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Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 00:54:06 -0400
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Some chips doesn't support 16 bit output in DOS. Check with your manufacturer.

Jean-René Couture
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Gene wrote:

> I have one very short question. 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.