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Introduction

D-SoundPRO 3.5.1 is the newest version of the D-SoundPRO shareware sound editor for Macintosh computers.

D-SoundPRO works on any Macintosh based on a 68020 or better µProcessor using System 7.1 (or later) and is also System 7-savvy, 32-bit clean, and compatible with virtual memory and '040 caching. It requires Sound Manager 3.1 and a Macintosh supporting 16 bits audio output. Optionally. It provides SCSI/MIDI interfacing to / from various synthesizers.

Throughout this User's Guide you will see all the D-SoundPRO capabilities.

D-SoundPRO is a shareware product. Shareware means that you can give it away to your friends as long as you don't charge for it. It also means that, if you use it, you are expected to pay a registration fee of only $39 (USD) - for D-SoundPRO 2.x registered users, the upgrade fee is only $10 (USD). I expect that as a Macintosh user you'll support the shareware concept, which is capable to reduce the cost of software production by a factor ten.

Japanese and Italian versions of D-SoundPRO application and User Manuals are now available. Please contact the Customer Support for assistance (refer to Registration chapter in the last pages of this user manual). Also German and French versions of D-SoundPRO will be available very soon.

2.1. Why use D-SoundPRO?

     D-SoundPRO is a package including three products built into one application:

• An Audio Sound Editor - It is able to record new sounds using your Mac capabilities and it is also able to make very sophisticated sound manipulations thanks to a very friendly user interface. Many features are available, from the simplest to the most complex, including Time Stretching and Frequency or Pitch Shifting, X-Fade looping, resampling with interpolation, mixing, and more... and all functions are undoable/redoable.

• A Software Synthesizer - by its unique Virtual Keyboard, D-SoundPRO lets to listen and to play in real time the sound you are editing over a wide frequency range. It is also an incredible tool to learn and to teach music. At the same time, it is also able to play sounds from you midi keyboard or sequencer.

• A SCSI/MIDI Network manager - It is able to and receive & transmit over MIDI and/or SCSI from/to your keyboard/sampler. Most of the current synthesizers/samplers on the market are supported for Midi and/or SCSI sample dump. D-SoundPRO is the perfect companion to your sampler for the best graphic sample editing.
  

2.2. About the author

 D-SoundPRO is written by Stefano Daino. Work on D-SoundPRO started around January 1994 and has continued ever since. Any your suggestions or other input are welcome.

The author may be reached at his home address:

Stefano Daino

v. Romeo Rodriguez Pereira, 212
00136 - Roma
ITALY

 or using his e-mail address:

sdaino@d-soundpro.com

2.3. What do I need to use D-SoundPRO?

     D-SoundPRO works on any Macintosh family computer based on a 68020 or better µProcessor with at least 2.5 megabytes of free memory. It requires System 7.1 or later (it runs also under Mac OS8) and Sound Manager 3.1 (which is built in into System 7.5.3). If you want to edit stereo files at 44100 kHz or to port sounds from Roland 3 1/5 disks, a Mac with a least 4 megabytes of free memory is recommended. If you are going to use MIDI, you can use D-SoundPRO Internal Midi Driver or optionally the Open Midi System (OMS) 1.2 (or better) by Opcode. You can download OMS from Opcode's web site (www.opcode.com). D-SoundPRO is compatible also with FreeMidi 1.34 (www.motu.com) or newer, thanks to its OMS Emulator.

D-SoundPRO runs in native PPC mode if you are using a PowerMac. In this case the functions to modify sounds and the graphics routines run very faster than on 68k Macintoshes.

2.4. What do I need to know to use D-SoundPRO?

     This User's Guide assumes that you know how to operate the Macintosh and are familiar with the basic Macintosh terminology such as point, click, drag & the Finder. If you aren't familiar with these terms, you should refer to the Macintosh User's Guide to learn the basic operations of using the Macintosh. Optionally, this User's Guide assumes that you know what are MIDI and SCSI. If you are not interested to receive or transmit sounds over MIDI and SCSI, you can omit to read the chapter in question.

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