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Beta drivers for Sound Blaster series cards
with Multi-instance Support
on OS/2 2.1 (MMPM2 ver 1.1)
Nov. 3, 1993
The beta driver provided here support multi-instance: meaning that you
can open as many digital audio or MIDI players on the desktop as you
want, and play the music sequentially (note: only SB16 supports simul-
taneous WAVE and MIDI playback, see note below) as you switch focus from
one player to another. Just replace the corresponding driver with the
one that supplied here in c:\mmos2
For Sound Blaster: sbd2.sys
For Sound Blaster Pro(OPL2): sbpd2.sys
For Sound Blaster Pro2(OPL3): sbp2d2.sys
Procedures for installing SB16D2.SYS
that has simutaneous WAVE and MIDI playback capability
Nov. 3, 1993
The driver sb16d2.sys (and the supporting dll sb16.dll) supplied with
this zip file allows the simutaneous WAVE and MIDI playback, which means that
you can open a WAVE player and a MIDI player and have them playing at the same
time: not that you would likely want to hear Madonna and Michael Jackson singing
at the same time, but a lot of game programs actually plays MIDI music in the
background and WAVE format sound effect for action shots!
NOTE: IMPORTANT!!!
This feature is only supported on SB16 and NOT for other members of SB series!
This is because SB16 has a on-board programmable timer while the others don't,
and the timer resolution on OS/2 2.1 (32ms) is not good enough
Here is how to add this feature to your system:
1. Load the new sb16d2.sys driver.
2. copy sb16.dll to c:\mmos2\dll
3. Make sure the following lines, in c:\mmos2\mmpm2.ini, are the same as they
appear here:
in [ibmampmixsb01] section:
...
RESOURCEUNITS=2
RESOURCECLASSES=2,1,1
VALIDCOMBINATIONS=1,2,2,1
PARMSTRING=TREBLE=50,BASS=50,PITCH=50,GAIN=70,BALANCE=50,VOL=100,INPUT=LINE,OUTPUT=SPEAKER,RESOURCEDLL=SB16,RCID=4
...
4. reboot the system.
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IMPORTANT:
These drivers are provided "AS IS". Your only revenue to get bugs fixed is to
complete the following form and either MAIL or FAX it to us. Any other
methods of communciation is not applicable.
Bug Report:
If you encounter any bug, please complete the following form and print
it out, and either mail or fax it to us.
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| CONTROLLER MFG: CONTROLLER MODEL: |
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Mail to: OS/2 Development Group
Creative Labs, Inc
1901 McCarthy Blvd
Milpitas, CA 95131
Fax#: 408-428-6655
Attention OS/2 Development Group
MOST IMPORTANT:
Please do NOT contact the Creative Tech Support regarding this driver, and
they are not equipped to handle beta drivers. Direct your problems to the
OS/2 Development Group using the above form. We do not have the manpower
to answer any phone call, but will attempt to varify and correct any bug
we receive via the above form.
Thank you for your cooperation.