Orchid SoundWave 32 User manual

SoundWave 32
ORCHID
User’s Manual

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SoundWave 32 and Orchid are trademarks of Orchid Technology. All other
products mentioned in this manual are trademarks of their respective manufac-
turers.
Orchid Technology
45365 Northport Loop West
Fremont, CA 94538-9973

SoundWave 32 User's Manual 1
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword 5
Introduction 6
About This Manual 7
Before You Begin 8
SECTION 1
Installing the SoundWave 32 9
Figure 1.1: SoundWave 32 Diagram 10
Step 1: Preparing Your Computer 11
Step 2: Preparing Your SoundWave 32 11
Table 1.1: Summary of Jumper Settings 11
Jumper Settings 11
Figure 1.2: Jumper J3: I/O Address 12
Figure 1.3: Jumper JP1: Wavetable 12
Wavetable Configuration 13
Step 3: Installing Your SoundWave 32 14
Figure 1.4: Rear Slot Cover 14
Connecting Microphone and External Speakers 14
Figure 1.5: SoundWave 32 Bracket 15
External Devices 16
Installing the Orchid CD-ROM Drive 17
Figure 1.6: CD-ROM Drive Installation 17
Figure 1.7: CD-ROM Back Panel 18
Figure 1.8: Audio Cable 18
Operating Your Orchid CD-ROM Drive 19
Front Panel Operation 20
Figure 1.9: CD-ROM Front Panel 20
Back Panel Operation 20
Disc Handling 21

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Installing SoundWave 32 Device Drivers 21
Installing Other CD-ROM Drives 21
Guidelines 23
The MIDI Interface 24
Figure 1.10: MIDI Adapter Cable 24
SECTION 2
Software Installation and Setup 27
Before You Begin 27
Using SINSTALL.EXE 28
Figure 2.1: SINSTALL Main Menu Screen 28
Figure 2.2: SoundWave 32 Configuration Screen 29
Device Drivers 31
Changing the Address Settings 33
SW32.EXE Utility 33
SoundWave 32 Volume Control Utility 34
SoundWave 32 Mixer Console 35
Figure 2.3: Mixer Configuration Screen 35
SECTION 3
Technical Help 37
CompuServe 37
Before You Begin 37
Troubleshooting the SoundWave 32 38
Avoiding Address Conflicts 44
MIDI Usage 45
Technical Information 47
SoundWave 32 Technical Specifications 47

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Features 47
Additional Features 48
Address Settings and Pin Assignments 50
CD-ROM Addresses 50
Table A1: CD-ROM Addresses 50
Sound Blaster Mode Addresses 50
Table A2: Sound Blaster Mode Addresses 50
Windows Sound System Mode Addresses 51
Table A3: Sound System Addresses 51
MPU-401 Mode Addresses 51
Table A4: MPU-401 Addresses 51
CD-ROM Audio Cable Connector 51
Table A5: CD-ROM Audio Cable Pin-Outs 51
Joystick-MIDI Port Pin Assignments 52
Table A6: Joystick/MIDI Pin Assignments 52
Figure A1: Joystick/MIDI Pin-Outs 52
SoundWave 32 MIDI Port Specifications 53
APPENDIX A
MIDI 55
MIDI Overview 55
SoundWave 32 Sounds 56
SoundWave 32 Percussion Sounds 60
APPENDIX B
Glossary 63
Limitation of Liability 69
FCC Notice 70
Index 71

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SoundWave 32 User's Manual 5
Orchid Technology has been a leading manufacturer of hardware and
peripheralsforpersonalcomputerssinceitsincorporationin1982,and
is noted for introducing new standards to the personal computer
industry:
1982 PCnet: the first personal computer Local Area Network.
1984 PCturbo: the first Accelerator card for PC compatible
computers.
1985 ECCELL: the first PC Multifunction card with error
correction.
1987 RamQuest 50/60: the first EMS (Expanded Memory
Specification) product for the IBM PS/2 computers.
1990 ProDesigner II: the first Super VGA graphics adapter to
support 1024 x 768 graphics in 256 colors on interlaced
and non-interlaced monitors.
1991 Fahrenheit 1280°:first to ship a Windows accelerator,
based on S3's 86C911 chip.
1992 Fahrenheit VA: first to ship a Windows accelerator with
video audio built-in.
1993 Celsius/VLB first to ship a Windows accelerator based
on IIT's award-winning AGX015 chip.
With the introduction of Windows 3.1, and Orchid's experience and
successingraphics,itisanaturaltransitiontomoveintothemultimedia
arena. Orchidintroducesthe SoundWave 32,a high-performance 16-
bit stereo sound card for 286, 386, and 486 personal computers. The
SoundWave 32 is the first audio product that combines complete
multimedia compatibility with simultaneous sound standards sup-
port. It features a wavetable synthesizer for authentic sounds, and
supportsthefollowingsoundandmultimediastandards:SoundBlaster,
Microsoft Sound System, General MIDI, AdLib, Roland MPU-401
interface and Roland MT-32.
Thank you for purchasing the SoundWave 32. Care has been taken to
ensurethatitwillprovideyouwithyearsoftrouble-freeoperation. We
believe you will be pleased with your purchase.
ORCHID

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The SoundWave 32is an advanced DSP-based
(Digital Signal Processor) multimedia sound card.
SoundWave32supportsseveralsoundandmultime-
dia standards—SoundBlaster, Microsoft Sound Sys-
tem, General MIDI, AdLib, Roland MPU-401 inter-
face and Roland MT-32. The unique ability to com-
bine various sound and multimedia formats enables
the SoundWave 32 to be configured to produce the
best balance between sound quality and features for
your personal computer.
For realistic sounds, the SoundWave 32 has two
megabytes of high-quality sound samples on-board.
These samples can be used by games or multimedia
applicationsundertheGeneralMIDIspecification.In
addition, 16-bit stereo audio and ADPCM compres-
sionallowyoutorecordhigh-qualitysoundsdirectly
to the hard disk.
TheSoundWave32isbasedupontheAnalogDevices
ADSP2115DSP. Thisadvancedchipcanprocessover
20 million instructions per second (20 MIPS), en-
abling the SoundWave 32 to accurately emulate a
widenumberofsoundandsynthesizerarchitectures,
includingYamaha'sOPLsynthesizersandtheRoland
MT-32soundmodule.Somegamesaredevelopedon
these platforms. The SoundWave 32's flexible archi-
tecture provides the ability to switch between sound
standards and to update to new sound standards
without additional hardware.
In addition, the SoundWave 32 features dual CD-
ROM interfaces for Sony and Mitsumi compatible
CD-ROM drives. SoundWave 32 also comes with
several application programs for Windows 3.1 and
DOS—all for your enjoyment.
INTRODUCTION

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About This Manual
This manual presumes that you are already familiar
with your IBM PC-compatible computer. While the
SoundWave32hasbeendesignedtobeeasy-to-install,
we recommend that you refer to your computer’s
reference manual when terminology or installation
steps are unfamiliar to you.
Eachsectionisdividedintoshort,easy-to-followsteps,
tohelpyouunderstandtheinstallationandfunctionof
the SoundWave 32.
Section 1: Installing SoundWave 32
Whether you are a beginner or an experienced user,
this Section will give you important information on
properinstallation,andinstructionsonhowtoconnect
external devices to the SoundWave 32.
Section 2: Software Installation and Setup
Here you will be given the information needed to
install the sound drivers and software configuration
and setup.
Section 3: Technical Help and Information
If you are experiencing installation difficulties or re-
quire troubleshooting information, this section will
give you checkpoints to ensure that your SoundWave
32 is operating properly. Section 3 also includes the
technical specifications, address settings and pin as-
signments for SoundWave 32.
Appendix A: MIDI
Hereyou are given an overview of the MIDI specifica-
tion and a list of the General MIDI, MT-32 and percus-
sion sounds used on SoundWave 32.
Appendix B: Glossary
This section provides a list of terms with their defini-
tions.

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Before You Begin
Thismanualwill familiarize you with the features, instal-
lation and use of the SoundWave 32. There are several
symbols and conventions used throughout this manual
which will help to draw your attention to a feature or to
focus on important information:
When you see the Magnifying Glass it
means the text is referring to some-
thing you should take a closer look at
before proceeding further.
FILENAMES All MS/PC DOS filenames and DOS
commands will be emphasized by this
type style.
Common Names
BBS Bulletin Board System
DAC Digital/Analog Converter
DSP Digital Signal Processor
MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface
MPC Multimedia PC
PC Refers to the family of IBM PC, PC/XT or
PC/AT compatible computers