Microsoft KB Archive/93549

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Pro Audio Spectrum 16 Settings and Features

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Q93549

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11

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SUMMARY
The Windows 3.1 drivers for the Pro Audio Spectrum 16 audio card from Media Vision come packaged with the card on a disk labeled &quot;Pro Audio 16 Windows Drivers.&quot; To install the drivers, run the INSTALL.EXE on the drivers disk. The INSTALL.EXE file is a Windows program and must be run from Windows.

MORE INFORMATION
Installation of the Pro Audio Spectrum 16 Windows drivers causes the following changes:

Changes to the SYSTEM.INI file:

  [386enh] device=vpasd.386

[mci] CDAudio=mcicda.drv Mixer=mcimixer.drv Sequencer=mciseq.drv WaveAudio=mciwave.drv

[drivers] Aux=mvproaud.drv MIDI=mvproaud.drv MIDI1=opl3.drv Midimapper=midimap.drv Mixer=mvmixer.drv Timer=timer.drv Wave=mvproaud.drv

[Multimedia.Setup] audio=mvproaud.drv,0,0,0

[mvproaud.drv] dma=3 irq=7 The settings for the DMA channel (3) and interrupt (7) are the factory defaults. Valid settings for the DMA channel are 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 7. Valid settings for the interrupt are 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 11, 12, and 15. The Pro Audio Spectrum 16 includes a Sound Blaster compatibility mode which is automatically set to DMA channel 1, interrupt 5, and I/O port address 220. In most cases, DMA channel 1 can be shared with the Sound Blaster compatibility mode, but it is not possible to share the same interrupt setting.

Changes made to the WIN.INI file:

  [Extensions] wav=prec.exe ^.wav

[embedding] PocketRec=Pocket Recorder Wave,Pocket Recorder Wave,C:\WINDOWS\PREC.EXE,picture PocketMix=Pocket Mixer Settings,Pocket Mixer Settings,C:\WINDOWS\PMIX.EXE,picture Files copied to the \WINDOWS directory:

MIX.EXE

PMIX.EXE

PREC.EXE

PROMIX.EXE Files copied to the \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory:

MCIMIXER.DRV

MIDIMAP.CFG

MMMIXER.DLL

MVFM.DRV

MVMIXER.DRV

MVPROAUD.DRV

OEMSETUP.INF

OPL3.DRV

VPASD.386 The WHATSUP.DOC file on the &quot;Pro Audio 16 Windows Drivers&quot; disk contains a description of most of the above files. The Pro Audio Spectrum 16 includes the following features:

  Supports Large Library of Software "AdLib, Sound Blaster, Pro Audio Spectrum, and Real Sound Compatible"  Advanced FM Stereo Synthesizer "20 Stereo Voices, 4 Operator FM Sounds, and 16-Bit FM DAC"  Digital Sampling and Playback at up to 44.1 kHz in Stereo "16-Bit DAC/ADC and Dynamic Filtering"  High Performance 16-Bit Interface "16-Bit DMA Data Transfer and Software Addressable IRQs and DMAs."  SCSI Support "Supports all standard SCSI CD-ROM drives and Fast SCSI Interface (690 KB per second Data Transfer Rate)"  Built-in Amplifier "4 Watts (RMS) per channel"  Built-in Joystick/MIDI Port "Supports all standard game I/O and MIDI devices"</li></ul>

For more information, contact Media Vision, Inc. Technical Support. On CompuServe, Media Vision can be reached by typing &quot;GO MEDIAVISION&quot; at any prompt.

The product included here, Pro Audio Spectrum 16, is manufactured by Media Vision, Inc., a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.