From:	"BGillhespy" <inbox AT magma DOT nospam DOT force9 DOT net>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Alternatives to Allegro...
Date:	Fri, 5 Jun 1998 00:40:06 +0100
Organization:	Gillepileptic Interactive
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To:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
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The project I'm working on is going to require heavy use of samples to get
the quality of sound effect that I'm looking for.  I'll probably use BCD to
provide a CD audio track to the game, instead of midi's which I'm allergic
to.

(Frankly, PC audio hardware sucks...I'm going to find a newsgroup that I can
moan to about this)

Anyway, I've tried using the Allegro functions, but they seem to loose huge
amounts from the low and high end of the audio spectrum.
I sampled the opening bass drum beat from New Order's Blue Monday, which
just happens to be exactly the right sound for my ship's main weapon.  It's
a bassy, punchy sound with ton's of kick.
Allegro turned it into nothing more than a glorified fart.

Is this an Allegro problem, or just a DOS problem?  The sample sounds
perfect when played though windows software.

Is there a high quality Pentium based alternative WAV subsystem for DJGPP in
other words :)  I've got plenty of CPU cycles left to play about with!

Barry Gillhespy
(confirmed audiophile and Hifi snob..."Pro-Logic is for the masses...Real
men listen to DTS...")
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