*************************************************************************** Important Hints to the Marc 4 Midi driver version 1.02 for Windows NT 4.0 *************************************************************************** 1. System Requirements 2. Installation 3. What's new 4. Attention: Windows System Sounds ------------------------------------------ 1. System Requirements ------------------------------------------ * Windows NT 4.0 Build 1381 (Service Pack 3) ----------------------------------------- 2. Installation ----------------------------------------- * Ensure that you are logged on with administrator rights * First remove an older Marc 4 Midi driver by use of "Control Panel->Multimedia->Devices" and restart the Windows system. Once again logon at Windows NT as an administrator. * Now install the new Marc 4 Midi driver by use of "Control Panel->Multimedia->Devices->Add->From Disk". * Change to the language directory of the driver disk, acknowledge this directory and choose a driver version from the subsequent appearing list. * In some cases (update) Windows NT requests you to restart your system. In this case - restart your system really. * After the installation the Marc 4 Midi Sound System is ready to operate. ------------------------------------------ 3. What's new ------------------------------------------ Version 1.02: * Possible MIDI SysEx problem solved * Marc 4 Midi Manager: Gain Fader / Volume Fader erratic behaviour fixed Version 1.01 * All. ;-) ------------------------------------------ 4. Attention: Windows System Sounds ------------------------------------------ * After the first installtion of an audio device driver, Windows NT switchs on the Windows System Sounds per default. The system will playback these sound if a message box appears or a windows will be minimized or maxminized. The use of this system sounds may cause some problems in conjuction with running audio applications. * Per default the driver takes care of a synchron start and stop of all analog devices of the Marc 4 Midi. This is a really important feature for each multichannel harddiskrecording program but it may cause conflicts with the windows system sounds. If a running playback- or recording session will be interrupted by a system sound (because of a message box or window actions) the playback- or recording session will STOP too and the related audio application will hang (under specially circumstances) in a undefined state . You can solve this behavior by switching off the system sounds (Control Panel->System Sounds) or by deactivating the Start/Stop Synchronization Option of the Marc 4 Midi driver. (Taskbar->Marc 4 Midi Icon Doubleclick->Settings) . Leipzig 02-15-2001