GUS Daily Digest            Mon, 2 May 94  9:37 PST      Volume 13: Issue   2 

Today's Topics:
							  7th Guest
							cymbal noises
							   Goodbye
					  grabbing CD audio from CD
						 GUS Daily Digest V12
					   GUS Daily Digest V13 #1
				   GUS MIXER installation problems
						 Gus Static (2 msgs)
				  GUS Support in UFO: Enemy Unknown?
			   Logitech SoundWave 32!/GOODBYE ULTRASND
							 mod med 669
							  Mod Sites?
			   Multiple soundcard patches for LoL & LoK
						Returned mail: User u
							SEAWOLF & GUS

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: Sun, 1 May 1994 23:11:32 -0600 (MDT)
From: rkornilo@nyx10.cs.du.edu (Ryan Korniloff)
Subject: 7th Guest

Hello to everyone in GUS Land. I'm posting this message in hopes I can 
solve a little problem I seem to be having with 7th Guest. It seems as 
though the GUS (emulating the Sound Canvas) is playing the wrong 
instruments from time to time. Someone on a local BBS told me there is a 
fix for it. Can someone tell me what I need to do to fix this?


		   -- Ryan Korniloff
		   -- rkornilo@nyx10.cs.du.edu

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Date: Mon, 02 May 94 02:12:49 EDT
From: jeffow@aol.com
Subject: cymbal noises

I've asked this question a couple of times, but don't recall an answer that
has solved my problem (plus, my daily digests were coming a little
sporadically)

ANyhow, whenever a game calls for a cymbal patch, you here the cymbal, then
some static afterwards.  Using patch manager, I've been able to limit it to a
couple of patches.

I thought maybe upping my card to 1 meg would help, so I just bought some
today, memory works fine, but I stall have the cymbal static.  ANy comments?

Jeff

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Date: Sun, 01 May 1994 14:58:06 -0300 (ADT)
From: GEN2007@HUSKY1.STMARYS.CA
Subject: Goodbye

	As worst comes to worst the account I am using is being
disconected on May 3/94.I have ran may year on it and it is expirering
and I can not get it renewed. So thank you for the vast input on the GUS
and maybe in september I will have another way to get on to the internet
until then good bye and good luck.

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Date: Mon, 2 May 94 11:30:12 FST
From: tblanchot@VNET.IBM.COM
Subject: grabbing CD audio from CD

Mike,
Even if it works with the Mitsumi, the shareware version of CDgrab
won't allow you to do the actual grab to disk. You need to register
it and then get CDgrab pro, but it's a bit expensive (#45, that's
about 70 USD..).
About SCSI, the only one I know is CDDA, which only works with the
Toshiba XM3401 drive (anybody tested it with the 4401??). I have tried
it with a 3401 and it works great|

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Date: Sun, 1 May 94 23:39:10 EST
From: jmorris@ace.com (Cuthalion)
Subject: Re: GUS Daily Digest V12

{gus-general@gaia.ucs.orst.edu}

		A couple of people have said that they cannot get SuperUnknown to
work properly.  Someone said that they get a divide by Zero.  I have the
same problem.  But it works fine if I leave my config.sys alone, and skip
my autoexec.bat.  (setting ultrasnd=220,3,1,5,7 AND ultradir=c:\ultrasnd.
if either of these are missing, ultramid will say your gus is defective or
something.)


 .. This tagline is false!  
___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12

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Date: Sun, 1 May 1994 14:16:55 -0700 (MST)
From: Oscar M Fowler <oscar@cs.arizona.edu>
Subject: Re: GUS Daily Digest V13 #1

> Date: Sat, 30 Apr 1994 13:25:26 -0400 (EDT)
> From: mikebat@netcom.com (Mike Batchelor)
> Subject: Grabbing digital audio from CD
> 
> What CD drive combinations and SCSI controllers support grabbing CD audio
> tracks directly off the CD.

The type of SCSI controller is not that critical, but your CD ROM reader
has to support reading CD Audio discs in its firmware.  The only freeware
programs I know that will read CD Audio work with the Toshiba 3401 drive.
I suspect this drive will be easy to get soon (if it isn't already) at
a discount, since the new triple-speed drives will start becoming more
of a market force.

If you can get your hands on a Toshiba drive, let me know and I'll send
you a copy of the program I wrote for it...  :)

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Date: Mon, 2 May 1994 10:47:32 +0100
From: P.VanHorssen@hol0606.wins.icl.co.uk
Subject: GUS MIXER installation problems

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see attached






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		 GUS Mixer problem
		 
		 I have an early GUS and have great difficulties to get the MIXER 
		 function going. Here's the particulars:
		 
		 Installed gusmixer.drv in \WINDOWS\SYSTEM
		 MIXER.EXE is present in \ULTRASND
		 The 3.1 Windows drivers are installed in the right place
		 I have been able to setup the Mixer applet in a window
		 If I now double click on the applet, it does something and everything 
		 goes quiet again. In short, it does not start up.
		 If I open the drivers window of the Windows configuration function, 
		 it immediately tells me that it cannot find the driver, although the 
		 text about the mixer is in the installed drivers window. I suppose 
		 that is due to Windows system.ini setup with the entry: 
		 mixer=ultramixer.drv
		 
		 Since I want to record from my CD-Rom and from my Roland E86 
		 connected to line-in, I need some means of mixing.
		 
		 Anybody with clever thoughts?
		 
		 Rgrds, Pieter van Horssen

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Date: Mon, 2 May 94 8:48:58 CDT
From: Daniel A Nielsen <dnielsen@ria-emh2.army.mil>
Subject: Re: Gus Static

Thanks for the reply Phat and Mario D. for forwarding me Vol-12 #26
so I could see it.

>> Subject: GUS Static
>>
>> Well I was getting static when B's 5th played after I installed gus0041 so
>> I did a complete reinstall of the GUS software and nothing changed.  It
>> happens right on startup when the base section is tunning up.  What is this,
>> What can I do?  Get a different PAT?  Its my kids' favorite GUS music.
>> I have 1 Meg of RAM on my 3.4 GUS.
>
>What are you using to play the MID?  PlayMIDI or something in Windows?
>Try testing your GUS' RAM.
>
>> Also SBOS will only load when I'm in the ultrasnd directory.  I thought I
>> could do this anywhere before GUS0041.  Has something changed or did I
>> screw up?
>
>You should delete ultrasnd.ini and all your SBOS files (loadsbos.*,
>
>sbosdrv.*, and sboslib.sbs) and then re-install gus0041.zip.
>
>Phat.

Well I guess I didn't give enough info.  Here are the 3 ways I've installed
it so far with the same results: 

1. installed gus0041.zip over old installation
2. deleted ultrasnd.ini and all your SBOS files (loadsbos.*, and installed
   over remaining installation.
3. made backup of all gus files, removed everything (software, autoexec.bat)
   from system, install gus0041.zip, copy back pat files.

RAM tests out great!  Several times! 

I'm just running the 1Meg midi demo bat that comes with the installation
the Techo song before it plays great, but then it doesn't have any BASS in
it either.

Distortion at low freq would probably be a better description of my problem.
I suppose its a matter of using a different pat file?  Do I need a better
sterio?

regards
dan

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Date: Mon, 2 May 94 9:43:03 CDT
From: Daniel A Nielsen <dnielsen@ria-emh2.army.mil>
Subject: Re: Gus Static

Sorry, I forgot to mention I do not use Windows with my GUS.  I'm waiting for
a GEOS 2.0 driver (I know it will be awhile).

regards
dan

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Date: Mon, 2 May 94 14:23:30
From: ay-a@minster.york.ac.uk
Subject: GUS Support in UFO: Enemy Unknown?

I'm rather puzzled by this one.  I got a demo of this game from
the cover of PC Format and was rather excited to see that, as it
was unzipping, alongside ROLAND.CAT, ADLIB.CAT etc. there was
a GRAVIS.CAT.  So, I ran the demo, selected Ultrasound and things
worked fine.  The game had a MOD-style soundtrack and had stereo
sound effects.

BUT the other day, whilst browsing through HMV I looked on the back
of a UFO: Enemy Unknown box and the Ultrasound wasn't listed as
being supported.  Anyone know whether it is or isn't?  I thought
that perhaps, at last, Microprose were going to give the GUS the
native support it deserves....

Alistair.

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Date: Sun, 1 May 94 23:37:46 PDT
From: sbeier@icogsci1.UCSD.EDU (Steven Beier)
Subject: Logitech SoundWave 32!/GOODBYE ULTRASND

Just thought I would say goodbye and thanks to Gravis...

The past 1 1/2 yr or so has been fun.  I love the Ultrasnd, but frankly the
TSR's suck.

Your partners in crime, Logitech, have released a card that is definately a
worthy Ultrasnd replacement, the SoundWave 32.  

I highly recommend this card to anyone, it has the OPL/4, SoundBlaster Pro,
Chip set built on the board.  This, of course, relieves the need for TSR
compatability for Digi Speech.  It also uses WaveTable Syn, therefore, General
Midi is available for all applications.

ULTIMA 8, X-Wing, DOOM, and every other game I've tired sounds and runs great.
Most games even run smoother, I would assume this is due to hardware sound
support, instead of software.  The General Midi is also built on the board.
The card comes with NO TSRs, just a SMALL .SYS file to 'reset' the card.  My
base memory is over 637k (even with CD-ROM extensions)

In short, the SoundWave is everything the Ultrasnd should be.

I must say thank you to Gravis though, your hard work was the only reason I
kept the card this long.  Jayseen, Brad and the rest of the team did a great
job with software compatability.

-Steve

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Date: Mon, 2 May 1994 09:19:59 SAT
From: "MMike" <PATRICIO@odie.ee.wits.ac.za>
Subject: Re: mod med 669

Someone wrote: <sorry del'd name>
> Hi
> Does anyone know where I can find information on the different types of
> mod formats? I want to write a player, and that information would come
> in handy. *grin* Also... what type of mod's are out there?
> I know that the .mod comes in several different flavors... like
> protracker, noisetracker, etc. The types of formats that I know are
> mod (different flavors), med, mtm, 669, s3m. Anybody know of any others?
Also .nst (noisetracker) .stm (screamtracker 2) .far (farandole)
 ult (ultratracker)
I found some info on the various file formats on
  wasp.eng.ufl.edu
Don't remember exact directory, but take a look around.
I am busy writing a trakker for composing my own files, I was planning
on including S3M support, but the format seems too geared towards the
SB (it allows FM instruments). Bummer. I think the .ULT format is 
probably the best one to go for. I will also include support for 
the various .MOD formats (protracker,fasttracker 6 & 8). Does anyone
know what the mod signature (M.K. in protracker, 6CHN in 6 channel 
fasttracker etc..) should be for a 12 or 16 channel .MOD ????
How about 12CH and 16CH  ?
Thanks for any comments.

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Date: Mon, 2 May 1994 00:14:24 -0700 (PDT)
From: David Hoang <dhoang@temp.eis.calstate.edu>
Subject: Mod Sites?

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Date: Mon, 2 May 1994 12:00:58 MET-1
From: "Juhasz Norbert" <NJUHASZ@btkstud.jpte.hu>
Subject: Multiple soundcard patches for LoL & LoK

GUS day everyone,

I'd like to know if there is somewhere a multiple soundcard config. 
patch exist for the following Westwood studios' games:

		Lands of lore.
		Legend of Kyrandia (I).

Thanks in advance,
										Norbert J.

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Date: Sun, 1 May 94 23:39:14 EST
From: jmorris@ace.com (Cuthalion)
Subject: Re: Returned mail: User u

{gus-general@gaia.ucs.orst.edu}
 
 @1> I was wondering about those OPL4 sound cards like the Soundman Wave
 @1> Does the soundman wave have rom or ram and how much? I saw a review on
 @1> the card but it mentioned almost nothing except that it was SB
 @1> compatible and that it sounded good (nice review huh?)

The chip has neither RAM nor ROM.  It is card dependant.
 
 @1> I like Inertia Player 1.1 as well.  Another good player is Metal 025
 @1> (and before anyone says otherwise, this version is quite accurate,
 @1> and you can't beat the sound :)  Most other players aren't as loud or 
 @1> clear.

 Metal does have some UltraClicks (and doesn't work with
 NoiseTracker files) but has a LOT of potential.  Inertia Player sounds
 great, most of the time, but there are effects that aren't implemented
 properly.  (most notably arpeggio)  Recently, I've been using Inertia
 Player about half of the time, and CappaMod the rest of the time.  (It
 delivers click free sound, and implements virtually all of the effects
 very well.  (exceptions:  InvertLoop, & Amiga filter toggle. :)



 .. File not found, I'll load something *I* think is interesting.
___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12

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Date: Sun, 1 May 1994 17:03:05 -0400 (ADT)
From: Pete Kilcullen <pmk@access.digex.net>
Subject: SEAWOLF & GUS

> I'm not sure if this subject has already been discussed to death, but i'm  
> having problems with Seawolf.  After installing, i select the appropriate
> digital and music sound drivers (the GUS obviously).  The install program
> reminds me to run ultramid.exe before loading seawolf.  So after typing
> ultramid i get the error:
> 
> "configuration file not in $(ULTRADIR)/midi directory" 
>  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 
> Wassup?  I've got the ultrasound files in the standard c:\ultrasnd dirctory
> and don't have problems using playmidi or anything else.  My config.sys file
> has the line:
> 
> "device=C:\ULTRASND\ultrinit.sys ultrasnd=240,1,1,11,5"

The seawolf.ini file MUST be in the ULTRASND directory. The game is great 
with the GUS!!!

Pete

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