I was wondering if anyone know how to put drums into a midi file? I'm
trying to add drums to a midi file using midisoft's Recording Session
but when I try to select a new instrument, I only get patches from the
melodic bank. If I need to define a new bank how do I do it? The
manuals don't say anything about it but I know it can done.
Thanks,
Brian
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Date: Thu, 20 Apr 1995 23:21:26 +0930 (GMT+0930)
From: 9308005x@lux.levels.unisa.edu.au (9308005x)
Subject: GUS w.r.t. Deep Green MB, Quad T55A & MFX400 etc.
This is a long one so hold on. :)
>I just bought a new Deep Green (?) motherboard with an AMD processor.
>Has anyone had any problems with this motherboard or processor and the
>GUS? Is the NMI (?) enabled so SBOS will run. I asked the guy I bought
>it from, but he had no idea what I was asking; but it was too good
>a deal to pass up. Also, I got a Number Nine Vision 330 video card.
>Any problems or suggestions for either would be appreciated. Thanks.
Hi ya everyone,
I thought I should reply to this post just to set the record straight.
I own an ALi DEEP GREEN motherboard and am using a AMD DX2-80 chip and
everything 'GUSSY' works fine.
Though, for a long time I had real probs, doom would play every sound FX overand over again continuously and midi files would often play with the wrong
instruments and have a lot of unexplainable noise in the background. In the end
(after some months) I found the problem. When I first bought the mother board
I made a few modifications (for quite some time I have been running it at as
a DX4-100) in doing this I had removed all wait-states. When I remembered this
I went into the BIOS and set all relevent wait-states on the ISA bus to one and
now everything works perfectly including SBOS.
The morel of the story...
When you have finished mucking around with things, put them back the way you
found them...
BITS AND PIECES
XCOM v1.4 - All sound fx and music work fine except for a very occasional
beep/click.
DOOM >v1.666 - Works even on high interupt, eg 11.
TEAC-55A - Using a pin to swap the audio cables, because originally the
configeration was,
GRAVIS MAX PLUG | | | |
L G R G
G L G R
TEAC-55A PLUG | | | |
So, when in doubt, do as the pro's do, CHEAT!
The drive now works fine. When the channels are grounded in this
way even the ear-phone jack will not produce any output.
Tranfer rate from GUS MAX connection, approx 400Kb/sec.
MITSUMI FX-400
>With all this max thruput of my CD-ROM is a lousy 362 KB/s.
>Anyone got the Mitsumi FX-400 4X CD-ROM working as a
>REAL 4X drive with his machine? I am really pissed! Although
>I bought my 4X for $200, is it REALLY this cheap, i.e. slow?
>I don't think so.
Hint - There is a saying in the computer industry,
YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!
Be careful with cheep quads. If you want real quad power then you
may just have to pay for it. *shock, horror*
Apparently going though a specialised data interface card and not
a GUS (for AT model quads) can make quite a difference.
I have yet to see a Mitsumi FX-400 work properly and several of
my suppliers have now stopped dealing them, to "avoid getting a
bad name".
>Does anyone know if/why this drive was discontinued? I can't get it
>from my supplier anymore. He said Mitsumi was cancelling all of their
>CD-ROMs. Will there be a replacement?
Ummm.... This is interesting, they are still available in OZ.
Here are some other tit-bits that people might find interesting. Of course
all the usual disclamers apply... I take no responsiblity etc...
I am a computer dealer and in this position I have the opportunity to play
around. :)
I have found that the AMD DX2-80 almost always runs at 100 and often runs at
120MHz. My supplier who tested a shipment of 40 found that all worked at 100
and 19 still worked at 120. He is so confident in them that he will still
honour the warranty at 100MHz. It does not damage most chips to over clock
them if they are kept cool, and if they cannot run at the over clocked speed
then they just will not boot.
Most chips can be treated this way, over clocked chips that I have seen,
Intel 33 -> 50, 66 -> 100, 100 -> 150
AMD 66 -> 120, 80 -> 150, 100 -> 150
I believe this is risky for Intel DX2-66 chips due to their design
process, I have seen them overclocked but I have also seen them smoke. :)
But that is another story...
PS. Sorry for the lateness of the reply to some things but I have been
on holidays. Also spelling and continuity may have something to be
desired since I have written this in a hurry and in several stages
over several days.
Config:
ALi DEEP GREEN motherboard
AMD486DX2-80Mhz -> DX4-100
Award BIOS
256K cache
16Mb RAM (1x16Mb 72pin)
GUSMAX
S3 Video Board (no name - fast, cheep, but no support)
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