From: "Tim Van Holder" <notme AT spamproofemail DOT com>
Subject: Re: Help! "sb05_dj2" soundblaster
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 12:02:20 +0100
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In a burst of inspiration, "yasu" <yaz AT ap DOT il24 DOT net> wrote this on Tue, 30
Oct 2001 13:51:48 +0100:

> Hi!
> 
> I use djgpp Soundblaster library "sb05_dj2". I am DJ and I want to make
> Simple Sample-Queuing WAVFile Player on DOS... I am a beginner of
> programing , but this library is very easy to use for me....
> "Sample-queuing" command is very very useful for me....
> 
> But I can't play 16bit-wavfiles and I can't play stereo-wavfiles. I want
> to play 16bit-stereo-wav-files on this "sb05_dj2" driver. "sb05_dj2"
> can't play 16bit stereo wavfiles..... "sb05_dj2" can only play 8bit
> wavfiles... I want to play only "16bit,44.1Khz,Stereo".... Please tell
> me how to customize this driver's source.....
> 
> (I read creative's oficcial SB's document and source , but I can't
> understand it..It's difficult for me...... I send email to tha auther ,
> but ,Unfortunately,the email adress of the auther of "sb05_dj2" is not
> available  ....)
> 
> If there is a new version(16bit-stereo-enable version), please tell me
> ...

That library was probably written back in the days of the SoundBlaster
Pro, so it naturally won't support 16-bit.
You'll probably have better results if you used Allegro, SEAL or Midas.