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Re: Diablo: Problems with Ensoniq Soundscape Elite

#605
From: Simon Juncal
Date: Sun, 02 Mar 1997 00:00
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Saam Tariverdi wrote:
> 
> Uh.  Yeah, whatever.  Is that why the AWE is rated "Best Sound Card"?  I
> have 6 computers, and I used to have an ESS in one of them, and let me tell
> you, it worked with jack crap!  I switched all of them to AWE32's and
> SB32's.

Um yeah, speaking from the point of view of someone who makes Game 
music, and is trying to make a career out of it.

SB's, AWE included (though I havn't heard the "64") sound like crap
""Best Sound Card"?" ? um sure for dos games but not for sound quality
or for quality of the Synth sound, right now the best sounding card 
(if you can find one), would be one of Rolands SCDB's or SCC1. A close
runner up (and in some ways better) Card would be Yamaha'a XG's

Think of them as the 3dfx (3d card) of sound cards to the SB's 
Mystique and you wouldn't be far off.

CL Labs has a nice (but somewhat crippled) little standard going
Win95 games make that standard far less important. some people are
willing to give up a little trouble to have better sounding (Midi)
music and cleaner Audio. 

> --
> Saam Tariverdi
> sa...@icode.com
> http://www.icode.com/shock
> (My Unofficial System Shock Page)
> 
> Simon Juncal <s^jun...@erols.com> wrote in article
> <33170F...@erols.com>...
> > Saam Tariverdi wrote:
> > >
> > > ESS sucks.  Why not get a SB32 or an AWE32?  Much better...  100%
> > > compatible with everything.  Wavetable, etc...
> > >
> > > --
> > > Saam Tariverdi
> > > sa...@icode.com
> > > http://www.icode.com/shock
> > > (My Unofficial System Shock Page)
> >
> > Probably because SB's sound like crap.
> >
> > --
> > (Remove the ^ from my address when replying)
> >  ____________________________________________
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From: Simon Juncal <s^jun...@erols.com>
Subject: Re: Diablo: Problems with Ensoniq Soundscape Elite
Date: 1997/03/02
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