Ultrasound Daily Digest Mon, 20 Sep 93 0:07 MDT Volume 6: Issue 19 Today's Topics: 1MB GUS For Sale [GUS] Digitized sound with Mega-EM? [GUS] HOW to address MPU401 in GUS? A Crazy Idea Computer Shopper GUS review Mega-Em: Some Important News NATIVE OS/2 GUS DRIVERS? Origin Ultrasound Daily Digest V6 #17 Ultrasound Daily Digest V6 #18 upgrade disks 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: Sun, 19 Sep 93 17:38:37 -0700 From: Bob Beck Subject: 1MB GUS For Sale Message-ID: <9309200038.AA18265@eng2.sequent.com> Advanced Gravis Ultrasound for sale: 1MB RAM Latest drivers and SW (including power chords & recording session) Original box, docs, etc (optional) Star Control II game Asking $125 for the 1MB GUS (the product ships with 256K RAM), another $25 for SCII (or, make me an offer for one or both). SCII has native support for the GUS (which is why I bought it), and (in fact) one of the demos with the GUS SW is from the SCII sound track. Why am I selling this you ask? Since I now run NT almost all the time on my PC, and NT drivers for the GUS are not likely to be found any time soon. If there were such drivers, I wouldn't sell (I really like the board). If you run DOS and/or Windows, you're covered and the drivers work quite well. - Bob (rbk@sequent.com) ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Sep 1993 16:25:00 GMT From: thomas@hammer.hacktic.nl (Thomas van Kuipers) Subject: Re: [GUS] Digitized sound with Mega-EM? Message-ID: <199309192032.AA27823@xs4all.hacktic.nl> ptran@sciborg.uwaterloo.ca (Phat H Tran) writes: >In article <1993Sep16.091752.234@idx.com> bc@idx.com writes: >>Is there a way to get MIDI music through MegaEM and digitized sound through >>the GUS at the same time? My Falcon 3.0 software will allow this configuration >>but, as you know, MegaEM does not allow SBOS to be loaded when it is running. >>(BTW, how *do* you unload SBOS - I get a "Keyboard Interrupt Hooked" message >>with SBOS -F). Am I stuck with using the PC speaker for digitized sounds >>when I use MegaEM? >> > >Jayeson plans to implement SB DAC emulation in Mega-Em so that you can >get Roland music and SB digitized sounds in games. But right now, you'll >need to send the digital sounds to the PC speaker or another soundcard >if you have a second one. > >As for not being able to unload SBOS, don't load any TSRs after loading >SBOS. If you plan on being able to remove SBOS later on in a session, >you should make sure that it's the last TSR you load in that session. > >Phat. <--------------------------------------------------------------------> Thomas van Kuipers Email: thomas@hammer.hacktic.nl De Wadden 49 Examenyear of HighSchool (6 VWO) 3524 AG Utrecht Important: Computers, Math, Women and Music! Telephone: +31 30 884235 Netherlands (in Europe) <--------------------------------------------------------------------> ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Sep 1993 16:25:00 GMT From: thomas@hammer.hacktic.nl (Thomas van Kuipers) Subject: Re: [GUS] HOW to address MPU401 in GUS? Message-ID: <199309192032.AA27824@xs4all.hacktic.nl> t4100076@twncu865.ncu.edu.tw writes: >To whomever can help me: > > I am the distributor of Gravis UltraSound in Taiwan. Some customers ask us >how to address the MPU401 in the dos environment. Gravis claim GUS is MPU401 >compatible. Can someone tell me the address, IRQ of MPU401 interface in GUS? >I email to John Smith, but seems like he is busy now. So if someone tell me( >best if you are in Taiwan) how to use MIDI sequencer suing MPU401. > >Please email to me directly to: > >T4100076@twncu865.ncu.edu.tw > >if you are in Taiwan, please call me directly to: > >Double Information Co.,Ltd. >Pach Lin >(02)503-3011 > >I promise you will get some rewards.(like GUS T-shirt or something like that) <--------------------------------------------------------------------> Thomas van Kuipers Email: thomas@hammer.hacktic.nl De Wadden 49 Examenyear of HighSchool (6 VWO) 3524 AG Utrecht Important: Computers, Math, Women and Music! Telephone: +31 30 884235 Netherlands (in Europe) <--------------------------------------------------------------------> ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Sep 93 16:47:13 CST From: Erick_Bergquist@edtng.Kenosha.WI.US (Erick Bergquist) Subject: A Crazy Idea Message-ID: <9309192247.AA00aql@edtng.Kenosha.WI.US> Hello, I've been thinking, would it be possible to use the GUS for RAM? Like the Video RAM utilities, I don't know if it would be possible to read from the GUS chips , haven't really looked into the SDK that much. But just a idea I thought up when trying to get some more memory the other day... -- Via DLG Pro v0.995 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-= // Amiga / 386 Erick Bergquist ITCnet: 85:872/203 \\ // Kenowhere, Wisconsin KENOnet: 10:11/0 \X/ CIS Major Erick_Bergquist@EDTNG.Kenosha.WI.US -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=[ Happy GUSing ]=-=-= ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Sep 93 19:17:02 EDT From: pccmoddan@aol.com Subject: Computer Shopper GUS review Message-ID: <9309191917.tn60586@aol.com> Out of curiousity, who wrote this soundcard review? Most of these journalists have many political ties with certain companies, which shows up in these reviews. I've found it's always helpful to remember when reading anything a "computer journalist" has written that this is a guy who has a job which compares quite well with being paid to watch television. It's not like these guys actually know what they're talking about, for the most part. - Dan ------------------------------------ The Levisionet Group Aural Landscape Specialists ------------------------------------ Dan Nicholson, Director of Dev. InterNet: pccmoddan@aol.com moddan@bowker.com ------------------------------------ 553 Thoreau Terrace, Union, NJ 07083 908-688-0708 * levisionet@aol.com ------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Sep 1993 16:12:00 GMT From: thomas@hammer.hacktic.nl (Thomas van Kuipers) Subject: Re: Mega-Em: Some Important News Message-ID: <199309192032.AA27818@xs4all.hacktic.nl> leesteer@tartarus.uwa.edu.au (Jayeson Lee-Steere) writes: > >I would recommend anyone planning on registering Mega-Em hold off for a >while (yes again). Gravis and I have been doing some talking and there is >a definite possibility Gravis will have distribution rights to it. So to >prevent any unnecessary tension please be patient for a little while. > >Currently registered users are probably wondering 'what about me ?'. Well >I'll figure something out when I know exaclty what is happening. > >Jayeson Lee-Steere. > <--------------------------------------------------------------------> Thomas van Kuipers Email: thomas@hammer.hacktic.nl De Wadden 49 Examenyear of HighSchool (6 VWO) 3524 AG Utrecht Important: Computers, Math, Women and Music! Telephone: +31 30 884235 Netherlands (in Europe) <--------------------------------------------------------------------> ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Sep 1993 16:19:00 GMT From: thomas@hammer.hacktic.nl (Thomas van Kuipers) Subject: Re: NATIVE OS/2 GUS DRIVERS? Message-ID: <199309192032.AA27821@xs4all.hacktic.nl> chris@bingsun2.cc.binghamton.edu (Chris Peck) writes: > >>>You are missing the point. It doesn't make any difference how good a card >>>sounds if it doesn't work at all. > >Precisely why I sold my GUS for another vendor's sound card that >is supported under OS/2. Apparently Gravis is not too worried >about losing sales to us folks... >-- >======================================================= >Chris Peck Systems Programming, Computer Center > Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13901 >======================================================= <--------------------------------------------------------------------> Thomas van Kuipers Email: thomas@hammer.hacktic.nl De Wadden 49 Examenyear of HighSchool (6 VWO) 3524 AG Utrecht Important: Computers, Math, Women and Music! Telephone: +31 30 884235 Netherlands (in Europe) <--------------------------------------------------------------------> ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Sep 93 02:01:23 +1000 From: bradbury@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au (Christopher Bradbury) Subject: Origin Message-ID: <9309191601.AA05105@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au> Can anyone give me an internet address foprr Origin. I hthink that they have been posted before, nbut I can't dseem to locate them. Thanks Oh yeah anyone got someOx IRC addresses, I had a file but lost ift. Last but not least if there a way to get Strike Commander to work with AILES.? Cameron Hayes Brbradbury@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Sep 93 21:52:07 EDT From: n4zfd!frodo@rylos.n2idf.ampr.org (Jim Blakely) Subject: Re: Ultrasound Daily Digest V6 #17 Message-ID: Just a note -- if your favorite computer store doesn't have GUS's in stock & doesn't have one on a demo system -- tell them to call Ingram Micro & ask about the demo special that's currently running. Tell them it's Ingram's part #106654. --Jim ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Sep 1993 17:03:11 -0400 (EDT) From: Phat H Tran Subject: Re: Ultrasound Daily Digest V6 #18 Message-ID: > Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1993 19:58:01 -1000 (GMT-10:00) > From: Paul Murgatroyd > Subject: CD-Audio In... > Message-ID: > > More specifically, is it simply just an internal jack for the Line-In > connector, or can the CD-Audio In be controlled separately (as with the > soundblaster pro). > The CD-In is separate from the Line In. However, you can't control the CD-In. It's always on. > Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1993 21:11:19 +1000 (EST) > From: int341m@lindblat.cc.monash.edu.au (Shan Yap) > Subject: Questions about new patches. > Message-ID: <9309181111.AA22303@lindblat.cc.monash.edu.au> > > Greetings, > I am having trouble installing the 707 and 808 drums patch, could > someone please tell me which instruments shall I repalce them with and > in which files ? > And talking about installing new patches, can someone please tell me > if I can install all the new pactches into the default.cfg, ultramid.ini > and ultrasnd.ini files ? I read that 'ultramid' needs to leave a certain > amount of memory in GUS to do the digital stuff, and since these patches > takes up more space, I am wondering if it is allright to install all of > patches into the ultramid.ini ? And since 'megaem' is using the > 'ultrasnd.ini'is it allright for me to install the new patches into the > file ? With the exception of the gunshot patch (#127), don't replace the instruments in ultrasnd.ini or ultramid.ini with ones that don't sound similar if you want the music and sound effects in games to sound as they should. Also, don't replace smaller patches with larger patches for Mega-Em or if you use ultramid with the -c option. You can add new patches to the percussion bank without worry, though. Just add a line with a new number (any number between 0-127 or 1-128, depending on the file you're editing, that's not yet used) plus the name of the patch. > And one last question :-), why can't I replace the #21 instrument - > 'accordn.pat' with the new 'accordeon.pat' in the ultrasnd.ini file ? > If I do that, I will get an error message - 'Invalid Patch Version' whenever > I start up Windows. OTOH, I have no problem at all repalcing the #127 > instrument - 'ringwhsl.pat' with the 'pistol1.pat'(from GUN.ZIP), Windows > has no complains about that. Use pupdate.exe (in GUSAIL*.ZIP and maybe UMID102.ZIP) to update the accordeon patch. > Date: Sat, 18 Sep 93 23:22:51 EDT > From: stretch214@aol.com > Subject: sierra drivers > Message-ID: <9309182322.tn52620@aol.com> > > I have been very patient with the sierra Drivers. I have been waiting more > than a week since they were announced? Any news on whats happening with > them? > A week? Most of us have been waiting for 10 months. :) Hold your horses. The Sierra rep on CIS would not commit to any dates for the release of the GUS driver or when it would show up in Sierra games. He did say that it won't be backward-compatible with older Sierra games, though. Phat. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Sep 1993 18:54:40 -0700 From: dross@ultrix4.csubak.edu (Dean Ross-Smith) Subject: upgrade disks Message-ID: <9309200154.AA13534@ultrix4.csubak.edu> well, I mailed my registration in for the gus in april/may and got my registration disks yesterday. Hey, 6 months ain't too bad! I mean, I called their bbs twice, called canada long distance twice and got all my internet e-mail bounced back to me whenever I mailed Gravis. Heck, I even got told twice that I would be in the next shipment of upgrades. But all that's behind me now. I got my 2.06 disks mailed to me. They were MELTED, but I got 'em! mucho thanks to Matt Arbeid @ Gravis for mailing to me. I know the melting bit wasn't your fault... heh, heh ------------------------------ End of Ultrasound Daily Digest V6 #19 *************************************