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Newsgroups: alt.games.doom
Path: cdrom.com!barrnet.net!gatekeeper.us.oracle.com!sgiblab!nbn!linex!dank
From: dank@linex (Dan Kelmenson)
Subject: Re: DOOM sound and MIDI (Turtle Beach Rio)
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References: <30kbqq$p5m@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu> <30njue$75c@apollo.it.luc.edu> <QsjDkqokDAfC068yn@ouray.denver.colorado.edu>
Date: Fri, 29 Jul 1994 02:31:52 GMT
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Stile (jtdickin@ouray.denver.colorado.edu) wrote:
: In article <30njue$75c@apollo.it.luc.edu>,
: ebrunne@orion.it.luc.edu (Edward A. Brunner) wrote:
: > Daniel Sill (sill@zoe.as.utexas.edu) wrote:
: > : hello all,
: >
: > : has anyone tried DOOM with a SB16 and the Turtle Beach Rio (wave blaster)
: > : clone?
: >
: > : i have heard good things about the Rio but before i buy it, i would like
: > : to see if anyone else uses this combo with my favorite game!
: >
: > : thanks,
: > : daniel sill
: >
: > Hi Dan, i have the TB Rio card (and i got it mainly to play doom with)
: > and it sounds great. IMHO much better than the more expensive
: > Waveblaster. I'm still trying to figure out how to adjust the reverb
: > which should make it sound even better. Actually, i just hooked it up
: > through my stereo and its awesome, *much* better than the rinky-dink
: > speakers i used to use.
: >
: > Anyway, email me if you have more questions about the Rio,
: > *the* card to get if you already have a soundblaster 16 with a
: > waveblaster connector.
: Of course, you could always go out and get a general midi processor like the
: Roland Sound Canvas :)
Speaking of Sound Canvases and SB16 daughterboards... Has anybody heard
the sound out of the "Sound Canvas DB", which is a SB16 daughterboard by
Roland?
I've seen the ad, which lists a suggested price of $229, but haven't yet
seen or heard the card anywhere. Anybody have a comparison to others?
Dank