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Re: Getting ready for Quake -- sound cards

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From: Perecli Manole
Date: Tue, 02 Jan 1996 00:00
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Penalty Shot wrote:
> 
> I'm getting my hardware ready for Quake (and Quake-like) games.  Besides
> getting a Rendition-based 3D card in the near future, the only other weak spot
> in my system is the Sound Blaster 16 SCSI-2 card.  I like it because it's so
> multifunctional -- in addition to just functioning as a sound card, I hook
> all of my MIDI keyboards to the card, and it's also my NEC SCSI CD-ROM drive
> controller, plus my Sidewinder joystick port.
> 
> But the FM sound is getting old.  I know about the old WaveBlaster
> daughtercard, and wonder if this would be a viable upgrade.  I do have a
> Roland MT-32, but a lot of games don't support it properly anymore.  My ISA
> slots are pretty filled up (I have one left).  Does anyone have any
> suggestions for upgrading?
> 
> Thanks
> Mark

Dude, don't wory about the FM sounds on your card. Nine inch nails is writting 
the soundtrack for Quake and it won't be played on your FM synth. It will be 
recorded in a studio and put on the same CD with Quake as a regular sound track. 
Most new games are following this trend. Examples: Hexen, Screamer, MWII, 
LodeRunner for Win95, and so on.

Perecli
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From: Perecli Manole <Per...@ix.netcom.com>
Subject: Re: Getting ready for Quake -- sound cards
Date: 1996/01/02
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