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From: belt@aar.alcatel-alsthom.fr (Jeffrey Belt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
Subject: Re: SSN: Sound Newsletter #9 (Spring 1992)
Keywords: SB Adlib sound CD-Box Newsletter
Date: 28 Jul 92 07:38:57 GMT
Organization: Alcatel-Alsthom Recherche ( France ) - not for much longer

Just a note of info since I'll be off the net instantly if not sooner
   (see .sig). The previously posted Newsletter #9 advertises my
   program CD-Box, the "old" version 2.01 in fact. I have an update
   ready, version 2.10, containg bug fixes and enhancements (including
   internal .MOD support, no player needed); it's at SIMTEL in
   <MSDOS.SOUND>, file cdbox210.zip. Yes, it's still freeware. I'm not
   sure saffron has the updated version yet. I did mail Dave about
   this a long time ago but I guess he's busy :-)

That's all for today. Have fun everybody!

Jeffrey Belt

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Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1992 14:21:33 EDT
From: Matthew E. Bernold <MEB117@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
Subject: Re: Software sugestions...

In article <1992Jul26.045326.9796@athena.cs.uga.edu>, taylor@castor.cs.uga.edu
(Brad Taylor) says:
>
>I wanted to get some opinions from some who you who have been playing with
>sound stuff for awhile....
>I want to be able to record fairly long sample 4mins+, but all the software
>that I have worked with does not support EMS or XMS; my sample size is limited
>to around 500-550k.  I have 8 megs of ram and I would like to use it with
>samples and editing.  Could someone recommend the best program to accomplish
>this or am i expecting too much?  Thanks...
>
>brad -> taylor@castor.cs.uga.edu
>
>oops....forgot to metion that I'm using a Soundblaster Not-a-Pro on a 486/33..
>thanks for sugestions....

Why not try putting that 8 Megs of Ram to good use...

Make a LARGE Ram disk (7 Megs or so) and use software to sample directly to
disk instead of to memory.  Set the destination to the RAM disk, and voila...
7 megs of fast hard disk space to hold your sound files... :-)

With a 22k sampling rate on 8-bit sounds this should give you enough room to
get over 5 1/2 minutes of sampling on the ram drive.

Good luck,

       Matthew E. Bernold             MEB117@PSUVM.PSU.EDU
         <<APOCALYPSE>>                  meb@haydn.psu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
From: ross@kaos.ingr.com (Ross Erickson)
Subject: Re: GRAVIS DELAYS EXPLANATIONS??
Keywords: gravis ultrasound
Reply-To: ross@kaos.b11.ingr.com
Organization: Intergraph Corporation
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 19:21:59 GMT

>> From the "For What It's Worth Department":
>> 
>  It's been confirmed that Gravis will be offering a bundle of the
>  Ultrasound board with a newer, enhanced version of the Chuck Yeager's  <-|
                                                          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^    |
>  Air Combat flight simulator with full native support for the board       |
   ^^^^^^^^^^                                                               |
>  when they start shipping.  This is pure speculation, but it's very       |
>  possible that the reason for these annoying delays have nothing to do    |
>  with the hardware at all.  As is very typical, the delays could be due   |
>> to Electronic Arts finishing up the CYAC program with this enhanced      |
>> Ultrasound support.                 ^^^^                                 |
>                                                                           |
>Is this "Cover Your Ass, Chuck" or the Chuck Yeager flight simulator       |
>you are refering to? :^)                                                   |
>                                                                           |
Gee, I wonder.  What could it be??  ----------------------------------------|
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From: ian@bvsd.co.edu (Ian Nelson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
Subject: How good is the editing?
Date: 25 Jul 92 22:46:33 GMT
Organization: Boulder Valley School District

I am considering buying a sound card, and I want to know how good the editing
is with digitized stuff.  If I recorded my voice saying 'hello', could I edit
it to extend the 'e' sound so that it's 'heeeeeello'?  Can I alter frequencies
(pitches) and such?  And lastly, can I digitize two tracks and then lay one over
the other?  (ie: record my 'hello' and a cool guitar lick and then play them
both at once.)  If this is possible, which card does it?  the PAS-16?  
thanks,
Ian Nelson

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From: willimsa@unix1.tcd.ie (WHY??)
Subject: Soundblaster V2 drivers for windows 3.1??
Organization: Trinity College, Dublin
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 15:32:06 GMT



I just got a SB2. However, the windows drivers files are for
windows 3.0.  Is there a site where I can get the drivers for
windows 3.1??

Thanks,

		Why not?
From: pjb@cci632.cci.com (Phil Busardo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
Subject: Multi-Track Recording
Date: 21 Jul 92 12:01:06 GMT
Organization: [Computer Consoles, Inc., Rochester, NY

Hmm... I'm beginning to wonder if any of my postings are getting through.

I'm looking for a piece of software that will allow me to do multi-track
recording (sound not midi) with my PAS-16.  Does anyone know if anything 
like this is available?

Oh, and while I'm here, two more things.  First, can I sample a sound and use
the midi program to trigger it?  Second, where is the CHEAPEST place to get a
midi-mate or are there any other midi options I should be looking at?

Thanx in advance. 
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
From: marotz@IMD.Sterling.COM (Chris Marotz)
Subject: Soundblaster Problems with 486/33
Reply-To: marotz@IMD.Sterling.COM
Organization: Sterling Software
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 18:35:29 GMT
X-Md4-Signature: 3c553229e621d8c58359e7047593a10a

Hi all,

I've read quite a few articles about people having prolems
with their Soundblaster cards and 486-33 PC's. Well, I'd
like to throw in my 2 cents!

I had my SB running in a _SLOW_ 386sx-16, then bought a 
486-33. While the card worked well in the former, it did
NOT work well in the latter. The speech was full of static, 
plus my computer kept locking up. I tried the card out in
my friend's 383-25, and it worked fine.

I then went back to the store that I bought my computer from
and had them install a NEW motherboard that had a DIFFERENT
chipset. Originally it was using the SiS chipset, now it's
an Eteq chipset.

I think the interference of the SiS chipset caused all of
the static in the Soundblaster's speech. Once I changed chipsets,
everything worked great.

Has anybody else had the same problems? If so, with any
particular chipsets? 



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From: danl@col.hp.com (Daniel Lockhart)
Subject: Re: SB vs. Thunderboard?
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 15:16:09 GMT
Organization: HP Colorado Springs Division

I went the cheaper route and got a Thunder several months ago.  My need 
was to get the voices from my flight simulator.  It turns out that they
were still working on the SBTALKER compatable porgram that is needed to 
produce the voices.  My last contact was, We're still working on it but 
our Pro card is just being released and we are addressing those problems
first........  I'm still satified with the card even though it didn't 
fill the needs fully.

daniel
Organization: Penn State University
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 13:52:25 EDT
From: BOB CONN <REC102@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
Subject: Re: SoundBlaster Pro compatability with 486's
Distribution: usa
 <1992Jul19.191823.7544@cbfsb.cb.att.com>
 <1992Jul23.130332.1907@cbfsb.cb.att.com> <14mq7tINNp9j@stanley.cis.Brown.EDU>

There are problems with the SB (pro) and 486 50's.  There are patches
on the Creative Labs BBS.  There is a replacement FMORGAN and
TEST program.  There are also some Sierra and other game patches.
I say (pro) because I have the pro and have experienced problems
that were fixed with the patches.  Other non-pro models may
have the same problem with the same fixes.  There was a specific
subdirectory on the CL BBS for 486 50's.
There was also a utility to disable the internal cache on
486 machines.  This, too, is supposed to fix the problem.
- Bob
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
From: tmkk@uiuc.edu (Khan)
Subject: Re: Opinions on Open vs. Closed bidding? (was SBPro forsale)
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 13:07:07 GMT


In article <61530001@hplvec.LVLD.HP.COM> calloway@hplvec.LVLD.HP.COM (Frank Calloway) writes:
>One person's opinion: I won't buy anything if the seller plays the
>"make me an offer" game.  Either tell me what you want for it, or
>keep it yourself.  Life has too many time-wasting "games" as it is.

I always take the "make me an offer" ploy as an open invitation to make
a lowball offer. Possible outcomes: the seller might accept your offer;
the seller might get offended and tell you to get lost; the seller might
give you a counteroffer. In the latter case, you now know what his
original asking price would have been, + or -.

A related axiom which has served me well in the past: if an advertisement
fails to include a price, it's a dead giveaway that the seller is asking
too much. ;-)
From: chrisc@gold.gvg.tek.com (Chris Christensen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
Subject: Advice
Date: 24 Jul 92 00:19:21 GMT
Organization: Grass Valley Group, Grass Valley, CA

I am interested in using my pc for audio editing.  I need to capture
audio from analog as well as digital sources.

The analog can be RCA jacks and the digital can be coax or optical
SPDI/F.

What is the best card/system for this use?

Is this the correct news group for this question?

Thank you
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
From: smsmith@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Stephen M Smith)
Subject: Re: Roland MT-32 system, but no DAC
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 04:20:21 GMT

iam@stiatl.salestech.com (Ian Mercado) writes:

>(I once had two versions of Wing Commander (I and II) running under OS/2.
>One was playing the MT-32 while the other was SIMULTANEOUSLY playing the
>Soundblaster.)

Oh no, not one of those OS/2 fanatics! ;-)

I did the same thing a couple weeks ago just for fun.  I started up
Wing Commander 1 with Roland LAPC-1 music in one OS/2 window and
Wing Commander 2 with Soundblaster music and speech in another 
window.  Result: they ran pretty slow on my 386/33 and the mix
of sounds sounded terrible. ;-)  But it worked fine!

   Steve Smith       | __|__ |    " #*&<-[89s]*(k#$@-_=//a2$]'+=.(2_&*%>,,@
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From: ross@kaos.ingr.com (Ross Erickson)
Subject: GRAVIS DELAYS EXPLANATIONS??
Keywords: gravis ultrasound
Reply-To: ross@kaos.b11.ingr.com
Organization: Intergraph Corporation
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 13:50:54 GMT

--
From the "For What It's Worth Department":

It's been confirmed that Gravis will be offering a bundle of the
Ultrasound board with a newer, enhanced version of the Chuck Yeager's
Air Combat flight simulator with full native support for the board
when they start shipping.  This is pure speculation, but it's very
possible that the reason for these annoying delays have nothing to do
with the hardware at all.  As is very typical, the delays could be due
to Electronic Arts finishing up the CYAC program with this enhanced
Ultrasound support.  From what I've been told, the sound is absolutley
breathtaking.  We'll see.
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From: bise@girtab.usc.edu (Daniel W. Bise)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
Subject: Re: Roland MT-32 system, but no DAC
Date: 28 Jul 1992 15:37:43 -0700
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: girtab.usc.edu

In article <1992Jul28.213855.12682@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> smsmith@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Stephen M Smith) writes:
>>I would like to have the DAC voice capability for games, but want
>>to keep the sound quality of the MT-32, can anyone suggest the best 
>>way to go.
>
>The SB-Pro has a built-in mixer that will allow you to plug the output
>of your MT-32 into one of the inputs in the SB-Pro card, mix the
>sounds, and put them out together.  BUT, the mixer needs a DOS TSR
>[...]
>--bought a used stereo mixer ($99)
>--bought a used stereo amplifier ($119)
>--bought some nice AAL shelf speakers ($120)
>I think Radio Shack has a stereo mixer for about $35.

Since you haven't yet bought an SBPro, you could have both the 
stereo mixer and stereo amplifier if you opted to go with the PAS-16. 
Granted, the amp is weak, but will get the job done for most folks. 
This will probably be a better alternative than using the SBPro 
with a lot of extra equipment or using the SBPro and mixing via 
a gigantic TSR.

The PAS, just being a plain better card, will also mix in your
internal speaker, handle Access' RealSound output, the FM section,
MIC IN and your CD-ROM audio.

All you should need to worry about is your speakers! 

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From: ccjy@bristol.ac.uk (APATHY=)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
Subject: Re: Mods and Modules
Date: 24 Jul 92 09:12:39 GMT
Organization: University of Bristol, England

In article <1992Jul23.121039.24488@usenet.ins.cwru.edu> cb062@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Ira C. Smith) writes:
>
>  What software do you use to create the mods. I have Modedit
>for the pc. Are there any other editors out there. Or do you have
>an Amiga to create mods with????
>
>
>      -Chris
>-- 
Hiya chris,

Well i did use to use an amiga, until it fried!! =8*(
But you can use your PC and do exactly the same thing as I do.
There are a number of freeware mod sequencers available to you.
When i say 'freeware' i mean, you don't have to buy them from the shops.
There is modedit , a little bit kludgy for my liking, but good all the same.
There is 'whacker tracker (whacker101.lzh) ' much more like a tracker.

But then there is DigiStudio from Covox.
Its a commercial package and maybe a little over priced at 49.99 pounds sterling
But it is the best tracker sequencer for the PC i have seen.#
Contact these guys for more details adn tell them U4ia sent you =8*)

Covox Int. Ltd
Number One
Ventnor Road
Apse Heath
Isle of Wight PO36 0JT
ENGLAND

or phone on:

(0983) 864674   or fax:    (0983) 867488       (UK remember)

Ask for Nick Watts.  He is the produation manager for DigiStudio and their is
a new version coming out soon (hopefully).

My friends

U4ia of Megawatts

p.s.  I am selling 3 disks of MODS for 17 pounds sterling if anyone is 
interested.  These are un-released tunes.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
From: guru@camelot.bradley.edu (Jerry Whelan)
Subject: Re: PAS-16 availability (cheapest yet)
Organization: The Smelly Ditch
Distribution: comp
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 92 21:13:51 GMT

In article <BrsxqC.KxI@knot.ccs.queensu.ca> tarun@psyclops.psyc.queensu.ca (Tarun Kripalani) writes:

-} I spoke to a couple of companies, Upgrades International and Telemart, last Friday
-} the 17th of July and both of them told me that they had the PAS-16 in stock. UI quoted
-} me $232 while Telemart quoted me $216. I don't have the numbers in my hand but I will post
-} it when I have it.

	Try to use an 80 char wide xterm...

	Comstor at (800)955-9590 advertises the PAS-16 for $199.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard,rec.games.programmer,comp.music
From: bonney@esds.mdc.com (Greg Bonney)
Subject: Re: MAKING Music Files for SB
Organization: Visual Simulation Systems
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 19:38:50 GMT

In article <Brr503.6HD@news.cso.uiuc.edu> tmkk@uiuc.edu (Khan) writes:
>
>I'm looking for pointers to free or very inexpensive software which I
>can use to create MIDI 1.0 fomat (whatever that is) music files. I'm not
>a musician, so something fairly simple will be best.
>
>Here's my situation: I'm writing a game for the IBM and would like to
>add a musical soundtrack which plays through the AdLib/SB while the game
>is going on. I have some code which will play MIDI 1.0 format music
>files, so all I need now is the music files themselves. I have some song
>ideas but have no way to transform these into the data files the program can
>play. If it helps, I believe I also have a converter to transform CMF
>(?) files into MIDI 1.0 format.
>
>Can anyone point me in the right direction?
>
>Thanks!

If you're not a musician (and even if you were), you might want to look into
a program called Band-in-a-Box.  With this program, you enter chord names,
pick a style, and it generates bass, piano, and drum parts.  I think the
lateset version generates even more parts and includes a built-in sequencer.
It outputs to midi or to standard midi file.  Of course, the sequencer won't
do you much good without a keyboard.  The only other thing you'll have to do is
set it up to work properly with your musical devices (for you, the Sound
Blaster).  I don't know enough about the SB to help much there.  Basically,
you'll have to determine what SB instruments are assigned to what midi channels
when you're playing the .mid file.  By the way, this is also good for musicians
who don't always have a real band to jam with, or song-writers who want to try
out ideas, or just as a fun toy.  This is not shareware, but it's not real
expensive either (probably because most musicians would consider this to be
"cheating").  Look for advertisements in PC or Keyboard magazines.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
From: ammo@cc.gatech.edu (Ammo Goettsch)
Subject: Re: How does the COVOX speech thing work?
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1992 10:33:16 GMT

Someone wanted to build a Speech Thing:

If you weren't down under, I'd mail you my COVOX speech thing free. Trust
me. You DON'T want it! There is nothing you can do with it that a simple
LPT D/A won't do. You can get instructions for one from any decent magazine.

Ammo Goettsch
From: reimert@mamacass.etdesg.trw.com (Scott P. Reimert)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
Subject: Re: Help with PAS16 "Speech"
Keywords: PAS junk
Date: 28 Jul 92 00:10:26 GMT
Organization: TRW Inc., Redondo Beach, CA

In article <1992Jul27.010325.22981@rat.csc.calpoly.edu> lchong@polyslo.csc.calpoly.edu (Leo Chong) writes:
>In article <1992Jul25.203853.7432@polari> night@polari.online.com writes:
>>Computer:  IBM 486 25MZ AST Brand
>>
>>Windows sounds work fine, and so do game sounds.  I got the
>>MVSOUND.sys line added back into the config.sys.  However, I
>>can't get my ULTIMA VII game to "talk" to me like it use to!
>>
>>I have tried every conceivable iRQ and DMA setting.  Also, I don't
>>know what's missing out of the autoexec.bat.  I run the setup to
>>make changes to both autoexec and config, and it only changes
>>junk in my config.  Of course I use sb_on.  Further, none of the
>>monolog programs run.  When they get to the "speech", they hang
>>the computer after a "belching" noise.
>>
>
>Wow, now that makes FOUR cases of PAS-16 not running speech on a 486.
>PAS should seriously call back all their cards or offer a 5 dollar upgrade
>for a revised product within the next two weeks because I am seriously
>getting impatient reading this f***ing newsgroup hoping someone would
>come up with a solution to this deal.
>
>lchong@polyslo.csc.calpoly.edu
>

Whoa! I beg to differ! If, out of several thousand cards, only four fail
to operate, I would not be inclined to expect a recall. I have had my PAS16
for several weeks now, and it works absolutely flawlessly. One thing you 
need to consider when you're talking about adding high transfer-rate cards
to the 486/33 is compatability. When you start pushing the limits os a 
machine, incompatibilities and flaws will become evident. Same holds true
with other peripheals like SCSI host adapters.

I have an AMI 486/33 (not just BIOS)
          Adaptec 1542b - Microp 330MB SCSI drive
          Orchid F180 SVGA
	  Trinitron based CRT (Viewsonic 5+)
	  PAS-16

And everything works great, the machine is almost bullet-proof. My point is,
before you start looking at the card, perhaps you need to look at your
system.

'Course, it could just be improper software config. Most speach (all?) from
the PAS-16 comes from the SB area, which has different set-ups. Check your
SB set-up.
			Scott

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From: chris@zork.cc.binghamton.edu (Chris Peck)
Subject: SCSI HD with the PAS-16?
Reply-To: chris@zork.cc.binghamton.edu
Organization: State University of New York at Binghamton
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 17:52:05 GMT

I'm movingto SCSI and was wondering if the SCSI controller on the 
PAS-16 can support hard drives as well as CDROM drives?
-thanks
 chris

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