WaveGen Version 2.1

                 PCM Wave Generator for Windows

                (c) Copyright 1995, David L. Dight
                       All Rights Reserved.
 
        P.O. Box 280, Kings Cross, N.S.W.  2011  AUSTRALIA
         Fax: +61 2 770 1717,  On CompuServe:100033,2563
            or the Internet davidd@interconnect.com.au
 
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                          Release Notes

                   Revision 2.1.c 16-Oct-1995.


A. Revision History
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v1.0    28th Mar 1995.
        Initial Shareware release.

v1.0h   26th Apr 1995.
        Gui corrections, help corrections.

v1.1d   12th Jul 1995.
        Fixed wave algorithm bugs, improved generation speed.
        Added 3D look (no change for win95/NT).
        Versioninfo record added.
        Help file corrections.

v2.0b   3rd Oct 1995.
        Added wave expressions.
        LSB TPDF Dithering and noise shaping.
        Export to foreign file formats.
        Sequencer BPM calibrator.
        R250 RNG algorithm.
        Improved desktop performance.
        Improved progress indicators.
        Safe electronic registration.
        Pink Noise generator.
        Drag and Drop wave files from the desktop.
        Dragable scroll bars.
        Individual sample edits.
        Wave display fill.

v2.1c   16 Oct 1995.
        Corrected bug with Edit:Mix with (caused hangs).
        Corrected envelope calculation error.
        Documentation updates.


B. Updates
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Updates will  be posted  to CompuServe.  This release was
posted at:

    MIDIFORUM LIB 10, WAVG21.ZIP

and on the Internet in a few of the main public access windows
archives.  This release is available at the following anonymous
FTP sites:

    SimTel and mirrors primary site:
        ftp://ftp.coast.net/SimTel/win3/sound/wavgen21.zip
    CICA and mirrors primary site:
        ftp://ftp.cica.indiana.edu/pub/pc/win3/sounds/wavgen21.zip

WaveGen will also be available through: the SDN; all ASP BBS/Vendors;
Ziff Shareware; PBS and many others.

Updates will be announced in comp.archives.msdos.announce and in
alt.binaries.sounds.utilities, with follow up in comp.archives.msdos.d


On the Web
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WWW users can download the latest version of WaveGen as well as
other shareware offerings from my home page at:

    http://people.interconnect.com.au/~davidd


C. Program notes
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1. Version 2.0 would cause Windows to lock-up when you executed an
   Edit:Mix.

2. To improve execution speed, WaveGen limits stack checking.
   Sufficient resources must be available to run WaveGen.

3. To uninstall, simply delete the WaveGen directory (default C:\WAVGEN21)
   and delete the file WAVEGEN.INI in the default WINDOWS directory. No
   other files will be effected.  If you have registered, make sure you
   keep a copy of your registration notification which contains your user
   ID and validation key.

4. WaveGen v2.1 has been successfully tested on Windows NT 3.5 and
   Windows 95. Win95 users note: install will not set up your
   toolbar.


D. Known limitations
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1. Norton Desktop for Windows ver 3.0+
   Using Delete or Rename from File Assist when in an open or
   save dialog results in a general protection fault. Not quite
   sure why this happens and have not been able to correct it.

2. Norton Navigator for Windows 95
   Long filename support causes some of the common dialogs to
   be corrupted.  Disable long filename support for this
   application.

3. Slow execution when generating
   Without a co-processor, a 386 or 486SX may take a long
   time to generate waves. This is particularly so when creating
   44khz/16 bit tone sequences. In these situations, use 8khz/8 bit
   while experimenting, then use the higher resolution for your
   final generation. Expressions are generally much slower.

4. Slow video redraw
   Some combinations of video cards/drivers and slower machines
   may result in very slow redraws in the wave display window.
   This also occurs if your disk drive is sluggish. Consider
   a graphics accelerator card.

5. Windows PCM (RIFF) file format
   WaveGen can read only the simplest sub-set of the RIFF file
   format. WaveGen will not read wave files with additional
   info chunks, cue points, play lists, etc. To import these files,
   use a wave editor to strip out these fields.  Note: RIFF chunks
   that appear after the data chunk will be ignored and in many
   cases can be successfully imported.

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