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- UltraAmender V1.0 (94-03-02)
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- UNREGISTERED SHAREWARE VERSION
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- R E A L M
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- Copyright (C) 1994 by Henrik Karlsson
- All Rights Reserved
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- * This is an unregistered shareware version of UltraAmender. In this *
- * version has the save function been left out. If You want to use this *
- * program longer than 30 days, you have to register! Registration fee is *
- * only $20 (shipping and disk included!). *
- * *
- * By registering, you'll receive the full and latest version of *
- * UltraAmender without any shareware delays. You will also get a printed *
- * manual and two free updates (but no more disks). *
- * I have spend about 200 hours developing this program and would like to *
- * get something in return for my hard work! *
- * *
- * Send the registering form (register.txt) to the address below. *
- * If you have any questions, bugreports och improvement ideas feel free *
- * to contact me: *
- * *
- * Phone: Mail: *
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- * (046) 019-314506 Henrik Karlsson *
- * Ligusterv. 15 *
- * (after 17:00 GMT) 70375 Örebro *
- * SWEDEN *
- * *
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- UltraAmender was programmed by Henrik Karlsson.
- Henrik Karlsson retains the copyright to UltraAmender.
-
- Henrik Karlsson shall take no responsiblity for any harm/damage caused by
- using this program. It has been extensively tested on various machine
- makes and models, but no guarantees are made for the functionality of this
- program. Use it at your own risk (don't worry :^).
- All mentioned trademarks and copyrights are registered by their respective
- owners.
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- 1.0 What is UltraAmender?
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- UltraAmender is a sampling program for the Advanced Gravis UltraSound
- card. It has a easy-to-use graphic interface and looks like 'AudioMaster'
- on the Commodore Amiga. You can besides cut, copy and paste the samples
- also experiment with echo, fades and other effects. The program uses the
- memory on the UltraSound so it requiers very little dosmemory. You can
- sample at frequences up to 44100 Hz. The program has a recall function if
- your "echo" didn't sound like you expected.
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- 1.1 Hardware requierment
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- ■ Gravis Ultrasound card
- ■ VGA-card
- ■ A microphone (optional).
- ■ A microsoft compatible mouse + mousedriver
- ■ It's recommended that you upgrade your UltraSound to 1 MB (but it works
- on lower configuration).
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- 2.0 The Program
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- Start the program at the DOS prompt:
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- uamender.exe <enter>
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- NOTE: You can't start the program from windows DOS!
- The program will now report Your memory configuration and search for
- the DOS enviorment variable ULTRASND. If something unexpected happens
- the program returns to dos with an error message.
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- ERROR SOLUTION
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- FATAL: No GUS card found! | Try to plug in a gus card!!
- |
- FATAL: Couldn't open vgascreen! | Maybe your gfx-card doesn't
- | support a 640x350 resolution
- |
- The dos enviorment variable | Set the ULTRASND variable with
- ULTRASND NOT found! | SET ULTRASND=220,1,1,11,7
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
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- Press any key and the program open the screen. You shouldn't have any
- problems understanding the program. I have made it very easy-to-use.
- The screen contains several buttons, menus and a waveform window.
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- 2.1 The waveform window
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- The waveform window is the black area at the top of the window. You
- can mark a block of the sample with Your mouse and scroll a zoomed
- sample with the scrollbar below the waveform window.
-
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- 2.2 The menubar
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- When You move the mouse over the menubar the different menus highlight.
- Press the left mousebutton to open a menu. Release the button and choose
- an item by pressing the left mousebutton again.
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- 2.2.1 The FILE menu
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- Clear - Clears the current sample from memory.
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- Load... - Opens a filerequester witch will let you choose
- a file with the default extension *.SND. You can
- change extension by pressing the extension button.
- To show all files type a '*' in the button.
- Doubleclick on the filename or press the LOAD button.
- Save - Saves the sample with the current filename.
- Save as... - Opens a filerequester. Press the filename button, type
- a filename and press return. You can also choose a
- filname in the listbox.
- ----------
- Delete file..- Doubleclick on the file you want to delete.
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- Quit - Exits UltraAmender (Sigh...)
-
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- 2.2.2 The EDIT menu
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- Cut block - Cuts the marked block in the waveform window and puts
- it in the copybuffer.
- Copy block - Copies the block to the copybuffer.
- Paste block - Mark the place you want the copybuffer to be inserted
- in the waveform and choose Paste block.
- ------------
- Load into
- buffer - Choose the file you want to be copied to the copybuffer
- in the filerequester.
- ------------
- Erase block - Erases the marked block and doesn't put in the buffer.
- Zero block - Ses the marked block to zero.
- Paste zero...- Mark where you want the zeroblock ant choose paste zero.
- You can now select how many seconds/bytes you want to
- insert.
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- 2.2.3 The VIEW menu
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- Zoom block - Zooms in the marked block.
- Prev. zoom - Zooms back to last zoomlevel.
- Show all - Show the entire sample.
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- 2.2.4 The EFFECT menu
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- If the Auto Hold setting is marked, the sample will be saved in a
- temporary file before any of theese actions take place. You can get
- the 'old' sample back by pressing the 'RECALL' button on the button
- window.
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- Echo... - Opens the echo window. You can now choose how long
- the delay should be between echoes and the volume
- level of the echoed sound. If you only want one echo
- mark the 'echo once' button. When Your settings are
- right choose the 'ECHO' button and the marked block
- will echoed!!
- Backward - Reveses the marked block.
- Ramp volume..- Opens the ramp window. Choose how the block should be
- ramped and press the 'RAMP' button.
- Maximize vol - This functon searched the block for the highest amplitude
- and streches the block to the full amplitude.
- Set volume...- Choose how many percent you want to increase/decrease
- the block's volume with. A number bigger than 100
- increases and a lower decreases.
- Resize sample- CAUTION: This operation affects the whole sample.
- Choose the new size with the slidebar and press the
- 'RESIZE' button. The sample will be converted to new size.
- Set DC offs..- Due to an error (??) on the GUS card all sampled samples
- seems to be 5 levels to high. With this function you can
- move the marked block up and down.
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- 2.2.5 The SETTINGS menu
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- Input through- Choose if you want the input through the line-in or the
- microphone.
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- Conf. action - If this is marked annoying requesters will appear. :^)
- Auto hold - Automaticly holds the sample to a temporary file on your
- HD if you uses the effects. Use 'RECALL' button to recall.
- Conv. two.comp
- when load - The GUS card requiers two-complements data but if you
- want to rip samples out of a module (whitch already are
- in two-comlement form) you must unmark this option,
- otherwise the samples will become double-converted.
- Output on when
- sampling - Choose this if You want the output on when sapling.
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- Save settings- Saves the settings to UAMENDER.SET, whitch automaticly
- will be loaded next time you start UltraAmender
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- 2.3 The button window
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- You will find the buttonwindow below the waveformwindow. It contains
- several rows of buttons and slidebars. Simply click the buttons to
- activate the function.
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- 2.3.1 The SOUND IN/OUT buttons
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- STOP - Stops playing sample and turns output off.
- PLAY BLOCK - Plays the marked block.
- PLAY VIEW - Plays the current view or loop (if loop is turned on).
- SAMPLE - Opens the sample window. This operation will discard
- the current sample! Choose lenght of sample and frequecy,
- the press the sample button. If you press left mouse-
- button during sampling it will be interrupted. If level
- start is active the program will wait until the desired
- level has occured.
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- 2.3.2 The VIEW buttons
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- See 'View' menu.
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- 10% +- - Zooms in our out 10 %
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- 2.3.3 The EDIT buttons
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- See 'Edit' menu
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- 2.3.4 The OTHER buttons
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- HOLD - Holds the sample to a temporary file on your HD.
- RECALL - Recalls the hold file.
- LOOP ON/OFF - Turn loop mode on/off. If loopmode is on two handles
- below the waveformwindow appears. You can move the handels
- by pressing left mousebutton and move the mouse
- horizontally. Press 'PLAY VIEW' to start the loop.
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- 2.3.5 The SLIDEBAR buttons
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- Volume - This is the output level of Your sound. (0-100%)
- Balance - Pans the sound from left to right channel.
- Frequecy - Sets the frequency of the playing sound.
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- 3.0 Revision History
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- V1.0 First public release.