Ultrasound Daily Digest     Tue,  2 Feb 93       Volume 2 : Issue  30 

Today's Topics:
				  Can the GUS play ENSONIQ patches?
							  Correction
			   FAQ: Gravis Ultrasound ("GUS") FAQ v1.02
						   Programming.....
					  Quickie USS-10 TRAX Review
							  Ram Prices
				   sbos & memory expansion problems
					 UK registration for patches?
				 wav2pat and software release rumours

	Information about the UltraSound Daily Digest (such as
mail addresses, request servers, ftp sites, etc., etc.) can be found
at the end of the Digest.
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Date: Mon, 1 Feb 93 18:03:07 PST
From: George Lane <GLANE@qualcomm.com>
Message-Id: <728618587.0.GLANE@NIKE.QUALCOMM.COM>
Subject: Can the GUS play ENSONIQ patches?
To: Ultrasound Daily Digest <ultrasound@dsd.es.com>

Hey,
	I've seen this asked before, but never an answer. Since the GUS uses 
the Ensoniq chip (although modified), can it play Ensoniq patches? This 
is a good question for a gus FAQ.

George 
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Date: 01 Feb 1993 13:08:10 -0500 (EST)
From: STU_JABIRCHE@VAX1.ACS.JMU.EDU
Message-Id: <01GU7IK8PJ6Q90N7OZ@VAX1.ACS.JMU.EDU>
Subject: Correction
To: Ultrasound Daily Digest <ultrasound@dsd.es.com>

Ren & Stimpy .wavs will be in ccu.umanitoba.ca, not cc.umanitoba.ca.
/pub/ren-stimpy
sorry

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Date: Mon, 1 Feb 93 22:31:43 MST
From: ddebry@itchy (Dave DeBry)
Message-Id: <9302020531.AA26720@itchy>
Subject: FAQ: Gravis Ultrasound ("GUS") FAQ v1.02
To: Ultrasound Daily Digest <ultrasound@dsd.es.com>

Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard,comp.music,rec.music.synth,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.answers,rec.answers,news.answers
Subject: FAQ: Gravis Ultrasound ("GUS") FAQ v1.02
Followup-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
Reply-To: ultrasound-request@dsd.es.com
Summary: This posting contains a list of Frequently Asked Questions
	(and their answers) concerning the Gravis Ultrasound (GUS)
	sound card for IBM PC's.
Keywords: gravis ultrasound gus faq synth soundcard adlib soundblaster music midi
Archive-Name: gravis-ultrasound/faq
Last-Modified: 02/01/93
Version: 1.02
	

	GRAVIS ULTRASOUND ("GUS") FAQ VERSION 1.02 [02/01/93]

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	Certain questions concerning the Gravis UltraSound ("GUS")
sound card are asked over and over on the UltraSound Daily Digest (a
mailing list for GUS users) and on comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard.  These
questions tend to grate on frequent readers of both groups in much the
same way that Ed "You May Already Be A Winner On Star Search" McMahon
does on every living creature on the planet.

	In an attempt to alleviate some of that stress from the lives
of USENET/Internet folk, this FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) list
has been created.  It's maintained by Dave DeBry (ddebry@dsd.es.com,
debry@peruvian.cs.utah.edu).  If you have any questions, comments,
complaints, or extra cash, please feel free to send them to him.
Don't expect a reply very quickly, as Dave does have a life outside of
this FAQ.

	If you would like to join the mailing list and be privy to the
latest and greatest information, banter, and poor spelling concerning
the GUS, mail to <ultrasound-request@dsd.es.com>.  The automated
server will tell you how to sign up for the mailing list, tell you
where the FTP sites associated with the Digest are (they recieve
software updates directly from Gravis often), and other such
information that will eventually lead you down the trail to Nirvana,
Valhalla, Heaven, or whatever Land O' Happiness your religion wants to
get to.


Index of Questions
------------------
	1] What is the GUS?
	2] How does the GUS emulate the SoundBlaster and Adlib cards?
	3] Where can I get a GUS, and how much will it cost?
	4] What version of the GUS hardware is the latest?
	5] What version of the GUS software is the latest?
	6] Where can I get the latest GUS software?
	   (AKA: Where is the GUS FTP site and/or Gravis BBS?)
	7] Is the GUS still in beta-test phase?
	8] What machines will the GUS work with?
	9] Why should I upgrade the memory onboard my GUS?
	10] Where can I get memory for the GUS, and how much will it cost?
	11] I'm having trouble installing the GUS software...
	12] I'm having trouble getting the GUS to work with Windows...
	13] How do I get the GUS to work with this program?
	14] How do I get the GUS to work with this aardvark?
	15] What new hardware is coming out for the GUS?
	16] What new software is coming out for the GUS?
	17] How do I build the MIDI interface for the GUS?

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1] What is the GUS?

	The Gravis UltraSound (generall referred to as the "GUS")
is a sound card built by Advanced Gravis Technologies (GRVSF on the
Nasdaq exchange).  It is a stereo card that can play 32 synthesized
voices and 32 sampled voices simultaneously.  It is also MIDI
compatible.

	The synthesizer on the GUS is based on a technology called
Wavetable Synthesis (WS) instead of FM synthesis (like the Adlib and
Soundblaster series).  WS is flexible enough to emulate FM synthesis,
and so an emulator has been created so SoundBlaster and Adlib programs
can use the GUS (see question #2).

	The GUS, in its basic state, can sample 8 bit stereo at 44kHz.
It can playback 16 bit stereo samples at 44kHz.  There is a
daughterboard that you can buy and plug on to the GUS that makes it
possible to sample at 16 bit stereo 44kHz.

	The GUS has the following "external" ports:
	o Stereo line in
	o Stereo line out
	o Stereo amplified out
	o Stereo microphone in
	o Game port / MIDI port

	The game port can be changed to MIDI in/out/through ports by
means of an adapter available from Gravis.  Alternatively (and for a
LOT less money) you can build your own (see question #17).
	
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2] How does the GUS emulate the SoundBlaster and Adlib cards?

	Currently, the emulation is done in a TSR/device driver that
comes with the card, called SBOS.  It's pretty small, and doesn't
conflict with too many programs.  

	SBOS has several command line options available (if run in the
TSR version; the device driver version requires a reboot to change the
setup) for compatibility with various different programs.  To find out
what switches to use for which programs, there is a list of options
being maintained (see question #13).

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3] Where can I get a GUS, and how much will it cost?

	The "suggested retail" for the card is $200 (U.S. dollars),
but if you pay that much, you haven't done your homework.  However,
homework on this card isn't easy because Gravis still hasn't actually
advertised (they have a weird policy concerning advertising).

	If you call around, you should have no trouble getting the GUS
for less than $150.  Suggested places are Babbages, Bizmart, and
Telemart. 

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4] What version of the GUS hardware is the latest?

	This is a question that is actually pretty irrelevant.  Yes,
there have been different "releases" of the GUS card (the number is
etched into the board), but there really aren't any differences.
Evidently, some of the newer cards have been redesigned to require
less hardware (and less cost to Gravis), but no functionality changes
have been made.

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5] What version of the GUS software is the latest?

	SBOS:       1.23
	Playmidi:   3.50
	
	All updates are available on the GUS FTP sites.

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6] Where can I get the latest GUS software?
   (AKA: Where is the GUS FTP site and/or Gravis BBS?)

GUS FTP sites:
	archive.epas.utoronto.ca         pub/pc/ultrasound
	wuarchive.wustl.edu       systems/msdos/ultrasound

	BTW: You can get a LOT more than just GUS software releases
from Gravis on the FTP sites.  There's lots of PD software written
specifically for the GUS, music (midi music, midi patches, mods, 669
music, samples, etc., etc), tech info on the card, back issues of the
UltraSound Daily Digest, etc., etc... check it out!

Gravis BBS:
	(604) 431-5927

	For those of you who don't have FTP access, find out about the
email request servers that do remote FTP for you.  (Someday the
UltraSound Daily Digest will allow you to request files from those
servers, but right now I'm busy with other things, so deal with it. :)

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7] Is the GUS still in beta-test phase?

	Absolutely NOT.  It doesn't matter where you hear this rumor,
it's false.  The rumor stemmed from the idea that you could get the
very latest GUS driver software, SBOS, etc., from the Gravis BBS.
These programs aren't beta test stuff.  They are concrete examples of
Gravis listening to bug reports from GUS users and turning out fixes
as fast as they can.

	That's commitment to customers on Gravis' part, NOT a lack of
a quality assurance department.

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8] What machines will the GUS work with?

	You need an IBM compatible computer with at least a 286
processor.  It needs to be at least a  386 if you want to use the GUS
with Windows.

	As of now, there is no driver for the GUS that works with
OS/2.  Gravis is considering writing one; if it's important to you,
voice your opinion and get it done sooner.

	There have been troubles with the GUS if your computer's
chipset is made by OPTI.  Not all OPTI chipsets are bad, but some of
them have a faulty DMA controller.  We're still trying to pin down
which chipsets are flawed; when we have a better idea of exactly which
ones are bad they'll be added here.  Until then, be careful if your
computer has an OPTI set, and try reading the UltraSound Daily Digest,
or comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard on USENET.

	PLEASE!  If you have an OPTI chipset, and have tried using a
GUS with it (whether it worked or not), please announce it to
everyone.  It will help us figure out which chipsets are bad.  Thanks!

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9] Why should I upgrade the memory onboard my GUS?

	For starters, the announcement has already come out of Gravis
that the standard GUS will come with 512k instead of 256k.  This means
that software companies will write their programs to use *at least*
512k onboard the GUS.  And with all the users going to 1meg, chances
are that things will be written for that limit.

	It's a cheap upgrade.  If your board came with 256k, it will
only cost you about $30 to go up to 1meg (see question #10).

	There's already a lot of MIDI files out there that require the
full 1meg to play them, because they use lots of different instrument
patches. 

	If you plan on doing any sampling, you'll need the space.  You
can do direct-to-disk sampling, but it can cause "skips" to go into
the sample each time the sample goes down the bus to the drive.  In a
worst case situation, you could be sampling 16 bits in stereo at
44kHz.  So, you're doing 88000 samples (stereo, remember) of 16 bits
each every second.  That's 171k (176000 bytes) every second, which
means the full 1meg memory will fill up in 5 seconds at that rate.
With only 256k, you can get about 1.5 seconds.

	Of course, only people doing very serious stuff with the card
need to sample at that high of a rate in 16 bits.  MOD files generally
do 16kHz 8 bit mono samples.  But upgrading the card is still pretty
important in that case... do the math, and you'll see.

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10] Where can I get memory for the GUS, and how much will it cost?

	You need six 256x4 DRAM chips, with speeds of 100ns or better
(in other words, 100ns OR LESS).  They tend to run about $4 a piece,
so the total price will be $24 + shipping.

	To find a place with them, just look through the Computer
Shopper magazine.  Check the index for 'memory' and call a few places
for prices.  (After a little calling, I found a place selling them for
$3.45 apiece.

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11] I'm having trouble installing the GUS software...

	One of the earlier versions of the GUS software disks (1.21)
had a problem with the install program.  Check out the GUS FTP sites
or the Gravis BBS for the latest stuff (see question #6).

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12] I'm having trouble getting the GUS to work with Windows...

	There in one possibility that accounts for about 50% of the
problems people have with the GUS and Windows: you can't have SBOS
loaded before going to Windows.  (You don't need it... if the Windows
program was written right, Windows will handle the link to the card;
the program shouldn't care.)  Try running ULTRINIT (it clears the GUS'
program memory), or rebooting.

	There is another common problem involving people putting a
certain file into the ...\windows\system directory that they
shouldn't, but I seem to have forgotten the details.  Could someone
please refresh my memory?

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13] How do I get the GUS to work with this program?

Written by: rdippold@cancun.qualcomm.com (Ron Dippold)

	GUS Tested Programs Compatability List V1.05 Jan 26, 1993

	Send updates to rdippold@qualcomm.com.

	This is a list of compatibility settings for the Gravis
Ultrasound card.  I have not personally verified all of these, most of
them are submitted to me by other GUS owners.  Your results may vary.
Nor is this a list of all programs that will run with the GUS - this
is just a list of those that have been tested by those who sent me
mail.  It is for the purpose of helping GUS owners run a program
without hunting for the appropriate options.

	If the switches listed don't work, try removing EVERYTHING
from your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files.  These settings worked
for someone, and memory managers and other device drivers seem to be
the main culprits when something doesn't work.

	The "Version" indicates the version of SBOS that the program
was tested with.

	Please note the "Most Wanted" section at the bottom of
programs which just don't seem to want to work.  Please check all 16
combinations of settings ( -o= none, 1, 2, 3 and -x= none, 1, 2, 3)
before submitting it as a "won't work."

	Things are now arranged in a hierarchical fashion.  If you
manage to "promote" anything up the hierarchy, please let me know
ASAP.  Ditto if you notice a problem with a game running with an old
version of SBOS that no longer occurs with a new version.


Native GUS Support
========================================================================
Chuck Yeager's Air Combat (new version)
Star Control II (some people have problems with 1 meg of GUS RAM)

SBOS Soundblaster support     Version   Parameters
========================================================================
4-D Boxing                      1.20    None  (Announcer's voice is too slow)
4-D Boxing                      1.23    None
Aces of the Pacific             1.20    None
Alone in the Dark               1.20    None
Amazon                          1.20    None
Armour-Geddon                   1.22    None
ATP 2.0                         1.22    None
AV8B Harrier Attack             1.20    -o2
Battle Chess 4000               1.23    None
Blaster Master                  1.20    -x3
Brix                            1.23    None (Strange if with SBOSDRV.SYS)
Catacombs 3D                    1.20    None
Chuck Yeager's Air Combat (old) 1.23    None
Civilization                            None
Comanche: Maximum Overkill      1.20    None (Get Update from Novalogic)
Comanche: Maximum Overkill      1.20    None (or music=adlib, digital=sb)
Commander Keen (part 4)         1.22    -x2
Contraption Zack                1.22    None
Darkseed                        1.23    None
Daughter of Serpents            1.22    None
Dinosaur Adventure              1.22    None
Dragon Flight                   1.22    None
Dragon's Lair III               1.22    None
Dune                            1.20    None
Dune II                         1.22    None
Earl Weaver Baseball II         1.20    None (digitized sounds out speaker)
Elite Plus                      1.20    None
Escape from Alcatraz            1.20    -o3
F-117A Stealth Fighter          1.23    -o1
F-15 Strike Eagle II            1.20    -o3
F-15 Strike Eagle III           1.23    -x2
F-29 Retaliator                 1.23    None
Falcon 3.0                      1.22    None
Fate of Atlantis                1.20    None
Formula One Grand Prix          1.20    -o2
Front Page Sports Football      1.20    None (voice may echo)
Galactix 1.3                    1.20    -o3  (not fully compatible)
Galactix 1.3                    1.22    None
The Games: Summer Challenge     1.20    None
Gobliiins (Cocktel)             1.22    None
Goblins 2                       1.22    None
Gods                            1.23    None
Grand Master Chess              1.22    None
Gunship 2000                    1.23    None (game pauses in digitized speech)
Hardball III                    1.22    None
Heart of China                  1.20    None
Hole in One Minature Golf Dlx   1.22    None
Humans                          1.20    -o3
The Incredible Machine          1.20    None
Jill of the Jungle              1.23    None (Strange if with SBOSDRV.SYS)
Joe and Mac: Caveman Ninja      1.22    None
Ken's Labyrinth                 1.23    None
Kiloblaster                     1.22    None
King's Quest V                  1.20    None
King's Quest VI                 1.20    -o3 (no speech)
King's Quest VI                 1.22    -o2 -x3
King's Quest VI                 1.23    -x3
Knights of the Sky              1.20    None
L.A. Law                        1.22    None
Leather Godesses of Phobos II   1.20    -o1
Legend of Kyrandia              1.20    None
Legend of Robin Hood            1.20    None
Legends of Valour               1.22    None
Leisure Suit Larry V            1.22    -o2 -x3
Lemmings                        1.20    Lemmings -x for PC type
Lemmings                        1.22    None
Links 386 1.05 or later         1.20    -o1 -x2 (turn off background sounds)
Links 386 1.05 or later         1.22    -x2 (load with golf /s )
LHX Attack Chopper              1.23    None
Llamatron 2112                  1.22    None (Turn off QEMM)
Mars                            1.23    None
Might and Magic IV              1.22    None (some have problems - try Adlib)
Monkey Island II                1.20    None
Overkill                        1.20    None
Patriot                         1.22    None
PGA Golf                        1.20    -o2
Playroom                        1.20    None
Populous II                     1.23    None
Powermonger                     1.20    None
Prince of Persia                1.20    -o1
Putt-Putt Joins the Parade      1.22    None
Quest for Glory III     1.23    -o2 -x2
Reader Rabbit I                 1.20    None
Reader Rabbit II                1.20    None
Reading Adventures in OZ        1.20    None
Red Baron                       1.20    None
Rex Nebular                     1.22    -x3
Rome AD 92                      1.22    None
Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe 1.23    None
Siege                           1.20    -x3
Sierra Xmas Card '92            1.22    None
Sim Ant                         1.20    None
The Simpsons                    1.22    None
Simusex                         1.20    None
Spear of Destiny                1.20    -o2
Spear of Destiny                1.22    None
Starfire                        1.20    None (no voice)
Street Fighter II               1.22    None
Stormovik SU-25                 1.23    None
Strange Deadfellows             1.20    GF1 int = MIDI int
Stunt Driver (1.5?)             1.23    None
Stunts (slight slowdown)        1.20    None
Stunts                          1.22    None
Stunt Island                    1.22    None
Task Force: 1942                1.22    None
Terminator 2029                 1.23    None (MIDI IRQ must be 7)
Thunder Hawk                    1.20    -x3  (still flakey)
Tristan Pinball                 1.20    None
Ultima Underworld               1.20    None
Ultima Underworld II            1.22    None
Ultima VII                      1.23    None
Unreal Demo                     1.20    IRQ must be 2
Unreal Demo                     1.23    None (sounds much better)
V for Victory: Utah Beach       1.22    None
V for Victory: Velikiye Luiki   1.22    None
Where in the World is Carmen... 1.20    -o1
Where in the World... DELUXE    1.23    -o1
Willy Beamish                   1.20    None
Wing Commander                  1.20    -o2 -x2  (slow)
Wing Commander                  1.22    -o2 -x2
Wing Commander II               1.23    None
Wolfenstein 3D                  1.22    None
WOW II 1.3 (MOD player)         1.20    None
World Circuit                   1.23    -o2
Wrath of the Demon              1.20    None


Note - Adlib support will usually allow you to select Adlib sounds and
Soundblaster Music.  You just don't get Soundblaster digitized sounds.

SBOS Adlib Support            Version   Parameters
========================================================================
Altered Destiny                 1.23    None
Conan                           1.20    None
Covert Action                   1.23    None
Future Wars                     1.20    None
Heart Light                     1.22    None
So You Want To Be a Hero?       1.20    None
Star Trek 25th Anniversary      1.22    None
Tegel's Mercenaries             1.22    None


Most Wanted List (Games that Just Don't Work so far)
========================================================================
Dr. Who Dalek Attack            1.22    Game freezes after explosion
SimLife                         1.22    Runs with -o3, but no sound
Wizkid                          1.23    Seems to wipe all TSRs

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14] How do I get the GUS to work with this aardvark?

	Sorry.  I'm getting a little bored typing all this up.

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15] What new hardware is coming out for the GUS?

Written by: Bruce Sharpe (bs@mda.ca)

	-------------------------------------------------------------------
	| Advanced Gravis Product Support BBS      Pricing & Availability |
	-------------------------------------------------------------------
	|                Item                           When?    SRP($US) |
	-------------------------------------------------------------------
	| MIDI Connector Box                        |  Apr '93  |  $49.95 |
	| 16-bit Stereo Recording Interface Card    |  Apr '93  | $149.95 |
	| LMSI CD-ROM Daughter Card for CM205 and   | Qtr 1 '93 |  $59.95 |
	|  and CM215 (Phillips, Magnavox, LMSI)     |           |         |
	| Sony CD-ROM Daughter Card for Sony 31A    | Qtr 1 '93 |  $49.95 |
	| Mitsumi CD-ROM Daughter Card              | Qtr 1 '93 |  $49.95 |
	| SCSI CD-ROM Daughter Card                 | Qtr 1 '93 |   TBA   |
	-------------------------------------------------------------------

	Details?  Good question.

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16] What new software is coming out for the GUS?

	Gravis has signed contracts with several companies to release
and/or support software for the GUS:

a) Gravis Ultrasound 3D

	BIG IMPORTANT NOTE: YES, this is SOFTWARE.  You will NOT need
to upgrade your GUS to be able to do the GUS-3D stuff.

	"Advanced Gravis announced a development that will forever
change the way PC game players, business, and multimedia software
users perceive sound from their computer software.  Gravis UltraSound
3D for the PC, the next step for the Gravis UltraSound card, places
the computer user in the middle of an audio environment for immersive
virtual reality audio. For the first time outside virtual reality labs
and at an affordable consumer pricepoint, sound effects, music, even
simple clicks of a mouse can be placed in an audio space that
surrounds the user like a sphere.

	"Utilizing Focal Point technology, UltraSound 3D processes the
audio signal through a technique called "convolution," new right and
left binaural audio signals are generated that create a wraparound
sound effect to the human ear.  The sound signal is actually a stereo
signal shaped electronically to make the listener hear the sound as
three-dimensional and in the correct location -- a psychoacoustic
effect that can be manipulated in real time.  When compared to an
equalizer, binaural processing adjusts the gain and phase of the
frequency band.  But it would take two hundred sliders for gain and
another two hundred sliders for phase shift per ear and the ability to
change all of them in real time to achieve the immersive virtual
reality audio effect of Gravis UltraSound 3D."

b) Midisoft Recording Session

	"Advanced Gravis Computer Technology Ltd. and Midisoft
Corporation have signed an agreement whereby Midisoft music authoring
software will be bundled together with Advanced Gravis UltraSound(tm)
multimedia PC hardware.  The world-wide, non-exclusive licensing
agreement extends to the end of 1993.

	"Under the terms of the agreement, Gravis will license Midisoft
Recording Session for Windows and a collection of MIDI songs for
inclusion in the retail versions of the Gravis UltraSound sound card.
The bundle will give users the ability to easily play, compose,
record, and edit MIDI music for personal, business, or educational
purposes."

c) Power Chords for Windows

	"Advanced Gravis Computer Technology Ltd. and Howling Dog
Systems have signed an agreement whereby Howling Dog's music software
will be bundled together with Advanced Gravis UltraSound(tm)
multimedia PC hardware.  The world-wide, non-exclusive licensing
agreement extends to the end of 1993.

	"Under the terms of the agreement, Gravis will license Power
Chords for Windows and a collection of MIDI songs for inclusion in the
retail versions of the Gravis UltraSound sound card.  The bundle will
give users the ability to easily play, edit and compose MIDI music for
personal, business, or educational purposes using a familiar guitar
interface and powerful drum kit."

d) Tons o' Free/Share/Cripple/*Ware

	Check out the GUS FTP sites (see question #6) for the latest
stuff.

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17] How do I build the MIDI interface for the GUS?

Written by: pcunnell@micrognosis.co.uk (Paul Cunnell)

15 pin D connector
										  220R
pin-1 +5v ----+--------------------------/\/\/\---------------\
			  |                                                \ 4
			  |                                          Gnd--2      MIDI OUT
			  |      |\      |\            220R                / 5
pin-12 tr >---|------| o-----| o----------/\/\/\--------------/
			  |    13|/ 12 11|/ 10
			  |                            220R
			  +---------------------------/\/\/\-------------\
			  |                                               \ 4
pin-15 rx <---|--------------------+                    Gnd--2      MIDI THRU
			  |      |\      |\    |        220R              / 5
			  |   +--| o-----| o---+-------/\/\/\------------/
			  |   | 1|/ 2   3|/ 4
			  |   |
			  |   +------+
			  |   270R   |                       220R
			  +--/\/\/\--+    +------+----------/\/\/\--------\
			  |B         |C   |A     |                         \  4
			+-|----------|----|-+    |                                MIDI IN
			|  8        6     2 |  -----                       /  5
			|                   |   / \ IN914 or IN4148     +-/
			|      6N138        |   ---                     |
			|                   |    |                      |
			|           5     3 |    |                      |
			+------------|----|-+    |                      |
						 |    |K     |                      |
pin-5 Gnd  --------------+    +------+----------------------+


	Inverters are 74LS04. (This is a 14-pin IC containing 6
inverters.  Connect pin 14 to +5V, pin 7 to GND).  Leave pin 2 of the
MIDI IN unconnected (Don't connect to ground)

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Date: Mon, 1 Feb 93 19:07:08 PST
From: brian@ccnext.ucsf.edu (Brian Huddleston)
Message-Id: <9302020307.AA26150@ ccnext.ucsf.edu >
Subject: Programming.....
To: Ultrasound Daily Digest <ultrasound@dsd.es.com>

Greetings all,  Can anyone send me any info/notes/etc on programming for the
GUS?  I have a friend that wants to put support of it in his game that he 
may be releasing.  I would REALLY appreciate it.  Thanks for any help.

						brian@ccnext.ucsf.edu

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Date: Mon, 01 Feb 1993 10:15:53 EST
From: barrym@physics.watstar.uwaterloo.ca
Message-Id: <9302011516.AA13172@sail.uwaterloo.ca>
Subject: Quickie USS-10 TRAX Review
To: Ultrasound Daily Digest <ultrasound@dsd.es.com>

Quick One Line Review : Unless you require a 4 track mixing program
						right now, don't bother with this product.

A buddy of mine needed to do some mixing of a song before Feb. 14, and since
he couldn't get a multi-track mixer rented over the next cople of months, we
decided to give the Ultrasound's recording capabilities a shot.

I called up Forte in Rochester, NY a week ago and got USS 10 Trax.
Cost : $49.95 USD + S/H ($10 USD).

Basically, this looks exactly like USS8, except that you get a SLIGHTLY clearer
manual (which has the world's most LAME cover, not even plasticized!).  Mine
was shipped with 5.25" disks (no big deal, I've got both formats), so I've got
no idea if 3.5" is available.  Does it run under OS/2 2.0?  Nope.

With this, you can record for as long as you have hard disk space.  You can
also have mulitple reels open (up to 10) at a time, plus mixing of them as
well.

The stupid thing about this program is that YOU CAN ONLY ACCESS ONE DISK
DRIVE!!!!!!!  God, would it be THAT difficult to allow to get a more than one
drive?

Features missing include - a REAL graphical interface
						 - any sort of effects (reverb, pitch shift, 
						   output normalization, etc.)
						 - better editting features
						 - using LED meters instead of the needle ones
						   (for a clearer output and less processor time)
						 - mixing/converting multi-speed samples
						 - programs to convert samples into patches
						 - opening multiple master reels
						 - easier zooming 

In short, it does what I need but not much else.  You all might as well
hold off buying this, as it is just not a full functioning product that you'd
pay this much for.

I'll try playing with it over the week and post some more stuff on it later.
My hard disk can keep up, but I'm going to see what happens when you use a RAM
disk.

Also, I'm trying to figure out why this stupid thing won't record in stereo.

Later and happy GUS'ing!

Barry Marshall - BARRYM@PHYSICS.WATSTAR.UWATERLOO.CA

P.S.  Check out the The Jungly Kitchen on EPAS.  In one of the modules, it only
	  comes out of one of the stereo channels, but other than that it's pretty 
	  amusing!  (Who ever thought up the Eat Donald Duck section was pretty
	  warped!  (smile!))

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Date: Mon, 1 Feb 93 10:15:24 PST
From: jericho!gord@uunet.UU.NET (Gord Wait S-MOS Systems Vancouver Design Center)
Message-Id: <9302011815.AA06000@ jericho>
Subject: Ram Prices
To: Ultrasound Daily Digest <ultrasound@dsd.es.com>

Several of the Electronics trade mags in our office at work describe the ram
price problem as basically this: The US have notified a FEW select KOREAN dram
manufacturers that they are being CONSIDERED for dumping violations. They will
investigate the manufacturers, and IF found guilty, they will impose a tariff
on the Korean manufacturers in the SPRING of 1993!!

THERE IS NO TARRIF YET. 
THE PRICE INCREASES ARE DUE TO GOUGING BY DRAM SUPPLIERS. 

There probably will be a tariff assigned to the Korean co's. (Samsung was one)
The Japanese co's are NOT going to get any tariff assigned.

I asked one of our local PC suppliers about the latest ram prices ($40 something
a megbyte simm) and asked him when he thought prices would get back to normal,
and this is what he said:  The prices probably won't ever come down again.
The other companies obviously had to lower their prices to compete with the
Koreans, and now they don't have to.  I beleive this is a crock. If the other
guys were dumping too, you can bet they would have been included in the action. 
They weren't. I don't think my local supplier is making it up, my guess is 
this misinformation is coming from his supplier. 

Some Japanese co's are sampling 64 megabit chips now, so I find it hard to 
beleive that the 1 and 4 megabit chip prices will stay high for too long. 
(GUS uses the one megabit chips ie 256k by 4)

Pass it on to end the mass confusion. I will dig out the articles and quote
them if anyone desires.

Gord (wont buy a meg till its less than $30.00 Canadian) Wait

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Date: Mon, 1 Feb 93 06:42:35 -0800
From: wildermu@cod.nosc.mil (James H. Wildermuth)
Message-Id: <9302011442.AA29543@cod.nosc.mil>
Subject: sbos & memory expansion problems
To: Ultrasound Daily Digest <ultrasound@dsd.es.com>

Hi,
  I have never been able to get sbos to work with Kings Quest VI.  
The program just says that it can't find the sound board (Sound 
Blaster). My set up is  240,7,7,11,7.  
  On another note I have been trying to upgrade to 1 Meg of RAM 
($24 USA) but I have been getting error 28 when I try to use 
the gus programs.  This does not happen consistently but it 
will often happen when I try to load sbos.
  Thanks for any help you can give me on these two problems.
				Jim Wildermuth

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Date: Sun, 31 Jan 93 22:20:07  GMT
From: Mike Parkins <mike@kingpin.demon.co.uk>
Message-Id: <728544007snx@kingpin.demon.co.uk>
Subject: UK registration for patches?
To: Ultrasound Daily Digest <ultrasound@dsd.es.com>

I'm a happy (if slightly confused) GUS owner and I have managed to
get most things running so far. What I was wondering is whether
other UK owners have posted their registration cards to the address
on the card (which is in the USA) or somewhere else? I want to make
sure I get the new patches but I doubt if Gravis will despatch them
directly to me unless they have a UK distributor.

Any comments?
Mike.

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Date: Mon, 1 Feb 93 16:17:57 GMT
From: "James Andrews, User Support" <james@sol1.east-london.ac.uk>
Message-Id: <28661.9302011618@uk.ac.uel.sol1>
Subject: wav2pat and software release rumours
To: Ultrasound Daily Digest <ultrasound@dsd.es.com>

I've been having trouble with wav2pat.  It makes the patches okay, but they
only work properly for the lower part of the keyboard and at 44Khz.

I expect this is a "feature" ... still what do I expect from beta stuff?
Works a bit...hurrah.

As for the rumours on when the software update is going to be, UK support
told me that it would be mailed out on February 12th and it would include
Midisoft and Powerchord, the general midi patches and the 1.22 diskset.

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