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Xref: sparky comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard:5528 comp.sys.ibm.pc.games:27245 alt.binaries.sounds.misc:5067 Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games,alt.binaries.sounds.misc Path: sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!saimiri.primate.wisc.edu!ames!news.hawaii.edu!uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu!davek From: davek@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (David Komatsu) Subject: The Sound Newsletter #11 (Dec 92) Message-ID: <1992Dec17.214205.21862@news.Hawaii.Edu> Sender: root@news.Hawaii.Edu (News Service) Nntp-Posting-Host: uhunix.uhcc.hawaii.edu Organization: University of Hawaii Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 21:42:05 GMT Lines: 921 --------------------------------------------------------------------- | The Sound Site Newsletter | | | | Issue #11 December 1992 (Z) | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | Copyright (C) 1992 by David Komatsu All Rights Reserved. | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | This may be distributed to bulletin boards, FTP sites or other | | media as long as there is no charge to receive the newsletter | | o Submissions for next issue being accepted now | --------------------------------------------------------------------- Note from the Editor -------------------- Seasons greetings. Here is the last issue of 1992. Much thanks to all the program authors, column writers and readers for making the Sound Newsletter a considerable success. Hoping for a great 1993 and the continued success of the sound newsletter. Please also check out Saffron for several special Christmas demos. We are looking for column authors as well as a programming expert to start a programmers corner in the Sound Newsletter. If you would like to do this or add any other input please contact me. Also looking for people with Gravis, Pro Audio Spectrum, Sound Blaster, Adlib or other cards to help the reviews etc. Please note the addition of the Gravis and Pro Audio Spectrum FTP sites. Editors Note: The table on contents in the last Sound Newsletter incorrectly showed a Gravis article unavailable at press time. I have included much of that information in this edition. Finally I would like to apologize for the delay of part 1 of the MULTIMEDIA series. Plans for a 486 machine got put on hold thus my staff an myself were unable to kick off part one of the reviews. If you have any demos or would like to review some demos please drop me a line. All help is greatly appreciated. Please use the two addresses below to send comments and submissions to the Sound Newsletter (the first is preferred) sound@ccb.ucsf.edu davek@uhunix.uhcc.hawaii.edu The Sound Newsletter is also posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc as well as rec.games.misc on USENET. We are also a part of SB-Net. See bottom for list of BBS and FTP sites that carry the Sound Newsletter. -----> Dave In this issue ------------- o Special Thanks o Do you want to announce a new product? o Feature Articles o Specs on the Adlib Gold 1000 o Adlib Gold 1000 Review (Feature article) o Memoirs of a Gravis Ultra Sound (Feature article) o News o The Gravis and PAS FTP site o New Files on Saffron o Sound Bits o GTS o Modedit 3.01 (update) o Anonymous FTP sound Sites o Bulletin Board Listing Special thanks to the following for supporting the Sound Newsletter ------------------------------------------------------------------- Dave DeBry : Gravis Ultra Sound Digests (ddebry@dsd.es.com) Kim Young Jae : Author GTS sound program (87272039@KRSNUCC1.BITNET) Sander van Leeuwen : Adlib Gold 1000 Specs/Review (sandvl@sci.kun.nl) Norman Lin : Author Modedit 3.01 (norlin@mailhost.ecn.uoknor.edu Etienne Mayrand : Gravis Ultra Sound Specs/Review (etienne@osd.ulaval.ca) Jim Oldroyd (jr@inset.com) : Saffron FTP Site Admin And to all the FTP sites and bulletin boards carrying the Sound Newsletter and of course all the dedicated readers who make it worth the effort. Do you want to announce a new product? --------------------------------------- If you have written a SHAREWARE, FREEWARE, or PUBLIC DOMAIN program that is designed to play sound files, is a multimedia demo or is a sound demo please e-mail me at sound@ccb.ucsf.edu. We can feature your program in the Sound Newsletter as well at trickle it to our various FTP sites. If you want your program featured please include a brief description of the program. Alternatively you can mail all sound programs to me on a 3.5" disk Low or High Density to: David Komatsu Sound Program Submission 4826 Likini Street Honolulu, HI 96818 Feature Article & News ---------------------- **************************************** * Specs of the Ad Lib Gold 1000 * **************************************** Provided by Sander van Leeuwen FM Synthesizer: --------------------------------------------FM Synthesizer Chip YMF262 Number of FM Voices (stereo or mono) 20 Operator FM Synthesis 2 or 4 Number of FM Waveforms 8 FM DAC 16 bits Dynamic Range 96 dB Sampling: --------------------------------------------------Sampling Chip YMZ263 Sampling DAC 12 bits Dynamic Range 72 dB PCM Data Accepted 16(!), 12 and 8 bits Sampling Record and Playback Channels 2 Sampling Rates (stereo & mono) 44.1 Khz 22.05 Khz 11.025 Khz 7.35 Khz 5.5125 Khz Digitized Sound Data Format PCM & ADPCM Hardware Compression/Decompression 3:1 Simultaneous Use of two DMA Channels Variable Antialiasing Filter Double Oversampling Digital Filters Double Undersampling Digital Filters Mixer --------------------------------------------------On-Board Analog Stereo Mixer 8 entries Accepts CD-Audio (RedBook) Input Volume Control on Each Source 42 dB 128 steps Stereo Output Power Amplifier 1.2 Watt RMS in 8 Ohm Outpuit Volume Range 80 dB 2 dB steps Bass and Treble Range 12 dB Input Impedance 1 KOhm Input Sensitivity 1-100 mV Interfaces --------------------------------------------------MIDI Interface Ports In, Out & Thru Simultaneous MIDI In & Out Joystick Port (accepts Dual Joystick cable) SCSI CD-ROM Interface (optional) 1.5 MB/sec Option Connectors -------------------------------------------------- Connectors for Surround Sound Option * Connectors for PC Speaker Connector for Internal Stereo Aux. Input Connector for SCSI Option ** * Surround Sound Module is already for sale ** SCSI Connector will be for sale within 1-2 months The address of Ad Lib Multimedia in Canada is: Ad Lib Multimedia Inc. 220, Grande-Allee East, Suite 850 Quebec, QC Canada, G1R 2J1 tel: (418)-529-9676 fax:(418)-529-1159 Customer Service:1(800)-463-2686 From: Sander van Leeuwen <sandvl@sci.kun.nl> Subject: Review on the Ad Lib Gold 1000 ************************************************************************ * The Ad Lib Gold 1000 * * (by Sander van Leeuwen) * * (email: sandvl@sci.kun.nl) * * Review Copyright (C) 1992 by Sander van Leeuwen * ************************************************************************ After a long period of problems, Ad Lib, now called Ad Lib Multimedia, is back in business. With the help of a German company, Ad Lib is trying to restore it's position at the top of the soundcard market. With their newest product, the Gold 1000, they have a big chance to accomplish this goal. Although this card isn't SB compatible, it doesn't completely break with the past. Games that support the old Ad Lib Music Synthesizer card still work with it. You can even enhance the sound of these old games with the optional Surround Sound Module. The Ad Lib Gold also complies with Microsoft's Multimedia PC sound adaptor specifications. With the Windows drivers supplied by Ad Lib you can use all available sound programs for Windows 3.1 to enjoy the new features of this sound board. oo The New Features oo The old Ad Lib MSC and most other soundboards (SB and some SB Pro's included) use 2-operator voices with only 4 FM waveforms. This results in less richness in sound quality and fewer available sounds. The new Ad Lib Gold uses 4-operator voices and 8 FM waveforms. All 20 FM stereophonic voices are truly independent and can be positioned left, right or center. This is not all: two digital voices can be combined with the 20 FM voices! This creates music that can be compared to the quality of the music produced by wavetable synthesizers (GUS and LAPC-1). To produce good stereo sound you must have smooth volume transitions. Unlike most soundcards, that have limited volume levels (SBPro, PAS), the Gold offers 128(!) volume adjustments on each sound source. The 12-bit stereo DAC on the Gold must also not be underestimated, because it accepts 8, 12 and 16 bit data. It can generate and record digital sound upto 44.1 Khz in stereo. Unlike most of it's competitors, the Gold doesn't need to be connected to expensive stereo systems to produce clear music. Five digital filters make sure that, even when you plug headphones into the main audio output of this card, the sound is free from annoying hiss and crackle. The Gold also features hardware compression/decompression of 3:1 with all record/playback rates. oo The Software oo The following software comes with the Gold: - Voice Pad: For recording, selecting and playing back voice notes upto 22.05 Khz A new version, that will be out soon, will support sampling rates up to 44.1 Khz in stereo. It can also be used to sample songs (maximum time of 999 sec). - Juke Box Gold: For selecting and playing back the synthesizer files (.rl2) that are included. The example files give a good impression of what this card is capable of. - Soundtrack Synchronization Editor: For timesynchronizing images with sound - Soundtrack Playback Driver: A TSR for running synced soundtracks with presentation software such as Harvard Graphics. - Autodesk Animator Playback Utility: For synchronizing .fli files with sound when using Autodesk Animator - Batch File Sound Utilities: For playing back .rl2 files or recorded samples within batchfiles. - Mixer Panel TSR: For controlling volume, balance and tone. (Windows version now available) - Installation, configuration and test programs: Setup program for selecting Port Adresses, IRQ's and DMA channels, installing and testing. - Windows 3.1 Drivers now available from Ad Lib. oo Software Support oo Software companies will certainly support the Ad Lib Gold, because the difference between the old Ad Lib and the new one is too big to ignore. Before Ad Lib went bankrupt they had already sent prototypes of the Gold and development software to several software companies. That's why Ad Lib could already sent me a list of 2 A4 pages with companies that support the Gold. I'll give you a short list of the major software companies: - Sierra On-Line (all future titles) - Access Software (all future titles) - Electronic Arts (all future titles) - Origin Systems (Strike Commander) - MicroProse (several new titles) - Spectrum Holobyte (several new titles) - Multimedia software companies such as: Howling Dogs Systems, HSC, Mathematica inc. etc. oo Expandability oo Surround Sound Module: Daughter board that snaps right on the Gold. Adds stereo depth simulation and artificial reverb & echo. Works even with older games that support the Ad Lib MSC. SCSI Adapter Kit : Daughter board for users that wish to add interfacing capabilities for a CD-ROM drive. It can drive any standard SCSI device. oo Hardware Requirements oo IBM PC, XT, AT, 386 and 486 compatibles. PS/2 models 25 and 30. Tandy 1000 (except EX/HX). DOS 3.0 or higher, 640 KB, hard disk and graphics adapter. On my old 286 the software works fine, even when sampling at 22.05 Khz in mono. On my new 486SX it's even possible to play digital samples (such as 1 Mb songs) in the background and running WordPerfect 5.1 ( with Desqview), without noticing delays in the song. oo Conclusion oo The German Magazine Chip (7/92) concluded in their test of almost 15 sound boards that the Ad Lib Gold 1000 and the LAPC-1 were best buys (SB, SBPro and Turtle Beach cards were also tested). Even BYTE (May 1992, page 58) tested the Gold. Tom Yager (BYTE's multimedia expert) was quite impressed by the digital audio capabilities and the FM music combined with two channels of digital music. Although I had to wait almost 8 months for this card, it was certainly worth the waiting. This card deserves it's name. Contact Ad Lib for further information: The address of Ad Lib Multimedia in Canada is: Ad Lib Multimedia Inc. 220, Grande-Allee East, Suite 850 Quebec, QC Canada, G1R 2J1 tel: (418)-529-9676 fax:(418)-529-1159 Customer Service:1(800)-463-2686 The Gravis Ultra Sound Digests From: ddebry@dsd.es.com (Dave DeBry) Yes, I have all the digests (I'm the mailing list administrator, there's a digest sent out every night), but that's quite a load to mail you. They're already up for ftp on archive.epas.toronto.ca in /pub/pc/ultrasound. You can subscribe to the digest by mailing to: ultrasound-request@dsd.es.com It's only one piece of mail a day, so it doesn't hurt that much. :) ************************************************************ ** Memoirs of an UltraSound Owner ** ** Written By: Etienne Mayrand <etienne@osd.ulaval.ca> ** ************************************************************ Editors note: Portions of this article were edited due to space considerations. The full text can be found on saffron.inset.com. ------------ Introduction For some months now, I had been following the internet discussions on the subject of sound cards and had concluded that the UltraSound was worth waiting for. Needless to say, when I learned it had finally been released, I ran to my computer store to get one (this was October 9, 1992). The price was only 199$ CAN (compared to 259$ for the Sound Blaster Pro and 299$ for the PAS-16) and the clerk even gave me a pair of Koss SA/20. This was a special offer made by the store's supplier, not by Gravis. Anyway, its always nice to get something for free. When I got home, I feverishly opened the box and, after removing a lot of cardboard filling, I finally held the famous Gravis UltraSound card in my hands! (I think that the size of the box is dictated more by the amount of writing ON it than by the stuff IN it! Of course, it is possible that Gravis will eventually fill the available space with bigger manuals or optional daughterboards). There's the ASIC chip, a lot of capacitors and resistors (probably for the amplifier) and dip sockets for additional memory (it uses 256K 100ns chips). The 256K base configuration can be extended to 1 meg. The advantage of having more memory is the fact that the card can play a more complex soundtrack, with more simultaneous instruments and digitized sound effects. Several weeks later, I upgraded my UltraSound to 1 meg and, as expected, I could hear more instruments when playing some MIDI files and some games. Needless to say, those files sounded a lot more interesting when all the instruments they were composed for were available. There were also two small manuals and 6 diskettes (3.5", low-density). One manual is for the UltraSound and the other is for the UltraSound Studio 8 software. The UltraSound manual is very short and simply describes the installation procedure and the bundled software in a very superficial manner. I would have liked to learn more about the technical aspects of the card. Fortunately, some people have forwarded additional information on the Internet which can be found on the Ultrasound mailserver. ------------------- Product description To give you a better idea of what this card is all about, I copied the information that is written on the box. Despite the hype, it gives a good description of the product. I have added a few comments at the end. UltraSound - CD quality sound from your PC Now you can add unheard of audio realism to your games and presentations. UltraSound is the most advanced sound technology available, delivering 16 bit, crystal clear sound to your IBM or compatible PC. True CD quality, wave table synthesis and stereo recording make UltraSound the ultimate sound solution. CD quality sound UltraSound delivers 16 bit - 44.1 kHz sound with 96 db of dynamic range for true CD quality sound at an affordable price. 32 voices Supports 32 digital and/or synthesized voices for richer sound effects and music quality. Windows multimedia UltraSound supports Windows Multimedia Extensions for added sound impact in presentation and business programs. UltraSound includes multi-source mixing capabilities and meets or exceeds MPC standards. Wave Table synthesis Step beyond the limitations of FM synthesis. Wave table synthesis is based on real sounds - it provides more realistic sound reproduction and an infinite range of musical instruments. Compatibility Plus "Compatibility" is your assurance that UltraSound will work with existing games that support AdLib and Sound Blaster. "Plus" means UltraSound will provide better quality sound from sound files and games designed for other sound boards. Recording / sampling UltraSound features 8 bit digital recording with sample rates >From 2 to 44.1 kHz in either mono or stereo. Separate circuits allow for simultaneous recording and playback. Standard MIDI interface Industry standard MIDI interface (UART 6850) supports MIDI in, out and thru with an optional low cost cable adapter. Compatible with most MIDI programs. Joystick port Many of today's most popular games require a speed compensating game port when used on fast PCs. UltraSound's built-in speed compensating game port supports PCs up to 50 MHz 486 and beyond. Connect a second joystick with an optional Y cable. Amplified output Built-in 2 watts amplifier supports desktop speakers and headphones. Easy installation Installation software eliminates the confusion of jumpers and technical jargon. UltraSound provides full 16 bit bus support and can be installed in either an 8 or 16 bit expansion slot. 256K onboard memory Upgradeable to 1 megabyte with standard DIP memory chips. Optional add-on boards - 16 bit stereo recording* - CD ROM interface* * Available soon System requirements - IBM PC or compatible XT, AT, 286, 386 or 486 - DOS 3.0 or greater - 286 or greater recommended - hard disk recommended There is also a chart that compares the features of the UltraSound with AdLib, Sound Blaster, AdLib Gold and Sound Blaster Pro. Here it goes: Ultra AdLib SB AdLibG SB Pro Synthesized voices 32 11 11 20 22 CD quality sound yes no no no no Digital Audio voices 32 0 1 2 2 Stereo digital voices 16 0 0 1 1 Stereo synthesis yes no no yes yes On-card memory 256k none none none none Speed adjusted game port yes no no no no MIDI interface yes no no yes yes Stereo sample rate (kHz) 2-44.1 mono mono 1-44.1 4-22 MPC&Windows 3.1 comp. yes no no yes yes Recording res. (bits) 8/16* - 8 12 8 CD ROM interface * no no * yes On-board mixer yes no no yes yes * optional Finally, there is a color picture of the card where the following elements are highlighted: 256k Memory upgradeable to 1 megabyte 16 bit, 32 voice synthesizer Optional CD ROM interface connector Optional 16 bit Stereo recording connector Stereo microphone IN Audio line IN Joystick and MIDI connector Audio line OUT Amplified OUT Comments: - At this time, the UltraSound is compatible with the Sound Blaster, not the Sound Blaster Pro. Gravis is working on a new driver, but I don't know when it will be available. - The Windows driver works in 386 enhanced mode only. It will not work on an XT or AT computer. - Don't even think of using the card without a hard disk. The software takes up 5 megabytes. - The 256K on-board memory was sufficient to play all the demos, but more complex MIDI files were missing a few instruments when I played them. More memory solved that problem. - I haven't tried the card's recording capabilities yet. More on that later, if I can find the time. - My card doesn't look like the one pictured on the box. This is probably a pre-production model that was photographed before the design was completed. My card is longer and has more capacitors, jumpers and chips on it. -------- Software Here is a brief description of the bundled software (taken >From the manual). SBOS A driver that allows your UltraSound card to play games and programs intended for SoundBlaster, AdLib and compatible sound boards. ULTRA.DRV A driver that allows UltraSound to work under Microsoft Windows 3.1. AUDIO A TSR driver that is used in conjunction with Playdigi for playing digital audio sound files. PLAYDIGI A DOS program for playing or recording digital audio sound files used in conjunction with Audio. PLAYFILE A DOS program for playing or recording digital audio sound files. Playfile does not require the Audio driver, but is less flexible in its application than Playdigi. PLAYMIDI Software that allows you to play back MIDI songs or sequences. ULTRAFLI An application for synchronizing digitized sound files with animations saved in a .FLI file format (ie. Autodesk Animator files), allowing you to create multimedia presentations with sound and animation. ------------------------------------ Hardware info First, here's the deal concerning my computer: Clone 33 Mhz 486 DX ISA AMI Bios PC-CHIP motherboard 8 meg ram 127 Meg Seagate hard disk ISA bus set at 16 Mhz (too fast, as I later found out) ATI Basic VGA 1 parallel port, 2 serial ports, 1 game port By default, the UltraSound is configured this way: Port address 220h MIDI IRQ 5 DMA channel 7 Ultra IRQ 11 Game port enabled ---------------- The demos The 14 demo MIDI files that came with the card left me a little dissatisfied. Granted, the sound was very clear, as it should be, but the demos that came with the Yamaha synthesizer (6 operator synthesis, 2 sets of digitized instruments) were far better. Now, don't get me wrong, this is better than anything a SoundBlaster Pro could do, but these demos are not what I would call "professional". It seems that the folks at Gravis were in such a hurry to get the product on the market that they did not have the time to produce demos that really show off this card's potential. In my opinion, this card can do incredible things. For instance, it has 129 patches. Each patch corresponds to a digitized instrument that can be loaded in the card's memory. These 129 files weigh a whopping 2.5 megabytes. And I should receive more when I send my registration card!! Now, ain't it a shame to use only ten percent of these in the demos? ------------------------------------ SoundBlaster compatibility The card comes with a driver that emulates only the SoundBlaster, not the SoundBlaster Pro. It is called SBOS (Sound Board Operating System). Gravis is currently working on an updated driver that will support the Pro. It should be available on ftp sites soon after it is released, thanks to the effort of dedicated Internet users. The SBOS driver, which is only 19K in size, can be loaded high if you are using QEMM386 or DOS 5.0. The SBOS driver accepts the following parameters: -v [0-32] sets the output volume -p doesn't play the "SBOS installed" sound file (it gets annoying after a while) -o1, o2, o3, x2, x3 various options for games that do not work properly in the default mode. o3, for instance, disables the music. You get only digitized sounds. This is an indication that Gravis really did their homeworks concerning Sound Blaster compatibility. -f unloads the driver from memory. I successfully ran Ultima Underworld, Wing Commander 1 and 2, King's Quest 5 and Wolfenstein 3D with the SBOS driver. I got both music AND speech. Wolfenstein is the one that makes the best use of digitized sound effects and Wing Commander 2 has a good musical score, but they all sound very FM. It's sad to have such a powerful sound card in your system and only be able to use 10 percent of its capabilities. I sure hope that game publishers will start supporting the UltraSound very soon. --------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************** ** New FTP Sites ** *************************** Announcing two new specialized FTP sites. One for the Pro Audio Spectrum card and one for the Gravis Ultra Sound Card. These sites echo the latest information from these two companies and contain the latest drivers and programs created for these cards. If you own either of the cards feel free download to your hearts content. ftp.uwp.edu pub/msdos/proaudio (Pro Audio Spectrum FTP site) archive.epas.utoronto.ca pub/pc/ultrasound (The Gravis Ultrasound FTP site) **************************************** ** Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! ** ** From the people of SAFFRON ** **************************************** We are pleased to announce that as a Christmas present SAFFRON will be open for 24 hours a day during the holidays. From December 24th through January 3rd you may FTP to saffron 24 hours a day. While you are there be sure to pick up some of the newest files on line listed below as well as these great Christmas Demos. /pub/sound/demos/ -rw-r--r-- 1 sound 378780 Dec 16 03:36 92xmas.zip Sierra Xmas card with SB support /pub/sound/Grasp/ (These are GRASP animation files) -rw-r--r-- 1 sound 185209 Dec 16 04:30 xmas.zip -rw-r--r-- 1 sound 323333 Dec 16 04:37 xmas2.zip -rw-rw-rw- 1 sound 331366 Dec 16 04:45 xmas88.zip ******************************************* ** New Uploads to Saffron.inset.com ** ******************************************* Just a brief list showing some of the new files at saffron. A wealth of new MOD files and also the GTS sound program as well as the newest version of Modedit. pub/sound/samples/newmods total 1757 -rw-r--r-- 1 sound 18881 Nov 25 02:42 adagio.lzh -rw-r--r-- 1 sound 241568 Nov 25 02:47 blueman.lzh -rw-r--r-- 1 sound 29949 Nov 25 02:49 canond.lzh -rw-r--r-- 1 sound 45546 Nov 25 02:50 dance.lzh -rw-r--r-- 1 sound 46428 Nov 25 02:51 dance2.lzh -rw-r--r-- 1 sound 10916 Nov 25 02:52 eguale1.lzh -rw-r--r-- 1 sound 21319 Sep 14 04:35 eguale1.mod -rw-r--r-- 1 sound 18358 Nov 25 02:54 entrtain.lzh -rw-r--r-- 1 sound 45168 Nov 25 02:56 finlandi.lzh -rw-r--r-- 1 sound 24226 Nov 25 02:58 fugueg.lzh -rw-r--r-- 1 sound 42629 Aug 3 22:13 fugueg.mod -rw-r--r-- 1 sound 137064 Aug 29 20:44 guitarous.mod -rw-r--r-- 1 sound 81933 Aug 25 07:19 hawaiian.mod -rw-r--r-- 1 sound 15932 Nov 25 03:00 litany.lzh -rw-r--r-- 1 sound 300746 Nov 17 19:39 megamix.lha -rw-r--r-- 1 sound 74 Nov 17 19:39 megamix.txt -rw-r--r-- 1 sound 191152 Nov 25 03:08 ninjawar.lzh -rw-r--r-- 1 sound 185902 Nov 8 21:06 red_army.lzh -rw-r--r-- 1 sound 95528 Aug 29 20:45 tocatta.mod -rw-r--r-- 1 sound 130816 Nov 24 21:01 whoneeds.lzh pub/sound/players -rw-r--r-- 1 sound 240851 Oct 6 05:48 cdbox211.zip -rw-r--r-- 1 sound 4071 Nov 8 20:48 gts.txt -rw-r--r-- 1 sound 4759 Nov 9 22:57 gtsFAQ.001 -rw-r--r-- 1 sound 4827 Nov 25 21:23 gts_091.txt -rw-r--r-- 1 sound 113497 Nov 25 21:25 gts_091.zip -rw-r--r-- 1 sound 29492 Nov 25 21:19 gtsfiles.txt -rw-r--r-- 1 sound 757 Nov 25 21:19 gtsinst.bat -rw-r--r-- 1 sound 111546 Nov 8 20:48 gtsmain.zip -rw-r--r-- 1 sound 184063 Nov 8 20:48 gtssam1.zip -rw-r--r-- 1 sound 196346 Nov 8 20:48 gtssam10.zip -rw-r--r-- 1 sound 71072 Nov 9 22:56 gtssam11.zip -rw-r--r-- 1 sound 212242 Nov 8 20:48 gtssam2.zip -rw-r--r-- 1 sound 183325 Nov 25 21:23 gtssam3.zip -rw-r--r-- 1 sound 319083 Nov 8 20:48 gtssam4.zip -rw-r--r-- 1 sound 55049 Nov 8 20:48 gtssam5.zip -rw-r--r-- 1 sound 96742 Nov 8 20:48 gtssam6.zip -rw-r--r-- 1 sound 413396 Nov 8 20:48 gtssam7.zip -rw-r--r-- 1 sound 249794 Nov 8 20:48 gtssam8.zip -rw-r--r-- 1 sound 167170 Nov 8 20:48 gtssam9.zip -rw-r--r-- 1 sound 22399 Nov 8 20:48 gtssong1.zip -rw-r--r-- 1 sound 23137 Nov 8 20:48 gtssong2.zip -rw-r--r-- 1 sound 360171 Nov 8 20:45 moded301.lzh -rw-r--r-- 1 sound 8927 Dec 7 19:40 stmtomod.zip Sound Bits ---------- DISCLAIMER: The Sound Newsletter provides no guarantee on the performance of the software or products mentioned in this newsletter. The information is provided to give the reader an idea on how the products operate. ******************************* ** GTS Sound Player ** ******************************* Author: Kim Young Jae <87272039@KRSNUCC1.BITNET> .Description: A kind of DAC Music Traker(Tracker) and Graphical Editor .Requirements: SuperVGA(above 512k),Sound Blaster,Mouse Have you ever tried Amiga Module Traker or PC Scream traker? These programs make sound by sending out digitized sample at different pitch ( i.e. Digital -> Analogue Convert ) Trakers are different essentially from FM synth (such as ROL,CMF), because it produces sounds of real world. GTS has the same function, but there are some differences. * First, you can input your own music graphically (staff) * Second, the music itself is seperated from samples. If you have some samples statically, your music can be created more easily with very small size * Third, GTS can manage .VOC as sample. You can record your own voice (sampling), -- Analogue -> Digital and produce music from that sample. -- Digital -> Analogue GTS is available on saffron.inset.com in the pub/sound/players directory download all the GTS* files. ******************************** ** Modedit 3.01 (Update ** ******************************** Author: Norman Lin (norlin@mailhost.ecn.uoknor.edu) 1.1 WHAT IS MODEDIT? --------------------- ModEdit is a music editor/sequencer for the IBM PC family of computers. It allows you to write music with 4 tracks of digitized instrument sounds. The file format used is the "Amiga Module" format (so called because it originated on the Amiga line of computers). ModEdit can load and save Modules, meaning that Modules (or simply MODs) created by other programs (even on other computers such as the Amiga) can be used by ModEdit, and that the Modules created by ModEdit can be used by any program that can use Modules. 1.2 WHAT IS NEEDED TO RUN MODEDIT? ----------------------------------- To run ModEdit, you need: - An IBM or compatible, 640K recommended. - A 10MHz+ 286 or better processor strongly recommended for playback. - The executable editor program MODEDIT.EXE. ModEdit requires no special video card; it works with monochrome, CGA, EGA, or VGA displays. It also does not require any sound card; it can output music through the PC speaker (though quality will vary depending on how fast your processor is). Supported sound cards include: - SoundBlaster(tm) / compatible cards - Disney Sound Source(tm) - Covox Sound Master II(tm)/Speech Thing(tm) - Any sound card with a D/A converter on an LPT: port (This includes soundcards you can build yourself. See MODPLAY documentation for more information.) ModEdit's playback routines are done with MODOBJ, a .OBJ file that contains functions for playing back Modules. MODOBJ is written by Mark J. Cox. More information on MODOBJ may be found in section 5.4. ------------------------------ | Anonymous Sound FTP SITES | ------------------------------ To connect to an anonymous FTP site do the following (we are using the sound-site as an example) ftp saffron.inset.com or ftp 192.94.75.2 name: anonymous password: <email-address> If you know of any other Sound ftp sites please forward the information this way. If you know the administrators of the below sound sites or you are in charge of one of the below sound sites please e-mail me so we can join efforts. Your input to this sound-list would be greatly appreciated. (*) denotes sites carrying Sound Newsletter & back issues. Name IP# What ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ccb.ucsf.edu 128.218.1.13 (.snd), players. 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