M-AUDIO EQMan - Manual (Page 10)

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EQMan Software
The EQMan requires software in order to be a useful tool. There are
three groups of software included with the EQMan: Diagnostics,
Windows Remote Control, and the Windows drivers. Diagnostic
software is discussed in the Installation part of this manual, so this
section will address the operation and relation of the other software
items.
Drivers
MIDI application software communicates with the EQMan via software
“drivers.” A software driver handles the hardware-specific details of the
EQMan and frees the MIDI application from having to know the
“specifics” of the hardware. If an EQMan driver is not installed, most
applications will not be able to manipulate or control the EQMan in any
way.
NOTE: The DOS diagnostics supplied with the EQMan have their own
EQMan “drivers” built-in and therefore can control the EQMan without
having to install other specific drivers beforehand.
On the included EQMan Drivers and Utilities diskette, Midiman
supplies the EQMan Windows drivers. These drivers enable the use of
the EQMan with Windows 3.1/3.11 and Windows 95 programs that
comply with the Windows Multimedia driver standards.
IMPORTANT: The EQMan Windows software drivers must be
installed in order for the EQMan to be used effectively with Windows
applications.
If you encounter problems using the EQMan with Windows, verify that
the EQMan Windows driver is installed. In Windows this can be done
via the Windows Control Panel. For further information on setting up
drivers under Windows, see the Windows Driver Operation section
below.
Because Windows software and DOS software behave differently, DOS
applications can not rely on the same set of drivers as Windows.
Instead each DOS application requires its own unique (and usually
proprietary) software driver for each hardware device. Consequently, the
EQMan can only be used with a DOS program if a specific EQMan
driver is written for that program. Please contact the developer of your
favorite DOS-based application for availability of EQMan driver
support.
Windows Remote Control Software