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From: sl8nl@cc.usu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
Subject: Protracker Playing Source v1.20
Date: 1 Oct 92 23:22:47 MDT
Organization: Utah State University

This is a call for beta-testers.  My Protracker Playing Source (PPS) version
1.20 will be shortly released.  It has a whole host of new features and is
very, very FAST!  However, I don't want to make the mistake again of releasing
it and having to recall all copies because it didn't work on something. 
Anybody who is interested, please email me at:

  sl8nl@cc.usu.edu

Small, short summary of features:

  * Soundblaster, Soundblaster Pro support.
  * DAC support.
  * Pollable or interrupt mode.  Pollable requires that your code generates the
    buffer, interrupt wedges into interrupt 8 for the DAC or the IRQ for
    the SB/SBPro using DMA.
  * New, rewritten module format provides for faster than ever support.
  * Full Protracker implementation (with the exception of the Filter (E0) and 
    Funk Invert (EF) commands.
  * Mixes 16000 hz in under 3,000,000 cycles.
  * Add extra voices really easily.
  * ... and much more.

Again, I need beta testers.  It will be a few more weeks before anything
becomes of this, but...

Joshua Jensen
Author PPS and PPSDMA, SuperProPlay, the Crusade, Saga of the Shadowlord,
Ordeal with the Shadowlord.

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From: xi@intacc.uucp (Tony Fong)
Subject: Re: Gravis is HERE!!
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1992 14:18:25 GMT
Organization: Matrix Artists' Network


With deep regrets I will have to inform people that I DID NOT RECEIVE the
sound card.  As a friend of mine drove an hour and a half to go pick this up,
and was rudely slapped with a "We should get in Monday (it was supposed to be
Friday)"  [That should be We should get IT Monday, but I'm still so upset..]
 
Maybe Steve [the person who drove] can reply to this and tell us what
happened? (Cause you'll probably read this..)
 
Oh well  stay tuned GUCsters..

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From: adhir@cygnus.umd.edu (Alok Dhir)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
Subject: Re: Recording steree 44Khz,, 16bit? Disk can't keep up.
Date: 28 Sep 92 19:42:12 GMT
Organization: /etc/organization

In article <544@chorus.chorus.fr> mir@chorus.chorus.fr (Adam Mirowski) writes:
>waitd@columbia.dsu.edu (Darrin K. Wait) writes:
>: 
>: 	In my opinion you should trash smartdrv totaly and replace it with 
>: something better.  The smartdrv.exe that can with Win 3.1 in better than the 
>: smartdrv.sys that come with DOS 5.0, but still not up to par with programs 
>: like HYPERDISK which is a ShareWare cache.  
>
>I don't think so. Hyperdisk used to trash portions of my files
>regularly, usually a single sector in the middle; it also trashed
>portions of the first copy of FAT and sometimes of the second too.
>Using it with Windows 3.0 I wiped my root directory twice. I haven't
>used Windows 3.1 intensively enough to see how much damages it would
>cause. Anyway, Windows setup signals problems with Hyperdisk.
>Of course, since I switched to smartdrv with delayed writes all
>the problems mysteriously disappeared.
>
>: 	It has all the functions of smartdrv plus more.  In DOS (or a DOS 
>: prompt) you have HOT keys to control all the functions.  Plus the Stagged 
>: write is MUCH MUCH MUCH better than the one on smartdrv.exe.
>
>The only difference I found is that the delay before write is
>longer with Hyperdisk. Unpacking a ZIP file with several hundreds
>of small files (lots of FAT and directory updating overhead avoided)
>takes the same time under both caches.
>
>Don't believe blindly that shareware must be necessarily better
>than commercial products. I now think that Hyperdisk is over-
>publicized on this net.

I am using Hyperdisk 4.32 under Dos/Win3.1 and it has been working flawlessly
for about a month now.  It is *MUCH* faster than smardrv.exe under Dos.  I
can't really tell the difference under Win3.1.  

The point here is that just because you had some problems with it doesn't mean
it's a bad program.  It has many more features than Smartdrv and is faster...
AND is trouble free.  If you don't trust it, so be it, but "don't believe 
blindly that" commercial "products must be necessarily better than" share-
ware "products."

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From: moncrg@aix02.ecs.rpi.edu (Gregory Donald Moncreaff)
Subject: Internal CD Audio in cable to connect PAS-16 and NEC 84?
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1992 17:35:19 GMT

can anyone tell me where such a cable can be obtained?

the nec didn't come with such a cable, and the pas-16 box
that my local dealer opened for me didn't contain such a 
cable either...

thanks,
g
From: mchen@groucho.cs.psu.edu (Michael Chen)
Subject: Specs for Ensoniq's new card
Distribution: comp
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 20:59:40 GMT

From Keyboard, November 1992:

Ensoniq's yet-to-be-named, soon-to-be-released sound card ($349):

IBM/AT compatible 32-voice sound card.  8-, 12-, and 16-bit linear or
compressed mono or stereo playback of wavetables.  8-, 12-, and 16-bit
linear mono and stereo direct-to-hard-disk recording at 11.025, 22.05,
and 44.1 kHz sampling rates.  1 MB by 8-bit (compressed) of sample-playback
ROM standard, expandable to 8 MB by 16-bit ROM or DRAM.  Simultaneous
recording and playback.  Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster Pro, and General
MIDI compatibility.

Wow.  Earlier reports said that this card plays back in dual stereo (4
channels), which would give you the Audiomedia card minus the digital
inputs and outputs for a LOT less.  I don't know if it's true, though.

End result (in my book):  Forget the Ultrasound (unless you just want to
have cool sound for games) and get this puppy.
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From: dmw@pawnee.eel.ufl.edu (Dan Wright)
Subject: Re: Mantary Demo
Keywords: Mantaray Demo
Reply-To: edo@ugrad.ee.ufl.edu
Organization: UF EE Department (Graduate Student)
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 92 17:28:03 GMT


  If you sent mail to me I would be able to resolve the problem quicker.
 
   I noticed it did not work either.  I will try to UP a new copy of the
   demo (although not a very good one) within a few days.  Check the
   incoming demos directory for mantaray.lha.
 
 dmw@sioux.ee.ufl.edu       (oh, the site -- ftp.uwp.edu )
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From: reimert@mamacass.etdesg.trw.com (Scott P. Reimert)
Subject: Re: PAS16 compatibility??
Organization: TRW Inc., Redondo Beach, CA
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 92 23:52:04 GMT

In article <1ad9kcINNbk6@bigboote.WPI.EDU> pyro@wpi.WPI.EDU (Stephen D Tomas) writes:
>
>Is the pas16's soundblaster (pro?) compatibility mode invoked by
>hardware changes (jumpers, etc) or by software, or is it 
>automatic?
>
>Thanks,
>Steve Tomas
>pyro@wpi.wpi.edu
>
>ps if there is a FAQ, could someone point me to it.

The PAS-16 Sound Blaster compatability is in hardware, and it's automatic.
That's why yuo need TWO IRQs to properly install the thing.

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From: benny@loligo.cc.fsu.edu (Kaidi Weng)
Subject: JukeBox for Window3.1
Organization: Florida State University Computing Center
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 92 13:44:39 GMT


OK netters, I just bought a SBPro and installed the Jukebox into windows3.1
The problem is that I can only play the midi file that come with the card,
but not the .mid files that I have downloaded through anonymous ftp site.
I can play those files with playmidi.exe in DOS environment.  Did I do
something wrong or just because the Jukebox is kind of sux?  ;)
Is there any good jukebox-like PD/shareware program for windows 3.1?
Also where to find out how to program that card?  Any suggestions on any
good books about this sound card?  I think I have asked enough questions.
Thanks in advance.  I'm really appreciate if any of you can help/direct me.

kaidi

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From: sasjaa@morticia.unx.sas.com (James Adams)
Subject: Re: PAS Developers kit - Whats the number to call?
Originator: sasjaa@morticia.unx.sas.com
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 21:03:59 GMT
Organization: SAS Institute Inc.


as of last week it was free. I just received mine this week. I paid nothing.

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From: os@IKP.Uni-Koeln.DE (Oliver Stuch)
Subject: Re: Specs for Ensoniq's new card
Organization: Institute of Nuclear Physics, University of Cologne, Germany
Distribution: comp
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 92 14:58:12 GMT

In article <BvB0vv.n45@cs.psu.edu>, mchen@groucho.cs.psu.edu (Michael Chen) writes:
|> From Keyboard, November 1992:
|> 
|> Ensoniq's yet-to-be-named, soon-to-be-released sound card ($349):
|> 
|> IBM/AT compatible 32-voice sound card.  8-, 12-, and 16-bit linear or
|> compressed mono or stereo playback of wavetables.  8-, 12-, and 16-bit
|> linear mono and stereo direct-to-hard-disk recording at 11.025, 22.05,
|> and 44.1 kHz sampling rates.  1 MB by 8-bit (compressed) of sample-playback
|> ROM standard, expandable to 8 MB by 16-bit ROM or DRAM.  Simultaneous
|> recording and playback.  Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster Pro, and General
|> MIDI compatibility.
|> 
|> Wow.  Earlier reports said that this card plays back in dual stereo (4
|> channels), which would give you the Audiomedia card minus the digital
|> inputs and outputs for a LOT less.  I don't know if it's true, though.

Well, would you pleeeeez give us more information about this card!!
Does it have a nice DSP onboard ?
And what about the Audiomedia card...what  will I have to pay for 
this card?

Thanx !

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From: q83892@pbhrzx.uni-paderborn.de ()
Subject: Gravis
Organization: Uni-GH Paderborn
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 16:19:45 GMT

Hi folx !

Is there anybody out there, who is able to compare the GUS to synthesizers ?
I heared the PAS16 and it's rubbish !! (Don't hit me)
Compared to PC-speaker everything sounds super,marvellous,teriffic ...
I'd like to use the soundcard to make music and not to play games.
(Well, not only :-) )
Now: Is it sensible to use the GUS as and keyboard-expander or not ?

Bye
 Gunnar
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard,comp.music,rec.music.synth
From: tazzzzz@quip.eecs.umich.edu (Kevin Dangoor)
Subject: Re: MultiSound
Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept., Ann Arbor
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1992 02:59:53 GMT

In article <1alfksINNgch@rs1.rrz.Uni-Koeln.DE> os@IKP.Uni-Koeln.DE (Oliver Stuch) writes:
>Hi Netters!
>
>Does anyone have detailed information about the MultiSound card for PCs from
>Turtle Beach Systems ?
>
>Well I know that it has a complete Proteus 1/XR onboard w/ 4 MB SampleRom,
>a sample unit with 16 bit AD/DA-Converter and a DSP 56001 to do some real time
>compressing.
>
>Hmm..but I don't know anything about a Proteus 1/XR (How is the sound
>generated?) and I'd like to know, if there is a interface to program the DSP.
>

I'm not certain about programming the DSP, but I can tell you that the
Proteus 1/XR is a good sound creation unit. As a standalone MIDI module, it
is pretty popular and considered to have very good sounds (I think it sounds
pretty good). It uses the sample-playback technology found in most pro-audio
keyboards and modules. I'm not certain how many instruments it has, but I
do know that the Proteus 1 has pop-oriented instruments. (The Proteus 2
has orchestral instruments and the Proteus 3 has "world" instruments,
though those aren't available on a PC card).

Myself, I'm looking for the new card from Ensoniq... the price is a little
more like what I can handle.

...Kev



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From: johnsos@prism.CS.ORST.EDU (johnson scott andrew)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
Subject: PAS 16 questions
Date: 4 Oct 92 05:29:55 GMT
Article-I.D.: CS.1992Oct04.052955.19581
Organization: Oregon State University, Computer Science Dept.

A couple of questions about the Pro Audio Spectrum 16.

First, I am having a minor problem with the FMEdit utility--it works fine, 
except I can't hear the patch I am editing (the space bar, which is supposed to
provide this feature, doesn't work.)  Everything else seems to work find, and
I do have all of the appropriate drivers loaded.  Any ideas?

Secondly, has anybody come up with any better-sounding patches then the ones 
provided for the FM synth?  I know that you can't get great sounds with FM
synthesis, but I'm sure that someone could do better then the provided presets..
Hell, my old Casio CZ-101 sounds more realistic.

Anyway, thanx in advance

/sj/

REAL men don't use .sigs
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Subject: I'M After the Best MOD editor
From: nunn@nutmeg.ntu.edu.au (JsNO  BAR---NUNN)
Date: 5 Oct 92 21:45:01 +0900
Distribution: world
Organization: Information Technology, Northern Territory University
Keywords: Unknown


 Whats the best MOD editor?,

   I'm using MFED 1.58b (I think). I find it ok, but it doesn't jump to a new
pattern when your playing, which makes it extremely annoying becuase it takes
about 10 seconds to make a new pattern and tend to forget what your playing.


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From: dlj@fc.hp.com
 (Dave Jobusch)
Subject: What CD-ROMs on SB?
Summary:  Which CD-ROMS will run on Soundblaster*
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 05:22:13 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Fort Collins, CO
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1.1 PL6]
Keywords: CD-ROM, Soundblaster

	Now that I've finally bought a PC, I'm looking at the soundblaster
	boards for my next toy :-)  I'm under the impression that these
	boards have some sort of (rudimentary?) SCSI interface that could
	be used to talk to CD-ROM drives.  

	Question 1)  Which CD-ROM drives do the Soundblaster boards support?

	Question 2)  Will those CD-ROMs work with NT?

	Please email your response;  I can hardly keep up with all
	the pc postings!  Many thanks in advance...


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From: d08q@alf.zfn.uni-bremen.de (Celal Dikici)
Subject: sb 2.0 driver for win 3.1 needed
Keywords: sb 2.0 win 3.1
Organization: Univ. Bremen, Informatik
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 13:13:36 GMT

Hi,

i am looking for SB 2.0 driver for Windows 3.1.
Has anybody or know anybody in which ftp server it exist?

Greetings Celal
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From: SCHLIGHW@dosuni1.rz.uni-osnabrueck.de (Hans Schligtenhorst)
Subject: Info about PC Symphony Soundcard wanted
Organization: University of Osnabrueck, FRG
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 13:41:43 GMT

Hello everybody,
 
I just bought a loooooooooooooooooooooowcost card PC Symphony (50,- DM =
35 $) and was very astonished about the documentation:
 
The so called "USER'S GUIDE" (including the installation notes) is a 10cm x
15cm sized piece of paper, printed on both(!!!) sides. Megamuch infos! ;-)
 
Can anybody tell me anything about the card (HW-Compatibilities, Software
ftp-sites for Software etc., I'm unexperienced at this point, never worked
with soundcards)?
 
I saw some headers in the News about this card, but our newssystem didn't spool
the old news (olds? ;)  ), therefore I'm answering again. Sorry ... :-(
 
Thanks in advance
 
Hans
 
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From: dougb@novell.com (Doug Barlow)
Subject: NO JOKE- GRAVIS ships tomorrow (10/2) to Canada 
Organization: Novell, Inc.
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 23:46:25 GMT

I know just what you thought when you read the Subject line of my message,
you thought "yeah, right".  Here's the story:
----------

Well,  I just got off the phone with Gravis and the secretary said 
"it's day-to-day".  No suprises there. 

  So, she transfered me to someone "that could tell me the details".  This
was a different guy than I usually get.   He asked me where I was calling
from.  I told him the US.  He said that they will ship to Canada starting
tomorrow and that the US should get them by Wednesday.  Electronic Arts
should have them by Friday (10/9).  Also, there should appear a press
release sometime tomorrow.

  I about fell off my chair.  He said that all the software was done with
testing and that they were stuffing boxes right now.  I was so stunned
that I didn't ask him anything else.

So, it looks like "any-day-now" will be tomorrow, October 2.

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From: jmcocker@eos.ncsu.edu (Mitch)
Subject: Re: What CD-ROMs on SB?
Originator: jmcocker@c00081-100lez.eos.ncsu.edu
Keywords: CD-ROM, Soundblaster
Reply-To: jmcocker@eos.ncsu.edu (Mitch)
Organization: North Carolina State University, Project Eos
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 22:27:58 GMT


In article <BvFG91.9Es@fc.hp.com>, dlj@fc.hp.com writes:
|>
|>	Now that I've finally bought a PC, I'm looking at the soundblaster
|>	boards for my next toy :-)  I'm under the impression that these
|>	boards have some sort of (rudimentary?) SCSI interface that could
|>	be used to talk to CD-ROM drives.  
|>
|>	Question 1)  Which CD-ROM drives do the Soundblaster boards support?
|>
|>	Question 2)  Will those CD-ROMs work with NT?
|>
|>	Please email your response;  I can hardly keep up with all
|>	the pc postings!  Many thanks in advance...
|>
|>
|>--
|>Dave Jobusch            3404 E. Harmony Road MS#99      dlj@fc.hp.com
|>Hewlett-Packard         Fort Collins, CO 80525-9599	david_jobusch@hp4000
|>OSSD Fort Collins       T/303-229-6637                  ...hplabs!hpfcla!dlj
|>


I have some related questions:

	1. What the hell is Windows NT, and is it related to multi-
	   tasking?

	2. The Creative Labs Multimedia Upgrade Kit, in its various
	   versions (with SB Pro, w/o SB Pro, etc...) is bundled with
	   a CD-ROM drive (Sony or NEC?), and a SCSI interface.  I 
	   understand that SCSI is the fastest interface for hard
	   drives, is the same true for CDR Drives?  It seems to me
	   that with the current data transfer rate limitation on 
	   CDR drives, a fast interface (and cache of course) would 
	   be very important for future graphics-intensive multi-
	   media applications.  So does anyone out there use the 
	   Creative Labs MPC kit with the CDR, SCSI, etc...?  How
	   about letting me know how satisfied you are with it.

	3. I have a Sound Blaster (regular), Version 2.0.  Can anyone
	   out there tell me if the "soundcard-less" upgrade kit will
	   work w/ my SB?  I suppose I could call CL, but you guys
	   are so much more knowledgeable .... :^)

If you have some comments in response to these questions, please e-mail
me and I'll post a summary.

Thanks,

Mitch ---------------------------> jmcocker@eos.ncsu.edu
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From: wrp1@ra.msstate.edu (William R. Payton)
Subject: Re: Does anyone know of a program to change .VOC files to .WAV files?
Organization: Mississippi State University
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1992 23:53:28 GMT

In article <1992Oct2.133111.7974@comp.lancs.ac.uk> davei@comp.lancs.ac.uk (Mr D Ingles) writes:
>In article <c9e-dl.717982947@volga.Berkeley.EDU> c9e-dl@volga (Peter Norby) writes:
>>I don't  have time to wade thru the many articles that 
>>there are, so if somebody could mail a reply to this (if it hasn't
>>come up several times before) it would be nice.
>
>There is a utility called voc2wav that will help you.
>
>You should be able to find it on SIMTEL or one of its mirrors.
>
>Davei

I need something to convert .wav files to .voc files.....can anyone help?

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