61**Installation**
62The uninstall program will now check for the SNDSCAPE environment variable
63before running.  If it is not present, the uninstall will not run.  This
64will prevent the program inadvertently deleting files.
65
66The installation program copies the Windows directory location to your
67SNDSCAPE.INI file.
68
69**SSInit**
70SSInit now needs to know where your Windows directory is located.  If it can not
71find it, SSInit will prompt you to enter your current Windows directory.
72
73**SSCD.SYS**
74The SSCD program uses new command line arguments.  The previous version uses
75the Port= argument to find the Soundscape base address.  The new version uses
76/B:<base address>.  This is the only argument in SSCD.
77
78**Makeboot**
79There is a generic makeboot utility that will create a boot disk to initialize
80the Soundscape card.  If you need to create a boot disk it is recommended that
81you use this utility.
82
83**Windows**
84There is a new Windows driver included in this release.  This driver allows
85DOS games to run in a DOS Box under Windows.  It will also fix any problems
86associated with applications authored with the Director.
87
88The driver has an on-line help associated with it.  Please consult the on-line
89help for questions regarding driver configuration.
90
91To access the driver setup, open the Control Panel and double click the
92Soundscape icon.
93
94**Audiostation**
95There is a new version of Audiostation (1.78) that fixes incompatibilities
96with some CD-ROM brands.
97
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101**OS/2 Support**
102OS/2 Support has been implemented in this release.  The OS/2 drivers as well
103as a README can be found on disk 2.
104
105**Installation**
106
107**Firmware**
108The Sound Blaster emulation is now 2.0 compatible.  This fixes games that only
109support SoundBlaster 2.0 or higher (Cyberia, Creature Shock).  It also will
110clean up games that try to simulate the auto-restart capabilities of a Sound
111Blaster 2.0 on earlier Sound Blaster models (i.e., Rebel Assault).  In some
112games, it may be necessary to select Sound Blaster Pro to take advantage of
113the additional 2.0 functions.
114
115**SSInit**
116The SSInit Exit dialog is more intuitive . Now, the only choices in the Exit
117dialog are Accept or Discard changes.  In previous versions, when invoked,
118SSInit would read in the current settings from the card and display the
119Quick Setup dialog.  Then if the user selected Advanced it would discard any
120changes made on this dialog and reload all the values from the SNDSCAPE.INI
121file.  This has been a source of confusion for our customers.  In this version,
122all settings are obtained from the SNDSCAPE.INI file and if the user selects
123"Accept", upon exit the changes are written back out to the INI file.  If the
124user selects "Discard," no changes are saved and the Soundscape card will be
125left in the same state as when SSInit was invoked.
126
127Detection of the Wave Port and Base Port is now done when SSInit is invoked OR
128anytime you exit the Hardware settings page.  If either port fails detection,
129SSInit will put the user back into the Hardware page. The user can then change
130the Port and select OK or select Cancel to abort any changes.
131
132**MT32 Utility**
133The MT32 program will now set the Soundscape card to MT32 mode when invoked
134without any arguments.
135
136Example:
137	 MT32       <- Sets the Soundscape card to MT32 mode
138	 MT32 ON    <- Sets the Soundscape card to MT32 mode
139	 MT32 OFF   <- Sets the Soundscape card back into the default (General MIDI) mode.
140
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145**Installation**
146Added a test for the PCI bus that will detect when the installation program is
147first run if a PCI bus is installed in the system.  If a PCI bus is detected,
148the installation program will ask the user if they wish to reconfigure their
149interrupts to facilitate the PCI bus. (See Installation Notes 1.20.03 below).
150
151**Firmware**
152The Soundscape firmware files SNDSCAPE.CO0 and SNDSCAPE.CO1 are now 
153generic.  This means that they can be used with all OEM versions of Ensoniq
154Soundscape.  The impact of the generic firmware on the original OEM boards is
155that use of the TDA8421 tone controller chip has been disabled.  This was done
156because of increased code space as well as to facilitate faster development.
157
158**SSInit**
159The SSInit interface is now the same for all Soundscape OEM boards.  This can
160be seen by bringing up the mixer.
161
162The DMA test failed on some systems in v1.20.03.  It has been fixed in this
163release.
164
165
166**VSB**
167Because of our changes in our Sound Blaster emulation code the following
168files are no longer needed:
169	VSB_EMM.COM
170	EMM386.EXE
171	MAKEBOOT.EXE
172These can be removed from your Soundscape directory.
173
174**Windows Drivers**
175The Windows Driver is now generic.  To use it with OEM boards with the TDA8421, you must insert the line IsDvb=1 in the [sndscape.drv] section of your SYSTEM.INI file.  If necessary, this is done at boot time.
176
177The compatibility problem with programs authored with the Directory v4.x
178has been fixed.
179
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184**Installation**
185When you first run the installation program it will display a dialog
186asking you if you have a PCI BIOS.  If you have a PCI BIOS or are unsure 
187then you should change your default MIDI IRQ.  In most cases IRQ 10 is a
188safe choice.
189
190**Compatibility Note** 
191Some older DOS programs (usually games) do not allow you to specify an 
192alternate IRQ and assume IRQ 2/9.  If you have any software that does this 
193then you will need to make a change in your BIOS.  Typically, the PCI BIOS 
194allows you to allocate one or more IRQs for use with either the PCI bus or 
195the ISA bus.  By default, many of the BIOSs use IRQ 9 as the PCI IRQ.  To 
196resolve a conflict you must tell the PCI BIOS to use a different IRQ.
197
198This can generally be accomplished by going to the PCI settings screen of
199the BIOS setup program.  Once there, most setup programs give you a set of
200IRQs that can be switched between the PCI bus and the ISA bus.  The basic
201idea is to set IRQ 9 to the ISA bus and while each manufacturer may 
202implement this differently the common selections are:
203
204IRQ 9           ISA/PCI
205IRQ 9           Available/Used -> where Used allocates the IRQ to the ISA 
206					bus.
207IRQ 9           Free/Used      -> where Used allocates the IRQ to the ISA
208					bus.
209
210For additional information consult the BIOS documentation that comes with
211your PC.
212
213 The software will remove any previous reference in your AUTOEXEC.BAT of
214the following:
215	SSINIT
216	SNDSCAPE environment variable
217	BLASTER environment variable
218
219It will then place the new Soundscape startup information at the TOP of your 
220AUTOEXEC.BAT.  
221
222**Firmware**
223The software now addresses the MIDI volume problem that was present 
224in v1.20.0x.
225In earlier versions of 1.20.0x if the synth volume was set to 0 occasionally 
226you would hear buzzing from the synthesizer.
227
228The MIDI routing bug in 1.20.0x has been fixed.
229In earlier versions of 1.20.0x the ability to use an external synthesizer from
230DOS was not implemented correctly.
231
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235**Installation**
236Installation program will now check for a previous CD-ROM install.
237If it detects Soundscape CD-ROM drivers in your CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT 
238it will not overwrite them.
239
240**SSInit**
241SSInit now downloads both the General MIDI firmware and the FM firmware.  
242Previous versions of Soundscape software required the Soundscape card
243to be redownloaded when switching between GM and FM mode.  This is no longer 
244necessary.
245
246The SSInit command-line interface has changed.  To initialize the Soundscape
247card type SSINIT /I.  This is done at boot-up time.
248
249The Hardware Test page has changed.  To Test your current hardware
250settings select Hardware Tests, then select either IRQ or DMA Test.  These
251tests will show conflicts with the current hardware settings.  If there is a
252conflict, it can be resolved by making changes on the Hardware Settings page
253in SSInit.
254
255The Synth Settings screen has been removed.
256
257A MIDI Settings screen has been added to SSInit.  Under DOS MIDI data can go 
258to either the internal synth or the external MIDI port. The MIDI settings 
259screen allows you to route your MIDI data to either the Internal Synth or
260External MIDI port.  The default for the MIDI routing is the Internal 
261Synthesizer.
262
263**MT32**
264A new utility has been added to allow switching between the General MIDI patch
265set and the MT32 patch set.  To switch between the patches you need to run 
266the MT32 command.  The arguments for MT32 are as follows:
267
268MT32 [ ON | OFF ] [ /? ]
269Where ON switches to the MT32 patch set, OFF switches to the General MIDI set.
270MT32 without any arguments returns the current patch set.
271
272
273**Firmware**
274The intermittent noise that was present in the 1.20.0x Sound Blaster emulation
275has been eliminated. 
276
277**Windows**
278SSINITGM.DLL has changed to handle the new firmware.
279
280TAPIPKB3.DRV has changed to handle the new firmware.
281
282
283
284
2851.03 New versions of the WinDAT and Orchestrator, handles communication with 
286     Audiostation much more efficiently.
287     New Windows drivers fix a problem with the mute switch in Windows Sound System
288     A DOS based driver is now included.
289     SSInit and SSINITGM.DLL now handle interrupts differently in order to minimize 
290     lockups when reconfiguring the card.
291     SSInit Mixer now scales the AD1848 with the Master Volume.
292     In the Installation, a new Express/Custom dialog has been added.  Changed the
293     way the program handles TRUE/FALSE logic (this fixes the SBENABLE=FALSE bug).
294     The install now backs up your system files (CONFIG.SYS AUTOEXEC.BAT AND SYSTEM.INI) in the
295     location where they reside NOT the Soundscape directory.
296
2971.01 Fixes logic handling in the AdLib compatible dialog
298     Adds a LASTDRIVE statement to CONFIG.SYS if it isn't already there
2991.00 S-2000 Initial Production Release
300.10b S-2000 Initial Beta Release
301
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