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Gunther Schulz / Black bytE
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                            GUS-PRO  Manual v1.0
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Contents:
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 1.0.0-What is GusPro ?

 2.0.0-Installation of GusPro
    2.1.0-How do I install GusPro ?
    2.2.0-Directory structure diagram

 3.0.0-Included drivers - This section refers to the drivers in \DRV
     3.1.0-Which driver for what ?
     3.2.0-Where can I get the newst versions ?
     3.3.0-How do I install the drivers ?
        3.3.1-AIL drivers installation
        3.3.2-DLL drivers installation
        3.3.3-ADV drivers installation
        3.3.4-Sierra 32 bit drivers installation

 4.0.0-Included emulators
    4.1.0-MegaEm
       4.1.1-MegaEm 3.03
       4.1.2-MegaEm 1024k .BNK file
    4.2.0-SbosMax

 5.0.0-Included GM replacement patches
    5.1.0-What are they and how do I use them ?
    5.2.0 Alternative patches and "out of memory" workarounds
    5.3.0-Where can I get more of them ?

 6.0.0-Credits and diclaimer









1.0.0-What is GusPro ?
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Warning: This text is written by a German, so don`t expect any grammar
miracles!
GusPro is a collection of different drivers, programs and new GM patches to
enhance your GUS/MAX/ACE (furtheron simply called Gus) in areas of
compatability and sound quality. However, you will need a 1024k Gus to
be able to fully use this software package. So if you haven`t yet, upgrade.
It is well worth the money. To say it right away, I only collected these
files over the past few months. Everything was made by other people on the
Net (exept those little batch files, those are made by me) who will be
credited later on. This current package contains of multiple files named
"GUSPRO00.xxx" where "xxx" is "ARJ","A01","A02",... . You need to get all
files which start with "GUSPRO00". Future files will only contain add-ons
and/or updates to this package. They will be named "GUSPRO01.xxx",
"GUSPRO02.xxx" and so on.



2.0.0-Installation of GusPro
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2.1.0-How do I install GusPro ?
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Since I am not a pro-programer, I only made a small installation program,
which is not fancy, but serves it`s purpose. Be sure that you have set the
<ultradir> variable in your autoexec.bat. Before you install you might
want to make a backup of your patches and/or your Gus utilities, just in
case you run into problems with the new files later. Also, after the
installation, you will want to check for duplicate files, since you might
have had already some of the drivers and programs GusPro installs, only in
different directorys. Keep the newer versions, although I tried to include
only the newest versions in this package.
To install, type <install> at the dos prompt.



2.2.0-Directory structure diagram
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This is a diagram of the directorys beeing made and files copyed in the
directory stated by the <ultradir> variable after you ran the install
program.
Refer to "files.txt" for a list of all the files contained in GusPro.

\<ultradir-variable> - Megaem, ultramid, megaem 1024bank file, demo, batch-
          │            files, documantation.
          │
          \DRV
          │  │
          │  \AIL - .AIL drivers and documentation.
          │  \ADV - .ADV drivers and documentation.
          │  \DLL - .DLL drivers and documentation.
          │  \SIEARRA32 - Drivers for sierra 32 bit games and docum.
          │
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          \SBOSMAX - Sbos emulation for 1024k GusMax and documentation.
          │
          │
          \MIDI - Updated(!) GM patch set.



3.0.0-Included drivers - This section refers to the files in \DRV
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3.1.0-Which driver for what ?
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Included are a number of drivers to update games to support the Gus
standard. To decide which driver to use, you should refer to the
instructions contained in every directory. Simply type <readme> in any
directory and it will give you instructions on the particular files
contained in it. I made a few programs which automate the process of
updating games with these drivers. More on this in the next sections.
Note: It is necessary to add a line in your autoexec.bat which states
were to find the drivers:
SET DRVDIR=<driver-root-dir>
e.g.: SET DRVDIR=C:\ULTRASND\DRV
Be sure to have your ultrasound directory (usually C:\ULTRASND) included
in the path line of your "autoexec.bat" (Note: Not the same as DRVDIR).
Refer to your Ultrasound or Dos manual for instructions on how to do this.



3.2.0-Where can I get the newest versions ?
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For uploads of newest versions of these drivers check out
archive.epas.utoronto.ca:pub/pc/ultrasound/submit
and pub/pc/ultrasound/gravis



3.2.1-AIL drivers installation
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For instructions on how to use these drivers type <readme> in \DRV\AIL.
To simplify the process of updateing the drivers go to the directory which
contains the drivers you want to update (e.g. a game directory) and type:
<AILGUS XXX YYY> Where XXX stands for the MusicDriver to replace and YYY
for the DigitalDriver. If you only want to change one driver specify NONE
for the other one.
E.g.: <DLLGUS NONE SBLASTER> changes only the DigitalDriver and not the
MusicDriver.
Note: Don`t use any file-extension like .DGI in SBLASTER.DGI.
Only type SBLASTER.
To restore the original drivers type <orggus>.



3.2.2-ADV drivers installation
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For instructions on how to use these drivers type <readme> in \DRV\ADV.
To simplify the process of updateing the drivers go to the directory which
contains the drivers you want to update (e.g. a game directory) and type:
<ADVGUS XXX YYY> Where XXX stands for the MusicDriver to replace and YYY
for the DigitalDriver. If you only want to change one driver specify NONE
for the other one.
E.g.: <ADVGUS NONE SBDIG> changes only the DigitalDriver and not the
MusicDriver.
Note: Don`t use any file-extension like .ADV in SBDIG.ADV.
Only type SBDIG.
To restore the original drivers type <orggus>.



3.2.3-DLL drivers installation
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For instructions on how to use these drivers type <readme> in \DRV\DLL.
To simplify the process of updateing the drivers go to the directory which
contains the drivers you want to update (e.g. a game directory) and type:
<DLLGUS XXX YYY> Where XXX stands for the MusicDriver to replace and YYY
for the DigitalDriver. If you only want to change one driver specify NONE
for the other one.
E.g.: <DLLGUS NONE A32SBDG> changes only the DigitalDriver and not the
MusicDriver.
Note: Don`t use any file-extension like .DLL in A32SBDG.DLL.
Only type A32SBDG.
To restore the original drivers type <orggus>.



3.2.4-Sierra 32 bit drivers installation
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For instructions on how to use these drivers type <readme> in \DRV\SIERRA32.



4.0.0-Included emulators
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4.1.0-MegaEm
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4.1.1-MegaEm 3.03
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For information/documentation type <readme> in the <ultradir-variable>
directory.



4.1.2-MegaEm 1024k .BNK file
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Included "is a .bnk file for 1024k GUS cards that will actually load in
MegaEm 3.03." "If you got any of those `Can't load sample` (or something,
I can't remember becuase it was long ago) errors because you used custom
patch sets with your GUS, then this will get around that problem.

(You're welcome)"

by Andrew McCallum / Mental Floss / Kosmic , [e-mail]



4.2.0-Sbos Max
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For information/documentation type <readme> in the \SBOSMAX directory.



5.0.0-Included GM replacement patches
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5.1.0-What are they and how do I use them ?
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Included are replacement patches for the Gus GM patch set located in \MIDI.
After you ran <install>, about half of them will be replaced by instrument
files of higher qualitity then the ones which ship with the Gus. Although
the replacement patches are bigger than the originals, I have never
experienced any patch loading problems with them (exept MegaEm, that is
why this package comes with a 1024k .bnk file which will allow you to run
MegaEm without any problems).
I collected all replacement patches from various sites on the Net and
included the best of the bunch in GusPro (of course, there is some factor
of personal taste involved). You will notice the quality difference! Type
<demo> for a demonstration song.



5.2.0-Alternative patches and "out of memory" messages
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I included 2 different versions of the electric piano patches (epiano1 and
epiano2) and the clean guitar. The alternative patches are named
"epiano1.pa2", "epiano2.pa2" and "cleangtr.pa2". The default clean guitar
has more richness to it, while the second one has more pluck (confused?
Listen for yourself). The e-paino patches are very different, so use the
ones which fit best to the music you are listening to or making. I prefer
the clean guitar and the e-painos installed by default.
Although it has never happened to me, if you run into an "out of Gus memory"
error in a game or Windows, try changing the line "0=minigrnd" in
"ultrasnd.ini" to "0=acpiano". "acpiano" is about half the size of
"minigrnd" and has a considerable less quality.
If you are able to improve any of the included patches, have ones of
higher quality or made new ones (only GM compatible ones) don`t hesitate
to pass them along to me, or give me a site were I can get them. I might
include them in my next add-on if they are not too big to be usefull and
the quality is higher than the ones already included.



5.3.0-Where can I get more of them ?
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For more patches (GM and not GM) check out
ftp.wustl.edu:systems/ibmpc/ultrasound/sound/patches/files

For New uploads (patches and other utilities) check out
archive.epas.utoronto.ca:pub/pc/ultrasound/submit



6.0.0-Credits and diclaimer
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Well, I don`t take any responsibility of any damage made to your
computer/software or in general to your health/grandmother/dog/...  .
You use GusPro at your very own risk!

In this part I try my best to give credit to every one whose files
contributed to GusPro. I know that there are some not properly credited
here, so get in contact with me! I will give you credit in future versions
of this documentation file.

Credits go to (in no particular order):

Advanced Gravis
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Tom Roscoe
[e-mail]


For any comments, contributions or questions:

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Gunther Schulz / Black bytE
[e-mail] (preferred)
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