PassMark SoundCheck V3.0
Copyright (C) 2004 PassMark Software
All Rights Reserved
http://www.passmark.com

Overview
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PassMark SoundCheck is a Windows based application that allows
users to test their PC sound card, speakers and microphone.
Stereo or mono sound can be recorded and played back at a variety
of sample rates and resolutions. Test tones can be generated at
any frequency and sample rate using waveforms such as sine waves,
saw tooth waves, white noise, and others. The waveform and
frequency spectrum can be displayed and scaled in real time.
<For more details see the online help>

Status
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This is a shareware program.
This means that you need to buy it if you would like
to continue using it after the evaluation period.

Installation
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1) Uninstall any previous version of SoundCheck
2) Double click (or Open) the downloaded ".exe" file
3) Follow the prompts


UnInstallation
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Use the Windows control panel, Add / Remove Programs


Requirements
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We recommend a Pentium III at 500Mhz or better
however it will still run on a 80486 50Mhz machine.
Windows 98, WinMe, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista
DirectX 8
64Meg RAM
1 Meg of free hard disk space to install the software
A Windows plug and play sound card, microphone and speakers.
A loop back cable if you want to do loopback testing.

Version History
===============
Heres a summary of all the changes that have been made in
each version of SoundCheck.

10/May/2012 - Version 3.0 1003
Minor rlease
-Removed license key requirement. Free for personal use. Company and government use requires license purchase.

1/July/2008 - Version 3.0 1002
Minor release
- Minor bug fix

20/July/2007 - Version 3.0 1001
Minor release
- Fixed bug; Recording trigger behaviour was broken when recording and playing at the same time.

28/May/2007 - Version 3.0 1000
New features
- 24-bit recording/playback support. 
- Spectrum graph now uses a decibel scale for intensity. 
- Trigger functionality added to waveform graph. 
- Text overlay on graph has had a color change to make it easier to read 
- New option to generate pink noise. 
- Ability to save recordings to wave files 
- Ability to save generated tones to wave files 

5/May/2003 - Version 2.0 1001
Minor release
- Fixed a bug with the Windows PDH functions on non english OS's

2/Nov/2002 - Version 2.0 1000
New features
- Added ability to display both the incoming and outgoing waveforms
  at the same time.
- Added ability to display both the incoming and outgoing spectrum
  analysis at the same time.
- New 3D positional sound test
- New 3D effects test
- Information window about DirectSound capabilities
- Information window about Windows sound capabilities
- Ability to zoom in and out on a wave form
- Ability to scroll back though a waveform
- New grid display with millsecond timings
- Display of CPU load

15/oct/2001 - Version 1.0 1001
Minor release
- Bug fix that corrects graph position for displays running at greater than the standard 96dots per inch

26/Sept/2001 - First release

Documentation
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All the documentation is online. It can be accessed from
the help menu.


Support
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For technical support, questions, suggestions,
visit our web page at
http://www.passmark.com


Ordering / Registration
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All the details are in the online documentation
or you can visit our sales information page
http://www.passmark.com/sales

Enjoy..
The PassMark Development team
