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This is an old revision of ParisCfg made by admin on 2008-08-22 20:14:41.
PARIS' Configuration File (paris.cfg)
The paris.cfg file is a "preference" file that stores details of your configuration. Unlike your DefaultPpj Default Project (any song that you save under the exact name "Default Project.ppj" in the same folder as the PARIS app) which is a "template" song, the paris.cfg file contains global settings preferences specific to that particular project (such as sample rate or tempo), the paris.cfg file stores preferences pertaining to the global operation of PARIS (such as cache settings, enabling/disabling the MIDI engine or jog shuttle wheel sensitivity).
The paris.cfg file is located in the PARIS application folder. It can be edited in Notepad or any other text editor; be certain there are no typos in your edits, and also be certain to rename it with the .cfg file extension if necessary after saving (to edit the paris.cfg on a Macintosh, change the file extension to .txt and open in Simple Text; when you save the file change the extension back to .cfg).
Because they were based on the limited capabilities of the host computers of the time, initial settings for PARIS tend to be conservative; however, to gain a noticeable performance increase on modern computers, some settings can (and should) be increased to higher values.
A numerical "1" by itself is the equivalent of "yes" whereas a numerical "0" is the equivalent of "no". Thus "MIDIPlayDisabled=1" means "yes, I want to disable MIDI functionality" and "MIDIPlayDisabled=0" would mean "no, leave MIDI running" (actually, the "default" is that MIDI is "on".
Inside A Typical paris.cfg
*** PARIS Configuration *** *** ENGINE configuration parameters *** * Cache Size in MB CacheSize=128 * Overview cache size in KB OvwCacheSize=8192 * I/O configuration IOSize=256 * SubMix Cache Size in KB SubMixCacheSize=256 ManualRecDelay=4096 RecXFadeLen=20 Use32BitWinMTC=0 DisableDirectX=0 MasterOutputCard=0 ScrubMaxRate=1 WheelSensitivity=20 WheelInertia=68 CSProVersion=ABCDEFGH VSTDirectory=C:\vsts\ MIDIPlayDisabled=1
Going through this .cfg file, the first entry is:
* Cache Size in MB CacheSize=128
The line beginning with the asterisk is merely there to provide you with a reference; it is ignored by PARIS. The second line gives the actual value in megabytes, which in this case is 128.
* Overview cache size in KB OvwCacheSize=8192
Your overview cache is used to store waveform views. It can be safely boosted from this number (hard data coming)
Optional Settings in your paris.cfg
If you are using more than two MECs you must 1) use an external clock source, and 2) enable PARIS to use that clock source by including this line.
UseHouseSync=1
(Even if you do not use multiple MECs you must include that line if you're planning to use external word clock).
If you wish to completely disable the MIDI functionality in PARIS (if you're not going to use it as a sequencer this is by far the safest bet):
MIDIPlayDisabled=1
