Pro Audio Spectrum 16 Settings and Features

ID: Q93549

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 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.

REFERENCES

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

Additional query words: 3.10 audiospectrum mediavision multi-media mmtitles

Keywords : win31
Version : WINDOWS:3.1,3.11
Platform : WINDOWS
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