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From: mlord@bwdls58.bnr.ca (Mark Lord)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,rec.games.misc
Subject: Re: Soundblaster with 386-33 help needed!
Message-ID: <6262@bwdls58.bnr.ca>
Date: 27 Mar 91 00:19:53 GMT
References: <1991Mar23.050244.19739@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
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In article <1991Mar23.050244.19739@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> smsmith@hpuxa.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Stephen M. Smith) writes:
<If somebody out there has a Soundblaster that works correctly
<in their 386-33, please hit 'r' now and let me know that this
<is a possibility!
<
<    Ultima VI: Screeching, missed notes, tinny sound.
<    Krynn: Screeching, missed notes, funky sound.
<    Secret of Silver Blades: Missed notes, tinny sound.

I have SSB and my SB does not work correctly with it either.  Somebody else
posted about this and said that the game maker has a fixed driver available
to correct this problem.  Don't know about the others games above.  My system
is only 20Mhz (SX).  Try disabling your disk cache, apparently some games mess
up when disk DMA takes place while SB is playing.  Could also be a DMA conflict
so you can try switching/disabling your hard drive DMA line just to isolate the
problem.

<      Wing Commander: Nearly flawless music!  (Only a few periodic
<                      flaws like crackling sounds or notes being 
<                      sustained too long.  But it plays fine at
<                      slower speeds.)

I have the same problems.  Works great 99% of the time, locks up on a note
.5% of the time.  Note the animated sequence as you "run" to the hanger from
the mission briefing.. first time after game starts I can here the alarm 
sounding, subsequent times the notes are not right for the alarm (gotta listen
close for that one).

Let me know what the outcome of your search is.
-- 
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