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           Important Suggestions to the Marc 4 Midi Driver Version 2.01
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Contents:

1. The first installation of the Marc 4 Midi and related drivers
2. Update from older drivers to this driver version
3. What's new ?
4. Attention: Windows System Sounds
5. Attention: Multicard Users

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1. The first installation of the Marc 4 Midi an related drivers

* If you want to install a Marc 4 Midi for the first time, then
  go ahead as follows:

  - Switch off your computer and open the cover.
  - Put one or more (max. 4) Marc 4 Midi's into free PCI slots.
  - Close the cover and switch on you computer.
  - Start Windows95/98 amd follow the instructions on the screen.
  - First, the Windows operation system may not find a driver, because it doesn't exists
    at the root directory of you installaton disk.
  - Search for the language directory of you choice und click "Ok."
  - Under Windows95b/c it may happens, that you have to choose the correct installation
    directory once again.
  - After you have installed the drivers, the Marc 4 Midi Sound System is ready for action.

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2. Update from older drivers to this driver version

* If you have installed one ore more Marc 4 Midi(s) and related drivers so go ahead as follows:

  - Start Windows and remove the Marc 4 Midi entry from device managers device list.
    (recommend for users with one card only)

    O R

  - Start Windows in SAFE MODE
    (recommend for users with more than one card)



  - Start the Marc 4 Midi Deinstaller (MARC4MUI.EXE), which is located in root directory
    of you installation disc and (after a successful installation) in windows system directory.
  - Restart your Windows and follow the instuctions on screen.
    (see also "1. The first installation of the Marc 4 Midi an related drivers")

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3. What's new ?

Version 2.01:

* Improved ASIO
  - Driver takes full control of the Monitor Settings (see Marc 4 Midi Manager)
    The appropriate user settings will be partial overwritten, when an ASIO/GSIF application 
    is running and restored, when an ASIO/GSIF session has finished.
  - The Driver checks the availability of the activated ASIO devices, when a ASIO application starts
    the driver. If another application uses activated ASIO devices, the driver pops up the ASIO setup
    dialog to gives you the opportunity to deactivate such used devices.
  - Uninstaller (marc4mui.exe) now removes ASIO application related driver settings. 
    (activated devices, buffersize, streaming priority)

* Improved GSIF
  - Very high latency settings are not possible anymore, because such settings have no effect.

* 32 Bit Audio Data Transfer Format for MME applications
* Problem with trucated error messages solved. Now these messages can be read completely.
* Previous version didn't save the monitoring setting correctly - solved.


Version 2.00:

* GSIF Support
* MIDI SysEx Record Problem sovled
* possible blue screen while ASIO/MIDI initialization killed
* Improved ASIO performance

Version 1.01:

* ASIO 2.0 Support

* Please note:
  - Do not use more than one card with ASIO.
    (The system doesn't run stable yet)

  We will do our best to solve this with one of the next driver versions.

Version 1.0:

* All. ;-)

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4. Attention: Windows System Sounds

* After the first installtion of an audio device driver,
  Windows 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 conjunction
  with running audio applications.

* Per default the driver takes care of a synchron start and stop of all
  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 specific circumstances) in a undefined state.
  You can solve this behavior by switching off the system sounds
  (Control Panel->Sounds) or by deactivating the Start/Stop
  Synchronization Option of the Marc 4 Midi driver. 
  (see Marc 4 Midi Manager - Settings - Synchronization)

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5. Attention: Multicard Users

* If you get an error message at windows start which shows an harware
  initialization error, please remove ALL card from you computer and test
  each card alone. This is the only safe way to find out the defect card!
  Please request your hardware dealer to Exchange of the defect card 
  against a new one.

* NEVER disable or remove a Marc 4 Midi entry from windows device manager's
  list! This may cause problems in interaction with the Marc 4 Midi Manager
  and Driver. System crashs may be the consequence.
  This problem will be solved in the next driver update.

* Please install a driver update ONLY like described under 2.

Leipzig 03-07-2001