Configuration and its sub-screens control the non-audio parts of Stereo Tool, such as performance, foreign language support, scheduling, interfacing, sound cards and FM/AM transmitter settings. Bypass panel Turn all processing off.
Bypass processing Turn all processing off.
If Bypass is enabled, Stereo Tool does nothing - the audio goes through unmodified. Bypass is useful to compare the original input with the output, or to turn Stereo Tool off without having to unload it.
Language panel Settings for multi-language support.
Language Language selection.
.stl (Stereo Tool Language) files must be placed in the same directory where Stereo Tool is installed. You can find language files in the Language/Translation files section of the forum. In the future, they will be included in the Stereo Tool installation.
Export language file Export.stl Used to translate Stereo Tool to another language.
This button exports the current texts to a file named Export.stl. This file is generated in the same directory where Stereo Tool is installed. If that's not possible due to access rights, it is placed in the Users directory (normally C:\Users\yourusername\).
This file consists of lines with the original text in English, an = sign, and the translated text. Example:
Configuration=Configuratie Language=Taal
If you want to edit this file, rename it to the language that you want to support (for example Nederlands.stl) and if needed copy it to the directory where Stereo Tool is installed. After restarting Stereo Tool, you will see Nederlands as a selection under Link error ''. Now you can start editing the file.
Some texts are too long to fit in on the screen if you have a small display. For such texts, multiple versions are available:
Startup minimized in system tray.0=Start geminimaliseerd in system tray Startup minimized in system tray.1=Start geminimaliseerd Startup minimized in system tray.2=Start min.
Upto 3 texts can be provided. In case your translation is longer than the original text and you need more alternative texts than are provided in the generated file, you can just add them. If there's only one line, you can add the .0 yourself and create a .1 (and .2) version.
If a new version of Stereo Tool comes out, new texts may have been added or texts may have been changed. If you load your old language file and then press the Export button, you get a file where everything that you have translated previously is available in the file, but things that you have not yet translated are there too - in English.
User interface panel Switch between simple and more extensive settings.
Operating mode [Select how extensive the user interface is.]
With this pull-down menu you can choose how extensive (and hence complicated to use) the user interface is.
if you want to load a preset and only change some simple things, use Simple. For normal users, Basic should be fine. Advanced and Expert show a lot more settings that are difficult to use and can easily ruin the sound. Extreme Tweaker contains lots of obscure settings that you should probably never touch.
Full screen mode Switches to Full Screen mode.
In Full Screen mode, the window bars are removed and the Windows start menu (if available) is hidden. Mainly useful if you have a small touch screen, or if you use nothing else on your pc except Stereo Tool.
Startup minimized in system tray Hides the Stereo Tool window upon startup.
Normally, the Stereo Tool window is shown when you start Stereo Tool. Once you have configured it to your satisfaction, if you only want to hear Stereo Tool without seeing it, enable this option to auto-hide the window every time Stereo Tool is started.
