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 Frequently Asked Questions... |
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Technical fixes:
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| Why is there both a drone and
a tanpura? |
The continuous drone is there to add "body" to the tanpura
sound - to root you even more firmly in the tonality into which you place
your notes. If you sometimes find the strokes of the tanpura distracting,
you might even use the drone on its own.
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| Do I have to tune the drone,
tanpura and tabla separately? |
No - the single tuning control controls them all. We
have left open the option for fine tuning the tabla but you're unlikely to
want to use this.
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| What if I reformat or change
computers? Do I have to buy another registraton key? |
You don't have to buy anything beyond your initial two
computer registration key to keep RiyazStudio running on two computers.
If you reformat or reinstall a computer, and you've been using a recent
version of RiyazStudio (August 2008 onwards) then our system will recognize
your computer when you register again, and you won't have "used up"
an extra computer licence.
If you change computers (or you reformat having used an older version of
RiyazStudio) and if you've used up both your computer licences then the
registration system will allow you to unregister an old computer, so freeing
up its licence to use again.
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| Do I get free upgrades?
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Minor upgrades are free (by download). Major upgrades
or add-ons (like RiyazStudio
Semi-Classical) won't cost more than the price difference.
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| There are so many "tabla
sample groups". Which should I choose? |
Try them all. You'll soon find the one that sounds best
at your pitch on your sound system - and RiyazStudio will remember it between
sessions. Whatever pitch you play or sing at, make sure you try the E tabla
samples, which come over very well on many sound systems - even when played
significantly below their recorded pitch.
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| Will RiyazStudio work on Mac
or Linux? |
RiyazStudio works only on Windows - or emulations of it.
If you've got an IntelMac then probably the most troublefree way to run RiyazStudio is via Windows installed under "VMware Fusion", "Parallels" and/or "BootCamp" environments.
But a cheaper alternative (it doesn't need Windows) is
CrossOver.
If you use the trial version of CrossOver, and install RiyazStudio before buying a registration code, then you can be satisfied that
the installation is successful before spending any money.
(Please note that CrossOver isn't free software, and you'll need to buy a copy to keep it working beyond the trial 30 days.)
Install CrossOver, InternetExplorer6 and RiyazStudio:
For older versions of CrossOver (before version 9) please follow these instructions
i) Download and install
CrossOver Mac (or CrossOver Linux).
ii) Go to CrossOver and select the Install Software option
Select "InternetExplorer 6" and install it into a new bottle.
(Why ie6? Because the core of RiyazStudio is an 'ActiveX control' that needs InternetExplorer)
('bottle' is CrossOver's term for a virtual Windows environment)
iii) Download the version of RiyazStudio that you're interested in - then install in the new Internet Explorer 6 bottle that you've just created.
How to install: Select the Install Software option again, then click the 'Install Unsupported Software' button and the select the third option “Other Applications” from the drop down menu and choose the bottle “Internet Explorer 6”, then click 'Choose Installer File' and select and install the RiyazStudio installation program you've just downloaded.
iv) Copy the RiyazStudio icon into the mac finder for easy launching.
You'll find the RiyazStudio icons in "User/UserName/Crossover/RiyazStudio".
If the default RiyazStudio icon doesn't launch the application, use "RiyazStudio in browser" instead.
It's very important that RiyazStudio is installed into the same "bottle" as InternetExplorer.
If you get "script errors" on running RiyazStudio it'll be because they aren't in the same bottle - just reinstall RiyazStudio to fix this.
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| Does it need a powerful
computer? |
RiyazStudio runs on Windows PCs running Windows 98, ME, 2000, NT , XP, Vista or Windows 7 (both 32 and 64 bit versions).
Whilst RiyazStudio needs Windows (or an emulation of
it) it doesn't need a new computer. It will be perfectly happy on a fairly
old and slow PC (a 400MHz Celeron / Pentium II for instance) just as long
as you can spare 756MB on the hard disk for the tabla sound samples.
What does matter is the quality of your sound system - a cheap pair
of small PC speakers or a laptop's built-in speakers won't do you or RiyazStudio
justice. If a better quality sound system isn't available then a pair of
headphones (although inconvienient for practicing) could give a better idea
of what RiyazStudio should sound like.
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| Will you convert RiyazStudio for mobile devices such as iPhone, iPad or Android? |
It's possible - but there's still a lot of additional development on the Windows platform that we'd like to complete before we seriously contemplate this.
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| Should I use RiyazStudio for all my practice? |
No - it's important also to have regular sessions with a real live tabla player.
RiyazStudio won't interact with you or respond to you.
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| Can I install RiyazStudio on a computer without an internet connection? |
Yes - just email to ask us for our offline registration instructions.
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| I've downloaded the
installation program but when I run it it says
it's "not a valid win32 application" or "checksum mismatch" |
Download and install the
Free Download Manager
that's linked to on the download page - or use any other download manager.
This will ensure that your RiyazStudio download is complete and uncorrupted.
Or your might prefer to search for "RiyazStudio" at download.cnet.com - where we've uploaded our installation programs.
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| My anti-virus software says
the installation program contains a virus |
Occasionally we get a "false positive" (where an anti-virus
software's latest virus definitions find a match in harmless software).
So what should you do?
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Do let us know what your anti-virus package is, and what virus it thinks
it is has found so we can investigate - and if all looks clear we'll ask the
publishers to fix the "false positive" in their next update.
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Try downloading the installation file on a computer that uses another anti-virus
package.
Then (having assured yourself that it doesn't contain anything evil) you
could copy the file and install it on your computer having temporally disabled
the virus protection.
With any luck, the pattern that your anti-virus was detecting will be present
only in the installer.
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| When I try to run RiyazStudio I just get html code |
Occasionally a computer doesn't know how to open RiyazStudio. To fix this:
Right-click on the RiyazStudio icon (or menu item) and select "Open With": "Choose Program...",
and then select "Microsoft (R) HTML application host" to run it.
Tick the checkbox "Always use the selected program to open this kind of file" then click OK.
If you need to "browse" for this program it's called mshta.exe
and usually lives in C:\WINDOWS\system32
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| I've got my registration code but I can't register RiyazStudio... |
If a security setting might be blocking registration - or if the registration page
just isn't opening - try instead downloading and running:
www.materialworlds.com/products/2_2.hta
Right-click the link, select "Save Link/Target As..." and once it's downloaded, open the file on your computer to access the registration page.
(The regstration page will assume you're trying to register the Standard version - but its registration will work for other versions too)
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RiyazStudio used to work, but now I get a "Script Error" on opening it
or The volume sliders have stopped working |
RiyazStudio's "cookie", in which stores its settings, may have become corrupted.
If you're using a recent version of RiyazStudio (showing the images of tanpura and tabla) you can
reset RiyazStudio's settings simply by holding the Ctrl key and clicking the  Refresh button.
Or if you're using an older version of RiyazStudio (and can't download the latest version), then to delete RiyazStudio's cookie and reset its settings:
1. Close RiyazStudio and open Internet Explorer.
2. Use the Tools menu to select Internet Options.
3. Select the General tab.
4. Click the Settings button in the Browsing history section.
5. Click View Files.
6. Make sure that Details is selected on the View menu.
7. Delete the RiyazStudio cookie you find there:
RiyazStudio/ Cookie:yourusername@~~local~~/C:/Program%20Files/RiyazStudio/
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| RiyazStudio sounds weird |
Your computer may have the wrong sound card driver installed, preventing RiyazStudio's pitch changing routines from working properly.
Here's one page describing how to update your computer's sound card driver:
http://www.ehow.com/how_6787473_update-sound-card-drivers.html
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| The volume on the tabla in
comparision to the tanpura is very low, and I can't make the tabla loud enough.
What should I do? |
Download and install the latest version of RiyazStudio.
Since July 2009 we've included a "boost Tabla volume" function in all versions,
making the tabla louder and emphasizing its melodic character.
For an "unboosted" tabla, just reduce the tabla volume to 1/4 or less.
if at full volume the tabla is distorted...
One side effect of this louder tabla is that on some computers running under Windows XP,
the Windows mixer "Wave Volume" level should be no higher than 50% to avoid distortion.
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