~ ~ ===================================================================== ~ OVERVIEW SONIX for the Apple IIgs ~ ===================================================================== ~ ~ Welcome to the world of synthesized sound...and welcome to SONIX--the ~ key that unlocks the tremendous sound and music capability of your ~ X Apple IIgs. Using only the Basic commands that you're already famil- ~ iar with& you can command all the features of the IIgs' built-in ~ Ensoniq synthesizer chip to load& save& and use virtually any sonic ~ waveform& duplicating all the sound effects that you hear in commer- ~ cial software programs. Before SONIX& it took many hours of program- ~ ming--in complex assembly language--to access the IIgs' built-in ~ sound handling routines. The IIgs' ROM (Read Only Memory) that con- ~ trols waveforms just wasn't designed to be accessible via normal ~ Basic program commands. So& we developed the SONIX routines to give ~ the Basic programmer full control of the Ensoniq chip...without hav- ~ ing to bother with the details of the IIgs' Sound ROM. ~ ~ In a nutshell& SONIX is a sophisticated machine code module that fits ~ in between you (in the form of your Basic program) and the IIgs' Sound ~ GLU (General Logic Unit). You give your commands in Basic& primarily ~ POKE-ing values into special memory locations that SONIX sets up and ~ CALL-ing machine code routines that SONIX provides for you. Only a ~ handful of "standard" address definitions are necessary at the begin- ~ ning of your Basic program listing& and you copy those from some of ~ the programs on your SONIX disk. You never need to speak "Toolbox- ~ ese"! Basic was developed to be the easy-to-understand programming ~ language for all of us personal computer users& and that's what SONIX ~ uses. ~ ~ ~ X What can you do with SONIX? How about these% ~ ~ ~ -> Extract sound files from disks& either custom-made ones or even ~ ones that are in commercial programs you already own. ~ ~ -> Sample and record your own sounds via almost any input. You can ~ use a microphone& a tape deck& a compact disc player& or... ~ ~ -> Define a sound waveform's pitch from anywhere in an 8-octave span. ~ ~ -> Compose and play music...in up to 30 voices. You can set master ~ volume& as well as volume for any of the individual voices. Set ~ master tempo and then vary it anywhere in a song. You get resolu- ~ tion down to 64th notes& too! ~ ~ -> Add sonic response to keyboard events. Have your IIgs talk back ~ to you& or add sound effects to your own Applesoft Basic programs. ~ ~ ~ SONIX has a Waveform Editor& 30-voice Music Editor& 30-voice Sequen- ~ cer& our exclusive Longloader data handling utility& and Basic Inter- ~ face... plus construction plans for an inexpensive& reliable digit- ~ izer pre-amp for sampling sound. ~ ~ ~ X ~ ~ ~ ~ So What Software A-1 1-JUN-88 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ===================================================================== ~ OVERVIEW SONIX for the Apple IIgs ~ ===================================================================== ~ ~ Accessing and manipulating sounds with a microcomputer is a decep- ~ tively complex operation--luckily& with the IIgs it's easier than ~ X with most others. You've already heard a small sample of what you ~ can do with SONIX when you booted this disk. The voice and "ping" ~ sounds were sampled with SONIX and the inexpensive digitizer pre- ~ amp& stored on the SONIX disk& and then called up from the Startup ~ program. (You can easily list the routine to see how it's done.) ~ We explain all the features of SONIX and give you sample Basic code ~ modules to show you how to add sound to your own programs. Just ~ click the selection "THE MANUAL" when you're at the Main Menu screen ~ to get full instructions on how to print out and assemble your own ~ "reference manual". (Oops! Sorry& we slipped in a little "assem- ~ bly" language there.) ~ ~ ~ One final note. We HATE copy protection! There are only a few bad ~ characters out there who think it's OK to copy software and give it ~ to others (some even sell it; they're usually called criminals). All ~ of us at So What Software believe in the "Apple II spirit"; we think ~ that you should have access to every scrap of information about ~ what's going on in your computer. So& our programs are in easy-to- ~ read Basic& and our disks can be copied with ease. We respect you-- ~ please& PLEASE return the respect by copying SONIX only for your- ~ self. If you like the program& show off your work to your friends ~ and encourage them to get a copy of SONIX legally. That way& we'll ~ be able to stay in business and continue to develop the best in soft- ~ ware tools for you and your IIgs. (Wait 'til you see ICONIX; it does ~ X for the IIgs' Super Hi-Res graphics system what SONIX does for sound.) ~ ~ ~ ~ Thank you for investing in a So What Software product. If you like ~ it& tell others. If you have any problems& let us know so we can fix ~ them for you. If you have any suggestions or comments& please feel ~ free to drop us a line and tell us what you think--we're interested. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ X ~ ~ ~ ~ So What Software A-2 1-JUN-88 ~ ~ ~ ENDFILE