Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!olivea!apple!agate!darkstar!ucscb.UCSC.EDU!unknown From: unknown@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (The Unknown User) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: Playing a sound Message-ID: <11341@darkstar.ucsc.edu> Date: 21 Jan 91 08:34:45 GMT References: <42846@ut-emx.uucp> <10313@aggie.ucdavis.edu> Sender: usenet@darkstar.ucsc.edu Organization: University of California, Santa Cruz; Open Access Computing Lines: 82 In article <10313@aggie.ucdavis.edu> pthirose@ucdavis.edu (Paul Hirose) writes: [He got "Mac" sounds] >1] How can I find out what format they're int? I don't really know the specifics of this, honestly... If you actually got them off of a Mac disk, you could go look at the "filetype" information on the Mac.. I think one of the fields often says what program made it. I'm probably wrong though! However, MOST "Mac" sound files are in a standard raw data format... That is, they can be played on the Mac, GS, and Amiga very very easily (although to make the most use out of them on Amigas you have to add or subtract 128 from each value.. minor point though)... There are also players for the IBM, and probably every other computer under the sun. Not that you care about other computers, it's just nice to know that these work on so many computers. >2] Once I find out what format they are in...how can I play them on my > GS? You'll have to get a program that can play them. I will elaborate on this in a minute... >3] Is there a place (ftp) that I can pull utilities that convert from > Mac (or anything else for that matter) sound files to GS sound files? Nope, no conversion is necessary, as the vast majority of sounds are in the raw data format... Even if you find some that aren't, you can probably find the same sound somewhere else that -IS- in raw data format. I have a list of FTP sites for sounds, so anyone that wants it, mail me.. (I also have a list of GIF ftp sites) >4] What program do I need on the GS side? I have SoundSmith v0.95 > right now. I'm thinking of getting either Music Studio or > Music Construction Set (I think those were the two) Nope, none of those.... none are needed I mean.. I severely doubt either of the latters read digitized sounds since they're MUSIC programs. The ones I can think of are the following: SoundStudio -- Probably the oldest decent sound player. Kinda slow and I never got it to be able to play HUGE files. LongPlay This was just put on comp.binaries.apple2.. I haven't checked it out yet. FTA's sound player FTA made a neat, quick player that was (is) ProDOS 8 and from what I remember, it's a lot like SoundStudio. Wings Hell, even Wings, the GREAT GS program-launcher/file-utilities/editor/ everything-but-the-kitchen-sink program plays sounds. there are probably a few others. >5] I'm planning on getting a Sonic Blaster...will that make a difference > as to software that I'll need? None that I know of.. Since digitized files play directly through the Ensoniq (Am I right the rest of you??), they will definitely play through external speakers... (As opposed to some old non GS programs that don't play through external speakers hooked to a stereo card) >Thanks a lot... You're welcome... I've saved the bad news for last... I bet a lot of people are going to either e-mail me or post and deny this, but sounds have never sounded as good to me on the GS as they do on the Mac. I don't know the reasoning for this, but it's true. Digitized sounds just sound better on the Mac for some dumb reason. (To the rest of you: I'm virtually certain I've done the 0->1 trick at least a few times over the years and it never made a difference) -- /Apple II(GS) Forever! unknown@ucscb.ucsc.edu MAIL ME FOR INFO ABOUT CHEAP CDs\ \WRITE TO ORIGIN ABOUT ULTIMA VI //e and IIGS! Mail me for addresses, & info. /