PERIPHERALS | ||||||||||
Name | Price | Rating | Comment | Additional Info | Supplier | Tel | Issue | Page no | Additional comments, notes | |
Sound Cards (Sound Only) | ||||||||||
Gravis Ultrasound Ace | £79 | llllmm | A cheap way to add general Midi output to your set up. | 16-bit, no recording, CD ROM interface or joystick/midi port. | Zye Technologies | 01293 538666 | 7 | 106 | ||
I/O Magic Tempo | £299 | lllmmm | Decent sounding and well behaved. | PCMCIA 16-bit, mono mike in, stereo line in and out, MIDI connectors. | Portable-Add-Ons | 01483 241333 | 7 | 110 | recommended. PCMCIA card. | |
Mediatrix Audiotrix Pro | £229 | lllllm | High end card, compatible with almost everything. | Ideal Hardware | 0181 286 5000 | 3 | 132 | recommended | ||
Mirosound PCM12 | £145 | lllllm | A high quality card but lacks ability to upload sounds to the WaveTable synth. | ISA, 18-bit stereo recording & playback at 48KHz, WaveTable synth with 2Mb ROM. | Miro UK | 01494 510250 | 21 | 130 | recommended | |
Orchid Nusound PNP | £129 | llllmm | Well specified, but problematic plug and play support. | ISA, 16 bit recording & playback at 48KHz, Wavetable synth with 1Mb ROM, panasonic IDE CD-ROM interface, MIDI/joystick port. | Orchid | 01256 479898 | 15 | 109 | ||
Orchid Sounddrive 16EZ | £79 | llllmm | A good alternative to a basic SoundBlaster but poor Wave Table features. | 16-bit, bundled software, optional WaveBooster boards. | Orchid | 01256 479898 | 5 | 122 | ||
Reveal Wavextreme | £79 | lllmmm | Keenly priced with good Windows support. | ISA, 16-bit, 1Mb wavetable synth. | Reveal | 0181 845 7400 | 20 | 124 | ||
Surround Sound Decoder 525D | £127 | llmmmm | Impressive with Dolby Pro Logic games, but not with MIDI or audio CDs. | ISA, drives up to 6 speakers. | GB Consultancy | 01869 233200 | 25 | 184 | ||
SoundBlaster 32 PnP | £124 | llllmm | Impressive sound card upgradable with SIMMs, but some minor PnP flaws. | ISA, 16-bit recording and playback at 44kHz. | Creative Labs | 01245 265265 | 23 | 154 | ||
Spea Media XTC | £90 | llllmm | Clear sampling, poor documentation. | ISA, 16 bit recording & playback up to 48KHz, mike input, line in and out, MIDI/joystick port. | Spea | 01844 261886 | 16 | 125 | ||
Typhoon Wavestar 32 | £69 | llllmm | Budget 32-bit wavetable sound ideal for non taxing applications. | ISA, 16-bit recording and playback at 44KHz, line in and out, MIDI/joystick port. | Eagle Marketing | 01732 369000 | 22 | 151 | ||
Yamaha Sound Edge SW20 | £149 | llllmm | Great Wave Table sounds. | ISA, 16 bit recording & playback up to 48KHz, mike input, line in and out, MIDI/joystick port. | Yamaha | 01908 366700 | 12 | 122 | ||
Sound Card/Modem Card | ||||||||||
Sound Expression 28.8SRS | £295 | llllmm | If you are short of expansion space this is a good solution. | ISA, 16-bit stereo recording & playback at 48KHz, 28.8k fax/data/voice modem. | Link Network Systems | 01252 719243 | 21 | 128 | ||
Sound Card/Speaker bundles | ||||||||||
Miro Media Bose RM | £425 | lllmmm | Quality sound card and good speakers. | ISA sound card, 2Mb wavetable synth, Bose Roommate speakers. | Miro UK | 01494 510250 | 13 | 126 | ||
Radio Cards | ||||||||||
FM Tune | £30 | llmmmm | Simple to use and easy to install. | Digital FM tuner, 10 presets, manual/auto tuning. | Orion Technology | 01252 838393 | 12 | 120 |
Last Update: 14/10/96
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