WinRec
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Please read the README file first!

Direct to disk recording is not an easy task for every hard disk sometimes.
For an error free recording at 50KHz 16Bit stereo, the disk should not have
a data transfer rate lower than 400 KB/sec.


A few short instructions:

- DSP Effect:
  During record and/or play the audio signal may be put through the DSP to
  achieve real time sound effects. Some effects are included.

- DSP Parameter:
  If a PAR-File exists with the same name as the LOD-File, the sound effect
  can be modified via sliders (see DSPEFF.TXT).

- DVS Packing
  The sample can be packed in realtime during recording and can be unpacked
  during playing. The pack rate is 50% and the loss of sound quality is VERY
  small.
  Our algorithm is clearly better than the mu-Law algorithm of some other
  programs.
  As the DSP is not yet doing this task, the highest sampling rate should
  only be used with fast hard disks in this case.

- 'System Task':
  After selecting this option, you can use other programms and all opened
  windows of WinRec while playing/recording. Don't steal too much CPU
  time or WinRec starts stuttering. But perhaps in the near future faster
  FALCONs will be available :-)

- Record:
  After selecting REC a blinking pause key appears. After pressing it, the
  recording starts.

- Mix:
  The signal of the audio input is mixed to the audio signal that WinRec
  creates. Nice for doing Karaoke with a microphone.

- Other sound formats:
  For converting DVSM or AVR into other commonly used sound formats, you can
  use the programs FORTUNE or 525, that should be available at the same
  location as WinRec.

Andreas Binner
Harald Sch”nfeld