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VOICE BLASTER 2.0 Copyright (c) 1989-1993 Mark E Cowan
for Dos
by MILLENNIUM SOFTWARE PRODUCTS
Author: MARK E. COWAN
Mailing address: PO Box 163, West Alexandria, OH 45381
Voice Phone: (513) 839-4674 Compuserve ID: 70303,2050
README.TXT (12/13/93)
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
===================
Voice Blaster Version 2.0 is a Dos program which allows you to
queue up any combination of digitized audio (.VOC) and FM music
(.CMF) files. Then you can begin listening to hundreds of
music and voice files without having to select a file each
time! Record (.VOC) files with unlimited file lengths, and
select the input channel and filter settings for SB Pro and SB
16 cards!
You can pause, continue, and queue up all audio files in
multiple drives and directories and listen to hours of voice
audio and FM music from your computer while you work! This
version fully supports the Sound Blaster Pro and Sound Blaster
16 compatible cards. Volume controls for all settings are
provided for SB Pro and SB 16 series cards! Complete with On-
Line Help for playing files and instructions for how to
register this product.
Options for playing now include:
Loop mode - Continuously play selected files until you
stop the playing!
Random mode - Play selected files at random!
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Read about ** Voice Blaster Sr and Voice Blaster Jr ** for
Windows 3.1 in the file 'REGISTER.TXT', which provides playing
.MID and .WAV files and .WAV recording in Windows!. You get
these programs and more free when you register this program!
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CALL NOW (513) 839-4674 AND REGISTER WITH YOUR VISA
OR MASTERCARD FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT!
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SHAREWARE
=========
Please try this program out and see for yourself how easy it is
to use. Voice Blaster is a shareware program. If you decide to
use this program after evaluating it, please send in your
registration. You will receive more programs and a manual (see
the REGISTER.TXT file, or read the 'REGISTERING' section of
Voice Blaster by selecting the 'HELP' button after running
VBLASTER. If you decide to use VBLASTER, you must register to
receive your license to use the program. Your registration
will go towards development of future versions, and you will
receive update notices. Please feel free to distribute Voice
Blaster to your friends or upload it to your favorite BBS as
long as you distribute all the files named below under FILE
DESCRIPTIONS.
VERSION DESCRIPTION
===================
VERSION 2.0 (This version)
This version uses the loaded Sound Blaster or Sound Blaster Pro
drivers shipped with your sound card. This insures that
whatever features are in the Sound Card you may have will be
supported with the VBLASTER program including stereo, and any
data compression Creative Labs is using for playing .VOC files.
This program will search for the .VOC driver in the directory
specified by the SOUND environment variable (this should be set
up by the SB Card installation software), and if not found,
will use one of the drivers supplied with this program
depending on you card type. VBLASTER uses the double buffering
disk voice driver. The voice driver searched for is called
CTVDSK.DRV. The FM Music driver SBFMDRV.COM will be run by the
VBLAST.BAT file at startup.
Loop mode, and random mode options were added
Added SB Pro input mixing controls for selecting stereo or mono
mode recording, and input channels (Mic, line in, or CD in)
Added SB Pro volume controls for all channels
VERSION 1.1
Various bug fixes, used embedded voice and music drivers, did
not support stereo files.
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
===================
* IBM PC/XT or compatible
* Min of 384 KB Ram
* Dos 3.3 or Higher
* Color Monitor
* Mouse recommended but not required
* Sound Blaster compatible series card (SB, SB Pro, SB 16)
FILES DESCRIPTION
=================
VBLASTER.EXE Voice Blaster Dos program file (VBLASTER)
VBLASTER.D20 Sound Blaster 2.0 CTVDSK.DRV voice driver
VBLASTER.DPR Sound Blaster Pro CTVDSK.DRV voice driver
VBLASTER.D15 Sound Blaster 1.5 CTVDSK.DRV voice driver
VBLASTER.D16 Sound Blaster 16 CTVDSK.DRV voice driver *
VBLASTER.MXR Sound Blaster Pro AUXDRV.DRV mixer driver
VBLASTM.HLP Help file for Main program help
BLASTP.HLP Help file for Play Dialog
BLASTR.HLP Help file for Record Dialog
VBLASTER.PCX PCX Graphics file of VBLASTER screen
README.TXT Description of VBLASTER and installation
VENDOR.DOC Text file for Shareware Vendors for VBLASTER
DESCRIBE.DOC Description of VBLASTER program
FILE_ID.DIZ VBLASTER description file for BBS
BBS.DOC VBLASTER info for BBS operators
REGISTER.TXT Text file describing how to register VBLASTER
and warranty statement
INVOICE.DOC An invoice form which may be printed to make
it easy to register
* NOTE: A bug was found in the CTVDSK.DRV driver that was
shipped with SB 16 cards. The included driver VBLASTER.D16
has this bug fixed. Generally, you may assume that your
CTVDSK.DRV driver is OK if it has a later date than 10/25/93.
============================================================
To get a hard copy printout of the Text files above, type:
copy readme.txt prn (At the Dos prompt)
or: copy readme.txt com1 (if printer is connected to com1)
============================================================
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INSTALLATION
============
VBLASTER will run from a floppy drive, but it is recommended to
install it onto your hard drive.
Installation of VBLASTER to a hard drive is easy. Here is what
you do:
First, if you received VBLASTER on a disk from a Shareware
Vendor, then following their installation instructions.
If you have received VBLASTER from a BBS, or if their are no
installation programs that came with this program, then follow
the instructions below:
1) Make a directory for VBLASTER
2) Copy all the above files to the new directory,
Here is an example where C:\VBLASTER is the desired directory
[PATH] = C:\PCPLUS\DWN ([PATH] is the directory where the
VBLASTER files reside). If the files were on the "B:" drive,
then substitute "B:" where you see [PATH].
PROMPT YOU TYPE THIS
C:\ MD C:\VBLASTER
C:\ CD C:\VBLASTER
C:\VBJR\ COPY [PATH]\*.*
Since VBLASTER is shareware, all the above files must be kept
together. Of course, it would be better to use a file copy
utility to copy the VBLASTER files, but the above example was
given for clarity.
If you have received this package from a BBS, then it would be
better to unzip all the files directly into the new directory.
Here is an example of unarchiving the files into the new
directory:
PROMPT YOU TYPE THIS
C:\PCPLUS\DWN MD C:\VBLASTER
C:\PCPLUS\DWN PKUNZIP VBLAST20.ZIP C:\VBLASTER
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ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
=====================
Before running VBLASTER.EXE, make sure your environment
variables are setup. There are two variables, one points to
the directory of your main Sound Blaster programs, the other
sets up the port address, interrupt, DMA number, and the Sound
Blaster card type. VBLASTER uses the card type to determine
which voice driver to load if it cannot find the driver in the
directory specified by SOUND. Here is a description:
SOUND=C:\SBPRO
This specifies C:\SBPRO as main directory, then the directory
search for the CTVDSK.DRV is C:\SBPRO\DRV as dictated by
Creative Labs. Make sure this is set by your AUTOEXEC.BAT
file. You can type: SET at the Dos prompt to see all
environment variables.
The second environment variable specifies the I/O configuration
and card type. Here is an example:
BLASTER=A220 I7 D1 T2
where: A - specifies the base I/O port used
I - specifies the interrupt request line
D - specifies the DMA channel
T - specifies the card type:
1 for SB 1.5
2 for SB Pro
3 for SB 2.0
4 for SB Pro 2.0
6 for SB 16
Make sure this is setup correctly for your card. It probably
is if you have a SB Pro or higher. If you have a SB 1.5 or SB
2.0, you will need to set this up in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file so
that you will not get the warning message at the beginning of
the VBLASTER screen every time. Use the above BLASTER=...
example, changine only the 220 for port address, 7 for the
interrupt, 1 for the DMA channel, and 2 for your card type.
Refer to your SB card manual to find out which card type you
have. You probably can use the above example changing only the
2 for the correct card type for your card. Here are some
examples, exactly as they should appear in AUTOEXEC.BAT
EXAMPLE CODE DESCRIPTION (do not include)
===================== ============================
BLASTER=A220 I7 D1 T2 (for SB Pro)
BLASTER=A220 I7 D1 T1 (for SB 1.5)
BLASTER=A220 I7 D1 T3 (for SB 2.0)
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RUNNING THE PROGRAM
===================
To run this program, you must first change to the directory
that you installed VBLASTER, such as the example above by
typing:
PROMPT YOU TYPE THIS
C:\ CD C:\VBLASTER
C:\VBLASTER\ VBLAST
The VBLASTER batch file will first load the FM Music driver
SBFMDRV.COM, and then run VBLASTER.EXE. After exiting
VBLASTER, the SBFMDRV.COM driver will be removed. You should
change VBLAST.BAT batch file to load the SBFMDRV.COM that is
shipped with your card. It should be located in the directory
specified by the environment variable SOUND. For example, if
your SOUND=C:\SB then change the two lines in the VBLAST.BAT
file to this:
C:\SB\SBFMDRV
VBLASTER (no change)
C:\SB\SBFMDRV /u
Also, if you so desire, you can manually run the SBFMDRV.COM
program first, and then run the VBLASTER.EXE program. By
running the VBLAST.BAT batch file, the SBFMDRV.COM driver is
automatically removed from memory after exiting the VBLASTER
program.
MILLENNIUM SOFTWARE PRODUCTS AND THE AUTHOR
===========================================
Millennium Software Products is a company dedicated to
quality and superior Multimedia and Educational software. We
hope you enjoy our products, and hope you will register so
that we can tell you about our new and exciting products. The
author of the Voice Blaster Products is Mark E Cowan. He has
been developing software for over 10 years, and has managed
an electronic/software development teem for over 8 years.
Mark E Cowan is the owner of Millennium Software Products and
can be easily contacted via E-mail or phone:
Voice Phone: (513) 839-4674 Compuserve ID: 70303,2050
Or send your comments, suggestions, and registrations to:
MILLENNIUM SOFTWARE PRODUCTS
PO BOX 163
WEST ALEXANDRIA, OH 45381
(12/13/93) readme.txt