README FILE FOR AWE32 CONTROL PANEL AND DRIVER FOR WINDOWS NT
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1.  Introduction
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    This is the final release of the new 32 bit AWE32 Control Panel and
    driver for Windows NT.

    The Control Panel is designed to allow users to change the default
    synthesizer banks, add Sound Font files to user banks, upload WAVE
    files as instruments, change MIDI controller settings and effects
    settings and test instruments using a virtual keyboard.

    Note that the Control Panel will only run in Windows NT 3.5 and later.



2.  Contents of the Diskette
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2.1 Driver Files
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    SBAWE32.DRV     User mode driver module.
    SBAWE32.SYS     Kernel mode driver module
    OEMSETUP.INF    INF file for installing through Control Panel
    SYNTHGM.SBK     Sound font file for General MIDI
    SYNTHGS.SBK     Sound font file for GS
    SYNTHMT.SBK     Sound font file for MT32
    MIDIMAP.CFG     MIDI mapper for the driver
    README.TXT      This file.


2.2 Control Panel Files under AWECP32 subdirectory
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    AWECP32.EXE     AWE Control Panel application.
    AWE32RES.DLL    AWE Control Panel resources dll.
    AWECP.HLP       AWE Control Panel help file.
    AWECP.CNT       AWE Control Panel help contents page
    AWECPw95.HLP    AWE Control Panel help for NT3.5 and Windows 95


2.3 Common Shared Application Files under Windows subdirectory
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    CTRES32.DLL     Creative common About Box dll.
    AWEMAN32.DLL    AWE Device manager dll.


2.4 Common Shared System Files under Windows\System32 subdirectory
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    CTL3D32.DLL     Microsoft's 3D control dll.


2.5 Sample MIDI files under SAMPLES subdirectory
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    SFX.MID
    SYMPHONY.MID



3.  Installing the driver
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    Before you begin installing the driver, please remove any previous
    versions of the SBAWE32 driver through the Control Panel first.

    Installation of the driver is done through the Windows NT Control
    Panel. Steps to install the driver:

    1. Launch the Control Panel applet.

    2. Launch the Drivers applet.

    3. Click the "Add..." button to get the Add dialog box.

    4. Select "Unlisted or Updated Driver" option and click "OK".

    5. Type in the path to the installation disk (e.g. A: , B:) and
       click "OK".

    6. Select "Creative Sound Blaster AWE32 MIDI Synth" option and
       click "OK".

    7. Select "Restart Now" to restart the system for the driver to
       take effect.



4.  Installing the AWE Control Panel
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4.1 To install the Control Panel, just copy the directory listed under
    (2.2) Control Panel Files, to a directory of your choice,
    eg., C:\WIN32APP.

    To run the Control Panel just run the file AWECP32.EXE.

    You may want to add the Control Panel icon to your program group
    in the Windows NT Program Manager. Enter the full path of the file
    AWECP32.EXE for the "Command Line:" prompt.

4.2 Copy the files and subdirectory in Windows directory listed under 
    (2.3) Common Shared Application Files, to your system's Windows 
    directory,
    eg., C:\WINDOWS.

    The CTL3D32.DLL file should be copied into the SYSTEM32 subdirectory
    found in your system's Windows directory.


5.  Features of the AWE Control Panel
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5.1 Features in Main Tab Pages
    Effects
        Supports QSound
        Supports Reverb & Chorus
            Reverb has Room 1,Room 2,Room 3,Hall 1,Hall 2,Plate,Delay and
                       Panning Delay
            Chorus has Chorus 1,Chorus 2,Chorus 3,Chorus 4,Feedback Delay,
                       Flanger,Short Delay and Short Delay FB
            Treble and Bass level tuning up to 12 levels
    Synthesizer
        Supports General MIDI, GS, MT32 and User Synth
        Path to banks can be changed or Browse easily
        Easy to change path for synthesizer emulation
        Supports MRU file list up to last 30 entries
    User Bank
        Supports 127 User Banks
        Path to banks can be changed or Browse easily
        Supports MRU file list up to last 30 entries
        Support Clearing of individual or all banks
        Remembers all 127 User Banks assignment
    WaveFx
        Supports uploading 128 instrument and 1 drum kit
        Source format can be SBK or WAV format
        Path to instrument can be changed or Browse easily
        Supports MRU file list up to last 30 entries
        WAV file format supports 16bit MONO 11,22,44 KHz
        Remembers all 128 WAV assignment to instrument
    Playback
        Virtual Keyboard for auditioning
        Virtual Keyboard has velocity-sensitive support
        Virtual Keyboard supports 4 octave ranges (0-127)
        Supports playing back on each 128 instruments of all 128 banks
        Drum Kit play back supported
        Support changing of MIDI Controllers values

5.2 Features in Misc Dialogs
    Device Selection
        Supports browsing and selection of multiple AWE devices
        concurrently
        Properties display statistic of hardware
        Enable/Disable FM support
        Enable/Disable MPU401 Emulation

    Browsing files
        Supports both WAV and SBK file format
        Properties of WAV and SBK displayed

5.3 Others (under Windows 95 and NT 3.51 above)
    Context Menu supports for all tab pages
    Context Help supports for all tab pages
    Launch with Shell-able support
    Register icon for SBK files



6.  Playing the Sample MIDI files
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    You may use any MIDI playback program that works on Windows NT, such
    as Media Player, to play the sample MIDI files included in this
    diskette.



7.  Windows NT 3.1 Users
    ====================
    The AWE Control Panel is not supported for Windows NT 3.1. Users may
    however still play MIDI files using any playback program.



8.  Windows NT 3.51 Users
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    NT 3.51 and above supports new Help engine. In order to utilize the
    new features you will need a specially compiled help file. To install
    help support for NT 3.51, simply rename the AWECPW95.HLP to AWECP.HLP.
    You can launch help as usual and will be greeted by a help contents 
    dialog. 

    If you attempt to run help in NT 3.51 without prior renaming the 
    files as mentioned above, help engine will prompt you that window 
    name is not defined. This error is not critical but annoying.



9.  Changing Synthesizer Bank During MIDI Playback
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    It is not advisable to change the default synthesizer bank file from
    the AWE Control Panel during a MIDI playback. Doing so will cause the
    instrument mapping to be reset and the playback will sound funny.

    User should stop the MIDI playback first, change the synthesizer bank
    and restart the playback.

