************************************************************************* Important Hints to the Prodif 96 PRO driver v2.11 for Windows NT 4.0 ************************************************************************* 1. System Requirements 2. What's new ? 3. Installation 4. Attention: Windows System Sounds !!! ------------------------------------------ 1. System Requirements ------------------------------------------ * Windows NT 4.0 Build 1381 (Service Pack 3) ------------------------------------------ 2. What's new ? ------------------------------------------ Version 2.11 * DatMarker Support CD marker/indexes can not be read * Complete implementation of the SyncBus feature with start/stop sychronization * Warning/Error messages about Sample/Device Conflicts default changed to disabled. If you encounter problems like these: - Your Playback/Reocord doen't start - Your Playback/Record takes the wrong samplerate - Your applikation reports an error like "Unknown external error" the turn the error messages on! (Prodif 96 PRO Manager - Settings -> Misc) * New option implemented: "Default Samplerate" for clock generators (see Prodif 96 PRO Manager | Settings | Clock) This gives you the opportunity to determine a samplerate für the Prodif 96 PRO devices in case that no application is using the Prodif 96 PRO. This is useful in the following situations: - with this samplerate the signal monitoring will be done - external digital devices will get this samplerate if no audio application is running with th Prodif 96 PRO. Therefore this devices will keep its clock also if a previous running application was using a samplerate which was out of range for the external digital devices. In case of a ADAT-Setup please determine here the samplerate you want to use with the external equipment. That is, after a system start all device will be locked to the samplerate which you determine (and not an assumed rate which could(!) match). * A lot of detail improvements * Known bug: The Adat Monitoring via Analog Out doesn't work. We will fix this with the next driver version. Version 2.06 * Bugs in Version 2.05 fixed * Prodif 96 PRO Manager - Settings redesigned * Independent ADAT Record Devices - see Settings|Synchronization (makes multiple separate recording session with single ADAT record devices possible) * Settings|Clock - Sync to ADAT now causes a immediately switch to ADAT operation mode of the card. (after "Ok2 or "Apply"). After a restart of the operating system the card will synchronize itself to an incoming ADAT data stream and will be therefore in ADAT operation mode again. (O2R/O3R users will enjoy this ...) While in this operation mode, NO S/PDIF or AES/EBU recording/playback is possible! The new clock setup shows this by visual deactivating the digital wires and devices. - If you link any device with the clock of the digital input, the card will go into the S/PDIF or AES/EBU operation mode and synchronizes itself to an incoming S/PDIF or AES/EBU data stream. While in this operation mode, NO ADAT recording/playback is possible. The new clock setup show this by visual deactivating the appropriate ADAT controls. - If neither the first or the second described sync option is used, the card behaves normal which means that it chooses the correct operation mode automatically depending on what you want - record/play using ADAT or S/PDIF or AES/EBU. Version 2.05: * More resistent against any kind of abnormal termination of userapplications * Work around for a Bug in windows wave driver installer SP3 or higher implemented (Installer overrides existing wave drivers) * Work around for a Bug in windows wave driver uninstaller SP5 or higher implemented (Uninstall failed) * Operation for extremly small buffers optimized * New PunchIn- and AutoRecord Monitoring (see Input sections of Prodif96 PRO Manager) Version 2.04: * Why version 2.04 ? This driver is a part of a new main audio driver model ("Next Generation"), which is closely the same for Win95/98, NT4 and all other marian audio drivers. Every published change of this main driver will cause a change of this version number. This "Next Generation" drivers starting with version 2.0. In the past we published four driver revisions (to Customers or developers) for any audio hardware with changes which have effect to all audio cards. So a ARC88/Prodif PLUS user currently using version 2.03 or earlier will get a version 2.04 to get the benefits of this Prodif 96 PRO driver release. * Multicard Support * Manager (Mixer) Window Application at the taskbar. * Driver problems after an unsuccessful initialization of the card(s) solved. * Driver problems belonging to the start/stop synchronization and sample rate conflicts while running multiple sound applications solved * Problems with the Stop-Function of some MPEG Players solved. Version Beta 1a: * Default for Digital Output Format changed to AES/EBU * Default for Digital Input Source changed to Electrical Input * Audio Device "PD96PRO S/PDIF Playback" renamed to "PD96PRO Digital Playback" * Audio Device "PD96PRO S/PDIF Record" renamed to "PD96PRO Digital Record" ----------------------------------------- 3. Installation ----------------------------------------- * Ensure that you are logged on with administrator rights at Windows NT * First remove an older Prodif 96 PRO 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 Prodif 96 PRO driver by use of "Control Panel->Multimedia->Devices->Add->From Disk". * Change to the root 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 Prodif 96 PRO Sound System is ready to operate. ------------------------------------------ 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 devices of the Prodif 96 PRO. 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 Prodif 96 PRO driver. Leipzig 08-26-00