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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


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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
  * 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
     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
  * Support for WAV, VOC, IFF, AIF, AFC, AU, SND, MP3, MAT,
     DWD, SMP, VOX, SDS, AVI, MOV, 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) Video display must be configured for 16-bit colour for
best results.

3.3) For MPEG Layer 3 support (mp3) you must have the Windows
Media modules installed.  Installing the new version of
Media Player will add these modules to your system.

3.4) 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 v4.11 ("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) 1993-1999 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, 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.


Chris Craig
