ESI WaMi Box User manual

EGO-SYS
WaMi Box
DSP BASED 20 BIT 4 CH INTEGRATED
PCMCIA DIGITAL AUDIO SYSTEM
16 CH. HARDWARE INTERNAL MIXER & FX
64 VOICE SAMPLER/SYNTHESIZER
Owner’s Manual

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The FCC Regulation Warning
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules and CISPR pursuant to subchapter EN55022 of the EMC
Directive. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if
not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which
can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following means:
lReorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
lIncrease the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
lConnect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.
If necessary, consult an experienced radio/television technician for additional suggestions. The
following booklet prepared by the FCC may also be helpful: “How to Identify and Resolve Radio-TV
Interference Problems”. The booklet is available from the U.S. Government Printing Office,
Washington DC, 20402 Stock No. 004-000-00345-4.
CAUTION: CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS NOT EXPRESSLY APPROVED BY THE PARTY
RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE COULD VOID THE USER’S AUTHORITY TO OPERATE
THE EQUIPMENT.
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trademarks of Microsoft Corp. All other brand and product names followed by a symbol designation
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Second Edition, Oct. 2000

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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................................................1
FEATURES ...........................................................................................................................................2
Sample Rate Converter..............................................................................................................2
Sampling with WaMi Box..........................................................................................................3
Using WaMi Box as a MIDI Sound Module.......................................................................3
WAMI BOX PACKAGE CONTENTS..........................................................................................4
WAMI BOX I/O INTERFACE AND LED INDICATORS.....................................................5
I/O INTERFACE....................................................................................................................................5
LINE IN..........................................................................................................................................5
LINE OUT (1~4)............................................................................................................................5
S/PDIF DIGITAL In/OUT.............................................................................................................5
OPTICAL IN/OUT.........................................................................................................................5
MIDI IN/OUT.................................................................................................................................6
HEADPHONE................................................................................................................................6
From PCMCIA...............................................................................................................................6
MIC.................................................................................................................................................6
INPUT SELECTOR...........................................................................................................................6
MIC IN............................................................................................................................................6
Line In.............................................................................................................................................6
Coaxial............................................................................................................................................6
Optical.............................................................................................................................................7
LED INDICATORS................................................................................................................................7
POWER..........................................................................................................................................7
AUDIO IN......................................................................................................................................7
OUT 1, 2 / 3, 4................................................................................................................................7
INPUT SOURCE............................................................................................................................7
MIDI I/O.........................................................................................................................................7
INSTALLATION.................................................................................................................................8
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS....................................................................................................................8
WINDOWS 95/98 HARDWARE DRIVER INSTALLATION..................................................................8
WINDOWS 95/98 HARDWARE CONFIGURATION.............................................................................8
PCMCIA CARD -HOT PLUG FEATURE ...........................................................................................9
INSTALLATION TROUBLESHOOTING.................................................................................................9
WINDOWS 95/98 WAMI BOX APPLICATION INSTALLATION......................................................10
WINDOWS 95/98 SOFTWARE UNINSTALLATION...........................................................................10
WAMI BOX MIXER ........................................................................................................................11
THE FX PANEL...................................................................................................................................13
THE VIRTUAL CHANNELS................................................................................................................15
THE AUDIO IN...................................................................................................................................16
ED!SON...............................................................................................................................................16

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SETMANAGER.....................................................................................................................................17
THE SIGNAL PATHS OF THE WAMI BOX......................................................................................19
THE SIGNAL PATHS IN THE SYNTHESIZER.......................................................................................19
WAMI BOX APPLICATIONS......................................................................................................20
BASIC SET UP....................................................................................................................................20
Basic Connections.........................................................................................................................20
Basic WaMi Box Mixer in Normal DSP Mode.................................................................................20
To record and playback midi........................................................................................................21
To record audio.............................................................................................................................21
To Playback Audio.......................................................................................................................22
ADVANCED SET UP...........................................................................................................................22
Advanced Connections.................................................................................................................23
WaMi Box Mixer in 4 CH Mode.................................................................................................23
SETTING FOR APPLICATIONS...........................................................................................................24
OTHER APPLICATIONS FOR WAMI BOX ..........................................................................27
WaMiBox as a Digital Signal Converter..................................................................................27
WaMiBox as a Sample Rate Converter.....................................................................................27
Sampling with WaMiBox..............................................................................................................27
Using WaMiBox as a MIDI Sound Module..............................................................................27
MIDI IMPLEMENTATION...........................................................................................................28
WAMI BOX SPECIFIC MIDI MESSAGES.........................................................................................28
DETAILED MIDI IMPLEMENTATION...............................................................................................29

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Congratulations and thank you for choosing WaMi Box!
The WaMi Box is a professional integrated Audio/MIDI interface for notebook PC
equipped with PCMCIA expansion slot. Its features meet professional sound
recording/sampling and musical application requirements, bringing sound studio
possibilities to your notebook PC.
Imagine yourself recording/sequencing or editing your work while you are on the
road! With a notebook computer and the WaMiBox, you’ve got all the things you
need to do your job.
This small box provides 2 In/4 Out analog audio I/O ports with RCA type connecter,
S/PDIF Coaxial/Optical digital I/O ports are also supported. MIDI input and
output ports are provided and for the private working moment, headphone output
(1/4”) is employed. MIC input also very useful for the instant MIC input situation.
These various I/O options are only the beginning of WaMi Box’s features. Built-in
DSP chip enables hardware-based effects for the all available output and input
channels. Sound fonts can be loaded to the internal RAM (up to 16MB), and the
WaMi Box can be used as a sound module without any external sound module
attached to the MIDI Out port. If you use ED!SON, the font editor, you can create
your own set of sound fonts and utilize for your next song.
We are now presenting brand new driver for WaMi Box, which provides more stable
MME, DirectSound drivers and ASIO driver. Set Manager, sound font loader
utility, and ED!SON the sound font editor/compiler are newly added utilities and
they will boost the power of WaMi Box.
Expand your space for creativity with WaMi Box. You don’t have to stay in your
room for recording/sequencing your work. WaMi Box will provide the most
flexible way to catch the moment you haven’t been able to imagine so far. Control
room is on your lap and the rest of the world is your studio!

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2 Input/4 Output analog I/O
20-bit digital audio on your notebook is now a reality. RCA type I/O ports will
provide exceptional audio quality. 4 Outputs (2 stereo channels) can be assigned
for either separate channels output or same channel output for various working
situation.
S/PDIF Coaxial, Optical digital I/O
From/ to the digital I/O equipped stereo master decks, such as CD player/recorder,
DAT or MD, WaMi Box provides digital I/O ports in Coaxial type(RCA connector)
and Optical type(TOSLINK).
DSP Effects Processor
WaMi Box contains 17 reverb/chorus programs and a 2/4-band stereo graphic
equalizer. These effects can be applied on Wave table, DSP waves, or Line inputs.
Wave Table Synthesis
4 MB RAM for GS Wave Table will make your MIDI sequences sound realistic.
The WaMi Box is compatible with Downloadable Sound (DLS) standard, allowing
sound banks from different vendors to be downloaded.
Professional Sampler/Synthesizer
16 MB of on-board DRAM enables you to upload and make WaMi Box used as a
sound module. Also you can download and edit large sample-size instruments with
ED!SON, the sound font editor. WaMi Box is a professional sampler /synthesizer.
Direct Sound Ready
WaMi Box supports Microsoft Direct Sound, which allows hardware mixing of
multiple waves (up to 32 waves) and provides on-board memory buffer to support
static wave buffer.
Digital Signal Converter
When you connect any digital input source to WaMi Box, you immediately get the
converted signal in all outputs. For example, if you connect a signal from your CD
player to the COAXIAL S/PDIF input on the WaMi Box, you will have OPTICAL
S/PDIF output of the same signal, as well as the analog signal on the LINE OUT 1
and 2.
Sample Rate Converter

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WaMi Box’s A-D converter works only in 44.1 kHz sampling rate. However, it can
accept 48 kHz sampling rate from all digital input ports and automatically converts
it into 44.1 kHz sampling rate. For example, if you connect a digitally audio
recorded in 48 kHz sampling rate into the COAXIAL S/PDIF input, WaMi Box will
output 44.1 kHz converted signal at all output ports.
Sampling with WaMi Box
With the provided sampling utility-ED!SON, you can use WaMi Box as a sampler
and sample playback device with 64 voices and up to 16 MB of RAM. This
program lets you edit or create your own sound with various controls like Envelope
Generator, Filters, Low-Frequency Oscillator etc…
Using WaMi Box as a MIDI Sound Module
WaMi Box can be used as if it’s a MIDI sound module. Just connect a MIDI cable to
its MIDI IN jack. With MIDI sound font editor, you can create and store sounds
fonts of your own and upload the sound set using Set Manager to use.

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Your WaMi Box package should contain the following:
1. WaMi Box external unit (1)
2. PCMCIA card (1)
3. PCMCIA card cable (2)
4. CD-ROM containing drivers and software (1)
PCMCIA Card Caution : WaMi Box package includes 2 PCMCIA card cable with
different length. We recommend you to handle the PCMCIA card and cable very
carefully. Especially, connecter part of PCMCIA card and cable can be loosen or
broken easily and these condition leads connection failure between computer and
WaMi Box.
Please read through this manual in its entirety before using WaMi Box. You may
already be family with many of the concepts and instructions, but despite its small
appearance WaMi Box is a complex and delicate instrument. Treat it with care and
you will enjoy its features for many years.

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WaMi Box contains many I/O ports for use in variety of applications. While most of
them may be familiar and self explanatory, you may want to read through this
section just as a precaution.
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LINE IN
Line level (-10dBV) inputs from analog audio devices, such as CD players or
mixers.
LINE OUT (1~4)
Line level –10dBV outputs from WaMi Box.
S/PDIF DIGITAL IN/OUT
Coaxial (RCA type) S/PDIF digital input and output. Output carries WaMi
Box Mixer‘s Master Output signal. S/PDIF coaxial(RCA type) input signal
source can be selected by pressing the INPUT SELECTOR on the WaMi
Box’s front panel until COAXIAL is selected. When selected, the coaxial
S/PDIF input source is routed to the INPUT channel on WaMi Box Mixer.
OPTICAL IN/OUT
Optical S/PDIF input and output. Output carries WaMi Box Mixer‘s Master
Output signal. S/PDIF optical input signal source can be selected by pressing
the INPUT SELECTOR on WaMi Box’s front panel until OPTICAL is
selected. When selected, the optical S/PDIF input source is routed to the
INPUT channel on WaMi Box Mixer.

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MIDI IN/OUT
MIDI input and output to connect to external MIDI equipped controllers
(keyboards), and sound modules.
HEADPHONE
1/4“TRS jack for headphone monitoring of WaMi Box. Only the outputs 1
and 2 (master outputs from WaMi Mixer) are monitored.
FROM PCMCIA
Connect the provided cable from PCMCIA card to WaMi Box.
MIC
Microphone input to WaMi Box. Microphone signal can be selected by
pressing the INPUT SELECTOR on the WaMi Box‘s front panel until MIC
IN is selected. When it is selected, microphone signal is routed to the INPUT
channel on WaMi Box Mixer.
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Press the Input Selector repeatedly to cycle through different input source (MIC IN,
LINE IN, COAXIAL, OPTICAL) to route to WaMi Box Mixer.
MIC IN
Microphone connected to MIC IN jack is selected and routed to WaMi Box
Mixer‘s Input Module.
LINE IN
Input source connected to LINE IN (RCA type) is selected and routed to
WaMi Box Mixer‘s Input Module.
COAXIAL
Coaxial (RCA type) S/PDIF input source is selected and routed to WaMi Box
Mixer‘s Input Module.