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From: kevin@horizon.UUCP (Kevin Criqui)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: SOUND CARDS
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Date: 25 Jan 90 01:40:53 GMT
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styamane@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Stanley Tooru Aiichi Yamane) writes:

>Does anyone on the net have any information about the Sound Blaster card
>recently released by CMS?  

>What I'd like to know is exactly how compatible the card is (has anyone 
>tested it with Adlib software; did it work? did it work well?), and how
>well the other features of the board are implemented (ie. sampling, MIDI
>[a $50 option], etc.) For example, what is the maximum sampling rate of the
>card?  (I know the MIDI implementation is not Roland MPU-401 compatible)
>Anyone have the answers?

I managed to get a Sound Blaster a few weeks ago and I like it a lot.  As far
as I can tell, it is 100% compatible with the AdLib.  The AdLib Jukebox program
runs fine and Leisure Suit Larry loves it.

I haven't yet gotten the midi option, but I will someday soon so I can connect
my CZ-101 to it.  You are right, the midi interface is not MPU-401 compatible.
Probably a major bummer since none of the existing  software will support it.

The sampler also works great.  With the software provided, you can sample at
5000-13000 Hz.  At 11000 Hz, the results are quite good.  I understand that
the on-board DSP can play back samples at 25KHz, but I haven't tried that yet.

My only complaint is the lack of a programmers interface.  There is a minimal
description of how to talk to the digitizer through the CMS device driver, but
no code.  I hear there is a developers kit available for ~$100.

>Stanley Yamane (styamane@phoenix.Princeton.EDU     

	_kevin
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