Mediatrix Audiotrix 3D-XG, User Manual

Page 1: ...Audiotrix 3D XG Professional Sound Studio User s Guide...

Page 2: ...he property of their respective owners Limited Warranty Mediatrix Peripherals Inc warrants the Audiotrix 3D XG professional sound board to be free of any defects in materials or workmanship for a peri...

Page 3: ...d including any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose and no other representation or claims of any nature shall be binding on or obligate Mediatrix Peripherals Inc This warra...

Page 4: ...il you are ready to install it in your computer Electronic boards can be easily damaged with static electricity and must be handled with care Users should ground themselves before handling the card Pl...

Page 5: ...correct the interference by one or more of the following measures x Reorient the receiving antenna x Move the computer away from the receiver x Plug the computer into a different outlet so that comput...

Page 6: ...I the undersigned hereby declare that the equipment specified above conforms to the above Directive and Standards John Moran Sherbrooke June 2 1997 President Place Date CE Manufacturer MEDIATRIX PERI...

Page 7: ...Inc 1st edition All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means graphic electronic or mechanical including photocopying recording taping or infor...

Page 8: ...he version number of the Audiotrix 3D XG software which can be found in the Volume Label e g 3DXGCD10 version 1 0 of the Audiotrix 3D XG Software CD and the date of purchase This information will be n...

Page 9: ...ecorder 20 Third Party Applications 24 Chapter 3 Description of the Audiotrix 3D XG 25 Functionality 25 Layout Of The Audiotrix 3D XG 27 Chapter 4 Mixer Audio Controls 31 Audiotrix 3D XG Mixer 31 Usin...

Page 10: ...Appendix C Audiotrix 3D XG Effects 67 Appendix D MIDI Implementation Chart 71 Appendix E Software License Agreement 73 x...

Page 11: ...Wavetable Synthesis x Yamaha DB60XG wavetable synthesis x 18 bit DAC x 676 on board instruments fully editable x 21 drum kits up to 63 sounds per kit x 32 note polyphony x 16 part multi timbrality x S...

Page 12: ...stereo codec x Full duplex operation x S N 87dB Expanded Controls x Bass control x Treble control x YMersion 3D control x External volume Mute control Cross Platform Support x Windows 3 1x x Windows...

Page 13: ...ld be found in ENGLISH WIN95 This README file is also accessible from the Audiotrix 3D XG folder which is created during the installation of the software Installing the Hardware Installing the hardwar...

Page 14: ...If your computer has PCI slots a good location is in the first ISA slot next to the PCI slots Hardware Configuration under Plug n Play The Audiotrix 3D XG is a jumperless device for basic configuratio...

Page 15: ...input of the card making sure that the microphone selector jumpers are in the position corresponding to the microphone See Chapter 3 for more information x Connect the output of the stereo source CD...

Page 16: ...lications and other software Installing the Drivers Once you have finished installing the Audiotrix 3D XG you should reboot your computer When the computer reboots after the installation of the Audiot...

Page 17: ...S SYSTEM subdirectory Once the sound card drivers have been loaded Windows will ask you to reboot your computer Do so Once the computer has rebooted Windows will continue with the installation of the...

Page 18: ...configuration of the hardware resources Typing INIT3DXG from the AT3DXG subdirectory will present the following screen The resource allocation will be saved by INIT3DXG EXE and reset at each reboot by...

Page 19: ...ironment by configuring the appropriate effects using the Effects screen in the Preferences pull down menu This is particularly useful in playing games in a DOS environment where you would like to add...

Page 20: ...ouldn t be included in this guide Installing the Third Party Applications To install any of the third party applications included with the Audiotrix 3D XG double click on the Audiotrix 3D XG icon on t...

Page 21: ...not hear any sounds or if the sounds you heard were FM and not wavetable verify your configuration in the following manner 1 Verify the Audiotrix 3D XG hardware configuration x Click on the Start menu...

Page 22: ...Click on Control Panel x Double click on the Multimedia icon x Select the MIDI tab x Make sure that Multi OPL3 SA MPU MIDI OUT is selected 4 Verify the Preferred Audio Device x Click on the Start menu...

Page 23: ...6 Verify that the volume levels in the Output Mixer are correct x Volume Control Max x CD Audio Max x Wave Max x Line Muted x Microphone Max 13...

Page 24: ...Chapter 1 Installing the Audiotrix 3D XG 14...

Page 25: ...diotrix Audio Player x Click on the Start menu of the Task Bar x Click on Programs x Click on Audiotrix 3D XG x Click on Audiotrix Audio Player x As an alternative access the Audiotrix Audio Player fr...

Page 26: ...le with the Audiotrix Audio Player but choose the audio file filter that you want Wave CD Audio Modules or All Music Files and press the Open button 3 You should now hear the file playing Creating a p...

Page 27: ...itle Scroll Bar x Click on the Title bar to reveal the Short Playlist x Highlight the selection x Right click on the selection x Select New Title and write in the title of the song Audiotrix Mixer App...

Page 28: ...dia x Click on Volume Control Tip You can also start the Volume Control by double clicking on the Volume Control icon in Windows System Tray x If you don t see a Microphone section in the window do th...

Page 29: ...ariation list box 7 Place the Variation slider to its maximum top 8 Speak in the microphone and you should hear the echo of your voice 9 You can repeat this step 7 9 with any other effect Reverb Choru...

Page 30: ...he Digital Effects setting in the Mixer in the same manner done to add effects to your voice using a microphone Audiotrix Recorder Recording your voice with effects using a microphone With the Audiotr...

Page 31: ...Control icon in the System Tray as shown previously x Click on Options x Click on Properties x Select Recording in the Adjust volume for group x Make sure that Microphone is selected by checking the...

Page 32: ...der x Click on the Start menu of the Task Bar x Click on Programs x Click on Audiotrix 3D XG x Click on Audiotrix Recorder 4 Create a new wave file 5 Click on the Recorder s File menu 6 Click on New 7...

Page 33: ...uld hear your voice with the digital effects If you forget to remove the digital effects settings from the Mixer when playing back the file you recorded with Line as the source input the current effec...

Page 34: ...e there will be an error message Windows 95 adjusts the bit and frequency rate automatically NOTE If you want to directly record an audio file internally without passing by the microphone or an extern...

Page 35: ...can record from x A low impedance dynamic microphone or an electret microphone x An audio tape or a compact disk Digitized and Synthesized Sound Playback With the Audiotrix 3D XG card you can play ba...

Page 36: ...codec provides a complete MPC and Microsoft Windows Sound System solution while remaining backward compatible with the original industry standards Ad Lib and Sound Blaster MIDI Recording and Playback...

Page 37: ...P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 U4 xx x x x x x x xx x xx factory jumper settings External Connectors P8 Amplified Speaker Out P10 Unamplified Line Out P12 Analog Line In P14 Microphone In P16 MIDI Joystick interface...

Page 38: ...of OPL3 to line 3 4 Amplified output for headphones from XG module factory setting 5 6 Output of OPL3 to line JP2 Right speaker output P8 1 2 Wave output of OPL3 to line 3 4 Amplified output for head...

Page 39: ...r 6 8 OPL3 output to line out and amplified out JP5 Right output for DB60XG A Effects on all output from OPL3 factory setting 1 3 Line in to CD mixer 4 6 Output of XG to Line out and amplified out 5 7...

Page 40: ...Chapter 3 Description of the Audiotrix 3D XG 30...

Page 41: ...vel as well as the Volume Level of all other output including Mic Wave Line In and CD Audio In addition you can add digital effects to the MIDI Reverb and Chorus and to all of the digital audio More t...

Page 42: ...to play at the Volume Level set by the composer instead of the Volume Level selected in the Audiotrix 3D XG Mixer In order to keep the Master Volume at a constant level the Refresh box must be checke...

Page 43: ...itself The MIDI Reverb and Chorus effects should only be used to add Reverb and Chorus effects on GM files otherwise you may be interfering with the composer s desired results The send levels must be...

Page 44: ...he corresponding sliders entering the intensity values in the edit boxes or using the up down arrows Locking the Digital Effects The Lock check box allows the audio Mic Wave CD audio Line in and the v...

Page 45: ...ening to an XG MIDI file you should unlock the Digital Effects to ensure that you hear everything that the composer intended When the MIDI file has finished playing reset the Digital Effects control t...

Page 46: ...gital Effects settings that are displayed on the screen This feature is useful in instances where the Digital Effects have not been Locked ON and a MIDI file has been played which has muted all of the...

Page 47: ...s OPL3 SA Output Controls Windows offers the possibility of controlling the various incoming and outgoing audio The following section describes these controls so that they may be used more effectively...

Page 48: ...s Volume Control The Windows Volume Control dialog box is used to control the overall sound output level in Playback mode The following individual panels are available Volume Control This is the maste...

Page 49: ...the DB60XG is present this control should ALWAYS be muted to avoid sound feedback Mono In This is the PC speaker output volume control In order to redirect the PC speaker output to the Audiotrix 3D XG...

Page 50: ...e 3D Enhanced output volume control In order to use this feature the 3D Enhanced check box should be checked in the Advanced properties of the Volume Control dialog box The Advanced properties allow c...

Page 51: ...d using Excellent quality and On for Reverb This screen also allows for an additional 20dB gain for the microphone THIS IS NOT RECOMMENDED The ordinary gain on the microphone has been maximized for th...

Page 52: ...alog of the Volume Control The following individual panels are available Default View using line out If you are using the amplified speaker output these sliders should be near 50 to get the best recor...

Page 53: ...nal that is recorded When selected the Microphone source is recorded Dry without effects Line This is the line input volume control This control is used to select the overall output of the Audiotrix 3...

Page 54: ...her controls will record the input audio without any digital effects even if the digital effects can be heard during recording Also don t forget to remove all digital effects use the Default setting w...

Page 55: ...files GM GS and XG Windows Wave files MOD and all standard module files and even CD Audio files can be played using the Audio Player The Audio Player also allows you to create save and retrieve playl...

Page 56: ...e stop button stops the playback Previous The previous button skips to the previous audio file in the playlist Rewind The rewind button permits to go back in the currently playing audio file Forward T...

Page 57: ...file among the playlist The shuffle string in the playback window shows if the player is in shuffle mode When the string is highlighted the player is in shuffle mode You can set the shuffle mode by c...

Page 58: ...his box to always have the Audio Player as the topmost window so it is always visible Display Hints Check this box to have hints appear near the mouse cursor when it passes over a control the player m...

Page 59: ...Playback Window Info Info shows some information about the currently shown Audio file Playlist The Playlist button brings up the Playlist dialog allowing you to customize the current playlist You can...

Page 60: ...T part of the Playback Window Intro This button sets the player in Introscan mode where every Audio file in the playlist is played for up to the time limit set in the General tab of the Setup dialog...

Page 61: ...y song Same as pressing the Play button Pause song Same as pressing the Pause button Stop Song Same as pressing the Stop button Previous song Same as pressing the Previous button Next Song Same as pre...

Page 62: ...files it supports So when you double click on a supported audio file Windows will automatically call the Audiotrix Audio Player Continuous Sequentially play the audio files in the playlist Shuffle Ra...

Page 63: ...g that a digital sound file Wave or MOD can be played at the same time as another digital sound file is being recording This is like having your own professional recording studio inside your PC Using...

Page 64: ...Forward The forward button brings the cursor to the end of the Wave file Play The play button starts playing the Wave file at the current cursor position Stop The stop button stops the playback or rec...

Page 65: ...r Select Compression Dialog The Select Compression dialog appears when a new Wave file is created Name The Name list box contains a list of preset format names Custom format name settings can be creat...

Page 66: ...ng Utilities Format The Format list box offers the choice between several file compression types Attributes The Attributes list box allows the choice of the sampling rate and other characteristics of...

Page 67: ...the Multi OPL3 SA MPU MIDI OUT and not the MIDI for YAMAHA OPL3 SA FM Synthesizer Configuration Problems To find the resources that have been assigned to the card by the Plug n Play BIOS use the INIT...

Page 68: ...OT in MS DOS Mode Command Line Prompt Only results in an environment that is ready to play games requiring Sound Blaster and MPU 401 support You will need to run the INIT3DXG EXE utility to configure...

Page 69: ...ake sure that this option is disabled by removing the check mark in the Total Time check box Doing so will load the playlist faster but you won t be able to see the total time of the playlist Audiotri...

Page 70: ...You can try to change the Refresh Delay value by choosing Preferences in the Options menu and entering a new lower delay value in the Refresh Delay edit box If this doesn t work disable the Refresh op...

Page 71: ...estion Q Why don t I hear the XG effects when I play an XG MIDI file A Make sure that the Audiotrix Mixer effects are not locked by removing the check mark in the Lock check box The XG MIDI file effec...

Page 72: ...with the Microsoft Windows Sound System v1 02 hardware device specification Thus Mediatrix made a decision to only support the use of the Sound Blaster Pro playback interface of the YMF715 chip from...

Page 73: ...hip module with high precision 18 bit DAC Dimension x 3 4 slot length card 173 x 108 x 23 mm Weight x 180g 6 35 oz Internal Connectors x Dedicated analog CD audio port x PAD connectors corresponding t...

Page 74: ...ified stereo output connector with amplifier to ensure high quality output x 1 8 unamplified stereo line level connector that can be configured as a master line level output or as an exclusive output...

Page 75: ...m 1 2 3 Stage 1 2 Plate White Room Tunnel Basement Chorus 11 types Chorus 1 2 3 4 Celeste 1 2 3 4 Flanger 1 2 3 Variation 42 types Hall 1 2 room 1 2 3 Stage 1 2 Plate Delay L C R Delay L R Echo Chross...

Page 76: ...s Sound System CS4231 AD1848 x Roland MPU 401 x Microsoft Windows x Microsoft PC97 compliant Audio Adapter Cross Platform Support x DOS x Windows 3 1x x Windows 95 x Windows NT 3 51x x Windows NT 4 0...

Page 77: ...m 02 01 ROOM2 Reverb simulating the resonance of a room 02 02 ROOM3 Reverb simulating the resonance of a room 03 00 STAGE1 Reverb appropriate for a solo instrument 03 01 STAGE2 Reverb appropriate for...

Page 78: ...pan setting specified for the Part will also apply to the effect sound 42 00 CELESTE1 A 3 phase LFO adds modulation and spaciousness to the sound 42 01 CELESTE2 A 3 phase LFO adds modulation and spaci...

Page 79: ...ys 09 00 EARLY REF1 An effect that produces only the early reflection component of reverb 09 01 EARLY REF2 An effect that produces only the early reflection component of reverb 0A 00 GATE REVERB A sim...

Page 80: ...he phase to add modulation to the sound 48 08 PHASER2 Phaser with stereo input 49 00 DISTORTION Adds a sharp edged distortion to the sound 4A 00 OVER DRIVE Adds mild distortion to the sound 4B 00 AMP...

Page 81: ...97 98 99 100 101 120 121 X X X X X X X X X X X X O 1 O 1 O O 1 O O O O 1 O 1 O 1 O O Bank Select Data Entry Sound Controller Portamento Cntrl Effect Depth RPN Inc Dec NRPN LSB MSB RPN LSB MSB All Soun...

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