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- From: 890560p@dragon.acadiau.ca (Trevor Porter)
- Subject: Re: Waveform Table for SB?! Why GUS?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec24.191142.26384@dragon.acadiau.ca>
- Organization: Acadia University
- References: <1992Dec24.100614.10036@u.washington.edu> <gting.725194057@sfu.ca>
- Distribution: usa
- Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 19:11:42 GMT
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- gting@fraser.sfu.ca (Gabriel Sii Kuok Ting) writes:
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- >umeister@hardy.u.washington.edu (Starfleet Command) writes:
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- >>A recent PC Magazine ad showed the new Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16.
- >>Although it relies on FM synthesis, the ad asserts that a daughterboard
- >>with a waveform table will become available. This puts the Sound Blaster
- >>on even keel with the GUS as far as music technology (or at least will put).
- >>With its ability to compete with the Microsoft Sound System for the
- >>voice-recognition throne, what's the reason to go with the GUS?
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- >Price? Value for money? More bang for the buck? You get the idea...
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- Also, what about the fact that the Gravis has 32 (or 16 stereo) digital
- channels, while the SB 16 only has 2 (1 stereo) channel(s).
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- _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ Trevor Porter 890560p@dragon.acadiau.ca Acadia University Wolfville, NS, Canada -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-
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