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From: Paul R. Joslin <news_for@ae.ge.com>
Subject: Re: Stereo F/X
Mailer: Elm [revision: 70.30]
Originator: joslin@c0223.ae.ge.com
Organization: GE Aerospace, Valley Forge, PA
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 12:45:23 GMT

 
>For the money and features, this card is a good purchase. It has a good
>windows interface and works fine with games (so far). The deal I got
>included the speakers (all for about $115.00) about 8 months ago.
 
 Shop around.  The local Computerland outlet store had 20-40 of these a
 month ago.  A bunch of coworkers and I paid $41.35, including tax.  I
 don't know whether the card has been discontinued, or the store was
 trying to dump stock at cost.
 
 PS. They're all gone now. Sorry.

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From: robert@hektar.welly.gen.nz (Robert Ruthven)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
Subject: Need pinouts for SoundBlaster 1.5 MIDI port
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 92 11:02:59 GMT
Reply-To: robert@hektar.welly.gen.nz
Distribution: world
Organization: Alternative Software Co.

In article <6r+yp-l@rpi.edu> sorenj@marcus.its.rpi.edu writes:

 > I am building my own Joystick/MIDI adapter box and my SoundBlaster
 > documentation sucks.
 > 
 > The pinouts as given in my manual are:

[... etc ...]

 > but
 > 8 - No Connection?

My SBPro book says it's tied to pin 1 - +5VDC.  BTW, *don't* short pins
1 and 5 together - not a good move...  8-)

 > What is the ground for MIDI?  (or, rather, loop return since it is a
 > current loop and not a voltage level...)  I would also appreciate any 
 > help in wiring the MIDI connectors...

Pins 4 and 5 are tied to ground, pins 1 and 9 are tied to +5VDC.


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From: mfleig@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Mark W. Fleig)
Subject: MODs 'n MACs
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 14:52:38 GMT

Been playing around with the latest ModPlayer and was wondering if
there are any players for the Mac. My brother owns a IIci, and you'd
think it'd be able to handle such things. (Though you never know.)
Suggestions anyone?

Incedently, here's my entry for the hack of the week. Since I'm still
patiently awaiting the arrival of my Gravis UltraSoon, I decided to
fiddle with what I've got. How's this: striped phone wire connected
straight from my internal speaker hookup to a single bass reflex
speaker. A little noisy, but I get a fairly decent range and sound.
Not bad for something only intended for system beeps.   :)

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From: robert@hektar.welly.gen.nz (Robert Ruthven)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
Subject: FM Synth - SB Pro Vs. PAS16
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 92 11:14:33 GMT
Reply-To: robert@hektar.welly.gen.nz
Distribution: world
Organization: Alternative Software Co.


In article <jp=yv9n@rpi.edu> hsiaoe@aix.rpi.edu writes:

[... Much waffling removed ...]

 >     Reasons for considering the PAS-16 over the SB Pro:
 > PAS-16 retail price just dropped to $299 so mail-order prices will be around
 > the same as a SB Pro.

Is this with, or without, all the nifty daughterboards you need to get
the important advantages over the SBPro?

 > PAS-16 has 62 volume level settings, the SB Pro has 8.

Oh!  Shock!  Horror!  62 volume level settings!  Well that'll cause me
to dump my SBPro and everything to get one of these....!

Seriously folks, do you consider 62 volume settings in software an advantage?
Whatever happened to the old *analogue* volume controls, like I have on the
amplifier wired to my SBPro?

 > PAS-16 developer's kit is offered either free or at very low cost, compared
 > to the $100 that CL wants to SB dev kit.

Okay, yes, you have me there.  I would love to have the SBPro dev-kit,
but not for $100.  Apparently, though, there is a whole bunch of (free!) source
somewhere for programming the SB/SBPro.

 > PAS-16 samples at 44.1kHz 16-bit stereo, while the SB Pro does 22.1kHz 8-bit
 > stereo.

So you can chew your hard drive space up faster.  As an experiment, I
sampled *1* song at 22.05kHz, then at 44.1kHz in mono.  I honestly couldn't
hear the difference.  However, I did have a little more space free with
the former... 8-)

 > PAS-16 comes with better software.  "Hello there...I'm a talking parrot, please
 > talk to me...hehehe...don't touch me...yuck! You have bad breath..."

Hey!  That's the program I havn't tried yet!  Somehow, I don't think I
will, either.... 8-)


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From: nunn@nutmeg.cs.ntu.edu.au (JsNO  BAR---NUNN)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
Subject: (I've never had Problems)Re:Thnderbrd and 486-33
Keywords: Unknown
Date: 28 Aug 92 07:53:27 GMT
Organization: Information Technology, Northern Territory University


 I've had my (ISA)486-33 (Osborn) with Thunder Board for a year now, and
the only thing that didn't work very well on it was "The Secret of Monkey Island"
where by, I had no sound coming out. EISA, apparently has trouble, but there
again, EISA has trouble with every thing.


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From: calvin@bitmap.sybase.com (Calvin Lim)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
Subject: Re: MOD utilities found!
Date: 27 Aug 92 20:51:29 GMT
Reply-To: calvin@bitmap.sybase.com
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

If anyone wants a copy of this mod player, I have it here uuencoded.

Just send me email and I will mail it out to you.

Thanks,
Calvin

In article 98p@cs.psu.edu, robinson@sml.cs.psu.edu (Andrew Robinson) writes:
>WinMOD is available by ftp from ftp.cica.indiana.edu.  It is located in the
>pub/pc/win3/uploads directory (unless it has been moved).  The filename is
>winmod10.zip.
>
>     -- Andy
>robinson@cs.psu.edu
> 



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From: heath_m@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
Subject: ProMod and accuracy.
Organization: Welligton City Council, Public Access.
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 09:54:09 GMT

>Well, if you have a Pro, why not use ProMod?  I find it to be a little     
>more accurate than ModPlay or Wow (Wow is a little slow on my 386-16 anyways
>It's fast, lets you adjust the master,voc,line, and mike inputs (play a     
>mod and sing along...its karaoke!!!  ugh)
 
Well *actually* I have found ProMod to be the *least* accurate player.
 
For your info: *yes*, I have version 1.1, and I am running an SX-20.
 
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From: rjm@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Ryan Mitchell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
Subject: Re: .MOD editors, MIDI converters
Date: 1 Sep 92 00:16:09 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Computing Center

In article <1992Aug31.062911.17307@jyu.fi> ap@jyu.fi (Patric Aalto) writes:
>In article <Tk57PB2w165w@eternal.chi.il.us> jgostin@eternal.chi.il.us (Jeff Gostin) writes:
>> 
>>     2. In lieu of a MIDI-style editor for .MODs, is there a MIDI->.MOD
>>          converter? Again, it's my understanding that this is not
>>          available, but it's worth asking. I do comprehend the fact that
>>          MIDI formats are inherently different from MOD formats, so no
>>          flames on this, please. :-)
>
>I made such a beast for my personal use a few months ago. It sort of works,
>but I then lost interest to develop it further. The main problem is to fit
>all the important info of a MIDI file into only four channels of MOD. The

I don't see why it wouldn't be possible to just use 4 tracks of MIDI
and use the converter with this data and some sampled sounds to 
create a MOD file.  This would allow one to use any of the fine
MIDI sequencer programs out in software-land instead of being limited
by the average MOD editors.  

BTW, I would attempt it myself, but after several queries to several
newsgroups, I've yet to find out either the MOD or the MIDI
formats (hint, hint... :-)

Ryan

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From: ptran@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca (Phat H Tran)
Subject: Re: Ultrasound Answers from Gravis
Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 04:20:08 GMT

In article <1992Aug26.231120.28380@tc.cornell.edu> orb@alchemy.tn.cornell.edu (Randolph Turner) writes:
>In article <1992Aug19.051035.4989@ucsu.Colorado.EDU> gerace@ucsu.Colorado.EDU (Jerry Gerace) writes:
>
>>4 channel mods can bog down my 386-16...
>
> And they still may even with a Gravis card.  You see, if the Gravis board
>doesn't have a good chunk of buffer space and hardware support for
>automatically feeding all those DACs from that buffer, the PC would still be
>responsible for feeding the data to it and thus not giving much benefit in
>speed other than the time it takes to add the 4 bits together before playing. 
>This of course could also even be offset by having to address each DAC
>individually giving a net speed increase of 0 or less.
>

Would 256k of RAM on the Ultrasound be a "good chunk of buffer space"? 
I reckon it would, since almost all 4 voice mods are less than 200k,
and that's including the note information with the samples.  The Gravis
comes with 256k standard, and is expandable to 1M.  I think it can hold
a healthy library of sound patches.

Phat.
From: vancleef@ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
Subject: Creative Labs
Date: 2 Sep 92 22:36:06 EDT

Does anyone know the current mailing address for Creative Labs?
I sent in an order form from last year, and my letter got returned
(with a note saying that the FORWARDING address had expired or
something like that).

Thanks,

Garrett
From: rjm@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Ryan Mitchell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
Subject: Re: DIGIStudio... the Ultimate MOD editor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date: 30 Aug 92 16:03:19 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Purdue University Computing Center

In article <1992Aug30.031243.15807@reed.edu> odlin@reed.edu (Iain Odlin) writes:
>
>  Oh, come on.  Yes, posting binaries is frowned upon and should be done in the
>  "proper groups," but it isn't a capital crime.  For my part, I downloaded
>  DigiStudio immediately and discovered that this program is darn near exactly
>  the program I've been wishing for for a while now.  The included sample ed-
>  itor is a *great* feature.  My only wish:  A 'sheet music' interface with a
>  little easier SFX implementation (as opposed to the "What are all these num-
>  bers?" interface it has).  And BTW, it doesn't have any viruses I could find.

Yes it is pretty good--too bad about the save feature being disabled...
I've been afraid to experiment too much with the record feature for 
fear of making up a tune I really like and then not being able to keep
it!  The docs were very poor, though--anybody know any information 
about registration costs, addresses, etc.?  A phone number was included
but was international and I'd like to avoid it if possible.

Thanks,
Ryan

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From: kaufman@eecs.nwu.edu (Michael L. Kaufman)
Subject: UNREAL.ZIP (Was Re: Assembly'92 Demos)
Organization: EECS Department, Northwestern University
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 13:24:26 GMT


UNREAL.ZIP is on wsmr-simtel20.army.mil in <MSDOS.GRAPHICS>. 

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From: s1070627@giaec.cc.monash.edu.au (Brett Paterson)
Subject: Re: SB Pro - 100% Adlib compatible?
Organization: Monash University College Gippsland, Churchill, 3842, Australia
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 00:29:53 GMT

In article <1992Aug30.075232.507@vms.huji.ac.il> klony@vms.huji.ac.il writes:
>Hi. I am posting this for a friend who doesn't have usenet access, so please
>reply directly to him -> michi@eruvin.jct.ac.il
>
>
>Hi. I am having a problem with soem games and my SB Pro card. If the game
>doesn't have a SB or a SB Pro option, I have been using the Adlib default
>because I was under the assumption that the SB Pro was 100% Adlib compatible.
>
>Anyway, I will normaly get some music at least, but then I get wierd noises
>like hi-pitched feedback nosies or just a constust droning noise. Now I can't
>tell if this is just when the music stops on the games, and my SB hasn't
>figured out to shut up, or if I am losing it. If it helps, some of the games
>this has happened on are:
>
>Champions of Krynn
>Flames of Freedom
>Populous
>
>
>Is it because these are older games, or is the SB Pro not 100% Adlib compatible
>or what?
>

I have Populous (and it is an old version - I found it in the bottom of a
bargain box at a computer store.) with the SB-Pro, and it works perfectly with
the Adlib compatibility.  So I don't think it is the game.

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From: rchan@Newbridge.COM (Richard Chan)
Subject: Re: BBS copied to FTP sites
Organization: Newbridge Networks Corporation
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 13:31:48 GMT

In article <92241.082521MEB117@psuvm.psu.edu> Matthew E. Bernold <MEB117@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:
>In article <1992Aug27.101306.13701@pwa-b.uucp>, you say:
>>
>>The phone number for media vision is 1-800-348-7116 and ask for developer
>>relations.
>
>I just called this number, and the recording says to call 1-800-472-6147
>for developer relations.  I called that number, and got no answer.
>
>       Matthew E. Bernold             MEB117@PSUVM.PSU.EDU
>         <<APOCALYPSE>>                  meb@haydn.psu.edu
Maybe you didn't take into account the time zones?  I thought I did, but got the
same result... no answer.  ( Maybe its in Australia? :-) )

There was a previous posting here about how Media Vision wants to be so open
wrt the hardware and software so that they can become more of a defacto
standard.  It seems to me that if they just post the developers kit to an
anon ftp site they would get PAS-16 apps coming out their ya-yas.  Better for
them, better for PAS-16 owners...
Anyone knows if they have programming libs/docs/tools on their BBS?  If so,
why not get it on a ftp site?!  I posted the original article in this thread,
and got a couple of "me toos" from other interested programmer. (  Well so far
I have no further info.  Anyone want to start a PAS-16 site? ).  
But this shows there is demand for it.



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From: orb@alchemy.tn.cornell.edu (Randolph Turner)
Subject: Re: Ultrasound Answers from Gravis
Organization: Alchemy International
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 23:11:20 GMT

In article <1992Aug19.051035.4989@ucsu.Colorado.EDU> gerace@ucsu.Colorado.EDU (Jerry Gerace) writes:
>In article <1992Aug17.152858.20174@news.eng.convex.com> swarren@convex.com (Steve Warren) writes:
>>In article <1992Aug15.163548.14486@news2.cis.umn.edu> aestens@epx.cis.umn.edu writes:
>>
>>This is a non-answer.  He is talking about adding the digital values
>>together (mixing) before playing.  This is not the same thing as
>>playing two different tracks at the same time.  A single channel of
>>any digital sound card can do the same thing.  Anyone can sum all of
>>the waveforms in pre-processing and run the sum through a single channel.
>
>You are correct sir, that's how MODs play on PCs...but ya know, that's 
>software.  I would understand that the Gravis Ultrasound would perform
>that in hardware, eliminating all that software goo.  And since MODs
>need a fast PC to work good, an Ultrasound could play 32 channel MOD type files
>on an XT...yow.
>
>4 channel mods can bog down my 386-16...

 And they still may even with a Gravis card.  You see, if the Gravis board
doesn't have a good chunk of buffer space and hardware support for
automatically feeding all those DACs from that buffer, the PC would still be
responsible for feeding the data to it and thus not giving much benefit in
speed other than the time it takes to add the 4 bits together before playing. 
This of course could also even be offset by having to address each DAC
individually giving a net speed increase of 0 or less.

 The Amiga gets it's speed boost by having many of it's functions in hardware,
such as the playing of samples at any rate *independant* of the main
processor.  And, since MODs were invented on and designed around the Amiga's
hardware, anything less than virtual duplication of it's functions in hardware
would be likely to not make much difference in the speed in which they played.

 Unless the Gravis has some pretty hot co-processing capabilities that I
haven't heard about, 32 channel MOD files on an XT == highly unlikely.

Randy
From: thompson@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
Subject: Can I run CD sound thru the PAS-16 mixer?
Date: 28 Aug 92 03:04:30 CDT
Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services

I have been trying to figure out how to do this but I can't...

I want to run CD sound from my CD player into my PAS-16, through 
the mixer, and back out to speakers.  The mods sound better from 
the PAS-16 than anything (CD too) I have played on my sound
system.  I'm wondering that if I can run normal CD sound through
the PAS-16, it will sound a lot tighter/better/louder/less distorted,
etc. (Like the mods) Is this possible?  Do I have to record and playback 
simultaneously?  Anyone got any ideas?


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From: leo@zelator.in-berlin.de (Stefan Hartmann)
Subject: Re: OS/2 sound drivers in 1-2 weeks...
Organization: Puplic-Access-Xenix-System
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 92 23:04:11 GMT

In <1992Aug26.164656.42584@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> thompson@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu writes:

>I heard this on the OS/2 list...

>Creative Labs and Media Vision drivers for OS/2 should be out in 1-2
>weeks.  Supposedly, the Media Vision drivers are done, but just haven't
>shipped yet.  Take this with a wee grain of salt, but it is hopeful.


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Hi,
please can somebody post them over here, when they are in the PD or
shareware ?
Or put them to:

ftp 130.231.240.17  in  pub/incoming      


Best regards Stefan Hartmann.
email to: leo@zelator.in-berlin.de


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