Ultrasound Daily Digest     Tue, 16 Feb 93       Volume 2 : Issue  44 

Today's Topics:
					Bundled Software & New Patches
					  Comanche, DRAM, etc..... 
				 Follow up on Comanche---and Falcon 3
				   GUS Compatability List Obsolete?
					 GUS device drivers for UNIX
						GUSMOD 2.0!!! Released
							 Gusmod 2.01!
					  Gusmod 2.03 - Please read!
		  Latest word on OS/2 drivers & software for GUS !!
							   M-321???
					  Memory upgrade on the GUS
					 MIDI in and out question...
					patchmgr + getting rid of hiss
						  Wave Utilities 1.1
				   Windows, Playmid.exe, and D-RAM

	Information about the UltraSound Daily Digest (such as
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Date: Mon, 15 Feb 93 02:46:41 -0800
From: thomasp@csufres.CSUFresno.EDU (Thomas Pearson)
Message-Id: <9302151046.AA25069@csufres.CSUFresno.EDU>
Subject: Bundled Software & New Patches
To: Ultrasound Daily Digest <ultrasound@dsd.es.com>

A few questions about the GUS.

1) Is the GUS now being bundled with the two new programs
   MidiSoft Recording Session and Power Cords???

2) Are these two programs available to those of us who purchased
   the GUS before they became available???

3) How do registered users obtain these two programs???

4) When can we expect to get them???

5) When will the new patches be available???


Answers should be posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard or the the
Ultrasound mailing list.


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* Thomas Pearson                     |Internet:                              *
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Date: Mon, 15 Feb 93 15:41:01 -0500
From: "It's your hand, Buckaroo" <dantonio@magick.tay2.dec.com>
Message-Id: <9302152041.AA00646@magick.tay2.dec.com>
Subject: Comanche, DRAM, etc..... 
To: Ultrasound Daily Digest <ultrasound@dsd.es.com>

> O.K, so now I want to upgrade to 1Meg.... Rod Wittmier posted about Elkco Corp.
> and his hassle-free upgrade. Question: How do I reach Elkco ? I need a phone#,
> or mailing address, PLEASE!!!! 

ELKCO Corp 1-800-24-ELKCO (Mass #: 508-839-2111)
41A North Main St.
North Grafton, MA 01536

DDA

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Date: Mon, 15 Feb 93 12:26:23 PST
From: nestlero@trelene.usc.edu (Mikeeee)
Message-Id: <9302152026.AA09165@trelene.usc.edu>
Subject: Follow up on Comanche---and Falcon 3
To: Ultrasound Daily Digest <ultrasound@dsd.es.com>

Following up on my previous post, my settings for comanche are:

	set ultrasnd=220,1,1,11,7
	set Blaster=A220 I7 D1 T1

Soundset:
	SB Compatible
	220 (default)
	IRQ 7 (default)
	DMA 1
	SB Compatible


I use SBOS v1.20 with no switches and everything works great! (Even with the 
bum Opti chips...note my 8 bit DMA)


Now, on a side note, I just bought Falcon 3.0, and have had problems getting
any kind of decent music OR effects from it. (Sorry I haven't been following
the thread, had no reason to before!) So the question is, has anyone found the 
proper settings, or at least the settings that give the best results?
I'm using a Comtrade 486DX-33 Local Bus  +256k cache, 4M RAM, 210M HD, DOS5.0,
256k on the GUS(upgrade coming soon :) ), and nothing else.

Thanks for any input!
				Mikeeeeee
				nestlero@spock.usc.edu

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Date: 11 Feb 93 23:04:55 GMT
From: rdippold@qualcom.qualcomm.com (Ron Dippold)
Message-Id: <rdippold.729471895@qualcom>
Subject: GUS Compatability List Obsolete?
To: Ultrasound Daily Digest <ultrasound@dsd.es.com>

According to certain "highly placed" sources, the new SBOS works with
damn near anything.  Hope they release it soon...
-- 
Reporters are not required to read you your Miranda rights -- Matthews

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Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1993 21:18:02 GMT
From: cpetterb@javelin.sim.es.com (Cary Petterborg)
Message-Id: <CPETTERB.93Feb15141802@mickey.javelin.sim.es.com>
Subject: GUS device drivers for UNIX
To: Ultrasound Daily Digest <ultrasound@dsd.es.com>

Are there any GUS device drivers for BSD/386, 386BSD or Linux?

If not, would it be terribly difficult to write one?  I have no infor-
mation on the card, so I have no idea.  Is it so significantly different
from an SB Pro that one could not start from the device driver from
an SB Pro?

Thanks in advance,

Cary
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Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp.  Simulation Division   SLC, UT 84108
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counted counts.   - Charles Garfield

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Date: 13 Feb 93 22:47:53 MDT
From: sl859@cc.usu.edu
Message-Id: <1993Feb13.224753.64010@cc.usu.edu>
Subject: GUSMOD 2.0!!! Released
To: Ultrasound Daily Digest <ultrasound@dsd.es.com>

OK, everyone.  GUSMOD 2.0!!!! has made its debut.  I figure the program
warranted such a change.  I hope you all like it.

There are still some problems, and very potential bugs.  I wrote an UltraSound
IRQ detection system.  It finds my IRQ all right and it should find yours. 
Some of the Protracker effects don't work quite properly, but all popping is
removed under the UltraClick Removal System (still in beta).

It has scopes, panning, etc.  It doesn't have the TSR in this release (still
waiting on some entry-exit routines).  It does, with one executable, Terminate
and Stay Resident permanently.

Oh, it is available on archive.epas.utoronto.ca in the
/pub/pc/ultrasound/submit directory.  It is called GUSMOD20.LZH (appropriate,
huh?).

Have fun, and let me know what you think.  (I can feel a bug fix release coming
on...)

Joshua Jensen
cstrike@gompers.gompers.edu

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Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1993 00:23:52 GMT
From: mtichy@fraser.sfu.ca (Martin Tichy)
Message-Id: <1993Feb15.002352.25917@sfu.ca>
Subject: Gusmod 2.01!
To: Ultrasound Daily Digest <ultrasound@dsd.es.com>

Well Josh, your Gusmod 2.01 release fixed a few of those bugs 
I mentioned.
 
Gusmod Bugs:
 
- I still get clicks on the Beyond Music mod and several others
- Gusmod still doesn't seem to handle 15 instrument mods
- Are you doing low level writes at runtime?  Smartdrive with 
  write caching enabled on my SCSI drive hangs the player
- Some mods will screw up the text display. i.e. about half way 
  into the Turrican 2 mod does this (a quick swap to Scopes and 
  back refreshes the display though)
- I notice some flicker in the right half of the scope for 
  Tracks 1 and 2
 
Wants:
 
- user defined defaults for Master Volume and Pan Positions
- Spectrum Analyzer (I've got an idea, howz about using vector
  balls as the units for it?  Or for that matter how about
  vector balls that make up the scopes?  Or sinus bobs?
  shade bobs?  I'm getting carried away, maybe in the next
  Renaissance demo...
- how about maintaining the text screen writes when in scope 
  mode?  This would be awesome.  I've run your player in Dual 
  Monitor mode and it's cool because I can switch to scopes
  and still see pan position, master volume, and channel volume
  changes.  The VU meter and music information isn't updated 
  though
- support for MDA adapters on the text screen so the above will
  be nicer
- have the player quit after the mod is done so I can play
  batches of mods with the X-Master shell
- support for 3D panning (Wicked!)
 
Gus Bugs:
 
- it bites it when you execute GUS.EXE outside of the 
  directory where the two inf files so it doesn't seem
  to be using the SET GUSMOD= environmental variable
  properly
 
Wants:
 
- option to load the music into EMS instead of conventional 
  memory
- a hot-key sequence that would bring up a text display
  like what's in GUSMOD.EXE and allow for volume and panning
  changes.  Maybe even the option of loading a new module if
  its possible :)
- have a realtime VU meter or other display in the MDA
  address range all the time!  Is this possible without using
  the system timer?  That would be soooo coool.  I was playing
  classic tetris with GUS.EXE pumping out a Ren and Stimpy
  mod file.  NO OTHER PLAYER CAN DO THIS! So much for GMM32.  
  Imagine doing that and having vu meters or a text spectrum 
  going at the same time on the monochrome screen. WOW!
 
Later Josh!
 
Damn, I luv your playerz :)
Oh, I almost forgot to ask.  Can I have the source?  I'll e-mail you.

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Date: 15 Feb 93 12:50:47 MDT
From: sl859@cc.usu.edu
Message-Id: <1993Feb15.125047.64057@cc.usu.edu>
Subject: Gusmod 2.03 - Please read!
To: Ultrasound Daily Digest <ultrasound@dsd.es.com>

> I downloaded a file called gmod202.lzh from EPAS. Is this gusmod 2.02, or is it
> gusmod 1.2?

This is Gusmod 2.02.

Everyone, I need your help very quickly.  Sometime within the next few hours,
could you try this for me.

1) Turn off your computer and wait about thirty seconds.
2) Reboot WITHOUT running Ultrinit.
3) Run Gusmod.
4) You SHOULD get garbage on the screen.  if not, you're lucky.  If so, exit to
DOS and run Ultrinit.
5) Run Gusmod again.  It should work this time.

NOTE: Do this with autodetection.

Why do I want you to do this?  Apparently, ALL of the IRQ and DMA information
has to be programmed to the card to make it work correctly.  This includes the
GF1 IRQ, MIDI IRQ, DMA In, and DMA Out.  I'm only programming the GF1 IRQ.

I tried the above steps on my machine, and got the results described.

Please, please email me quickly.  Gusmod 2.03 should be the last maintenance
release for machines that it doesn't work on if the above is true.

Joshua Jensen

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Date: 11 Feb 93 16:50:58 GMT
From: goyal@utdallas.edu (MOHIT K GOYAL)
Message-Id: <C2AMsy.7ou@utdallas.edu>
Subject: Latest word on OS/2 drivers & software for GUS !!
To: Ultrasound Daily Digest <ultrasound@dsd.es.com>

I received this today from advanced gravis:
===========================================

From: John.Smith@f978.n153.z1.ship.wimsey.com (John Smith)
Sender: UUCP@ship.wimsey.com
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1993 16:15:00 -0600
Message-ID: <729438241.AA00709@ship.wimsey.com>
Subject: GRAVIS BBS
To: goyal@utdallas.edu
Status: OR

U>Can you please tell me what is the situation regarding native OS/2 drivers
 >for the GUS?

Not much right now.  Still improving the Windows 3.1 drivers.  OS/2
drivers will be comming but not quite yet.

U>Will the 3D software run under OS/2? (or Windows?)

Windows first.

U>Finally, what can OS/2 users do to encourage Gravis to actually write OS/2
 >drivers.(if they haven't even decided) Or speed up development of the
 >drivers?

Sell a few million more copies of OS/2 <grin>

U>A location to email?  A number to call?  An address to write to?

Our address is

Advanced Gravis
7400 MacPherson, #111
Burnaby, BC, Canada
V5J 5B6

John
 ~ QMPro 1.0 05-8925 ~ Tried to play my shoehorn... all I got was footnotes!
====================================

Looks like they still feel their is no market for OS/2.

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Date: Mon, 15 Feb 93 09:25:52 +0100
From: waardenb@cs.utwente.nl (Jerry van Waardenberg)
Message-Id: <9302150825.AA23391@hermes.cs.utwente.nl>
Subject: M-321???
To: Ultrasound Daily Digest <ultrasound@dsd.es.com>

Matthew Frazer writes:
> OK, I know that for OPTi's there are certain stock numbers of chips
> that will not work with the GUS, I have an M-321 Motherboard, are
> there any numbers to look for on my chipsets or should I just toss it
> out the window.
>
> AMD 386dx-40
> AMI Bios
> M-321 PC Chips MB
> 64k Cache
>
> I'm a poor poor college student who needs to know!
>       Anyone wanna buy a motherboard????

The GUS works fine on a M-321 motherboard, but not in 16-bit DMA mode. If you
stick with a 8-bit DMA channel, then everything works fine.

Jerry

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Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1993 13:20:25 -0500
From: Roger Frederi Clark <helios@bach.udel.edu>
Message-Id: <199302151820.AA29577@bach.udel.edu>
Subject: Memory upgrade on the GUS
To: Ultrasound Daily Digest <ultrasound@dsd.es.com>

On the question about memory upgrades, someone was confused whether to get 
128KB or 1MBit or something about 256K.  Here it is from what I understand.

	The memory capacity of the these options are all the same, but
the manual requests that TMS44C256-10n or its equivalent be used.  However, in
most ads for memory, no such listing for part number is given.  What you need
to look for is 256Kx4 DRAM chips at 100ns or faster.  I recently upgraded
mine using 70ns and everything seems to work great.  Just plug 'em in and go.

	My guess is that the GUS just needs the structure of the 256Kx4 to
access the memory properly.  I hope that helps.

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Date: Mon, 15 Feb 93 18:20:31 CST
From: levitt@vault.WUstl.EDU (Scott Levitt -- Summer HS Coop)
Message-Id: <9302160020.AA10849@vault.WUstl.EDU>
Subject: MIDI in and out question...
To: Ultrasound Daily Digest <ultrasound@dsd.es.com>

Hi, I have an SB-PRO midi interface and a GUS and am having trouble using the
MIDI feature.

I have gotten KB-MIDI for windows to play the Korg 700's instruments by 
pressing keys on my computer keyboard.  I.e. I press the 'z' key, it plays a
low note using the current instrument selected on my keyboard.

But I need to know how to use my keyboard to drive the Gravis instruments.

How can I get it so that I can use, for example, the acpiano1 by playing my
keyboard?  I've tried reversing the MIDI in and out wires, and that does nothing.

				Thanks for listening,

				Scott Levitt
			
				levitt@informatics.wustl.edu
.s

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Date: Fri, 12 Feb 93 9:44:16 GMT
From: "James Andrews, User Support" <james@sol1.east-london.ac.uk>
Message-Id: <14392.9302120944@uk.ac.uel.sol1>
Subject: patchmgr + getting rid of hiss
To: Ultrasound Daily Digest <ultrasound@dsd.es.com>

>From: treason@gnu.ai.mit.edu
>Message-Id: <9302112228.AA09956@spiff.gnu.ai.mit.edu>
>Subject: Midi Percussion patches
>To: Ultrasound Daily Digest <ultrasound@dsd.es.com>
>
>My ultrasound came with te melodic patches for midi, but NO percussion patches
>I personally would much rather have the percussion patches ver the melodic ones
>.
>When I got patch manager 1.02 it showed only melodic instruments, did the
>original pathc manager come with the percussion patches, and if not, where
>can I find such entities?

The percussion patches come with the card, and they should be in the directory 
midi under the ultrasnd directory.
I suspect the reason that patchmgr isnt working is that you havent installed 
the spanking new windows drivers ( obtainable from epas - gus0012.zip ) like
it says in the small print with the patchmgr

>
>Treason@gnu
>Subject: USS8/Playfile recording background noises
>To: Ultrasound Daily Digest <ultrasound@dsd.es.com>
>
>HI-
>
>I've been recording 'clean' signals from my CD player straight into
>my GUS.  My GUS is version 2.4 with 256kb RAM in a 16bit slot in a
>16Mhz 286 computer.
>
>I find the recording to have static in places where there is little
>noise.  BTW - I was recording Gimme Shelter by the Rolling Stones as
>well as some instrumental dulcimer (DDD recording).

My card's signal to noise thang seemed to get much better when I moved the
cards around inside:

Original:
V  S  I  G   +---+
i  C  D  U   +psu+
d  S  E  S   +---+
e  I  
o

Now:
G  S  I  V   +---+
U  C  D  i   +psu+
S  S  E  d   +---+
   I     e
		 o

Hope this advice is helpful.

When *is* the GUS SDK appearing?  Thats what I want to know

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Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1993 21:19:08 GMT
From: ittschir@techfak.uni-bielefeld.de (Tim Tschirner)
Message-Id: <C294Jw.C3z@hermes.hrz.uni-bielefeld.de>
Subject: Wave Utilities 1.1
To: Ultrasound Daily Digest <ultrasound@dsd.es.com>

Hello Soundcard owners,

did you already try out The Wave Utilities 1.1 for Windows 3.1?
They consist of Looper and Player. Looper plays *.wav files 
conitnously in the background, and Player plays *.wav files by
double-clicking them in a File Manager or NDW drive window.
What makes Player difference from all the other WavePlayers that
do the same is that it has a different playing algorithm.
You can play files of unlimited length without loading them into
memory first. That's great if you have long *.wav files on your hard
disk or a CD-ROM.
If you have a Pro AudioSpectrum you can play back two *.wav files
at the same time with Player. It is now possible to play back *.wav
files while Looper or Winmod or Winmod PRO or any other program
is playing back sound.
You should definitely check these progs out.
The archive name is WAVUTL11.ZIP. You can get them from the
following sources:

 WSMR.SIMTEL-20.ARMY.MIL (and from it's mirrors) in msdos/windows3

 WUARCHIVE.WUSTL.EDU in pub/MSDOS_UPLOADS/windows

 FTP.UWP.EDU in pub/msdos/proaudio

 FTP.CICA.INDIANA.EDU in pub/pc/win3/uploads/JAN93

Tim

ittschir@techfak.uni-bielefeld.de

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Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1993 19:55:38 -0700 (MST)
From: michael a finkel  <mfinkel@argon.GAS.uug.Arizona.EDU>
Message-Id: <Pine.3.05.9302151938.A27939-b100000@argon>
Subject: Windows, Playmid.exe, and D-RAM
To: Ultrasound Daily Digest <ultrasound@dsd.es.com>

	I have had my GUS for quite a long time by most standards (early December)
and have never been able to get it to play music of any sort in windows. 
It will play the 'system sounds', but nothing from WinMOD, WinJammer or
any other program I have of that nature.  
	Every time I start windows it gives me the message 'Invalid Patch' 
twice.. and when I attempt to play something, the programs appear to work,
but no sound comes out.  (i.e. The track counter progresses, but no sound)
This has had me frustrated for a long time...

Next problem...

	In playmidi.exe (ver 3.50 and the one shipped with Install v1.20)
I am consistently getting errors on certain .mid files like

		Failure to load patch [name here] [number] - [number]

I cannot figure out why this occurs (or how to fix it). 

And finally, what is the phone number (or address) of ElkCo or some other
place to order D-RAMS at a reasonable price?  I have been scouring
Computer Shopper, and most places say they are either currently out of
stock of DRAM or don't carry them any more...

PLEASE RESPOND - I have posted before and not gotten any responses, hence:
my problems continue...

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