Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!wuarchive!brutus.cs.uiuc.edu!ginosko!uunet!crdgw1!zaire!rankins From: rankins@zaire.crd.ge.com (raymond r rankins) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple Subject: IIGS Sound Digitizers Summary: Questions about sound digitizers for IIGS Message-ID: <3099@crdgw1.crd.ge.com> Date: 11 Oct 89 19:23:46 GMT Sender: news@crdgw1.crd.ge.com Reply-To: rankins@zaire.crd.ge.com (raymond r rankins) Distribution: na Organization: General Electric Corp. R&D, Schenectady, NY Lines: 48 I'm about ready to buy a new stereo and digitizer card, and I've been considering the FutureSound card and AE's SonicBlaster, but I haven't seen the FutureSound card advertised lately. Does anyone know if they are still in business? I'm also wary about buying the SonicBlaster because I'm not so sure about it's compatability with current sound related software products (it's apparently not compatable with EA's Instant Synthesizer, but the FutureSound and SuperSonic digitizers are, according to EA). Is anyone using the SonicBlaster to create digitized sounds for use with Instant Synthesizer? (it has been my experience that often times, it seems tech support has no idea what they are talking about and will give you any answer rather than saying "I don't know" 8) How do both cards rate for compatability with other music products (e.g., Music Studio)? Does the FutureSound card record both stereo channels at the same time. (I used to have the supersonic digitizer, and it had stereo input but only one channel at a time, which is why I sold it). Does it double as a stereo output card as well? How about documentation and programming support? (I plan on writing some IIGS music software that will allow digitizing and use of digitized sound files, and some decent documentation on how to access and use the digitizer/stereo card from software would be a real help. The one page 'explanation' that I got from MDIdeas when I requested it was a joke. All it said was something like "...repepeatedly read such and such ..." with no sample source code or anything (not even a line or two). Needless to say it wasn't very helpful.) Pricewise, I like the SonicBlaster best, but it'll be a waste of my money if it doesn't do what I'd like it to do (i.e., work with IIGS music software). I'd also be interested in comments on any of the other cards available on the market. Please email replies, and if there is interest, I will post a summary. Thanks in advance, Ray Rankins BTW: what's the best price anyone has found on the FutureSound card lately? Ray Rankins INTERNET: rankins@zaire.crd.ge.com COMPUSERVE: 71131,3236