Ultrasound Daily Digest     Thu, 16 Sep 93  0:07 MDT     Volume 6: Issue  15  

Today's Topics:
						   help on patches
						   KQ6/ThunderBoard
			 Mark:  MIDI interface problems at win-start
					 Mega-Em: Some Important News
						Midi Box/Casio MT-240
						MIDI connector for GUS
						MRGUS01A.ZIP (2 msgs)
							   sbos-ult
							  SBOS help
			   Ultrasound Daily Digest V6 #14 (2 msgs)
						  WTL v.s. FM Synth
								xwing 

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: Wed, 15 Sep 93 02:02:29 PDT
From: zorro%40607.hepnet@Lbl.Gov
Subject: help on patches
Message-ID: <930915020229.2021a382@Lbl.Gov>

hi

i'm a new user of GUS and i don't know how use the files 727drums

and the files 808drums and 808add1 in the txt files there's written to put

the patches in the default.cfg file but i don't know where at which numbers

(i have version 206L installed) if someone can help me send me the default.

cfg file changed with 727 and 808 or the files with the comments where i have to

put the patches, in my default.cfg there are few comments (only 2)

Someone now the SBOS switches for PINBALL DREAMS? my computer hangs 

when i select SOUN BLASTER or ADLIB.

I have problem with HARDBALL III it hangs when i played some helps?

bye

claudio

email to me at zorro@v8550.ias.fra.cnr.it  (i'm not on the list)

sorry for the english but i'm italian and don't know english very well

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Date: Wed, 15 Sep 93 21:21:44 EST
From: jmorris@ace.com (Cuthalion)
Subject: KQ6/ThunderBoard
Message-ID: <9309152121.0.UUL1.3#25274@ace.com>

I've stumbled across an interesting tidbit of inforation regarding Kings
Quest 6, SBOS, and the Thunderboard.

Before i had internet access, i was trying to play Kings Quest 6, with
SBOS.  I didn't have any lists of parameters that work with what, so i
was on my own.  But, what i tried, rather than mucking around with SBOS
paarams, was configure kq6 to use the Thunderoard.  It worked perfectly,
and i got digitized effects, when i didn't when it thought i had a SB.

This raises a couple of questions.

1)   Why did it work with the Thunder Board.  I always thought it was
IDETICAL to the SoundBlaster.   Isn't it?  Or did they just write it's
drivers better, with more lee-way?

2)   Does this work with other games?  I've not tried it yet, so tell me
if anything interesting comes up.

3)   What other questions does this raise?

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Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1993 01:05:30 -0500 (CDT)
From: Antonio Guia <guia@CC.UManitoba.CA>
Subject: Mark:  MIDI interface problems at win-start
Message-ID: <Pine.3.05.9309160128.A17792-9100000@ccu.umanitoba.ca>

is it possible that you have not disabled a game port in your computer? 
the midi box hooks up into the dual joystick port (game port) at the back
of the gus, and it is possible that windows is finding two devices at the
joystick port while it's trying to take control of that port...   if
that's the case, that could be the source of your lockup

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Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1993 12:39:04 +0800 (WST)
From: Jayeson Lee-Steere <leesteer@tartarus.uwa.edu.au>
Subject: Mega-Em: Some Important News
Message-ID: <199309160439.MAA07893@lethe>

I would recommend anyone planning on registering Mega-Em hold off for a
while (yes again). Gravis and I have been doing some talking and there is
a definite possibility Gravis will have distribution rights to it. So to
prevent any unnecessary tension please be patient for a little while.

Currently registered users are probably wondering 'what about me ?'. Well
I'll figure something out when I know exaclty what is happening.

Jayeson Lee-Steere.

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Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1993 07:50:04 -0500
From: montgome@afoms.brooks.af.mil (Capt Noel D. Montgomery)
Subject: Midi Box/Casio MT-240
Message-ID: <199309151250.AA16538@afoms.brooks.af.mil>

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  Subject:  Midi Box/Casio MT-240            New [*]       Codes:  [        ] 
  Message:  I just got my MIDI connector box in the mail and am have no luck  
			recording from my Casio MT-240.  I try to record in Powerchords   
			or Session and I get nothing, even though the in LED on the box   
			is blinking.  I have gotten the software to respond a couple of   
			times by turning the keyboard off then on just after hitting      
			record.  Am I missing something?                                  
																			  
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	 From:  Capt Noel D. Montgom   By:  montgome@afoms         Attachment [ ] 

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Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1993 09:21:46 -0600 (CST)
From: "Jeffrey E. Hundstad 389-2516 (work)" <J3GUM@VAX1.Mankato.MSUS.EDU>
Subject: MIDI connector for GUS
Message-ID: <01H2Z0CUUAYQ002UF4@VAX1.Mankato.MSUS.EDU>

Hello,

Does anyone know the price of Gravis' MIDI connector for the GUS?  As long as
I'm at it.... where would I find this information out for myself so I don't
have to ask again?

T.I.A.
------
Jeffrey E. Hundstad
AS/400 System/Network Adminstrator
Computer Services Box 45
Mankato State University
Mankato Minnesota, USA
44 8'N 93 59'W El. 1000'
j3gum@vax1.Mankato.MSUS.Edu

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Date: 15 Sep 1993
From: D3140058@BCIT.BC.CA
Subject: MRGUS01A.ZIP
Message-ID: <9309160321.AA00797@orca.es.com>



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Date: 15 Sep 1993
From: D3140058@BCIT.BC.CA
Subject: MRGUS01A.ZIP
Message-ID: <9309160321.AB00797@orca.es.com>



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Date: Wed, 15 Sep 93 03:33:53 PDT
From: zorro%40607.hepnet@Lbl.Gov
Subject: sbos-ult
Message-ID: <930915033353.20218196@Lbl.Gov>

hi

i have get sbos-ult.zip from submit dir on epas

1) rename sbos-ult.zip in sbos-ult.arj  (because it's arj and not zip)

2) i don't know how use it there isn't a .exe file but only SBOS.NFO

   and SBOS.ULT what i have to do?

mail to me at zorro@v8550.ias.fra.cnr.it

bye

claudio

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Date: Wed, 15 Sep 93 02:19:55 PDT
From: zorro%40607.hepnet@Lbl.Gov
Subject: SBOS help
Message-ID: <930915021955.2021a89e@Lbl.Gov>

Hi

i would like to know what version of SBOS is the best for now

and i would like to have a list of all games that work with SBOS and their

switches if necessary, if someone can tell me where find it or if someone can

send me this list to my address

thanks 

claudio

my email address is zorro@v8550.ias.fra.cnr.it  (i'm not on the list)

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Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1993 09:42:10 -0500
From: John Riedl <riedl@cs.umn.edu>
Subject: Ultrasound Daily Digest V6 #14
Message-ID: <199309151442.AA00896@hannibal.cs.umn.edu>

> In the FAQ, it states that Gravis has a good price on the 256->1M
> memory upgrade for the GUS.  Can anyone tell me how to contact them
> and find out what that price is.

Be careful how you fill out this order form!  It defaults to 256K, for
$10.  I filled it out to ask for 256K*3, and included the extra money.
Over a month ago I received 256K, with a line on the order slip saying
it cost $30 for 1 unit!  Mattew @ Gravis has been very friendly
discussing the problem with me, but still no refund or extra 512K.

John

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Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1993 12:35:14 -0400
From: jericho!gord (Gord Wait S-MOS Systems Vancouver Design Center)
Subject: Re: Ultrasound Daily Digest V6 #14
Message-ID: <9309151635.AA21364@smos.bc.ca>

Mark C. Ng says:


>This maybe a localize / singular case, since I didn't hear any talk about
>it...
>but when I'm loading windows and keep the midi box plug in the gravis card
>windows will freeze right before any window folders pop out.  but the
>problem dissappears when I disconnect the midi connector then load windows
>until finished then plug in the midi connector, everything's fine....   

>Can anyone explain this ??  

I get exactly the same results. On the previous version of the gravis sw,
(2.05?) I found that it was related to SBOS. I haven't messed with the problem
under 2.06, but what I found before is that if you DON'T run sbos, then
windows won't crash. Note that running the sbos -remove option (I don't recall
what the actual option is, just the one that is supposed to remove sbos)
Doesn't help. IE power cycle the machine, don't run sbos, (or probably any
other ultrasound progs Except the autoexec.bat and config.sys stuff), and go
straight into windows, you may not crash.

My synthesizer puts out midi active sense bytes (Yamaha DX7). It constantly 
sends these bytes to say "I'm here, I'm here..". I guess that when windows
is loading up the gravis drivers, these unwanted midi in messages cause
a midi in interrupt, before the interrupt handler is ready for it. 

You will probably find that you can leave the midi box plugged in,
but disconnect the midi from your synth and have no crashes. I would be
curious to find out, so give it a try and pass on the results..

My home made midi box has a 1 of 4 input select switch, that I set to
an unused input when booting windows. It's a bit annoying cause every once
in a while I forget, then windows crashes on startup, making me panic for
a minute. I reported this one to Gravis when 2.05 was in vogue..

Gord Wait

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Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1993 17:27:51 +0930 (CST)
From: Gavin <SCARMAN@hfrd.dsto.gov.au>
Subject: Re: WTL v.s. FM Synth
Message-ID: <930915172751.2421f@hfrd.dsto.gov.au>

>We mostly have a wavetable-only card which does a very poor FM emulation as 
>well.

Actually, I have a friend with a SBPRO and comparing the GUS (with SBOS2b10) 
with the same game (ie. wolf3D) there is only a slight difference in the SBPRO's 
favour. ie they both sound rather poor. So IMHO the FM emulation is quite good, 
the problem lies in that FM as used by the SB is quite poor.The results may vary 
with games but no-one really believes a SB sounds good, do they ;-)

>If you got a pro music synth module that used FM though, it would probably
>sound better than a wave table soundcard.

If you sampled that FM synth at 16 bits/44kHz then you would find they'd sound 
identical, that's the advantage of wavetable synthesis. Yeah I know where's the 
16 bit daughtercard? Well some well endowed MIDI studio owner sampled it for us 
on his $3000 sampler.

Gavin.

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Date: Wed, 15 Sep 93 13:30:27 CDT
From: Fitzgerald Jr Steele <fjsteele@icaen.uiowa.edu>
Subject: xwing 
Message-ID: <199309151830.NAA14831.4884F@icaen.uiowa.edu>

I don't know about the other game, but I've got GUS and Xwing and I've  been
trying to make the two work together for a long time.  The problem isn't
with the soundcard, but the memory.  The game has trouble running the
digital sound and speech effects -- even with 6 Megs of EMS, the game still
freezes momentarily when you fire or a tie-fighter flies by too close.  The
only way I've found to stop the freezing is to press escape, go into the
control panel and turn off the digital sound and digital speech.  That kinda
sucks, I know, but you shoot a lot more tie-fighters.

Hope that helps,

Jerry Steele
fjsteele@icaen.uiowa.edu

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