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- Subject: Re: Which Sound Board - Bad times with Creative Labs
- Message-ID: <1992Jul22.113950.1@ualr.edu>
- From: djlewis@ualr.edu
- Date: 22 Jul 92 11:39:50 GMT
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- In article <2492@uswnvg.uswnvg.com>, cjackso@uswnvg.com (Clay Jackson) writes:
- > I'm getting conflicting stories about 'em and so thought I'd come here
- > to the font of all wisdom. Here's what I want/need:
- >
- > I have a Sony CD-ROM drive. I'd LIKE the board to be able to control
- > the drive (so that I don't have to waste a slot on the Sony SCSI
- > controller), but, if it won't, I'd like at least some assurance that
- > it will WORK (ie at least perform it's audio functions without
- > interference).
- >
- > I also would like to understand (I don't now) how the CD audio is handled -
- > I currently have the output of my CD going to a boom box. It's my
- > understanding that the CD-Audio out would plug into the back of the card,
- > and then the card would mix that audio with the computer speaker (or
- > what used to be the computer speaker) audio and then the whole mess would
- > get sent out the CARDs audio out line. Is this basically what happens?
- >
- > One of the reasons I'm asking here is that NO ONE, including EggHead,
- > Computer City AND Creative Labs can give me straight answers. I've heard:
- >
- > Yes, it will all work as you expect out of the box (EggHead salesslime #1)
- > No, it's not compatible at ALL (EggHead saleslime #2 AND Creative Labs)
- > Yes, it will work but you need cables (EggHead salesslime #3, Computer
- > City salesslime).
- > It will work, but you need to disable the SoundBlaster SCSI port, and
- > I can't tell you how to do that (Creative Labs)
- >
- > Ain't "open systems" grand......
- >
- > BTW - if anyone has a phone # for Pro Audio I'd appreciate it - the
- > slime thay answered the phone at Creative Labs was downright NASTY,
- > and so I think if everything else is equal, I'll go w/ Pro Audio.
- >
- > Thanks in advance!
- >
- > --
- > Clay Jackson - N7QNM
- > US WEST NewVector Group Inc
- > Bellevue, WA
- > uunet!uswnvg!cjackso
- Well, the MediaVision ProAudio Spectrum board is a winner with me. It
- has a ISO-9660 std SCSI interface. Mine came with a SONY CDU-541 drive. Works
- well except that it is the 8-bit PCM card.
- The new 16-bit PAS board has even greater functionaltiy. A full speed
- SCSI port (now hard drives can be hung on it as well)
- Better stereo FM synthesis (more voices)
- They suggest total compatibility with ADLIB, Soundblasters digital voice
- as well as the new and improved 16-bit stereo record /playback up to 44.1khz.
- This board has a built-in 5channel stereo mixer. The CD-ROM plugs in internally
- to a 4pin connector.
- Equalizer built-in. etc. . ..
-
- Don Lewis
- djlewis@ualr.edu
-
-