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Introduction
THANK YOU
You too have decided to buy a TerraTec soundcard and are now thus one of the constantly
expanding number of quality-conscious multimedia users. We are very pleased, and shall
attempt to make sure that you can install and use your
SoundSystem Maestro32/96
as easily
as possible by means of this manual. As we are aware that nobody is really interested in reading
manuals (ourselves included), we have set out a brief set of instructions on the next page for
experienced users; these instructions should enable the system to be installed at a glance.
Nevertheless, you should also look at the other pages in the manual if you have any questions,
problems or simply out of interest. You might learn something that you didn’t know before.
OVERVIEW
The following is a brief overview of the performance features of your new purchase:
The
SoundSystem Maestro32/96
is a soundcard for the ISA bus of a PC which works very
well together with a modern BIOS and operating system because of the latest chip technology
used. This is quite simply a plug-and-play system. Under PnP BIOS and/or Windows 95, the
soundcard is automatically detected and set up in the system. You don’t need to worry any
more about IRQs, DMAs and I/O addresses. The software control has meant that installation
has become much more simple even with older systems.
Digital recording and playback of sounds is primarily handled by the highly integrated CODEC.
An unusually high signal-to-noise ratio for soundcards has been achieved by the card’s careful
design. Sounds can be recorded and played back simultaneously up to a maximum sample
rate of 48 kHz with a resolution of 16 bits (better than a CD player).
The DREAM chip set integrated on the card with 32 Mbit sample sounds turns the
SoundSystem
Maestro32/96
into a high-end Wavetable card which enables you to have even more fun with
modern games. But also the requirements of musicians will be satisfied by functions like
integrated effect processor, the second MPU-401 interface and the usability of an additional
common wavetable upgrade daughterboard (altogether 32 MIDI channels).
Extensive compatibility with all common standards, the interface for two joysticks and MIDI
In/Out as well as the ATAPI-IDE interface for modern CD-ROM drives complement the hardware
equipment. The various sound sources reach your pampered ears via a sound mixer, an amplifier
(which can be disabled by software) as well as a headset or speakers.
We hope that you have a lot of creative multimedia fun with your TerraTec
SoundSystem Mae-
stro32/96
.
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