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From: morrowjp@rtsg.mot.com (Jerry P Morrow)
Subject: Soundblaster and Serial Port Conflict!!! Help!!
Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Group
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 23:20:00 GMT

Hi!

I have a 'Leading Technology' IBM compatible 80386SX PC I 
bought from CompUSA in Niles, IL about 2 years ago.  The
line has been discontinued and I think I know why..

I recently bought a soundblaster and I can not use my 
serial mouse (COM1) at the same time.  The soundblaster
disables the mouse (COM1) whenever it's in the computer.

We have tried every jumper and slot configuration to
solve this problem.  I am under the impression that
the soundblaster uses COM1, but I'm not sure.  It might
be an inherent design flaw of the motherboard, but who
knows?  Any thoughts??

Jerry 
morrowjp@adobe.rtsg.mot.com
From: harrison@lclark.edu (Mark Harrison)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
Subject: Re: GUS CD 4-pin to Toshiba CD-ROM
Date: 22 Dec 92 22:03:31 GMT
Article-I.D.: lclark.1992Dec22.220331.21018
Organization: Lewis & Clark College, Portland OR

In article <1992Dec18.184454.13407@bmerh85.bnr.ca> kuracina@bmerh301.bnr.ca (Lawrence Kuracina) writes:
>I was talking to Gravis earlier today about the same thing.
>They told me that the CD-ROM jumper was set-up
>
>               O O O O
>               L G G R
                  | |
        Left Ground |
                    Right Ground
>
>  where L=left
>        G=ground
>        R=right
>
>This is a direct connection to line-in.

I've been dis-connected from news for about a week, so I missed most of
this discussion.  But I've built my own connector and it works great.
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harrison@sun.lclark.edu |   Our great computers fill the hallowed halls."
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
From: jks4675@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
Subject: .ARJ files??
Reply-To: jks4675@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 15:12:38 GMT

What is this .ARJ...new file compression?? If so, where can I get the code
for the compression/decompression??
Any OS/2 versions??

Reply e-mail, please.
Jeff
From: plutchak@pilsner.geo.brown.edu (Joel Plutchak)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
Subject: Re: Soundcards for Music Composition (FAQ?)
Date: 31 Dec 1992 21:00:31 GMT
Organization: Brown University Planetary Geology
NNTP-Posting-Host: pilsner.geo.brown.edu

In article <1hvf7dINN167@shelley.u.washington.edu> kludge@hardy.u.washington.edu (Kludge) writes:
>In article <C04sCw.B9z@news.cso.uiuc.edu> whitehur@osiris.cso.uiuc.edu (Alan Whitehurst) writes:
>>
>>I have a 386 computer with a SoundBlaster installed, and recently
>>acquired a MIDI keyboard.  I would like to use the MIDI keyboard and
>>the computer to compose music.  I am thinking about buying the
>>SoundBlaster Pro card, because of the builtin MIDI interface, but am
>>rather new to this, and so am looking for advise.  What
>>soundcard/software combination should I get to allow me to score
>>reasonable music?
>
>  If you're looking for something for MIDI in the <$200 range, I'd advise
>you get a Gravis Ultrasound.  They are far better at MIDI synthesis than
>the (excuse me, SB folks) pathetic FM bleeping that the SoundBlaster (Pro)
>can put out.  It also has a MIDI interface built in, though it doesn't
>come with a MIDI adaptor cable - that's an extra...

   Bad answer.  If one just wants to do MIDI with a PC (i.e. use a
computer to help run a MIDI keyboard), all one needs is a MIDI interface
that is MPU-401 (the de facto MIDI standard) compatible.  Roland and
Voyetra make hardware for that; more info about them can be found in
music magazines like _Keyboard_.  They tend to be more compatible with a
wider range of more sophisticated software for composing, sequencing,
etc.
   The "game" boards, like the Soundblaster and the Gravis, are generally
more useful for generating sounds themselves without the benefit of
MIDI.  Although they contain (or have options for) MIDI interfaces,
I believe they are just serial MIDI ports, and don't have the extra
MPU-401 capabilities.  Also, a wide range of decent software for things
like MIDI composing and sequencing doesn't really exist for the game
boards.
    Since the system in question already has a Soundblaster (non-Pro,
I assume), the additional functionality of adding a SB-Pro (or something
like the Gravis) is, in my opinion, not worth the money.  Check out
MIDI-specific boards.
--
Joel Plutchak, Research Programmer/Analyst
Disclaimer: Involuntary vocalization may occur.
From: james@peabody.eece.unm.edu (James Singer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
Subject: Argg, Anyone use a SBPro with an Adaptec 1542b? And a few other things
Keywords: sb, sound blaster, adaptec, gravis ultrasound
Date: 22 Dec 92 08:06:55 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque


1) Ok, here's the situation.  The system works fine for games.  ie WC2 and
   T2029, and all the other goodies out there seem to work fine.  The board
   also tests out just fine with test-sbp.  Now, when I try to use vedit2
   and I choose the scan input option the entire system hangs.  It also happens
   at the start of the talking parrot demo(where it waits for you to calibrate
   the "zero level" for the source.  This is not a major problem, but I wonder
   what else is not working quite right.  Oh, I just remembered, SoundRec in
   Win 3.1 does not work correctly either.  It works sometimes, and other times
   it hangs the entire system.  BTW, I checked, its not something obvious like
   the Adaptec and the SBPro trying to use the same irq or dma lines, they are
   different, plus diagnostics for both cards report a functional setup.  If you
   have a functional system in vedit2 let me know.  Another agravating "feature"
   with the Adaptec-SBPro combo is that every time the drive accesses(ie every
   32k or so) a pop is heard in the recording.  While this occurs with any drive
   to some extent, it is quite pronounced in my system. Can anyone confirm this?
   I have a theory that it is realated to the heavy DMA usage of the Adaptec
   controller, while this is good when I'm running UNIX, it sucks when I'm
   trying to get a reasonable sounding recording.

2) Anyone used the Gravis Ultrasound enough to provide me with some qualitative
   data on its performance(sound quality in digital stereo record mode is
   important, its not so great on the sbpro).  Also, details on the fm chips
   which sound "not the same, but better" as quoted by someone in this group
   (or maybe it was the sb mailing list) a while back.

3) Anyone who has an SBpro can you comment on your ability to remove noise
   from the recordings.  Where does it come from(I've yanked every card I could
   and still have noise), I guess it must be noise on the bus itself(impossible
   to get rid of without a very expensive power supply, or moving the sbpro to
   its own case), but I know there are people who have made recordings with not
   nearly as much hiss as I get(read alt.binaries.sounds.misc).

4) If you've read this far thank's for your time!


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
From: mtichy@fraser.sfu.ca (Martin Tichy)
Subject: 669 Player for GUS!
Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1992 09:16:56 GMT

Wow, seems like some real software is starting to pop up
for the GUS now.  Well, I don't know if you people on
here already have it but if it isn't already up on
archive.utoronto.epas.ca, I'll upload Tran's quick little
hack of the 669 , 8 track music file player for the GUS.
 
I think it sounds pretty good.  Anyways enjoy!
 
Later all!
From: cyberman@exucom.com (Stephen R. Phillips)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
Subject: Re: Comp.Sys.Ibm.Pc.Soundcard.GUS
Date: 27 Dec 92 20:17:12 GMT
Organization: ExuCom Multimedia Inc.
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]


sl8nl@cc.usu.edu wrote:
: I don't know the process in creating a new newsgroup, but how about one like
: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard.gus?  It could cover programming, SBOS, general
: questions, the newsletters, etc?

: Just an idea...

: Joshua Jensen

I would check Usenet rules on this.
I think it's called a CFD or a CFV.

But I would suggest drafting a charter of what you think it should be.
Then CFD (call for discussion) then if enough intrest is available
then use a CFV call for votes

Do you answer your email much?
Cyberman
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From: dunguyen@ecs.umass.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
Subject: Re: SB16 / MPU401 mode HEEELP!!!!!
Date: 21 Dec 92 12:21:54 GMT

In article <1992Dec18.111225.22713@statoil.no>, jel@kingddb.be.statoil.no (Jan Erik Larsen) writes:
> I Just got my new SB16, which I bought for the MPU401 compatibility on
> the MIDI interface.
> 
> I just can't seem to get the MPU401 mode to work correctly, the machine hangs
> if any software tries to use it (BAND-IN-THE-BOX etc...)
> 
> There is no hardware conflict, I use IRQ 5 , I/O 220h and 300h DMA 1 and 6
> (I cant use the default value for I/O address of the MIDI port because I
> use an ADAPTEC 1542B controller...)
> 
> The SB16TEST.EXE runs just fine withount any complaints, but any
> software that tries to use the MIDI port hangs the machine. (The
> software is able to use different I/O adresses for the MPU MIDI port so
> it shouldn't be any problem.)
> 
> I Use the MIDI kit with cables that came with my SBPro.
> 
> Sound Blaster MIDI compatibility works just fine with my SB16, but why
> does'nt this Fu...ing SB16 MPU401 compatibility work ?????
> 
> 
> PLEASE HELP ME ANYONE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> 
> Jan Erik.


I could be very wrong, but I thought I read some where on the news
that in order for this tobe MPU401 compatible, you need the Wave
Blaster daughter expansion card.  Maybe someone here can confirm
this...

> 
> 
> 
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
From: dsp@halcyon.com (Don Smith)
Subject: GUS with HIT chipset ?
Keywords: any problems?
Organization: Northwest Nexus Inc. (206) 455-3505
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 04:34:04 GMT

 The subject pretty much says it all. If you've had problems or great
success with the GUS and the HIT chipset, drop me a line.

  Thanks in advance,

        Don


dsp@halcyon.com
From: emlee@sun.com (Edward M. Lee)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
Subject: MEDIAVISION parallel port drivers
Date: 28 Dec 92 01:03:06 GMT
Distribution: comp
Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix, NYC

Dear Netters,

I am the dubious owner of a Mediavision sound thingy that attaches to
my parallel port (Please, no flames).  Supposedly, drivers for adlib
compatibility exist.  Where can I find them?  Thanx in advance.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
From: mtichy@fraser.sfu.ca (Martin Tichy)
Subject: Re: GUS CARD
Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 22:31:51 GMT

> II Am having a heck of a time getting my gus card to work. does
> anyone know if it works with QEMM or not? Also is there a conflict
> with the Trident VGA card which fouls everything up? I have tried
> to contact Gravis but it is almost impossible to get through.
 
I've gotten it to work with Qemm but I wouldn't recommend it because
it slows everything down.  I use use himem.sys and dos high.

As for the trident conflict, you might have one.  I have heard from
a friend that earlier GUS' had problems with TRIDENT chipsets.  I
don't really believe this because I did have my GUS, one of the
very first to be released working with a trident card.


Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
From: ptran@sciborg.uwaterloo.ca (Phat H Tran)
Subject: Re: Windows & GUS Probs
Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 05:23:45 GMT

In article <1993Jan01.204327.18619@rose.com> francisco.perez@rose.com (francisco perez) writes:
>
>Date Entered: 01-01-93 15:37
>Okay, I've tried everything to get MIDI songs to play in Windows, and I
>still can't.  I just got the Patch Manager and I can't even get any patches
>to load up!  There are no patches available for selection in the windows,
>and I can't get any patches from MIDI songs as well.  I also got the
>MIDIDRUM file from the Gravis BBS, and that doesn't work as well.  The WAVs
>play fine though, its just the MIDs that don't make any sound (and yes, I
>did check the volume for playing MIDI in the mixer).
>
>This is my ULTRASND\WINDOWS directory...
>
>Directory of C:\ULTRASND\WINDOWS
>
>.            <DIR>     12-24-92   1:14p
>..           <DIR>     12-24-92   1:14p
>GFD0012  TXT      1984 12-25-92  12:52p
>GFC0012  TXT       633 12-25-92  12:50p
>ULTRASND DRV     65440 12-16-92  10:06p
>ULTMPORT DRV     11616 12-13-92   2:43p
>GRVSULTR 386      6005 12-13-92   2:41p
>MIXER    EXE     18944 11-10-92   1:50p
>OLDDRV   ZIP     43973 12-31-92  11:26a
>MIDIMAP  CFG     42129 10-01-92   7:25p
>ULTRAWIN CFG      1978 10-01-92  11:32a
>       11 file(s)     192702 bytes
>                     8904704 bytes free
>

You are missing ultrasound.ini.  That's the patch map that the new Windows
drivers use.  

>The .DRV files are located in my WINDOWS\SYSTEM subdir as well, but when I
>choose "Unlisted or Updated Driver" from the DRIVERS applet in the CONTROL
>PANEL, the only thing I can select is "Ultrasound Wave and MIDI Synth".
>Shouldn't I also be able to select the "Ultrasound MIDI out port" or
>something?
>
>My OEMSETUP.INF file in WINDOWS\SYSTEM is 239 bytes long and is dated
>9/17/92.  Is that the same for everyone else?  Also, my install disks for
>the GUS are labelled v1.1.  I'd like the later ones, but I don't have FTP
>access and I can't afford to download those large files at long distance
>rates.
>
>Any help...any, at all(!), would appreciated!
>

Your problem is that you are using files from the old 1.1 disks with
the new drivers.  The 1.21 disks contains new patch maps and patches
that the new Windows drivers requires.  You will *need* the 1.21
installation disks before you can use the new Windows drivers. 

Phat.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
From: alan@af.msc.edu (Alan Klietz)
Subject: Doing MIDI and DSP at the same time
Organization: Minnesota Supercomputer Center, Inc.
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 01:03:23 GMT

I'm looking for a sound card which can drive the MIDI port
and the Digital Signal Processor at the same time.   I plan
to write a MOD editor that allows input from a MIDI keyboard
and simultaneously play the notes on the DSP.

I know for a fact that the Sound Blaster Pro can't do this.
How about the PAS-16?  The GUS?

--
Alan E. Klietz
Minnesota Supercomputer Center, Inc.
1200 Washington Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN  55415
Ph: +1 612 626 1737	       Internet: alan@msc.edu
From: quadri@trident.usacs.rutgers.edu (Hasan M. Quadri)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
Subject: Getting a Soundcard to work with my PC
Date: 26 Dec 92 23:34:16 GMT
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.


I've been trying to get a Soundcard to work my Packard Bell Legend
386X 16MHz system.  I've tried Adlib, Soundblaster, and Thunderboard,
but get the same results with all of them.  With the Soundblaster and
Thunderboard, I can get ONLY .VOC files to work., everything else
gives static through the speakers.  Programs that are supposed to
automatically detect these soundcards don't.  I've tried calling
Soundblaster and my computer's technical support lines, but they
didn't help me get anywhere.  I'd really like to get a sound card to
work with my system.  Does anyone have any suggestions on what might
be wrong?  At the moment, I have an Adlib that i have in my computer,
so I can try some of your suggestions.  Thanks in advance.
From: bill@solaria (Bill Neisius)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
Subject: Is the PAS SB compatible?
Date: 29 Dec 92 17:53:04 GMT
Reply-To: bill@solaria.hac.com
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]

I've seen postings indicating that the PAS+ and/or PAS16 are at least
somewhat SoundBlaster compatible... unfortunately, the soundcard my
father bought seems to be a plain PAS. Are there actually 3 models of
the PAS?  Is there a way to get the plain PAS to accept SoundBlaster
output?


Thanks,

Bill Neisius
bill@solaria.hac.com
From: s106275@ee.tut.fi (Anssi Saari)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
Subject: New, small mod player uploaded
Date: 1 Jan 93 19:38:19 GMT
Organization: Tampere University of Technology, Computing Centre
NNTP-Posting-Host: ee.tut.fi

I have uploaded to wuarchive.wustl.edu, in pub/MSDOS_UPLOADS a new module 
player called Powerplayer (pp12.zip). The advantage of this player to others is
that it is small, taking only 31K of that precious 640K we dos users have to
put up with. Also, the player plays the mods correctly, the authors have 
taken considerable effort to ensure that. Because of the size, there are no
cool graphics, naturally. The program invokes a dos shell while playing.

It plays .mod, .stm, .wow (never seen one of these) and 
Octa Composer files. Requires 386 and either a Soundblaster/compatible or
a dac in LPT1 or 2. SBPro is not supported, maybe in a future version. Also,
GUS will probably be supported, as soon as the authors get their GUSes and 
sufficient info on the card (I already gave them the info posted here and 
other sources). PAS support may come, as well.

I can't tell if it works with SBOS. I have my TB coexisting with the GUS and 
no mod player will play if I install SBOS, even though they worked when I had 
only my GUS installed. 

Anssi


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Anssi Saari s106275@ee.tut.fi                
Tampere University of Technology 
Finland, Europe
From: dg@wet.UUCP (David Goodenough)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
Subject: Re: Can you plug a Mitsumi CD-ROM to a SB Pro?
Date: 22 Dec 92 07:08:06 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Wetware Diversions, San Francisco

st1r8@elroy.uh.edu (Guillot, Burt J.) writes:
>I have recently purchased a Mitsumi CD-ROM drive .....
>Anyway, there are two cables (a ribbon cable and a small four
>pin cable) that connects the card to the drive.
>
>Anyway, the Soundblaster Pro card has a CD-ROM port and the connections looks
>identical.  I was wondering if it is possible to connect the Mitsumi CD-ROM
>directly to the SB Pro.  Will it work or will it fry the SB Pro and the
>CD-ROM if I try to connect it up?

It will, with one minor mod. The conection on the SB-Pro is "reversed" from
the one on the Mitsumi, so if you count the connections as 1,2,3,4, you
need to swap 1 and 2, and then swap 3 and 4 as well. Do that and it'll work.
     dg
From: wang@hpcupt1.cup.hp.com (Thomas Wang)
Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1993 04:21:21 GMT
Subject: Re: GUS Programming: The Repost III
Organization: Hewlett Packard, Cupertino
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard

>janicek@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Jana Janicek) writes:

>**Remember that my routines are not yet perfected and many of the BAD
>stuff is probably based on this fact.

>I listened to all sorts of GUS stuff,
>(patch based). MIDIS do indeed (some more than others) seem to have a
>popping problem.

This is interesting.  I noticed when ultrainit is run, a loud pop can be
heard.  This is rather annoying.  I hope they will fix this bug.

>I created a loop, and played the same patch through 15 voices with a
>30ms delay between each one. The result was an awsome sound with a
>distinct loud buzzzzzzz right at the begining. In other words, alot of
>pops being played one after the other. 

I think it would be interesting to try your test with a completely silent
sample, just to narrow down the possibilities.  Playing 15 silent samples
through should produce no sound at all.


 -Thomas Wang           (Everything is an object.)           wang@cup.hp.com

Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
From: ptran@sciborg.uwaterloo.ca (Phat H Tran)
Subject: Re: GUS Question-How to detect if GUS is using all of the memory?
Keywords: GUS
Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1992 01:02:11 GMT

In article <dkennett.725317361@sfu.ca> dkennett@fraser.sfu.ca (Daniel Kennett) writes:
>Well got my GUS under the tree this morning and popped in 6 dram chips 
>bumping my card up to 1meg.  I have the SCDEMOS.ZIP mid files, but 
>when I play the fist file I get a "can't load ?????something???? 64 to 
>channel 8" I have a meg so can anyone tell me my problem.  In addition 
>can someone tell me if it is possible to find out if the GUS recognizes 
>the fact that it has 1meg????

Jana answered your first question, but to answer your second question:

To upgrade your GUS to 1 Meg, you just pop in those 6 DRAM chips.  No
jumpers to set.  Properly written software will detect the amount of
RAM your GUS has and use it accordingly.  It's not up to the GUS to 
recognize that it has 1 Meg, but the software.

Phat.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
From: gting@fraser.sfu.ca (Gabriel Sii Kuok Ting)
Subject: Re: Waveform Table for SB?! Why GUS?
Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 10:47:37 GMT

umeister@hardy.u.washington.edu (Starfleet Command) writes:

>A recent PC Magazine ad showed the new Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16.
>Although it relies on FM synthesis, the ad asserts that a daughterboard
>with a waveform table will become available.  This puts the Sound Blaster
>on even keel with the GUS as far as music technology (or at least will put).
>With its ability to compete with the Microsoft Sound System for the 
>voice-recognition throne, what's the reason to go with the GUS?

Price? Value for money? More bang for the buck? You get the idea...

>                                 Romulus@paul.spu.edu
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From: misdcc@otago.ac.nz (Chris Hinch)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
Subject: Sound card requirements? HELP!
Date: 31 Dec 92 19:07:32 +1300
Organization: Dunedin City Council, Dunedin, NZ

Can anyone advise of a ibm pc sound card that meets my requirements...

1) 16 bit, 44.? KHz sampling/playback
2) stereo output - must be independently controllable (volume etc)
3) have lots of programming docs available
4) Can have 2 cards in one pc, indepedent of each other.
5) cost about 200 US or less?? :-)

Please email any responses.

Thanks in advance.

-- 
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PC Administrator
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Dunedin, New Zealand                                        ~~~~~
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