk installation
program,  INST-HD.EXE found  on the diskette labeled  "Sound Blaster
Pro Disk #1". The files on the distribution diskettes are compressed.
INST-HD.EXE and LHARC.EXE will expand them into your hard disk.

INST-HD.EXE  installs  the  Sound  Blaster Pro  software  under  the
directory, \SBPRO.  Several subdirectories are automatically created
under this directory.

To begin the installation, follow these steps:

(Assuming you are using floppy drive A and hard disk drive C)

        1.  Place  the distribution diskette labeled  "Sound Blaster
            Pro Disk #1" in Drive A and change to Drive A:

        2.  Type INST-HD C: and press Enter.


If  you decide  to expand  the  files  manually,  run the  LHARC.EXE
program  (found on the "Sound Blaster Pro Disk #1" disk) on any .LZH
file. For example, to expand INST-DRV.EXE from the  PROGRAM.LZH file
on Drive A, type:

        LHARC x A:PROGRAM.LZH INST-DRV.EXE

This places INST-DRV.EXE onto the current drive or directory (assumes
LHARC.EXE is already in the current drive or directory).

INST-HD.EXE automatically inserts the  SOUND and  BLASTER environment
settings into your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.




2.  PACKAGE CONTENTS

The Sound Blaster Pro software package contains:

    -  Four 5.25"  360K diskettes
            - Sound Blaster Pro Disk #1
            - Sound Blaster Pro Disk #2
            - Sound Blaster Pro Disk #3
            - Sound Blaster Pro Disk #4

    -  Two 3.5"  720K diskettes
            - Sound Blaster Pro Disk #1
            - Sound Blaster Pro Disk #2

The first two 360K diskettes are packed into the first 720K diskette
and the remaining two 360K diskettes into the second 720K diskette.

The following are files contained in the 360K diskettes:


Sound Blaster Pro Disk #1

INST-HD.EXE       - Hard disk installation program
README.COM        - Program to display README.TXT file
LHARC.EXE         - De-compressing program
TEST-SBP.EXE      - Sound Blaster Pro test program
PROGRAM.LZH       - Compressed file containing:
  INST-DRV.EXE    - Re-install drivers settings program
  SBP-MIX.EXE     - Sound Blaster Pro mixer control
  SBP-SET.EXE     - Sound Blaster Pro setting program
  SET-ENV.EXE     - Set the BLASTER environment in AUTOEXEC.BAT
  WINDOWS.LZH     - Sound Blaster Pro Windows programs
SBMIDI.LZH        - Compressed file containing
  SBMIDI.EXE      - Enhanced MIDI driver
  PLAYMIDI.EXE    - MIDI file player
SBSIM.LZH         - Compressed file containing
  MUSIC.EXE       - Music file player
  VOICE.EXE       - Voice file player
  SBSIM.CFG       - Configuration file for drivers
  SBSIM.COM       - SBSIM driver
  SOUNDFX.EXE     - Effect controller
DRIVER.LZH        - Compressed file containing:
  AUXDRV.DRV      - Auxiliary driver to control volume
  CTVDSK.DRV      - Loadable driver for voice Disk Double-Buffering
  SBFMDRV.COM     - Resident driver for FM music
  BLASTER.DRV     - Text-to-Speech driver
  CT-VOICE.DRV    - Loadable driver for voice memory version
  ORGAN.DRV       - Driver for PRO-ORG

README.TXT        - This file


Sound Blaster Pro Disk #2

VOICE.LZH         - Compressed file containing:
  VEDIT2.EXE      - Voice Editor program
  JOINTVOC.EXE    - Join voice file program
  VOC-HDR.EXE     - Add header to raw voice file program
  VREC.EXE        - Record voice into disk (command-line program)
  VPLAY.EXE       - Play back voice from disk (command-line program)
  BBCNEWS.VOC     - Voice file
  CONGA.VOC       - Stereo voice file
VOC2WAV.LZH       - Compressed file containing:
  VOC2WAV.EXE     - VOC to WAVE file converter
  VOC2WAV.TXT     - VOC to WAVE file converter's document
  WAV2VOC.EXE     - WAVE to VOC file converter
PRO-ORG.LZH       - Compressed file containing PRO-ORG and Organ files
BATCH.LZH         - Compressed file containing numerous Batch files
LHARC.LZH         - Compressed file containing LHARC document
PLAYCD.LZH        - Compressed file containing CD player

Sound Blaster Pro Disk #3

SBTALKER.LZH      - Compressed file containing:
  SBAITSO2.EXE    - Dr. SBAITSO program
  SBTALKER.EXE    - Memory resident program to load the BLASTER.DRV
  SBTALK.BAT      - Batch file to install SBTALKER into memory
  REMOVE.EXE      - Program to remove SBTALKER from memory
  READ.EXE        - ASCII Text reader program
  SBTEST.TXT      - ASCII text file
  SET-ECHO.EXE    - Program to set SBTALKER echo effect
PARROT.LZH        - Compressed file containing Parrot main program,
                    voice and picture files


Sound Blaster Pro Disk #4

MMPLAY.LZH        - Compressed file containing MMPLAY main program,
                    picture, music, voice files
MIDI.LZH          - MIDI files
PLAYCMF.LZH       - Compressed file containing PLAYCMF and CMF files



3. SET SOUND BLASTER PRO VOLUME

A batch file, SETVOL.BAT  located on the \SBPRO directory is provided
to set the volume level of the Sound Blaster Pro. Run this batch file
to ensure that your Sound Blaster Pro volume is set to mid range.



4. SBSIM SUPPORT FOR MIDI

SBSIM (SB Simplified Interface Module) has now been updated to include
support for the MIDI driver SBMIDI. To make use of the MIDI support,
include a new section titled [MIDI] in your configuration file. The
available keywords, and their default values, are as follows:

    [Midi]
        BufferSize=32           ; Specifies the size of the buffer
                                ;   to allocate for MIDI files, in
                                ;   Kbytes
        MidiMap=0               ; Specifies the type of MIDI file
                                ;   to be played:
                                ;       0 = General MIDI files
                                ;       1 = Basic MIDI files
                                ;       2 = Extended MIDI files
                                ;   Note that types 1 and 2 are as
                                ;   defined in Multimedia Windows.

Note that you need to load SBMIDI (the Sound Blaster MIDI driver)
before you invoke SBSIM.


The Music player program, MUSIC.EXE, has also been updated to play
MIDI files. The command set is the same, except that the commands
/REPEAT, /TEMPO, /TRANSPOSE and /WAIT are not available when playing
MIDI files. Also, a new command is implemented to allow switching
of MIDI modes.

The resulting command set of MUSIC.EXE is as follows:

    Usage:  MUSIC [ /Q ] option..
        where option is one of:
            /PLAY:filename          +
            /STOP                   +
            /PAUSE                  +
            /CONTINUE               +
            /WAIT:n                 #
            /TEMPO:percentage       #
            /TRANSPOSE:semitone     #
            /REPEAT:count           #
            /MIDIFMT:midiformat     *
                midiformat: GEN, BAS, EXT

      (+ = for CMF and MIDI files, # = for CMF files only,
       * = for MIDI files only)


 IMPORTANT :  USE EITHER SBMIDI OR SBFMDRV DRIVER ONLY (NOT BOTH).



5. MIDI FILES

   The MIDI files in PLAYMIDI sub-directory are following the format
   of  Windows with Multimedia Extension. They contain the Basic and
   Extended MIDI information. Therefore, you have to use the  /FMT
   switch when you play these MIDI files. For example:

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

   Refer to the manual for more information on MIDI file format.



   ( Note: LHARC.EXE is a File-Compression program copyrighted by
        Haruyasu Yoshizaki. )

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