DAP - Digital Audio Processor

DAP is a comprehensive audio sample editing and processing suite. DAP
currently supports AIFF and AIFF-C audio files, 8 or 16 bit resolution
and 1, 2 or 4 channels of audio data.  The package itself offers comprehensive 
editing, playback and recording facilities including full time stretch 
resampling, manual data editing and a reasonably complete DSP processing suite.

Here a are few hints to help get you started:

	- Load up a soundfile using the OPEN command from the FILE menu.
		All soundfile information will appear above the soundfile
		window.

	- Next, open DAP's RANGE and PLAY windows found on the right
		hand side of the main window.  These buttons (located to the 
		right of the display) bring up control windows: Display, Loop, 
		Range, Zoom, Play, Record, and Buffer. You will want to keep 
		many of these open while you work.

	- The display zoom can be adjusted by the widgets to the right of the 
		soundfile wimdow: slider, +, -, and 0 = display all.  Selecting 
		the ZOOM window will allow you to adjust these parameters as
		well.  NOTE: DAP can zoom in beyond the "sample" range.  If
		you use zoom and can't see your sound file, try zooming out
		a bit.  This is great for finding zero crossings.

	- Use the PLAY window to control all aspects of playback.  The input 
		and output rates will conform to the system's sampling rates.
		NOTE: If you change sample rates here, the system will conform.
		Be sure to change the system's rates back when you're finished.
		
	- The menus at the top of the main window (range, amp, resample, etc.)
		will give you access to these standard editing controls.

	- NOTE: To apply any operation to your soundfile, there must be a
		range selected.  This is done using the RANGE window - OR
		you can click and drag a specific range with the mouse.

Now here's a quick look at the DSP functions that make DAP special:

	- Pressing the DSP button opens a window in which you can select 
		a DSP to apply to the selection. "Effect Type" allows you to 
		select from Reverberation, Gated Reverberation, Stereo Delay, 
		Modulated Delay, Multitap Delay, Multi Delay, Flanger, Phaser, 
		Distortion, Filter, Autopan, Equalizer, Gate, and 
		Compressor/Limiter.

	- The "adjust" button next to effect type opens a window that allows 
		you to adjust various parameters for the effect.

	- The "execution" button in the bottom right, begins processing your 
		file (which can be time-consuming.) When processing is 
		finished, a "Post Processing" window opens automatically. 
		The little ">" button in the upper left will play the 
		processed sound. Be sure to press the "circle" button (stop), 
		and then decide OK (keep the change), or Cancel.  Even after 
		performing a DSP, you can select undo from the main "edit" 
		menu.
