GUS Daily Digest            Tue, 18 Jan 94  0:07         Volume 10: Issue  18 

Today's Topics:
							 DPMI/MegaEM
					   GUS Daily Digest V10 #17
					   Incredible Machine Help!
						 Mixer, Ultrasnd.ini
							 MOD player.
						More Gravis CES stuff
							  NHL Hockey
				   Sampling through the GUS line-in
								 SBOS
				 sbos V3.7B2 - where is it? (2 msgs)
				 thanks for day of tentacle files etc
					Trackers that support EMS/XMS!
					 Transfering samples from CD
							 Wave Volume
					   Windows Sound System 2.0

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: Mon, 17 Jan 94 08:58:48 EST
From: "Burns Fisher, VMS Engineering  17-Jan-1994 0902" <fisher@skylab.enet.dec.com>
Subject: DPMI/MegaEM

Just a curiosity question.  I know little about DPMI (DOS Protected Mode 
Interface), but I DO understand the MegaEM uses PM in its own way, so the two 
don't mix.

Now my question is, can an "alternate" MegaEM be written which actually uses 
DPMI to accomplish intercepting MPU401 port accesses rather than just taking 
control of PM itself?  Or does DPMI not have that capability?

Curiously,

Burns

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Date: Mon, 17 Jan 1994 12:57:30 -0500 (EST)
From: Phat H Tran <ptran@sciborg.uwaterloo.ca>
Subject: Re: GUS Daily Digest V10 #17

> Date: Sun, 16 Jan 1994 19:00:14 -0800 (PST)
> From: Telepathic Surgery <yaga@u.washington.edu>
> Subject: GUS Mixer - Windoze
> 
> I just recently installed the new windoze drivers (I know, I'm lazy...), 
> and can get everything to work (i.e.  no probs with midi/patches etc.). 
>     
>     However, I'm having a problem with the GUS mixer now.  Everytime I start 
> up, the volumes are low - the .wavs and the midi are way too quiet, and the 
> right midi channel is totally silenced - so I have to go into the mixer 
> and adjust the volumes.  I was under the impression that windoze was 
> supposed to save everything upon exit, so why won't it record the volume 
> levels and keep them constant?  What can I do to keep the volumes the 
> same?  

You have to use the _new_ mixer in pmak110.zip, and hit the save button
to save the MIDI and WAV volumes as defaults for subsequent Windows
sessions.

> Date: Sun, 16 Jan 1994 05:30:16 -0700 (MST)
> From: jhender@nyx.cs.du.edu (djkc)
> Subject: PatchDir problem fixed
> 
> p.s.- why does ultrasnd.ini have to be in both /ultrasnd and 
>       /ultrasnd/windows ?

Actually, ultrasnd.ini needn't be in /ultrasnd/windows.

> Date: Sun, 16 Jan 1994 00:47:53 -0800 (PST)
> From: wyattc@sfu.ca
> Subject: Syndicate and SBOS
> 
> I'm having trouble getting Syndicate to work with my Ultrasound.
> 
> I used the GUS-SYND program, with SBOS loaded, and I can get the
> music, but not the sound effects.
> 
> I tried loading SBOS with the -o2 and -o3 options as well, with
> GUS-SYND, and without.  If I don't use GUS-SYND, I don't get any sound
> at all, although I do hear an initialization "pop"
> 
> Port: 240h
> IRQ: 7
> DMA: 1
> 
> Can anybody figure out why I'm not getting any sound effects?

The game appears to only work correctly if your soundcard is at base
address 220h.  Start the game by running

main /iirqn

where n is your SB/MIDI IRQ, after you've placed your GUS on 220h.

Phat.

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Date: Mon, 17 Jan 1994 20:12:25 -0500 (EST)
From: William Lapera <uwtl@sunyit.edu>
Subject: Incredible Machine Help!

Hi!  I've spent hours trying to get the Digitized effects to come out of
the Incredible machine, no luck,   I can get GMidi fine with megaem.  
Theres a list of how to get particular games to work, unfortunately its
explanation for this game is unclear.  Something use the /sh switch(not a
valid switch) and setup megaem before using setup(meaning reinstall the
program??)

Thanks, any help much appreciated

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Date: Mon, 17 Jan 1994 10:11:40 GMT
From: Clarke Brunt <CLARKE@lsl.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Mixer, Ultrasnd.ini

>    However, I'm having a problem with the GUS mixer now.  Everytime I start 
>up, the volumes are low - the .wavs and the midi are way too quiet, and the 
>right midi channel is totally silenced - so I have to go into the mixer 
>and adjust the volumes.  I was under the impression that windoze was 
>supposed to save everything upon exit, so why won't it record the volume 
>levels and keep them constant?

Yes, it's time we heard more complaints about the combination of new
mixer and drivers failing to restore things properly. Have you
clicked the 'SAVE' button in the mixer. This writes the settings
to an .ini file with 'mix' somewhere in its name in the \ultrasnd
directory. I thought that the drivers then restored most things when
next initialized, except the enable status of mic and line-in.
It's hardly Windows fault if someone has blundered when writing the
programs for it!

>p.s.- why does ultrasnd.ini have to be in both /ultrasnd and 
>      /ultrasnd/windows ?

I don't think that is does have to be (in the latter directory).
I have always seen the windows subdirectory as a home for the
original (rather than the working) copies of files. This applies
to the drivers also, which are probably installed in \windows\system
unless you change you system.ini to point back to \ultrasnd\windows.

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Date: Mon, 17 Jan 1994 16:10:33 -0500 (EST)
From: m8088044@llohio.ll.pbs.org (Fred Coffey)
Subject: MOD player.

Fellow GUSsers.

	Just bumped up my RAM to a meg, and boy does that really make things
sound better!  Have sounds coming from MODs that I never knew exsisted!!
Anyway, the point of this post is that I'm looking for a good (better than
GUSMod?) Mod player.  If anyone has something that they feel blows the doors
off the competition, drop me a line.

	Yes, yes, I know what you're going to say, "Why doesn't the (fill
in your favorite word here) ftp it himself?".  Well, I don't have FTP
access, and I can never get ftpmail to work, or it takes forever.



Thanks!

Fred Coffey
1-17-94 at 4:11pm EST

P.S. Thanks to all who sent me info on the mailing lists!

-- 
Fred Coffey                |  
Sandusky, Ohio             |  PGP Public Key Available Upon Request
m8088044@llohio.ll.pbs.org |  
"....for the world is hollow and I have touched the sky...." -- Star Trek

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Date: Mon, 17 Jan 94 05:29:00 BST
From: f.graham@genie.geis.com
Subject: More Gravis CES stuff

Do no Gravis people drop in here anymore? OK, I'll relay this one more post
from our very active Gravis rep on Genie:
 
 ------ (snip, snip) -----------------
 Category 1,  Topic 6
 Message 217       Fri Jan 14, 1994
 GRAVIS [Adv Gravis]          at 13:26 EST
 
Hi guys!  Here's some CES news.
 
First off, we were showing at CES the Gravis Personal Piano System and our
new joint venture with Forte - the VFX1 Virtual Reality Head Set System with
full motion tracking. It was apparantly, the product of the show.
 
Now, onto the good stuff...
 
Brad Craig, Pete Matthews (from Forte) and myself, met with just about every
 game developer down there including Sierra, Maxis, LucasFilm,  Microprose,
 Interplay, Crystal Dynamics, SSI, New World Computing (we had to...they were
 right next door!), just to name a few. We had scheduled appointments with
 Origin, but for some reason, they were not at their booth when we got
 there.....although the EA/ORIGIN/SSI booth was an absolute zoo...
 
Now, we saw a whole heck of a lot of new games that support the GUS. New
World Computing, Sierra, and SSI and MAXIS, are waiting for the 32 bit AIL
drivers Sierra will release patches for GK, PQ4, QFG, once our drivers are
done. We were able to get the game developers to sign a non disclosure at
the show regarding a major industry announcement (which I cannot tell you
about). Suffice to say, they were impressed. Anyways, most of the game
companies have at least one or two titles that are coming out, and more are
slated for release.  Now, the top three GUS games that we saw or were
showing are:
 
Hired Guns - with 3D support...looks and sounds interesting
 Star Reach - from Interplay - looks really cool and sounds great
 The Horde - from Crystal Dynamics - with 35 minutes of video footage
 
The Horde looks like one funny, zany game.  From their press kit, they say:
 The Horde is an unflossed rabble of eating machines. They come in  multiple
 sizes and cravings. Original CD quality finger licking good music, digitized
 eating noises and other sound effects.  Mouth watering texture mapped 3D
 characters, backgrounds and objects.  From the same team who cooked up the
 award winning Star Control.
 
Don't ask me to explain ityymore!
 
Also, the VFX1 headset was the game developers dream item. We are making
 available to developers a development kit before or at the Game Developers
 Conference.  Lets just say they were really impressed. Every game company
has major ideas for use with it.
 
Now for UltraSound Max information, all I can say it is shipping in March.
 
Also, 11th Hour (sequel to 7th Guest) was showing at the show which also has
 GUS support. We loaned an UltraSound with MegaEm to LucasFilm who showed Sam
& Max in their booth and office. Cool guys at LucasFilm Games!
 
The people that we met were great, with the most interesing people being
Ralph Thomas from SSI, the guys at New World Computing, Sierra On Line
people the guys from Interplay, Crystal Dynamics, Accolade, Knowledge
Adventure and Ocean (who by the way apoligized for Jurassic Park, and are
using the GUS for Inferno).
 
Any more questions??
 ------- (snip, snip) -----------------
 
Also, Activision dropped a note yesterday that Mechwarrior II is "pushed
back to late March" thus the demo to appease the sloberring hordes...
 

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Date: Mon, 17 Jan 94 17:03:15 CST
From: Jim English <jenglish@hpserv.keh.utulsa.edu>
Subject: NHL Hockey

 In the README fopr the latest ver of SBOS (GUS0036.ZIP) it says it
 fixkes the problem with NHL Hockey, but after my goalie gets the puck
 the 1st time (or maybe its the first interruption in play) the dig sound
 s all dont play.  Has anyone else had this problem?  Also when the sounds
 play they sound rough. (before they dont play that is :) )
 -jim
--
______________________________________________________________________________
Jim English - jenglish@hpc2.keh.utulsa.edu / EJP51823@vax1.utulsa.edu

I do not represent the University of Tulsa in any way, but I'm sure if they
wanted me too they could easily create another Vice President position and
raise tuition.

"Oh good heavens baby where's my medicine?  Well I must have left it outside
with my ettiquette."  -  Hotel Illness  (Black Crowes)
______________________________________________________________________________

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Date: Mon, 17 Jan 1994 12:12:46 -0800 (PST)
From: Eric Moon <kludge@u.washington.edu>
Subject: Sampling through the GUS line-in

  I've been having trouble getting (relatively) noise-free samples through
the GUS line-in jack.  Sampling through the mic. works quite well, but
I get a nasty buzzing hiss when I try to use line-in.  I've tried enabling
or disabling the mic. jack at the same time, as well as having the mic. jack
plugged into something "dead" (which I read might help.)  Any suggestions?

								--Kludge

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Date: Mon, 17 Jan 1994 22:14:32 -0500 (EST)
From: Doug Nashold <nashold@WPI.EDU>
Subject: SBOS

 If I play a MIDI or SND file before playing a game that needs SBOS, I
 get absolutely no sound at all. This includes Mech I,XWing, Privateer,
 everything. Any help? By the way, I have SBOS v. 2.08.

 Also, are there any good MOD composers out there?


 Doug Nashold
 nashold@wpi.wpi.edu

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Date: Mon, 17 Jan 94 15:24:41 WET DST
From: Steve <gei055@rowan.coventry.ac.uk>
Subject: sbos V3.7B2 - where is it?

I've just got back from my Christmas break and checked the back copies
of the digest in my mail box.

I've since been trying to get the new version of sbos but I cannot find
it anywhere.  I've missed all the digests since the new year (I wiped
them by mistake) so I don't know if it's been moved.

Where can I find it - I've searched the ftp site archive.epas.etc... for
gus0036.zip and cannot find it - can someone please help.

Thanks

Steve

Happy New Year to one and all (if a bit late)

 

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Date: Mon, 17 Jan 94 15:27:01 WET DST
From: Steve <gei055@rowan.coventry.ac.uk>
Subject: sbos V3.7B2 - where is it?

 
 I've just got back from my Christmas break and checked the back copies
 of the digest in my mail box.
 
 I've since been trying to get the new version of sbos but I cannot find
 it anywhere.  I've missed all the digests since the new year (I wiped
 them by mistake) so I don't know if it's been moved.
 
 Where can I find it - I've searched the ftp site archive.epas.etc... for
 gus0036.zip and cannot find it - can someone please help.
 
 Thanks
 
 Steve
 
 Happy New Year to one and all (if a bit late)
 

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Date: Tue, 18 Jan 1994 00:00:21 +1100 (EST)
From: Iain Huxley <ihuxley@ucc.su.OZ.AU>
Subject: thanks for day of tentacle files etc

thanks to all those who mailed me about DOTT driver files.
For those who are still not aware, they can be found on epas.

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Date: Mon, 17 Jan 1994 15:21:45 +0000 (GMT)
From: A.N.Wilson@helios.hertfordshire.ac.uk (Wilson) (Wilson)
Subject: Trackers that support EMS/XMS!

Does anyone know if there are any trackers available that support
XMS/EMS memory?  I have loads of Amiga modules that are 700k+ in length
and the trackers I have found so far are limited to the TRAGIC "is there
space below 640k" memory syndrome!
The tracker I require needs to have the ability to load/save recent
ProTracker module formats.  

Oh, and for those who want to listen to their huge modules in their
entirety try PMP Play.  (Protected Mode Player).

Ta in advance!

Andy.

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Date: Mon, 17 Jan 94 19:45:43  GMT
From: aswani@sound.demon.co.uk (Robert Aswani)
Subject: Transfering samples from CD

I know there are a few programs about like CDDAREAD, CDGRAB and CDDA2WAV, 
does anybody know what type of CD-ROM drives are needed to transfer audio
from a normal music CD using the last two programs I mentioned.

I know CDDAREAD is in the gus/submit directory on EPAS, but it's no good to
me as I don't have access the Toshiba drive which is supports. Does
anybody know where I can get hold of the other two programs?

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Robert Aswani               \     All witty quotes have been sold
aswani@sound.demon.co.uk     \     cheaply in the January sales
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Date: Mon, 17 Jan 94 20:16:09 CST
From: Jim English <jenglish@hpserv.keh.utulsa.edu>
Subject: Wave Volume

ACK!!!! I set the wave volume down in my mixer, but in every app it resets
up to max, which makes for very loud system beeps, how can i fix this?
(I Do not wish to use the old drivers)  Also why was the other line (CD/Line)
volume filters dropped in the latest version?  I couldnt use them, but i
just wondered.  I have the mixer and windows drivers from the pmlite kit.
Either the mixer control needs to be improoved or the volume needs to be put
back into the driver so those of us who want to quiet our system noises during
apps may do so.  If im in error here please inform me how to get around this
annoyance.
-jim
(I practically jump when i hear my system beep at full volume :) )

--
______________________________________________________________________________
Jim English - jenglish@hpc2.keh.utulsa.edu / EJP51823@vax1.utulsa.edu

I do not represent the University of Tulsa in any way, but I'm sure if they
wanted me too they could easily create another Vice President position and
raise tuition.

"Oh good heavens baby where's my medicine?  Well I must have left it outside
with my ettiquette."  -  Hotel Illness  (Black Crowes)
______________________________________________________________________________

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Date: 17 Jan 94 05:00:53 EST
From: Shaun Granleese <73523.3424@CompuServe.COM>
Subject: Windows Sound System 2.0

	
	I have evaluated Windows Sound System and have found that it works
"sort-of" with the GUS. The microphone bundled with the software is not a
dynamic one and requires the provided adapter for some non-sound system cards. I
expect this is how it would work for the GUS - I already had a dynamic mic so I
used that.  The GUS is not listed directly in the setup program and attempts to
tell it that I had a SB compatible failed. A 'non-listed' heading does exist but
requires a driver that I assume would have to be designed for Sound-System - in
any event, desperate attempts to feed it the windows drivers I have did not
work! However, setup will allow you to copy the files without erasing current
Windows drivers.
	So, despite imperfect setup, the programs do work. I found that I had to
copy the GUS mixer over the Sound System mixer (audcntrl.exe) because the latter
recognises that the 
correct drivers are not installed. 
	My main interest was the Voice Recognition software, and it does work,
fairly well I would say. But I have started to wonder exactly how much time I'm
actually saving sitting here shouting at my computer! :-> Pretty much a gee-whiz
kind of thing as far as my needs go, at this stage of the technology my mouse
doesn't have to look for another job! 

Hope this helps -

Shaun   

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