Operation Manual

• Mixcraft's CPU usage goes way up to above 60% or so.
• Video frames appear distorted.
If one of the above is happening, it could definitely be the DirectX video decoder. The best advice is to convert your
video file into an AVI or WMV. AVI and WMV files are tested to be compatible with Mixcraft. AVI files will use less
CPU power, as well.
Search the Internet for "video converter software" that will convert from your video format to AVI and/or WMV.
Can't Download Sounds In Library
If you can't download sounds from the library, make sure of the following things.
• Make sure that you are connected to the Internet. Try launching your Internet browser and going to a news
article or website that you haven't been to. (This verifies that you aren't viewing cached content.)
• Make sure that your security software or Internet firewall is not blocking Mixcraft from accessing the Internet.
You will need to go into your firewall or security software and allow Mixcraft access to the Internet. (You may
need to use your security or fire wall's help manual or documentation to figure this out.)
• Try a different Internet download server by changing Mixcraft's Loop Library Download option.
Glossary
ASIO
ASIO provides an interface between your audio application and the sound card, and stands for: Audio Stream
Input/Output. It was developed by Steinberg Media Technologies and helps manufacturers and developers to create
hardware and driver software which extend the personal computer's audio connectivity to meet the needs of
musicians and audio engineers. ASIO offers a relatively simple way of accessing multiple audio inputs and outputs.
The Audio Stream I/O API addresses the areas of efficient audio processing, high data throughput, synchronization,
low latency and extensibility on the audio hardware side. The interface is not bound to any fixed number of input and
output channels, and provides a constant streaming model.
ASPI
ASPI stands for Advanced SCSI Programming interface and standardizes communication between a SCSI host
adapter and CD drives, hard drives and other devices. (Most people can think of it as a special driver to communicate
with your CD writer.)
Audio Clips
Audio clips represent audio files that can be stretched, edited, looped and played in Mixcraft. Audio clips will usually
be OGG, WAV, MP3, WMA or AIFF files.
AVI
AVI (Audio Video Interleave) is a Microsoft video file format standard for storing audio and video on PCs. AVI files
can contain compressed or uncompressed video and audio.
BPM
Beats per minute. The usual measurement of tempo in music.
Burn Proof
Burn Proof is a proprietary technology for buffer under-run protection developed by Plextor. Other buffer under-run
avoidance technologies are called Safe Burn, Power Burn and Just Speed. Most new drives have a buffer underrun
protection technology.
Buffer Underrun
This is when the computer cannot deliver data fast enough to a CD writer.
CD Quality
CD Quality is the standard quality used on audio CDs. It is 44,100 Hz, 16 bit, stereo.