Ultrasound Daily Digest Tue Jul 27 00:46 Volume 4: Issue 55 Today's Topics: DRUM-Patches [Ultrasound Daily Digest V4 #54] GRAVIS INFO GUSDBAS.ZIP / GRAVDBAS.ZIP: Can someone put these on the FTP sites? Installation blues MIDI channels 11-16 New GUS-MAX [Ultrasound Daily Digest V4 #53] Syndicate with the GUS? Windows installation Standard Info: - Meta-info about the GUS can be found at the end of the Digest. - Before you ask a question, please READ THE FAQ. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 26 Jul 93 14:38:29 GMT+0100 From: "Alexander Majarek, Sascha, SAM" Subject: Re: DRUM-Patches [Ultrasound Daily Digest V4 #54] Message-ID: I would really love to hear those new DRUM-PATCHES, but .... I FTP'd them twice from the EPAS-submit-directory and both times, the files was *totally* corrupted. Someone has put a note in the submit- dir, that this file *is* corrupted. I would therfore ask you (Chris ?) to upload this piece of software again, so that we all can enjoy it Thanks in advance, SAM ********************************************************************* *Alexander.Majarek@uibk.ac.at * There are 3 ways (fast, sweet, sure)* *Perthalerg. 1c/11 * for a man to ruin himself: * *A-6020 Innsbruck * 1. Gamblin' (fast), * *AUSTRIA (EUROPE) * 2. Women (sweet) & * *Tel.: 0043-512-84-26-15 * 3. Computers (sure) * ********************************************************************* ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 26 Jul 93 22:13:09 From: matthew.arbeid@gravis.com Subject: GRAVIS INFO Message-ID: <9307262213.A7190wk@gravis.com> Hey Kidz.... PPl want to know our address and other internet stuff...well grab a pen, or select copy or do whatever it is you do cause here we go: Advanced Gravis USA OFFICE CANADIAN OFFICE 1790 Midway Lane 101-3750 North Fraser Way Bellingham,WA Burnaby,BC 98226 V5J 5E9 Phone Numbers: Tech Support: +1 604 431-1807 Sales: +1 604 431-5020 BBS: +1 604 431-5927 Internet: Tech Support: tech@gravis.com *OR* tech1@gravis.com (Paul) *OR* tech2@gravis.com (Me) Sales: sales@gravis.com (Chris) There ya go... Matthew Advanced Gravis Tech Support Group wombat@gravis.com Advanced Gravis...It's not just a job, it's an adventure. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 26 Jul 93 13:59:40 -0700 From: Bob Beck Subject: GUSDBAS.ZIP / GRAVDBAS.ZIP: Can someone put these on the FTP sites? Message-ID: <9307262059.AA07393@eng2.sequent.com> I've seen several messages about GUSDBAS.ZIP and/or GRAVDBAS.ZIP (supposed to contain a condensed form of the database Gravis have for registered users), but I don't find these on the FTP sites. Could be I didn't look right, so if they're there, can someone please point me at them? If not, can someone put them there? Thanks! --- Bob Beck rbk@sequent.com CompuServe: 71674,106 Sequent Computer Systems (503)578-9809 AOL: RDBeck ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 26 Jul 93 05:55:35 PDT From: deraud@power.amasd.anatcp.rockwell.com (Robert Lee DeRaud) Subject: Re: Installation blues Message-ID: <9307261255.AA27666@power.amasd.anatcp.rockwell.com> OK, I removed the labels from the disks...what kind of solvent do I use to get the sticky residue off? I'm afraid it will bugger up my disk drive. (Relax, it's a JOKE! I read the digest at 5:30AM after a VERY long weekend.) Lee ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1993 17:27:33 +0000 From: Clarke Brunt Subject: Re: MIDI channels 11-16 Message-ID: <00970162.9D3C3320.16543@lsl.co.uk> In Digest 52 Jim Blakely writes: >When playing .MID files under Windows (or OS/2) through MIDI Mapper, >one must be sure *not* to direct anything to channels 11-16. Channels >11-16 are reserved under the Multimedia specification for *base >level* synthesizers. >The multimedia specification for extended level synths, such as the >GUS, requires melodic data on channels 1-9, and percussive data on >channel 10. While this may well be the standard (and I'm in no position to argue), it does no harm to enable channels 11 to 16 as well as 1 to 10 for the GUS, if you have a MIDI file that uses them. Of course the GUS will play melodic rather than percussion on 16, so if that's a problem, then you could re-map 16 to 10 using MIDI Mapper. Isn't there another name (apart from base and extended) for devices like the GUS that play on all channels, with percussion on 10? I would think that canyon.mid (supplied with Windows) would be a good file for experimentation, since it is designed to use *either* 1 to 10 with perc. on 10, *or* 11 to 16 with perc. on 16, so it might sound even better with all 16 enabled, but with 16 mapped onto 10. I think the consensus is that Recording Session occasionally misses out parts for other reasons (which have not been determined - i.e. bugs). ------------------------------ Date: 26 Jul 93 14:17:29 GMT+0100 From: "Alexander Majarek, Sascha, SAM" Subject: Re: New GUS-MAX [Ultrasound Daily Digest V4 #53] Message-ID: Hi Gusers! I really would love to hear anything realistic about new Gravis-Sound- hardware. Concerning the GUS-MAX I can only repeat what John Smith mentioned on this list some weeks ago. And this was that there will *not* be a 'MORE-MEM' version of the GUS in the near future (sigh!) If anyone knows anything 'bout this topic, I would appreciate seeing the info on the list. HTH SAM ********************************************************************* *Alexander.Majarek@uibk.ac.at * There are 3 ways (fast, sweet, sure)* *Perthalerg. 1c/11 * for a man to ruin himself: * *A-6020 Innsbruck * 1. Gamblin' (fast), * *AUSTRIA (EUROPE) * 2. Women (sweet) & * *Tel.: 0043-512-84-26-15 * 3. Computers (sure) * ********************************************************************* ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 26 Jul 93 09:16:11 EDT From: aa861@freenet.carleton.ca (Jason Rusmisel) Subject: Syndicate with the GUS? Message-ID: <9307261316.AA20948@freenet.carleton.ca> I just started playing Syndicate (mighty fun BTW) and I miss not having sound with the game. SBOS doesn't seem to work with it :(. I know that using the GUS with Syndicate was being discussed a few weeks ago. Could someone please mail me (or post) a summary of how to makethe GUS work with this game, if it is possible :). Thanks... -- *************************************************************************** * Jason Rusmisel Do something for the * aa861@freenet.carleton.ca Environment....at night! *************************************************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 26 Jul 93 16:05:21 EDT From: Phat H Tran Subject: Windows installation Message-ID: <9307262005.AA17135@sciborg.uwaterloo.ca> > Date: Sun, 25 Jul 1993 16:36:37 -0700 (PDT) > From: Vincent Poy > Subject: GUS Software v2.06 > Message-ID: > > I also tried starting from scratch installing Windows and then the GUS > v2.06 disks and after it installed the Windows stuff and rebooted the > machine, when I run Windows, It says PROGMAN Error, General Protection > Fault in ULTRASND.DRV... Does anyone have any ideas what's going on? > Please let me know. Thanks! > Try cleaning out your system.ini file and re-installing the Windows stuff. Edit system.ini and delete device=grvsultr.386 from the [386Enh] section, and, from the [Drivers] section, delete wave=ultrasnd.drv, midi=ultrasnd.drv, aux=ultrasnd.drv and midi1=ultmport.drv. Then cd to /windows/system and delete the files grvsultr.386, ultrasnd.drv, and ultmport.drv. After all that, re-install the Windows software. Phat. ------------------------------ End of Ultrasound Daily Digest V4 #55 ************************************* To post to tomorrow's digest: To (un)subscribe or get help: To contact a human (last resort): FTP sites: archive.epas.utoronto.ca pub/pc/ultrasound wuarchive.wustl.edu systems/msdos/ultrasound archive.orst.edu pub/packages/gravis FTP mail server: mail-server@nike.rz.uni-konstanz.de Hints: - Get the FAQ from the FTP sites or the request server. - Mail to for info about other GUS related mailing lists (UNIX, OS/2, GUS-MIDI, etc.)