SOUND BLASTER 2.0  LATEST INFORMATION
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1.  Running Sound Blaster 2.0 programs from floppy disk

Sound Blaster  2.0 software  works on both  hard disk and  floppy disk.
Although a  hard disk is  recommended for  installation,  you may still
be able to run the programs from floppy disk, as most of the executable
files  are  not  compressed.  Only  some  of  the  data  files  on  the
distribution diskettes are compressed to conserve disk space.  You have
to expand the compressed files before you can use them. Run CLZX.COM to
decompress those files.



2.  Package Contents

The following are files contained in the 5.25" diskettes :

Sound Blaster 2.0 Disk #1

INST-HD.EXE    - Hard disk installation program
README.COM     - Program to display the README.TXT file
README.TXT     - This file
CLZX.COM       - File decompression program
TEST-SBC.EXE   - Sound Blaster 2.0 card test program
INST-DRV.EXE   - Program to reinstall drivers settings
SET-ENV.EXE    - To set the BLASTER environment variable in AUTOEXEC.BAT
SBFMDRV.COM    - Resident driver for FM music
FMORGAN.BAT    - Batch file to run FM Intelligent Organ

In the \FMORGAN directory :
FMORGAN.EXE    - FM Intelligent Organ program
ORGAN.DRV      - FM Intelligent Organ driver
*.ORG          - Sample organ files
ORGAN.CLZ      - Compressed file containing other organ files

In the \PLAYCMF directory :
PLAYCMF.EXE    - CMF music file player
*.CMF          - CMF music files



Sound Blaster 2.0 Disk #2

VOXKIT.BAT     - Batch file to run VOXKIT

In the \VOXKIT directory :
CT-VOICE.DRV   - Loadable driver for voice memory version
CTVDSK.DRV     - Loadable driver for voice disk version
VOXKIT.EXE     - Voice-kit program
JOINTVOC.EXE   - Program to join voice files
VOC-HDR.EXE    - Program to add a header to raw voice files
VREC.EXE       - Program to record voice into a file
VPLAY.EXE      - Program to play a voice file
TRIM.EXE       - Program to remove leading or trailing silence
VSR.EXE        - Program to change sampling rate
FROGS.VOC      - Sample voice file
TV4.VOC        - Sample voice file

In the \TDEMO directory :
TDEMO.CLZ      - Compressed file containing Tetra demo programs



Sound Blaster 2.0 Disk #3

PARROT.BAT     - Batch file to run the Talking Parrot

In the \PARROT directory :
VOICE.DRV      - Talking Parrot voice driver
PARROT.EXE     - Talking Parrot program
MAKEPV.EXE     - Program to make Talking Parrot voices
PARROTV.VCB    - Talking Parrot voices
PARROT.E?      - Talking Parrot EGA picture files
PARROT.C?      - Talking Parrot CGA picture files

In the \WINDOWS directory :
SNDBLST.DLL    - Sound Blaster Windows Dynamic-Link Library
SETUP.EXE      - Sound Blaster Windows Setup program
JUKEBOX.EXE    - Sound Blaster Windows MIDI file player

In the \MIDI directory :
MINUET1.MID    - Sample MIDI file
MIDI.CLZ       - Compressed file containing some other MIDI files



Sound Blaster 2.0 Disk #4

SBAITSO2.BAT   - Batch file to run Dr. Sbaitso
SBTALK.BAT     - Batch file to install SBTALKER into memory
REMOVE.BAT     - Batch file to remove SBTALKER from memory
 
In the \SBTALKER directory :
BLASTER.DRV    - Text-to-Speech driver
SBAITSO2.EXE   - Dr. Sbaitso program
SBTALKER.EXE   - Memory-resident program to load BLASTER.DRV
SBTALK.BAT     - Batch file to install SBTALKER into memory
REMOVE.EXE     - Program to remove SBTALKER from memory
READ.EXE       - ASCII text reader program
SBTEST.TXT     - Sample ASCII text file
SET-ECHO.EXE   - Program to set the echo effect for SBTALKER



3.  Tetra Demo program

The  TETRA program  that  comes  together  with  the  Sound Blaster 2.0
software package is a  demo version.  To run this program,  you need to  
have at least  an IBM PC/AT machine  and an EGA  graphics adaptor.  The
interrupt setting is selectable between 2, 3 or 7. The DMA channel used
is channel 1.

The complete  TETRA package is  sold separately.  Please  contact us or
your nearest distributor for ordering information.



4.  SOUND and BLASTER Environment variables

INST-HD.EXE  automatically inserts the  SOUND  and  BLASTER environment
settings into your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.



5.  Maximum sampling rates for packed voice files

Sound  Blaster  2.0  implements  some  compression  schemes  for  voice
files.  These allow space-savings of 2, 3 or 4 times,  depending on the
scheme used (2:1, 3:1 or 4:1 compression, respectively). This diversity
in compression schemes results in different maximum sampling rates  for
each scheme. The valid sampling rates are as follows:

        8-bit (uncompressed)    4 KHz - 44.1 KHz
        2:1 compression         4 KHz - 12 KHz
        3:1 compression         4 KHz - 13 KHz
        4:1 compression         4 KHz - 11 KHz

As a result  of  these limits,  you  cannot pack  voice files that have
sampling rates outside these bounds. Attempting to do so will cause the
VOXKIT program to generate a "file cannot be packed" error.



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