Ultrasound Daily Digest     Fri, 3 Sep 93   :46 MDT      Volume 6: Issue   2  

Today's Topics:
						  a second tutorial
				 Aww! Don't delete GUS OS/2 list yet!
							 Black Parity
					  Compression/Decompression?
					 Decision on GUS-OS/2 list...
					Details for Syndicate with GUS
							 DMP262, UW2
				   DMP262 and the Black Parity demo
							 FILE REQUEST
							ftp providers?
					   GUS daughter board out?
				  GUS delay program uploaded to epas
							Megem Question
					 Passport Designs are morons.
						Return to Zork (demo)
						   Simlife problems
						  Space Hulk and AIL

Standard Info:
	- Meta-info about the GUS can be found at the end of the Digest.
	- Before you ask a question, please READ THE FAQ.

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Date: Fri, 3 Sep 1993 01:41:47 -0400 (EDT)
From: dionf@ERE.UMontreal.CA (Francois Dion)
Subject: a second tutorial
Message-ID: <9309030541.AA09996@brise.ERE.UMontreal.CA>

I just uploaded tutor2.zip. It is a tutorial on percussive patch making and
gives also a few more informations.

I would recommend reading tutor1.txt in patchkit.arj before doing tutor2.txt.
I would also recommend reading the docs that come with SOX on how to use SOX,
cause after all it is a tutorial for PATCH, not for SOX!

Ciao,
-- 
Francois Dion
	'  _   _   _ 
 CISM (_) (_)  _) FM       Montreal , Canada       Email: CISM@ERE.UMontreal.CA
	  (_)  / . _)             10000 Watts          Telephone no: (514) 343-7511
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Date: Thu, 2 Sep 93 21:28 GMT
From: EXT0012@VAX2.QUEENS-BELFAST.AC.UK
Subject: Aww! Don't delete GUS OS/2 list yet!
Message-ID: <9309022040.AA08095@orca.es.com>

I know there's little point in having a list for a concept that doesn't yet
exist, but HOPEFULLY someone will pull their finger out and release a driver
soon. Then I suspect traffic on that list will grow exponentially.

But that's just a guess...

I would have joined before but without a driver, I didn't see the point.

*********************
Jonathan Clark
- ST:DS9 Fan -
*********************

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Date: Thu, 2 Sep 93 10:28:54 -0500
From: matthew@pi0.visim.uah.edu (Matthew A. Kliesner)
Subject: Re: Black Parity
Message-ID: <9309021528.AA11939@pi0.visim.uah.edu>

<dantonio@magick.tay2.dec.com> wrote:

: Speaking of Parity, has anyone gotten the Black Parity demo to use the GUS?
: I saw the instruction sheet and followed it (mostly) but no sound. Since
: it's based on the JMPROTR code from UltraForce, which also doesn't work
: with my GUS, I wasn't surprised. Is this another, "Gee, everyone's GUS is
: set to the defaults, right?" problem? Has anyone gotten sound from this?

I was playing with Black Parity just last night.  It ran fine, with a little
snow.  When I used the no-snow option the darned thing copped a runtime
error and quit.   I do, however, have my GUS set to the defaults. ( I wish I
didn't... I'd like to use a 16 bit channel.)

				C'est la vie!
				  -Matthew

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| Il rentre gallomphant.             |   Matthew A. Kliesner           |
|              -Carroll/Warrin       |   Visualization and Simulation  |
|=====                          =====|       Laboratory                |
| PGP 2.2 - "Finger me to find       |   The University of Alabama     |
|               the key!"            |       in Huntsville             |

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Date: Thu, 2 Sep 93 17:59:29 PDT
From: Christopher Jon Wilkins <chrisw@leland.Stanford.EDU>
Subject: Compression/Decompression?
Message-ID: <199309030059.RAA25683@power.Stanford.EDU>

Hi everyone. Sort of on the topic of PAS-16's / Gus daughtercards, etc...

The GUS daughtercard apparently is meant to have some sort of hardware
based compression/decompression. Now I did so well with my questions
about 48khz sampling a while ago that I thought that some of the technical
types could help me out and explain what this means to idiots like me?

I presume this is not compression/expansion like in the music effects boxes
(amplitude modulation so as to flatten out the amplitude of the incoming
signal/expand the amplitude of the outgoing signal). So is it compression
in the sense of the lossless compression algorithms (like the one used
in Pkzip, etc.) or is it some sort of lossy compression used 
specifically for audio data (like in the new CDC's and recordable CD's)
- a kind of jpeg for audio? Or is it something else entirely?

I think the SB16 also has some sort of features like this. Anyone heard
anything about this? And if so, do all these cards use the same compression
format (so that recording can be moved across platforms?). 

And if it's so great, why don't CD players use it?

And what does PCM mean (Pulse Code Modulation??)? How is a PCM sample
different from a non-PCM sample?

And why do I ask so many questions?

Chris.

P.S. How many IRQs are unused on a 486 machine with standard cheapy
IDE controller card with one serial port enabled? Just wondering how many 
I've got left.

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Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1993 18:16:13 -0600 (CDT)
From: ddebry@grue.dsd.ES.COM (Dave DeBry)
Subject: Decision on GUS-OS/2 list...
Message-ID: <9309030016.AA08864@grue.dsd.ES.COM>

	I've decided (after reading all the mail I got) to remove the
GUS-OS/2 list for now.

	If/When the drivers are released, I will recreate the list,
this time in digest form, like I did with the GUS-SDK/dev list.

-- 
Dave  ddebry@ debry@   \ 
DeBry dsd.    peruvian. | "Gentlemen!  You can't fight in here.  This is
	  es.     cs.utah.  |  the War Room."
	  com     edu      /  

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Date: Thu, 2 Sep 93 14:04:00 +0000
From: FINK_MARTIN/HP2000_13@idacom.hp.com
Subject: Details for Syndicate with GUS
Message-ID: <"dc7T(mW0000xzDqm*"@MHS>

Over the past few weeks, I've been trying to
get Syndicate to work with GUS.  There have been
many messages, all with too few details.  So I
sat down, took all the detail, added some of my
own, and got it to work.....here is everything
you need to do.....

CONFIG.SYS
==========

DEVICE    = C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
BUFFERS   = 30,0
FILES     = 30
DOS       = HIGH
LASTDRIVE = Z
FCBS      = 4,0
STACKS    = 9,256
SHELL     = C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM C:\DOS\ /p
DEVICE    = C:\ULTRANSND\ULTRAINIT.SYS ULTRASND=220,1,1,11,7
DEVICE    = C:\DOS\DBLSPACE.SYS /MOVE

AUTOEXEC.BAT
============

@ECHO OFF
SET DIRCMD=/L /C /P /A
CLS
PROMPT $P$G
PATH C:\DOS;C:\WINDOWS;C:\ULTRASND
SET TEMP=C:\DOS
SET ULTRASND=220,1,1,11,7
SET ULTRADIR=C:\ULTRASND
SET BLASTER=A220 I7 D1 T1
ULTRINIT
C:\DOS\MOUSE
SBOS

SYND.BAT
========

@main >nul: /iirq7 /idma1 /c0


+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

The key things are the change of SYND.BAT and the removal of the
EMM386.EXE driver from CONFIG.SYS.  Also, there should be no options
on SBOS.  When I used options...it crashed.  Volume settings are
OK.  You can use the Syndicate patch 'GUS-SYND.EXE' instead of
modifying SYND.BAT.  I know the Syndicate manual days that it will
work with EMM386.EXE, but I had solid hard crashes on my HP VECTRA
486/33MI when I tried to use it in any configuration.

After the pain.....

Martin
EMail: mfink@canada.hp.com

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Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1993 15:10:05 -0400 (EDT)
From: Phat H Tran <ptran@sciborg.uwaterloo.ca>
Subject: DMP262, UW2
Message-ID: <Pine.3.05.9309021503.D27279-c100000@sciborg>

> Date: Wed, 01 Sep 93 18:08:40 -0400
> From: "Momentary language, sexual situations" <dantonio@magick.tay2.dec.com>
> Subject: DMP262 and the Black Parity demo
> Message-ID: <9309012208.AA29207@magick.tay2.dec.com>
> 
> Has anyone else tried DMP262? It consistently (both times I tried) gave me
> the infamous Off-Board Parity Error. Needless to say, I was quite
> worried...
>

I also get Off-Board Parity Errors when using DMP262 after running Windows.
But my BIOS lets DMP continue after the error instead of halting the system.
 
> Speaking of Parity, has anyone gotten the Black Parity demo to use the GUS?
> I saw the instruction sheet and followed it (mostly) but no sound. Since
> it's based on the JMPROTR code from UltraForce, which also doesn't work
> with my GUS, I wasn't surprised. Is this another, "Gee, everyone's GUS is
> set to the defaults, right?" problem? Has anyone gotten sound from this?
>

The Parity demo works just fine for me, beginning to end.  My GUS is at
220h, DMA 3/3, IRQ 12 and 5.
 
> Date: Thu, 2 Sep 93 02:26:59 +1000
> From: rohan@cairo.anu.edu.au (Rohan Talip)
> Subject: SBOS settings in FAQ
> Message-ID: <9309011626.AA01517@cairo.anu.edu.au>
> 
> Hello All,
> 
> I have a question regarding the SBOS versions in the FAQ.  Why do all
> of the versions listed in the SBOS settings part of the FAQ have
> numbers less than 2.00 (i.e. around 1.20 - 1.23).  Have the same games
> been tested with versions higher than SBOS 2.05 (perhaps even 2.06...?) ?
>

Don't worry too much about the SBOS options.  All the dozens of games I've
tried worked without any -o or -x switches.  Many of the options in the
list are unnecessary.  I think that's why it's not being updated anymore.

> Date: Wed, 1 Sep 1993 15:21:19 -0300 (ADT)
> From: Gravis Ultrasound Lover <markus@Info.UMoncton.ca>
> Subject: Ultime Underworld II
> 
>   Can anyone help me on how to have digital sounds with Ultima
> Underworld II.  I tried the Myles drivers, but I only get MIDI music. 
> Samething with SBOS (FM music of course).  I tried SBOS on IRQ 5 and 7,
> but the INSTALL.EXE programs tells me that no board is detected.  But the
> Myles drivers works with Ultima Underworld I.
>

Make sure you have at least 570k conventional memory and 1 Meg or more of
EMS.  The game drops certain features (such as speech or music) if it's
short on memory.
 
Phat.

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Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1993 13:20:02 -0500 (CDT)
From: One Lain Meyer <meyer@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu>
Subject: Re: DMP262 and the Black Parity demo
Message-ID: <199309021820.AA23204@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu>

> Date: Wed, 01 Sep 93 18:08:40 -0400
> From: "Momentary language, sexual situations" <dantonio@magick.tay2.dec.com>
> Subject: DMP262 and the Black Parity demo
> Message-ID: <9309012208.AA29207@magick.tay2.dec.com>
> 
> Speaking of Parity, has anyone gotten the Black Parity demo to use the GUS?
> I saw the instruction sheet and followed it (mostly) but no sound. Since
> it's based on the JMPROTR code from UltraForce, which also doesn't work
> with my GUS, I wasn't surprised. Is this another, "Gee, everyone's GUS is
> set to the defaults, right?" problem? Has anyone gotten sound from this?

try installing and then uninstalling SBOS before ya run it.
this worked for me when running JMPROTR...

--OLM

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Date: Thu, 02 Sep 93 09:35:15 
From: jason.lin@support.com
Subject: FILE REQUEST
Message-ID: <9309020935.A2853wk@support.com>

I'm looking for the Ultima 7 MIDs for GM that were once uploaded on
Epas.  Can someone please upload them to Epas again or send an uuencoded
copy to me?
Thanks in advance..

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Date: Fri, 3 Sep 1993 01:45:04 -0400 (EDT)
From: dionf@ERE.UMontreal.CA (Francois Dion)
Subject: ftp providers?
Message-ID: <9309030545.AA10070@brise.ERE.UMontreal.CA>

I would need a private ftp site for beta testing. I'll have to distribute
some stuff to beta testers and need an ftp site. IdMEDIA wont be online
with ftp before 94, so i need a solution for a few months.

So if you have a path that you can make unreadable (the directory) but can
still allow I/O if you know the name on your ftp site and you can let me use
it, please contact me.

Ciao,
-- 
Francois Dion
	'  _   _   _ 
 CISM (_) (_)  _) FM       Montreal , Canada       Email: CISM@ERE.UMontreal.CA
	  (_)  / . _)             10000 Watts          Telephone no: (514) 343-7511
_______________________________________________________________________________
Audio-C-DJ-Fractals-Future-Label-Multimedia-Music-Radio-Rave-Video-VR-Volvo-...

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Date: Thu, 2 Sep 93 08:59:00 -0600
From: Ido Bar-tana <bartana@uni.Colorado.EDU>
Subject: GUS daughter board out?
Message-ID: <9309021459.AA00800@uni.colorado.edu>

Could some kind soul upldate me on the state of 
the GUS daughter boards? I'm interested in getting
a CD-ROM drive, but will limit the choice to something
I can plug to the GUS.

Thx, Ido

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Date: Thu, 02 Sep 1993 12:58:07 -0400
From: davidm@marcam.com (David MacMahon)
Subject: GUS delay program uploaded to epas
Message-ID: <9309021658.AA28737@ottawa.marcam.com>

Hi,

I have uploaded GUSDLY01.ZIP to archive.epas.utoronto.ca in
the directory /pub/pc/ultrasound/submit.

GUSDLY01.ZIP contains GUSDELAY.EXE v0.1 and DUSDELAY.TXT.

GUSDELAY.EXE is a program written by David MacMahon (me) that
enables your GUS to record data and playback those same data
after a delay.  The delay can be so short that you can't
notice it, or it can be as long as the GUS' memory/sample
rate will accommodate.  It demonstrates (quite well) that 
simultaneous recording and playback is both possible and
well within the realm of the GUS and the low level SDK.

Dave

David MacMahon
Systems Administrator
davidm@marcam.com  <---New address, use this one
davidm@opl.com     <---Old address, don't use this one

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Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1993 17:09:58 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Timothy C. Gion" <gion@chopin.udel.edu>
Subject: Megem Question
Message-ID: <Pine.3.07.9309021756.A23901-a100000@chopin.udel.edu>

I just d/l'ed megem15b.zip last night.  I ran megem.exe and then tried to
run the emuset.exe program.  It gave me an error msg stating that it
couldn't find the ultrasnd.ini file.  Did I accidentally delete this file
by mistake?  I can't find the file any where on my hard drive.  I didn't
bring my GUS disks to college, so I haven't been able to check there.  I
believe my disks were version 2.05 (I'm one of the many who have yet to
receive the upgrades :) ).  Thanks.

Tim Gion   AKA  /     \     University of Delaware - Computer Science
			   -Merdion- 
				\     / 

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Date: Fri, 3 Sep 1993 15:34:24 +0930 (CST)
From: Gavin <SCARMAN@hfrd.dsto.gov.au>
Subject: Re: Passport Designs are morons.
Message-ID: <930903153424.14a82@hfrd.dsto.gov.au>

>Mike at Passport Designs regarding version 3 of Encore....
>Patch Caching for GUS is not on their TO-DO list

And a big raspberry to all the moron programmers who think that when a standard 
is introduced it can be ignored if they feel like it. Patch caching is a windows 
standard not an option, hell even media player does it, and you can't get a more 
basic midifile player

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Date: Thu,  2 Sep 1993 10:29:31 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Adam K. Rixey" <ar2w+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Return to Zork (demo)
Message-ID: <cgVUB=O00VpJ0BU0cN@andrew.cmu.edu>

   There's a demo of the new Return to Zork game at wuarchive
(/pub/msdos_uploads/game_demos/zorkdemo.exe) and I'm happy to say it
sounds INCREDIBLE with the AIL drivers.  To get it working, copy
gf1midi.drv to the directory (I couldn't get digitized sounds working,
I'm not sure if there even are any in the demo) and execute the demo
with the command "made demo -o -m:gf1midi".  
   Now if only it's as good as the other Zork games were...

	- AkR
	- ar2w@andrew.cmu.edu

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Date: Thu, 02 Sep 93 20:40:22 EDT
From: gizzy@aol.com
Subject: Simlife problems
Message-ID: <9309022040.tn40595@aol.com>

Anybody know how to get Maxis Simlife for Dos to work with the GUS & SBOS?  I
have the latest version of SBOS 2.010b, and have talked to both Gravis and
Maxis, but I get no reply.  Any hints out there?

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Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1993 11:34:58 +0300
From: Erik Bunn <ebu@gamma.hut.fi>
Subject: Space Hulk and AIL
Message-ID: <9309020834.AA10718@gamma.hut.fi>

Continuing on the thread of games.. Anyone playing this one on the list? 
I noticed Space Hulk has AIL drivers (sound.drv and midi.drv in the
subdir dr*). However, it doesn't have any roland support and
it won't work when I replace it's own drivers with Gravis' versions. 

Has anyone solved this straight out, or would it require a patch like
Dune II, does this company use a weird version of the Miles drivers as
well?

(wheee, I'm in so much hurry i haven't had time to test anything else
out except the games.. =)


 Erik Bunn // DiscworldRingworldCerebusSandmanC&HBrazilWandaXpilotRaceDrivin'
Dhblah sidled closer. This was not hard. Dhblah sidled everywhere. *Crabs*
thought he walked sideways. 
		-- (Terry Pratchett, Small Gods)

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