IMPORTANT!

When you upgrade to or clean install Akustyk 1.4, you will need to set up your language and spreadsheet variables first. Go to

• Control
• Akustyk
• Preferences.

Akustyk 1.4 has a number of new features that make the spreadsheets it creates INCOMPATIBLE with those created with an earlier version of Akustyk. Before installing Akustyk 1.4 you must save your existing spreadsheets in a safe location.

Akustyk requires the installation of Praat 4.1.11 or later. You can download Praat from http://praat.org

To install Akustyk on Mac OS X and Windows 9x/2000/XP

1. Install Praat 4.1.11 or later
2. Run Praat at least once
3. Shut down Praat
4. Install Akustyk
5. Re-start Praat
6. On Windows 2000/XP and Mac OS X, if there are more than one user running Akustyk on the same machine, each user must install Akustyk separately.

To install Akustyk on Linux

If you are upgrading from an earlier version, you should

1)      delete the Praat Buttons file, while Praat is shut off. It is located in ~/.praat-dir/buttons

2)      delete the entire akustyk directory (~/akustyk/)

To install akustyk 1.4

1)      Download Akustyk for Linux

2)      Uncompress the file into your home directory (~/)

3)      You should now have the following dir: ~/akustyk/

4)      In that directory, you will find the file praat-user-startUp.

5)      Move it to your home directory (~/)

6)      Start Praat

7)      You should now see Akustyk's menus withing the Praat interface.