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AudioSoft presents VIRTUOSA : Virtual Hi-Fi System Gold version 3.0 Copyright(C) AudioSoft 1992-1998 We are pleased to send you our VIRTUOSA Software version 3.0. Before using this software we recommend you to read the following instructions. Virtuosa Gold, from AudioSoft, is an original software that converts your PC into a Virtual stereo system and jukebox. Virtuosa Gold is a user-friendly tool to organize all your sound files and to create customized music compilations by artist, by theme, etc. as well as to burn them onto CDs. Virtuosa Gold is a technological wonder that plays all standard sound files which have either been downloaded from the Internet or that are stored on your PC. Virtuosa Gold also has the capability to play audio tracks from your CD-Rom player, identify and retrieve audio CD information off the Internet (CDDB query). With Virtuosa Gold you are able to perform high-speed digital transfers and compression of tracks from your audio CDs to your hard drive and then to include them into compilation lists and finally to burn a CD after arranging the tracks in your preferred order. Through a simple click within Virtuosa Gold, you also can directly enter into AudioSoft's City Music shops, the world's first music stores with on-line delivery, to purchase more tracks. With VirtuosaΣ Gold, you can create an unlimited number of music compilations on your PC, storing up more than 15 hours of music on a 1 gigabyte hard drive ! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRODUCTION ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This section describes all the features available in Virtuosa and the technical support information. All the sound recordings included in Virtuosa are used courtesy of the tracksÆ owners and are also available on http://www.citymusic.com MIDI File ½ Figaro's wedding, Opera Buffa, Le Nozze di Figaro ╗ MODULE File ½ Naranja ╗ by Zodiak de Cascada (Erik Stridell) MP3 File ½ Subway station ╗ by Roger Ridley (As Is Entertainment), WAV file ½ ItÆs been a long time no see ╗ by sonyc-byo-hazard (Giacomo Biondi-Morra) e-mail gbiondimor@aol.com ASFS files ½ Pride ╗ by Simon Collins (Simon Collins), extract ½ The fruit of our passions ╗ by sonyc-byo-hazard (Giacomo Biondi-Morra) ½ Blind and canÆt see ╗ by Sho (Sho-Nuf-JamminÆ Records), ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TO INSTALL VIRTUOSA ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To install Virtuosa GoldÖ, 1. Insert the Virtuosa Gold CD Rom into your CD Rom drive. 2. Double-click on ôMy Computerö. 3. Double-click the icon for your CD Rom drive. 4. Click on the setup icon "setup.exe". The auto-installer will decompress the Virtuosa Gold and AudioSoft Player files and installs them in the directory of your choice. This might take some time depending on the speed of your computer, please be patient during this phase. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TO LAUNCH VIRTUOSA ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To launch VirtuosaÖ, just click on the VirtuosaÖ icon "Virtuosa.exe" in the directory it has been installed or access it directly from the start/programs/audiosoft menu. VirtuosaÖ looks for all the music files available on your hard disk and loads the updated music database. This step also reloads the VirtuosaÖ configuration you had when you last used it. VirtuosaÖ integrates dedicated drivers to use your PCÆs sound devices so as to use your Audio CD-Player and your multimedia sound files. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPERATION ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- List of features: Audio Player - Local play (Off line) with fast forward and rewind functions - Compatible sound file formats : ASFS, WAV, MP3, MIDI, MOD etc... - Control of volume and balance Playlists Maker - Music programming of sound files in drag & drop mode - Local database for customized compilations - Creation of an unlimited number of compilations - Listen to compilations in loop mode - User-friendly sorting of tracks (album, title) CD Player - Fully integrated audio CD player list mode - 1X analog copy from the Audio CD to the hard disk in .WAV format whether by drag & drop mode with integrated VU meter or through the ôRecordö icon in the CD-Player menu for freeware version - High speed numerical copy from Audio CD to the hard disk in .WAV and ASFS (high quality compressed) whether by drag & drop - On line retrieving of AUDIO CD information with CDDB query CD-Burning -Audio CD burning , from Playlists (Red Book compliant) : to make your customized compilation CD Basic Environment - Direct link from Virtuosa to City Music shops to purchase related tracks ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DESCRIPTION OF THE MENUS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A/ VIRTUOSA HAS TWO SEPARABLE MAIN MENU BARS FIRST MENU BAR : - Add new tracks : to integrate new titles in the music database from a Windows dialog box (you can also drag & drop music files from the Windows file manager to your Music Database). - Music Database : list of all the titles available in your music library. You can make a copy from a CD track to your hard drive with a simple drag & drop from the AUDIO-CD window to the Music Database window. You can include additional information (title, artist etc.) in the dialog window during the copy. - Compilation : to create customized compilations in drag and drop. - CD-Player : to activate the Audio CD player within Virtuosa. - CD recordable : to burn music tracks onto a CD recordable list of all the titles available in your music library (not available in freeware version) - Connect to City Music : direct link to the City Music shop to buy new tracks on -line. SECOND MENU BAR : - Now : displays the track currently being played with additional info (cover, title, artist etc.). Backwards and forwards functions are accessible from this window. - Volume : volume and balance control of sound files played into Virtuosa and from the integrated audio CD player, depending on which one is active at that time. - Options : - General/tools : to hide the menu bars (to unhide them, click on ½ options ╗ in the pop- up menu from the right button of the mouse). - General/Windows : toggle mode of the windows closing : the first mouse click opens the window and the second click closes it - General/Misc : duration of the played introduction time, you can choose from 1 to 100 seconds to be played for each track, in sequence. - General/CD Player : + Autoinsert notification : launches Virtuosa on the Audio-CD insertion (by default) + Auto Play : if the Autoinsert notification is selected , Virtuosa plays automatically the Audio-CD at the insertion of it. + Display the CD Content in phonogramme list mode (by default). + Show track number : displays the number of the track , just near the phonogramme. -Appearance : to change and personalize the background -Audio/Recording : 2 modes are available : analog or digital + The Analog Recording mode will play the track from the audio CD and then record it on the hard drive. There are two conversions, implying a loss in quality: first, digital to analog, and second, analog to digital. The analog mode is performed at 1X speed, but needs only one pass. This is the default mode. If you have selected a non-real-time compression algorithm (as MPEG L3), you must switch the "conversion after recording" option on, so that the audio data will be compressed after it has been recorded. + The Digital Recording mode will directly transfer the digital data from the CD to the hard drive, without any digital to analog or analog to digital conversions. Hence, the quality is much better and the volume optimization is preserved. The Digital Recording mode is performed at the CD-Rom speed (up to 15X , it depends on the CD-Rom manufacture), but needs two passes : one for copying and one for compressing if desired. With the "advanced" button, you can select or modify the recording parameters, for both modes. The new options will be automatically saved for later recordings. The digital mode is only available in the Virtuosa Gold Version. Remark : if your CD-R does not support digital recording, change to the analog mode. -Audio/Output: choose low quality for 486 PC or less CPUs. The decompression algorithm used in the ASFS files will be less CPU intensive. -Audio/Online: on line identification and retrieving of your audio CD information. These references will automatically be saved into your music database. You can use it if you have an Internet access. 2 protocols are available: CDDB (by default) or http. Also, you can choose the server nearest to your machine in the proposed list. - About : Information about the company and the software - Bin : to delete sound files from the Music Base by drag & dropping them in the background or into the bin icon. To delete definitively the sound track from the database, remove the file from the hard disk. - Help: to access the help file. B/ COMPILATION WINDOW AND LIST OF COMPILATIONS COMPILATION WINDOW: - Sort : sort music tracks by title, artist, or album in alphabetical order. The selected order is displayed into the window title. - Clone list : to create a copy of the music database with exactly the same music tracks for temporary changes. - Information : to visualize and change the properties of the phonogram (name etc.). - Zoom : to enlarge the music database window - Close : to close the window. - Maximize : to enlarge the window and to access additional info (album, length etc.). - Minimize : to reduce the window size and to come back to the basic info (title, artist etc.). - Continuous play : to play the playlist in loop mode. - Intro Play : to play the introduction of each phonogram. The duration can be choosen in the options LIST OF COMPILATION WINDOW MENU : - Sort : to sort compilations (non available in this version). - New : to create a new compilation with customized information. - Information : to visualize and change the information of the compilation (name etc.). - Close : to close the window. C/ PLAYER MENU To play a track, click on the track number, another click will stop its playing. - Record : to copy the track that is being played to hard disk - Close/Eject : to eject the CD - Information : to visualize and change the properties of the selected track (name , title, filename etc.). - Zoom : to enlarge the CD Player window - Query CDDB : to retrieve the information of your Audio CD, the online access is performed when you connect through the network. These information are saved into the database and are retrieved each time you listen to your Audio CD again. - Initialize CD : to reset your CD playlist according to the original CD Notes : - A white music note icon in the menu bars allows you to move the menu windows and place them as you wish. - If you click on a sound file with the right button of your mouse, you can access the pop- up menu to change its information: titles, artists, cover etcà - You can make an analog or digital copy (1X) from your CD to your hard drive with a simple drag & drop from the AUDIO-CD window to the Music Database window. You can include additional information (title, artist etc.) in the dialog window during the copy. It is best to first identify the CD with the CDDB query and then to transfer it onto the hard drive, so that all of the information is already filled in. - The recording level taken in account in analog mode is the one in Windows (the usual application is called: Volume Control / Properties / Volume Control). - The right mouse click can be accessed to retrieve the main menus. - To change the letter drive for CD-Player, go into : Settings/Control Panel/ Multimedia/CD Music/ CD Rom Drive ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AUDIOSOFT PLAYER ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The AudioSoft Player 3.00 enables you to pre-listen and to purchase music tracks on line on either the City Music shop or the Internet Music Commerce web sites. The AudioSoft technology guarantees the protection of the copyrights on the digital networks. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CONFIGURATION ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VirtuosaÖ manages all sound devices without any additional software. Here are the minimum requirements: Hardware: - Multimedia PC with 486 DX 100 processor minimum. Pentium 200 Mhz processor recommended. - 10 Mb disk space necessary to the installation, up to 17 Mb for the complete version with songs tracks - 16 Mb Ram minimum - Screen with 256 colors minimum, optimization for 65000 colors. - Soundblaster? or Windows? compatible sound card. - CD-ROM drive SCSI or ATAPI. - CD-R for CD burning : list published on http://www.audiosoft.virtuosa.com web site. Software: - Internet access and HTML browser recommended, - Windows 95?, - DAO 3.5 installed by the setup only if it is not already installed on the PC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY AND TRADEMARK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AudioSoft Inc. (½AudioSoft╗) licenses the accompanying software to you only upon the condition that you accept all of the terms contained in this license agreement. Please read the terms carefully before continuing installation, as pressing the "Agree" button will indicate your assent to them. If you do not agree to these terms, please press the "Disagree" button to exit install as AudioSoft is unwilling to license the software to you. 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This Agreement may only be modified by a license addendum, which accompanies this license or by a written document, which has been signed by AudioSoft. Should you have any questions concerning this Agreement, or if you desire to contact AudioSoft for any reason, please write: AudioSoft Customer Sales and Service c/o AudioSoft EURL BP 53, 55 rue Auguste Piccard 01632 St. Genis-Pouilly CEDEX France This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to its subject matter, and supersedes any and all written or oral agreements previously existing between the parties with respect to such subject matter. Any modifications of this Agreement must be in writing. This Agreement will bind and inure to the benefit of each party's successors and assigns, provided that you may not assign this Agreement, in whole or in part, without AudioSoftÆs prior written consent. If any provision of this Agreement is found illegal or unenforceable, it will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible, and the legality and enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement will not be affected. No failure of either party to exercise or enforce any of its rights under this Agreement will act as a waiver of such rights. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT, UNDERSTAND IT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS. THE SOFTWARE AND THE ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION ARE PROTECTED BY UNITED STATES COPYRIGHT LAW AND INTERNATIONAL TREATY. UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION IS SUBJECT TO CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES. Virtuosa and ASFS are trademark of AudioSoft. Pentium is a trademark of Intel. Sound Blaster is a trademark of Creative Labs, inc. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft. Technical Support : E-mail : support@audiosoft.com