On 29 Jan 2002 08:02:09 +0100
Frank Schafer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> Now, when I've managed to make ALSA running I went to the CreativeLabs
> page ( the link from the ALSA-Cardmatrix for my SoundBlaster 64 PCI )
>
> They announce that there are up to 128 instrument voices and up to 10
> drum voices available on this card.
>
> ( In an old machine I have still an Sounblaster 1 ( 8-bit ). This card
> already has 8 instrument voices, and the DOS driver and sample apps used
> FM-synthesis. I even have a book with BASIC and PASCAL example programs
> about this. )
>
> Can enyone tell me, how/if I can use the FM voices of my newer card, or
> will I stuck with MIDI?
>
>
> Thanks in advance
> Frank
Well, your card has full duplex stereo 16 bit 44.1/48 Khz PCM AD/DA
capability and can communicate with external MIDI devices connected to
the game port. Everything else is done in software :/ This is true
independant of the platform. Note the word 'emulation' in Creative Lab's
advertising.
-Frans
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