GUS Daily Digest Thu, 17 Feb 94 0:07 Volume 11: Issue 15 Today's Topics: 'bout the mod player chart... .IFF to .WAV converter .INI and .CFG -files...Why so MANY of them?!! [Help] "Gustrit" & "Nothinon" not working ! Autoexec.bat and Config.sys Beginner's problems Carmen Sandiego - CDROM Confused (problems?) gusbos2b.zip GUS Daily Digest V11 #14 IRQs and Computer frying? Just to let you know 1/5 Just to let you know 2/5 Just to let you know 3/5 Just to let you know 4/5 Just to let you know 5/5 King's Quest on CDROM Manley OS/2 drivers released mod players list Mpeg for Windows ?? OS/2 2.1 GUS Drivers are here! Patch envelopes Police Quest 4, GUS, and Windows SB's and GUS unsuscribe 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 16 Feb 1994 14:56:33 -0700 From: Tam Ignatius Ying S Subject: 'bout the mod player chart... Oh god, I've to flip thru 500+ lines to see the rest of the digest ... kinda pain using a 2400b modem ... could any kind souldon't do this again? I appreciate your work but for such volume it's definitely not suitable to post in the digest, thanks!! - Ignatius ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Feb 1994 10:31:06 -0600 (CST) From: vic@cd.com (Vic Serbe x237) Subject: .IFF to .WAV converter > Date: Tue, 15 Feb 1994 22:35:18 -0400 (EDT) > From: Kids run for the nutritious taste of Sampo > Subject: .IFF to .WAV converter? > > Does anybody know of a utility to convert Mac-format .IFFs to .WAVs? > Please E-mail. > Later, > Jeff Sure. Get SOX (Sound Exchange) for the PC. It should be available at all your favorite BBS'. I've used it to convert IFF (actually from the Amiga, but it should work fine for Mac files, too) to WAV and vice versa a LOT. I have a real nice sampler on the Amiga (blows the GUS away and it's also only 8bit!), so I move samples back and forth between my Amiga and PC all the time. I've even used SOX to convert to the .au format so I can play funny samples for co-workers on my Sun Workstation. -- _._ Vic Serbe (vic@cd.com), Applications Engineer #####> ------- Central Data Corp. - Makers of the scsiTerminal Server //___/ / 1602 Newton Dr., Champaign, IL 61821 ------* 800/482-0315 or (+1) 217/359-8010 (FAX-6904) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Feb 1994 18:38:40 +0200 (EET) From: Seppo Laine Subject: .INI and .CFG -files...Why so MANY of them?!! I really can't understand, why there must be so #%&#@$ many configuration files with the GUS!! If someone has some sensible information about these files, please let me know also...! The problem is, that I'd like to use also other patches than the original GM -patches with CakeWalk Pro 2.0 for Win, and I haven't yet succeeded in it other way than moving new patches in PatchDir and editing DEFAULT.CFG and ULTRAMID.INI.. But then Windows complains something that "Wrong PATCH version" or smthg when starting... and it's also quite annoying to do this every time I want to use different patches...! Isn't there really any other way to do this? What are the purposes of all the zillions of configuration files? (I mean why couldn't all the programs possibly use one same file with all needed information?!!?!..) Any help would be greatly appreciated!! ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Feb 1994 23:53:13 +1100 (EST) From: Shan Yap Subject: [Help] "Gustrit" & "Nothinon" not working ! Greetings, I had just D/L both "Gustrit" and "Nothinon" from Epas recently, and they both "unzip" fine on my machine. However when I tried to run Triton's demo, the demo ran well but it did not produce any sound ! As for the "Nothinon", when I tried to run it, it will just return me to the Dos prompt without showing any error messages! OTHO all other GUS applications/demos run just fine. Anyone knows what's happening here? Thanks in advance. Share and Prosper. Shan. int341m@lindblat.cc.monash.edu.au ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Feb 1994 22:55:24 -0800 (PST) From: Chicken In a Biscuit Subject: Autoexec.bat and Config.sys Hello! The other day when I got a new HD, I had a few problems getting it to work. During my travails with said HD, my autoexec.bat and config.sys files got ...um...erased. Ooops. Silly me. Anyway, I can't remember all of the lines that were in it from before, so could anyone _please_ send me their copies? I tried doing setgus, but it said I need the install disks to do that. However, I don't feel like fishing around for my old 2.06 disks or downloading gus00038 for another 1/2 hour, so I turn to you. Please! My GUS was set at the factory defaults (220,1,1,11,7...I think) and all that (although right now it's at 260 because my new HD came w/o a jumper that I needed, and the GUS had an extra jumper, so...). Thank you very much in advance! chris yaga@u.washington.edu ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Feb 1994 14:16:35 GMT+1 From: Subject: Beginner's problems Hello, I'm a new GUS user and here are my questions: Using Recording Session I moused-in some music. It has four tracks, two with drums and two with the Hammond organ patch. It sounded very good. I saved it as a .mid file. Next day when I tried to play it, the drums were extremely loud and the organ hardly audible. When I try the patches in Patch Manager, their volume is alright. What's wrong? Is it okay to upgrade my GUS with 70ns RAMs, when the two I've got there from Gravis are 60ns ones? Will it have any effect on GUS's performance? When I tried sampling through the line-in from a tape deck, I got a lot of high-pitched noise although sampling with a mike (->the other input jack) is very clear. A sample taken with a mike of music coming out of a loudspeaker was actually much better than the same through wires & line-in! When I tried installing gus0035 - windows drivers from October, I didn't get any midi sounds. Are there any newer drivers than that? Many thanks. I like GUS, though. Emil. Emil Heyrovsky heyrovsky@km1.fjfi.cvut.cz ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Feb 1994 20:47:17 -0500 (EST) From: "Robert G." Subject: Carmen Sandiego - CDROM I am a novice sound board and computer user. I current;y am using as IBM clone 486 33 with 8mg Ram and a Brand X VLB video card. I have attempted to run Carmen with SBOS 2.8 and the -o1 parameter. I get the music but not the other sounds. Can anyone assit with how to get all of the sounds. Thanks. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Feb 1994 08:38:51 -0700 (MST) From: ssarasin@nyx.cs.du.edu (Stephen Sarasin) Subject: Confused (problems?) Greetings GUS-ers... I recently upgraded my motherboard from a 386DX-40 to a 486DX2-66, and up until this switch my GUS was happily working just fine. I'm a little confused at the whole thing.. I didn't change any settings on my various cards (except for the fact that I bought a new Video card to set off the new VLB motherboard... Diamond Stealth 24 VLB) Anyway... Installation of the MB went pretty smoothly, a few tweaks here and there to get optimum preformance and all that... I loaded up and installed all the nice high-color graphics drivers for windoze, et cetra... After all the fun, I decided to sit back and listen to some midi files... Since I was still in Windoze, I loaded up the media player and played a few MIDI files.. No problems... I then tried it with Cakewalk PRO, again.. no problems... I played a few mods with MODUS, and once again.. No problems... THEN, I left windoze, and came back to the good old DOS domain... :) NOW this is where the problems started... Any mod player, game, playmidi, etc.. Locks up after a few moments of working... DMP plays the first few notes then hangs solid.. Playmidi gets far enough to load patches for the midi file, then bombs out.. DOOM gets to the zig-zag room with the acid on Episode 1, level 1, then dumps all the sounds in memory and freezes the game up.. Xwing (with MegaEm) gets to the "You Must Register" screen, then locks up solid.. Up until these points, I get sound and everything *seems* okay... What REALLY confuses me is that most DEMOS seem to run fine.. Second Reality sounds AWESOME, and looks great on a DX2-66.. Crystal Dreams II is smoother than ever on the chessboard screen... the DUST demo runs great... Keboard lights keeping time to the music... I thought that it might be a fluke or maybe just a glitch.. I ran various diagnostics programs, MSD, Sysinfo from Norton, several other 3rd party diags as well... Everything seems to check out okay... No matter what, the games, modplayers, midiplayers, etc.. ALL crash on me.. DEMOS still work okay, and Windoze runs faster and smoother than ever... My current system setup is: 486DX2-66 VLB (with USA1/SyS chipset) 4MB ram Diamond Stealth 24 VLB Connor 170MB HD WesterDigital 40MB HD Boca 14.4 internal modem 1MB GUS (220,5,5,11,7) PAS-16 (d:5 q:7 s:1,220,1,5 m:0 j:0) (this setting never caused conflicts before due to only one card being active at any given time... I don;t think it is the culprit, but I'm willing to try anything... besides, the PAS-16 still works fine... it's FM synth, but it works....) SUP/IO IDE/Floppy/Serial/Parallel ISA controller 1.44mb floppy 1.2mb floppy Joystick is disabled on both the GUS and the PAS, and I am using the joystick port that came with the IO card... If anyone has any clues/ideas/suggestions/etc.. Please either respond to this, or drop me some email at: ssarasin@nyx.cs.du.edu Thanks for any and all help!! --Stephen ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Feb 1994 14:13:19 -0600 (CST) From: Jonathan Paul Quick Subject: gusbos2b.zip Howdy! I recently ftp'ed gusbos2b.zip from epas and I was wondering if anyone else had tried toying with this program. The lack of documentation and the fact that the copyright information listed "Sphincter Software" would seem to indicate that the file in question is bogus. Since I ran the 7k executable, I'm curious to know whether or not this is the case. I've run three different virus scanners on the files contained in the zip, but so far I've been unable to locate any viruses, trojans, etc. A quick scan of my HD using Diskfix and Norton Disk Doctor failed to indicate anything out of the ordinary. Any help (and thus piece of mind) that could be provided would be greatly appreciated... jpq0042@tamsun.tamu.edu Money can't buy happiness. (but then, it can make a sizeable down-payment...) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Feb 94 08:02:43 EST From: tmcreek@eos.ncsu.edu Subject: Re: GUS Daily Digest V11 #14 > Date: Tue, 15 Feb 94 00:52:31 CST > From: mail c570833 > Subject: Questions about SB with GUS > Hello GUSers, > I have decided to buy a sound blaster to go along with my GUS. I have > decided I want true downward compatiblity. I was just wondering how > I go about making them cooperate together. I figure if I do this > it will make my life alot easier instead of pulling my hair out > trying to get emulation from SBOS or Megaem. I'd be very > appreciative for any help. > From TIGER country, > Tim 'The Antler' Muller Sure. Get the sbgusfaq.zip file from archive.orst.edu or wuarchive. I have been doing this SB/GUS thing for about a year now, and it has turned out to be a great way to do things as far as games go. A few quick hints: 1) Get an SB16 or SBPro. I don't know much about the compatible boards, except I tried to help one person who had a lot of trouble making the GUS work with a Thunderboard. PAS's work ok from what I have heard. I have an SBPro for reference. 2) Run the GUS line out into the line in on the other board, and use the other board's mixer to control the GUS volume. The GUS unfortunately has a rather limited mixer in comparison with the SB compatible boards. 3) Load and unload SBOS or use the new Ultrinit (2.16) to float the AdLib ports on the GUS since some games programmers use these ports to detect your SB. (the new ultrinit does not float the registers for me, anyone care to help ?) > ------------------------------ > Date: Tue, 15 Feb 94 21:47:44 EST > From: dmcintyr@muselab.ac.runet.edu > Subject: SB + GUS + Mega-Em + X-Wing/Tie Fighter > Is anyone else using a Sound Blaster (1.0 or whatever) in conjunction with > their GUS? Well, yes. :) > I had the combination working fine before I got the latest Mega-Em. > (Well, I don't know how many Mega-Ems ago it was working, as I haven't had > a new game since X-Wing last spring and got tired of playing the old games > again and again until I got the Tie Fighter demo last night...) Same here. Tie fighter demo won't give me digital sound unless I select only the SBPro and not the SB w/ GM. > Anyway, when I try to use Mega-Em to emulate a Sound Blaster (to get > better quality) then it totally craps out in both X-Wing and the new Tie > Fighter demo. I tried this too. Same behavior. > There's no physical conflicts between the two cards except the DMA channel > on the SB which is not set-able... Yep. > I can play both of these with digital effects with the -SBOFF option and > EMUSET -L to use the real SB in the system, but I'd really rather use the > emulation since it sounds better. True. > If anyone else has an SB and a GUS in the same machine, ple> ase e-mail me > and we can compare notes. I still haven't gotten 100% of the kinks worked > out of the combination. I've sqaushed about 95% of the bugs, most of the problems are still with games. OS/2's MMPM works find with the SB, Linux works fine with both, as does Windoze. > I haven't spent much time diddling with it, since I haven't had a new game > in so long. > (Well, Quest for Glory IV, but I STILL can't play it after two different > patches, not even on my SB. *sigh*) > --Michael-- << dmcintyr@muselab.ac.runet.edu >> <> -- tmcreek@eos.ncsu.edu \ "Thank you, sir. Would you like a bag? Senior Operator, NCSU CSC Dept. \ No. One woman in my life is enough." ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- No one besides me would be caught dead claiming the views expressed here ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Feb 1994 10:40:05 -0600 (CST) From: vic@cd.com (Vic Serbe x237) Subject: Re: IRQs and Computer frying? > I have 2 questions: > > 1. When choosing an IRQ line, should I try to pick a line that isn't > being used by something else? I mean, I see people talking about > picking IRQ line 5, 7 and what not, but as far as I know, my HD > uses IRQ 7 and I have some other TSR (printer spooler? dunno) > that uses IRQ 5. Right now, my GUS is set for IRQ 7 (for Doom of > course) but I was just thinking, wouldn't there be a conflict? Or > is it possible to have multiple uses for the same IRQ, without > conflict? Your hard drive controller should be using IRQ 13, unless it's very non-standard! > My dad is becoming suspicious that the GUS is frying our computer. He > attributes this to the fact that since I put the GUS in the computer 4 > months ago, the power on the computer fizzled suddenly (which I later > found out to be a loose power switch) and now the parallel port and > the serial port "blew" as in, no longer work. So I had the parallel > port and the serial port fixed and everything works perfectly with my > computer except windows (which is a software problem!) This is typical of someone operating out of blind fear. Very likely, the power supply problem caused the I/O ports board problem and the GUS had nothing to do with anything... but it sounds like you've already figured that out. > ANYWAYS > > I need some "hardware" info, as in power usage of the GUS, where how > much current it draws, how it affects the devices around it, magnetic > fields and such, to convince my dad that the GUS couldn't possible > have anything to do with the parallel port and the serial port > breaking, and that they just wore out from old age! Good luck. I don't have this information, but there are enough GUS'ers out there using GUS' in machines likely older than yours that haven't had this problem. Maybe you can simply tell him that. -- _._ Vic Serbe (vic@cd.com), Applications Engineer #####> ------- Central Data Corp. - Makers of the scsiTerminal Server //___/ / 1602 Newton Dr., Champaign, IL 61821 ------* 800/482-0315 or (+1) 217/359-8010 (FAX-6904) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Feb 94 16:36:12 From: john.smith@gravis.com Subject: Just to let you know 1/5 Gravis JUST TO LET YOU KNOW #12 - 02/16/94 ----------------------------------------- AMD & GRAVIS Press Release -------------------------- I know there is going to be many questions about the following press release. At this time we are limited to what we may disclose. As more information becomes available we will let you know. February 07, 1994 FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE TORONTO: AED VANCOUVER: AED OTC BBS: GRVSF ADVANCED GRAVIS COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY AND ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES ANNOUNCE TECHNOLOGY LICENSE AGREEMENT Advanced Gravis Computer Technology Ltd. ("Gravis") and Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ("AMD") have announced the signing of a license and development agreement enabling the two companies to share technology for PC-based multimedia and entertainment applications. Under the ten-year agreement, Gravis' existing and new audio technologies will be exclusively licensed to AMD, subject to payment of minimum royalties. AMD will have the right to design, manufacture and market integrated circuits that combine Gravis' UltraSound(TM) audio technology with AMD core technologies. AMD will cross license certain technologies to Gravis for integration in new audio products. The agreement is subject to regulatory approvals. "We are very excited to seize an opportunity that takes our technology to a new level, and to have a partner such as AMD," said Grant Russell, President of Advanced Gravis. "This relationship reconfirms the choice made by software developers who committed to Gravis early on." "Advanced Gravis' leading-edge audio technologies are complementary additions to existing AMD expertise in computation and communications," said Gary Ashcraft, Vice-President of AMD's Communication Products Division. Advanced Gravis is a leading designer and manufacturer of high-quality entertainment devices for personal computers, including joysticks, UltraSound(TM) audio cards, PC GamePadTM and MouseStickTM input devices. AMD is the fifth largest US manufacturer of integrated circuits, and produces microprocessors and related peripherals, memories, programmable logic devices and circuits for telecommunications, office automation and networking applications. AMD has sales offices worldwide and has manufacturing facilities in Sunnyvale and Santa Clara, California; Austin, Texas; Atsugi, Japan; Bangkok, Thailand; Penang, Malaysia; and Basingstoke, England. SBOS V3.82 (GUS0039.ZIP) ---------- This is an update to V3.8 of SBOS (GUS0037) which was released in January. It includes the following new features and fixes. - SBOS is now a COM file instead of an EXE saving a little space - An updated SBOS.BAT file is included which will properly load the .COM file before the .EXE version of SBOS - Automatically loads into high memory if available - Restoring of Vector table fixed when unloading SBOS - No longer hooks the keyboard interupt - Updated online help. Type SBOS /? Update to GUS0038 (GUS0040.ZIP/GUS0041.ZIP) ----------------- You may have noticed that precussion through PLAYMIDI, ULTRAMID and MIDIFIER sounded a little flat. These programs have been updated to correct this problem. ULTRINIT had some problems properly initializing a 2.4 UltraSound card. PLAYFILE had some difficulty with stero WAV files. It also did not properly restore the vector table. Hence many programs would not run correctly after this program was ran. GUS0040 includes only the above files and is intended for those of you who already have GUS0038 and just want the updated files. GUS0041 is a complete re-release of GUS0038 include these new updated files. Gravis AIL/32 V1.4 (GAIL3214.ZIP) ------------------ We released this update a week ago. It includes a fix for the same plastic precussion problem PLAYMIDI had. It also fixes a divide by zero error which occured with some games. Consumer Sales -------------- For those of you unable to locate Gravis products in your area you may order directly from us. You can call our Customer Support department at 604-431-1807 M-F 9:00am-4:00pm PST. Prices are full (Continued to next message) --- ~ QMPro 1.51 ~ GRaViS ULTRASoUNd - 32 VOICES THAT SCREAM IN STEREO! ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Feb 94 16:36:15 From: john.smith@gravis.com Subject: Just to let you know 2/5 (Continued from previous message) suggested retail. Customer Price List Rev: February 15th, 1994 Description Item Code US$ Cdn$ 256K RAM Upgrade UPG SUS1 K13 $ 14.95 $ 19.95 768K RAM Upgrade UPG SUS1 K14 $ 44.95 $ 59.95 Amiga GamePad SJPA $ 24.95 $ 29.95 Apple Analog SJAA $ 29.95 $ 39.95 Apple Analog Clear SJAAC $ 34.95 $ 44.95 Chuck Yeager S3208 $ 11.95 $ 14.95 Eliminator SGPE $ 39.95 $ 49.95 Eliminator MCA SGPEMCA $ 69.95 $ 79.95 GamePad Handles SJPIH $ 5.00 $ 6.00 IBM Analog SJAI $ 49.95 $ 59.95 IBM Analog Clear SJAIC $ 59.95 $ 69.95 IBM Analog Pro SJAIP $ 59.95 $ 69.95 IBM Joystick Y Cable SCIYII $ 14.95 $ 17.95 LMSI Audio Cable 777-0026-00 $ 9.95 $ 14.95 LMSI Daughtercard SCLI $ 39.95 $ 49.95 Mac GamePad SJPM $ 49.95 $ 59.95 MIDI Adapter SMUI $ 49.95 $ 59.95 MouseStick II SMMAII $ 99.95 $119.95 PC GamePad SJPI $ 29.95 $ 34.95 Sony 31A Daughtercard SCOI $ 49.95 $ 59.95 Switch SJSA $ 49.95 $ 54.95 Switch Clear SJSAC $ 59.95 $ 59.95 UltraSound SUS1 $199.95 $239.95 USA Shipping Costs UPS 3 day $ 7.00 3-4 days UPS Red $20.00 2 days Canada Shipping Costs Ground $ 7.00 3-5 days Air $12.00 3 days Courier $13.00 2 days Pickup (Call First) $ 0.00 1 day Foreign Shipping Costs Sea $10.00 10 weeks Sea Insured $13.00 10 weeks Insured and Registered Air $24.00 10 days Air Insured $27.00 10 days Insured and Registered Courier to Europe $75.00 4 days Courier to Far East $85.00 4 days On foreign orders add 25% for each additional product. For example, if one orders an UltraSound and a MIDI adapter, and shipping by air is chosen, then the following charges apply: 1 UltraSound $140.00 1 MIDI Adapter $ 40.00 Item 1 Shipping $ 24.00 Item 2 Shipping $ 6.00 (25% of $ 24.00) Total $210.00 Note: There are no combinations available. When asking for any pricing on a combination of products add up the prices of the seperate items. Note: Prices subject to change at any time. OEM CD-ROM Upgrade Kits ----------------------- The following is some information regarding a multimedia upgrade kit put together by an OEM, Synergy. You can contact them at the address and phone number below. This is not a Gravis product. Available from Synergy - Gravis OEM supplier 3115 Oceanfront Walk Marina Del Rey, CA, 90292 Phone: 310 827 0977 Fax: 310 827 0419 Multimedia Upgrade Kit with Gravis Wavetable Sound and Double speed drive comes with GMS SONY328 CD ROM Drive Double Speed 300KB Transfer Rate, Electronic transport mechanism, MPC Level I & II Compatible Kodak PhotoCD Multi-Session Compatible Caddyless, can play audio CD's without software. CD ROM adapter board and software Wave Table Advanced Gravis Ultrasound Board Bonus CD ROM software (varies) $299.00 Upgrade Kit w/o Sound board GMS SONY328 CD ROM Drive Double Speed 300KB Transfer Rate, Electronic transport mechanism, MPC Level I & II Compatible Kodak PhotoCD Multi-Session Compatible Caddyless, can play Audio CD's without software. 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Other Sources for UltraSound Files: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | CompuServe: GO PCVENB area #14 71333,350 | AOL: Adv Gravis | Genie: Games RoundTable Cat#1 Topic #6 Gravis | Apple Link: CDA0312 | Internet EMail: Tech Support tech@gravis.com | Sales sales@gravis.com | FTP Sites: archive.epas.utoronto.ca pub/pc/ultrasound | wuarchive.wustl.edu systems/msdos/ultrasound (Continued to next message) --- ~ QMPro 1.51 ~ GRaViS ULTRASoUNd - 32 VOICES THAT SCREAM IN STEREO! ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Feb 94 16:36:25 From: john.smith@gravis.com Subject: Just to let you know 4/5 (Continued from previous message) | archive.orst.edu pub/packages/gravis | theoris.rz.uni-konstanz.de pub/sound/gus | GUS Mailserver: mail-server@nike.rz.uni-konstanz.de | Internet: Daily Digest: gus-general@dsd.es.com | Daily Music Digest: gus-music@dsd.es.com | GUS SDK Digest: gus-sdk@dsd.es.com | To post to tomorrow's digest | Request: Daily Digest: gus-general-request@dsd.es.com | Daily Music Digest: gus-music-request@dsd.es.com | GUS SDK Digest: gus-sdk-request@dsd.es.com | To subscribe, unsubscribe, and request files ============================================================================== Updated List of Titles ---------------------- DISCLAIMER: This list is provided as a guide of titles that ship with UltraSound support or are planned to ship with support. This information has been collected from various software publishers. Gravis can not be held responsible for any changes which may occur. Last Updated: 02/01/94 Publisher Title ETA ----------------------- --------------- -------- Accolade Star Control II Shipping (Native) Bret Hull Hockey Q1 94 (Native) Charles Barkley B.B. Q2 94 (Native) Activision Return to Zork Shipping (AIL) Mech Warrior II Jan (AIL) Apogee Raptor: The Shadow of Darknes Feb (Native) Aris Entertainment Media Clips Shipping (Windows) MPC Wizard Shipping (Windows) Video Cube Shipping (Windows) Bethesda Delta V Feb (AIL) Terminator: Rampage Shipping (AIL) The Arena Feb (AIL) Blue Ribbon Sound Works Super Jam! Shipping (Windows) Crystal Dynamics The Hordes Feb (Native) Electronic Arts SSN-21 Sea Wolf Feb (AIL) Chuck Yegars Shipping (Native) Kasparov's Gambit Shipping (AIL) Entertainment Services Sounds Plus MIDI Shipping (Windows) Epic MegaGames Vertigo Mar (Native) Jazz Jack Rabbit Mar (Native) Zone 66 Shipping (Native) Epic Pin Ball Shipping (Native) One Must Fall Feb (Native) GameTek Inc. NFL 94 Feb (AIL) Jeopardy Alex T. Feb (AIL) Grandslam Nick Faldo's Championship Glf Reunion Seventh Sword of Mendor Football USA Motor Mania Assasin Hollyware Entertainment Johny Quest Shipping (Native) Id Software DOOM Shipping (Native) Interplay Star Reach Apr (Native) Knowledge Adventure Kid Zoo Shipping (AIL) Kid Zoo (CD) Shipping (AIL) Under Sea Adventure Shipping (AIL) Dark Safari Mar (AIL) Dinosaur Adventure II Shipping (AIL) Body Adventure Shipping (AIL) American Adventure Shipping (AIL) Bugs Mar (AIL) Speed Shipping (AIL) Lucasfilm Games Rebel Assault Shipping (Native) Microleague Silver Ball Shipping (Native) Mirage Jack the Ripper Feb (Native) Musicware Piano Shipping (Windows) New World Computing Empire Deluxe Shipping (Windows) Ocean Inferno Feb (Native) Psygnosis Wizard Feb (AIL) Microcosm Feb (Native) Hired Guns Shipping (Native) Sierra On-Line Leisure Suit Larry VI Shipping (ULTRAMID) Spectrum Holobyte Star Trek: TNG Mar (AIL) Strategic Simulat. Inc. Darksun Shipping (AIL) Archon Ultra Shipping (Native) Twelve Tone Systems Cake Walk Pro V2.0 Shipped (Windows) US Gold World Cup Soccer Q1 94 (Native-3D) Virgin Werewolf Q1 94 (Native) 3D - UltraSounds Focal Point 3D System AIL - Audio Interface Library Native - No TSRs required UltraMID - TSR required but does not use the AIL Windows - MicroSoft MPC interface Patches ------- (Continued to next message) --- ~ QMPro 1.51 ~ GRaViS ULTRASoUNd - 32 VOICES THAT SCREAM IN STEREO! ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Feb 94 16:36:29 From: john.smith@gravis.com Subject: Just to let you know 5/5 (Continued from previous message) Also check out these hot patches by: Publisher Title Patch Name --------------------------- ----------------------------- ----------- Electronic Arts Seal Team GUSSEAL.ZIP Maxis SimFarm GUSFARM.ZIP SimCity Classic GUSCITY.ZIP Sierra Latest titles GUSDRV.EXE Including Kings Quest 5 & 6, Space Quest 5, Quest for Glory III, Slater and Charlie Dagger of Amon RA and MORE! Impressions Rules of Engagement II ROE2UP.ZIP Maxis/Pyparus/EA/Origin SimCity 2000 GAIL3214.ZIP Indycar Racing (AIL32) Syndicate Shadow Caster NOTE: Patches are located on the Gravis BBS, (604)431-5927. Just a short one this time. John --- ~ QMPro 1.51 ~ GRaViS ULTRASoUNd - 32 VOICES THAT SCREAM IN STEREO! ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Feb 1994 22:38:12 -0400 (EDT) From: Kids run for the nutritious taste of Sampo Subject: King's Quest on CDROM Has anybody figured out a way to get either Mega-em or AIL to run with King's Quest IV? Mega-em's MIDI works brilliantly, but the SB emulation is clipped off after about 1/2 second or so. Later, Jeff ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Feb 1994 11:08:50 -0500 (EST) From: rjm@dretor.dciem.dnd.ca Subject: Re: Manley OS/2 drivers released My Ultrasound OS/2 drivers have been uploaded to ftp-os2.cdrom.com as ultra01a.zip. They currently reside in pub/os2/incoming but will be moved to pub/os2/2_1/mmedia. Robert. -- # Robert J. Manley, rjm@dretor.dciem.dnd.ca # # NTT Systems Inc., Toronto, Ontario, CANADA # # OS/2:OSs :: 92,93 Blue Jays:MLB :: Canada:World # ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Feb 1994 23:57:40 -0800 (PST) From: chrism@huey.nic.bc.ca (Chris Mackay @SO) Subject: mod players list I'm in a flaming mood :) It was extremely annoying having to page through that list of MOD players. Some people have email quotas(as in the amount oof email they can receive before paying extra moolah). Sorry to have disappoint ya' buddy, but not everyone is into MOD's. Maybe you can put this list into your finger info for people to see. You could also ask the admins for the GUS newsletter to set up an address for your list of mod players(we send email to faq@dsd.es.com, and we get the gus faq back is an example). Sorry to jump over all of you :) -- Chris Mackay | It's discouraging to think how many people are chrism@huey.nic.bc.ca | shocked by honesty and not deceit. North Island College | -Noel Coward My opinions don't necessarily represent those of North Island College's. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Feb 1994 01:33:01 -0500 From: KWAN RICHARD SIK YIU Subject: Mpeg for Windows ?? I've got two versions of mpeg viewer for windows. Both of them are sharewares and one of them is from Xing. I do not why the Xing one could not play mpeg correctly except the only mpeg which comes with the program, the other one says it won't allow to play mpeg that are larger than 1 Mb. Is there a shareware version of mpeg viewer for windows that can play mpegs that are bigger than 1 Mb and can play them correctly. I only got dos version of mpeg viewer and hope to find one for windows. Thanks in advance! ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Feb 94 18:54:57 -0500 From: "Momentary language, sexual situations" Subject: OS/2 2.1 GUS Drivers are here! Yes, folks, they are here (actually, 2 different ones are available)! No, I haven't tried either of them, but I figured I'd let everyone know...I've included both "annoucements" from ftp.cdrom.com:/pub/os2/incoming ---------------cut here----------------------------------------------- OS/2 Upload Information Template for ftp-os2.nmsu.edu Archive Name: ultra01a.zip Program Description: Ultrasound MMPM drivers #2 (Manley drivers) Operating System: OS/2 2.1 with MMPM CSD Program Source: rjm@dretor.dciem.dnd.ca Replaces: Your name: Robert J. Manley Your email address: rjm@dretor.dciem.dnd.ca Proposed directory for placement: /pub/os2/2_1/mmedia -----------------cut here----------------------------- GUSOS201.ZIP is an installable MMPM for OS/2. It supports the WAV player, system sounds, the Video player and any programs that use MMPM streams such as DMPlayer and bigben2. It does not support recording, stereo, MIDI and it does not share the GUS with DOS programs (it does not use the audio VDD). Dennis Ernst (ernst@tymnet.com) ----------------------cut here------------------------- So, let the sounds begin! DDA P.S. In other late-breaking news, it appears that Hell HAS indeed frozen over. Film at 11 :-) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Feb 1994 11:18:02 GMT From: Clarke Brunt Subject: Patch envelopes >I've recently ftp'd the patch maker-lite util for windows and experimented with >it. But I've felt very limited to the envelope style of the patch. > Is this >the fixed style that can not be changed be cuase it's hard coded into firmware?? ..stuff deleted You might try playing with PATCH.EXE - the somewhat intractable DOS patch editor, found (I think) in gusdknnn.zip (nnn=201??) - the software development kit. Also see Francois Dion's tutorials, one of which is in patchkit.arj. The patches themselves allow a 6 point envelope, with various controls over looping, sustain etc. PMaker Lite just comes with a couple of preset ones. I think that you can only have a single looping section of wave though. I have yet to see a full explanation of how the six points in the envelope are used depending on the settings for loop, sustain etc. Let us know if you find such an explanation. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Feb 1994 20:58:35 -0500 (EST) From: Gary L Thompson Subject: Police Quest 4, GUS, and Windows Has anyone been able to install PQ4 (disk version) through windows and get the GUS drivers to load the correct patches when starting the game? I have tried loading various midi files and then starting the game, and though I get music, I am certain I am not getting everything. The music sounds different (different mix of instuments) depending which midi file I load. Do I need a patch? Regards, gary ---------------------------- x1glt@dax.cc.uakron.edu "Somebody Stamp Me!" - DA ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Feb 1994 12:31:48 +0000 (GMT) From: Mark Charsley Subject: SB's and GUS As there were two requests about this, here's my two-pennorth... I've got a SB clone set up with the default IRQ's, DMA's etc (many games have these hard-wired, with no way to change them), and a GUS set up (using the advanced option in GUSSETUP) with non-default values. I haven't bothered trying SBOS since I put my clone back in, and Megaem was _very_ flaky (I can't remember if it worked at all) until I switched off the SB digital emulation. I haven't dared trying to play the GUS through the SB as I'm not sure if the SB has a mono line in: resulting in my shorting out the GUS's DAC's. I did try playing the SB through the GUS but failed. Hope this helps Mark ------------------------------ Date: Wednesday, 16 February 1994 19:21:22 EDT From: "Darryl Pope" Subject: unsuscribe --------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ End of GUS Daily Digest V11 #15 *******************************