GUS Daily Digest            Fri, 4 Mar 94 12:07 PST      Volume 11: Issue  29 

Today's Topics:
						  .mtm multitracker
					  DIGEST ADMIN: GETTING HELP
							Doom & 50 Mhz
				  FS5.0a-New version from MS and BAO
					   GUS Daily Digest V11 #27
				  GUS Daily Digest V11 #28 (2 msgs)
						   IRC channel #GUS
				   newcomer's question about digest
						 Phantom of the Opera
				   prob with some wav's in Encarta
						   SY22 to GenMIDI
							TEK ult files

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, 4 Mar 1994 12:46:13 -1
From: KARL ERIK ASBJcRNSEN <KARLEA@stud.sarpih.no>
Subject: .mtm multitracker

I got down just1fix from epas. it was a .mtm-file. I took a look at 
it, and it said something about multitracker. 
Anyone know where to find it, or how to play .mtm's?

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Date: Thu, 3 Mar 1994 15:17:26 -0700 (MST)
From: Dave DeBry <ddebry@dsd.es.com>
Subject: DIGEST ADMIN: GETTING HELP

Shannon Bradford spilled a Coke into a keyboard, producing this:
> I sent a post to this address several days ago and was told something
> to the effect that there are so many GUSDD subscribers that you
> couldn't help them all, and that I could ftp the ones that are
> missing.  While ftp'ing a few stray issues isn't a problem, ftp'ing
> them all is a BIG problem. What is the use of a mailing list
> otherwise?

	I'm sorry, I think I stated things wrong.

	If you just miss one or two digests, it may be because of
several reasons:

	1] No digests are sent out if there is no input to generate
		one.  (This happens often on the SDK list, and
		on occasionally to all the lists on weekends.)
	2] Systems between the mailer and you may be temporarily down;
		obviously, there's not a lot I can do about this.
	3] There's a problem with the mailer, and nobody is getting
		digests.  This is pretty obvious from my point of
		view, so you can bet I already know and am working
		on it.
	4] More are left as an exercise to the reader.  :)

	What I meant was that if you miss a digest or two, please
don't email me about it.  Check the FTP site instead to see if the
latest issue arrived there.  If you miss more than that, then go ahead
and mail me; it's probably an isolated problem I haven't seen, and
will be more than happy to fix.  :)

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DeBry dsd.    peruvian. | "First I was a hippie, then I was a 
	  es.     cs.utah.  |  stockbroker, now I am a hippie again."
	  com     edu      /  

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Date: Fri, 4 Mar 1994 10:26:52 +0000 (GMT)
From: Toby <T.W.Nichols@hertfordshire.ac.uk>
Subject: Doom & 50 Mhz

I have not got a 50Mhz machine but have experience a similar problem.

I have a 33Mhz 486 VLB and have DOOM 1.2. Everything ran fine till I read 
some article saying you could change the number of simultaneouse SFX by 
editing the Doom.cfg file. So I had a fiddle and changed it from 4 to 9. 
Loaded up Doom, got hold of a plasma gun and let rip. After a few shots 
my machine hung and the GUS played its samples. After reducing the 
parameter down to 4 again I havehad no problems.

This may not be anything to do with the problem you are having but I may 
be worth reducing the number of SFX channels used. You never know, it 
might just work.


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Date: Fri, 04 Mar 1994 07:58:32 -0700
From: ttrusk@post.its.mcw.edu (Thomas C Trusk)
Subject: FS5.0a-New version from MS and BAO

For those struggling with Flight Simulator 5, a new variable has entered the 
equation. Microsoft and BAO have released a major patch disk now available 
at Compuserve and the main FS ftp archive (ftp.iup.edu). I understand it can 
also be obtained free of charge (?) from Microsoft via their (800) 426-9400 
order line. This patch is 1.4Mb and supposedly fixes many bugs, including an 
increase in frame rate.  We can only hope the soundcard support is better as 
well. I've only JUST obtained the patch and haven't tested it yet.  More to 
come...

Thomas

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Date: Fri, 4 Mar 1994 13:22:19 -0500 (EST)
From: Phat H Tran <ptran@sciborg.uwaterloo.ca>
Subject: Re: GUS Daily Digest V11 #27

> Date: Tue, 1 Mar 94 15:48:08 FWT
> From: tblanchot@vnet.IBM.COM
> Subject: epas submit?|?
> 
> Grrr| Who has erased half of the submit directory?? Where have the files
> gone?? (psycho.zip, modrp121.zip, etc, etc...).

Many of these files can be found on the mirrors (eg. archive.orst.edu).

However, I recently discovered that the patches I uploaded to Epas
have been deleted and are nowhere to be found on the mirrors.  Francois
also had problems with his patches going missing as well.  Can the
security at Epas be tightened a bit?  For example, remove the write
access for anonymous logins?

> Date: Tue, 01 Mar 1994 17:22:50 -0500
> From: allenlee@panix.com (Allen Lee)
> Subject: Help for a newbie
> 
> I used to own a MediaVision ThunderBoard.  I would like to have them in
> my system simultaneously, and use ThunderBoard for game compatibility.
> What do I need to do to make them coexist peacefully?
> 
> My ThunderBoard settings:
> 
> Add 220
> IRQ 5
> DMA 1
> 
> My GUS Settings:
> 
> GUS Add 220
> GUS DMA 1 (Playback)
> GUS DMA 1 (Record)
> GUS IRQ 11
> SB/MIDI DMA 1
> SB/MIDI IRQ 5

To get the GUS to coexist with the TB, you should configure your GUS
around the TB's settings.  For example, use

GUS base address 240h
GUS DRAM and Recording DMAs both on channel 7
GUS GF1 IRQ on 11
GUS SB/MIDI IRQ on 12 (since you won't need to use SBOS)

Then you should download the new ultrinit in gus0040 so that it floats
the Adlib ports on the GUS to allow the TB to be recognized by software.

> Another question:
> 
> What files do I need to download from FTP sites so I will have the
> latest version of all programs?  And what's the filename of the Miles
> driver?
> 
> Here'are my programs' versions:
> 
> ultrinit 2.16

Ultrinit 2.18 is the latest I'm aware of.

> convert  1.01
> playfile 3.2b
> playmidi 5.03

Playmidi is a version or two past this point.  (Be sure you use the
-v switch to get the version number as the one in the opening screen
is outdated.)

> ultramid 1.06a

Ultramid is up to 1.08 last time I checked.  However, this version
doesn't seem to acknowledge the -c switch.

> sbos     3.7
> emuset   2.03
> megaem   2.03

Phat.

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Date: Fri, 04 Mar 94 08:45:48 +0200
From: Yossi Oren <LIOREN1@WEIZMANN.weizmann.ac.il>
Subject: Re: GUS Daily Digest V11 #28

>Date: Wed, 2 Mar 94 23:05:58 MET
>From: Broderdue <iqivar@hp1.cbs.dk>0
>Subject: Doom on 486-50, Dune 3 and Origin
>
>A friend of mine has had trouble running Doom on his 486-50 Mhz, same goes
>for the games that use the 32-bit AIL drivers. What happens is that the
>machine resets and the GUS plays through all the samples that are loaded
>until ultrinit.exe is called again.

The GUS is very sensitive to ISA bus speeds over 8MHz.  On my DX2/66 I use
8.33 and it works, but the DX50 probably sped it up to 10 or something.
Solution?  Run your BIOS setup and under bus speed choose a slower setting
(say, divide by 3).
HTH!
Yossi.

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Date: Fri, 4 Mar 1994 13:30:47 -0500 (EST)
From: dionf@ere.umontreal.ca (Francois Dion)
Subject: Re: GUS Daily Digest V11 #28

> From: vader@mermaid.micro.umn.edu (Vader)
> Subject: Good .MIDs for Solo .PATs
> 
> I've gotta' mention this: After loading SOLOGUIT.PAT on my system, DUST.MID 
> (Dust in the Wind) sounds totally EXCELLENT (except maybe that the guitar is 
> a little too loud, but who cares).  All the patches even fit onto 1 Meg.

I dont have that song, but with the size of SOLOGUIT, there must have been
just a flute or something... In any case, i'd suggest you take a look at
ACGUIT which i uploaded quite a long time ago (last summer i think). It is
about half the size, and with the midi files i've tried, it sounds closer
to a real accoustic guitar (steel, but the release time should fit for both).

> So here's my queston, are there any other .MIDs with great guitar parts? 

I think that there is a solo on the GUS disks (gus0041).

> (I'm thinking Stairway to Heaven or More Than Words, by Extreme)

I dont know about extreme, but i've seen the Mr. Big song... i dont remember
the name... Oh, yes, there is loosing my religion by REM that would be a
good candidate...

> I know this probably should go on the musicians digest, but I figured that 
> they wouldn't want it cluttered up with some trivial questions such as these.

BUT IT IS WHERE IT SHOULD BE! i got an email saying, hey somebody's talking
about good accoustic guitars on the general digest... AGAIN, I SAID IT
BEFORE AND I'LL SAY IT AGAIN (no, not ay carumba): MUSIC QUESTIONS GO TO
THE MUSIC DIGEST IF YOU WANT SOME ANSWERS BY MUSICIANS OR MUSIC PROFESSIONALS.

Ciao,
-- 
Francois Dion
	'
IdMEDIA      \ Managing:        \ Publishing:     \ Specialising:
CP 312        \ Equation de Base \ Cybernaute      \ Multimedia & Telecom
St-Lambert, QC \ Francois Dion    \ IDM Software    \ design, publishing &
Canada, J4P 3P8 \ Fuzzy Logic      \ Raving Up North \ testing(hard/software)

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Date: Fri, 4 Mar 1994 17:49:18 +0100
From: Gerd Reichinger <greichin@cslab.tuwien.ac.at>
Subject: IRC channel #GUS

For those of you with IRC (Internet Relay Chat):
Join me on #GUS - I'm feeling kinda lonely there...

Greetings,
		   Powergerd.

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Date: Fri, 4 Mar 94 10:08:42 -0500
From: symon@radonc.unc.edu
Subject: newcomer's question about digest

I see nothing but questions and problems here. Do people tend to get
answers directly by email from helpful folk and the anwers never show
up here? Are questions never likely to be answered? How can we see any
answers to these questions without having to repeat the questions in
order to get answers mailed to us?

I've been reading various FAQ's but there seem to be more troubles
here than are covered in those. I'm trying to head off the problems
before getting mired down in them.

Thanks,

Jimmy expects his GUS to arrive any day now
symon@radonc.unc.edu

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Date: Fri, 4 Mar 1994 13:48:04 -0500 (EST)
From: dionf@ere.umontreal.ca (Francois Dion)
Subject: Phantom of the Opera

While browsing thru some older general digest (i only check gus music - where
btw this message should be)

> From: Jon Fletcher <fletcj@tenfwd.uci.COM>
> Subject: Looking for Phantom (midi or mods).
>
> Hello all Gussers,
>
> I was wondering are there any MIDI or MOD's (preferably midi's) that are
> available via ftp from THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA.

There is quite probably a copy on the net somewhere, but in case you dont
find it (not very surprising as it is copyrighted), you can get the GSBD
version from Hal Leonard Publishing Corp as 08252887. That's of course
sheet music that you'll have to enter... It's quite inexpensive however.
An alternative is to get it from Roland. They have lots of midi file
available, but it is expensive.

Ciao,
-- 
Francois Dion
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IdMEDIA      \ Managing:        \ Publishing:     \ Specialising:
CP 312        \ Equation de Base \ Cybernaute      \ Multimedia & Telecom
St-Lambert, QC \ Francois Dion    \ IDM Software    \ design, publishing &
Canada, J4P 3P8 \ Fuzzy Logic      \ Raving Up North \ testing(hard/software)

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Date: Fri, 4 Mar 94 12:55:23 EST
From: Rich Catena DTN 323-4371 <catena@arrcee.enet.dec.com>
Subject: prob with some wav's in Encarta

I'm having trouble with some of the wave files in ms encarta. Also the sounds 
on the intro screen don't sound. I think they are all the new ones added in 
94. THey are in the ...\vbexe directory.
If i select one of these (for example John F. Kennedy's inaug. speech) i get 
an error dialog which says; " multimedia Wave MCI, no wave device that can 
play files in the current format is installed. Use drivers option to install 
wave device"

All other waves i have work as do the movies in encarts.
i've installed thenew drivers in gus0038 .

any ideas?

thanks,

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Date: Fri, 04 Mar 1994 15:54:29 SST
From: "FLAT^^TOP AT DISCS, NUS, SINGAPORE" <kohkhang@iscs.nus.sg>
Subject: SY22 to GenMIDI

hello

can anyone help me ?

I have some Midi songs sequenced on a Yamaha SY22, using a soundblaster, 
using Voyetra's Sequencer Plus Pro (which came with the SBpro). The 
sequenced music was to be played back thru the synthsiser. But recently i 
got a GUS, Gravis Ultrasound, which is a General Midi compliant device. I 
wish to port the Synth MIDI file to GenMidi but some of the Drum tracks 
do not match. AS such, i was wondering if anyone out there has any 
experience concerning this "porting" of MIDI music from Sy22 to GenMidi. 
If u do, please email me some info on how u map the drum tracks to their 
proper placements....

Please email me, cos the newsfeed i am getting here is flaky at best.

thanks in advance !

cheers

Jerry
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Date: 4 Mar 94 12:16 -0700
From: Shawn Smith <w6f192@ugrad.cs.ubc.ca>
Subject: TEK ult files

There were some 16bit ult files that showed up on the submit
dir on epas a while ago.  Anyone have these, and can put them
up again.  They seem to have disappeared off the face of the
earth.  They were called Tek1 and Tek2 I believe.

				Shawn
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