Common Auralia 3 for Windows Problems and Solutions

• Invalid serial numbers
• Balancing MIDI and Wave Sound Levels (Question and Answer sounds too soft)
• No sound when practising (MIDI Sound)
• No response when using a microphone in Auralia (Interval Singing etc)
• No sound/response when playing in answer on keyboard
• Locked out of Auralia (forgotten password etc...)
• Problems running under Windows 95 - 'Unable to load fbembed.dll'

1. Start Auralia

2. Click on the small speaker icon located on the toolbar. This will load the Windows volume control.

3. Adjust the sliders for the 'Wave' device and 'MIDI' / 'Synthesizer' device.
   
   If these devices are not available, click on the 'Options -> Properties' menu. From this screen, you should be able to enable the devices you require using the list of available volume controls. Click on OK.

4. Close the mixer and test the new levels in Auralia.

5. To make further adjustments, repeat the above steps.

No sound when practising (MIDI Sound)

When you are practising, Auralia plays the questions using a MIDI device. In most cases, this is built into your soundcard, however, you may also use external keyboards and soundmodules. If you can't hear any sound, follow the steps below to resolve the issue.

Check Auralia MIDI Settings

1. Start Auralia
   
   
2. Open the 'Administration -> Sound and Pictures -> MIDI Sound' menu.
   
   
3. Ensure that the box 'Enable MIDI output' is ticked
   
   
4. Choose your MIDI Ouput Device from those listed under the box 'MIDI Output Device'.
   
   
5. Click on the 'Test MIDI Playback' button to test the device. If you don't hear any sound try another device or the check your volume levels below.

Check Windows MIDI Volume Settings

1. Start Auralia
   
   
2. Click on the small speaker icon located on the toolbar. This will load the Windows mixer.
   
   
3. Check that the MIDI slider is not muted. Note that depending on sound card manufacturer, the a ticked box at the bottom of each slider may mean 'mute' or 'active'.
   
   If the MIDI slider is not available, click on the 'Options -> Properties' menu. From this screen, you should be able to enable the MIDI volume control using the list of available volume controls. Click on OK.
   
   
4. Increase the MIDI volume if necessary and close the mixer.

1. Start Auralia
2. Click on the small speaker icon located on the toolbar. This will load the Windows volume control.
3. Click on the 'Options -> Properties' menu.
4. In the box marked 'Adjust volume for', click on 'Recording'.
5. In the list of volume controls, check the 'Microphone' is ticked.
6. Click on OK.
7. Check that the Microphone slider is not muted. Note that depending on sound card manufacturer, the a ticked box at the bottom of each slider may mean 'mute' or 'active'.
8. Leave the Microphone slider level at roughly half. However, you may need to adjust this later.

1. Click on 'Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> Entertainment -> Sound Recorder'. Note that depending on your version of Windows, the Sound Recorder may be under a different menu. It is extremely likely however, that it is somewhere under 'Start -> Programs -> Accessories'.
2. Click on the record button, speak into your microphone and press stop.
3. Now press the play button. If you can't hear what you have just recorded, then there may be a problem with the microphone, or the way it is connected to your computer. The type of microphone that you are using should not matter a great deal.