GUS Daily Digest Tue, 17 May 94 9:37 PST Volume 13: Issue 16 Today's Topics: 669s in Windows? Change my e-mail address GUS/SBOS/Rebel Assault GUS and Linux. GUS Distortion on B's 5th IRQ's, Video boards, and some guys problems... MIDI questions More Zork problems multiple sc. patches PARITY errors revisited Program GUS Sampling directly from CDROM UFO Music & 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 16 May 1994 23:39:22 -0700 (MST) From: "Shawn T. Rutledge" Subject: 669s in Windows? Is there a good player for 669s, ults, etc. in Windows? I like GLX but it won't work in a window. -- _______ KB7PWD (_ | |_) shawn.rutledge@asu.edu __) | | \__________________________________________________________________ * robotics * IEEE * sci fi * Internet * electronics * RISC * ARS * PIC * ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 May 1994 11:27:48 -0500 (CDT) From: MBV4741@SUMMA.TAMU.EDU Subject: Change my e-mail address Change my e-mail address if possible to: MATT.VOSS@CLD9.COM It currently id MBV4741@SUMMA.TAMU.EDU tHANKS __________________________________________________________________ Houston - "CHOKE CITY" HA!!! How about "CLUTCH CITY" Houston Rockets World Champions - Has a nice ring to it.... ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 16 May 1994 16:44:32 -0700 From: akumar@hposl00.cup.hp.com (Arun) Subject: GUS/SBOS/Rebel Assault Hi, I am trying to get my GUS to work with Rebel Assault and SBOS 3.82. (The native GUS support does not sound that good.) I have tried -o2 and -o3 options. -o3 gives no sound -o2 hangs the system I have a Pentium 66 MHz system with Dos 6.2. The soundblaster variable is set to IRQ 5, DMA 1 Thanks, Arun ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 May 94 11:59:11 WET DST From: g.r.quigley@ic.ac.uk Subject: GUS and Linux. I have recently installed Linux and X on my PC (major hassle, but worth it) and was wondering if anyone knew of any decent software (and where to find it) that will make use of the GUS. Having recompiled the linux kernel to support the card it would be a shame not to make full use of it. Thanx. Geoff Quigley. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 May 94 9:31:52 CDT From: Daniel A Nielsen Subject: GUS Distortion on B's 5th Emory, >> Subject: Distorsion on Beethoven's 5th >> >> Well, One more time I guess. I used midi1m to play B's 5th. After the applause >> it starts to make what sounds like a beeping distorted fog horn sound. At >> first I thought something was played wrong, but now I think it shouldn't >> be there at all. Any suggestions? >> >> Thanks again >> dan > >After your earlier posting I went back to play the 5th with what I have >(unfortunately not midi1m). Here's my report: > PowerTracks -- OK > Midisoft Session -- OK > Cakewalk demo version --OK, but after a message that says not > enough memory to hold all the patches (though PatchMan says > there's 594K left after loading) > Midisoft Studio -- Major skipping (whole sections). Contacted > MidiSoft and found there is a problem with patch caching, soon to > to be corrected. > Playmidi -- this too gives a strange noise after the applause, in > this case more like the audience continues softly applauding into > the opening of the symph. > >What to make of this? I assume the midi1m is a direct DOS player like >Playmidi -- maybe it's the same. One wonders if there is some miscueing >of the midi information, though things seem OK after the beginning. Did >Gravis write Playmidi? Who wrote Dan's? The problem needs looking into. > >By the way, Dan -- sorry about the earlier lame joke about the noise being >the applause. >Emory > No need to be sorry, I thought you were just trying to determine when the problem started! :-) I don't mind lame jokes as much as no responce. I think it is the playmidi in a bat file that I'm using and it is a new one from gus0041. I just thought it would be a common pat or initialization problem that I missed in the group discussion since I haven't been able to subscribe and must pull each digest from epas, but I guess not. I just thought I couldn't be the only one with this happening. Being new to music cards, I didn't realize how tempormental they could be. (Just bought GUS in Feb, my first music card) I hadn't thought of trying other midi players. I guess I will have to find and try them out when I get time. Thanks for your help. regards dan ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 16 May 1994 23:26:06 -0500 (CDT) From: vic@cd.com (Vic Serbe x237) Subject: Re: IRQ's, Video boards, and some guys problems... John Fulmer writes: > Date: Fri, 13 May 94 17:24:47 -0500 > From: jfulmer@databank.com (John Fulmer) > Subject: Subject: > > >PROBLEM 4 > >--------- > >Also, I've had it all of a sudden lose the CMOS info (HD codes, etc). Has > >happened about 6 times. Again, only when the GUS and LAPC were in the box. > >This is scary. > > > >486dx2/66, 8MB RAM, Diamond SS Pro VLB (recently disabled its IRQ2 option, > >though it hadn't cused any probs with the LAPC), Contaq chipset. No SCSI, > >just IDE, CD-rom connected to the SBPro, DOS 6.2. > > Right now I would suspect the Diamond board. Some people have problems with > them, others don't. Personally I don't like them much. I've heard of people > have problems with them, and not just with the GUS. John, I think you're thinking of the *STEALTH*. This guy has the SPEEDSTAR. The Stealth is based on a low end S3 chip, and has gotten a lot of bad marks from users attempting to enjoy them. The Speedstar is based on the Cirrus Logic 5428/5426 chips and is actually pretty stable. Not the fastest Win GFX board, but probably one of the more stable designs. I've used one and I have a clone of one right now that I have no problems with. > jf > *--------------------------------------------------------------------* > |John Fulmer(jfulmer@databank.com)| "I find it in-ter-es-ting, * > |Micom Computer Systems | A noun's a person, place, * > |Lawrence, Ks. | or thing..." * > *--------------------------------------------------------------------* -- Vic Serbe (vic@cd.com), Applications Engineer Central Data Corp. - Makers of the scsiTerminal Server 800/482-0315 or (+1) 217/359-8010 (FAX-6904) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 16 May 1994 13:05:24 -0400 From: jntyk@rs733.gsfc.nasa.gov (Young Koh) Subject: MIDI questions Hello all! Here is my first post, so bear with me. I have a gus with 1024k mem. I want to hook up my Yamaha synthesizer. Ok, should I buy Gravis' midi interface kit or buy Roland's MPU-401 midi card? First of all, will those 2 cards work together? In dos? in windoze? I'm doing this to please my girlfriend, who's a music major. Any help would be appreciated. -- Young J. Koh NASA Goddard Space Flight Center jntyk@rs733.gsfc.nasa.gov Greenbelt, MD ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 16 May 1994 18:18:51 GMT From: Mike Geileskey Subject: Re: More Zork problems I also have problems with the excellent game, Return to Zork; although in my case, I am able to play the game. The trouble starts when I run the game with full sound capability: SFX, voice and music on. The game crashes when I enter the first windmill/storeroom and I have music on. If I enter the location with music switched off, the game still plays. I have hed the same trouble at the fool's monument when I go off to the right to the ranch, and it's all to do with the music. Is there anyone else experiencing the same trouble? Am I the only one? -:@) -Mike! ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 May 1994 15:20:20 MET-1 From: "Juhasz Norbert" Subject: multiple sc. patches Hi GUSers! First of all I would like to thank all, who answered my Lands of Lore multiple soundcard patch location qst. My question I. : I have midi music, digital speech but no digital sound effects. If I choose that in the setup, I get no sound at all, for fights, spells, etc.Is it normal? How does it work on your system? Question II : Please inform me if there are multiple soundcard patches exist for the following games, and of course where can I get them from ?: Kyrandia I. Simon The Sorcerer. Thanks in advance Norbert Juhasz ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 May 1994 12:41:44 SAT From: "MMike" Subject: PARITY errors revisited My GUS works fine in my system except for midi-in under windows. When I have something connected to the midi-in, I get an "OFF BOARD PARITY ERROR" and have to reboot. This problem is erratic, it may not happen as soon as I enter windows, but will eventually happen, usually within a few minutes. The chipset on my motherboard is one of those problem UMC sets (same 16 bit DMA problem as the OPTi boards), so I use an 8 bit DMA channel. SBOS does work, so the NMI on my machine seems to be OK (I understand that Midi-in uses NMI). Does anyone know what the problem is? Everything else is ok, including midi-in when I use MIDIFIER. I only get PARITY errors with midi-in in windows. Bummer hey? Also, I still get skipped notes when playing midi files under windows (using Winjammer), I have the windows drivers from GUS0039 (or was it GUS0038?) Am I the only one with this extremely annoying problem? Thanks. MikeyMike patricio@odie.ee.wits.ac.za ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 16 May 94 17:55:53 -0400 From: davej@ferry.polymer.uakron.edu (Dave Jiang) Subject: Program GUS Does anyone know where I can get some info on how to program the GUS? thx! David Jiang ------------------------------------------------------------------ email : davej@eby.polymer.uakron.edu phone: (513) 435-6227 usmail: 207 Carters Grove Rd. FAX : (513) 435-6227 Centerville, OH 45459 U.S.A. ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 16 May 1994 13:39:49 -0400 (EDT) From: "Out of it..." Subject: Sampling directly from CDROM OK- 1) I have the 16-bit DC. 2) My CDROM is SCSI-2, obviously not controlled by the GUS 3) I have 16 MB RAM. Question: How do I sample directly from CDROM?? What settings should I use on SMARTDRV.EXE for caching? Do I need a TSR CD player?? Any suggestions for one? Is USS16 the best way to go for the sampling??? Jeff +--------------------------------------------------------------+---------------+ |"Sometimes I try to beat other people's achievements but on |JK Salzmann | | occasions I find it's better to beat my achievements. That |JKS4675@RIT.EDU| | can give me more satisfaction. I don't feel happy if I am +---------------+ | comfortable. Something inside me pushes me when I get comfortable. | | It makes me go further and want to keep pushing" - Ayrton Senna, 1960-1994 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 May 94 15:47:43 BST From: Jonathan Horden Subject: UFO Music & GUS ? Has anybody managed to get music out of "UFO - Enemy Unknown" with a GUS ? UFO supports the GUS for sound effects, but not music (Although the demo supports both!) SBOS and MEGAEM just make the game hang. Any comments on how to get this working would be more than welcome. Thanks, Jon ------------------------------ End of GUS Daily Digest V13 #16 *******************************