


            SBStudio v2.0 Demo release II
            (C) 1991-94 Henning Hellstrm
            All rights reserved

            


            The demo release of SBStudio v2.0 is public domain. You
            may copy and spread it in any way you like as long as
            no money is charged for the program itself, and no
            files are removed from the archive.

            Henning Hellstrm Productions bears no liability for
            any damage made with this software.


            Welcome to the first demo release of SBStudio v2.0!

            SBStudio is the complete music system for the PC.
            With SBStudio, you get up to 16 channels of 8/16 bit
            audio to play with. You get a full-featured sample
            editor with support for 8/16 bit samples.
            MIDI transmitting equipment is also supported, either
            through the Gravis UltraSound or an MPU401 compatible
            interface.

            SBStudio has 100% support for SoundBlaster 2.0,
            SoundBlaster PRO, SoundBlaster 16 and Gravis
            UltraSound.


            This is not meant to be a stable and bugfree version,
            but it will give you an idea of what the registered
            version will be like.


            Things that will not work
            

               - You can't play samples manually with
                 SoundBlaster yet.
               - SoundBlaster doesn't play 16 bit samples.
               - Some sample editing tools hasn't support for
                 16 bit samples yet.
               - Saving is disabled.
               - FF/REW doesn't work with SoundBlaster yet.
               - .S3M loading isn't finished.
               - Static noise occurs for a few seconds in
                 SoundBlaster playback sometimes.
               - Playing samples w. keyboard or MIDI while
                 playing a song using GUS may sound strange
                 sometimes.
               - Sampling doesn't work, just testing.

            Of course, all those things will work properly in the
            registered version.

            If you happen to find any bugs that are not on my list,
            PLEASE inform me about them.


            Keys in the program
            

              Global keys
              

                SHIFT          - Record song/sheet from position
                CTRL           - Play song from position
                ALT            - Play sheet from position

                ALT+I          - Info window
                ALT+X          - Exit to DOS
                ALT+O          - Load sound
                ALT+L          - Load song
                ALT+E          - Reload current song
                ALT+S          - Save menu (disabled)
                ALT+U          - Setup pages
                ALT+C          - Clear song/sounds
                ALT+M          - Mixer menu

                CTRL+P         - Play w. full reset
                CTRL+R         - Record w. full reset

                Keypad         - Select sample, like on a
                                 remote control.

                |              - Shell to DOS
                F1-F2          - Octave inc/dec
                ESC            - Stop/exit something
                <              - Stop sample tester
                SPACE          - Toggle edit mode & stop sound,
                                 stop playback.


              Keys on page 1
              

                PGDN           - Go to sound editor

                SHIFT+F2-F4    - Cut from/copy from/paste to track
                CTRL+F2-F4     - Cut from/copy from/paste to track
                                 commands
                ALT+F2-F4      - Cut from/copy from/paste to sheet

                TAB            - Inc edit channel
                SHIFT+TAB      - Reset channel pos/dec edit channel

                ALT+1-8        - Mute channels 1-8
                ALT+D          - Delete sheet

                ENTER          - Single step song

                HOME           - Jump to sheet top
                CTRL+HOME      - Jump to song start
                END            - Jump to sheet end

                F5-F8          - Jump to row 0/16/32/48

                +/-            - Inc/dec position
                CTRL+ +/-      - Inc/dec length

                CTRL+M         - Toggle multi mode
                CTRL+S         - Toggle split mode
                CTRL+Z         - Reset speed/bpm to 'standard'

                Right/left     - Move edit cursor


              Keys on page 1, disabled when playing.
              

                F9-F10         - Dec/inc sheet

                CTRL+O         - Insert sample position as 9xx

                CTRL+C         - Copy marked area to buffer
                CTRL+K         - Copy marked area to buffer,
                                 delete it from sheet.
                CTRL+X         - Copy marked area to buffer,
                                 drag following notes up.

                CTRL+I         - Insert from buffer
                CTRL+W         - Write from buffer
                CTRL+J         - Join-paste from buffer

                CTRL+U         - Transpose marked area up
                CTRL+D         - Transpose marked area down

                DELETE         - Delete note/vol

                CTRL+DEL       - Delete cmd+vol
                CTRL+INS       - Push cmd+vol down
                CTRL+BACK      - Drag cmd+vol up

                ALT+DEL        - Delete note & cmd
                ALT+INS        - Push note & cmd down
                ALT+BACK       - Drag note & cmd up

                UP/DOWN        - Scroll sheet up/down


              Keys on page 2
              

                ESC/PgUp         - Exit sound editor
                Up/Down/Home/End - Select sound

                ALT+V            - Volume menu
                ALT+D/Delete     - Delete sound
                ALT+A            - Sample menu
                ALT+F            - Filter menu


            When it comes to all the functions and buttons in the
            program, you'll have to figure them out for yourself.

            The registered version will of course include a very
            detailed documentation.


            Registering
            

            If you like the program and want to get the finished
            version, just print the file 'REGISTER' which came
            with the package, fill it out and mail it to me.


            The address for snail-mail is:

                Henning Hellstrm Productions
                Nedre Ryens Vei 19
                2010 Strmmen
                NORWAY

            SBStudio also has its own support conferences. The
            fastest way to contact me is by these conferences.

            Call:

                SoundServer MBBS at +47 22 57 16 00,
                and <J>oin 'Support/SBStudio'.

                Oslo Hard Disco MBBS at +47 22 56 03 90,
                and <J>oin 'Data/SBStudio'.

            
