I've heard all the fanfare over the Mega-EM program, so I finally went out and got it. Problem is I can't get it working, because it either tells me my
ultrasnd.ini is corrupt or it can't find the patches in the directory. The
documentation isn't very clear on this point, but I assume is uses the
ULTRADIR environment var?
What I have here is this: UltraSound directory = C:\ULTRASND, while the
patches are located in E:\SOUND\MIDI. I've tried the ultrasnd.ini from my
windows directory, which works (with Windows) to no avail.
> There is still a remote possibility that the problem with the Matsumi drive pauses is a hardware design problem with 16 bit DMA, that might possibly be corrected if Gravis used a different design, but I wouldn't be surprised to find that the problem is
i
n the software driver and will remain even with the GUS daughtercard.
Speaking of pauses and the Mitsumi, I get a lot of them in Windows if
I try to play a WAVE off a CD-ROM on my GUS if the GUS is using a 16-bit
DMA channel. The pauses disappear if I use the GUS on an 8-bit channel.
I also get pauses when copying files from the CD-ROM to my HD.
> Does anyone know how to get POP ONE running with the GUS? I used to play it with my ThunderBoard, and pulled it out to try with GUS.. It locks up very quickly now.
The original Prince of Persia worked fine for me with SBOS. The lock ups
might just be due to improper soundcard configuration.
Phat.
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Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1993 10:50:43 +0930 (CST)
From: Gavin <SCARMAN@hfrd.dsto.gov.au>
Subject: Re: Ultrasound Daily Digest V6 #20
Message-ID: <930922105043.23d6@hfrd.dsto.gov.au>
Robert Lee DeRaud writes....
I said >the problem lies in that FM as used by the SB is quite poor
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
RD>The little piece-of-shit FM chip the SB uses has the same relationship to a
RD>'real' FM synth as a toddler's tricycle does to a Corvette.
So stop agreeing with me then arguing about it. And you can only compare apples
with apples er, IBM clones with IBM clones, so let's stick to the question asked
and compare SB to GUS or at least soundcard to soundcard ;-).
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Date: Wed, 22 Sep 93 00:12 EDT
From: CHEDBERG@hamp.hampshire.edu
Subject: Why would _I_ buy a Gravis? Here's why...