{**************************************************************************} { } { PROGRAM/UNIT : A-112 Sample Dumper for Windows Help (ReadMe!) } { PROJECT : A-112 } { VERSION : 1.0 } { DESCRIPTION : A-112 Sample Dumper for Windows - Freeware (No Warranty) } { Program for transfer A-112 Samples into and out of } { Wavefiles (*.WAV) or Binaryfiles (*.BIN *.256 *.HEX ...) } { per MIDI System Exclusive Messages. } { DATE : 09.1999 } { AUTHOR : Roland Mayer } { } { ------------------------------------------------------------------------ } { CONTENTS : } { 1.) The Needings } { 2.) The Installation } { 3.) The Crash Course (for Cracks only) } { 4.) The Files } { 5.) The Buffer } { 6.) The Transceiver } { 7.) The Liability } { 8.) The End } { } { ------------------------------------------------------------------------ } {**************************************************************************} =========================================================================== 1.) What you need =========================================================================== a) At least one Doepfer A-112 Sampler Module with power supply b) A (Multimedia) MIDI-Cable c) A MIDI-Interface for PC (e.g. Soundcard with MPU-401) d) This program and Windows 3.1x/9x e) Wiard "Wave256" Wave Editor is recommended For more information about the A-112 Sampler Module look at http://www.doepfer.de There you can find lots of online manuals from A-100 Modular Synthesizer System and other nice things. You can order the Module directly at Doepfer Musikelektronik Geigerstr. 13 D-82166 Graefelfing Tel. +49/(0)89/89809510 Fax. +49/(0)89/89809511 http://www.doepfer.de at all authorized Doepfer sellers around the world or per emailto vertrieb@doepfer.de There is also available the low cost Mini Power Supply A-100MNT for connecting up to 4 A-100 Modules without the need of a big frame, if you want to have the A-112 Module stand alone. A very good Wave Editor "Wave256" is available at the homepage of Wiard company at http://www.wiard.com (look at download area). The *.256 files created with this program are full compatible to the A-112 data format and can be opened in the A-112 Sample Dumper. Select "Binary" Format and set in the "Open binary File" dialog the file extension to *.256 for browsing the Wiard binaries. Take notice of the shareware disclaimer for this software. =========================================================================== 2.) The Installation =========================================================================== This program needs no special installation procedure. Simply copy the program file A112.EXE , A112.HLP and A112.TXT into an already existing folder of your hard drive. You can also create a new folder e.g. C:\A112 and copy them into that. There is nothing to register since your WAV files are already linked with the player. In Windows 9x you can drag A112.EXE on your desktop for having an icon with a link on it. You can also create a program group like you did it several times before (see Windows manual) to have it in the start menu. The latest version of the program is always available at http://www.doepfer.de (look for A-112). For Un-Install simply delete A112.EXE , A112.HLP and A112.TXT and the folder if you made one. This will left no unwishful registry entries. =========================================================================== 3.) The Crash Course (for Cracks only) =========================================================================== Saving a Sample from the A-112 Module as WAV File: --------------------------------------------------------------- a) Connect the A-112 Module with both (!) MIDI cables to the MIDI-Interface of the PC. MIDI-Input of PC with MIDI-Output of A-112 and MIDI-Output of PC with MIDI-Input of A-112. b) Start the Sample Dumper and take a look at the nice popup picture that appears for about 1 second only. (Click on it to pop it away sooner). c) Click in the Transceiver on the "MIDI" Button and select for MIDI-In and MIDI-Out the devices (drivers) that control the Hardware you have connected the A-112 before at point a) In case of a Soundcard it may be something like "...MPU-401..." The LEDs in the Transceiver have to be green otherwise the device is already in use by another application. Close that one to free the MIDI device. d) Make sure that the A-112 Module is in Dump Mode and that no Sample or loop is still played and no Dump is still sent. (The Modules LED has to be off). Note: When the Module has no Power, the LED is always off too. e) Select in the Transceiver the Page, that you want to get from the A-112 Modul and click on REQUEST. f) Wait - The slower your PC that longer about 30 seconds. Now you have time to look at the nice percentage display until it reaches 100% You can also look at the Module, its LED must flash during the request. g) When nothing gone wrong the Sample is in Buffer now. Select the File Format "WAV" and click on SAVE. Input in the Filebrowser a name with .WAV Extension for the Sample and click on OK. The Sample is now saved as a WAV File. Loading a WAV File into the A-112 Module: --------------------------------------------------------------- a) Connect the A-112 Module with both (!) MIDI cables to the MIDI-Interface of the PC. MIDI-Input of PC with MIDI-Output of A-112 and MIDI-Output of PC with MIDI-Input of A-112. b) Start the Sample Dumper and take a look at the nice popup picture that appears for about 1 second only. (Click on it to pop it away sooner). c) Click in the Transceiver on the "MIDI" Button and select for MIDI-In and MIDI-Out the devices (drivers) that control the Hardware you have connected the A-112 before at point a) In case of a Soundcard it may be something like "...MPU-401..." The LEDs in the Transceiver have to be green otherwise the device is already in use by another application. Close that one to free the MIDI device. d) Make sure that the A-112 Module is in Dump Mode and that no Sample or loop is still played and no Dump is still sent. (The Modules LED has to be off). Note: When the Module has no Power, the LED is always off too. e) Set the File Format "WAV" and click on OPEN. Select in the Filebrowser the WAV File that you want to load into the A-112 Module and click on OK. The WAV File is now in Buffer. f) Set in the Transceiver the Page of the A-112 Module in that you want to load the WAV File and click on TRANSMIT. g) Wait - The slower your PC that longer about 30 seconds. Now you have time to look at the nice percentage display until it reaches 100% You can also look at the Module, its LED must flash during the request. When nothing gone wrong, the WAV File is now in the A-112 Module. =========================================================================== 4.) The Files =========================================================================== Can Read this WAV Files Transformation on opening -------------------------- -------------------------------------------- 8 Bit MONO linear PCM Leave as it is (Also saves in this Format) 8 Bit STEREO linear PCM Multiplexing to MONO 12 Bit MONO linear PCM Reducing to 8 Bit 12 Bit STEREO linear PCM Multiplexing to MONO and reducing to 8 Bit 16 Bit MONO linear PCM Reducing to 8 Bit 16 Bit STEREO linear PCM Multiplexing to MONO and reducing to 8 Bit -------------------------- -------------------------------------------- - Cannot decode compressed types of WAV Files, has to be good old PCM. - For WAV Files with less then 65536 Samples the internal Buffer will be filled with Silence (HiFi Studio Silence 80h). - Files with more then 65536 Samples will be truncated in Buffer. - Saves always as 8 Bit MONO linear PCM WAV Files with 65536 Samples. - When opening a WAV File the Samplefrequency of the Buffer (SF) is set with the Samplefrequency out of the WAV File. - When saving as WAV File the Samplefrequency of the Buffer (SF) is used as Samplefrequency for the WAV File. - Before saving the Buffer as WAV File you can manually set the Samplefrequency SF to another value. - If you have Checked the Autoplay Button, a WAV File is played immediately after opening it. Can Read this Binary Files Transformation on opening -------------------------- ---------------------------------------- Binary *.BIN Truncate/Fill Silence if not 64k Wiard Binary *.256 Right in Size and Format Hex *.HEX Truncate/Fill Silence if not 64k All other *.* Truncate/Fill Silence if not 64k -------------------------- ----------------------------------------- - For Files with less then 65536 Bytes the internal Buffer will be filled with Silence (HiFi Studio Silence 80h). - Files with more then 65536 Bytes will be truncated in Buffer. - When Saving as Binary, a raw binary File is written with 65536 Byte in size and the Extension that you want. It is fully compatible with the Wiard Binary Files *.256 from Wiard Company and some other Soundfiles. - You can also listen to your AUTOEXEC.BAT if you want (sounds bad) ! =========================================================================== 5.) The Buffer =========================================================================== The Buffer is the central memory of the Sample Dumper. It is where one Page (S1/S2) of the A-112 with its 65536 Samples is stored. So the Buffer contains 256 Single Waves, each 256 Samples in size. (One Sample is 8Bit = 1 Byte). When opening a File or requesting a Sample from A-112 Module, the Buffer is filled with that Audio data. after starting the program its initially cleared. You can proceed the following actions with the Buffer: - Clear With this you can fill the complete Buffer with silence (80h). - Full Ramp This fills each Single Wave with its corresponding number what results in one big Saw Ramp of 256 big steps over 65536 Samples. (Was used for checking during developement). - Wave Ramps This will fill every Single Wave with a small 256 Step Saw Ramp what results in 256 Ramps over 65536 Samples. (Can be used for adjusting the CV-Scale of the A-112 Tune Input). - Randomize This sets the Buffer with pseudo-random values, what results in the same like digital white noise. - Play Listen to the Buffer, whereby the Samplefrequency can be altered in the field SF (see below). Note that the playback stops when the System makes a Sound. (...only one can play). With a Samplefrequency SF greater than 65535 it may sound lowered by 65536 because some driver only check 2 of 4 Byte from it. If the Play function causes trouble as we seen with Windows 3.1 and a less compatible Soundcard/Driver - do not use it. - Monitor You can look to the single Waves of the Buffer as numeric values or in Oscillo-graphic display. You have also an acoustic monitor function for listening to the single Waves in loop. You can use the Up/Down Arrows of the Keyboard to forward/backward the current wave during loop playback. (Looks (sounds) nice together with the graphic). With a Samplefrequency SF greater than 65535 it may sound lowered by 65536 because some driver only check 2 of 4 Byte from it. - SF Means Samplefrequency and is the speed the Samples are played per second. 44100 Samples per second means that 44100 Samples need 1 second to play. If you set 65536, the Buffer with its 65536 Samples needs 1 second to play. If you set SF=100 you can wait about 10 minutes till the Buffer is played complete. The SF is always set automatically when you open a WAV File or when you request a Page from A-112. Note that binary files do not contain a Samplefrequency. The Samplefrequency is always transmitted to the A-112 but never used because the module has no motorized Tune knob. On request, the Samplefrequency SF is always set with the actual value from the Tune knob of the A-112 Module. =========================================================================== 6.) The Transceiver =========================================================================== Transceiver is the marriage of Transmitter/Receiver. This is where the Buffer is Transmitted to A-112 or Received from A-112 by request. The Setting for Page is used for addressing the destintation Page when transmitting and for accessing the Source Page when requesting. (Remember that the A-112 Module has 2 Pages of 65536 Samples each). NOTE: For the Request you have to connected the MIDI-In and the MIDI-Out of the A-112 to the PC. The A-112 Module has to be in Dump Mode. (Works not when in Loop Mode too). Check the MIDI-Device Settings that you have selected the correct MIDI Devices which have to correspond to the Hardware Connectors of your PC where the A-112 is connected. =========================================================================== 7.) Liability =========================================================================== This program is freeware and not part of the A-112 Sampler Module. It can be downloaded at the Doepfer Homepage http://www.dopfer.de This Software can be freely distributed as long as its free of charge and as complete unchanged original files. The author the developer and the distributor of this software will not take any responsibilities for any damages that may occur with the use of this software. The files contained in this package are distributed "as is" and without any expressed and implied warranties. The user assumes the entire risk of using the software. =========================================================================== 8.) The End =========================================================================== This is the end of the english part - Have a nice waving ;-(~) ! =========================================================================== RM XI.Iqqq ===========================================================================