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Introduction
Thank you for choosing the Gina 20-bit Multitrack Digital Audio Recorder.
We think you’ll find Gina to be an extremely flexible, high-performance
tool for your computer-based hard disk recording system.
What You Should Have Received in the Gina Box
When you opened the Gina box, you should have found the following:
• A Gina PCI card wrapped in an anti-static cover
• A Gina audio breakout box
• A Gina audio connector cable (
Please note: The cable included with
your Gina system is a shielded audio cable that has been custom
manufactured to exacting standards. Use of any other cable, such
as a computer printer cable, will substantially reduce the system’s
overall audio quality. See “Installing the Gina hardware” for
further details
.)
• A compact disc containing the Gina Windows 95/Windows 98
Drivers, the Echo Reporter
system analysis software, Syntrillium
Software’s Cool Edit Pro
Special Edition multitrack recording
and editing software, and demo versions of digital audio recording,
editing, and processing software from a variety of manufacturers
• The Gina Owner’s Manual
System Requirements
In order to use Gina you’ll need the following:
• An IBM-PC or compatible computer with PCI architecture
expansion slots (version 2.1 PCI BIOS), a genuine Intel Pentium or
faster CPU, a motherboard with an Intel chipset, and minimum
64Mb RAM (more highly recommended) running Windows 95 or
Windows 98
• A fast, high-capacity IDE or SCSI hard disk drive
• Peripheral audio equipment, such as a mixer, power amplifier, DAT
recorder, musical instruments, etc.
