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Apple Sonic Blaster The Board, The Software, The Manual, SOUND, INTRODUCTION

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INTRODUCTION

What You Have

The Board

Welcome to the world of...

SOUND!

The Sonic Blaster is an audio digitizer and playback system. Once installed, your IIGS thunders into a whole new dimension. You've seen the GS incredible graphics, now hear its powerful roar.

The board is easy to install. It will work in slots 1, 2, or 6. External connections are provided so you can quickly and easily connect line inputs and speaker outputs.

The Software

Connect your CD player, phono, tuner, tape player, VCR, or microphone to the external input connector and record pieces of your favorite songs, TV shows, or noises you make with your own mouth, hands, nose, pets, etc.

The included Super Hi-Res software lets you digitize in mono or stereo. Variable record and playback rates as well as volume setting are also provided in the control panel.

But wait! There’s more...

Audio Art, the second disk, contains an aural spectrum of sounds. We’ve pulled several files from Æ’s vast “library o sounds” and put them on disk for you. Feel free to make modifications to these files but make a backup copy of this disk first to keep the original files in their pure form.

The Manual

Notes and warnings throughout the manual will help you to better understand what you’re dealing with. They appear as shown in the example following;

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Contents

Page Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement Limited Warranty & Disclaimer Applied Engineering Part One Sonic Blaster --TheHardware Part Two Sonic Blaster --TheSoftware Page Page Appendices A:Copying Sonic Blaster to RAM, ROM or Hard Disk B:Trouble Shooting C:Adapters D:The Introplay Program The Board SOUND The Software The Manual Applied Engineering Page Sonic Blaster What You Need Where It Goes Changes RamKeeper Users CHAPTER Two Remove the IIGS cover Touch the power supply case Remove the plastic plate Notes Partially Insert bottom screw Connect the plate (lettering should be upright) the Connect the E-I/Ocable to the motherboard Volume setting w/ amplifier connected w/o amplifier connected A Note about Volume Control Now What Page Page Start, Look, and Listen About the Sonic Blaster Disks Running the Software Make a copy Booting the Software Sample Session Repetitive Play, Volume and Rate E f f e c t s What’s Next The Sonic Blaster Screen The Sound Graph The Select Bar Stop, Play, Pause, and Record Keyboard Help window The Cassette Label Single Play/Continuous Play VU On/VU Off Volume Playback Sample Rate Record Level Play Time Max Block Select Region Resolution Page New (-N) Open (-O) Close (-W) Save (-S) Save As Save as screen New Open C l o s e S a v e Formats Recognized AF Format AIFF Format 2 : 1 C o m p r e s s e d 2 . 6 7 : 1 C o m p r e s s e d Raw Data Print ( -P) Page Setup Choose Printer Page The “Edit” Options Undo (-Z) Cut (-X) Copy (-C) Paste (-V) Mixing Mix Settings dialog box Mix Select All (-A) Page CHAPTER FOUR The ‘View” Options Zooming Zoom (-M) Zoom In (-+(plus)) Zoom Out (--(minus)) The Oscilloscope option Change Color The Change Color option Backwards Echo dialog box Fade Down Fade Up Phase Shift shift Shift dialog box Silence The “Setup” Options Auto Gain Play Clipboard (-X) Default Play Rate Set Play to Record Rate Set Record To Play Rate The Sounds” Options List of Open Sound Files A - - Copying Sonic Blaster to RAM, ROM or Hard Disk B - - Trouble Shooting C - - Adapters D - - The Introplay Program E - - Saving Large Files to Multiple Disks Copying Sonic Blaster to RAM, ROM or Hard Disk From RAM, ROM, or Hard Disk W/ GS/OS Intact APPENDIX B Trouble Shooting Strange Behavior in General Reversed Speakers "Check startup device" message "Unable to load ProDOS" message Distorted Sound An example of clipped sound Sonic Blaster’s Error Messages Must have a 64K block to record Must have a 128K block to record Only 8 Bit Samples Supported P l a y b a c k s p e e d i s t o o f a s t Requires AE Sonic Blaster Card APPENDIX C Speaker Connections RS Cat. No. 274-369 Two Phono (RCA) Plugs to 1/8” Stereo Jack RS Cat. No CD, VCR, TV. Turntable and Amplifier Connections Microphones RS Cat. No. 274 APPENDIX D APPENDIX E Page Try This Stereo or Mono Fun Stuff More Phone Fun Twistin’ Identify the Sonic Blaster AE File Format Notes About Files Binary Info Example File Setting Gain and Channel For Input Getting Help Returning a Product 62 Sonic Blaster Packing W a r n i n g : R M A # A p p l i e d E n g i n e e r i n g Technical Support 3 2 1 0 B e l t L i n e R o a d , S u i t e 1 5 4 D a l l a s T X 7 5 2 3 AE Format AIFF Auto Gain C l i p p i n g C o m p r e s s e d F i l e s Pathname on volume you would use a ‘path’ to the file and have a subdirectory called and have a file called RamKeeper RCA Jack RESET S a m p l i n g R a t e VU Meter