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Page 1: ...AUDIO ANIMATO TM User s Manual APPLIED ENGINEE ING A ON S ON OFliE RESEARCH CORPORATION y 1 1 ...

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Page 5: ...no liability for any other equipment used in conjunction with Applied Engineering products nor for programs or data stored in or used with Applied Engineering products including the costs of recovering such equipment programs or data The warranty and remedies set forth above are exclusive and in lieu of all others oral or written express or implied No Applied Engineering dealer agent or employee i...

Page 6: ...an a rabbit ear antenna or an antenna mounted in the attic o Make sure that all electrical connections on the computer are secure and any shielded I O cables that are required for compliance are properly fastened o Move the computer farther away from the receiver o Plug the computer and receiver into separate electrical circuits If necessary the user should consult the dealer or an experienced rad...

Page 7: ...oes RamKeeper Users CR 2 INSTALLATION CR 3 llIE Box Output Volume Input Level MIC Level MIC jack PHONES jack MIDI IN jack MIDI OUT jack MIDI THRU jack OUT IN L RJacks What Now Part II Software Overview START LOOK AND LISTEN About the Audio Animator Disks Running the Software VII vii vii viii 3 3 4 4 5 7 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 19 19 19 Table of Contents ...

Page 8: ... 27 The Sound Graph 27 i The Select Bar 27 t Stop Play Pause and Record 28 The Cassette Label 29 Single Play Continuous Play 29 VU On VU Off 29 Playback Sample Rate 29 f Record Sample Rate 30 PlayTime 30 Max Block 30 Select 30 Resolution 31 CH 2 THE FILE OPTIONS 33 New CLl N 33 f Open CLl O 33 Append 34 Close CLl W 34 Save CLl S 34 Save As 35 Formats Recognized 36 1 Delete 37 Print CLl P 38 Page S...

Page 9: ...iew CO F 43 Oscilloscope 44 Change Color 44 CH S THE EFFECTS OPTIONS 47 Amplify 47 Backwards 47 Echo 47 Fade Down 49 Fade Up 49 Silence 49 CH 6 ruE SETUP OPTIONS Sl Playback ChanneL 51 Record ChanneL 51 Effects Channel 51 Default Play Rate 51 Set Play to Record Rate 51 Set Record To Play Rate 52 Display Dots 52 Display Left Channel 52 Display Right Channel 52 CH 7 ruE SOUNDS OPTIONS S3 List of Ope...

Page 10: ...Panic Button 61 r Metronome 61 t The MIDI Editor Window 61 Title Bar 61 TR Track 62 Close Box 62 PL Play 62 RC Record 62 r LP Loop 62 CH Channel 63 PG Program 63 l Name 64 The Select Bar 65 Scroll Bar 65 t Activating and Moving the Editor Window 6S CH 2 THE FILE OPTIONS 67 New cJ N 67 1 Open cJ O 67 Close cJ W 67 Save cJ S 68 i Save As 68 Delete 69 CH 3 THE EDIT OPTIONS 71 Undo cJ Z 71 iv Audio An...

Page 11: ... Delay 77 Play Record Delay 77 Panic Button Delay 78 CH 6 THE SOUNDS OPTIONS 79 List of Open Files 79 Appendices A Copying Audio Animator to RAM ROM or Hard Disk 82 B Trouble Shooting 84 C Adapters 89 D The Introplay Program 93 E Saving Large Digitized Files 94 F Try This 96 G Using the Mouse 99 H Programmers Reference 100 I Other Sources 102 J Getting Help 103 Returning a Product 104 RMA Number A...

Page 12: ...GLOSSARY INDEX vi Audio Animator 106 110 r I t l l ...

Page 13: ...r lets you record up to eight separate tracks Digitizer Connect your CD player phono tuner tape player VCR or microphone to the input connectors and record pieces of your favorite songs TV shows or noises you make with your mouth hands nose pets etc Attach a microphone to the phones connector and your phono tape deck radio etc to the Line In connector and sing along with your favorite songs The in...

Page 14: ...ck run through of what the Audio Animator software can do Part III The Digitizer details each of the Digitizer s menu options The chapters are in the same order as the menus for easy reference Part IV The Sequencer details each of the Sequencer s menu options Again the chapters are in the same order as the menus for easy reference The Appendices tell you how to copy the AA program to your RAM ROM ...

Page 15: ...PART I The Hardware Part 1 The Hardware ...

Page 16: ...Audio Animator 2 Audio Anmator The Hardware r I r I r f I I I I r I ...

Page 17: ...u have a stereo tuner you can connect the tuner to the Audio Animator and control the speaker volume with your tuner You ll connect the speakers or tuner to the PHON S connector on the top of the box While you can also connect them to the Line Out connector on back of the box attaching them to the PI JONES connector enables you to control the volume from the box Output Volume control o MIDI device...

Page 18: ...slots 1 6 without changing the Slot setting to Your Card For example you can insert the card into slot 5 leave the Slot setting set to Smart Port and still play back sounds from games and music software Recording and Saving Changes To record or save changes to a file using the Audio Animator software you should install the card in slot 1 2 6 or 7 and set the Slots option of the Control Panel to Yo...

Page 19: ...he Control Panel s Slots option RamKeeper Users You ll need to take your RamKeeper out of its slot during the installation Before beginning the installation back up your ROM disk and disconnect both the transformer and the battery You will not need to remove the RamKeeper s connector plate The rest will be explained in Chapter 2 Ch 1 Getting Started 5 ...

Page 20: ...Audio Animator 6 AA The HOfdWOftl r I ...

Page 21: ...wo latches in the rear of the case with your forefingers while using the heel of your hand to pull the lid up and towards you See picture following 3 Touch the power supply to remove any static electricity from your body Do not skip this step A static shock can damage the chips on your boards and or the chips on your computer s motherboard Remove the IIGS cover Touch the power supply case 4 Remove...

Page 22: ...f the computer If the cable is connected to the card disconnect it before mounting Feed the cable from the inside of the computer Slide the Phillip s screw that you have attached to the plate into the bottom notch of one of the large back panel openings insert the top screw and then tighten both screws The plate should be firmly mounted to the opening Connect 1S pin Connector to Backplate Importan...

Page 23: ...eel of one hand to push the card down into the slot and seat it firmly Insert card into slot 9 Attach the loose end of the 15 pin connector coming from the backplane of the computer to the 15 pin connector at the keyboard end of the AA card Important The rcd ground wire must be toward the top of the card Attach 15 pin connector to card Ch 2 Installation 9 ...

Page 24: ...e RamKeeper s connector plate simply remove the RamKeeper from the Memory Expansion slot and then plug in the cable Don t reinstall the RamKeeper yet lOb If you ve taken your RamKeeper out of the slot reinsert it now Make sure that the insulator is still in position before reconnecting the power At the end of the AA installation follow the directions in the RamKeeper manual for setting up the ROM ...

Page 25: ...Of Tape Player Phone CD Tuner Tape Player VCR elc Speakers or Headphones MIDI IN Mld OcvlCO Typical Setup 13 Plug your speakers or headphones amplified or non amplified to the phones connector The volume is controlled by the slide controls on the black box ImageWn rll Ch 2 Installation 11 ...

Page 26: ...it into the Mic connector of the black box 17 To monitor the levels from the Line In or Mic inputs connect the speakers to the phones connector and then use the Input Level Output Level or Mic Level bars to adjust the volume 18 Attach your MIDI device such as a keyboard or drum machine by using the included 5 pin MIDI cables to connect the MIDI Out from the box to the MIDI In of the device Also co...

Page 27: ...imator s Line In connector The input level should be set so that the VU meter bars bounce up about 3 4 of the way toward the top of their columns MIDI devices are not affected by the input level setting MIC Level The MIC Level bar adjusts the input level from your source connected to the Audio Animator s Mic jack As with the Input Level setting the Mic Level should be set so that the VU meter bars...

Page 28: ...gitizer or to monitor the sounds via speakers connected to the Phones jack Connect your stereo amplifier Aux Input to AA s Line Out connector to control the volume from your amplifier You can also connect a tape player to the Out connector to save your digitized creations to cassette Note The left and right volume bars control the volume of the Phones jack but will not control the volume of the sp...

Page 29: ... the Goo ies menu 1 Wan jug Do not use your original disks 1 Copy the AA driver CARD8530 MIDI to the DRIVERS folder in the SYSTEM folder of your MasterTracks boot disk from AA BOOT SYSTEM DRIVERS to MTJR BOOT SYSTEM DRIVERS 2 Rename the CARD8530 MIDI file to CARD6850 MlDI 3 Boot the MasterTracks program 4 Choose MIDI Setup from the Goodies menu 5 Choose Internal card under Port Note MasterTracks r...

Page 30: ...I r r I I A I Audio Animator 16 M The HordWare ...

Page 31: ...PART II Software Overview Part II Software OveNlew 17 ...

Page 32: ...Audio Animator 8 AA Sol twole OIervlew I I r I I ...

Page 33: ...included We recommend that you see your Apple dealer for upgrading to GS OS if you don t have it already The second disk Audio Art contains several digitized sound and MIDI files we ve created for you to experiment with Running the Software I3efore you run the software do the following 1 Make a copy of the Audio Animator disks Use either System Utilities included on your GS System disk the Finder ...

Page 34: ...ou use to run the application AA SYS16 Keyboard Equivalents Note Next to different commands you may see an open apple symbol followed by a letter This is the keyboard equivalent for the command The Cut Ll V command can be selected from the Edit menu or by pressing the open apple key and the V key simultaneously Sample Digitizing Session Following is a short example of how you can use the Audio Ani...

Page 35: ...it and then clicking on the Open button S Double click on any sound file in the file list to open that file You can also open the file by clicking once on the filename to highlight it and then clicking on the Open button 6 The software will tell you that it is loading the file and will display a bar showing you what proportion of the file has been loaded and how much is left to load 7 When the fil...

Page 36: ...g get crazy have some fun keep gOing g g g get cra cra cra crazy evah some fun fun fun fUn When you ve jumbled up the selection beyond recognition close it by either clicking on the small box in the upper left corner of the graph window or by selecting Close from the File window Note When you close a window you ll be asked if you want to save changes to that file Click No to leave the file in its ...

Page 37: ...der to open it You can also open the folder by clicking once on the folder to highlight it and then clicking on the Open button 5 Double click on any sequencer file in the file list 0 open that file You can also open the file by clicking once on the filename to highlight it and then clicking on the Open button 6 When the file is loaded you will see the editor window at the bottom of your monitor T...

Page 38: ... beyond recognition close it by either clicking on the small box in the upper left corner of the graph window or by selecting Close d C from the File window Note When you close a window you ll be asked if you want to save changes to that file Click No to leave the file in its original form If you want to save your changes select Save As from the File menu and give your audio art a name What s Next...

Page 39: ... PART III The Digitizer Port III The DlQlhzer 2S ...

Page 40: ...Audio Animator AudiO AnImator The DigITIzer r I r ...

Page 41: ... screen presents you with a super simple interface and a wealth of information The Sound Graph The sound graph is the window at the bottom of the screen It contains the sound wave of the file currently selected The Select Bar The select bar the straight flashing line within the sound graph lets you choose particular sections for playback and editing You can play the entire file when the select bar...

Page 42: ...oy Stop Pause Record OPtion P option S option W option R These keHs con be used olong with mouse selection Extend selection shift key Select to end option Select from begining commond Digitizer Keyboard Help Dialog Stop Play Pause and Record The Stop Play Pause and Record buttons perform the same functions as they do on a tape recorder Click on the buttons above the word to begin that function The...

Page 43: ...f you want it to play in a continuous loop click the Continuous Play button VUOn VUOff The VU meter is a visual representation of the input levels being sent from the device you have connected to the Audio Animator s In connector or to the Mic jack Turn it On or Off by clicking the appropriate button Use the VU meter in conjunction with the Mic Level and Input Level bars to get the best recording ...

Page 44: ...d into RAM for faster access The Max Block number is important to know because this tells you the largest recording you can make Note If the Max Block doesn t seem to be increasing as you close files it is because a file that is still open is held at a certain place in memory If you re tight on memory close and save if desired all windows and then begin your recording Select Select tells you how m...

Page 45: ... per screen pixel are being displayed 1 1 means that every horizontal pixel in the sound graph represents one sound sample Resolution will vary from file to file and changes x2 or x s as you use the Zoom In Zoom Out options under the View menu Ch 1 The Screen 31 ...

Page 46: ...Audio Animator 32 Aud o AnImator Tho Digiti2er r I I I I I ...

Page 47: ...option under the Setup menu before opening a new window You ll almost always want to get rid of the silence by choosing Select All cJ A before pasting in a section you have copied or cut from another file Note The program automatically opens a new empty window when you record Open 0 0 The Open command allows you to load a prerecorded sound file stored on disk Note Because sound files are memory in...

Page 48: ...but split mono o If you open a mono file and append a stereo file to it the two channels of the stereo file will be combined into one mono channeL Close O W Close a file with this command or by clicking on the square in the upper left corner of the sound graph window If you have made changes to the file without saving them a dialog box will appear asking if you want to save changes to this file be...

Page 49: ... ExrLOSIOH D GU Sl OlS D SnHrU SESSIOH Sove Wave As I i lmlmUI RE Format o 2 1 Co pressed ORaw Data Save As Dialog Disk Hew Folder OPl 1I Close Save I Cancel o RIFf For at 02 67 1 Compressed Scroll through the disk catalog by moving the thumb in the scroll bar or by clicking on the up or down arrows Disks online will be displayed in turn as you click this box The name of the currently selected dis...

Page 50: ... the sound file by the name that is currently in the Save Wave As box by clicking this button The file will be saved to the directory currently selected in the format selected Note As stated earlier if you try to save changes to a locked file you ll be told that the file is locked and asked if you want to replace it with the new information anyway If you select Yes the new file will replace the ol...

Page 51: ... are loaded the playback rate is set to the default setting of 22 200 Hz Note If you plan to use a program or desk accessory that plays back sound files other than the ones provided with the Audio Animator you ll need to find out the program s or desk accessory s default playback rate if it does not let you set the playback rate and record your sound files at that speed before saving as Raw Data T...

Page 52: ...t how many cop you want to make Set to this mode lor tractor Ieed paper ies IlIogeWriter Printer v3 0 Quality o Better Text BetterColor o Draft Pageranse AII OF OII DTo D COPi Paper ree R utomatic O anual DColor DK Dialog box for Print option Set to this mode lor print of graph Does not apply Choose this setting to print only pathname and resolution Set to this mode for single feed paper Audio Ani...

Page 53: ...per USletter OUS Legol OA Letm o International Fanfold Vertical Sizing Marllol OCandennd Orientation Printer fleets D 50 Reduction o Ho Gaps Between Pages Select to print 1 2 size Does not apply Prints vertically u frRI Concel aD Prints horizontally Dialog box for Page Setup option Ch 2 The File Options ...

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Page 55: ...lse is pasted in to take its place or until you quit the program Copy d C ChOOSing Copy when a portion of the file is selected will copy the selection to the clipboard without removing the selection from the screen Paste d V Selecting Paste copies the current contents of the clipboard into the file at the selection bar position If a section of the file is selected when you choose Paste the clipboa...

Page 56: ...hatever you currently have pasted to the clipboard is lost Clear Delete Use the Clear command just as you would use the delete key The selected segment is removed from the document without replacing the clipboard contents Select All d A Select All has the same effect as dragging the selection bar from the sound graph s beginning to its end If you notice that the Select Region shows only lalf the v...

Page 57: ...ut unwanted noise or unwanted silence find the exact location at which a sound begins piece together sounds without popping etc As you zoom the calculated number of samples per pixel will be displayed next to Resolution on the screen Zoom cJ M Use the Zoom option to magnify a selected portion of the sound wave The selected segment will fill the sound graph window Zoom In cJ plus Select Zoom In to ...

Page 58: ...vel should be fairly straight across the middle line on the oscilloscope grid Left Channel oRight ChanneI 1m JC Zm Adjust I I 0 I I The Oscilloscope Option Click o Left Channel to see the input to the Left Channel o Right Channel to see the input to the Right Channel o Pause to freeze the wave momentarily Click Pause again to continue real time monitoring o and drag the Zero Adjust thumb to move t...

Page 59: ... whose color you want to change The Change Color option Click o Default Color Table to return to the default Audio Animator colors o Cance1 to return to the colors set before choosing the Change Color option o OK when you ve found a color scheme you like The next time you start the program the colors will be the same as when you last quit the program Note Your color settings are saved to the AAPAR...

Page 60: ...Audio Animator 46 Audio Animoto The Digitizer r I I I I I I ...

Page 61: ...y Then select this option from the menu A window will appear allowing you to select the percent of amplification 200 is twice as loud Note When you increase the amplitude you also increase the level of noise you have recorded For the cleanest sound make sure that your recording levels are set high enough to capture the sound but not high enough to clip the sound See Distorted Sound in the appendic...

Page 62: ...hoed Echoes are usually referred to in time intervals o A 1 8 second echo is about equal to the resonance in a bathroom o A 1 4 second echo is like the echo in a large hallway o A 1 2 second echo is like the reverberation in a big auditorium o A 1 second echo is like yelling in a canyon Decide how you want your echo to sound divide the current playback by 8 4 2 or 1 and then set Echo Interval to t...

Page 63: ...d down toward the end of the segment Fade Up Fade Up will modify the beginning of the segment to make the amplitude build as if the volume was gradually turned up Silence Silence replaces the selected segment with the sound of nothing a sound like you ve never heard before Ch 5 The Effects Options If ...

Page 64: ...Audio Anima or SJ Audio Animotor The Digitizer r I ...

Page 65: ...nds recorded on only one channel mono can be played back through both channels by setting Playback Channel to Both Channels Effects Channel To activate this option you must be working with a stereo recording Use the Effects Channel option to dictate whether the Effects you select will affect both channels or just the channel currently displayed Using this option you can for example playa segment f...

Page 66: ...e made at the currently set Record Sample Rate so the new rate will match the old rate Now the two files can be edited together and won t sound like Mr Bill meets Lurch Display Dots This option replaces the sound graph s lines with dots It has no other affect on the file Display Left Channel Shows the sound graph for the left channel of the current file Display Right Channel Shows the sound graph ...

Page 67: ...p to a maximum of eighl The Digitizer files are prefixed by SMPL The equencer files are prefixed by MIDI Change from the Digitizer to the Sequencer and visa versa by choosing the appropriate file lype from the list Note While the program allows a maximum of eight files open at the same time your computer s memory and the size of the files may mandate a smaller maximum Ch 7 The Sound Options 53 ...

Page 68: ...Audio Animator 54 Audio Animator The Digitizer r I I r I ...

Page 69: ...r PART IV The Sequencer AA The Sequencer 55 ...

Page 70: ...Audio Animator D AA The Sequencer r r I r J I I I ...

Page 71: ...I 0 _ 1 _ r 0 6 0 0 7 0 T B 0 0 The Sequencer Screen Note ATUNE is not an included file Like the Digitizer screen the Sequencer screen is both easy to use and full of information Stop Play Pause and Record The Stop Play Pause and Record buttons perform the same functions as they do on a tape recorder Click on the buttons above the word 0 begin that function The keyboard alternatives for all four f...

Page 72: ...Measure Beat box and typing in the correct measure and beat The default is 1 l D Click in the RC column of the track to which you want to record An underlined arrowhead will appear D Click in the PL column of any tracks that you want to play while you record D Select the Time Signature by clicking on the time signature icon next to the tempo bar To set the time signature click on the upper and or ...

Page 73: ... the Tempo with the tempo slide bar right for faster tempo up to 400 beats per minute left for slower down to 6 beats per minute o Drag the thumb for larger incremental changes o Click in the shaded part of the bar to scroll the tempo numbers o Click on the left and right ends of the bars to change the tempo in increments of one Time Signature The time signature shows you the current beats per mea...

Page 74: ... a key or send some form of MIDI data from the device connected before beginning to record or play If you also have Count In selected you ll be given a measure of count after you press a key before recording or playing Measure Beat The Measure Beat box displays the currently selected measure and beat To change the Measure and Beat settings do anyone of the following o Click on the Measure or Beat ...

Page 75: ...e setting To be able to use Copy and Paste effectivly you must play in rhythm Toggle the metronome on and off by clicking on the metronome icon or by pressing option M The MIDI Editor Window The MIDI Editor Window at the bottom of the screen is where the MIDI data is placed shown as squares for playback and modification Each square represents a measure Measures with MIDI data are displayed as fill...

Page 76: ...hile still playing add the drums and melody by clicking in the PL column of the desired track RC Record Click in the RC Record column to select the track to which you ll record You can record to only one track at a time An underlined arrow will appear in the RC column of the track to which you ll record When you have a track set to record you can select where the track will begin recording either ...

Page 77: ...of the info in track 2 will play on channel 2 if the CH setting is set to O To select channels 0 16 click in the CH Channel column and then click on either end of the scroll bar or drag the thumb to the desired channel setting Click the Ok button to accept the setting Click the Cancel button to leave the setting as it was PG Program Programs are the stored sounds patches in a MIDI device Program f...

Page 78: ... CL P CH PG N Ollie 1 4 8 12 16 2U 24 1 I r 1 1 1 1l _ I II _ Il f j r T 00 0 0 00 0 tr 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O 1 Replaced by lasl played Irack 1 T o 0 __ Replaces Track 1 I _l 0 I nora I ll T 8 0 T Which PG Setting Is Used o The program information is not part of the MIDI information that is recorded That is if you change programs in mid song while recording the program change will not be recorded Na...

Page 79: ...To move to the measures beyond the right edge of the screen use the scroll bar below the edge of the editor window Only the measure display will scroll The rest of the Editor window stays in place End Boxes l E 0 _ ifiilfotil illrusmM lJ MWl1 The Thumb Shaded Area The Scroll Bar o Drag the thumb to a relative position within the scroll bar o Click and hold il1 the shaded area of the bar to move th...

Page 80: ...Audio Animator Ci AA The Sequencer f l ...

Page 81: ...ave been saved as standard MIDI files Standard MIDI files contain information pertinent to the file such as tempo track separation and track name If Audio Animator encounters more than eight tracks you will see a dialog box stating that there are more than eight tracks and AA is cutting out any tracks past the eighth Close O W Close a file with this command or by clicking on the square in the uppe...

Page 82: ...led file or save an already named file with a different name Use Save As to save modified version of a file without deleting the original MIDI files are saved in the standard MIDI file format Any GS program that recognizes the standard MIDI format e g Master Tracks Jr Master Tracks Pro Music Writer wi MIDI Translator will recognize the AA MIDI files When this option is selected you re shown a dial...

Page 83: ...is option or by clicking on the pathname located above the File List Save the sound file by the name that is currently in the Save Sequence As box when you click this button The file will be saved to the directory currently selected Note As stated earlier if you try to save changes to a locked file you ll be told that the file is locked and asked if you want to replace it with the new information ...

Page 84: ...ick on a folder and then click Delete the folder will simply be opened not deleted Piles can be deleted only one at a time Folders cannot be deleted with AA s delete command 70 Audio Animator The Sequencer f I f I l r ...

Page 85: ...om the screen and copy it to the GS clipboard You can then paste it to another location in the same file or to a different sequencer file The selection will remain in the clipboard until you switch to the Digitizer until something else is pasted in to take its place or until you quit the program Copy d C Choosing Copy when a portion of the file is selected will copy the selection to the clipboard ...

Page 86: ...o the digitizer or visa versa Once you switch between the digitizer and sequencer or quit the program whatever you currently have pasted to the clipboard is lost Clear Delete Use the Clear command just as you would use the delete key The contents are removed from the document without replacing the clipboard contents Select All d A Select All has the same effect as dragging the selection bar from t...

Page 87: ...a 0OOl m Pitch Bend 00 OR 5 0OOl 65B ChanneIPressure 00 OB OOm6Rl ChanneIPressure 00 00 0001 7BB Pitch Bend 00 OB 0001 801 Pitch Bend 00 06 43 0001 B 3 Pitch Bend 00 on1 0001 B82 Hate On 00 4F 00 0001489E Pitch Bend 00 00 o 8 Use Record Fil ter I Pause I Ok J MIDI Dump Dialog You cannot record while in the MIDI Dump window Use the Dump window to see that the computer and MIDI device are communicat...

Page 88: ...ge Color option will be active for both the Sequencer and the Digitizer Select Change Color from the menu and you ll be presented with a color palette Click on any of the four squares to change that color Adjust the color using the Red Green and Blue slide bars Red CMDonent I I 0 Grlen COllponent I I Cl Blue COllponent I I Cl IOefoul t Color Table I Click on the box whose color you want to change ...

Page 89: ...ich channels you want on and off You can click on the individual boxes to control each channel or choose All Channels On or All Channels Off to control all at once X ed box channel on clear box channel off ChanneI Record Filter I nil Channell On Inl Channell Off I gJ13 2 lq 2 15 1 8 116 li The Channel Record Filter Dialog Event Record Filfer When you clear any of the Event Record Filter options un...

Page 90: ...n the 1 box and then clicking the Ok button Chonnei PIaybock Fil ter 01 0S 0g 013 8 12 06 010 18114 03 07 011 015 8 14 8 18 8 112 8 1 16 I Rll ChanMis On I Ok d IAll Channels Off I ill The Channel Playback Filter Dialog When you filter a channel clear the box the channel information remains intact it is simply ignored during playback When working with the Channel Playback Filter keep in mind that ...

Page 91: ...of the options that event will be ignored while playing If your instrument is not equipped with an event Audio Animator will not care if the box is X ed or not Set MIDI Delay The Set MIDI Delay option is for the low end MIDI devices that cannot handle MIDI information at extremely high rates Set HIOI Dela PloY Record DeiaM us 152 I m Mi WWi iWUHiiH J I Panic Mton Deloy us 532 I IlIDW fI Iiffili ff...

Page 92: ...rlier sends an all notes off command This command sends out a note off command for each note in rapid sequence You may need put a delay between the note off commands to give your device time to respond Try a setting of 532 78 AA The Sequencer r r r L ...

Page 93: ...tizer files are prefixed by SMPL The Sequencer files are prefixed by MIDI Change from the Digitizer to the Sequencer and visa versa by choosing the appropriate file type from the list or by choosing Go To Digitizer Sequencer from the View menu Note While the program allows a maximum of eight files open at the same time your computer s memory and the size of the files may mandate a smaller maximum ...

Page 94: ...Audio Animator 6J AA The Sequences r I r r ...

Page 95: ...nce and reading enjoyment A Copying Audio Animator to RAM ROM or Hard Disk B Trouble Shooting C Adapters D The Introplay Program E Saving Large Digitized Files to Multiple Disks F Try This G Using the Mouse H File Format I Other Sources J Getting Help The Appendices 81 ...

Page 96: ...2 and Tool 33 in the Tools folder in the SYSTEM folder pathname BOOT DISK SYSTEM TOOLS Where s the Program The Audio Animator program itself is contained in the AA SYS 1 6 file The AAP ARAMS file is created by the program and adjusted each time you quit the program AAPARAMS keeps track of which part of the program Digitizer or Sequencer you were in when you last quit and rerums you to that part wh...

Page 97: ...Because this is an auto start program when you boot it from the RAM disk and Quit O Q you ll just be returned to the program You ll need to eject the disk and reboot the computer to run a different program From RAM ROM or Hard Disk w GS OS Installed If your RAM ROM or hard disk is already set up with GS OS simply copy the AA SYS16 file from the Audio Animator disk to the volume Important You must ...

Page 98: ...d of right or visa versa simply switch the speakers or their plugs around The Audio Animator uses the Apple standard left our channell and right our channel 2 output assignment Some programs however have the channels reversed Check startup device message If you re trying to boot the program from a RAM disk you must initialize the RAM disk before copying the program disk s files onto it Unable to l...

Page 99: ... 1 Loading a Song that is more than eight tracks AA has a maximum of eight tracks If the file you are loading has more than eight you ll get a message explaining that AA cannot load the song If possible load the song into the program in which it was created and mix the tracks together or save the tracks as different files Digitizer Problems Distorted Sound o Once again is the AA s connector plate ...

Page 100: ...ither Raw Data or AIFF files If the sound program you re using doesn t allow you to change the playback rate set the Record Sample Rate to the necessary setting before recording Sound file plays but no wave displayed If you do not see the sound wave even though you can hear the sound it may be because you recorded a mono input in stereo Try displaying the other channel from the Setup menu You may ...

Page 101: ... channels You won t be able to open the flle Missing FORM COMM SSND chunk in AIFF file This is a seldom if ever seen error message that appears when a sound file does not have some required information You won t be able to 0pen the file Must first select record play track These messages occur when you try to record or play without specifying a track to record to or play from Click in the PL or RC ...

Page 102: ...t find the Audio Animator card Make sure the card is installed properly and that the slot containing the card is set to Your Card in the Slots option of the Control Panel Requires GS OS Operating System You ll need to boot from a disk containing GS OS before you can use the AA program Window must be open to Append Before you can use the Append command you must open a window with the Open New or Re...

Page 103: ... adapts a 1 8 stereo mini plug to a 1 4 phone plug as well as an adapter that has 1 4 phone jack to two phono plugs often called RCA plugs Radio Shack Cat No 274 367 straight model and RS Cat No 42 2471 From Speakers or Amplifier RS Cat No 274 367 Adapts1l8 Stereo Plug to 1 4 Stereo Jack RS Cat No 42 2471 Adapts 1 4 Stereo Plug to two Phono Jacks If your speaker wires end in stripped ends you can ...

Page 104: ...ack 2 cables RS Cat No 42 2434 and 1 adapter RS Cat No 274 307 From Speaker Wires Left and RIght RS Cat No 42 2434 1 8 Mono Plug to Stripped Ends ToM PHONES RS Cat No 274 307 Adapts two 1 8 Mono Plugs to 1 4 Stereo Jack If you have a setup different from the ones mentioned talk to your local Radio Shack person or stereo electrical supplies person for the correct cables and adapters CD VCR TV Turnt...

Page 105: ...ors to connect the AA Line Out Lin to the tape deck or VCR s Line In If you have a setup different from the ones mentioned talk to your local nadio Shack person or stereo electrical supplies person for the correct cables and adapters Microphones Chances are you ve got a microphone lying around the house somewhere maybe from an old tape recorder from your answering machine or from your days in that...

Page 106: ...ls1 8 Plug 10 1 4 Jack For stereo input either plug two mono mikes into a left and right mono adapter two 1 8 mono plugs to 1 4 stereo jack adapter RS Cat No 274 307 see below or try a dual head microphone RS Cat No 33 1065 To Mono Microphones Left and RighI 72 App C Adopters ToMMIC RS Cat No 274 307 Adapts two 1 8 Mono Plugs 10 1 4 Slereo Jack r ...

Page 107: ...ay is already in place To create your own intro sound run the Audio Animator program and save the file you want as your intro sound to the System Setup folder in the System folder on your boot disk The file must be saved as an AE Format file called Introsound Note If you do not have the program setup correctly the computer will still boot but no sound file will be played during the boot If you re ...

Page 108: ...ve selected a region the size you want to save Release the mouse button and 0 key 4 When you have the right size Cut it O X This moves the selected segment to the clipboard Don t use the Copy command to move the segment to the clipboard You need to remove the segment from the sound graph window S Open a New file O N If you re segmenting a stereo file your Record Channe 1 should be set to Stereo Re...

Page 109: ...st saved 10 Return to the window you are segmenting 11 Check the size of the remaining segment as indicated on the cassette label If the Select Region is too large to save to your other disk repeat the steps above If the Select Region shows a size that can be saved to disk use the Save As command to rename the file with the sequential number Ex Laughs 2 This saves the extra steps of cutting openin...

Page 110: ... in mind that you need to use the same record rate when pasting a sound into an existing file Stereo or Mono When deciding whether to record a file in stereo or mono consider these points o Do you have a stereo signal If you have only a mono signal there is no reason to record in stereo mono recordings can play back through both speakers o If you want control of both left and right channel outputs...

Page 111: ...annels have the second drum beat You can make even mono files travel in this manner by copying them into a stereo window setting the Effe cts Channel to Display Channel then pasting in silence over a section of the sound wave at the beginning of Channel One and at the end of Channel 2 Using this technique you could record a joke in mono then have the left speaker ask the question ex Why are 5 and ...

Page 112: ...essert topping Ever talk to obnoxious phone salespeople who only let you say Yes or No Now you can let Audio Animator do the talking for you Record a Yes and No then select and play the appropriate one After you re used to this throw in a Please tell me morel and an I m not interested for variety Play them at slower playback rates to send chills up their spine When they ask tell them you live on E...

Page 113: ...Menus To select an option from a pull down menu follow these steps 1 Drag the cursor across the menu bar to pull down the menus 2 Drag the cursor down the open menu to highlight the different options 3 Release to select the highlighted option Note If you decide that you don t want to select from the menu you ve pulled down drag the cursor outside the menu box and let go App G Using the Mouse W ...

Page 114: ...and the presence of other sensitive slot cards before accessing these locations 1 COn r6 80 COn r6 87 are shadowed to COn 16 88 COn 16 8F 2 COn r6 84 COn 16 85 3 COn l6 86 COn 16 87 4 COn 16 80 and 2F 04 5 COn 16 81 and 28 28 Digitizer Communication Part AID 670 Hi Speed 8 Bit AID Converter Registers Left Channel COn 16 84 Right Channel COn l6 86 Conversion Time lOus Method Store register wait 10u...

Page 115: ...d data and does nO require a separate header Refer to the AppLe Standard Sound File Formal SSND documentation for complete AIFF format information MIDI Communication Part 8530 Serial Communications Controller Registers SCC channel B command register COn 16 80 SCC channel A command register COn 16 81 SCC channel B data register COn 16 80 Method SCC channel A data register COn 16 80 Refer to 8530 Da...

Page 116: ...nd Computers Keyboard Magazine library for electronic musicians GPI Publications Anderton Craig MIDI For Musicians Music Sales Corp Chester N Y 10918 DeFuria Steve and Scacciaferro Joe The MIDI Implementation Book Third Earth Publications Casabona Helen and Frederick David Using MIDI Keyboard Magazine library for electronic mUSicians GPI Publications Milano Dominic ed Mind Over MIDI Keyboard Magaz...

Page 117: ...ut the hardware and software speCifically related to your question Please provide the technical support representative with the following information o The Applied Engineering product related to your question and its revision number o The original and current memory configuration of the card if applicable o The model and revision of your computer o What peripherals are being used and what cards ar...

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Page 119: ...lity for inadequate packing or loss or damage during shipping When We Receive Our service department will use your completed form in an attempt to duplicate the problem If it is determined that your product is defective due to a manufacturing defect your card will be repaired or replaced at IE s option Any misuse abuse or non IE authorized alteration modification and or repair to the Applied Engin...

Page 120: ...ice s user manual for instructions on assigning channels Clipping Clipping occurs when your input is too haL IIhot meaning intense in a bad way not hot as in cool hep happening Clipping is evidenced by wave forms that flatten out at the top or bottom of the sound graph Lower the input level or record level to prevent clipping Compressed Files These are files that have been in a form which reduces ...

Page 121: ... speakers Sony Walkman and many other portable stereo systems This jack is becoming more popular because of its compactness It incorporates the left and right inputs into one connector Oscilloscope Audio Animator s oscilloscope lets you see a real time waveform of the input received from the device connected to AA s input connector You can t record from the oscilloscope screen Set your record leve...

Page 122: ...athname is not fully qualified A fully qualified pathname is one that starts with the volume name followed by any subdirectories that must be accessed to find the file in question A prefix is used to shorten the amount of typing you must do to specify a pathname to a file As an example suppose you have a volume called NATION and that volume has a subdirectory called STATE and you have a program fi...

Page 123: ...e being sent to it A faster sampling rate means higher quality because the computer is recording more information in a given amount of time than it does at a slower sampling rate In general use lower sampling rates for voice because there isn t a lot happening during a voice input and higher for music because there S a lot going on Refer to Record Sample Rate in Appendix F for suggested sampling r...

Page 124: ...View 43 Go To Digitizer 73 Key In 60 keyboard alternatives 28 57 keyboard equivalents 20 Keyboard Help 28 LP Loop 62 Measure Beat 60 Metronome 61 MIDI Dump 73 MIDI Editor Window 61 Mouse use of 99 Name 64 New Folder 36 Oscilloscope 44 Page Setup 38 Paste 41 71 Index PG Program 63 PL Play 62 Print 38 Raw Data 37 RC Record 62 Save 34 Save As 35 formats digitizer 36 Select All 42 72 Selecting 23 sele...

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