EFFECTS PROCESSOR PRO v 1.0		
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ANWIDA Soft

E-mail 
Information: info@anwida.com	
Tech Support: support@anwida.com
Sales Info: sales@anwida.com 	

WWW
http://www.anwida.com


List of contents:

1.0 EPP features
2.0 Installation
3.0 Effects overview 
4.0 Other ANWIDA Soft products & projects
5.0 How to register, contacting ANWIDA Soft
6.0 Shareware, Distribution, Warranty & Copyright

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1.0 EFECTS PROCESSOR PRO FEATURES
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EPP is a shareware real-time audio effects processor for Win 95.

EPP offers a flexible palette of high quality modulation effects (phaser, flanger and chorus) to enhance any audio material.
A simple, accurate and customizable tool for your creativity.

- effective real time; really low latency time.
- no noise due to processing: all processing procedures and links between effects sections
  are made with 64 bit accuracy, this ensures truly clean and noiseless sound.
- fully user controllable effects patch
- three effects simultaneously.
- many, carefully scaled, control parameters.
- full 32 bit application

And all at a little fraction of a commercial program cost!


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2.0 INSTALLATION 
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EPP requires a Pentium  processor and a video board with at least 256 colors capabilities (optimal setup >=65536 colors).

To install EPP you have to:

- create a proper  folder on your hard disk  
- unzip "epp10.zip" (the zipped file you have found on the net) into that folder
- create a short cut to "epp10.exe"

To know how to configure EPP for maximum performance, please, look in the "Installation & configuration" section of EPP 
help file.

EPP offers effective real time (low latency time).

Perhaps it might be useful to show you, as an example, the latency values we use on our machines: 

Pentium 133 Mhz  RAM 24MB		
Hard Disk EIDE 1.7Gb			
SB 16 value PnP				
LATENCY=130 ms

Pentium 133 Mhz  RAM 16MB & 32MB
Hard Disk EIDE 2.1Gb
Turtle Beach Pinnacle
LATENCY=38 ms


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3.0 EFFECTS OVERVIEW
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Flanger

Flanging is an effect produced by mixing a signal with a delayed time-varied copy of itself. 
This generates a typical "whooshing" sound.
EPP flanger program produces stereo flanging with two flanges that move in a user definable relationship with each other.

Parameters
delay: affects flanging timbre.
depth: regulates the modulation depth.
rate: regulates the speed of the modulation.
feedback: controls signal recirculation. It creates a sharper timbre.
degree: allows stereo enhancing of an incoming audio signal.
mix: controls the unprocessed/processed signal ratio.

This flanger works also as a stereo comb-filter, and it can be useful to produce interesting effects.


Phaser

EPP phaser program produces stereo phasing. This effect, popular in the '70s, creates a sound similar to a Flanger, 
but less metallic.

Parameters
Frequency: affects phasing timbre
depth: regulates the modulation depth.
rate: regulates the speed of the modulation.
feedback: controls signal recirculation. It creates a sharper timbre 
degree: allows stereo enhancing of an incoming audio signal
mix: controls the unprocessed/processed signal ratio

This phaser works also as a stereo allpass-filter (plus unprocessed signal added). 
This creates a sophisticated notch filtering action.


Chorus

Chorus is an effect that creates the impression that a given part is being played by more musicians together. 
It is used often to sweeten and widen the sound of an instrument. 
As for a flanger, it is produced by mixing the incoming audio signal with a delayed time-varied copy of itself. 
Unlike flanging, the chorus delay is wider (>8ms).

EPP chorus program is a four voice chorus (two stereo pairs).


Parameters
delay: affects chorus timbre and dimension.
depth: regulates the modulation depth.
rate: regulates the speed of the modulationMOD.
feedback: controls signal recirculation creating a sharper timbre, and a "small reverb" sensation.
degree: allows stereo enhancing of an incoming audio signal.
mix: controls the unprocessed/processed signal ratio.


You can use this effect also as a static spatial enhancer.



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4.0 OTHER ANWIDA SOFT PRODUCTS & PROJECTS
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ANWIDA Soft has been working in digital audio software since 1995.

We have developed Parametric Equalizer Pro a professional real-time parametric equalizer 
that lets you shape the timbre of a sound by boosting or attenuating its frequency components. 
The high quality and flexibility of the program's filter bank, together with its intuitive user
interface, enable you to make subtle or radical changes to your audio material.

Look for the most updated release and download it from our WWW site: http://www.anwida.com


Our future goals include:

- develop a real-time high quality mixing console (this is the natural extension of Parametric Equalizer Pro)
- develop a real-time high quality graphic equalizer
- develop a real-time high quality multitap delay processor
- develop a real-time high quality dynamic processor
- develop a real-time high quality reverb 


Here is an extract from a letter to a customer. We think that it should clarify our intentions:

"....In the same time we are working at release 2.1 of ParEq.

It'll contain the following main improvements:
- presets support
- loop function
- forward rewind buttons
- more accuracy in Vu meters (Log. scaling)

.....Probably release 3.0 will be rewritten in C++ with the new user interface used for Epp.

We think that the next main problem we'll face (after we solved real-time processing [ParEq20], and custom controls 
developing [knobs, sliders, display...of Epp10]) will be ActiveMovie architecture. 
When we manage this, many new possibilities will be open to us. The main idea we are aiming at, is to build an integrated 
intuitive digital audio studio using PC. This is what we meant with "develop a real-time high quality mixing console". 
Now we are building separated blocks [that will be able to function also as standalone modules or as third parties plug-ins].
In the future, we hope to put them together (so all the projects mentioned as graphic equalizer, reverb, dynamic processor 
etc. will be delivered........"



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5.0 HOW TO REGISTER, CONTACTING ANWIDA SOFT
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We offer two levels of registration:

Standard ($18 US): Password to remove shareware messages and unlock all features.
Deluxe   ($25 US): Password (as above) plus password for the next upgrade, when available.

VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE:
With "next upgrade" we mean a MAJOR RELEASE (i.e. 1.0, 2.0,...).
Standard and Deluxe registered users will be able to unlock all the intermediary minor 
releases (i.e. 1.3, 1.4,...bugs fixed, little changes, etc..) using their registration number.

Please contact us directly at sales@anwida.com for special package offers or large order discounts.

We accept two modalities of payment:

1) On-line (all major credit cards accepted): visit us at http://www.anwida.com 
   for the latest on-line registering options.

2) By mail: send us the registration form available in the help file, with money (US $) or checks (US $, payable 
   to Andrea Forlani) enclosed to the address below. We will send by e-mail to you the password to unlock all EPP features.


Note:
If you haven't got an e-mail address, please, add 5 US $ for mail delivery.

Be sure to send your mail order to the address below

Andrea Forlani
Via Baracca, 16
61100  PESARO
ITALY


For more information about registrations, please, contact us at

E-mail: sales@anwida.com 
WWW: http://www.anwida.com


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6.0 SHAREWARE, DISTRIBUTION,WARRANTY & COPYRIGHT
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Evaluation and Registration
This is NO free software.
EPP is a SHAREWARE application (JUST FOR $18 U.S.). 
Subject to the terms below, you are licensed to use this software for evaluation purposes without charge.
Shareware distribution, in fact, gives users a chance to try software before buying it.
But if you try a shareware program (as EPP) - and continue using it - you are required to register it.
Registration numbers can only be given out by ANWIDA Soft.
To register and encourage further development, please follow the directions in this help file.

Distribution
As shareware, you can give copies of EPP to anyone you think might find it useful. You can also upload it 
to BBS, FTP or HTTP sites.
The package may be distributed on CD-ROM.

ONLY THE UNMODIFIED 'ZIPPED' FILE MAY BE DISTRIBUTED !!


You are prohibited from:
- permitting other individuals to use this software except for evaluation purposes;
- modifying, translating, reverse engineering, decompiling, disassembling, or creating derivative works 
  based on this Software;
- renting, leasing, granting a security interest in, or otherwise transfering rights to this software;
- removing any proprietary notices or labels on this software.

Disclaimer of Warranty
EPP is provided on an "AS IS" basis, without warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, including any warranties 
of fitness for a particular purpose. The authors shall not be liable for damages of any kind. Use of this software 
indicates you agree to this.


Copyright 
The package is copyright (c) 1998 by Andrea Forlani and Massimiliano Tonelli
All trademarks/registered names acknowledged.













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