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- From: mwilson@crash.cts.com (Marc Wilson)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
- Subject: Re: Parallel port DAC: summary
- Message-ID: <mwilson.715595831@crash>
- Date: 4 Sep 92 08:37:11 GMT
- References: <92247.084434MEB117@psuvm.psu.edu>
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- In <92247.084434MEB117@psuvm.psu.edu> Matthew E. Bernold <MEB117@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:
-
- >There are several programs that I know of that support output on a DAC. There
- >are probably more, but these are the ones I know of:
-
- > ModPlay Pro: An Amiga .mod file player. (freeware)
- > Play410: Raw sound file player/editor, also plays .VOC, .WAV, and
- > Amiga .IFF files. Excelent 3D-button interface on VGA
- > (freeware)
-
- Where is this one available? Haven't seen it.
-
- > SCOPTRAX: Sound file player/editor. Plays same type of files as
- > Play410. Interface is not as smooth, but provides a
- > real-time osciliscope. (shareware...I think)
-
- SCOPTRAX will only deal with .VOC and RAW files ( at least v1.0
- will ). Is there a later one someplace?
-
- >I KNOW there are more programs than this, so please either post or send their
- >names to me so I can keep a complete list.
-
-
- There's the SPUTTER series of programs. These can talk to just
- about any device out there, including an arbitrary port addressed
- DAC. I use SPUT to talk to the resistor-ladder DAC I have on LPT2.
-
- >There is also a bit of bad news here. I spoke to Microsoft and just got the
- >word handed down. There is no modification of their SPEAKER.DRV for windows
- >permitted in any way, so I am NOT permitted to distribute the debug script
- >that will alter the SPEAKER.DRV to work with the DAC. I must even discard the
- >copy that I modified for my own personal use. :-(
-
- They're kidding, right? Certainly you cannot distribute the
- modified driver, but they cannot tell you what to do for your own
- use. Further, if you wrote your OWN DEBUG script ( masochistic, to be
- sure ), they cannot tell you what to do with it.
-
- I suggest you call Disney's BBS @ 818-567-4027 and download the
- Windows driver for the Disney Sound Source. It's a parallel port DAC
- with some extra control circuitry to gate it on and off. Works fine
- with a normal DAC that doesn't include such nonsense. Recommended.
-