General Options

Show SCSI-ATAPI's
Checking this option enables the locating of proprietary disk formats (Ensoniq, Akai, etc.) on SCSI and ATAPI drives. If there are none found, this node (SCSI-ATAPI Drives) will not appear in the left pane.
Default: checked

Show Virtual Drives
Checking this option enables the locating of registered Virtual Drive files (.img). If there are none found, this node (Images) will not appear in the left pane.
Default: checked

Show Network Drives

Show Floppy Drives

Object Look Ahead
In the Explorer model, if there are objects underneath a node (for example, a directory), there will be a + sign next to the object, enabling you to click it and drop down the hierarchy to view them. Typically, an Explorer is programmed where you read the disk only when requested, but to display the + sign, Translator has to read the contents anyway to find out if there are any objects contained underneath - which is the Look Ahead. You can uncheck these options to speed up the reading of objects - then every node will have a + sign, until you look underneath the node - if there are no objects, the + sign will be removed.
Default: checked

Enable Disk and File Notifications

Return to Previous Object at Startup

Show Destination Folder After Translation
After a translation, Translator by default shows the contents of the destination folder. If you would like to override this, check this box.
Default: checked

Test Mode
Use this to compile files that you can send to Chicken Systems for evaluation. See Troubleshooting - Sending Files for more information.
Default: unchecked

DOS->DOS Translations

Prompt for Single Relocation

Prompt for Bulk Relocation

Show dialog to filter source formats
Let's say you want to turn BRASS.SF2 (a SoundFont) into a Gigasampler instrument. If this option is checked, a Save As.. common dialog will appear, defaulting to the name BRASS.GIG, but at least giving you the option of renaming. Unchecking this option will assume you want the name to be BRASS.GIG and write it with that name. If the named file exists, Translator will ask you if you want to overwrite.
Default: unchecked

Write Parallel Trees

Recurse sub-folders
When checked, when you use the "Convert all files in X" right-click option, Translator will not only attempt to translate all applicable files in the noted directory but all the files in the sub-directories below.
Default: unchecked

Do not include single samples in bulk translations

Confirm each bulk translation
When this is checked, when you use the "Convert all files in X" right-click option, Translator will prompt you when it finds a proper file and attempts a Translation.
Default: checked

Test Files without extensions for type
Default: checked

Prompt Drive Label before Format
When checked, Translator will prompt you to input a Drive Label when formatting a Roland or Ensoniq disk or Virtual Drive. Otherwise, it will use the default values or the values that are inputted into the respective Options Tab.
Default: checked

No alert when a Disk Read fails
Default: unchecked

Sample Editor
You can choose the source path of your Smaple Editor using this field
Default: unnamed

Temp Directory
If you want to, you can choose the directory where Translator stores all your temporary files (the ones that it makes transparently unbeknowest of you). Otherwise, Translator uses the temp directory set by windows (most often c:\windows\temp).
Default: unchecked and unnamed