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Table of Contents
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1.0 GoldWave Features
2.0 Installation, Uninstall
3.0 Important Additional Notes
4.0 Shareware, Copyright & Distribution, Warranty
5.0 Contacting the Author
6.0 Statistics


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1.0 GoldWave Features
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GoldWave is a sound editor, player, recorder, and converter
for Windows 95/NT.  You can use it to make Web page sounds,
answering machine messages, or even record your own CD (when
used with CD writer/software).

Features:
  * Supports all MPC sound cards (SB, AWE, ESS, GUS, CS, ...)
  * Configurable storage: direct-to-disk or RAM
  * Opens huge files in a 'flash'
  * Multiple resizable sound windows with time axis, amplitude
      axis, and "Overview" box.
  * Independent left/right channel editing and viewing
  * Detailed zoom to magnify to a sub-sample level for extra
     accurate editing
  * Vertical (amplitude) zooming
  * Direct editing with the mouse
  * Standard editing functions: undo, cut, copy, paste,
     trim, mix, delete
  * Fast 'Copy to' command for dividing a file into sections
  * Intelligent editing that automatically converts
     sampling rates, bits, and channels when copying and
     pasting to different file formats
  * Tool bars for editing, zooming, opening files, and effects
  * Over 50 bitmapped tool buttons
  * Status bar with configurable time and range displays
  * Standard effects: echo, volume, reverse, envelope shaping,
     panning, filters, resample, transpose, doppler,
     dynamics, noise reduction, flange, parametric EQ,
     time warp, and more
  * Ability to save preset paramaters and shapes for effects
  * Independent and resizable Device Controls window with
     oscilloscopes, LED meters, and controls
      * Play, pause, stop, rewind, fast forward, record,
         volume, balance, and speed controls
      * Realtime playback during rewind and fast forward
      * Realtime amplitude, spectrum, spectrum bar, or
         spectrogram oscilloscopes
      * Flexibility to choose playback/recording devices
      * User configurable play control
      * Configurable recording options: loop, countdown timer,
         level activated, monitor
  * Built in support for WAV, VOC, IFF, AIF, AFC, AU, SND,
     MP3, MAT, DWD, SMP, VOX, SDS, as well as the ability
     to open RAW files as 8-bit, 12-bit, 16-bit, 32-bit,
     mu-Law, A-Law, ISDN A-Law, IEEE floating point,
     ASCII text, Dialogic ADPCM
  * Transparent Audio Compression Manager support for wave
     files, supports MPEG compression codec
  * Ability to set and describe reference/cue points
  * Expression evaluator for any type of sound generation
     and manipulation
  * Complete help on all commands
  * Shareware, with no features disabled!


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2.0 Installation, Uninstall
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2.1) Installation

Simply create a new "goldwave" folder, such as:
  C:\Program Files\GoldWave
and unzip or copy all files into that folder.  Create a short
cut to the "goldwave.exe" file in the folder.

2.2) Uninstall

Delete the following files from your Windows folder:
    express.eqx
    gwpreset.ini
    goldwave.ini
Delete the GoldWave folder.  Other files are listed in
section 4.0.


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3.0 Important Additional Notes
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3.1) Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.00 or later is required to
run this version.  A Pentium processor is recommended.

3.2) In order to get the oscilloscopes and white playback
position line working correctly, you might have to change
the positioning method in the Device Controls Device
Properties.

3.3) If GoldWave crashes during playback or recording,
contact your sound card manufacturer to obtain an updated
driver.  Some drivers are available from the World Wide Web.
The GoldWave WWW home page has links to some sound card
manufacturers.

3.4) For MPEG Layer 3 support (mp3) you must have the MPEG
Layer 3 codec installed.  It is included with NetShow Services
and Internet Explorer 4 (and above).

3.5) Updates for GoldWave can be downloaded from the GoldWave
WWW home page:
    http://www.goldwave.com


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4.0 Shareware, Copyright & Distribution, Warranty
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4.1 Shareware
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GoldWave is a shareware program.  To register and encourage
further development, please follow the directions in the
ORDER.DOC file included with this program or see GoldWave
Help for additional information.

4.2 Copyright & Distribution
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GoldWave v4.02 ("the package") includes the following software
and documentation:
	GOLDWAVE.EXE	GoldWave application file
	GOLDWAVE.HLP	GoldWave help
	GOLDWAVE.HTM	GoldWave manual
	EXPRESS.EQX	Evaluator expressions
	GWPRESET.INI    Effects presets and shapes
	ORDER.DOC	Order form (in MS Word format)
	README.TXT	Important notes/information
	WHATSNEW.TXT	A list of new features

The package is copyright (C) 1993-1998 by Chris S. Craig.

You may copy and distribute the package through Web and ftp
sites.  Only the unmodified "zipped" file may be distributed
or copied.
You are prohibited from:
   charging a fee or requesting donations for the package;
   renting the package;
   defeating shareware limits or using unauthorized passwords;
   distributing/including the package in commercial products;
   modifying or reverse engineering the package.

The package may be distributed on CD-ROMs in the case where
ftp sites issue CD-ROMs of their collections.  This includes
SimTel, Garbo, TUCOWS, Winsite, and other similar large
collections.  The package may be distributed on cover and
companion CD-ROMs associated with magazines and books.

GoldWave is a trademark of Chris S. Craig.
All trademarks/registered names acknowledged.

4.3 Warranty
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The package is provided as is, without warranty of any kind.
The author shall not be liable for damages of any kind.  Use
of this software indicates you agree to this.


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5.0 Contacting the Author
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E-mail: chris3@cs.mun.ca
Web:    http://www.goldwave.com
Please refer to GoldWave Help for further information.


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6.0 Statistics
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Version 4.02 Statistics
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	Compilier:	Borland 5.02, C++
	Environment: 	Microsoft Windows 95
	System:		200MHz Pentium Pro
	Total hours:	5101

	Source code:
	    Modules:	61
	    Lines:	~53000

	Documentation (in bytes):
	    Help:	130840
	    HTML:       212187


Version 3.24 Statistics
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	Compilier:	Borland 5.01, C++
	Environment: 	Microsoft Windows 95
	System:		200MHz Pentium Pro
	Total hours:	3657

	Source code:
	    Modules:	50
	    Bytes:	923564	(~39000 lines)

	Documentation (in bytes):
	    Help:	93099
	    Manual:	1088680
	    Total:	1181779


Version 3.22 Statistics
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	Compilier:	Borland 4.52, C++
	Environment: 	Microsoft Windows 95 
	System:		90MHz Pentium
	Total hours:	3474

	Source code:
	    Modules:	50
	    Bytes:	855892	(~36000 lines)

	Documentation (in bytes):
	    Help:	91560
	    Manual:	1088680
	    Total:	1180240


Version 3.03 Statistics
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	Compilier:	Borland 4.52, C++
	Environment: 	Microsoft Windows 95
	System:		90MHz Pentium
	Total hours:	2789

	Source code:
	    Modules:	47
	    Bytes:	682991	(~30000 lines)

	Documentation (in bytes):
	    Help:	85000
	    Manual:	765000
	    Total:	850000


Version 2.10 Statistics
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	Compilier:	Borland 3.1, C++
	Environment: 	Microsoft Windows 3.1
	System:		20MHz 386
	Total hours:	1428

	Source code (in bytes):
		Total	828344	(~30000 lines)

	Documentation (in bytes):
		Total	~150000

Version 2.00 Statistics
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	Language:	C++
	Compilier:	Borland 3.1
	Environment: 	Microsoft Windows 3.1
	System:		a slow 20MHz, 386
	Total hours:	1266

	Source code (in bytes):
		 *.CPP	448939
		 *.H	 76850
		 *.RC	192852
		Total	718641	(~26000 lines)

	Documentation (in bytes):
		Total	~140000

Version 1.00 Statistics
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	Language:	 C++
	Environment: 	 Microsoft Windows
	Hours required:	 657

	Source code (in bytes):
		 *.CPP	272701
		 *.H	 48037
		 *.RC	112669
		Total	433407	(~15000 lines)

	Documentation (in bytes):
		Total	~90000


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Chris Craig
chris3@cs.mun.ca
