From:	"Gene" <genew AT fast DOT net>
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Subject:	Re: sound cards(Allegro)
Date:	Sat, 19 Jun 1999 01:38:40 -0400
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Well, the soundchip on the motherboard is a CS4232/36/37/38 from Crystal
Semiconductor. It came with my computer which is a Hewlett Packard Pavilion
3260. I believe that it is based on an Ensoniq Soundscape because I found a
file called sndscape.ini on my computer. The card is wierd because the High
Dma channel is 3 and not 5 or above. Everything on my computer works
correctly with Allegro 3.11 except the soundchip. I will try to make the
soundchip work in a few days.

Shawn Hargreaves <ShawnH AT Probe DOT co DOT uk> wrote in message
news:8D53104ECD0CD211AF4000A0C9D60AE30143A406 AT probe-2 DOT acclaim-euro DOT net...
> Gene writes:
> > I have a 16-bit soundcard, well it is actually a 16-bit sound chip on
> > the motherboard. Under Windows 95, my soundcard(soundchip) can play 8
> > and 16 bit samples. Under Dos or Windows 95 Dos Box, the soundcard is
> > detected as a Sound Blaster Pro. Allegro detects my soundcard also as
> > a Sound Blaster Pro and will only play 8-bit and not 16-bit when using
> > the play.exe file that comes Allegro. Is there anyway that I could make
> > Allegro play 16-bit wave files when using the play.exe instead out
8-bits.
>
> What is the model of your soundcard? What version of Allegro? Have you
> tried selecting different driver options with the setup program?
>
> Since your card doesn't emulate an SB16, you will need to find what
> chipset it does actually use for playing these 16 bit samples. If
> that based on the ESS Audiodrive or Ensoniq Soundscape, you are in
> luck, because Allegro has drivers for those (assuming that you have
> a fairly recent version of Allegro). If it is some other chipset, you
> are out of luck, and will either have to write a new driver for your
> card, or just put up with the 8 bit SB-Pro emulation.
>
>
> Shawn Hargreaves.

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