Ultrasound Daily Digest     Fri, 12 Mar 93       Volume 2 : Issue  67 

Today's Topics:
				   [GUS] Making the MIDI interface
					  [GUS] NAMES OF FUTURESES1
					  [GUS] NAMES OF FUTURESES2
					F15 III:  No digitized voice!
							FACTS OF LIVE
							   GUS FAQ
						GUS prices in Montreal
						   Just Got My GUS
					   MIDI file format request
						  Need Issue 64 & 65
							  NEW FILES
					   pathces? midi connector
				   Problems with installing the GUS
					  PROBLEM WITH -O3 AND 1.4B
						  PTRAN@SCIBORG.....
								 SBOS
					Ultrasound Daily Digest V2 #66
							vol 64 and 65
						  Winjammer - Help!

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Date: 11 Mar 93 11:48:25 GMT
From: pcunnell@micrognosis.co.uk (Paul Cunnell)
Message-Id: <C3q3Gp.BqJ@micrognosis.co.uk>
Subject: [GUS] Making the MIDI interface
To: Ultrasound Daily Digest <ultrasound@dsd.es.com>

In article <1nliklINN4u7@menudo.uh.edu>, st1qb@Rosie.UH.EDU writes:
|> Has anyone made the midi interface for the GUS that is in the FAQ?
|> If so, were did you find the part# 6N138?  I cant seem to locate
|> this anywhere.  Also, (excuse my ingorance i'm not an EE) but
|> what exactly is that part and its purpose? Thanks...
|>  
|> Dave-
|> st1qb@jetson.uh.edu

The 6N138 is a high sensitivity opto-isolator, manufactured by
Hewlett Packard (and I believe, a company called Quality Technology)
The main point in using this part as opposed to other more common
opto-isolators is the low LED ON current spec. (1.6mA) 

A midi out circuit is basically a LED in series with 600 ohms, and a
5V supply. Taking into account the 1.7V forward drop across the LED,
you get about 5mA in the on state. Other optos generally need more
current to turn them on (say 15-60mA, but this varies a lot). A 
'high speed' 6N137 opto will also work, I believe, but that would
be a bit marginal on the input current (spec. is min 5mA).

Since a number of people have been asking, I'll add below the 
midi circuit that I'm using, plus a bit of general explanation
I've culled from other peoples' postings on the subject.


Attention Dave DeBry - this should probably replace the current 
entry in the FAQ.  I don't want to take all the credit for other 
peoples' work.

Happy midi-ing !

Generic Midi Out/In/Through Circuit
===================================

The following shows a typical OUT, cable, and IN circuit

	  MIDI OUT port ---->|<- cable ->|<---- MIDI IN port              +5V
																 270   |
			+5V        DIN           DIN                     +--\/\/\/-+
			 |  220    +-+ +-------+ +-+   220    +--------+ |
		|\   +-\/\/\/--|4|-|-------|-|4|--\/\/\/--|  OPTO  |-+-+- UART RXD
 UART   | \            | | |       | | |          |ISOLATOR|   |
 TXD ---|  \---\/\/\/--|5|-|-------|-|5|----------|        |-+ |
		|  /    220    | | +-------+ | |          +--------+ | |
		| /         +--|2|-+       +-|2|            6N138   GND|
		|/ 7407     |  +-+           +-+                       |
				   GND                                         |
															   |
				   +-------------------------------------------+
				   |
				   |      +5V        DIN
				   |       |  220    +-+
				   |  |\   +-\/\/\/--|4|
				   |  | \            | |
				   +--|  \---\/\/\/--|5|   MIDI THRU
					  |  /    220    | |
					  | /         +--|2|
					  |/ 7407     |  +-+
								 GND

Note that when the UART TXD is high, no current flows through the resistors
and optoisolator's LED, causing the optoisolator's phototransistor to remain
off, allowing the UART RXD to be pulled high by the 270 ohm resistor.  When
the UART TXD is low, current flows through the resistors and optoisolator's
LED, turning on optoisolator's phototransistor, grounding the UART RXD.  The
voltage drop across the optoisolator's LED is typically 1.5 volts, leaving
3.5 volts to be dropped across (3 times 220) 660 ohms, which allows about
5 ma to flow.
 
The reason a current loop is used is that it allows an ground isolated
interconnection.  Note that the ground from the MIDI OUT port's device is
not connected to the ground of the MIDI IN port's device.  This prevents
ground loops in systems where appropriate attention has not been paid to
grounding issues, such as the case of typical musicians in a typical club!

Acknowledgements:
 Michael R. Kesti (mrk@gvgspd.gvg.tek.com) - general description
 Mr. D Ingles     (davei@comp.lancs.ac.uk) - midi thru bit

Gravis Ultrasound Circuit
=========================

15 pin D connector
										  220R
pin-1 +5v ----+--------------------------/\/\/\---------------\
			  |                                                \ 4
			  |                                          Gnd--2      MIDI OUT
			  |      |\      |\            220R                / 5
pin-12 tr >---|------| o-----| o----------/\/\/\--------------/
			  |    13|/ 12 11|/ 10
			  |                            220R
			  +---------------------------/\/\/\-------------\
			  |                                               \ 4
pin-15 rx <---|--------------------+                    Gnd--2      MIDI THRU
			  |      |\      |\    |        220R              / 5
			  |   +--| o-----| o---+-------/\/\/\------------/
			  |   | 1|/ 2   3|/ 4
			  |   |
			  |   +------+
			  |   270R   |                       220R
			  +--/\/\/\--+    +------+----------/\/\/\--------\
			  |B         |C   |A     |                         \  4
			+-|----------|----|-+    |                                MIDI IN
			|  8        6     2 |  -----                       /  5
			|                   |   / \ IN914 or IN4148     +-/
			|      6N138        |   ---                     |
			|                   |    |                      |
			|           5     3 |    |                      |
			+------------|----|-+    |                      |
						 |    |K     |                      |
pin-5 Gnd  --------------+    +------+----------------------+


Inverters are 74LS04. (This is a 14-pin IC containing 6 inverters.
Connect pin 14 to +5V, pin 7 to GND)

Leave pin 2 of the MIDI IN unconnected (Don't connect to ground)

Acknowledgements:
 Remek Lipinski   (remek@mamura.ee.mu.oz.au) - schematic (updated)
 David Morning    (dam@dcs.glasgow.ac.uk)    - schematic (original)
 Dave Perry       (dp@hydra.carleton.ca)     - research & pin corrections

Some hints for testing your circuit
===================================

1. Check *all* connections (use a continuity tester, and tick them 
   off on a printout of the circuit)

2. Check them again ;-)

3. Make sure you have the latest (GUS0012.zip) windows midi driver,
   and make sure it is installed properly.

4. Make sure your midi sequencer package is set up to use the 
   Ultrasound Midi In/Out ports. (As opposed to the Ultrasound Synth)

5. If you still have no joy:

	- just connect the +5V and GND to your midi circuit, 
	  (leave the d-connector pins 12 and 15 unconnected), and
	  then connect pin 13 of the 7404 to +5V check you have 
	  (about) +5V appearing on pin 10. This checks midi out.
	
	- connect pin 4 of the midi-in DIN socket via 2 extra 
	  220R resistors to +5V. Check pin 4 of the 7404. It 
	  should be low (about 0V). Then connect pin 4 of the 
	  midi-in DIN socket to 0V. Pin 4 of the 7404 should 
	  go high. This checks midi in. 
	
	- reconnect the d-type pins 12 and 15, and connect a midi
	  cable between midi-out on the circuit and and midi-in
	  on your synth. Set up your sequencer to use the Ultrasound 
	  MIDI port as an output, and ensure that one of the 
	  tracks is set to use this port. Check your synth
	  is expecting MIDI data on the same channel as sequencer
	  is transmitting. Start sequencer playing. Check that
	  midi data is being transmitted at pin 12 of the d-type
	  (look at it with an oscilloscope, if possible). 

Acknowledgements:
 Paul Cunnell (pcunnell@micrognosis.co.uk)

Note
====

Standard disclaimers apply - use this information at your own risk,
and if your fry your card/PC/synth/toaster, then you have my
sympathy, but not much else ;-) 

If you're not happy about messing with circuits and soldering irons
and wires and stuff, then you may wish to wait for the midi connector
box from Gravis to become available.

-- 
Paul Cunnell (pcunnell@micrognosis.co.uk) 
Micrognosis, 63 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4N 4UD, UK +44 71 815 5294 

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Date: Wed, 10 Mar 93 15:44:09 
From: john.smith@gravis.com
Message-Id: <9303101544.A8915wk@gravis.com>
Subject: [GUS] NAMES OF FUTURESES1
To: Ultrasound Daily Digest <ultrasound@dsd.es.com>

Here is a list of those titles that I posted last week.



			   Titles Planned for UltraSound Support!
				   Shipping the 1st Qtr. of 1993
					   Updated: Feb 20th, 1993

The following list has been complied from information given to us
by the publishers at the time they received our GUS development
kit.  What follows is a partial list of those publishers' plans.

Publisher                Working Title            Rel.Date
_____________________________________________________________ 

Accolade                 Star Control II          Shipping
	 Other titles planned for summer.

Activision               Return to Zork           March
	 Future titles also planned for 1993

Apogee Software          Pickle Wars              Feb-Mar
	 Extensive GUS support this year, including educational titles

Apunix                   Sound Tool               Mar-Apr
	 They plan to release four other titles with GUS support.

The Blue Ribbon Sound    SuperJAM                 Feb-Mar
 Works Ltd.
	 Also working on other MPC titles.  Well known music company
	 producing quality work for several years.  Featured numerous
	 times in Keyboard magazines.

Bt Software Enterprises  Xanthus                  Feb
						 PC Composer              Mar
	 Published 3 selling titles to date.  Will support GUS in all
	 future titles.

Comptons New Media       Untitles                 Apr-May
	 Has planned support for all future releases.

DigiVox                  Sound Impression         Mar
	 Has plans for other future titles

E Book                   Untitled                 Apr
	 Has plans to support the GUS in future releases. An EA(AFL)

Electronic Arts          Ultra Chuck Yeager       Shipping
						 NHL Hockey               Feb-Mar
	 Further support planned for additional titles.  Cannot release
	 working names yet.


Epic Games               Drum Blaster             Feb-Mar
	 Shareware company planning support for all their new titles
	 including Track Blaster, Zone 66, Solar Winds, Savage Crusade


Hollyware                Johnny Quest             Feb-Mar
	 Famous Cartoon adventure series of the 60's.  Several titles
	 planned for GUS support in 1993.

Ibis                     EarPlay                  Jan
						 RiffTutor                Feb
	 Well known for their music programs.  GUS support planned for
	 all coming titles.

ID Software              Doom                     Feb-Mar
						 Bio Hazard
	 Huge success with Wolfstein 3D.  GUS support planned for all
	 upcoming titles.

Intel Corporation        960 Family Features      Feb
	 Planning to use GUS in several Multi-Media Projects.

Interplay                Buzz Aldrin's            Mar
						   Race into Space
	 Plans GUS support for all 1993 titles.  Now handles Virgin
	 Games, also planning GUS support.

IntraCorp Inc.           Terminator 2 Chess       Feb
						 Trump Castle 3           Mar
	 Have produced quality games, such as Home Alone 2, Bridge
	 Master and Dark Half.

LucasArts Entertainment  Untitled                 Apr
	 Several titles planned for GUS support

Kesmai Corporation       Air Combat Warrior       Feb
	 Online gaming system has big plans for GUS support

Megatoon                 Jersey Devil             Mar-Apr
	 Electronic Arts (AFL) has many titles planned for GUS support


(Continued to next message)
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vocabulary.

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Date: Wed, 10 Mar 93 15:44:11 
From: john.smith@gravis.com
Message-Id: <9303101544.A8916wk@gravis.com>
Subject: [GUS] NAMES OF FUTURESES2
To: Ultrasound Daily Digest <ultrasound@dsd.es.com>

(Continued from previous message)

Mercer Comp Systems      Midi Performer           Feb
	 Music Software company plans GUS support for several new titles

MicroProse               World Circuit            Shipping
						 David Leadbetter's Golf  Jan-Feb
						 Harrier                  Jan-Feb
	 These titles will include a patch, or will be revised for
	 full GUS support

MidiSoft                 Recording Session        Shipping
	 Music Software Company.  Will support GUS in all future
	 titles.

New World Computing      Empire Deluxe            Feb
	 An affiliate of Broderbund Software.  Plan GUS support for
	 all future titles

Norsehelm Products Inc.  Ragnarok II              Mar
						 Seven Wonders
	 Producers of quality arcade adventure games.  Plan to support
	 GUS in future titles.

NovaLogic                Comanche                 Shipping
						   Maximum Overkill
						   The new Missions disk.
						 UltraBolts               April
	 Affiliate of Electronic Arts. #1 selling fall title. Includes
	 their own SBOS.  GUS delivers superior stereo sound (not MONO)
	 with much clearer sound effects.

Odyssey Software         Space Wars               Mar
	 Received excellent press coverage in recent articles

Psygnosis                Lemmings 2               Feb-Mar
	Renowned for huge successes in arcade style games.  Plan to
	support GUS in other 1993 releases.

Sierra                   The Sierra Network       Mar-Apr
	One of the fastest growing OnLine services.  Has plans to write
	code for several Sierra titles.

Silicon & Synapse        Lost Vikings             Mar
	Well known developers of the SNES.  They have also done
	development for Interplay

S.S.I.                   Great Naval Battles      Shipping
	Electronic Arts affiliate.  Well known for combat simulations
	and D&D software.  This title includes their own SBOS patch.

Twelve Tone Systems      Cake Walk Pro            Mar
	Music publisher will produce several titles with GUS support

Three Sixty              Battle Cruiser 3D        Feb
	Electronic Arts Affiliate.  Excellent reputation for air,
	combat and war simulations.  Plan to support GUS in other
	1993 releases.

VOR Technologies, Inc.   Empires of the Known     Mar
						   Universe
	Online gaming system.  Plans GUS support to take advantage of
	digital audio.

Westwood Studios         Untitled                 Apr-May
	Has plans in the works for GUS support and 3D support in
	summer releases.

WinJammer Software       WinJammer                Shipping
	Well established Music Shareware Company.  Producing a new
	midi-sequencer with GUS support.
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vocabulary.

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Date: Fri, 12 Mar 93 11:27:44 -0500
From: mtl1@crux2.cit.cornell.edu
Message-Id: <9303121627.AA25087@crux1.cit.cornell.edu>
Subject: F15 III:  No digitized voice!
To: Ultrasound Daily Digest <ultrasound@dsd.es.com>

I just got F15-III and installed it.  With the GUS, it sounds awesome!  Except
that there is just no digitized voice.  The sound effects are fine! Does anyone
else have this same problem or is it just me?  I have a 486DX-33 EISA machine
with 8MB (63XXXXkB free conventional).  A 210 MB and a 91 MB harddrives.  I am
using SBOS 1.4B3.  But I've tried version 1.22 and 1.23 and 1.37B to no vail.
Please help!
																Marshall        

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Date: Fri, 12 Mar 93 13:08:47 GMT
From: djo@utopia.hacktic.nl (micha van der meer)
Message-Id: <cHya1B4w165w@utopia.hacktic.nl>
Subject: FACTS OF LIVE
To: Ultrasound Daily Digest <ultrasound@dsd.es.com>

FACTS OF LIVE   CRASHED! after checking.....
 
Can somebody say why???

micha /witan
 
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Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1993 16:29:11 -0700
From: Simon Williams <srw@cpsc.ucalgary.ca>
Message-Id: <9303112329.AA19372@fsg.cpsc.ucalgary.ca>
Subject: GUS FAQ
To: Ultrasound Daily Digest <ultrasound@dsd.es.com>

I'am mailing this for Scott Willing:

Francois Dion's references to QSound in his reply to the question: What 
exactly is GUS 3D? has provided a good deal of amusement to us here at 
the QSound Technical Research Facility.  We are concerned, however, that
others may be missing the joke, so allow us to fill you in.

The information that QSound was invented in Quebec was news to Danny Lowe,
our current VP of R&D, who with studio tech John Lees developed the process
here in Calgary.

The statement that QSound 'is not that good even with electrostatic 
headphones' is a bit confusing.  QSound is not intended to work on 
headphones: it is a system for speaker-based playback.  The quality 
of the headphones, therefore, would somewhat obviously not be an issue.

As for the issue of the 'sweet spot' (not 'soft spot', Francois), yes
it is true that the listener must be in the middle to experience the 
effect properly.  Most people do not realise that the same is true of
regular stereo recording, if one cares about imaging at all (and if not,
what loss?)  However, Francois' description of what happens off-axis leads 
us to wonder what recordings or systems he has actually listened to.

QSound does not cost '18K$'.  In fact, in the professional workstation
form, it is not currently for sale at any price.  The first soundcards
incorporating QSound processing will be available soon at typical
consumer-level prices.

As to the issue of controllability, the information given is out of date. 
The present professional system incorporates SMPTE/MTC-locked
internal motion sequencing, as well as the ability to accept external
MIDI control.  The former option is popular in professional recording
environments where MIDI still only sees limited use, and the latter,
obviously, in sequencer-driven environments which are more common in
project and jingle studios and in the production of CD-ROM soundtracks.  
(Virgin Games, for example, is using QSound to mix four CD-ROM titles 
currently.)

QSound is now engaged in ongoing licencing efforts which will see the 
technology in end-users' hands in several different forms at low 
incremental cost.

Rumours and misinformation always abound, and the computer age certainly
lends itself to the rapid distribution thereof.  No hard feelings, Francois,
but we had to set the record straight.

Best Regards, 

		Scott Willing and the whole Q crew.



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	Simon Williams          srw@cpsc.ucalgary.ca

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Date: Thu, 11 Mar 93 19:13:53 EST
From: "J. Gamache" <QAAA@vm1.si.USherb.ca>
Message-Id: <9303120022.AA04119@orca.es.com>
Subject: GUS prices in Montreal
To: Ultrasound Daily Digest <ultrasound@dsd.es.com>

Hello Montreal GUS users,

					  after several month of reading this newsletter, I
 finally decided to buy a GUS, but here in Sherbrooke there's not much
 competition between computer stores and the best price I found was $210.
 But I plan to go to Montreal sometime and I wonder if any of the Montreal
 GUS users (i.e. Mr. Dion or another) could point me to a store where the
 GUS is cheaper.
										  Thank You
											 Jerry Gamache
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Date: Fri, 12 Mar 1993 01:22:47 -0500
From: ral@cc.bellcore.com
Message-Id: <199303120622.AA26126@tbird.cc.bellcore.com>
Subject: Just Got My GUS
To: Ultrasound Daily Digest <ultrasound@dsd.es.com>

I just received my GUS today, ordered from Telemart.  Under the shrink
wrap there is a white sticker that says the box includes UltraSound Studio 8,
Windows Driver, Audio/Playdigi/Playfile, Ultrafil, Playmidi, and samples.

My question: Was I stupid to order now and not wait.  It looks like
maybe I didn't get Howling Dog's Power Chords or MidiSoft's
Recording Session.  What happened to these bundles?
When are the full set of samples supposed to have been ready?
When is the Gravis 3D coming out?  I need answers!

Ron Levenberg                            | Phone (908) 758-5510
Bell Communications Research (Bellcore)  | FAX   (908) 758-4314
331 Newman Springs Road, Room NVC-2Z337  | ral@cc.bellcore.com
Red Bank,  NJ  07701-7030                |

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Date: Thu, 11 Mar 93 09:21:08 EST
From: sbm@pt.com (Steve McGowan)
Message-Id: <9303111421.AA04766@pt.com>
Subject: MIDI file format request
To: Ultrasound Daily Digest <ultrasound@dsd.es.com>

Does anyone have a description of the MIDI (.mid) file format that they
can mail me? I don't have ftp access.

Thanks in advance,
Steve

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Date: Thu, 11 Mar 93 10:14:19 EST
From: rjw@genrad.com (Rod J. Wittmier)
Message-Id: <9303111514.AA07775@animal.genrad.com>
Subject: Need Issue 64 & 65
To: Ultrasound Daily Digest <ultrasound@dsd.es.com>

Because of the digest loosing the distribution list, I missed two issues.
I have issue V2 #63 and have got V2 #66 after re-subscribing.  I need
V2 #64 & #65.

Is this something I can request of the server or must someone send it to
me?

I did check the ftp sites EPAS and WUARCHIVE for the digest but neither
have any V2 digests.   It would be nice to see these updated as well.

				Thanks,

				Rod Wittmier
 

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Date: Wed, 10 Mar 93 15:44:08 
From: john.smith@gravis.com
Message-Id: <9303101544.A8911wk@gravis.com>
Subject: NEW FILES
To: Ultrasound Daily Digest <ultrasound@dsd.es.com>

I'm having a heck of a time getting GUS0015.ZIP and GUS0016.ZIP onto
EPAS.  Everytime I try and upload it to my host to FTP it my uploads
keep aborting after about 50K, arghh...  Could someone please download
these files off of the Gravis BBS and post them in the submit directory
on EPAS?

Thanx.

John
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Date: Thu, 11 Mar 93 14:08:05 BST
From: Jason Dore <jase@praxis.co.uk>
Message-Id: <17373.9303111408@wiener.praxis.co.uk>
Subject: pathces? midi connector
To: Ultrasound Daily Digest <ultrasound@dsd.es.com>

Everyone,

I got my GUS on monday. Installation was a breeze, I used default
settings for everything but DMA1 which I replaced with DMA6 (16bit)

Intially I couldn't get midi-in to be recogonised, then I found the
updated driver in some stuff someone ftp'd from epas, great.

My MIDI connector works brilliantly (in and out) which was a great
surprise as I've heard a lot of people say that theirs didn't. I used
the cicuit from this digest, with a 6N139 Opto Isolator. Didn't bother
with the midi-thru bit. I bought a tiny box that houses a 15way D
plug/socket at each end (bit like a null modem adapter). I used a
pre-fabricated midi lead (5metres I think), cut in half, for the two
midi leads. I did connect the middle DIN pin (pin2?) to ground on the
D connector.  I'd be very happy to post the exact circuit I used, and
construction details to the digest or anyone that requests it.

Now, a question about patches:

Exactly how are the patch number in Winjammer, and the patch file in
/ultrasound/midi connected?

For instance, if I use wav2pat to create a new patch, how do I play
that patch? Presumable I copy the patch into /ultrasnd/midi, and
then edit /ultrasnd/ultrasnd.ini ? This doesn't seem to make it use
the new patch. Do I have to restart windows? Is there another .INI
file somewhere?

Thanks in advance,

Jase


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Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1993 17:34:03 +0100
From: kristoffer.holger@ilf.uio.no
Message-Id: <9303111634.AAulrik21050@ulrik.uio.no>
Subject: Problems with installing the GUS
To: Ultrasound Daily Digest <ultrasound@dsd.es.com>

I bougth the GUS some weeks ago and experienced the following. I will be
most grateful for comments on what the problem might be, either by mail
directly or in the list.

First I inserted the card and installed the software. This went perfectly
up to the point where setup.exe is automatically run. It froze my computer
and I had to reboot it using the reboot-button as the alt-ctrl-del didn't
work. I changed the jumpers on the card (I tried all six possibilities) but
the setup-program froze everything every time. I do not have a joy-stick
card installed, but I tried to disable the game-port on the GUS anyway, but
that didn't help either. I even pulled out my VGA-card and rebooted the
computer with an order to load setup.exe placed in the autoexec.bat, but no
speach or music was produced. I looked at the BIOS configuration, but saw
nothing that I think would have any relevance (but then again, I am not
very familiar with the hardware part of computers), for instance, I saw no
option to (or indeed mentioning of) disabeling chip-ram parity.

This is my equipment:   386-sx 16Mhz
						Oak VGA 256k ram
						harddisk/floppydisk-controller with seriel and
parallel port
						Quantum 42MB harddisk
						Phoenix BIOS

This isn't excactly an unusual and sophisticated configuration, so I don't
think that the problem is lack of adress-space. I have looked inside to see
if there were any OPTi- or UMC- labelled chips in there, but I saw none.

Then a friend of mine also bought the GUS. His worked perfectly. I tried
mine in his computer (naturally, we removed his card first) and his
computer hung as thoroughly as mine had. And when I tried his in my
computer, it worked perfectly in my computer too (and it is still
functioning in his computer). So this was an easy one I thougth: my GUS was
faulty.

I returned it and received a new one. Imagine my surprise when precisely
the same thing happened again. I saw no need to try this one also at my
friend's place, so I returned it rigth away.

Then I got my third GUS. As I opened the box I felt kind of nervous, so I
didn't install the card in my computer: This time I wanted to try it first
in my friends computer. And so I did. As a matter of fact, I had him
install it, just to make sure that I wouldn't harm it in any way during the
installation. The computer froze totally without any mercy. I haven't
recieved my fourth GUS yet.

Any comments? Am I unlucky or what?




- Kristoffer H. K.

holger@hedda.uio.no

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Date: Wed, 10 Mar 93 15:44:08 
From: john.smith@gravis.com
Message-Id: <9303101544.A8912wk@gravis.com>
Subject: PROBLEM WITH -O3 AND 1.4B
To: Ultrasound Daily Digest <ultrasound@dsd.es.com>

The message "The NMI Procedure on this PC is disabled" isn't an error
message when you run SBOS with -o3.  It is simply telling you that it
has been disabled.  There is only ONE game that needs the -o3 switch.

John
---
 ~ QMPro 1.01 05-8925 ~ Misspelled?  Impossible.  My modem is error correcting.

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Date: Wed, 10 Mar 93 15:44:09 
From: john.smith@gravis.com
Message-Id: <9303101544.A8914wk@gravis.com>
Subject: PTRAN@SCIBORG.....
To: Ultrasound Daily Digest <ultrasound@dsd.es.com>

You posted a message in the digest stating that you've been having some
problems with SBOS.

Could you be more specific on the problems.  IE: What games does it
happen with and when?  I'll pass on your response to Forte so they can
look into it.

Who ever you talked to here at Gravis Tech didn't pass on your previous
information.  However, if you send an email message to me detailing your
problems I'll pass it onto Forte.

Thanx for the feedback.

John
---
 ~ QMPro 1.01 05-8925 ~ Soon To Be A Major Motion Picture.

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Date: Thu, 11 Mar 93 17:24:52 PST
From: smoot@woodstock.cs.berkeley.edu (Steve Smoot)
Message-Id: <9303120124.AA27823@woodstock.cs.berkeley.edu>
Subject: SBOS
To: Ultrasound Daily Digest <ultrasound@dsd.es.com>

I vaguely recall being told that sbos should not be loaded as part of
autoexec, is there any real reason for this?  The new one interferes with
anarkey, so I need to load sbos before anarkey, and this is easiest if its
in the autoexec.

-s

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Date: Thu, 11 Mar 93 10:57:40 EST
From: sbm@pt.com (Steve McGowan)
Message-Id: <9303111557.AA09684@pt.com>
Subject: Ultrasound Daily Digest V2 #66
To: Ultrasound Daily Digest <ultrasound@dsd.es.com>

Jim,

What is a blocked VOC? And would have any descriptions of sound
related file formats? (.voc, .mod, etc.) Or do you know where I
could get them? I don't have ftp access but I can download from
SIMTEL. Did you write CV2SAM?

Thanks in advance, Steve.

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Date: 11 Mar 93 09:18:40 EST
From: "Joseph R. Granto"  <GLOCK@chip.cba.ufl.edu>
Message-Id: <MAILQUEUE-101.930311091840.448@chip.cba.ufl.edu>
Subject: vol 64 and 65
To: Ultrasound Daily Digest <ultrasound@dsd.es.com>

I never got these digests...

Could someone please email them to me?

Thanks!


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Joe Granto                                      GLOCK@chip.cba.ufl.edu

"When the going gets tough, the tough get a GLOCK!"
	--Guns & Ammo
"Don't clock'em, GLOCK'em!"
	--Miami Dade police officer
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Date: Thu, 11 Mar 93 14:28:24 BST
From: Jason Dore <jase@praxis.co.uk>
Message-Id: <18235.9303111428@wiener.praxis.co.uk>
Subject: Winjammer - Help!
To: Ultrasound Daily Digest <ultrasound@dsd.es.com>

 I'm using Winjammer v2.24.
 
 I want to record a new track. How do I assign an instrument to the
 track and then be able to hear what I'm recording through the GUS. I
 have midi thru enabled, but although I can hear the track I'm
 recording, the instrument that I can hear is one that has been
 assigned to another track. I cannot hear anything through midi thru
 when I record the first track. HELP!
 
 Secondly,
 
 How do I do percussion? I've been playing with justify.mid, which
 seems to use channel 10 for percussive sounds. Is this a midi
 standard, or is there some midi command to say which channel(s) are to
 be used for percussion?.
 
Thanks,

Jase.
 
 / My opinions - not necessarily those of Praxis   | Jason Dore       \
 | Praxis Warwick Ltd, University of Warwick,      | jase@praxis.co.uk |
 \ The software engineering company of Touche Ross    (Tel) 0203 692324/
 

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