Readme File
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This file contains additional information to supplement
the manual. Please read all the sections below before you
proceed with the installation.
The information in this file is organized as follows:
1. Installation Requirements
2. Uninstallation Notes
3. DOS Environment Settings
4. Audio Driver Support in Windows 95 DOS Box
5. Configuring Creative IDE CD-ROM drive
in DOS Mode
6. BLASTER Settings in DOS Mode
7. Set up Mic-In Maximum Volume
8. Acknowledgments
1. INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS
To install all the Windows 95 audio applications,
your system must have at least 3MBytes of hard disk
space for the application files and an additional
2MBytes of working space. You may need more space if
the data in the disk is in compressed form.
2. UNINSTALLATION NOTES
Close all audio applications before uninstalling
the audio software.
The uninstallation program will not delete any
audio application that is still running while the
uninstallation is in progress. Neither will the
program delete any files that are added to the
Audio directory after the initial software
installation. If one of these cases happens,
you need to manually delete the files after the
uninstallation process is finished.
3. DOS ENVIRONMENT SETTINGS
Some existing DOS programs require the presence
of MIDI and SOUND environment settings in
the AUTOEXEC.BAT file before they can work.
The Setup program, when executed, will add the
SET MIDI and SET SOUND environment lines to
the beginning portion of your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
4. AUDIO DRIVER SUPPORT IN WINDOWS 95 DOS BOX
Some DOS applications are developed using
Creative's Sound Blaster Developer Kit. To
use these applications, low-level audio device
DOS drivers must be loaded.
To load these DOS drivers:
1. Add the following lines to the CONFIG.SYS file:
DEVICE=<C:\sound>\DRV\CTSB16.SYS /UNIT=0 /BLASTER=A:220 I:5 D:1 H:5 /WIN95
DEVICE=<C:\sound>\DRV\CTMMSYS.SYS
where
a. <C:\sound> is the audio software's directory.
b. The /BLASTER parameter specifies the audio card's
base I/O port address (A), interrupt request line
(I), low 8-bit DMA channel (D) and high 16-bit
DMA channel (H).
c. The settings in the /BLASTER parameter must
tally with the actual settings allocated by
Windows 95. To find out the actual settings,
go into Windows 95 DOS box, type SET and
press <Enter> at the DOS prompt.
2. Open the CONFIG.TXT file in the audio software
directory. It contains several lines, one of
which is:
BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 T6
where the values after the A, I, D and H are the
actual settings to be used for the /BLASTER
parameter.
3. Copy these settings into the /BLASTER parameter
in CONFIG.SYS.
NOTE: The audio software directory in the file
has already been updated by the installation
program.
5. CONFIGURING CREATIVE IDE CD-ROM DRIVE IN
DOS MODE
If you want to connect a Creative IDE CD-ROM
drive to the IDE interface of a Creative audio
card, you need to follow the steps outlined in
either 5.1, 5.2 or 5.3 (below) to enable the
CD-ROM drive to work in DOS mode:
5.1 Using the "Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode"
option
1. Open the DOSSTART.TXT file in the audio
software directory. It contains the following
lines:
<C:\dir>\CTLOAD <C:\dir>\DRV\SBIDE.SYS /D:MSCD001 /V /P:1E8,11,3EE
<C:\win95dir>\COMMAND\MSCDEX /D:MSCD001 /V /M:15
where
a. DOSSTART.BAT is a batch file found in the
Windows directory. It is executed each time you
shut down to MSDOS mode.
b. <C:\dir> is the audio software directory.
c. <C:\win95dir> is the Windows directory.
2. Copy these lines into the DOSSTART.BAT file.
NOTE: These lines specify the DOS CD-ROM
drivers. The audio directory in the file
has been updated by the installation
program. You don't need to change any
parameter.
3. Click "Shut down" in the Start menu.
4. Choose the "Restart the computer in MS-DOS
mode" option and click OK to go to DOS.
5.2 Using MS-DOS icon and current MS-DOS configuration
1. Follow the steps 1 and 2 outlined in 5.1 to
change DOSSTART.BAT.
2. Right-click on the MS-DOS icon and choose
Properties from the shortcut menu that
appears.
3. Click the Program tabbed page, followed by
the Advanced button.
4. Check the MS-DOS mode box and make sure
that the "Use current MS-DOS configuration"
option is selected.
5. Click OK to close the dialog box and double-
click the MS-DOS icon to go to DOS.
5.3 Using MS-DOS icon and new MS-DOS configuration
1. Right-click on the MS-DOS icon and choose
Properties from the shortcut menu that
appears.
2. Click the Program tabbed page, followed by
the Advanced button.
3. Check the MS-DOS mode box and make sure that
the "Specify a new MS-DOS configuration"
option is selected.
4. Add the following lines to the new AUTOEXEC.BAT
file:
<C:\win95dir>\CTCM
<C:\dir>\CTLOAD <C:\dir>\DRV\SBIDE.SYS /D:MSCD001 /V /P:1E8,11,3EE
<C:\win95dir>\COMMAND\MSCDEX /D:MSCD001 /V /M:15
where
a. <C:\dir> is the audio software directory.
b. <C:\win95dir> is the Windows directory.
5. Click OK to close the dialog box. And double-
click the MS-DOS icon to go to DOS.
NOTE: When you open a DOS Mode session, the system
will close all other active Windows-based or
DOS-based programs. You can return to Windows
95 by entering EXIT at the DOS prompt.
6. BLASTER SETTINGS IN DOS MODE
Whenever you change your audio hardware configuration
manually, the BLASTER environment in DOS Mode will be
valid only after you have rebooted the system once.
However, if you proceed to DOS Mode without rebooting,
you need to run CTCM.EXE which is in your Windows
directory. This program makes sure that the BLASTER
environment settings tally with the actual hardware
settings.
7. Set up Mic-In Maximum Volume
To set the Mic-In maximum volume to their desirable value.
The following sections describe how this is achieved.
7.1 Windows 95
SB16.VXD version 4.33 and above will look for a key in
the Windows 95 Registry to determine what is the Mic-In
maximum volume to use. The key is:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Creative Tech\DriverDefaults\sb16.vxd\CTL0080\MicInMaxVol = xx
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Creative Tech\DriverDefaults\sb16.vxd\CTL00D0\MicInMaxVol = xx
where xx is the desirable Mic-In Maximum volume level
ranging from 0 to ff in hex. To ease the process, a
registry file named MICINMAX.REG is created and can be
retrieved from this document in the section 7.2.
Right-click on this file in Windows Explorer and select
Merge. The registry key mentioned above will be added
to Windows 95 Registry.
7.2 MICINMAX.REG File for Windows 95
The MICINMAX.REG file is embedded below:
To retrieve this .REG file, right-click on the above icon
and select Edit Package Package. This will run the Object
Packager. Go to the File menu, select Save Contents...,
and you can save the file anywhere you like. Do remember
to save it with extension .REG. The MICINMAX.REG file
contains the following lines:
REGEDIT4
// you may change the MixInMaxVol to your desirable value
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Creative Tech\DriverDefaults\sb16.vxd\CTL0080]
"MicInMaxVol"=hex:ff
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Creative Tech\DriverDefaults\sb16.vxd\CTL00D0]
"MicInMaxVol"=hex:ff
8. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
MS-DOS, Windows, and the Windows logo are trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation. All other products are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective owners.
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