GUS Daily Digest            Fri, 6 Jan 95  9:37 PST      Volume 18: Issue   6 

Today's Topics:
                        Aces of the deep & GUS
                   audio CD volume control (2 msgs)
                         Beta Testing - hah!
                    CD out to GUS CD in connector?
                       Game Review--Hardball 4
                            GUS 359 disks
                         GUS CD-Rom Archive?
                   GUS Daily Digest V18 #5 (3 msgs)
           Need help 2 problems  1) AVI files  2) KQ7 game
                         Plaese u/l MAXSBOS !
                        rott with fx & music?
                            Ultrasound ACE
                              Wav file..
                 where is ailpatch.zip for Privateer?

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, 6 Jan 1995 10:32:37 +0200
From: Mikko Issakainen <miissaka@silmu.cc.jyu.fi>
Subject: Aces of the deep & GUS

Thank you to David Ball for the tip with AOD. I now hear the sounds. But 
I also found that if you have poor sound quality in the game (snap, 
crackle and pop when it plays some samples), try modifying your AT BUS 
Clock selection in the BIOS setup. When I changed it from CLKI/3 to 
CLKI/4 the effects now seem to be correct. Well, almost :) I still have 
some crackling in the engine sounds... BTW: this also improves the music 
in the intro...

Now, when I hear the sounds in the game, the on-line manual (cd-version) 
crashes... And I'd really like to hear the music in the game... it isn't 
necessary but I'd like to get everything that I paid for... ;)

Mikko Issakainen
miissaka@silmu.jyu.fi

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Date: Thu, 5 Jan 95 17:22:36 MST
From: rmwalker@nyx10.cs.du.edu (rod walker)
Subject: audio CD volume control

With reference to my earlier query:
 
>I did this because I thought that I would then be able to control the output
>volume of an audio CD in software (using Gravis' Sound Station or CDdb -
>the latter is a UK shareware program).  However, despite being able to
>control the volume of played-back .WAV and .MID files using these programs
>I cannot control the volume of played back audio CDs using them.  I still
>have to use the volume controls on the external speakers - which is a bit
>of a pain in the proverbial!
 
Just to say thank you publicly to those who replied with the answer - I have
e-mailed them separately.  But for anyone else who might have the same problem
the answer appears to be that earlier versions of the GUS (and mine is about
2 years old so I suppose it is reasonably old) did not have the mixer chip and
as this is sensed automatically by programs such as Sound Station then 
software control of volume from a CD is a no-no!
 
That's life I suppose
 
Thanks again
Rod Walker (rmwalker@nyx.cs.du.edu)

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Date: Fri, 06 Jan 1995 11:21:36 GMT
From: Clarke Brunt <CLARKE@lsl.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Audio CD volume control

>I cannot control the volume of played back audio CDs using them.  I still 
>have to use the volume controls on the external speakers - which is a bit 
>of a pain in the proverbial!

>I know that there have been some posts in the past on using various CD drives

>with the GUS but I cannot find anything in them (or the FAQ) on this
particular 
>problem. Note that I am not using the GUS to control the drive - it is not a
MAX
>nor do I have the daughter board.  I am using the very latest drivers (3.47 I

>believe or was it 5.47 - no matter they are the latest available) together
with 
>the latest disk set.
 
Early GUS, like mine, cannot control the volume of sound passed through
the CD-Audio pins. I believe that later ones (the MAX?) can do so,
so the controls in the Mixer will be functional.

It is not relevant whether the CD is actually interfaced to a GUS
daughter card or whatever. All this does is save you a slot in the PC -
it does not give any more functionality.

I think that some CD drives themselves might support software control
over the volume of audio-out (there are sliders in some player
software), but again mine (a Tosh 4101) doesn't.

-- 
Clarke Brunt (CCB), Principal Software Engineer, Laser-Scan Ltd, 
Science Park, Milton Rd, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 4FY, England. 
Tel (+44) 223 420414; Fax 420044, Email CLARKE@LSL.CO.UK (via BRITAIN.EU.NET)

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Date: Thu, 5 Jan 1995 15:20:56 -0800 (PST)
From: "Peter C. Chien Jr." <pchienjr@ocf.Berkeley.EDU>
Subject: Beta Testing - hah!

>Beta Testers Wanted for:  Advanced Gravis Computer Technology Ltd. 
>#101-3750 North Fraser Way, Burnaby, BC, Canada, V5J 5E9
>In USA: 1790 Midway Lane, Bellingham, WA   98226

Don't bother, people; Gravis will ignore you.  I think this offer is old; 
it was for the Phoenix joystick, which is already in stores anyway.  I 
replied to this beta testing offer in the summer of '94 and never got a 
response.

-Peter

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Date: Thu, 5 Jan 95 19:45:43 CST
From: epyle@alliant.backbone.uoknor.edu (Eric Pyle)
Subject: CD out to GUS CD in connector?

I just got a Sony 2x cd drive (CDU-55e) but it just came with
the standard SB audio out connector.  Anyone know were I can
get one for this drive for my GUS?

thanks,
eric

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Date: Thu, 5 Jan 95 16:23:19 PST
From: "Brian Hayes, Sierra Systems" <BAHAYES@BCSC02.GOV.BC.CA>
Subject: Game Review--Hardball 4

In the event to further improve the digest, I here submit another gus/game
review for those interested...

 Title: Hardball 4
    By: Accolade
 Media: 3.5 Disk (5 of them, plus another 5 for the MLBPA add-on)
Rating: 9/10
 Sound: Native GUS and GUS Max.

Wow. I wouldn't have thought that HB4 could be this good, but I was wrong. Now
in SVGA, the game looks like your watching it on TV. Graphics are very good--
right down to the pitcher nervously rotating the ball in his hand while Carter
waits for the sign :-) Sound is fantastic and native for us gussers. 16bit
stereo HMI drivers.

The game play is about the same as earlier Hardballs, with a few better
points.
It is still more of an 'arcade' type baseball game, leaving most of the stats
out. Very fun to play. What makes it different, is the commentary. The game
takes 10meg, and the players disks take 12. Every player who comes to bat gets
his name said via Al Micheals commentary. All plays are called correctly for a
change, and the players names are used (instead of "picked up by the second
baseman", Al says "picked up by Alomar, throws to Olerud for the out". MIDI
organ music adds to that 'at the park' feel.
Another great sounding game for the GUS!

cheers,

Brian Hayes                               Health: (604) 952-1834
Ministry of health, Client Registry
Internet: BAHAYES@BCSC02.GOV.BC.CA

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Date: Thu, 5 Jan 95 17:37:29 MST
From: rmwalker@nyx10.cs.du.edu (rod walker)
Subject: GUS 359 disks

Well I've looked on epas and orst and I can't find
the v3.59 disks.  Anybody any ideas? I seem to recall similar
posts being thrown about before on the 3.56 and 3.57 disk sets!!!
On both epas and orst the latest disk sets seem to be 3.57.
Rod Walker (rmwalker@nyx.cs.du.edu)

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Date: Thu, 5 Jan 95 14:01:16 MST
From: dchow@stu.athabascau.ca (Donald Chow)
Subject: GUS CD-Rom Archive?

  has anyone considered putting together a CD-rom of the Ultrasound archives?
The Gravis Ultrasound Experience CD had quite alot of stuff, but not all
of the archives.  Something like the Walnut Creek, or CICA CDs would be
cool.

  Although the only site I think that has all of the archive I think is
garbo.

  Also has anyone gotten the Day of the Tantacle CD-rom to work with 
the GUS?  I can get general mid music w/ megaem, but no digital effects...

Don

-- 
Donald Chow                       | X-Phile, GATB & SSTB
dchow@a.stu.athabascau.ca         | Call (202) 555-6431 for a 'IDDG' time
bf298@freenet.carleton.ca         | Go-o uchi masuka?

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Date: Thu, 5 Jan 1995 11:34:58 -0800
From: dantonio@process.com (David D'Antonio)
Subject: Re: GUS Daily Digest V18 #5

>Date: Wed, 4 Jan 95 11:20 PST
>From: pmalcolm@wimsey.com
>Subject: Beta Tester.
>
>Beta Testers Wanted for:
>Advanced Gravis Computer Technology Ltd.
>#101-3750 North Fraser Way, Burnaby, BC, Canada, V5J 5E9
>In USA: 1790 Midway Lane, Bellingham, WA   98226
>      
>Phone (604) 431-5020 ext 1039
>Fax (604) 431-5155
>BBS  (604) 431-5927 V32bis
>Compuserve: 74464,30
>InterNET EMail: sandy.cameron@gravis.com
>
>Beta Test Application
>
>If you are interested in taking part in a beta test of a revolutionary new PC

>joystick
>product, you may fill out the questionnaire that follows and return it to us 
>by January 6th,
>1994, to be eligible for the first round of test units.  We are looking for 
>all levels of 
>computer skills from novice to advanced.  An effective method of contact 
>ability is critical
>for our coordination of product fixes and improvements.  You must have the 
>means to 
>periodically receive software upgrades via an electronic mail system.  If you

>think that you
>would be able to spend some time testing this new joystick product with your 
>favorite game 
>software, then we would like to consider you for this exciting new joystick 
>experience.

Yea, right. Note the date here folks...The Pheonix joystick has been out and
about
for a while now. Does anyone HAVE this beast and, if so, what do you think?
I noticed
that WC3 supports it...

DDA
--
David D'Antonio (dantonio@process.com) CNE
        Some they do and some they don't and some ya just can't tell.
          Some they will and some they won't and some it's just as well!
                                                -SuperTramp

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Date: Fri, 6 Jan 1995 16:40:40 +0800 (GMT+0800)
From: Pisces Cowboy <tankongh@iscs.nus.sg>
Subject: Re: GUS Daily Digest V18 #5

> From: "Peter C. Chien Jr." <pchienjr@ocf.Berkeley.EDU>
> Subject: 7th guest
> 
> What disk set do you have?  It should be at least on disk set v3.53 and 
> later, perhaps sooner.  You can get the latest disk set v3.59 on 
> archive.epas.utoronto.ca.  I think there's also a t7gfix.zip mirrored in 
> wuarchive.wustl.edu for the individual .adv files.
> 
Exactly where in wuarchive can I find the fix ?
Wuarchive is not particulary easy to get in & move ard.
Thanxs.

David

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Date: Fri, 6 Jan 1995 8:49:49 -0700 (MST)
From: JECHRIST@velara.sim.es.com
Subject: Need help 2 problems  1) AVI files  2) KQ7 game

I've been a subscriber to the digest since its creation but this is the 1st
time I have need some help.  First some configuration information:

Hardware:
386DX - 33
4 Meg RAM
GUS v2.4

Software:
Disk set v3.57
Windows driver v5.47
DOS v6.2
Windows v3.1
12 Meg permanent swap file
set ULTRASND=220,5,5,11,5

Problem 1:
AVI files are not playing sound correctly.  I have changed my playback and
record buffer size to 512.  I open the Mixer and unchecked the Lock L/R box.
Still when I start a video for Windows (v1.1a) the sound is silent.  If I
pause and immediately start again the sound is fine.  Any suggestions???

Problem 2:
Getting King's Quest 7 to run on my system (I know, it not the most powerful
system, but it does meet the minimum hardware requirements stated on the KQ7
box).  The KQ7 version is 1.51 on CD ROM.  I have ran the hardware tests
supplied with KQ7 and all have passed.  However, when launching KQ7, it
complains of not enough memory.  The memory test reports I have ~10 Meg of
memory (must be looking at my permanent swap file) and KQ7 requires ~3 Meg (in
theory, no problem).  I have removed smartdrv as suggested by the readme
files,
and get "~500K more memory required".  Doing a mem command from DOS (exiting
out of Windows), I have 3411 K free reported.  As some one suggested, I copied
sierraw.exe from the CD ROM to my sierra\kq7 directory and changed the icon to
point to this executeable instead of the sierraws.exe.  Although this helps, I
still get "30K more memory required".  I have stripped my autoexec.bat and
config.sys as far as I think I can, here they are:

config.sys:
DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.exe noems highscan
FILES=30
BUFFERS=20
DOS=UMB
LASTDRIVE=H   (yes, I have this many drives with the CD being H:)
DOS=HIGH
STACKS=9,256
DEVICEHIGH \SONY_CD\SLCD.SYS /D:SONY_000 /B:340 /M:P /V /C ?K

autoexec.bat:
LH C:\DOS\MSCDEX.EXE /D:SONY_000 /L:h /v /M:1
SET COMSPEC=C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM
SET GUSMOD=C:\ULTRASND\MOD
@ECHO OFF
PROMPT $p$g
PATH C:\DOS;C:\WIND;C:\MOUSE;C:\BIN (...ETC...)
SET ULTRASND=220,5,5,11,5
C:\ULTRASND\ULTRINIT.EXE -o
SET ULTRADIR=C:\ULTRASND
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 T1
SET TEMP=C:\DOS

Any suggestions?  I know a little boy and girl (my kids) that would greatly
appreciate help with what Santa brought.

Jeff Christensen

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Date: Fri, 6 Jan 95 15:47:53 CST
From: u8013042@cc.nctu.edu.tw
Subject: Plaese u/l MAXSBOS !

   Anybody got MAXSBOS beta test version, pla~please upload it

   to  archive.epas.utoronto.ca  pub/pc/ultrasound/submit.

   And thank you for doing so!



          Best wishes,
                              Jindi

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Date: Fri, 6 Jan 95 10:58:17 GMT
From: rrijke@knoware.nl (Reinier Rijke)
Subject: rott with fx & music?

Hello all, 

Ive got a strange problem with rise of the triad: when I try to setup both fx 
*and* music, sndsetup dumps me straight back to dos with an irritating message

saying that ive got too little gus memory.
I can, however, use fx or music, but not both. The readme file  doesnt say 
that I need 1mb, so I thought a gusmax with 512kb would be good enough. Looks 
like apogee still cant handle a gus(max). 
Any suggestions are welcome (not that important, the music sux anyways).

l8r, Justus

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Date: Thu, 5 Jan 1995 23:56:41 -0800 (PST)
From: Sky Woo <swoo@rahul.net>
Subject: Ultrasound ACE

UltraSound ACE.  Is this the name of the next Ultrasound card?  Does 
anybody know anything about the Ultrasound ACE?  GF2 on it or something?  
I'm hungry for more info.

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Date: Fri, 6 Jan 95 07:31:13 EST
From: jmorris@ace.com (Cuthalion)
Subject: Wav file..

  <Stuff Deleted>
> iI2boa2wtra5uLi1s6+sqaenpKKbl46He3RlXUxGNzMmJRofGiQjLzA/QVFT
> YWJvcX5/jpCfoKyrtbG6tby1u7S6s7SqqJqVhX9vaFdQQDotKSAiICcsN0BL
> U1xmbnZ8hImRlZ2fp6qys7i2ubW3sLGqq6SnoqWeoJmakI2Cf3JwZmZfX1lb
> WmJkbW94e4SHj5KZmqCfpKWoqKmnpaSin5yZlpOQjoqKh4qJi4iFfXhva2Jc
  <80 more K of stuff deleted>

  Please.  This is NOT a newsletter for binary files.  If you got
something you want us to see, upload to epas and post a short message
here announcing it's presence on whatever ftp sites.  Thank you!!!

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Date: Thu, 5 Jan 1995 17:10:49 -0400 (EDT)
From: Harry C Pulley <hpulley@uoguelph.ca>
Subject: where is ailpatch.zip for Privateer?

I am considering playing Privateer again, now that I have my GUS Max.  I 
have found listings in the index files on epas and orst but no actual 
files for ailpatch.zip.  Does anyone know where it is?  If not, and it is 
small, could someone please uuencode and email it to me?  I'd really 
appreciate it.  If the file is large then does anyone know if the Gravis 
BBS has it?  I'd rather not pay hefty long distance charges for nothing.

Harry

<:-{}   hpulley@uoguelph.ca       |This message released|It takes all kinds,
 \      Harry C. Pulley, IV       |to the PUBLIC DOMAIN.|and to each his own.
 ---------------------------------+---------------------|This thought in mind,
Ultra-Violence with Ultrasound    |     Ultraverse      |I walk alone.

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