Re: DOOM and adlib fx

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From: ferr... William Ferrell
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 1994 05:16

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In article <CJKuw...@cunews.carleton.ca> der...@alfred.carleton.ca (Derek Taylor) writes:
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>I was overjoyed when I watched DOOM being played on another machine with a
>sounblaster pro but was greatly disheartened when I took it home and
>discovered that only the music works for an adlib sound board. I realize
>serious gamers would scoff at an adlib and simply have no sympathy but is
>there anything I can do besides shell out the big dough for a new board
>just so I can enjoy DOOM in its full splendour? Half of the fun of DOOM is
>the hilarious sound effects. Why make it adlib music compatible and not
>sound? Please, any suggestions, ideas, comments?

Well, start savin' your nickels 'n dimes because AdLib is just a synthesizer.
It can do FM music, and that's all. 

Granted, there are several programs in existence that force the AdLib to
play back digitized sound, but it sounds like crap and takes 80 to 90 percent
of your CPU's power the whole time the sound plays (and any music that's
going is cut off when this happens), and that's even on a 486!

I used to have an AdLib. I've regretted the purchase since the day they came
out with the SoundBlaster. If you're going to spend the money, and want a
good soundboard get a SoundBlaster Pro or a 16. If you want to put out more
money but end up paying less for SB Pro and getting a double-speed internal
CD-ROM drive and a crapload of CD-ROMs then grab yourself a Sound FX
Multimedia 16 Ultra Elite Upgrade Kit. At $500 the stuff they cram into that
thing is unbelievable!

In any case getting yourself a SoundBlaster compatible card will give you
great sound, and getting a stereo board (such as the Pro or the 16) makes
DOOM even better! Imp shoots fireball from left, you hear your left side light
up into flames... Great effects.

Sorry 'bout the disappointment. Doesn't it suck when we get sold on bad
sound boards?

Later!

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