HELP FOR WOWII.EXE Text Written by : Corey Roome Description : This is an english translation of sorts to WOWII.DOC Trouble Shooting ---------------- First of all, if you are having problems with WOWII running, try this... YOU MUST TYPE IN CAPITAL LETTERS, LIKE: WOWII COOL.MOD /I:7 /H:16000 /B:31000 This sets the sound card at IRQ line 7, at 16000 Hz and with a DMA Buffer of 31000 bytes... this is the best setting for a 386SX 25mhz machine... play around with the /H option... that's for SAMPLING RATE! YOU MUST HAVE VGA and 640k of RAM to use WOWII Sound Blaster PRO Owners ------------------------ The Sound Blaster PRO has it's own built in filter that can be turned on with the option /FLT... here's an example of how to use it: example: WOWII COOL.MOD /I:7 /H:16000 /B:31000 /FLT If some songs sound staticy, try using the filter. It doesn't always sound good, though. If you are having problems running the program in stereo, force it into PRO mode with the option /PRO tacked onto the end of the command line.... example: WOWII COOL.MOD /I:7 /H:16000 /B:31000 /PRO Instructions: ------------- Type WOWII without any perameters and you will get a command listing... this looks something (roughly) like this: WOWII.EXE Command: /I Adjust the IRQ settings. DEFAULT is 5 /H Adjust the Frequency. DEFAULT is 16000 hz /B Adjust the DMA Buffer. DEFAULT ? /FLT Enable SBPRO filter. /PRO Force stereo on SBPRO. Syntax: WOWII filename [/I:x] [/H:xxxxx] [/B:xxxxx] [/FLT] [/PRO] Note: ALL THE ITEMS MUST BE TYPED IN CAPITAL LETTERS! /I Option --------- The /I option is for IRQ settings. It's default is 5, but the factory setting on the Sound Blaster PRO and, I'm assuming the Sound Blaster is 7. You MUST adjust for this by typing WOWII filename /I:7 Or whatever the proper IRQ line is. Consult your manual for this number. /H Option --------- The /H option is used to adjust output frequency in hertz. The default is 16000 hz, but I know some people have experienced problems at this relativly high setting. Here is a little table of recommended settings: Computer type H setting -------------------------------- 386SX 16 mhz 11000 386SX 25 mhz 16000 386DX 25 mhz 22000 386DX 33 mhz 22000 486 25-66 mhz 22000 I'm not sure about the 386DX setting. That's what the German manual says, but I can't really see there being a difference between the SX 25 and the DX 25. The reason you have to adjust for the speed is because the sound will cut out if the sampling rate is not properly set. example: WOWII filename /H:22000 /B Option --------- The /B option is used to adjust the DMA Buffer. WOWII is capable of being run from Windows 3.0, 3.1, OS/2 2.0, and Desqview. I'm not sure on the verson of Desqview, but it's in the German manual. Set this for 31000 if you are using a multitasker. Note: There is a WOWII.INI file that you should create to run this with Windows. I'm not sure of its contents, so read the WOWII.DOC german manual on this. example: WOWII filename /B:31000 BATCH FILE FOR EASY LOADING --------------------------- The following file will help you load WOWII once you have figured out your best settings: To create it, just type this exactly from DOS: COPY CON WOW.BAT ECHO OFF CLS WOWII %1.MOD /I:irqnum /H:hzsetting /B:bufsize ECHO ON Then press F6 and hit ENTER. Don't actually type the words "irqnum","hzsetting","bufsize". Instead, type in the correct settings you have figured out from above. For example: WOWII %1.MOD /I:7 /H:16000 /B:31000 You can also add on the /FLT option or the /PRO option if you wish. To use this batch file, place it in the same directory as where you keep all your MOD files and WOWII.EXE & WOWII.PIC. The syntax is as follows: WOW filename example: WOW COOL That's all you'll have to do. Just make sure you type the filename without the extension and in all capitals. KEYS WHILE RUNNING WOWII ------------------------ There are several keys you can use while using WOWII Here is a table: Key Action ------------------- ENTER Toggle between Spectrum Analizer and oscilliscope UP/DOWN keys Switch between 4 channel volume screen and instrument listing screen. LEFT key Rewind song RIGHT key Fastforward song P Pause song... use at your own risk (CRASH?) Shift(F1-F10) Program in a set location to jump back to during playback. F1-F10 Jump back to pre-programmed locations in song ESC Exit WOWII Note: ----- This document was written by a user of the product, not the programmer. If some of the suggestions in this file don't work, it's not my fault. :) If you have problems with the program stuttering the sound, decrease the sampling rate with the /H option. If the program locks up, try adjusting some of your memory settings. YOU MUST HAVE VGA and 640k of RAM to run WOWII.