Ultrasound Daily Digest     Wed May 26 00:19     Volume 3: Issue  55  

Today's Topics:
		   [GUS] new midi files with custom patches on epas
		 Alternate FTP site (temporary) for the new GUS disks
			   Anybody gotten SVGA Air Warrior to work?
						 Bug in Windows setup
					   COMDEX and Gravis Info.
					   Commanche: Mission Disks
					 Gravis 16-bit daughterboard
							   HI THERE
	   How do I use the Joystick and the Midi at the same time?
		  NoiseMaster 1.1 finished ! (+special GUS function)
			  SBOS installation problem, NMI disabled ?
							Subscribing...

Standard Info:
	- Meta-info about the GUS can be found at the end of the Digest.
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Date: 25 May 1993 11:35:03 -0500
From: james@sol1.east-london.ac.uk (James Andrews, User Support)
Subject: [GUS] new midi files with custom patches on epas
Message-ID: <29444.9305251553@uk.ac.uel.sol1>

ReprintFrom: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard

Ive uploaded an archive with some GUS midi files in it that use custom
patches to increase your listening pleasure.

This file is currently located in pub/pc/ultrasound/submit on epas ftp
server [128.100.160.36] and is called jamie.arj

Unfortunately, because I finished the thing in the early hours of the morning
the readme.1st file was missed out, so heres the vital info:

files:
2hazy.mid   reworking of hazy.mid ( everyone hates it!!)
ambient2.mid    not so ambient
jmjscott.mid    owes nothing to jean michel jarre and little to scott walker
mother.mid  mother may I?
default.cfg custom patch config file for playmidi
waah.pat    waah guitar sample from acidjaz1.mod ( thanks, ripper )
upatch1.pat sample off 'Amphorus Humphrey Plug' on Scott 2


easy user instructions:
unpack the archive in its own directory, copy the .pat files to \ultrasnd\midi
and then run playmidi
 
Comments and abuse to james@sol1.uel.ac.uk

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Date: 23 May 1993 23:13:05 GMT
From: kean@cerridwen.ucs.orst.edu (Kean Stump)
Subject: Re: Alternate FTP site (temporary) for the new GUS disks
Message-ID: <1tp0e1$h8@gaia.ucs.orst.edu>

ReprintFrom: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard

Guess I should let you all know that I'm mirroring the gus area on epas
to our Internet archive machine.  Look on archive.orst.edu in 
pub/packages/gravis.  The directory structure is identical to epas, and
is updated nightly.

Questions and comments to kean@archive.orst.edu

Kean
-- 
Kean Stump                                             Network Operations
kean@archive.orst.edu                                  Oregon State University
OSU doesn't pay me to have official opinions.          (503)-737-4740

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Date: Tue, 25 May 93 16:20:35 -0700
From: rcrane@wsuaix.csc.wsu.edu (useradd)
Subject: Anybody gotten SVGA Air Warrior to work?
Message-ID: <9305252320.AA181912@wsuaix.csc.wsu.edu>

Anybody gotten SVGA Air Warrior to run with their GUS?
It talked toa Kesmai Co. rep. and he said that jumpers
2 or 10 needed to be set.  First, I couldn't find a
jumper 10.  Jumper 2 is the joystick jumper and I all ready
have it set.  Perhaps, the rep. was talking about interrupts
and not jumpers.  Any suggestions?
-bob crane rcrane@wsuaix.csc.wsu.edu

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Date: Mon, 24 May 93 4:23:05 CDT
From: cowles@hydra.convex.com (John Cowles)
Subject: Bug in Windows setup
Message-ID: <9305240923.AA12894@hydra.convex.com>

Hi Folks,
 While installing the new disks I ran into a bug in the windows setup.

 Because I have an Adaptec SCSI controller which uses interrupt 11, I changed
my GF1 interrupt to 12. During the windows setup, a line was put into
my system.ini that said: gf1_int=11

 Needless to say, everything hung (or gave spurious errors) when I tried to
run windows. It took me a LONG time to find the problem, so if you have
changed your interrupt, look in the system.ini file in the section
[ultrasnd.drv] and make sure it's right. Interestingly enough, I had also
changed the midi interrupt to 7 and that was put in correctly.

 So far, everything else is working fine. I was extremely gratified
(although no richer :-)) to see that Gravis is distributing my (classic
banjo) midi version of Couperin's 'Les Barricades Mysterieuses' in this
release, but upset because they are missing the midifile 'bikes.mid' which
the midi1mb.bat file tries to load.
John
-- 
	 John Cowles        cowles@hydra.convex.com
						Convex Computer Corp.  214 497 4375
						3000 Waterview Pkwy
						Richardson, Tx. 75080

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Date: Mon, 24 May 1993 21:21:03 GMT
From: ccastge@prism.gatech.edu (Guy Elden Jr.)
Subject: COMDEX and Gravis Info.
Message-ID: <C7JvwC.E21@polaris.async.vt.edu>

ReprintFrom: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.announce,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard

Hello all... I just got back from Comdex, and WOW!!!, so many computers, so
much to see, and all the great presentations... definitely something you must
experience at least once...

Anyway, about the Ultrasound and new drivers w/Strike Commander, etc...

  - The guy demoing Strike Commander was next to the Gravis booth, and was with
	Origin. He said he had to use a 'patch on a patch' to get the Ultra-
	sound going with the new drivers, but to me, it looked like it was
	working flawlessly... i.e., no lockups/slowdown... then again, it was
	a 486/66 he was using too...

  - I talked to one of the Gravis reps, and he said the reason for the delay
	with the MIDI connector is faulty wires from the supplier in Taiwan. 
	They've gotten several different shipments of wires, and each time, it
	set them back a few weeks.

  - About the 16-bit daughtercard... he didn't know when that would be done,
	but said they were still working at it. Same for 3D stuff, although
	he did say it would be at least 2 months or so before we saw anything
	to do with 3D.

  - The new drivers that will be used first with Strike Commander, etc.., will
	be available soon, so expect to see a lot more support for the Ultra-
	sound.


I think that's about it. The thing I'm anticipating most is the stupid MIDI
cable. At least now I know it wasn't Gravis' fault for that, but it would be
nice to see my keyboard put to some real use with some cool 16-bit patches. :-)


ccastge@prism.gatech.edu         | Why are we here?              --Neil Peart
a.k.a., Guy Elden Jr.            |   Because we're here...       ------------
Currently being 'frizzle-fried'  | Why does it happen?
in the CS realm...               |   Because it happens...  Roll the Bones...

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Date: Tue, 25 May 1993 14:20 MST
From: Bryan Brown  <BRYAN@gse.utah.edu>
Subject: Commanche: Mission Disks
Message-ID: <9305252029.AA25365@u.cc.utah.edu>

Hi,
	 Sorry to disrupt the flow of the 2.06L stuff but I just got the
Commanche: Maximum Overkill Mission disk 1 and when it installed itself it
overwrites the comanche.exe files with a new one and now I can't use my GUS
with it.  Is there a patch for this version?  The old one checks the files
and says that the source code is missing and then quits.  I miss my digital
sounds.  Please e-mail me an answer.  Thank you for your time.

Bryan Brown
Bryan@gse.utah.edu

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Date: Tue, 25 May 1993 16:37:56 -0700
From: Eric N. Liao <liaoe@aero.org>
Subject: Gravis 16-bit daughterboard
Message-ID: <199305252337.AA16166@aerospace.aero.org>

Now that we know the GUS cannot sustain 44.1KHz sampling in 32-voice wavetable:
mode...what's the point of being able to record at 48KHz?!?

If what I read in the GUS SDK was correct, the maximum sampling rate for any  
single oscillator is 44.1KHz (14 voices active=44.1KHz sample rate.)  Since
you can't set the active# voices <14, I don't see how you can directly take
advantage of a 48KHz sampling rate, unless the daughterboard has its own
method of circumventing the maximum 44.1KHz rate.  

Also, I heard that Origin wants to demo Strike Commander with the GUS, and is 
using the new Miles driver.  However, someone's re-post of John Miles states
that Strike Commander uses non-standard implementation of AIL (Miles library.)
So does this mean Origin has or has NOT completed GUS support for Strike  
Commander?        

It is very unusual for a company to go back and ADD support for a specific 
device (in this case, a sound card) in a game already on the market, even a 
really popular game.  Well, at least it's unusual for Origin to do that.  

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Date: Sun, 23 May 93 12:21:40 
From: john.smith@gravis.com
Subject: HI THERE
Message-ID: <9305231221.A8840wk@gravis.com>

Decided to stop by work today to read what you were all saying about the
stuff we released on Friday.  Noticed some people having problems with
the 2.06L disks.  Here are a few things to keep in mind.

1) When you unzip it all onto floppy disks, make sure your floppy
   do NOT have a disk label OR are labeled ULTRAS ND_1, ULTRAS ND_2,
   ULTRAS ND_3, ....

2) Here are the contents of each of the 6 DISK.ID files (one/disk).

UltraSound
2.06L
UltraSound Software Disk 1

UltraSound
2.06L
UltraSound Software Disk 2

UltraSound
2.06L
UltraSound Software Disk 3

UltraSound
2.06L
UltraSound Software Disk 4

UltraSound
2.06L
UltraSound Software Disk 5

UltraSound
2.06L
UltraSound Software Disk 6


Glad to hear you are all enjoying the GUS SD.  Monday is a holiday here
so I'll read your comments on Tuesday.  Happy GUSHING.

John

---
 ~ QMPro 1.02 05-8925 ~ People say I'm indecisive.  Am I?  I don't know.

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Date: Tue, 25 May 93 16:22:34 -0700
From: rcrane@wsuaix.csc.wsu.edu (useradd)
Subject: How do I use the Joystick and the Midi at the same time?
Message-ID: <9305252322.AA181917@wsuaix.csc.wsu.edu>

I have a CH Flightstick and a MIDI connector hooked up
to my Yahmaha synth.  Question is how can I use both at
the same time?  A Y adapter doesn't work so what will?
-bob crane rcrane@wsuaix.csc.wsu.edu

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Date: Tue, 25 May 1993 14:08:23 GMT
From: alwin@zen.et.tudelft.nl (Alwin Hoogerdijk)
Subject: NoiseMaster 1.1 finished ! (+special GUS function)
Message-ID: <1993May25.140823.3298@donau.et.tudelft.nl>

ReprintFrom: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard

Hi,

This is a message to let you know that NoiseMaster 1.1 is finished. 
So to all people who have registered : It's already on its way to you.

And to all people who haven't registered (yet) : If you register now,
NoiseMaster 1.1 will be sent to you immediately. Registration costs
20 US dollars (for outside Holland) or 30 dutch guilders (for Holland).
Send this amount in cash (no coins) or cheques (I prefer cash) to :
	New Noise
	P.O. Box 6092
	2702 AB Zoetermeer
	Holland

You don't know NoiseMaster ? Well, NoiseMaster is a sample-editor for
Windows. NoiseMaster 1.0 (the evaluation version) is available by 
anonymous ftp from :
   archive.epas.utoronto.ca   in directory /pub/pc/ultrasound/misc
or ftp.uwp.edu                in directory /pub/msdos/modplayers  (?)
Just try it out and see if you like it. If you don't like it, at least
send me your suggestions (alwin@kgs.twi.tudelft.nl). If possible, I will
consider them for future versions.

What's new in version 1.1 ?
- Change Volume
- Maximize Volume
- Echo
- Reverse Echo
- High Pass filter
- Low Pass filter
- Band Pass filter
- Band Reject filter
- Select All by double clicking on sample window
- and on special request from two GUS-users : Change Offset
   (this allows you to move the zero line of a sample)
- free NoiseMixer program (only for SB pro) 


Hope to hear from you,


Alwin Hoogerdijk
New Noise


-- 
|         Alwin Hoogerdijk         |     New Noise      |
|                                  |   P.O. Box 6092    |
| Email : alwin@kgs.twi.tudelft.nl | 2702 AB Zoetermeer |
|                                  |      Holland       |

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Date: Mon, 24 May 93 10:35:07 MET DST
From: hst@mh.nl (Klaas Hemstra)
Subject: SBOS installation problem, NMI disabled ?
Message-ID: <m0nxXzv-00029UC@dacapo.mh.nl>

Hello everybody,

Last weekend i tried to install my GUS in my brothers PC
(a 80486DX/33). Installation worked for everything except SBOS. The
installation procedure said something about "SBOS vector not
available". After trying several settings of both IRQ and DMA channels
i went on with the installation (so no SBOS, let's see if the rest is
working). The rest did indeed work ok. One thing i did not change is
the base port addres (220h), this requires dip-switches and i did not
have the time to change them.

During bootup (CONFIG.SYS) the ULTRINIT is not giving problems.
The SBOS (started from AUTOEXEC) gives the error message:
	The NMI procedure on this P.C. is disabled
and SBOS is NOT installed.

When i run SETUP again all tests go wel INCLUDING the SBOS test ?!?

I tried changing some relevant BIOS settings, no changes.

Anybody had this problem too ?
Solutions ?

The GUS worked fine on my 80386SX/16Mhz PC with the same software
(DRDOS 6.0, EMM386 from DRDOS etc.).

Thanks,

Klaas

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Date: Mon, 24 May 93 16:11:32 CDT
From: ddebry@itchy (Dave DeBry)
Subject: Subscribing...
Message-ID: <9305242211.AA05552@itchy>

	HEY!

	If you're going to subscribe to the GUS Programmer's Digest,
mail to the REQUEST address, not the posting address.

	The CORRECT address is: <gus-sdk-request%itchy@dsd.es.com>.

-- 
Dave  ddebry@ debry@   \  "I am the Ghost of Corn Bran Passed."
DeBry dsd.    peruvian. | "Don't you mean 'Past'?"
	  es.     cs.utah.  | "No."
	  com     edu      /  "Ewww."

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