From gus-general-request@gaia.ucs.orst.eduSun Apr 2 20:10:24 1995 Date: Sun Apr 2 09:37:04 PDT 1995 From: GUS Server Reply to: GUS Daily Digest Subject: GUS Daily Digest V21 #2 GUS Daily Digest Sun, 2 Apr 95 9:37 PST Volume 21: Issue 2 Today's Topics: Amiga files, New mega-em Amiga MOD files dos4gw fix Front Page Games W/ GUS MAX? Getting WarCraft to work GRAVIS CONTACT? GUS in Windows help. GUS OS/2 drivers... MegaEm 3.03b p-mode Mega-Em SB DAC problem shut up already 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: Sat, 1 Apr 95 23:21:17 EST From: pbleile@chat.carleton.ca (Pierre Bleile) Subject: Amiga files, New mega-em To all you foolish people trying to convert Amiga files using file converter progs here's a simple soloution: Connect the two machines using a null modem cable and transfer with a comms prog. I've done this and it works fin. The Amiga port runs up to 115200 baud, so it's reasonably quick too. Second; I'm impressed with the general midi performance of the new megaem. Very good sounding music and it seems to work with almost everything, but I'm having problems getting it to do digital sound fx (the sound blaster part) while doing general midi in most of those finicky games, ie privateer. Digital fx works fine when midi isn't used, but I want both, dammit. Any ideas? I have a rev 3.7 (standard Gus) with 768k of ram. Gus irq 7, sb/midi irq 5. BA 220h, DMA 1. PS Where are these beta test report forms everyone keeps metioning? --------------------------------------------------------------------- Cyberpunks live by 4 Rules: 1. Style over substance. Pierre Bleile (1st Year Electrical Engineering) 2. Image is everything. Carleton University 3. Take it to the edge. Email address: pbleile@chat.carleton.ca 4. Break the rules. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 1 Apr 1995 17:25:42 +0000 From: Samuel Audet Subject: Amiga MOD files > Assuming MOD files can be read on different machines (as a text file > can, for example, ie. machine independant) then you need to copy the > files to a PC compatable format. As far as I know this is not > possible from the PC. If anyone knows of a PC program that will read > and save to Amiga disks, let me know! You have to do it from an > Amiga using MESSYDOS, CROSSDOS or similar. You copy the files onto a > DOS formatted disk and then load them into your PC to use in the > normal way. Don't know 'bout CROSS DOS or whatever, but why bother? Just fire your modem or null modem and transfer the data. Bye! ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 1 Apr 1995 17:30:21 +0000 From: Samuel Audet Subject: dos4gw fix > It was called pmode or something like that. Can I get some more info > from any of you. It was mentioned by a few gussers in What kind of info? What do you want to know? ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 1 Apr 1995 14:52:16 -0800 (PST) From: Mark Colaluca Subject: Front Page Games W/ GUS MAX? I took one readers suggestion of using SBOSON /A and that works for Sound FX, but I only get intro music w/ Baseball, and no music at all with Football Pro '95. Can anyone help me get my new Max to work with any Front Page Sports games? Right now, I have my config like this: SET ULTRASND=220,1,1,11,5 ULTRINIT -DJ SBOSON /A Any clues on what to set the [Music] portion of my resource.cfg file to in the sports games directories? Thanks - I think I will love this card when all this setup is finally over :) |----------------------------------------| | Mark Colaluca (pepsi@netcom.com) | | | | Compuserve: 72230,1221 AOL: MC99 | |----------------------------------------| ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 1 Apr 1995 16:32:29 -0500 (EST) From: Lance Kalzus Subject: Getting WarCraft to work Howdy. On the major GUS sites, there is a file called "usail310.zip". These are the proper 32-bit flat mode AIL drivers required for GUS sound in protected mode games which use AIL. Unpack the file, and the two important files are "ultra.DIG" and "ultra.MDI". With WarCraft (v1.5), for example, you'll have to copy over the SB16.DIg file and the SBAWE32.MDi file. THen select SB16 for sound effects and AWE32 for music and you're set. "Invisible airwaves crackle with life Bright antenna, bristle with the energy Emotional feedback on a timeless wavelength Bearing a gift beyond price that's almost free" -- Rush ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 30 Mar 95 18:18:00 +0100 From: nuno.neves@skyship.alce.pt (NUNO NEVES) Subject: GRAVIS CONTACT? Can anyone tell me the internet address/fax number for Gravis? Since *ALL* USA companies I contacted refused to sell to europe or ignored my faxes, I decided to try to order one directly from Gravis or ask them if they have any local distributor. Got no reply from Advgravis@aol.com, it might be incorrect. Do I have to give up and BUY A SB!?!?!? :))) Thanks! PS: Btw, any real facts on why the GUS is (if it is) superior to the AWEs? (except for the $) Nuno / PORTUGAL (the thing next to Spain) net:nuno.neves@skyship.alce.pt fax:351-1-7166758 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Apr 1995 13:27:42 +0100 From: ct91@cityscape.co.uk (Damian Scully) Subject: Re: GUS in Windows help. When I wrote in asking about having no midi device in windows, someone replied with: >Have you tried the MIDI Drivers option in Recording Session and set it to >Extended-level setup? Also, do you get a "start up" sound when you enter >Windows? If you do, you probably just haven't set the MIDI drivers option in >Recording session. If you DON'T get a start-up sound, try checking your Midi >Mapper applet under the control panel, as well as the Drivers applet and make >sure the GUS stuff is there. If not, I'd try re-installing the GUS software. I do get startup sounds, and I can play mod, mid, wav files or whatever. When I look at the driver list in the control panel the Ultrasound drivers are there, and they are also there in the Sound Mapper, but when I check the Midi mapper the old Gamewave files are there, and I can't seem to be able to change them to the GUS. I also tried what you mentioned about the setup in Recording session but that did'nt work either. Thanks for the advice anyway. Maybe someone else can help me? Damian. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 01 Apr 95 13:51:31 EST From: bbaskin@mail.utexas.edu (Bryan K. Baskin) Subject: GUS OS/2 drivers... Hey Paul Lemmons, 1st. Use Manley's drivers. They work, support DOS sessions and do emulations in DOS boxes (kinda like MegaEm for OS/2). SB Digital and MOD and native midi synth anre in the works for the near (?) future. But most importantly, they work great with DOS Sessions. The file is called ULTRA06D.ZIP. 2nd. There is no 32bit Sound Blaster. The AWE32 is a 16bit SB16 with a wavetable add on. The 32 stands for the 32channel polyphony. Later. Baskin UT Austin Team OS/2 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 1 Apr 1995 17:27:50 +0000 From: Samuel Audet Subject: MegaEm 3.03b > Instead of whining about how bad the beta Megaem is, why don't we get > off our arses and beta-test the sucker? Because 'bout 50-60% of gussers does NOT have a GUS 3.xx or a Gus Max, get it? And I don't see any game I have where I would use MegaEm, they all have native support. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 1 Apr 1995 19:18:29 -0800 (PST) From: George Subject: p-mode Mega-Em SB DAC problem Anyone with a plain 1meg UltraSound got v3.03b of Mega-Em's SB DAC emulation to work? I cannot get SB DAC emulation on this version, but I can get SB DAC emulation on previous Mega-Em versions. What's wierd is when I run the UltraSound setup with Mega-Em loaded, it fails the Sound Blaster selection test and says something about SBOS vector failed. -George ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Apr 95 4:51:49 METDST From: Broderdue Subject: shut up already I'm so tired of reading all these postings going "...when will we see.." If you want a cheap card compatible with everything, buy a SB. If you want a more expensive card with better sound (although inferior to the GUS IMHO) buy the AWE. If you want the best card from a cost-benefite point of view, and you don't dislike hacking sound, get the GUS. Yes; there will always be something not working with the gus for quite some time. Yes; that is how it's gonna be. Yes; when it works, it kicks ass. Yes; it works to some degree to keep letting Gravis know you care, JUST DON'T WHINE DAMMIT. I've been with the gus in close to 3 years, and I will continue with it. For some reason, the idea of changing to a SB just does not appeal to me; I've grown used to this, and believe or not, I like it. Nothing is better for me than to see a new game with wicked GUS support (Dark Forces springs to mind). So my commented gist is: "Live with having to hack sound for the gus for some time at least". My uncommented gist, to tired to write more, is: "90% of every 'where is ?' query comes from people suscribing to the digest. When a header says "New beta-release pmode (yes, pmode) at wuarchive", just dl it from wuarchive and check it out. Don't fill the digest with mindless questions about where it is and how it works, the info files says so. Post if you have trouble with it. Ok, finale. -- \//// |. .| ( - ) Broderdue ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ End of GUS Daily Digest V21 #2 ****************************** To post to tomorrow's digest: To (un)subscribe or get help: To contact a human (last resort): FTP Sites Archive Directories --------- ------------------- Main N.American Site: ftp.orst.edu pub/packages/gravis wuarchive.wustl.edu systems/ibmpc/ultrasound Main Asian Site: nctuccca.edu.tw PC/ultrasound Main European Site: src.doc.ic.ac.uk packages/ultrasound Main Australian Site: ftp.mpx.com.au /ultrasound/general /ultrasound/submit South African Site: ftp.sun.ac.za /pub/packages/ultrasound Submissions: archive.epas.utoronto.ca pub/pc/ultrasound/submit Newly Validated Files: archive.epas.utoronto.ca pub/pc/ultrasound Mirrors: garbo.uwasa.fi mirror/ultrasound ftp.st.nepean.uws.edu.au pc/ultrasound ftp.luth.se pub/msdos/ultrasound Gopher Sites Menu directory ------------ -------------- Main Site: src.doc.ic.ac.uk packages/ultrasound WWW Pages --------- Main Site: http://www.xmission.com/~grue/gus.html Main European Site: http://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/packages/ultrasound/ Main Australian Site: http://ftp.mpx.com.au/archive/ultrasound/general/ http://ftp.mpx.com.au/archive/ultrasound/submit/ http://ftp.mpx.com.au/gravis.html Mirrors: http://www.st.nepean.uws.edu.au/pub/pc/ultrasound/ GUS digest: http://gpu.srv.ualberta.ca/~itam/digest.html MailServer For Archive Access: Email to Email to New Submit Files Mailing List: Email to with content "subscribe epas-list " Hints: - Get the FAQ from the FTP sites or the request server. - Mail to for info about other GUS related mailing lists (programmers, musicians, etc.).