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Orchid MIDI Control Center

The following Help Topics are available:

Introduction

Orchid MIDI Control Center

Technical Support

For Help on Help, Press F1


Technical Support
How to get Technical Support

Technical assistance is available through the Orchid Technical Support Department. Updates, and/or bug fixes for this software may be downloaded from the Orchid Bulletin Board Service (BBS). You may also send your support questions and requests via FAX to the number listed below.

In the United States:

Technical Support Department	(510) 683-0323
Technical Support Department FAX	(510) 683-0355
Orchid's BBS, 14400 baud, N, 8, 1	(510) 683-0327
In Europe Contact:

France Technical Support	33 14 780-7050
France Technical Support FAX	33 14 782-5179
France Technical Support BBS	33 14 784-7057
United Kingdom Technical Support	44 256 844 899
United Kingdom Technical Support FAX	44 256 64222
United Kingdom Technical Support BBS	44 256 63373
Germany Technical Support FAX	49 2132 80074
Germany Technical Support BBS	49 2132 80075

Compuserve users type: GO ORCHID

Orchid currently provides a 16-line BBS system with eleven 14400 baud modems and five 9600 baud modems.  All lines are accessed through one phone number.  The 9600 baud units are last in the call group.  They will only be used after the eleven 14400 baud units are busy.  Orchid's modem settings are: Parity=NONE (N), Data Bits=8, and Stop Bits=1.  Note: YMODEM and ZMODEM are the recommended file transfer protocols.

Technical Support hours at the main office in Fremont California are:

        Monday to Friday 7:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. PST


Orchid MIDI Control Center

The Orchid  MIDI Control Center allows you to easily configure your MIDI Input and Output device(s) and fine tune your instrument settings.

Windows Control Center Menus

The Orchid MIDI Control Center has five menu selections: File, Input Device, Output Device, Options and Help.  Use your mouse to click on the menu or hold down the ALT key and press the underlined letter.

File Menu

Allows you to exit the control center program.

Input Device

If you are using an external keyboard synthesizer, select an input for the external synthesizer to control the Orchid Audio Card.

Output Device

This selection shows the available MIDI input devices installed on your system.  Select MPU-401 or any other MIDI device that routes MIDI data to a General MIDI Synthesizer.

Options

Full Size - displays the control center in full size mode.  If not check, the control center will be in reduced mode.

MIDI Through - enables the external keyboard sent between MIDI and the MIDI synthesizer input.  It echoes the MIDI back through the MIDI IN output on your sound card.  This is used when you want an external  synthesizer to control Orchid Audio Card.

Always on Top - enabling this selection allows the control center to remain on top of any open Window or application.

Release Device If Inactive - releases the MIDI driver for use by another device.  This is very important, since only one device at a time can access the MIDI device driver under Windows.  This option should usually be set ON, as it allows you to have the WaveBooster and a sequencer open simultaneously.  IMPORTANT NOTE: If the sequencer has a similar option, enable it! Otherwise, you will get the following error message from Windows:

Device is currently in use by another application.  Wait until device is free then try again.

MIDI Receive Channel

The channel where MIDI messages are received.  This is mainly used when an external keyboard is hooked up to the Orchid Audio Card.  All MIDI data received from the external keyboard will affect the instruments and settings on this channel.

This channel setting is also used for performance parameters.  For example, changing the Reverb depth or Modulation Rate while the MIDI channel is set to one will only affect the channel 1 instruments , not all 16 MIDI channels.

Mode

OMNI ON mode allows an external keyboard or the Orchid Audio Card to receive MIDI data on all 16 MIDI channels at once.  OMNI OFF mode allows an external keyboard or the Orchid Audio Card to receive MIDI data on only the MIDI channels selected.


Introduction

Orchid's GameWave 32Plus™  brings the exciting world of multimedia sound and entertainment to your computer.  GameWave 32Plus supports both FM (frequency modulated) and wavetable synthesis.  Although FM produces acceptable sound, the GameWave 32Plus's wavetable synthesis uses actual digital recordings of musical instruments and effects in place of computer generated sounds. GameWave 32Plus uses the Algorithmic/Wavetable Synthesis (A/WS) method for creating sounds.  A/WS uses FM emulation and wavetable synthesis both alone  and in combination with one another.

The sound of Game 32Plus is controlled by a 20 MIPs (million instructions per second) digital signal processor (DSP). This DSP chip can perform several types of synthesis and support multiple sound standards simultaneously. The flexible architecture of GameWave 32Plus provides the ability to switch between sound standards and to update to new sound standards without additional hardware.

Hardware support is provided for software written for the major sound standards, including Sound Blaster, Windows Sound System and General MIDI.  In addition, GameWave 32Plus comes with Mitsumi and Sony CD-ROM interfaces.

Thank you for purchasing the GameWave 32Plus.  Care has been taken to ensure that it will provide you with years of trouble-free operation.  We believe that you will be pleased with your purchase.


Help Button

This button is used to enter this help program.


File Menu

Allows you to exit the control center program.


Input Device

If you are using an external keyboard synthesizer, select an input for the external synthesizer to control the Orchid Audio Card.


Output Device

This selection shows the available MIDI input devices installed on your system.  Select MPU-401 or any other MIDI device that routes MIDI data to a General MIDI Synthesizer.


Options

Full Size - displays the control center in full size mode.  If not check, the control center will be in reduced mode.

MIDI Through - enables the external keyboard sent between MIDI and the MIDI synthesizer input.  It echoes the MIDI back through the MIDI IN output on your sound card.  This is used when you want an external  synthesizer to control Orchid Audio Card.

Always on Top - enabling this selection allows the control center to remain on top of any open Window or application.

Release Device If Inactive - releases the MIDI driver for use by another device.  This is very important, since only one device at a time can access the MIDI device driver under Windows.  This option should usually be set ON, as it allows you to have the WaveBooster and a sequencer open simultaneously.  IMPORTANT NOTE: If the sequencer has a similar option, enable it! Otherwise, you will get the following error message from Windows:

Device is currently in use by another application.  Wait until device is free then try again.


MIDI Receive Channel

The channel where MIDI messages are received.  This is mainly used when an external keyboard is hooked up to the Orchid Audio Card.  All MIDI data received from the external keyboard will affect the instruments and settings on this channel.

This channel setting is also used for performance parameters.  For example, changing the Reverb depth or Modulation Rate while the MIDI channel is set to one will only affect the channel 1 instruments , not all 16 MIDI channels.


Mode

OMNI ON mode allows an external keyboard or the Orchid Audio Card to receive MIDI data on all 16 MIDI channels at once.  OMNI OFF mode allows an external keyboard or the Orchid Audio Card to receive MIDI data on only the MIDI channels selected.