Pro Audio Spectrum 16 Settings and Features

 Last reviewed: April 25, 1996
Article ID: Q93549
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.1, 3.11

SUMMARY

The Windows 3.1 drivers for the Pro Audio Spectrum 16 audio card from Media Vision come packaged with the card on a disk labeled "Pro Audio 16 Windows Drivers." To install the drivers, run the INSTALL.EXE on the drivers disk. The INSTALL.EXE file is a Windows program and must be run from Windows.

MORE INFORMATION

Installation of the Pro Audio Spectrum 16 Windows drivers causes the following changes:

Changes to the SYSTEM.INI file: 

   [386enh]
   device=vpasd.386

   [mci]
   CDAudio=mcicda.drv
   Mixer=mcimixer.drv
   Sequencer=mciseq.drv
   WaveAudio=mciwave.drv

   [drivers]
   Aux=mvproaud.drv
   MIDI=mvproaud.drv
   MIDI1=opl3.drv
   Midimapper=midimap.drv
   Mixer=mvmixer.drv
   Timer=timer.drv
   Wave=mvproaud.drv

   [Multimedia.Setup]
   audio=mvproaud.drv,0,0,0

   [mvproaud.drv]
   dma=3
   irq=7
The settings for the DMA channel (3) and interrupt (7) are the factory defaults. Valid settings for the DMA channel are 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 7. Valid settings for the interrupt are 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 11, 12, and 15. The Pro Audio Spectrum 16 includes a Sound Blaster compatibility mode which is automatically set to DMA channel 1, interrupt 5, and I/O port address 220. In most cases, DMA channel 1 can be shared with the Sound Blaster compatibility mode, but it is not possible to share the same interrupt setting.

Changes made to the WIN.INI file: 

   [Extensions]
   wav=prec.exe ^.wav

   [embedding]
   PocketRec=Pocket Recorder Wave,Pocket Recorder
      Wave,C:\WINDOWS\PREC.EXE,picture
   PocketMix=Pocket Mixer Settings,Pocket Mixer
      Settings,C:\WINDOWS\PMIX.EXE,picture
Files copied to the \WINDOWS directory: 

   MIX.EXE
   PMIX.EXE
   PREC.EXE
   PROMIX.EXE
Files copied to the \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory: 

   MCIMIXER.DRV
   MIDIMAP.CFG
   MMMIXER.DLL
   MVFM.DRV
   MVMIXER.DRV
   MVPROAUD.DRV
   OEMSETUP.INF
   OPL3.DRV
   VPASD.386
The WHATSUP.DOC file on the "Pro Audio 16 Windows Drivers" disk contains a description of most of the above files.

The Pro Audio Spectrum 16 includes the following features:

  • Supports Large Library of Software 

          AdLib, Sound Blaster, Pro Audio Spectrum, and Real Sound
      Compatible
  • Advanced FM Stereo Synthesizer 

          20 Stereo Voices, 4 Operator FM Sounds, and 16-Bit FM DAC
  • Digital Sampling and Playback at up to 44.1 kHz in Stereo 

          16-Bit DAC/ADC and Dynamic Filtering
  • High Performance 16-Bit Interface 

          16-Bit DMA Data Transfer and Software Addressable IRQs and DMAs.
  • SCSI Support 

          Supports all standard SCSI CD-ROM drives and Fast SCSI Interface
      (690 KB per second Data Transfer Rate)
  • Built-in Amplifier 

          4 Watts (RMS) per channel
  • Built-in Joystick/MIDI Port 

          Supports all standard game I/O and MIDI devices

For more information, contact Media Vision, Inc. Technical Support. On CompuServe, Media Vision can be reached by typing "GO MEDIAVISION" at any prompt.

The product included here, Pro Audio Spectrum 16, is manufactured by Media Vision, Inc., a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

Reference(s):

"Pro Audio Spectrum 16 User's Guide," pages 1-3 to 1-4 and 1-27 to 1-36

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KBSubcategory: win31
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Last reviewed: April 25, 1996
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