{$Q-CART} 
                      {%homepage,Q-Cart DEMO Home Page}


Welcome to the Q-Cart Home Page. It is very easy to obtain any
information about Q-Cart. Just click on the onderlined text and
Q-Cart will find your information. Click on {%topics,Topics} to get a
list of functions. This {%demo,DEMO} has a limited helpfile.

{%JG,About Q-Cart DEMO:}

Q-Cart is a digital {%cart,Cart-player} and plays 4 stereo {%cart,carts} at once.
Because Q-Cart is designed like the 'conventional' jingle-players,
you don't have to learn a new concept. Just Plug & Play and have 
{%fun,fun} with Q-Cart. This {%demo,DEMO} has limited functionality.




{$topics}{$Topics}{$TOPICS}TOPICS:

   {%cart,Cart}
   {%digital,Digital}
   {%demo,Demo}
   {%remote,Faderstart}
   {%Q-CART,Q-Cart Home Page}
   {%remote,Remote Control}
   {%samples,Sample}










{$demo}DEMO:

This Q-Cart demoversion has limited functionality. The helpfile
is also limited.

Limited Demo:
-Only 18 carts versus 1024 carts
-No Save function
-No Autoscan function
-Limited Load functions
-Limited Runtime
-Limited Help

{%SFB,How to buy the full version of Q-CART}
{%Q-CART,Go to Q-Cart Home Page}







{$cart}CART:


A cart-player plays a cart. A cart can be a jingle, soundeffect or
whatever you like. A cart has much information:

-{%name,Cartname}
-{%samples,Filename of sample}
-{%!r,Start/End}
-{%!r,Cue-point}

The filename points to a {%samples,sample}. One sample may contain more
carts.




{$name}CARTNAME:


A Cartname has 16 characters and can be edited in {%edit,Edit}.
Selact a cart in the {%edit,Edit window}. In the middle of the edit
window the cartname, duration and stacks will appear. Click on the
Cartname and a rename window will open to edit the name.











{$edit}EDIT:


The edit window contains a list of carts (left) and stacks (right).
In the middle several functions are available:

-{%name,Edit Cartname}
-More functions not in this demo helpfile








{$digital}{$DIGITAL}DIGITAL AUDIO:


Digital audio is sound played by CD-players, computers, samplers
and more. In fact digital audio is just a array of numbers send to
a {%DAC,DA-Converter} or {%S/PDIF,S/PDIF interface}. Q-Cart plays 16 bit digital
audio.

To play digital audio, you need a digital recording. A {%cart,cart} or a
{%samples,sample} is a digital recording. To record digital audio into a 
computer you need software for harddisk-recording.


{%DAME,More about harddisk-recording}



{$S/PDIF}{$s/pdif}{$spdif}{$interface}{$fa8}S/PDIF:

Sony/Philips Digital Interface Format. This is an international 
agreement to transfer {%digital,Digital Audio} in a digital way. So you
can record and play digital audio digitally without loss of quality.

Q-Cart can play digital sound in a digital way. You need a S/PDIF
interface connected to the DSP-port. Several {%samplerate,samplerates}
are supported:

50   kHz, intern clock
48   kHz, extern clock S/PDIF interface
44.1 kHz, extern clock S/PDIF interface
34   kHz, intern clock
variable, extern clock customized.



{$DAC}DA-Converter:


Digital to Analog Converter. Converts digital sound into an electronic
signal. This signal is analog and can be send to a mixing console or
amplifier.








{%digital,More about Digital Audio}


{$samplerates}SAMPLERATE


Q-Cart supports several samplerates. The samplerate is the transfer
frequency of the individual samples. At 44.1 kHz the amount of samples
per second is 44100. The sample rate has to be two times the frequency
response of the soundsystem. 

To transfer sound digitally you need a 'clock'. The frecuency of the
clock is dependent of the samplerate and the bits per sample.



{%S/PDIF,More about S/PDIF}
{%digital,More about Digital Audio}


{$remote}REMOTE CONTROL:

It's also possible to control Q-Cart by Remote Control or by
faderstart. Q-Cart uses the Modem, MIDI en Printer port for
remote control. The parallel printerport can be used for
faderstart.














{$samples}{$SAMPLES}SAMPLE:


A sample is a digital recording. This is a file containing audio-data.
Q-Cart plays only stereo samples. Q-Cart can play 4 stereo samples at
once (this is 8 Audio tracks).

Q-Cart can read:

- {%FILE,AVR-Files}
- {%FILE,AIFF-Files}
- {%FILE,TKE-Files}
- {%FILE,Raw sample data}

{%cart,About carts}





{$FILE}{$avr}{$aiff}{$tke}{$take}{$raw}SAMPLE FILE FORMATS:


AVR-files are audiofiles recorded by most PD recorders.

AIFF-files are audiofiles. The AIFF standard is frequently used by
Apple Macintosh recorders. Also Atari recorders like Cubase Audio
or Logic Audio use AIFF files.

TKE-files are audiofiles (takes) recorded by DAME.

Raw audio data is pure audiodata without any information like start,
end-points or sample names.

{%samples,About samples}



{$homepage}HOME PAGE:


The Home Page is the first page or frontpage with information.
Because this is the first impression to the user, the Home Page 
has to be very clear and attractive.

Press the button 'H' to go to the Home Page.

Home Pages are used at Internet, hypertext or helpfiles. 



{%Q-CART,Go to Q-Cart Home Page}
{%JG,Who designed the Q-Cart Home Page?}






{$JG}{$J.G. Systems}{$j}J.G. Systems

Q-Cart is developed and designed by J. Gerstel,
designer of software for professional audio and
educative software. His software-'systems' are
recognized by the name 'J.G. Systems'.

The distribution of Q-Cart is realized by {%sfb,SFB}.
Technical hardware support by {%Andre,Technica Del Arte}/{%DAME,OMT}.

More software of J.G. Systems:

-Convert 2000
-StudioBase



{$DAME}{$omt}More software of OMT:

DAME is harddisk-recording software:

   {%DAME,D}igital
   {%DAME,A}udio
   {%DAME,M}astering
   {%DAME,E}diting






{%Andre,About Technica Del Arte}




{$Andre}{$technica}{$Technica}Technica Del Arte

-Research and Development for professional audio.
-Service and technical support for professional audio.

Products:

-Digital Mixing Consoles
-Analog Hi-End Amplifiers
-Harddisk-recording




{%Q-CART,Go to Q-Cart Home Page}




{$sfb}{$SFB}Stichting Facilitair Bedrijf

-Distribution of professional audio software.
-Service and technical support for professional audio.

Q-Cart is distributed by SFB, please contact SFB to buy the full
version with 1024 Carts, full help, unlimited storage and no
runtime limit.

    Stichting Facilitair Bedrijf
    Postbus 993
    1200 AZ  Hilversum
    The Netherlands

{%Q-CART,Go to Q-Cart Home Page}             {%JG,About the Q-Cart designer}




{$fun}FUN:


Happy physical state of the mind.










{%Q-CART,Go to Q-Cart Home Page}



{$!r}Not implemented yet. Please ask your dealer to update
your Helpfile.












{%Q-CART,Go to Q-Cart Home Page}



