burwenaudio.com
Version 1.04
Copyright © 2010 Burwen Technology, Inc.
Patent pending
MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
  • 2 GHz Intel or AMD dual processor
  • 120 MB disk space on drive C: for installation
  • Microsoft Windows XP, Vista (32-bit only), or Windows 7
  • Microsoft Office Excel 2003, 2007, or 2010
  • Microsoft .Net Framework 4 – may be downloaded from Microsoft at:
    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=9CFB2D51-5FF4-4491-B0E5-B386F32C0992  
  • Latest Windows updates
  • CDROM or CD/DVD drive
  • Windows Media Player 11 or 12 – may be downloaded from Microsoft at:
    http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/11/default.aspx
  • For multi-channel operation: Audio Interface, MOTU (Mark of the Unicorn) 828MK3 FireWire with latest driver
  • Firewire cable for laptop, Comprehensive FW6P-FW4P-25ST
INSTALLATION AND ACTIVATION
First download and install all the Microsoft requisites above Including Windows updates.
  1. AUDIO SPLENDOR for listening and re-mastering consists of 2 parts.  BURWEN AUDIO performs digital signal processing to produce 1 to 7.1
    channel output from 1 to 8 analog inputs, the Windows Media Player, an audio editor, or its own Burwen Recorder-Player.  It also high speed
    converts music files to Burwen processed files in various formats.  AUDIO SPLENDOR.xls is an Excel workbook that produces new 1 to 7.1 channel
    sounds from 1 to 8 channels fed in and sends the new sounds locally or by remote control to BURWEN AUDIO.
  2. Only one Burwen digital signal processing product can be installed on your computer at any given time.  Before installing BURWEN AUDIO, go to the
    Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs or Uninstall a Program and properly uninstall your previous product.  This applies to BURWEN BOBCAT RE,
    BURWEN BOBCAT TR, BURWEN BOBCAT DX, or BURWEN AUDIO.
  3. AUDIO SPLENDOR.xls and BURWEN BOBCAT TONE BALANCER.xls are Excel workbooks and more than one can be installed at the same time.  
    More than one can be open at the same time if they have different names.
  4. Place your setup file in a new folder C:\BURWEN AUDIO.  Be sure your Internet connection is still working.  BURWEN AUDIO is part of the AUDIO
    SPLENDOR installer and the file is named BAsetup.exe.
  5. Double click ASsetup.exe to open the AUDIO SPLENDOR Installer window.
  6. Install AUDIO SPLENDOR first by clicking the AUDIO SPLENDOR button.  In all security dialog boxes that pop up, allow setup to run.  Follow the
    instructions through Finish.
  7. AUDIO SPLENDOR.xls is an Excel workbook.  It functions only with BURWEN AUDIO or BURWEN BOBCAT TR digital signal processing products
    and does not require separate activation.
  8. Click the BURWEN AUDIO button to start its installation.  In all security dialog boxes that pop up, allow setup to run.  Follow the instructions through
    Finish.
  9. If you have already installed AUDIO SPLENDOR, allow your computer to reboot to complete installation.  Otherwise wait until later.
  10. From the Start button go to Programs, Burwen Audio, and click Activate Burwen Audio to open the Burwen Audio Activation window.
  11. Click the top line - Register and activate the software online.
  12. Click Next in the Welcome window and the Electronic Registration Wizard will appear with a field (slot) for Serial Number entry.
  13. Find your serial number in the Email you received earlier from sales@burwenbobcat.com having the subject line "Your Burwen Software Serial
    Number".
  14. Instead of typing your Serial Number, for perfect accuracy, copy and paste it.  Hold down the left button while sliding the cursor over all the letters
    and numbers of the Serial Number.  Release the button.  Press CTRL+C to copy the selected number to the Clipboard, and then paste the number at
    the cursor in the Serial Number field, using CTRL+V.
  15. Fill in the information requested by the Wizard, click next, and your information will be sent encrypted to the Burwen Activation Server for verification
    with your order.
  16. Upon receiving and verifying your information the Burwen Activation Server gets an identification number (ID) from your computer and returns an
    unseen key number that automatically enables your software indefinitely, but only on your computer.  Installation finishes and you can use your new
    software.  Your computer ID is kept confidential.
  17. If activation fails, see the instructions below.
  18. BURWEN AUDIO has been completely installed at the end of this process.  When opened in the Windows Media Player, It will process audio only if it
    has been activated.  If a valid license key has not been received and accepted, a red notice in the Burwen Bobcat window will offer a link to the
    Burwen Audio Activation window.  You can also open the Activation window from Start, Programs, Burwen Audio, Activate Burwen Audio.
If the Registration Wizard displays an error message and offers Email activation, click OK.  An Email message can be composed and sent automatically to
the Burwen activation server, or you can compose and send it manually with help from the Wizard.  
  1. To send the Email automatically, just click Next, then Finish.  This procedure may open security dialog boxes including one that says another program
    is trying to use one of your email accounts.   Allow sending for at least 2 minutes.  Then click Yes to close the dialog box.
  2. If sending from Burwen Bobcat is blocked, the Wizard helps you compose and send a message from your own Email program.  Simply open a New
    message and follow the steps to paste the To address, the Subject, and the Body into your Email.  The Body message is encrypted.
  3. After sending, you will receive an Email reply with your Casper License key number within about 12 minutes.  If there is a technical problem it might
    take a few days.
  4. When you receive your license key, keep the Email open.  Go to Start, All Programs, Burwen Audio, and click Activate Burwen Audio.  This will open
    the Burwen Audio Activation window which offers three methods for activation.
  5. As you already have your license key, click the second line to open a window for entering your license key (Site key).  You can type it manually or
    copy it from the Email and paste it at the cursor.
  6. To copy from the Email, hold down the left button while sliding the cursor to select all the letters and numbers of the code number.  Release the
    button.  Press CTRL+C to copy the selected number to the clipboard, and then paste the number at the cursor in the Site Key field, using CTRL+V.  
    Click Activate.
MULTIPLE COMPUTERS
AUDIO SPLENDOR which includes BURWEN AUDIO is licensed to be installed on 2 computers operated by the same person.

You may want to use AUDIO SPLENDOR on your main computer and a remote control laptop.  Both parts of the program are needed on each computer
and they must be the same version.

If you have used both activations and experience a computer failure, Burwen Technology, Inc. can help you.  Contact us and request an extra activation for
your serial number.
MOTU 828MK3 INSTALLATION
Download and install the latest MOTU driver software for your product from the MOTU website.  Follow the on-screen prompts and select installation of
FireWire USB Drivers.  Allow restart at Finish.

SET UP THE MOTU 828MK3
Connect your audio inputs and outputs according to the following:  For single-ended systems it is OK to use mono phone plugs which short one side of the
audio output to ground.














Connect the Firewire cable.  Then power on the MOTU 828MK3 to install its driver.  If hardware detection opens a dialog
box, when asked, select “Continue Anyway”.  

Go to Start, All Programs, MOTU, MOTU Audio Console and click to open.  Set the options as below at 88.2 kHz Sample Rate.
JACKS
 CHANNEL
1
 Front Left
2
 Front Center
3
 Front Right
4
 Aux In, Subwoofer Out
5
 Rear Left
6
 Rear Right
7
 Side Left
8
 Side Right
BURWEN AUDIO needs all the processing power it can get, without interruptions from non-vital computer operations or automatic updates of other
programs.  For highest reliability do not run other programs.
  1. Go to Start, Control Panel, System, Advanced, Performance, Settings, Visual Effects, and click Adjust for Best Performance.
  2. From the same tab click the Advanced tab and there click Background services and System Cache.  You can restart later.
  3. On the Automatic Updates tab click Turn Off Automatic Updates.
  4. Go to Start, Control Panel, Sounds and Audio Devices, Audio and select  your computer's internal audio for both the default playback and recording
    devices.
  5. On the Sounds tab select “No Sounds”.
  6. You can select MOTU AUDIO if you want sounds from internet websites to play on your main audio system, but expect to get blasted by full level
    sounds.
  7. If you want the normal colors for AUDIO SPLENDOR.xls controls, install the Burwen Theme.  Before changing your theme it is a good idea to save
    your current theme in case you want to go back to it.
  8. Go to Start, My Computer, C:\BURWEN THEME and double click Burwen theme for your operating system.
  9. In all your programs that update, such as Norton Internet Security, set updates at manual instead of automatic.
  10. Go to Start, All Programs, Burwen Audio, and click to open Burwen Audio (Last settings).  Its four speaker icon  should appear at the right end of
    your Taskbar.  In the next step it will be set to always show.
  11. Go down to your Taskbar and right click on a blank area.  Click Properties, and check every box except Lock the Taskbar.  Click Customize.   Go
    through the entire list and choose Always Show for Burwen Audio, your network such as Wireless Connection 1, Power Options as shown by a
    power plug or battery, and any other items of interest to you.  Click OK, then OK to close Properties.
  12. Right click on the Burwen Audio icon at the right of the Taskbar and choose Exit.  Burwen Audio normally opens from the Analog button in Excel, but
    you have to close it this way.
  13. If you have an Excel icon on your desktop, click and drag it to the Quick Launch area of your Taskbar next to the Start button.  Drag the Windows
    Media Player icon there too.
  14. If either icon is not on your desktop, find the Windows Media Player at Start, All Programs, Accessories Entertainment, Windows Media Player.  
    Right click to copy; and paste a shortcut on your desktop.
  15. Excel is at Start, All programs, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel.
  16. You can sort your desktop icons by type by right clicking on the desktop.
  17. Resize the Taskbar to accommodate two or three rows of buttons by dragging its top edge.  
  18. Similarly make the Quick Launch area wide enough to view all its icons.  Then right click in a blank area and lock the Taskbar.
  19. If you like to tweak computers, open Internet Explorer and go to http://www.burwenaudio.com/Questions_and_Answers.html where you can link to
    “PC Audio Optimization_Rev2005.pdf” which recommends additional setup changes that may help a little.  Otherwise, you have done enough.

SET MICROSOFT EXCEL OPTIONS
To open Microsoft Excel click its icon in the Quick Launch area, next to the Start button on your Taskbar.
EXCEL 2003
  1. Go to the Tools, Options, General tab.  Fill in your name.  Set the recently used file list at 5.  Type “C:\BURWEN AUDIO” without the quotes in
    Default File Location and At startup open all files in:
  2. On the Security Tab, Macro Security, select Low.
  3. On the Save Tab, check Disable Autorecover.
  4. On the View Tab check only Status Bar, Windows in Taskbar, Zero Values, Horizontal Scroll Bar, Vertical scroll Bar, and Sheet tabs.
EXCEL 2007
  1. Click the Office button at the upper left corner.  Click Excel Options at its window bottom.
  2. In the Popular window leave the default settings, select Color Scheme Black and fill in your User Name.  
  3. In the Trust Center window click Trust Center Settings, click Macro Settings, and select Enable All Macros.  Click Trusted Locations, Add New
    Location.  Fill in C:\BURWEN AUDIO\ and click Subfolders Of This Location Are Also Trusted.  OK, OK
  4. In the Save window select Save files in This Format:  Excel 97 - 2003 Workbook (*.xls).  Uncheck Save AutoRecover Every __ Minutes.  Uncheck  
    Disable AutoRecover ForThis Workbook Only.  OK, OK.
  5. Each window in AUDIO SPLENDOR.XLS is likely to show headings where they are unnecessary.  In View, uncheck Headings.  To keep them from
    returning the next time you open the 4 .XLS programs, save the workspace as resume.xlw.  If you reboot your computer once per day to clean it
    (recommended) open resume.xlw to restore the saved working state.
In Options leave everything else alone.  Each worksheet in Audio Splendor sets its own critical options.
Close Excel.

SET UP WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER
  1. To open the Windows Media Player, click its icon next to the Start button on your Taskbar.
  2. At the top of the Library window, If you do not see the Classic Menu - File, View, Play, Tools, Help, click the Layout Options just left of the Search
    field at top right (or press CTRL + M).  Check Show Classic Menus.      
  3. On the topmost menu click Tools, Options, Devices, Speakers, Properties.  Select MOTU AUDIO for your Sound Device.  Check Use 24-bit Audio
    for Audio CDs.  Click OK.  
  4. On the Plug-ins tab, Window, BURWEN BOBCAT (checked), check Enable Multi-Channel Output.  NOTE:  To prevent loss of sound when using your
    internal 2-channel sound card, uncheck Enable Multi-Channel Output.
  5. On the Library tab, Monitor Folders, Add, specify where you want to store different types of music files and create the folders.  For highest possible
    quality I rip my CDs to .wma lossless files located in E:\Music on a  2.0 TB external USB drive.  MP3 files are in E:\MUSIC MP3.  BURWEN
    BOBCAT processed MP3 files are in E:\MUSIC BOBCAT, and 32-bit AUDIO SPLENDOR processed multi-channel WAV files are in E:
    \MUSIC\DEMO.
  6. If all these folders are listed in Monitor Folders, they can be conveniently grouped by clicking on the top of a column to sort by Subtitle or Bit
  7. Rate.  At other times you may want to remove all but the folder of interest in Monitor Folders, so the files will be played with the correct processing.
  8. In each of your Library categories such as Album, Composer, Artist, etc., after selecting your music, right click on the right title bar and select  from
    the list of fields, more, “Subtitle”.  It is a good idea to place the Subtitle high in the list and include the File Path at the end.  Typing a unique Subtitle
    of 5 or more letters and numbers and then saving the same subtitle in the TONE LIB allows WMP to automatically recall the library settings when you
    select the track.
SOUND CARD QUALITY
Note that you can use BURWEN AUDIO with a two-channel sound card in your computer.  Some sound cards such as Realtek HD may not work unless
you have installed an ASIO conversion program, ASIO4ALL.  Select ASIO4ALL for your Capture Device and channels 1 and 2 for Input and Output.

Most computers manufactured in 2009 or later have 24-bit sound cards which are quite good.  For multichannel operation use the MOTU 828MK3.
AUDIO SPLENDOR
INSTALLATION AND SETUP
READ EACH STEP CAREFULLY
If you hear stuttering,
uncheck Use WaveRT
for Windows Audio
REMOTE CONTROL
A laptop computer on which the same version of AUDIO SPLENDOR is installed can perform wireless remote control of the main computer that performs
the digital signal processing.  For this purpose the firewall on the main computer has to allow opening certain ports to allow reception over the network.

In Windows 7 Control Panel go to Windows Firewall, Advanced Settings, Inbound Rules, New Rule, and click Port, Next.  In the window for Specific Local
Ports type 8088, 8089, 8090.  Click Next, Next, unclick Public, Finish.

The ports are used for remote control of the following
      8088 - Analog (Burwen Player)
      8089 - Windows Media Player (WMP)
      8090 - DirectX plugin for audio editors
HELP AND SUPPORT
Burwen Technology, Inc.
12 Holmes Road
Lexington, MA 02420-1917
Email:   contact@burwenaudio.com
Websites:  www.burwenaudio.com
                www.burwenbobcat.com