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1. Afterwards the lines are blank instead of being closed up Copies registration details of the selected line to the clipboard Inserts the details stored on the clipboard just before the selected line Copies registration details of the selected line and then deletes the registration details Afterwards the lines are closed up Selects all lines Cancels the selection of all lines Registers sound data to the selected line Specifies use of the ROM editing function to integrate a number of selected lines into one phrase Decomposes joined phrases back into individual phrases Inserts a gap silence just before the selected line within the joined phrase Inserts a gap silence just after the selected line within the joined phrase Inserts a beep just before the selected line within the joined phrase Inserts a beep just after the selected line within the joined phrase Inserts one blank line unregistered line just before the selected line Removes all blank lines unregistered lines to close up the sequence Increases reduces the User Adrs on the selected line by the specified numeric value 44 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd Add Phrase No Operation Call Editor Create ROM File Control ROM Options Device Setup View Sort Information Toolbar Status Bar Help About Vp3Romf Toolbar Increases reduces the Phrase on the selected line by the s
2. button on the toolbar First of all when the Granular Noise Reduction dialog box is opened set up Granular Noise Reduction Granular Noise Reduction C Disable Parameter Set Global C Individual Sine Wave Frequency 5 Hz Sine Wave Level fio x cme Granular noise with half the sampling frequency may be generated with ADPCM sounds This granular noise may be reduced by overlaying low frequency low level sine waves on the PCM sounds and then converting it to ADPCM Follow the procedure below to set up the Granular Noise Reduction dialog box Granular Noise Reduction Select Enable when noise reduction is to be carried out or Disable if it is not When Disable is selected none of the following items can be input Parameter Set Select Global when applying the same parameters sine wave frequency and level to all sounds or select Individual if individual parameters need to be applied per sound 65 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd When Individual is selected the following parameters cannot be input Sine Wave Frequency Specifies the overlaid sine wave frequency Sine Wave Level Specifies the overlaid sine wave amplitude level Care must be taken with Granular Noise Reduction regarding the following points 1 Sine wave is overlaid with PCM data just before ADPCM conversion The PCM data written in the voice file will be unaffected 2 When g
3. centered on the clicked position Menu Bar The menu bar includes the following menus File Edit New Open Save Save As Exit Undo Redo Cut Copy Paste Delete Select All Amplitude Fade In Fade Out Silence Mixing Insert Silence Insert Wave Clears the waveform display area total waveform display area Reads the audio file Writes the waveform into the file under the current file name Writes the waveform into the file under a new name Terminates the program and closes the window Reverses the previous action and returns to the prior status Repeats the previous action Cuts out the waveform in the selected area and copies it onto the clipboard Copies the waveform in the selected area onto the clipboard Inserts the details saved on the clipboard to the selected position Deletes the waveform from the selected area Not copied onto the clipboard Selects the total waveform Increases or decreases the waveform amplitude in the selected area Fades in the waveform in the selected area Fades out the waveform in the selected area Silences the waveform in the selected area Mixes in the details saved on the clipboard from the selected position Inserts silence at the selected position Inserts a sine wave rectangular wave or saw toothed wave at the selected position 15 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd Insert File Inserts details
4. Paste Edit Delete Edit Select All Edit Clear All Edit Register Edit Register All Options Setup 41 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd The Undo function cannot undo cancel itself In the event that Vp3Comp exe ends abnormally a folder called CompUndo may remain under the folder containing the Vp3Comp exe program In this case it can be deleted after confirming that Vp3Comp exe is not being run However it will not cause a problem if it is left 42 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd ROM File Creation Program Vp3Romf exe 1 What is ROM File Creation Recording and processing using the waveform editing program compositing each sound file that has been evaluated using the composite play program and creating Intel HEX format files to write into ROM is called ROM file creation 2 Explanation of the Window for ROM File Creation pjalm aj tex zla a Cipro or Tasi a0 05 S TCSP imac em pms Pome sige i TEATH brrt el a The items displayed differ depending on the type of device that is set Worksheet This is the table for registering which sounds are to be allocated and in what kind of order There are 1 024 lines in the vertical direction one sound can be registered per line and the horizontal direction is made up of various items namely user specification language User Adrs phrase number Phrase sound file name Name title Title sampling frequen
5. Sine Wave Level parameters are to be input is opened just before ADPSM conversion of each voice during ROM file creation so the sine wave frequency and level to be overlaid must be specified At this stage you must wait a while for completion until the End of Generating ROM Files dialog box is 66 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd displayed Warning When sounds of a sampling frequency other than those shown on Fs Available in the Select Device dialog box are composited Unavailable Fs is displayed in the top right of the appropriate line in the information file Try to set up the oscillation and sampling frequencies without this being displayed unless you have a specific reason for doing so Check the information file as a precaution to ensure that Unavailable Fs is not shown after the ROM file is created 12 Writing Reading for ROM File Creation Information Writing File Save As Registration details of the worksheet are saved under a new file name File Save Registration details are overwritten on the file name displayed in the title bar After the common file dialog box is opened any drive and directory can be written onto using a file name of your choice The log extension is rmf Reading Files of registration details on the worksheets are read and displayed on the screen by selecting the File Open menu Up to the last four opened files are also displayed wi
6. indicates action menu contents to be canceled 27 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd The undo process can be used to reverse up to the last 30 steps 30 previous actions Note however that undo is not effective on all actions Only the following actions menu contents can be undone File New File Open Edit Cut Edit Paste Edit Delete Edit Amplitude Edit Fade In Edit Fade Out Edit Silence Edit Mixing Edit Insert Silence Edit Insert Wave Edit Insert File Edit Change Pitch Edit Change Fs Edit Synchronous Operation Rec Options Setup Undo cannot be used to undo cancel itself If Vp3Wedt exe ends abnormally a folder called MxxxUndo in which xxx represents any combination of letters may remain under the same folder that contains the Vp3Wedt exe file In this case it can be deleted after confirming that Vp3Wedt exe has not been executed However there is no problem if it is left 8 Redo The previous action can be repeated by selecting the Edit Redo menu This is called Redo indicates the action menu contents to be repeated Redo is not effective on all actions Only the following actions menu contents can be redone Edit Cut The same area as just previously starting position and length is deleted Edit Paste The details stored on the clipboa
7. Sine wave Square Wave Rectangular wave Saw toothed Wave Saw toothed wave Specify frequency Hz in the Frequency box Specify sound volume in the Level box Select length of time Sec in the Time box ee 99 Specify or against Polarity only applies to saw toothed waves The difference in the waveform generated as a result of the Polarity chosen is as follows 23 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd The indicated waveform is inserted at the specified position Insertion of sound files After selecting the position select the Edit Insert File menu or use the Insert File button on the toolbar to insert sound file details into the waveform After the common file dialog box is opened select the sound file to be inserted The specified sound file details are inserted at the specified position Pitch conversion After selecting the area select the Edit Change Pitch menu to convert waveform pitch Pith Ratio fi 10 K omo After the Pitch dialog box is opened specify the required pitch after modification When the value input is less than 100 the pitch will be decreased while an input of more than 100 will result in an increase Note that when Pitch Conversion is used the sound quality may be degraded depending on the type of original sound Modification of sampling frequencies Select the Edit Change Fs menu to mod
8. 4 Registration into the Cell 34 5 Composite Play 35 6 Writing Reading Composite Play Information 37 Writing 37 Reading 37 7 Other Functions 38 Copying Cells 38 Pasting Cells 38 Deleting Cells 38 Expand Reduce All Sound File Amplitudes 38 Insertion of Silence to All Sound Files 39 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd Contents Worksheet Registration Status List 40 Waveform Processing 40 8 Miscellaneous Settings 41 9 Undo 41 ROM File Creation Program Vp3Romf exe 1 What is ROM File Creation 43 2 Explanation of the Window for ROM File Creation 43 Worksheet 43 Menu Bar 44 Toolbar 45 Status Bar 46 Window Size and Position 46 3 Various Settings 47 Device Type Setup 47 Setting Up Options 49 4 Line Selection 52 5 Sound File Registration 52 6 Modification of the Registered Sound File 54 7 Specification and Cancellation of Editing ROM 54 Compositing using an Editing ROM 54 Decompositing Editing ROMs 56 Insertion of Silence to Editing ROM 56 Insertion of Beep to Editing ROM 57 8 Worksheet Processing 58 Cutting Lines 58 Copying Lines 59 Pasting Lines 59 Insertion of Blank Lines 61 Closing Up Blank Lines 62 Reallocation of User Specification Language 62 Reallocation of Phrase No 63 9 Undo 63 10 Confirmation of Registration Status Details 64 4 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd Contents 11 ROM File Creation 65 12 Writing Reading for ROM File Creati
9. ROM will be emphasized by being displayed with a different colored background from other non composited phrases Even if phrases that have been composited using the Editing ROM are placed next each other two different background colors are used to enable them to be readily differentiated If part of a joined factor is included within the selected lines everything composited with it will be targeted for new composition Selecting only part of a joined factor and compositing it separately is impossible If this needs to be done the composited parts must be decomposited by selecting Partition to return them to their original separate phrases When stereo sound files are joined two User Adrs and Phrase will be used One is to support the sound from the left channel while the other supports right channel sound However stereo files can only be registered onto a worksheet when MSM9810 MSM9811 or ML2240 is selected as the device After composition using the Editing ROM all selection statuses will be canceled 55 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd Decompositing Editing ROMs In order to return integrated user specification languages to the original phrases using the Editing ROM execute decomposition of the Editing ROM Follow the procedures below to decomposite the Editing ROM 1 Select one or more phrases that have been composited using an Editing ROM 2 Select the Edit Partition menu or use the Partition
10. Writer Control Program Vp3Romw exe The ROM writer control program is a window comprised of only dialog boxes ROM files HEX files created using the ROM file creation program are written into ROMs or OTPs using the processing in this window 1 ROM Writer Control Dialog Box EHRON Writer Control 0 ROM Size iMbitROM o Erase Check ROM Type Macron Write Select ROM Verify HEX File C Vpro Romimhex Auto Write File Read from ROM Get Check Sum Setup About Y pRomw Dialog Box Position The position of the previous dialog box is memorized Thus when Vp3Romw exe is executed the dialog box is displayed in the same position as before 2 ROM Specification When the Select ROM button is left clicked the Select ROM dialog box is opened ROM Size i Mbit ROM ROM Type 2701001 Cancel Select the ROM size from the choices registered in the ROM Size dropdown list as per the following list 69 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd 1Mbit ROM 2Mbit ROM 4Mbit ROM 8Mbit ROM OKI OTP Then select the ROM or OTP type from the ROM Type dropdown list details Finally left click the OK button to validate Details set up in this section will be memorized The details will be valid from the next time Vp3Romw exe is started up 3 HEX File Specification Input the Intel HEX file name in the HEX File box When the File button is l
11. are displayed in the File menu so these can also be selected 25 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd 6 Stereo Stereo recording playback and processing can be carried out by selecting Stereo under Mode on the Setup dialog box opened by selecting the Options Setup menu The Stereo window screen is as follows File Edit Qeeration Oetions View eip ojaa arm fi aea fs fF aS eee SSS Entire waveform display area of left channel Entire waveform display area of right channel Waveform display area of left channel Waveform display area of right 1 700 feec Lawal 1007 11 ees ker 4260 word There are synchronous and asynchronous modes for Stereo The above graphic shows the synchronous mode and the lower one shows the asynchronous mode l File Edit Qeerstion iekiore Wiar Heip Ojea ale eee a l e a elm Prdy 1105 Ha 4860 werd 1 70 amc Level 100 You can switch between synchronous and asynchronous modes by selecting the Edit Synchronous menu 26 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd or the Synchronous button on the toolbar Under asynchronous status left click the waveform display area to switch the active channel the channel displayed with a yellow background The differences between synchronous and asynchronous mode are as follows Synchronous Mode Operates as stereo during recording and playback Specifies the area for both ch
12. area After inserting a beep all selection statuses are canceled 8 Worksheet Processing Details registered on a worksheet can be processed in various ways using the Edit menu The details are explained in this section Cutting Lines Clears the registered details of the selected line after copying them to the clipboard When lines simply need to be cleared or moved to another position this function is used as a prior action to Pasting Lines Follow the procedures below to cut lines 1 Select all lines to be cut Blank lines can be included although they will be ignored 2 Select the Edit Cut menu or use the Cut button on the toolbar 3 They are cleared after all selected and registered lines are copied to the clipboard They remain as blank lines rather than being closed up If you wish to close up the lines execute Delete instead of Cut When blank lines are selected they are not copied to the clipboard 58 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd Details formerly stored on the clipboard are updated by the latest details to be cut or deleted After cutting all selection statuses are cancelled Copying Lines Copy the registration details of any line to the clipboard If you wish to copy them to a different position use this function as preparation for Pasting Lines Follow the procedures below to copy lines 1 Select all lines to be copied Blank lines can be included although
13. button on the toolbar 3 The Editing ROM is decomposited and is returned to the original phrases After decompositing the Editing ROM all selection statuses are canceled Insertion of Silence to Editing ROM Silence can be inserted into the phrases that are composited using the Editing ROM Much smaller volume of data than silence data of sound is acceptable for silence inserted in this section It can be used to coordinate between sounds using gaps silences Follow the procedure below to insert silence into the Editing ROM 1 Select an arbitrary line within the phrases composited using the editing ROM 2 Select the Edit Insert Silence menu or use the Insert Silence button on the toolbar Alternatively select the Edit Add Silence menu or use the Add Silence button on the toolbar When Insert Silence is selected silence is inserted just before the selected line while if Add Silence is selected the insertion comes just after the selected line 56 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd 3 After the Insert Silence dialog box is opened input the length of the silence Length Channel 500 ms CHI Cancel CH2 If using MSM665X select which channel the silence is to be inserted to Silence units and areas differ depending on the device used 4 The inserted silence is displayed on the worksheet lt Silence gt is displayed in the Name area The only other valid di
14. cursor Data size of the sound file in the cell at the position of the mouse cursor Type of sound file monaural stereo in the cell at the position of the mouse cursor Total data size and length seconds of the selected files Number of the page that is currently displayed Window Size and Position The size and position of the previous window are memorized Thus when Vp3Comp exe is executed the window is displayed at the same size and in the same position as before 33 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd 3 Cell Selection Various actions described later are carried out on the selected cell Apply the following rules to select the cell e Left click to select the cell which is then highlighted in reversed orange display When another cell is selected the previously selected cell is deselected and the newly selected cell will be displayed in reverse e A number of cells can be selected by left clicking while pressing the Ctrl key When left clicking a previously selected cell while pressing the Ctrl key it will be deselected O When left clicking while pressing the Shift key all cells from the one that was previously selected the last cell selected to the one selected this time will be selection targets Cells outside of the above range will not be selected even if there were some cells that had previously been selected O When left clicking while pressing both the Ctrl and Shift keys all cells from the one that was pr
15. device name Total byte size Window Size and Position The size and position of the previous window are memorized Thus when Vp3Romf exe is executed the window is displayed at the same size and in the same position as before 46 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd 3 Various Settings Device Type Setup The Select Device dialog box is opened by selecting the Options Device menu Target Device MSmeses x Serial ROM MSme596 x Ose Frequency 6144 kHz 4000kH2 8192kHe2 Oscillator Xtal CH C XtallExternal Fs Available E 8 0 96 12 0 kHz Farle Layout C Continuous Storage Unit caros Use this dialog box to set up the following items Target Device Select the sound composite LSIs to be targeted from the following MSM6372 MSM6373 MSM6374 MSM6375 MSM6376 MSM63P74 MSM6295 MSM5205 MSM6258 MSM6585 MSM6378A MSM6379 MSM6388 MSM6588 MSM6688 MSM6650 MSM6652 MSM6653 MSM6654 MSM6655 MSM6656 MSM6658A MSM66P54 MSM66P56 MSM9802 MSM9803 MSM9805 MSM98P05 MSM9836 MSM9841 MSM9842 MSM9831 MSM9800 ML2213 ML2215 ML63314 ML63326 ML63338 ML63300 ML2500W MSM9810 MSM9811 ML2240 ML2302 ML2252 ML2254 ML22Q54 Serial ROM Select a serial ROM from the following only for devices that use serial ROMs i e MSM6388 MSM6595 MSM6596 MSM6597 No Use Osc Frequency Input the oscillation
16. files can be used It is will be fine cloudy rainy today tomorrow The above sentences can be expressed by recombining compositing and playing these words These words are recorded as individual files and evaluating timing and level differences while combining and playing them on the screen is called composite playing 30 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd 2 Explanation of the composite play window Elle Edit Qperation Options View Hole Difco o seex en se asia Alm Worksheet This sheet is made up of 30 x 30 cells W x H X indices are prepared from 1 to 30 in the horizontal direction while Y indices are prepared from 1 to 30 in the vertical direction Part of it is shown on the screen One sound file is registered per cell The path and log extension of the file name are omitted when the file name is displayed in the cell This worksheet is defined as one page and there are a total of eight pages Use the scroll bar or press the cursor key in the direction in which you wish to scroll while pressing the Alt key to scroll between worksheets In order to change the page select the Operation Page Up Page Down menu or the Page Up Page Down button on the toolbar or press the Up or Down cursor key while pressing the Ctrl and Alt keys Menu Bar This is comprised of the following menu items 31 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd File Edit Operation Options Ne
17. frequency kHz Minimum and maximum values are indicated right of the input field Oscillator 47 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd Select one of the following for the device that can select oscillation element X tal CR Xtal External Fs Available Indicates usable sampling frequencies determined from the sound composite LSI type and oscillation Sampling frequencies that cannot be recorded or played on AR207 are indicated within ROM files can be created by compositing sounds other than the sampling frequencies shown in this section In this case the sounds may be quicker or slower instead of playing normally so care must be taken File Layout Select one of the following for devices that have no address management information within the ROM i e MSM5205 Continuous Allocates sound files continuously without any gaps Boundary Unit Allocates sound files according to the specifications of their starting addresses When Boundary Unit is selected input the Boundary Unit starting address unit in the text box For example if Boundary Unit is selected when 2048 800H is specified the starting address of each phrase will be allocated in integral multiples of 800H As a result silence fills the blank area After completing the above setup left clicking the OK button validates the settings and simultaneously clears all details of the worksheet Details set up in this section will
18. menu or the Stop toolbar button 20 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd Furthermore double speed play is possible by selecting Play Double Speed from the Operation menu or the appropriate toolbar button However playing at double speed is only possible if the sampling frequency supports such operation If playing at double speed is impossible this menu and its toolbar button cannot be selected Playing high sampling frequencies may not be possible depending on the PC environment used 4 Processing Copying waveforms After selecting an area refer to the aforementioned area selection section in Play select the Edit Copy menu or the Copy button on the toolbar to copy the waveform in the selected area to the clipboard The displayed waveform details will not be changed Details copied onto the clipboard can be pasted by selecting Edit Paste As a standard clipboard is used pasting is also possible using other waveform editing programs If a new copy is made the details previously stored on the clipboard will be replaced with the new details Pasting waveforms After selecting the position select the Edit Paste menu or use the Paste button on the toolbar to paste insert the clipboard details into a waveform The same procedure is used to select the position as for selecting the area The left edge of the selected area will be the selected insertion position Deleting wavefo
19. the Call Editor button on the toolbar opens the waveform editing program Vp3Wedt exe for the sound file registered in the cell 40 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd 8 Miscellaneous Settings After the Options Setup menu is selected the Setup dialog box opens and various settings can be arranged as follows Interval fo 00 peel Cancel Monitoring 16bit PCM x Buffer Size E Mbyte Monitoring Selects the monitoring sound for playback from the following 4bit ADPCM 2bit ADPCM2 4bit ADPCM2 5bit ADPCM2 6bit ADPCM2 7bit ADPCM2 8bit ADPCM2 8bit Nonlinear PCM 8bit Straight PCM 16bit PCM Buffer Size Specifies the buffer memory size for playback Many files can be played simultaneously by increasing this value but an excessive increase will put pressure on the system resources due to excess memory consumption Details set up in this section will be memorized Thus the details will remain effective the next time Vp3Comp exe is started up 9 Undo Selecting the Edit Undo menu cancels the previous action and returns the data to the original status This is called Undo refers to the menu details of the action to be canceled Undo enables you to reverse up to 30 steps 30 previous actions Note however that Undo does not apply to all actions The following actions menu details can be undone File New File Open Edit Cut Edit
20. to point at a registered cell placing the mouse cursor on the cell the sound file information i e full file path name sampling frequency and data size is displayed on the status bar All the sound files in any folder can be registered by selecting the Edit Register All menu The cell registration position does not need to be specified for this function and the files are registered in ascending file name order from the top left in the vertical direction After the folder selection dialog box is opened select the folder in which the sound files to be registered are stored The previous registration details are overwritten in accordance with the registered details by specifying Register All 5 Composite Play In order to carry out composite play first select the cell to be played the cell in which the sound files are registered After all of the files you wish to composite and play are chosen select the Operation Play Composite menu or use the Play Composite button on the toolbar to start playback During playback a level meter dialog box is opened and the sound level is displayed in real time When the sound level exceeds 80 any excess is displayed in red on the bar graph The dialog box of the level meter can be moved by clicking and dragging the title area of the dialog box wherever this level meter is displayed If a cell on the screen is being played it is displayed in yellow and reve
21. waveform editing program Vp3Wedt exe for the sound files registered in the selected cell Sets up the various options 32 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd View Toolbar Switches between displaying and not displaying the toolbar Status Bar Switches between displaying and not displaying the status bar Map Opens the registration status map of the worksheet and re draws the worksheet in an arbitrary area Page Up Displays the next page Page Down Displays the previous page Help About Vp3Comp Displays the Vp3Comp exe version and copyright dialog box Toolbar The following menu buttons are displayed on the toolbar in the following order Whether or not they are displayed can be set from the View Toolbar menu File New File Open File Save File Save As Edit Undo Edit Cut Edit Copy Edit Paste Edit Delete Edit Register Edit Amplitude Edit Insert Silence Edit Call Editor View Map View Page Up View Page Down Operation Play Composite Operation Play Vertical Operation Play Horizontal Operation Stop Status Bar The following six types of information are displayed Whether or not they are displayed can be set from the View Status Bar menu Explanation of the menu toolbar details Sampling frequency of the sound file in the cell at the position of the mouse
22. Comp Cannot be selected with AR207 STD Starts up the Composite Play program Vp3 Wedt Cannot be selected with AR207 STD User registration is available on this page Please register as soon as possible Query forms can also be displayed from this page Note that this page cannot be accessed if the environment is not set up for Internet connections 13 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd Waveform Editor Program Vp3Wedt exe This program cannot be executed on AR207 STD 1 Explanations of the Waveform Editor Window File Edit Qperation Options Yie Hele LL lt ele gt 4 a Timescale D 5 OETH 0 108s eee mi2 IDE BO feord Waveform Display Area This area displays the voice waveform Within the actual waveform display area auxiliary vertical lines are displayed every 100 dots in the horizontal direction with auxiliary horizontal lines in the vertical direction at the 1 4 1 2 and 3 4 positions When the window size is modified the waveform is expanded or reduced accordingly in the vertical direction The waveform can be scrolled either by selecting Scroll Left or Scroll Right from the Operation menu or by selecting the applicable toolbar button If the cursor is moved to the right edge of the area a right arrow is displayed while if it is moved to the left edge of the area a left arrow is displayed which enables scrolling in the indicated direction by left clicking the mouse wh
23. Editing ROM This function enables continuous production of a number of phrases by specifying one user specification language and to insert gaps silence between them to adjust the spacing between the sounds Refer to the data book of each device for details on Editing ROMs Compositing using an Editing ROM In order to use Editing ROM to integrate into one user specification language first the sound files must be registered onto a worksheet and then composition should be carried out using the Editing ROM The following explanation assumes that the sound files to be composited using the Editing ROM have already been registered onto the worksheet The procedure below should be followed to composite using the Editing ROM 54 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd 1 Select all lines to be composited using the Editing ROM Blank lines can be included although they will be ignored during composition 2 Select the Edit Joining menu or use the Joining button on the toolbar 3 After the Input User Address dialog box is opened input the user specification language 4 Composition is carried out by selecting the Editing ROM If the selected lines are separated from each other they are automatically sorted to bring them together All lines composited by the Editing ROM have the same User Adrs and the numeric value of the User Adrs is only displayed for their first line Phrases composited using the Editing
24. No particular size is specified but please ensure sufficient spare space to store audio data Display 1024 x 768 dots Tape deck amplifier speakers etc A tape deck or suchlike with a line output as an analog source is required to record play vocal sounds using AR207 FUL An amplifier and speakers are also required for audio output 7 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd Installation Installation of USB driver Connect your PC to the AR207 using the USB cable included while Windows is operating When Windows recognizes AR207 the following dialog box is opened Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Pta ag Hardware Wizard S This wizard helps you install software for AR207 BOARD If your hardware came with an installation CD rr or floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do C Install from a list or specific location Kaom Click Nest to continue lt Back Cancel Select Install the software automatically recommended and click Next 8 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd Install From isk x Insert the manufacturer s installation disk and then OK make sure that the correct drive is selected below Cancel Copy manufacturer s files from Jas 7 Select your CD drive under Browse and then click OK Installation is complete once the following screen is displayed Found New Hardware Wizard 7x Completing the Found New a Har
25. Romf exe program In this case it can be deleted after confirming that Vp3Romf exe is not being run However it will not cause a problem if it is left 10 Confirmation of Registration Status Details Tarset Device HSHE6SSA Phresse Humber 127 Used 7 Bord Humber 127 i Used ay Data Size s00008 Sizes Unused 535 E9H PoLice Time Unused 85 a7 sec at Fe 8 000kHz 42 659 sec fat Fs 16 000kHe 170 74 aee tat Fa 4 000kHE sl The Information dialog box is opened by selecting the View Information menu and the registration status can be confirmed as follows Target Device The selected sound composite LSI and serial ROM name are displayed Max Phrase Number The maximum usable number of phrases and the number actually registered are displayed Max Word Number The maximum usable number of user specification languages and the number actually registered are displayed 64 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd Max Data Size The maximum data size byte number is displayed Data Size Unused The remaining usable data size byte number is displayed Voice Time Unused The remaining voice time per sampling frequency based on the Data Size Unused is displayed 11 ROM File Creation After registering all required voices to the worksheet create the ROM file in accordance with the following procedure Select the Create ROM File menu or use the ROM File
26. VoicePro3 AR207 Version 1 1 User s Manual Contents Introduction 6 Cautions 6 Product Types 6 System Configuration 7 Installation 8 Installation of USB driver 8 Explanation of terminals 10 Software installation 10 Program Configuration 11 Program startup procedure 11 General Work Flow Using VoicePro3 12 VoicePro3 Program Launcher Vp3 exe 1 Dialog Box Explanation 13 Waveform Editor Program Vp3Wedt exe 1 Explanation of the Waveform Editor Window 14 Waveform display area 14 Time scale 15 Entire waveform display area 15 Menu Bar 15 Toolbar 17 Status bar 17 Window size and position 17 2 Miscellaneous Settings 18 3 Recording Playing 18 Recording 18 Playing 19 4 Processing 21 Copying waveforms 21 Pasting waveforms 21 Deleting waveforms 21 Waveform expansion and reduction 22 Waveform fade in fade out processing 22 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd Contents Silencing the waveform 22 Mixing 22 Insertion of silence 22 Insertion of sine rectangular saw toothed waves 23 Insertion of sound files 24 Pitch conversion 24 Modification of sampling frequencies 24 5 Writing Reading Files 25 Writing 25 Reading 25 6 Stereo 26 7 Undo 27 8 Redo 28 Composite Play Program Vp3Comp exe 1 Composite play 30 2 Explanation of the composite play window 31 Worksheet 31 Menu Bar 31 Toolbar 33 Status Bar 33 Window Size and Position 33 3 Cell Selection 33
27. a can be seen Switches through the following seven levels depending on the percentage in the rectangle level direction that is set as the full scale 100 80 50 30 20 10 5 Shrink Level Scale Reduces the vertical axis of the waveform display area each time it is selected and redraws so that everything included can be seen Help About Vp3Wedt Displays the Vp3Wedt exe version and copyright dialog box 16 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd Toolbar The following menu buttons are displayed on the toolbar in the following order Whether or not they are displayed can be set from the View Toolbar menu File New File Save Edit Undo Edit Cut Edit Paste Edit Amplitude Edit Fade Out Edit Insert Silence Edit Synchronous View Expand Time Scale View Expand Level Scale Sy TN SS or SSS oS oR MES Operation Rec a a Operation Repeat Operation Stop Status bar The following five types of information are displayed File Open File Save As Edit Redo Edit Copy Edit Delete Edit Fade In Edit Silence Edit Insert Wave View Shrink Time Scale View Shrink Level Scale Operation Play Operation Play Double Speed Whether or not they are displayed can be set from the View Status Bar menu Explanation of menu and toolbar details Sampling frequenc
28. and input the length of silence to be inserted Similarly if silence needs to be inserted after the file check the Insert Rear checkbox and input the length of silence to be inserted in the same way The registered sound file itself will be processed by this action As stated in the Warning this action cannot be undone reversed so care must be taken 39 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd Worksheet Registration Status List The Page Map dialog box enables the registration status of all cells within the worksheet to be seen and is opened by selecting the View Map menu or by clicking on the Map button on the toolbar Each cell is represented by one small square 1 within the Page Map dialog box in a 30 x 30 grid Yellow squares indicate registered cells orange squares indicate selected cells and gray squares indicate unregistered cells The area of the worksheet that is currently displayed is shown by a square frame light blue This square frame moves in accordance with the mouse movement When the square frame is moved to an arbitrary position and left clicked after closing the Page Map dialog box the worksheet will be re drawn in that area Right clicking closes the Page Map dialog box without anything being changed Waveform Processing After selecting the cell in which the sound file to be processed is registered selecting the Operation Call Editor menu or clicking
29. annels simultaneously during processing and provides the same processing to both channels When writing to a file the waveform details of both channels are written as a stereo file When reading a stereo file the details of each channel are read onto their respective channels and when reading monaural files the same details are read onto both channels Asynchronous Mode Operates as monaural for the active channel during recording and playback Specifies the area for the active channel only during processing and processing is only carried out on that channel When writing to a file the waveform details of the active channel are written as a monaural file When reading a stereo file the details of the active channel only are read onto its respective channel and when reading monaural files the details are also read onto the active channel As mentioned above the synchronous mode should be selected to process stereo data simultaneously while the asynchronous mode should be selected to process individual channels independently or to combine two monaural files into a stereo file If the channels are of different lengths when switching from asynchronous to synchronous mode silence is inserted at the end of the shorter channel to equalize the length of both channels 7 Undo The previous action can be canceled and the original status returned to by selecting the Edit Undo menu This is called Undo
30. asting destination Deleting Cells After selecting the cell s to be deleted select the Edit Cut menu or use the Cut button on the toolbar to delete the cell registration details after first copying them to the clipboard Select Edit Delete if you wish to delete the details without them being copied to the clipboard Expand Reduce All Sound File Amplitudes After selecting the cell whose sound files amplitudes are to be expanded or reduced selecting the Edit Amplitude menu enables expansion reduction of all sound files Lo Ratio so x Cancel Worning Unable to Undo This Item Input the expansion ratio in Ratio and click OK If the input value is less than 100 reduction is carried out and if more than 100 they are expanded The registered sound file itself will be processed by this action As stated in the Warning this action cannot be undone reversed so care must be taken 38 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd Insertion of Silence to All Sound Files After selecting the cell in which silence is to be inserted into all sound files selecting the Edit Insert Silence menu enables the insertion of gaps silence both before and after all sound files IV Insert Front rca EA IV Insert Rear eoo ms Cancel Worning Unable to Undo This Item When silence needs to be inserted before the file enter a checkmark by clicking the Insert Front checkbox
31. ay from the Operation menu or the Play button on the toolbar Level Meter ee Max 85 85 The sound level is displayed in real time during playback The playing position is also displayed in real time by a vertical line on the total waveform display area and waveform display area during playback Play is suspended by selecting Stop from the Operation menu or pressing the Stop button on the toolbar Play is repeated when Repeat is selected from the Operation menu or by clicking the Repeat button on the toolbar instead of selecting Operation Play Part of a waveform can be played by specifying the area in advance In this case specify the area to be played as follows Specification of the area for Processing and so on which will be mentioned later should also be carried out in the same procedure 19 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd 1 Left click at the start position of the area Fach LEN MERI DATI BIE MEL 11F8 which should be left clicked again at the intended end position of the area The rubber band is also displayed in the total waveform display area The selected area is decided as above Under this status when selecting Play from the Operation menu or the Play button on the toolbar only the selected area will be played While such an area is selected left clicking on any position will deselect the area Repeat is ended by selecting the Operation Stop
32. bar is selected the following dialog box is opened This status is called monitor status and recording has not yet been carried out 18 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd The sound level is displayed on the bar graph and described as a percentage so the input level must be adjusted in accordance with the volume level of the input source If the sound level exceeds 80 any surplus is indicated in red on the bar graph Adjust the output level as well in accordance with the volume of the output system Recording at high sampling frequencies may not be possible depending on the PC environment used Clicking the Record button starts the recording The sound level is displayed in real time during the recording A bar graph indicating the current recording time maximum recording time and how much is recorded compared to the maximum recording time is also displayed Note that the sampling frequency cannot be modified during recording Recording ends when the memory is full or by selecting Stop from the Operation menu or by clicking the Stop button on the toolbar The recorded waveform is displayed in the waveform display area or total waveform display area Sampling frequency data size and data length seconds are also displayed on the status bar Playing Play refers to the output of PCM data saved in the memory after its conversion into analog signals using the D A converter Play is initiated by selecting Pl
33. be memorized Thus the details will remain effective the next time Vp3Ronpf exe is started up 48 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd Setting Up Options The Setup properties sheet is opened by selecting the Options Setup menu The Setup properties sheet is comprised of the following three property pages Create property page Title The worksheet title explanation is input Details input in this field will be written into the worksheet file Input in this field is optional so no input is acceptable Create ROM Files When creating ROM files by selecting the Create ROM File menu if only HEX files need to be created select HEX only while if binary file are needed as well select HEX amp Binary Playing Buffer Size No set up is required here as this feature is not used in the current version Blank Area Data Set data which is filled on ROM blank area unused ROM area 49 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd Color property page Color This is where worksheet display colors are set up Select the line colors to indicate joins for Joining 1 Background amp Joining 2 Background and the character display color a common Character color is used for both Joining 1 and Joining 2 and choose a line color to indicate selection Selected Line Background and its character color Selected Line Cha
34. be selection targets Selection statuses for lines other than the above will remain as they were 5 Sound File Registration Follow the procedure below to register sound files onto a worksheet 1 After selecting the line on which it is to be registered select the Edit Register menu or use the Register button on the toolbar Alternatively double click the registration line using the mouse If a number of lines are selected the uppermost line amongst them will be the registration position so it is selected and all other lines are ignored 2 After the common file dialog box is opened select the sound file to be registered 52 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd 3 After the Register dialog box is opened set up the registration details The registration details are as follows Setup of some items is impossible depending on the device Phrase Address Set up the phrase number Title Input the sound file title No input is necessary in this section as it is optional File The file path details sampling frequency Fs distinction between stereo and monaural S M data size Size and playing time Time as previously selected by the common file dialog box are displayed Sound files can be reselected by clicking the Sel button located to the right of the path address Playback Method Select the playback method Level Select the sound volume Additional Silence Input the len
35. ckage An optional adapter is required to write into MSM66P54 or P56 of the SOP package Please contact the retailer from whom you purchased the AR207 to inquire about the details 72 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd Appendix 1 File Format VoicePro3 VoicePro2 VoicePro Head of the file Number of PCM data 4 Version No 2 Sampling frequency 2 ADPCM bit size 2 Reservation 8 File details valid flag 2 Monaural stereo type 1 Subordinate information of sampling frequency 1 Reservation 106 PCM data No 1 2 PCM data No n 2 ADPCM data No 1 1 ADPCM data No n 1 lt In this example n will be applied in this section because PCM data exists from Nos n as described below lt Current version No is 3 lt Value dividing the actual sampling frequency Hz by 100 Example 10 6KHz 106 lt 0 4bit 1 3bit When SBC file is used 0 16 0Kbps 1 12 6Kbps 2 10 0Kbps lt bit0 PCM valid flag bitl ADPCM valid flag bit2 SBC valid flag 1 valid 0 invalid for all of them lt 0 Monaural 1 Stereo lt Last 2 digits of Hz units Example 25 in the case of 11 025KHz PCM data With codes 16bit For stereo 1 sample each is inserted for L R one after the other ADPCM or SBC data For ADPCM 2 data per byte for 4 bits 1 data per byte for 5 bits or more 73 Copyr
36. control program Program startup procedure To begin with select VoicePro3 Vp3 Launcher from the start menu and start up Vp3 exe Vp3 exe is the launcher to start up the other programs so placing this on the desktop enables the other programs to be started up from it on demand 11 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd General Work Flow Using VoicePro3 pete caseas Vp3Wedt exe Operation Rec Record voice from the tape deck Check waveform and voice pete Vp3Wedt exe Operation Play Repeat etc Vp3Wedt exe Process analysis Deletion of unnecessary parts Edit Cut Smoothing out the start end Edit Fade In Fade Out Silencing noise Edit Silence Alignment of the amplitude Edit Amplitude Timing adjustment Edit Insert Silence Cut Voice re evaluation in processing Operation Play Repeat etc ETERA Vp3 Comp exe Lenore E Vp3Romf exe Penne eee Vp3Romw exe Vagos Check on an actual system or evaluation board 12 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd VoicePro3 Program Launcher Vp3 exe This program is a program launcher which starts up the other VoicePro3 programs 1 Dialog Box Explanation Closes the dialog box Starts up the browser and opens a dedicated page for AR207 users within our Web site Starts up the ROM writer control program Vp3Romw Starts up the ROM file creation program Vp3Romf Starts up the Waveform Editor program Vp3
37. cy Fs distinction between stereo and monaural St Mo data size Size play time Time and play method Play Method Display items differ slightly depending on the type of devices set The display details and the order of these items can be changed Use the scroll bar or the Alt T Alt 4 keys to scroll up and down to change the vertical direction When the horizontal direction is expanded or reduced only the area showing Title will be expanded or reduced 43 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd When the Title column is minimized and the window is further reduced in the horizontal direction the rightmost items will be out of the window display area Menu Bar The menu is comprised of the following items File New Open Save Save As Exit Edit Undo Cut Copy Paste Delete Select All Clear All Register Joining Partition Insert Silence Add Silence Insert Beep Add Beep Insert Blank Line Remove Blank Line Add User No Clears the worksheet Reads the ROM file creation information file worksheet file Writes in the ROM file creation information file under the current file name Writes in the ROM file creation information file with a new name Ends the program and closes the window Cancels the previous action and returns the data to the original state Clears the registration details of the selected line after copying them to the clipboard
38. d lines 2 Select the Edit Insert Blank Line menu or use the Insert Blank Line button on the toolbar 3 A blank line will be inserted just before the selected line All subsequent lines are moved down by any insertion The total number of lines on a worksheet is 1 024 so care must be taken as details of lines moved down beyond that limit will be lost When blank lines are inserted into joined phrases those blank lines will be combined as a part of the Editing ROM The background color will be the same as that indicating Editing ROM status Sound phrases can be added in the middle of the Editing ROM by using this function If the first line of the joined phrases is selected the inserted blank line will be an independent phrase rather than being part of the Editing ROM After inserting a blank line the inserted blank line only will be selected and all other selection statuses are cancelled 61 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd Closing Up Blank Lines Close up blank unregistered lines Even though there are blank lines on the worksheet there is no hindrance with ROM file creation and suchlike so they can be used positively to make the worksheet easier to view However blank lines will be spread after implementing various processes on the worksheet and as a result may not improve the appearance Use this function in such cases Follow the procedure below to close up any blank lines 1 Select the menu E
39. dit Remove Blank Line When closing up blank lines they do not need to be pre selected All blank lines are closed using this process 2 All blank lines will be closed up After the blank lines are closed up all selection statuses remain as they were If blank lines were selected they would have been deleted so they do not remain in the selection Reallocation of User Specification Language This function is used to reallocate user specification languages for example adding a new user specification language in the middle of existing ones Use the following procedure below to reallocate user specification languages 1 Select the line whose user specification language you wish to reallocate A number of lines can be selected Blank lines can also be specified although they will be ignored 2 Select the Edit Add User No menu 3 After the Add User No dialog box is opened input the numeric value that you wish to add to the user specification language Add number fi i Cancel Input a negative numeric value for subtraction 4 Numeric value that has been input in 3 above is added to the user specification language User Adrs on all selected lines 62 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd Reallocation of Phrase No Follow the procedure below to reallocate phrase numbers 1 Select the line whose phrase number you wish to reallocate A number of lines can also be selected Blank lines can al
40. dware Wizard SS The wizard has finished installing the software for AREX USB Interface A Click Finish to close the wizard lt Back 9 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd Explanation of terminals Connector for the USB cable Socket for MSM66P56 P54 mo Socket for ROM AREX rokw saan Ej AR207 LETETTE ES G Jack for analog input Line input Not available for AR207 SDT POWER BUSY i Jack for analogue output Line output Not available for AR207 SDT In the event of any abnormality in the board s operability for any reason terminate VoicePro3 wait a short while after pulling out the USB cable and then reinsert the cable When using the mini plug on a stereo lt gt RCA plug conversion cable use the left channel Lch if monaural sound is input or output Rch normally red Rch E Lch normally white Lch Software installation Double click Install exe on the CD ROM while in Windows to execute the installation program The installation should then be carried out in accordance with the installation program screen 10 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd Program Configuration VoicePro3 comprises of the following programs Vp3 exe VoicePro3 program launcher Vp3Wedt exe Waveform editor program Cannot be run on AR207 STD Vp3Comp exe Composite play program Cannot be run on AR207 STD Vp3Romf exe ROM file creation program Vp3Romw exe ROM writer
41. eft clicked the common file dialog box is opened after which the HEX file can also be selected from the dialog box Details set up in this section will be memorized The details will be valid from the next time Vp3Romw exe is started up 4 Erase Check Left click the Erase Check button in the dialog box A dialog box prompting users to mount the device onto the socket is opened as follows e i Mount the chip onto the socket Mount the ROM OTP to the socket on the attached ROM writer Mount it in the same direction as the illustration on the ROM writer 70 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd When using MSM66P54 or MSM66P56 mount it as far down as possible as per the following illustration Click the OK button after attachment Erase check to ensure nothing is written on the ROM OTP starts and its progress is displayed on the progress status bar 5 Writing onto a ROM Left click the Write button in the dialog box A dialog box prompting users to mount the device onto the socket is opened so left click the OK button after mounting Writing onto a ROM writing the HEX file details onto a ROM OTP is started and its progress is displayed on the progress status bar 86 Verification Left click the Verify button in the dialog box A dialog box prompting users to mount the device onto the socket is opened so left click the OK button after mounting Verification com
42. eviously selected the last cell selected to the one selected this time will be selection targets Selection statuses for cells other than the above will remain as they were 4 Registration into the Cell Sound files are registered into the cells on the worksheet as follows Double click the position where you wish to register a sound file or select the cell in which you wish to register Then select the Edit Register menu or the Register button on the toolbar Files are registered consecutively from the top so if a blank cell in the middle is selected the status is changed so that the top blank cell is selected When a number of cells are selected only cells with the smallest X and Y indices will remain After the common file dialog box is opened select the sound file to be registered In this case the number of the page on which it is registered and the X and Y index numbers are displayed in the title area of the common file dialog box In addition more than one file can be selected within the common file dialog box When a number of files are selected they are registered in ascending file name order No more than 30 files can be registered per X index 34 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd When registration is carried out while a registered cell is selected registration insertion is carried out just before that cell Registration on other pages is also possible by changing page When using the mouse
43. f pages only those on the page that is currently displayed 36 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd will be played in practice Recording at high sampling frequencies may not be possible depending on the PC environment used 6 Writing Reading Composite Play Information Writing File Save As Saves the worksheet details composite play information under a new file name File Save Overwrites the worksheet details on the file name displayed on the title bar After the common file dialog box is opened any drive and directory can be written onto using a file name of your choice Note that the log extension will be cmb The worksheet details of all pages are written recorded Reading Files with written worksheet details composite play information are read and displayed on the screen by selecting the File Open menu Up to the last four opened files are also displayed within the File menu so selection can also be made from here if appropriate The worksheet details of all pages are read Information registered in each cell includes details of the folder containing the file Thus if any of the sound files registered in a cell are moved to another folder after the composite play information is written they will not be found when the cell is read In this case after the common file dialog box is opened select the sound file from its new location Henceforth the path selected in this section
44. gth of silence to be added after the sound when using ML221X Attribute When using MSM665X select the channel number Channel disable or enable for the sound volume smoothing Auto Level Down the number of times it is to be repeated Repeat and the sound volume Level 53 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd After completing all settings click the OK button to enter the registration 4 Registration details are then displayed on the worksheet 6 Modification of the Registered Sound File Follow the procedure below to change sound files that have already been registered on a worksheet to other files or to change the play method or various other items 1 After the line to be changed is selected select the Edit Register menu or use the Register button on the toolbar Alternatively double click the line to be changed using the left button on the mouse If a number of lines are selected the uppermost line amongst them will be the changed position so it is selected and all other lines are ignored 2 After the Register dialog box is opened registration details can be modified Refer to 5 Sound File Registration for details of the Register dialog box After completing all settings click the OK button to enter the changes Details after such amendment are displayed on the worksheet 7 Specification and Cancellation of Editing ROM Devices i e MSM665X have a function called
45. ify the sampling frequency of a waveform 24 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd The area does not need to be selected The total waveform is targeted After the Sampling Fs dialog box is opened select which sampling frequency it is to be modified to The current sampling frequency cannot be selected Note that when Modification of sampling frequency is used the sound quality may be degraded depending on the type of original sound 5 Writing Reading Files Writing File Save As The displayed waveform is saved under a new file name File Save The displayed waveform is overwritten on the file name displayed on the title bar When Save As is selected the common file dialog box is opened after which you can write onto the drive and directory of your choice with an arbitrary file name In the common file dialog box select one of the following from the dropdown list of file types Vp3 Files pem WoicePro 2 3 file format WAVE Files wav WAVE file format ONSAKU Files pcm Onsaku file format When File Save As is selected after selecting a specific area only the waveform in that area is saved Reading The recorded sound files are read and displayed on the screen by selecting the File Open menu When a PCM file is specified whether it is displayed in VoicePro 2 3 file format or ONSAKU file format is automatically decided Up to four of the most recently opened files
46. ight 2002 AREX Co Ltd In the above table indicates the number of bytes for each piece of data Data layout within the file for a number of bytes shall be little endian subordinate information is directed towards the head of the file ONSAKU Head of the file Number of PCM data 4 99 2 Sampling Frequencies 2 ADPCM bit size 2 Version number 8 File details valid flag 2 Reservation 108 PCM data No 1 2 PCM data No n 2 lt In this example n will be applied in this section because PCM data exists from Nos 1 n as described below lt 99 in binary algorithm lt 0 4 0kHz 1 5 3kHz 2 6 4kHz 3 8 0kHz 4 10 6kHz 5 12 8kHz 6 16 0kHz 7 21 2kHz 8 32 0kHz 9 6 0kHz 10 10 0kHz 11 12 0kHz 12 14 0kHz 13 25 6kHz lt 0 4bit 1 3bit lt bit0 PCM valid flag bitl ADPCM valid flag 1 valid 0 invalid for both of them Superior 4bit is ADPCM data Subordinate 12bit is PCM data PCM is straight binary without code In the above table indicates the number of bytes for each piece of data Data layout within the file for a number of bytes shall be little endian subordinate information is directed towards the head of the file 74 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd
47. ile one of these arrows is displayed These arrows are not displayed if further scrolling is impossible Furthermore simultaneously pressing the Alt key with the gt key right cursor key enables scrolling rightwards while conversely simultaneously pressing the Alt key with the key left cursor key enables scrolling leftwards There is a gray margin where the waveform is not displayed at the leftmost edge of the waveform display area This area has been set up so that the initial data position 0 0 sec position can easily be specified by selecting the position or area Furthermore selecting the Operation Expand Level Scale menu or the applicable toolbar button enables the user to expand and display the vertical axis level The margin also functions as an indicator to 14 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd show whether or not the vertical axis has been expanded The margin is displayed in gray when the vertical axis is 100 has not been expanded or in dark red when the vertical axis is other than 100 has been expanded Time Scale The time from the top of the waveform is displayed per auxiliary vertical line in the waveform display area Entire Waveform Display Area This area displays the waveform in its entirety The red box indicates the area displayed in the waveform display area When left clicking any position along the entire waveform display area the waveform display area is re charted
48. it is saturated Waveform fade in fade out processing After selecting the area select the Edit Fade In Edit Fade Out menu or use the Fade In Fade Out buttons on the toolbar to respectively fade in or fade out the waveform Silencing the waveform After selecting the area select the Edit Silence menu or use the Silence button on the toolbar to silence the waveform Mixing After selecting the position select the Edit Mixing menu to mix add the clipboard details to the waveform Insertion of silence 22 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd After selecting the position select the Edit Insert Silence menu or use the Insert Silence button on the toolbar to insert silence into the waveform Unit Time C Data Count Time Length Data Count oos sec After the Insert Silence dialog box is opened specify the units Time sec time or Data Count samples Number of data samples and the value Time Length Data Count box The specified amount of silence is inserted at the specified position Insertion of sine rectangular saw toothed waves After selecting the position select the Edit Insert Wave menu to insert a single frequency waveform After the Wave Properties dialog box is opened specify the waveform characteristics Wave Type Select the waveform type shown in the drop down list from the following types Sine Wave
49. of a different audio file at the selected position Change Pitch Changes the pitch of the waveform higher or lower in the selected area Change Fs Changes the sampling frequency Synchronous Switches stereo waveforms between synchronous and asynchronous Operation Rec Records Play Plays Repeat Repeats playing Play Double Speed Plays at double speed This is only available when play is possible at double the current sampling frequency However it only applies when playing at double the speed of the current sampling frequency is possible Stop Stops recording or playing Options Setup Enables the various settings to be changed View Toolbar Switches between displaying and not displaying the toolbar Status Bar Switches between displaying and not displaying the status bar Expand Time Scale Expands the time axis for the waveform display area each time it is selected and redraws so that the details can be seen The time axis is switched through the following seven levels depending on how many seconds are to be set per 500 dots on the screen 0 01 0 05 0 1 0 5 2 5 5 0 25 0 seconds Shrink Time Scale Decreases the time axis for the waveform display area each time it is selected and redraws so that everything included can be seen Expand Level Scale Expands the vertical axis of the waveform display area each time it is selected and redraws so that a smaller level are
50. on Information 67 Writing 67 Reading 67 13 Control ROM Creation for MSM6388 MSM6588 67 ROM Writer Control Program Vp3Romw exe 1 ROM Writer Control Dialog Box 69 Dialog Box Position 69 2 ROM Specification 69 3 HEX File Specification 70 4 Erase Check 70 5 Writing onto a ROM 71 6 Verification 71 7 Reading a ROM 71 8 Acquisition of Check Sum 72 9 Confirmation of Version Number 72 10 Ending the ROM Writer Control 72 11 MSM66P54 P56 of the SOP Package 72 Appendix 1 File Format 73 VoicePro3 VoicePro2 VoicePro 73 ONSAKU 74 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd Introduction Thank you for purchasing this AR207 voice editing tool The VoicePro3 voice editing software provides a more refined voice editing environment for operation on Windows98 or later versions by adopting easy to use advanced editing functions which formed the concept behind ONSAKU and VoicePro2 This manual provides an explanation that enables even those who are unfamiliar with voice editing to understand the operating procedures very quickly In order to make best use of this manual please read it carefully Cautions The hardware software and manual that comprise this product may not be replicated in part or whole without prior permission We have taken all possible steps to check this product s contents but if you have any enquiries please contact the retailer from where it was purchased We regre
51. paring the HEX file details to the ROM OTP details is started and its progress is displayed on the progress status bar 7 Reading a ROM Left click the Read from ROM button in the dialog box A dialog box prompting users to mount the device onto the socket is opened so left click the OK button after mounting Reading a ROM reading the details from a ROM OTP and writing onto a HEX file is started and its progress is displayed on the progress status bar 71 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd Note The name of the HEX file used to store the data should be specified in advance If a HEX file with the same name already exists it will be overwritten When details are read from an OTP it can take quite a long time 8 Acquisition of Check Sum Left click the Get Check Sum button in the dialog box This calculates the check sum of the HEX file that has been specified by Hex File and displays it in a dialog box i Check Sum C287 This check sum integrates all data in the HEX file and displays the least significant 16 bit results in hexadecimal format 9 Confirmation of Version Number Left click the About VpRomw button in the dialog box The Vp3Romw exe version and copyright dialog box is displayed 10 Ending the ROM Writer Control Left click the Quit button in the dialog box The program is ended and the dialog box is closed 11 MSM66P54 P56 of the SOP Pa
52. pecified numeric value Opens the sound file of a selected line using the waveform editor Vp3Wedt exe Creates a ROM data file Intel HEX format file with the current worksheet details Creates a dedicated control ROM file for the MSM6388 MSM6588 evaluation board Sets up the device type Sets up the various options Sorts all lines in ascending User Adrs order Displays the registration status details Switches between displaying and not displaying the toolbar Switches between displaying and not displaying the status bar Displays the Vp3Romf exe version and copyright dialog box The following menu buttons are displayed on the toolbar in the following order Whether or not they are displayed can be set from the View Toolbar menu File New File Save Edit Undo Edit Copy Edit Delete Edit Joining Edit Insert Silence File Open File Save As Edit Cut Edit Paste Edit Register Edit Partition Edit Add Silence Edit Insert Beep Edit Insert Blank Line Operation Call Editor Create ROM File So SS SS SSE SS SS 45 Edit Add Beep Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd Status Bar The following three types of information are displayed Whether or not they are displayed can be set from the View Status Bar menu Explanation of menu toolbar details Current
53. racter Any color can be chosen using the Color dialog box opened by clicking the Sel button on the right of each color sample 50 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd View property page Create Color View View Contents Order temi User Adrs x Time ms 7 Play Method x attributes Silence Level 10 Item 3 HE Item 9 E tem2 M hae Je z Item3 W Name E ial tems MW Title dh x tem5 M fsk gt 5 Item6 v Stm E 7 tem7 Sieelword vii z Vv Vv Vv Item 10 4 i Cancel On this page what kind of items are to be displayed and in what kind of order are set up in the worksheet There is a View checkbox a Contents list box and an Order list box for Item 1 Item 10 in that order The View checkbox determines whether or not the item is displayed The item is displayed if this is checked otherwise it is hidden When not displayed is selected neither the Contents list box nor the Order list box for the item can be selected When displayed is selected select what is to be displayed from a number of display details from the Contents list box of the item Note however that some items contain only one choice Selecting 1 10 from the Order list box specifies which column the item is displayed in from the left If the order for one of them is changed the order of the other items i
54. ranular noise reduction is carried out on sound files whose ADPCM has already been converted using different sine wave frequencies or levels write the sound file from the File Save As menu on the waveform editing window into the sound file in advance By implementing this action the ADPCM conversion information of the voice file will be cleared 3 The effects of granular noise reduction should be confirmed on the evaluation board or on an actual system Following the above the common file dialog box is opened so the name of the HEX file to be created should be input The log extension is hex Finally the ROM Size dialog box is opened so the size for the ROM to be written onto must be selected from the following 256 Kbit ROM 512 Kbit ROM 1 Mbit ROM 2 Mbit ROM 4 Mbit ROM 8 Mbit ROM 16 Mbit ROM 32 Mbit ROM ROM file creation is started by selecting the above Supplement If the selected ROM size is smaller than the total writing size hex files will be created by automatically being divided to write onto a number of ROMs In order to write onto a number of ROMs automatic division is used to create the hex files In this case the file 99 66 39 66 names will be xxx1 hex xxx2 hex xxx3 hex etc When Individual is selected for setting up Parameter Set tings in the Granular Noise Reduction dialog box the dialog box in which the Sine Wave Frequency and
55. rather than as part of the composition Even though the clipboard details are part or all of the joined phrases the clipboard details will be pasted as individual phrases except when the pasting destination is other than joined phrases pasting is not carried out while they are joined If there are any silences or beeps inserted using any of Insert Silence Add Silence Insert Beep or Add Beep on the clipboard they are only valid when pasting within the joined phrases when combined to Editing ROM Silences or beeps will not be pasted when the pasting destination is other than joined phrases If stereo and monaural data will exist simultaneously on the Editing ROM after pasting pasting cannot be executed After pasting only the pasted lines will be selected and all other selection statuses are cancelled 60 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd Insertion of Blank Lines One blank line unregistered is inserted at the selected line This function can be used when there is no space at the required position and new sound data needs to be registered there or simply to insert a blank line to make the worksheet easier to read Follow the procedure below to insert a blank line 1 Select the line at which a blank line needs to be inserted A blank line will be inserted just before the selected line A number of lines can also be selected In this case one blank line will be inserted just before each of the selecte
56. rd are reinserted at the same position as just previously starting position Edit Delete 28 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd The same area as just previously starting position and length is deleted Edit Amplitude The amplitude in the same area as just previously is expanded or reduced in the same ratio as before Edit Fade In The same area as just previously is faded in Edit Fade Out The same area as just previously is faded out Edit Insert Silence The same length of silence as before is inserted in the same position as just previously starting position Edit Insert Wave The same type of waveform as just before is inserted at the same position as just previously starting position Edit Insert File The same sound file as just before is inserted at the same position as just previously starting position 29 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd Composite Play Program Vp3Comp exe This program cannot be executed on AR207 STD 1 Composite play When producing sentences sometimes a large variety of sentences can be expressed using small data files by combining and playing a number of these files in sequence The following are given as examples It is fine today It is cloudy today It is rainy today It will be fine tomorrow It will be cloudy tomorrow It will be rainy tomorrow When the above sentences need to be produced the following common word
57. rms After selecting an area select the Edit Cut menu or use the Cut button on the toolbar to delete a waveform after copying it to the clipboard Execute Edit Delete if you do not wish to copy it to the clipboard 21 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd Waveform expansion and reduction Waveform amplitudes can be expanded or reduced by selecting the Edit Amplitude menu or by using the Amplitude button on the toolbar after selecting the area Once the Amplitude dialog box is opened up input a value in the Ratio box Amplitude S Ratio eo x Ratio at Start eo x I Set independent End Ratio IV Set independent End Ratio Ratio at End pel Ratio at End 20 x Amplification Limit is 100 Amplification Limit is 1008 caros caros If the input value is less than 100 the waveform amplitude will be reduced while input of more than 100 will result in an expansion The Ratio at End box is activated by checking the Set independent End Ratio option and an expansion ration with an inclination whose expansion ratio at the start and end is different can be specified The expansion ratio in the area at which the waveform will not be saturated is also displayed in the Amplitude dialog box 100 is shown in the above example Larger expansion ratios than this numeric value can be specified In this case the waveform in the area exceeding the upper lim
58. rsed Playback is repeated until the Operation Stop menu or the Stop button on the toolbar is selected 35 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd When multiple composite play is carried out when a number of play specifications are made by a number of X Deae wr seex ae oe e m indices the larger X index numbers will be repeated within the loop In the above example play will be in the following order if the registration is carried out F2_3 gt F3_3 gt F4_3 gt F2_3 gt F3_3 gt F4 45 F2_4 gt F3_3 gt F4_3 5 F2_4 gt F3_3 gt F445 F2_5 gt F3_3 gt F4_3 gt F2_5 gt F3_3 gt F4_4 gt Returns to F2_3 Playing consecutively in the vertical direction is possible by selecting the Operation Play Vertical menu or the Play Vertical button on the toolbar while conversely playing consecutively in the horizontal direction is possible by selecting the Operation Play Horizontal menu or the Play Horizontal button on the toolbar For example in the event of a worksheet registration as mentioned before play will be in the following order when Operation Play Vertical is selected F2_3 5 F2_4 gt F2_5 gt F3_3 gt F4_ 3 gt F4_4 gt Returns to F2_3 Play will be in the following order when Operation Play Horizontal is selected F2_3 5 F3_3 F43 gt F2_4 gt F4_4 gt F2_5 gt Returns to F2_3 Even if a number of cells are selected on a number o
59. s automatically re sorted accordingly All settings are validated by clicking the OK button after completing the setup on each of the above property pages Details set up in this section will be memorized The details will be valid from the next time Vp3Romf exe is started up 51 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd 4 Line Selection For ROM file creation first the line to be processed should be selected and then the action type should be selected Line selection should be carried out in accordance with the following rules A line is selected by left clicking it whereupon it is reverse displayed in orange for emphasis When a different line is selected the originally selected line will be deselected and the newly selected line will be reverse displayed e A number of lines can be selected by left clicking while pressing the Ctrl key It is also possible to deselect lines previously selected by left clicking while pressing the Ctrl key e When left clicking while pressing the Shift key all lines from the one that was previously selected the last line selected to the one selected this time will be selection targets Lines outside of the above range will not be selected even if there were some lines that had previously been selected e When left clicking while pressing both the Ctrl and Shift keys all lines from the one that was previously selected the last line selected to the one selected this time will
60. so be specified but they will be ignored 2 Select the Edit Add Phrase No menu 3 After the Add Phrase No dialog box is opened input the numeric value you wish to add to the Phrase Add number fi i i Cancel No Input a negative numeric value when subtraction needs to be carried out 4 The numeric value input in 3 above is added to the phrase number Phrase of all selected lines 9 Undo Previous actions can be canceled and data returned to the original status by selecting the Edit Undo menu This is called Undo indicates the action menu details to be canceled Undo can be used to reverse up to a maximum of the last 30 steps 30 previous actions Undo is not valid for all actions The following actions menu details can be undone File New Edit Cut Edit Delete Edit Clear All Edit Joining Edit Insert Silence File Open Edit Paste Edit Select All Edit Register Edit Partition Edit Add Silence N SSON 63 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd Edit Insert Beep Edit Add Beep Edit Insert Blank Line Edit Remove Blank Line Edit Add User No Edit Add Phrase No View Sort Undo cannot be used to undo cancel itself In the event that Vp3Romf exe ends abnormally a folder called RomfUndo may remain under the folder containing the Vp3
61. splay is Time and the length of silence will be displayed When silence is inserted to phrases that have been joined using stereo sound the specified sound length will be inserted for both left and right channels After inserting silence all selection statuses are canceled Insertion of Beep to Editing ROM Beeps can be inserted into phrases that are composited using Editing ROM depending on the device Much smaller volume of data than beep sound data is acceptable for beeps inserted in this section Follow the procedure below to insert a beep to the Editing ROM 1 Select an arbitrary line within the phrases composited using the Editing ROM 2 Select the Edit Insert Beep menu or use the Insert Beep button on the toolbar Alternatively select the Edit Add Beep menu or use the Add Beep button on the toolbar When Insert Beep is selected a beep is inserted just before the selected line while if Add Beep is selected the insertion comes just after the selected line 57 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd 3 After the Insert Beep dialog box is opened input the type of beep sound required Frequency fio kHz w T H a Length 200 ms Level 05 r The units and area of the beep sound length differ depending on the device used 4 The inserted beep is displayed on the worksheet lt Beep gt is displayed in the Name
62. t that we cannot accept any responsibility for the results from use of this product for any reason Please note also that the product names stated in this manual are the registered trademarks of their respective manufacturers Product Types There are two types of product as follows AR207 FUL This can record and reproduce vocal sounds via line input output It also can create HEX data for various audio LSIs made by Oki Electric Industry Co Ltd by combining the recorded sound data Furthermore such data can be written onto various ROMs and MSMO66P54 66P56 made by Oki Electric Industry Co Ltd using the ROM writer function It supports all functions described in this manual AR207 STD HEX data for various audio LSIs made by Oki Electric Industry Co Ltd can be created by combining your existing sound data WAV files Writing onto various ROMs and MSM66P54 66P56 made by Oki Electric Industry Co Ltd 6 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd is also possible using the ROM writer function It supports the following functions mentioned in this manual ROM file creation program Vp3Romf ROM writer control program Vp3Romw System Configuration Personal computer IBM PC At compatible with Pentium II 233MHz processors or higher However PC 98NX is incompatible USB interface USB1 1 Operating system Windows98 98SE Me 2000 XP Does not support Windows3 1 NT Memory 128 Mbytes or more Disc drives CD ROM drive for installation HDD
63. they will be ignored 2 Select the Edit Copy menu or use the Copy button on the toolbar 3 All selected and registered lines are copied to the clipboard When blank lines are selected they are not copied to the clipboard Details formerly stored on the clipboard are updated by the latest details to be copied After copying all selection status remain as they were Pasting Lines Inserts the details stored on the clipboard just before the selected line This function is used following the Cut Copy or Delete processes when lines need to be moved or copied Follow the procedure below to paste lines 1 Select the line at which the pasting is to be made The clipboard details are inserted just before the selected line No error is displayed even if a number of lines are selected but only the top line will be targeted 2 Select the Edit Paste menu or use the Paste button on the toolbar 3 The clipboard details are inserted just before the selected line All subsequent lines are moved down by any insertion The total number of lines on a worksheet is 1 024 so care must be taken as details of lines moved down beyond that limit will be lost When pasting into joined phrases all details will be combined as part of the composition However when the top line of the joined phrases is the pasting destination pasting is carried out as an 59 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd individual phrase
64. thin the File menu so selection can also be made from here if appropriate 13 Control ROM Creation for MSM6388 MSM6588 A Control ROM is separately required when an audio ROM created for MSM6388 MSM6588 is evaluated using a dedicated evaluation board The ROM file for the control ROM is created in accordance with the following procedure The ROM file for MSM6388 MSM6588 should be created in advance using the method explained previously The information file that is created simultaneously inf is used in this section The common file dialog box to select the created information file is opened by selecting the Create Control 67 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd ROM menu after which one of the files can be selected The ROM file for the control ROM is created Dedicated for use with 256 Kbit ROM The name of the ROM file created in this section will be File name C hex based on the file name selected in the common file dialog box For example when SAMPLE inf is selected SAMPLEC hex will be created When information files for other than MSM6388 MSM6588 are selected in the common file dialog box the error dialog box saying Invalid Information File The selected file is NOT for MSM6388 MSM6588 will be opened When OK is left clicked the common file dialog box is reopened after which a correct information file can be selected 68 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd ROM
65. w Open Save Save As Exit Undo Cut Copy Paste Delete Select All Cancel All Register Register All Amplitude Insert Silence Play Composite Play Vertical Play Horizontal Stop Call Editor Setup Clears the worksheet Reads the composite play information files Writes in the composite play information file under the current file name Writes a composite play information file with a new name Ends the program and closes the window Cancels the previous action and returns the data to the original state Deletes the selected cell details after copying them to the clipboard Copies the selected cell details to the clipboard Inserts the details stored on the clipboard at the selected cell position Deletes the selected cell details without copying them to the clipboard Selects all cells Cancels the selected status of all cells Registers the sound file to the selected cell Registers all the sound files of a selected folder to the worksheet Expands or reduces the amplitude of all sound files registered in the selected cell Inserts silence before and after the sound files registered in the selected cell Composites and plays the sounds registered in the selected cells Plays sounds registered in the selected cells in the vertical direction Plays sounds registered in the selected cells in the horizontal direction Stops playing Opens the
66. will be referred to whenever there is a sound file that cannot be found If there is a sound file that cannot be found even by using the selected path the common file dialog box is reopened As with the above a number of reference destinations can be specified However care must be taken as the number of reference destinations is limited When the common file dialog box for specifying the moving destination is opened if the Cancel button is pressed reading composite play information will continue while the registration details of the sound file are unregistered Information on the reference destination remains valid until Vp3Comp exe is terminated 37 Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd 7 Other Functions Copying Cells After selecting a cell to be copied select the Edit Copy menu or use the Copy button on the toolbar to copy the registration details to the clipboard The cell registration details will not be changed Details copied to the clipboard can be pasted by selecting Edit Paste Whenever copying is done the previous details on the clipboard are replaced with the new details Pasting Cells After selecting the cell into which the details are to be pasted select the Edit Paste menu or use the Paste button on the toolbar to paste insert the clipboard details to the cell When a number of cells are selected only the cell with the smallest X and Y indices will remain and that will be the p
67. y Data size Number of data Data length seconds Display of the current vertical axis scale Window size and position The previous size and position of the window is stored in the memory Thus when Vp3Wedt exe is executed the window is displayed at the same size and position Copyright 2002 AREX Co Ltd 2 Miscellaneous Settings The following settings can be made by selecting the Options Setup menu and opening the Setup dialog box Setup Fs 11005 kHe Monitor mode dbet ADPOM T Woda amp Moraural D Ghena Bii see of wav dile l6bi fF Boa Memory Sie BG kwwcrd o Cel Details of the settings made in this section are saved in the memory They become effective from the next time Vp3Wedt exe is launched Fs For selecting the sampling frequency Recording or playback at high sampling frequencies may not be possible depending on the setup environment of your PC Monitor Mode For selecting the monitor sound during playback Mode For selecting monaural or stereo mode Bit size of wav file For selecting the bit size when writing WAV files Memory Size For setting size of voice working memory 3 Recording Playing Recording Recording refers to the conversion of analog signals that are input into the A D and saved on your PC Bar graph displaying sound level Max 85 When the Operation Rec menu or Rec button on the tool

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