Hardware Requirements:

Windows Platforms

For IBM-compatible PCs running Microsoft Windows:

Macintosh Platforms

For the Power Macintosh systems:

NOTE: 68K Macintosh systems are not supported.

UNIX Platforms

For UNIX systems:

Software Requirements:

You will need a Web browser (Microsoft® Internet Explorer or Netscape® Navigator) to navigate this Electronic Library, and Adobe Acrobat® or Acrobat® Reader to access the PDF formatted content of this CD-ROM set.  Should you wish to play the audio files included in this Library, you will need the Apple® QuickTime browser plug-in. 

For your convenience, installers for these applications have been included on disc #1.  You may also download these applications, free of charge, from the following Websites:

Microsoft® Internet Explorer        http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/

Netscape® Navigator                  http://home.netscape.com/download/

Acrobat® Reader                       http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html 

Apple QuickTime                       http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/ 

NOTE:

On Windows platforms, the AES Electronic Library installation routine will automatically check to confirm the existence of conforming browser software, Acrobat® Software, and QuickTime. If the Library installer fails to detect any of these applications on your system, it will offer to automatically install these elements.

Users of Macintosh and UNIX platforms must manually check to confirm that these applications are installed on their system before running the Library.  If any of these elements is not yet installed, you must manually install them from disc #1, or download them from the Websites referenced above.  Detailed instructions for installing these applications from disc #1 are included below:

Manual Installation of Acrobat® Reader from Disc #1:

Acrobat4 contains a directory for most platforms which includes the Acrobat® Reader software. Brief instructions for installing this software onto your hard disk follow. Please see the README file accompanying the Acrobat® Reader for more information.

Macintosh Version

Copy the file rs405eng.bin from the Acrobat4:MAC directory onto your hard drive. Unstuff the file using Stuffit Expander or any other common decompression utility. (The Stuffit Expander freeware can be downloaded from www.aladdinsys.com/expander/). Once the Reader+Search installer has been extracted, double click on it and follow the on-screen instructions.

Microsoft Windows Version

For Windows 95, 98, NT or 2000 systems: Double click on the file rs405eng.exe in the directory Acrobat4 and follow the onscreen instructions.

Unix Version

To install the reader+search for your platform, locate the tar file in directory Acrobat4/Unix that pertains to your operating system (i.e. Linux 6.x, HP/UX 11.x, Solaris 2.x).  To unarchive the installer, type the following command from a directory to which you have write permission:    tar xf  FileName     - where "FileName" is the platform specific tar file containing the reader installation. This will create a "[platform].install" folder pertaining to your system in the current working directory.  Next, change directory to the .install folder, and type:./INSTALL to install the reader. Further information on installation can be found in the unarchived installer directory in the file named INSTGUID.TXT

Manual Installation of Apple QuickTime from Disc #1:

To install QuickTime for Windows, simply double click on the file QTINST.EXE.  The installer will step you through the installation process.  Macintosh users must unstuff the file  quiktime.hqx  in the directory QT4:MAC.  The un-stuffed file will create another archive called  QuickTime Installer.smi.sit  and an instllation file called  QuickTime Installer.smi.  Double click on  QuickTIme Installer.smi  and it will create a folder on your desktop called  QuickTime Installer.  Double click on the file  QuickTime Installer   in the folder  Desktop:QuickTime Installer  to begin the installation process   Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the QuickTime installation.

Browser Recommendations:

 Depending upon your operating system, the following browsers are highly recommended:

            Platform:                                               Recommended Browser Software:

 Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, or ME           Netscape 4.x+

 Mac OS 8.5 or greater                            Internet Explorer 5.0+

UNIX                                                     Netscape

Installers for these browser applications are included in the "browsers" directory on the root level of the CD-ROM.

NOTE:  Should you choose to run the AES Electronic Library under Windows platforms using Internet Explorer, you may notice, upon navigating <Back> in your browser after loading the first PDF file following a disc swap, the PDF file appears as plain-text.  Navigating <Forward> in your browser will display the correctly formatted PDF file, while navigating <Back> once again will return you to the Search Results screen.  This is a known problem with IE5.x under Windows.  This problem is not evident using Netscape 4.7x under Windows platforms.

Installation/Operation Options for the Electronic Library:

This Electronic Library can be installed and operated in one of three alternative ways:

1.  Partial Hard Drive ("Typical") Installation - (RECOMMENDED FOR MOST USERS) -  In this mode, all of the executable files, full-text search indices, and article metadata (Title, Author Names, Original Publication Name, Publication Date, Page Numbers, and Abstract Text) are installed to the local hard drive.  This installation mode provides high navigational speed, and the convenient ability to initiate a search query across the entire Library and retrieve comprehensive search results without regard to which disc might currently reside in the CD-ROM drive.  Under this installation mode, discs need only be swapped when retrieving a PDF file that resides on a disc other than the one currently sitting in the disc drive.  PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS INSTALLATION MODE WILL REQUIRE APPROXIMATELY 180 MB OF AVAILABLE HARD DRIVE SPACE. 

Platform-specific instructions for installing and launching the Library in this mode are included below:

2.  Full Hard Drive ("Custom") Installation - This installation mode affords the fastest access to all articles in the Library, and eliminates the need for users to swap CD's to retrieve PDF files.  THIS INSTALLATION MODE WILL REQUIRE BETWEEN 850 MB AND 8.3 GB, DEPENDING UPON WHICH COLLECTIONS YOU MAY WISH TO INSTALL.  Please refer to the table below for the required disc space necessary for installation:

All three collections (with index and executable files)                                Approx. 8.3 GB

Preprints and Journals Only (with index and executable files)                     Approx. 7.5 GB

Preprints and Proceedings Only (with index and executable files)               Approx. 5.8 GB

Journals And Proceedings Only (with index and executable files)               Approx. 3.3 GB

Preprints Only (with index and executable files)                                        Approx. 5.1 GB

Journals Only (with index and executable files)                                         Approx. 2.7 GB

Proceedings Only (with index and executable files)                                   Approx. 850 MB

NOTE:  The Uninstall program will remove only program and collection (index) files.  Any PDF's installed to the system hard drive must be deleted   manually from the directory to which they were originally installed.

Platform-specific instructions for installing and launching the Library in this mode are included below:

3.  Compact Installation -  This mode of operating the Electronic Library installs to the hard drive only those executable files necessary to run the program.  THIS WILL REQUIRE APPROXIMATELY 40 MB OF AVAILABLE HARD DISC SPACE. 

      In order to operate the Electronic Library in this mode, disc #1 must reside in the CD-ROM drive before a user may browse the Librarycontents or initiate a search query.  In addition, search and retrieval in this mode may be somewhat slower than with either of the installation modes described above. 

Platform-specific instructions for installing and launching the Library in this mode are included below:

 Navigating the Electronic Library:

Overview:

The navigational features of this Electronic Library are displayed in HTML format within your browser.  The PDF formatted papers and articles are displayed within Adobe Acrobat® Reader.  

The content of the Library can be accessed by Browse features and by Search features, selectable from the left-hand frame of your browser window. 

Browse Features:

Browse features permit you to view and select from a list of displayed options.  These features include:

Retrieve by Title - Displays an alphabetical listing of article or paper titles

Retrieve by Authors - Displays an alphabetical listing of author names

NOTE:  Author names are presented in this Library exactly as originally submitted in connection with each associated paper or article.  It is possible that a single author's name may appear in slightly differing variations (e.g. "Stafford, Michael" and "Stafford, Michael K." and "Stafford, M.K."), if that author originally submitted such multiple variations in connection with his or her various contributions.  It is thus recommended to explore all possible name variations when browsing by Author Name.

Retrieve by Journal - Permits user to generate a list of articles by Journal volume #, issue # or year published

Retrieve by Conference or Convention - Permits user to generate a list of preprints or proceedings papers by event date, event location, or event type (i.e. National Convention, Regional Convention, International Conference, or UK Conference). 

Search Features:

The AES Electronic Library includes a powerful Verity search engine that permits you to locate documents by entering specific words or phrases that may appear within the full text of those documents.  This search engine also permits you to find terms within specific document fields (such as the title, author names, abstract text, or date of original publication).  The Verity search engine utilizes standard Boolean operators (such as AND, OR, and NOT), as well as more advanced features (such as wildcard searching, word stemming, proximity searching, etc.)  For additional Search instructions, please see the Search Basics and Advanced Search Help sections below.

NOTE concerning Searching of PDF Image-Over-Text files: 

Most of the articles and papers in this Electronic Library have been scanned from the original hard copy, and converted to full-text searchable PDF Image-Plus-Text format. The full-text indexed by the search engine in connection with these PDF Image-Plus-Text files was generated by Optical Character Recognition (OCR).  While several measures were taken to maximize the accuracy of this OCR process, the results are, by definition, not 100% accurate.  If your specified search term is used only once or twice within the full text of a document, there is a small chance that OCR inaccuracies will prevent that document from being returned for your query.  For this reason, and because terminology may have been different when some of the earlier content in this Library was first published, it may be helpful to include alternative terminology in your queries (using the Boolean "OR" operator).

Search Basics: 

Basic search help can be found at: Search Engine Basics

Advanced Search Help

Advanced search help can be found at: Advanced Search Topics

Searching within an Individual PDF Document:   

Under Windows platforms, the Verity search engine will automatically highlight search terms found within the identified PDF files.  Under Macintosh and UNIX platform, the Acrobat® "Find" function can be used to locate specific search terms within individual PDF documents.  To use the Acrobat® "Find" function, select the "Binoculars" icon from the Acrobat® toolbar, or select Control F on your keyboard.

Instructions for Swapping CD-ROMs:

The AES Electronic Library permits "hot-swapping" of CD-ROMs within the collection, without requiring you to shut down the Library application to swap discs.  If a selected PDF file resides on a disc other than the disc currently sitting in the drive, the Library software will prompt you to insert the appropriate disc.  The precise procedure for disc-swapping will vary slightly, depending upon your operating system.  The platform-specific instructions provided below should be employed after clicking on the  HERE NOW   prompt in your browser.  This will release the CD-ROM from program control and allow you to eject the current CD.

Windows 95/98/NT/2000/ME Platforms:

Windows users may eject the CD-ROM by pressing the Eject button on the CD-ROM drive of your Windows PC or by using right-click-Eject from Windows Explorer.  Insert the CD-ROM with the appropriate number and wait until the CD-ROM "spins-up" or stabilizes (this may take up to 30 seconds, depending upon the speed of your CD-ROM drive).  Then press OK in the Javascript Window that prompted you to change the CD-ROM. The document you requested will be displayed in your browser.  If by chance you inserted the wrong CD-ROM and pressed OK, you will be prompted again to insert the correct disc. 

Macintosh Platforms:

In order to swap CD-ROMs on a Macintosh, do the following:

1.       Pull down the "Application" menu in the upper-right hand corner of the Mac OS menu bar and select the Finder entry from the list of currently running applications in order to switch the Finder to the foreground.

2.       If there are application windows blocking the view of your Finder desktop, pull down the Application menu again and select the "Hide Others" option to temporarily hide the other windows.

3.       Select the CD-ROM icon on the Finder desktop and drag it to the Trash Can to eject it.

4.       Insert the specified CD-ROM and wait for it to appear on your Finder desktop.

5.       To return to browsing the Electronic Library, pull down the Application menu and select the entry for your web browser application (e.g. "Netscape Communicator", "Internet Explorer", etc.) in order to bring it back to the foreground and continue from where you left off.

If at any time, you should inadvertently hit the OK button before switching CD-ROMs and receive an error about being unable to access a file, simply click on the Reload button in the web browser to reset the page and try again

UNIX Platforms:

On UNIX platforms,  the user must explicitly issue the "eject" or "unmount" command to eject the CD-ROM from the drive. Then insert the CD-ROM with the appropriate number. Wait until the CD-ROM "spins up" or stabilizes (this may take up to 30 seconds, depending upon the speed of your CD-ROM drive). Then press OK in the Javascript Window that prompted you to change the CD-ROM.   If by chance you inserted the wrong CD-ROM and pressed OK, you will be prompted, once again, to insert the proper disc.

Future Updates:

Annual updates to this AES Electronic Library are planned.  Please check our website at www.aes.org for news in the beginning of the calendar year. 

Technical Support:

Should you run into any questions or problems, please contact Mira Digital Publishing for Technical Support:

Telephone:    314-776-6666                                 (Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CT)

Email:           AESElectronicLibrary@miracd.com        (Returned within one business day.)

Fax:              314-776-2276                                 (Returned within one business day.)

As updates to this Digital Library will be issued on an annual basis, we welcome any suggestions you may have for improvements to future versions.  Please feel free to forward any feedback you may have to AESElectronicLibrary@miracd.com

Legal and Copyright Notices:

© 2004 by the Audio Engineering Society (AES)

All rights reserved.  This CD-ROM set and its contents are protected by the United States Copyright Law, other Copyright Laws, and International Treaties.  No part of this CD-ROM set or its contents may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information retrieval system without permission in writing from AES. 

Single printed copies may be made for use in research or teaching.  Redistribution for resale of any material in this CD-ROM set in machine-readable or any other form is expressly prohibited.  The contents of this CD-ROM set, either in part or in its entirety, encoded or unencoded, may not be posted on the Internet. 

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Portions of this application include technology used under license from Verity, Inc.

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