Note: If you have an Ensoniq Soundscape soundcard,
the Windows 95 drivers are in the "Extras" folder on this CD-ROM.
To install them run the included "ssiwiz95.exe"
Select Run from the Start bar; then
Type "D:\win95\spinlite.exe" (or whichever letter corresponds to your CD-ROM drive); then press Enter.
The first time you run SPINLITE.EXE the Setup program will run, allowing you to install shortcuts to Spin Control Lite on your Start bar. Setup will also check to make sure that DirectSound is installed on your machine.
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2. Operation instructions
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Song Selection Screen
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Click the "?" (help button) located on the lower right of the song selection screen.
Select a song by clicking on its record jacket.
An album will slide out to indicate your choice.
Transport Panel
Play: plays the artist's version of the track
Stop: stops the artist's version of the track
Skip: changes the current song selection
Mix : takes you to the Mix Screen
Help: displays on-screen help
Exit: exits the program
Mix Screen
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Step 1: Click the "?" (Help button) on the Mix Screen to display the Mixman key commands.
The letters on the screen represent the keys on your
computer keyboard. Each key corresponds to a different
track of audio in the song.
Step 2: Begin your mixing session by clicking the Play button on the Mix Screen
Step 3: Activate a track by holding down its corresponding key on your computer keyboard.
Orange track indicator lights signify which tracks you
have manually activated.
Step 4: To Lock or Unlock a track: while holding down its corresponding key, press either the spacebar.
For example: try locking the bass track by pressing the
"m" key and the spacebar key simultaneously, then let go.
Step 5: Try breaking the mix down by holding down the "Ctrl" key and any other track key simultaneously.
For example: Lock a few tracks in, then manually select
any track and simultaneously hold down the "Ctrl" key.
Notice that all the locked tracks are muted; any tracks
that are manually selected continue to play.
Step 6: Try adding FX to the mix by holding down the "Tab" key.
The FX button pitch shifts the entire mix down
12 half steps (1 octave).
This amount can be changed in the Options Screen.
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3. Options
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To load the demo mix: click the "Demo" button
To adjust the tempo: click the "tempo" button
To change the pitch shift: click the "FX" button
To clear you current mix: click the "New" button
To save a your current mix: click the "Save" button
To rename your current mix: click the "Save As" button
To open one of your saved mixes: click the "Open" button
To exit the Mixman, click the "arrow" button at the bottom right
