GUS Daily Digest            Mon, 21 Feb 94  0:07         Volume 11: Issue  19 

Today's Topics:
							 .XMI to .MID
					 Australian pricing and SB16
					  CD-ROM interface with GUS
					   GUS Daily Digest V11 #14
					   GUS Daily Digest V11 #18
					GUS Daily Digest V11 #18 (fwd)
						   GUS OS/2 Drivers
					  Lucas Arts Games with GUS?
							 MOD Samples
						  OEM CDROM upgrade
						   Snaredrum/static
					 Well, it still doesn't work!
				  {GUS}: Control over CD input line?
			  {GUS}: Static recorded on one channel only

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: Sat, 19 Feb 1994 10:29:40 -0400 (AST)
From: Jurassic Mark <markus@Info.UMoncton.ca>
Subject: .XMI to .MID

GUs day people,

	Anyone knows how to convert a .XMI file into .MID format.  I have 
like 20 of them and they sound excellent.  Right now, I can only play 
them in windows with Media Player.  Is there a converter program, 
composer (for editing) or a DOS player?

		 Marc Y. Paulin - Jurassic Mark (Usenet) - J-Mark (IRC)
			  Graduating CS student in search of a job...
   - markus@clement.info.umoncton.ca (Talk 'n Mail) - (506)856-9518 -
 Inertia Player Beta Tester - Author of the G-List for Ultrasound owners

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Date: Thu, 17 Feb 1994 15:10:56 +1000
From: Peter.Enzerink@FINANCE.ausgovfinance.telememo.au
Subject: Australian pricing and SB16

Two questions in one message! Good use of bandwidth.
What is the best price people know of for the GUS in Australia? Send to 
me personally and I will summarise for the mailing list.

Has anyone got a GUS and a SB16 to coexist happily, and is there 
anything I should watch out for.

Thanks in advance.

INTERNET: Peter.Enzerink@finance.ausgovfinance.telememo.au
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Date: Sat, 19 Feb 94 22:14:07 EST
From: madbax@aol.com
Subject: CD-ROM interface with GUS

Hey,

>the GUS card I only receive a mono signal from one speaker.  But if I plug
the
>audio into the CD-ROM card I get stereo, but this doesn't help my CD games.

	Do you mean internally, as in the four-pin connect on the GUS, or
externally via a patch cord?
	If it's interally, it's probably only luck that the wiring that came with
the CD-ROM fits the GUS's four-pin (I know mine didn't).  The connections
would most likely be off.   I *believe* that the GUS's are "left, ground,
ground, right".
	Externally, it may be a bad cord--RCA's are easy to pull the wires out
of...
	 Later.
																			 
	   --Joe 

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Date: Sun, 20 Feb 1994 16:49:00 -0500 (EST)
From: Phat H Tran <ptran@sciborg.uwaterloo.ca>
Subject: Re: GUS Daily Digest V11 #14

> Date: Tue, 15 Feb 1994 10:34:47 GMT
> From: Clarke Brunt <CLARKE@lsl.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: Adding patches...
> 
> >my new patches to the Patch Manager. I tried adding one to the patch list file
> >pointed to by ULTRADIR (I think); I got it to list in Patch Manager but could
> >not access it or play it on the keyboard.
> 
> If you got it to list OK, then it sounds like you must have correctly
> changed ultrasnd.ini, so if it wouldn't load or play, then perhaps the
> patch format is incorrect - is wav2pat an old program?
> Try Gravis PatchMaker Lite instead - I think it is part of gus0038.zip
> (which I haven't got myself yet), or pmak110.zip.

Another thing to consider is that Patch Manager and the new Windows
driver look at different sections of ultrasnd.ini.  What they see must
agree or else your custom patches won't load.  I _think_ the new driver
looks at the [... Bank 0] sections while Patch Man looks at the 
[Melodic Patches] and [Drum Patches] sections.  Whatever the case is,
the whole custom-patching situation is just a mess right now.  Gravis/
Forte are working on ways to radically improve it, though. 

> Date: Tue, 15 Feb 94 9:10:08 CST
> From: Jon Fletcher <fletcj@tenfwd.uci.COM>
> Subject: I am getting a strange SBOS error message.
> 
> Hidy-ho Gussers,
> 
> Ever since I have installed GUS0038.ZIP I have been getting the following
> error message:
> 
> Invalid (C:\ULTRASND\SBOS\sboslib.sbs) SBOS patch library
> 
> Does anybody know why I am getting this error?  

You might have mismatching SBOS versions.  Since SBOS comes in several
files (sbosdrv.exe/.com, loadsbos.exe, and sboslib.sbs), you must
make sure that all are from the same version of SBOS.  Delete all these
files from your \ultrasnd and \ultrasnd\sbos directories and then
install the new SBOS in gus0039.zip (yes, 0039).

> Date: Tue, 15 Feb 1994 22:28:08 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Kids run for the nutritious taste of Sampo <JKS4675@ritvax.isc.rit.edu>
> Subject: King's Quest VI on CDROM
> 
> HELP!
>   How do you get King's Quest VI on CDROM to work with AIL/Miles?
> The readme had no info, neither did the game, other than using SBOS.
> Please E-Mail. Thanks!!Later,

You can't use the AIL drivers with KQ6 as the game uses a different
audio system (Sierra does not use the Miles drivers).  You might want
to use Mega-Em with the game instead.

> Date: Tue, 15 Feb 94 12:55:12 EST
> From: treason@gnu.ai.mit.edu (Act of Treason)
> Subject: Syndicate Bad Patch
> 
> Has anyone found out which patch is the patch that associates with the
> 'moving cars' in the victory sequence?  The patch thats installed for that is
> absolutely horrible, and any of 100 patches would be much better.  This is the
> ONLY problem I have with syndicate, and it would be so nice to get it out of
> the way.

The moving cars sound is a sample, not a patch.  

Phat.

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Date: Sun, 20 Feb 94 17:15:53 +0000
From: eeyjsfa@unicorn.ccc.nottingham.ac.uk
Subject: Re: GUS Daily Digest V11 #18

I wish Gravis would be a little more active in promoting their excelent
soundcards in the UK. Yesterday I looked through all of the PC games
magazines latest issues and none of them contained Ultrasound adverts, but
what was worse, only a very tiny minoroty of reviews of games which support
the gravis directly actualy mention the fact. 

For example, in one of the magazines there is a checkbox at the end of each
review deatailing the hardware requirements - they never fail to mention
when a game has SB / Adlib support, but they do not mention gravis support
ever! Even with games like Doom that are virtualy unplayable without one!
;-)

The ultrasound deserves to be the top soundcard in the UK - Unfortunately
if the UK games magazine readers persist in thinking that nothing supports
the gravis, it will become a legendary failure.

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Date: Sun, 20 Feb 1994 17:51:38 -0700
From: Tam Ignatius Ying S <tam@amisk.cs.ualberta.ca>
Subject: GUS Daily Digest V11 #18 (fwd)

> Date: Sun, 20 Feb 1994 00:52:42 +0200
> From: Erik Bunn <ebu@delta.hut.fi>
> Subject: Sam&Max and GUS
> 
> I finally got around to buying the game and just finished installing
> it, but.. nope, no native GUS support (boo) and megaem 2.02 won't
> work, and even SBOS (2.08 I believe) won't do a thing.

	What? What's your setup?  I used the usual setup
	(megaem, emm386, or even use sbos) should work
	beautifully.  I've only got some tweaking setting
	to General Midi+SB (using advanced setup).  BTW,
	sometimes when I get to moleman Doug the game popped
	out to dos and said "script [??] not available" or
	something like that.  Any clue?  I've thru it so it's
	not a matter to me, but ...
> 
> What do I need to do to get sound out of this thing? DOTT worked fine
> with SBOS..

	- Ignatius

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Date: Sun, 20 Feb 1994 11:00:07 -0600 (CST)
From: woan@austin.ibm.com (Ronald S. Woan)
Subject: GUS OS/2 Drivers

I have found that the OS/2 MMPM drivers recently uploaded to
ftp.cdrom.com basically require the MMPM CSD patch to be installed
prior to the driver installation. The CSD can also be found on
ftp.cdrom.com as mmpmcs.dsk in the ibm directory.

Ron

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Date: Sun, 20 Feb 1994 11:13:43 -0400 (EDT)
From: LFG3397@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
Subject: Lucas Arts Games with GUS?

I just got Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis and Kings Quest Five, both on
CD-ROM.  Kings Quest works fine with GUS.  However, Indy keeps jamming on me. 
The entire screen freezes and the sound freezes on the last note played and my
keyboard also freezes.  On the disk comes demos for Indy, DOTT, and Sam and
Max.  THe Indy and DOTT demos frequently jam and Sam and Max doesn't work at
all.  I know the disk works because it worked on another machine (not another
GUS though).  I also still only have the original 256k memory.  Could this be a
problem?  Any assistance?

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Date: Sun, 20 Feb 94 14:22:00 MST
From: Juggler <IH23@UTEP.BITNET>
Subject: MOD Samples

Does anyone know of any FTP sites where I can locate tons of sample
files (SAM) for making MODs?? Thanks.

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Date: Sun, 20 Feb 1994 18:37:08 SST
From: "FLAT^^TOP AT DISCS, NUS, SINGAPORE" <kohkhang@iscs.nus.sg>
Subject: OEM CDROM upgrade

Hello

i am planning to get a CDrom for the GUS, i saw the below announced by john
smith and was wondering if any has used it. Perhaps someone can give me his/her
opinion on the below.

{from GUS FYI}
The following is some information regarding a multimedia upgrade kit
put together by an OEM, Synergy. You can contact them at the address
and phone number below. This is not a Gravis product.

Available from Synergy - Gravis OEM supplier

		3115 Oceanfront Walk
		Marina Del Rey, CA, 90292
		Phone:  310 827 0977
		Fax:    310 827 0419

Multimedia Upgrade Kit with Gravis Wavetable Sound and Double speed drive

	comes with           
		GMS SONY328 CD ROM Drive Double Speed 300KB Transfer Rate,
		Electronic transport mechanism, MPC Level I & II Compatible
		Kodak PhotoCD Multi-Session Compatible
		Caddyless, can play audio CD's without software.
		CD ROM adapter board and software 
		Wave Table Advanced Gravis Ultrasound Board
		Bonus CD ROM software (varies)                          $299.00

Upgrade Kit w/o Sound board
		GMS SONY328 CD ROM Drive Double Speed 300KB Transfer Rate,
		Electronic transport mechanism, MPC Level I & II Compatible
		Kodak PhotoCD Multi-Session Compatible
		Caddyless, can play Audio CD's without software.
		CD ROM Adapter board and software                       $199.00

{end of extract}

thanks in advance

cheers

Jerry

/------------------------------------------------------------------------\
|  <<<<<<<Jerry Koh aka FLAT^^TOP>>>>>>>   Email: kohkhang@iscs.nus.sg   |
| MSwin, GUS & Scout+ Terbo User, Fanatic Gamer, DOOMer, BT, ST & SW fan |
\------------------------------------------------------------------------/

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Date: Sat, 19 Feb 94 19:54:47 EST
From: jeffow@aol.com
Subject: Snaredrum/static

Hi.  I'm a novice GUS user -- just play games! -- and I've been noticing a
certain patch which irritates me in games such as Sam&Max, SC2000, World of
Xeen (all thru Megaem).

The sound sounds like a snare drum or something, but to me, it sounds more
like static.  I have no idea how to monkey around with replacing patches,
etc., so I ask any of you out there for advice.  (BTW, is it just me, or was
the GUS server down for the past couple of days?)

Jeff Ow

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Date: Sun, 20 Feb 1994 10:44:57 -0800 (PST)
From: Chicken In a Biscuit <yaga@u.washington.edu>
Subject: Well, it still doesn't work!

OK, I finally got around to manually editing my autoexec.bat and 
config.sys files to recognize the GUS.  However, megaem and ultramid will 
now work even though my  variables are correct (I think).

Everything is the same as before I erased my autoexec and config, except 
that I had to change the hex address of the card (because my new HD came 
without a jumper and I needed to cannibalize one.  anyway....)

The card initializes fine, and recognizes that there is a card there.  
Megaem and Ultramid say that my card doesn't match the environment 
variables (like I said the only thing that is different is the hex 
address, but I had to change that cuz I removed a jumper).  Anyway...
	
	1)  What did I do wrong?

	2)  Where the heck is gus0041?  I wouldn't mind just downloading 
it so I can reinstall (even though I'm fully updated).  I looked on epas 
and orst and wuarchive, etc. to no avail.  gus0041.zip was nowhere to be 
found.  Can someone please point me in its direction?

Thank you very much for you time!

chris
yaga@u.washington.edu

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Date: Sun, 20 Feb 1994 15:19:53 IST
From: Doron Shikmoni <P85025@VM.BIU.AC.IL>
Subject: {GUS}: Control over CD input line?

Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
I have just connected my CDROM drive to my GUS, using the internal
4-pin connector. Now, it seems that this input is mixed into the
GUS output, without any control over it. That is, when I run the
Gravis Mixer, clicking "Mute Line In" does not mute the CD-in.
Also, the volume control has no effect on the sound from the CD.
Is it really the case that this input is always mixed into the
output, no matter what and without gain control?

Thanks for any info
-------
Doron Shikmoni                                  <P85025@BARILVM.Bitnet>
Mgr., Communications and Networking             <p85025@vm.biu.ac.il>
Bar-Ilan University                             <doron@nova.cc.biu.ac.il>
Israel                                     Tel: +972-3-5318783
										   Fax: +972-3-5344446

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Date: Sun, 20 Feb 1994 15:15:59 IST
From: Doron Shikmoni <P85025@VM.BIU.AC.IL>
Subject: {GUS}: Static recorded on one channel only

Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
Recently I heard some disturbing noises when trying to
record on my GUS (connected a CD and used GoldWave to
record). To test it out, I disconnected all inputs
from the GUS and started to record, at 8 bit/44.1 Khz
STEREO.

The result was quite disturbing: there is constant static noise
on one stereo channel only. The other channel is silent (well,
as silent as the regular hiss). The phenomenon is totally
consistent. I made sure nothing is connected to the input lines.

Is my GUS broken? Is there something I can do to correct this
problem? (It's a new card - still on warranty). H/W version is 2.4.

Thanks
-------
Doron Shikmoni                                  <P85025@BARILVM.Bitnet>
Mgr., Communications and Networking             <p85025@vm.biu.ac.il>
Bar-Ilan University                             <doron@nova.cc.biu.ac.il>
Israel                                     Tel: +972-3-5318783
										   Fax: +972-3-5344446

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Date: Sun, 20 Feb 94 01:01:22 PST
From: 1447P@VM1.CC.NPS.NAVY.MIL

=========================================================================

From: 1447P    at NAVPGS
To:   gus-general at dsd.es.com
Subject: Star Trek 25th Anniversary CD-ROM version

Just upgraded from the disk version of Star Trek the 25th Anniversary to
the Enhanced CD-ROM version.  The old version worked fine, but I can't
get the sound-FX and digitized speech in the CD-ROM version to work
(only the background music works).  I called the tech support at
Interplay and they said they would look into it (and suggested
contacting Gravis for help).

I'm running a 386-40DX, 20 MB RAM, 1 MB GUS, QEMM 7.03 memory manager.
If anyone has an idea or has gotten the CD-ROM version to work, please
let me know (via BBS or Directly).  Thanks...

-Dave

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