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Derek Taylor (der...@alfred.carleton.ca) wrote:

: 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?

The reason that there isn't sound fx for the adlib is that all the sound 
fx in the game are digitized-i.e. they were sampled from an actual sound, 
not synthesized (sp.).  The adlib (to my knowledge) cannot handle 
digitized sounds; therefore, no sound fx from your board.  My suggestion 
would be (if you _really_ want the full effect of doom) to go out and buy 
a SoundBlaster family board.  The SB16 would be best, but the SBPro is 
cheaper, and if you're on a tight budget the SB is probably _real_ cheap 
(if they even make it anymore).
  
Now, I'm not one who goes out and buys new hardware because of one game, 
but this is different.  This is DOOM! :)

Hope that clears things up.

	R.Y. Greene

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> 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?
 
You should be able to buy a plain (original) Sound Blaster for around $70
to $80 at any computer store. It's only monophonic and 12khz sample rate,
but it works.
 
Roger

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In article <CJKuw...@cunews.carleton.ca> der...@alfred.carleton.ca (Derek Taylor) writes:
>
>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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Derek Taylor (der...@alfred.carleton.ca) wrote:

: 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.

Just a thought: if you DO end up getting a new sound board just to play 
DOOM, you might as well get a Gravis Ultrasound. There really is nothing 
better to play DOOM with out there. (And, of course, it works fairly well 
to extrememly well with most other software as well.)

JMHO, of course.

--Don
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well, I had a cheapo adlib but I ran out and bought a SB16 after
borrowing an SB pro from a friend and playing doom :)

c.

In article <2hbdpl$d...@classic.iinet.com.au> c...@iinet.com.au (Cameron Newham) writes:
>From: c...@iinet.com.au (Cameron Newham)
>Subject: Re: DOOM and adlib fx
>Date: 16 Jan 1994 21:00:37 +0800

>well, I had a cheapo adlib but I ran out and bought a SB16 after
>borrowing an SB pro from a friend and playing doom :)

Hmm.. why ?

Sounds like waste of money to me..

The Gravis Ultrasound is so much better than any SB you'll find..
It'll even deliver music that can be listened to, the SB midi music in Doom (
in all games) is pure crap.

I haven't tested it yet, but Doom is supposed to use 3D sound on the GUS if 
you have 1megabyte of ram on the card..



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