🚀 go-pugleaf

murp...@ns.vvm.com wrote:
> 
> Please Help,
> 
> My PAS16 has worked flawlessly for years in my 486, but now that I installed it in my
> new P90 PCI/EISA System, I get a Loud Krackling Noise with certain games when using
> 16 bit sound, ie Duke3d & C&C Etc.
> 
> It works ok in Win95 with 16bit sound just fine.  Win95 assinged the card port388
> irq7 dma3.  DOS assigned the card port388 irq7 dma1.  Dont think that matters though,
> because while running under Win95 the game still sound bad in 16bit sound.
> 
> In Duke3d under DOS, if I choose 8bit instead of 16bit sound the Krackling Noise goes
> away, but I used to use the 16bit sound setting with no problems with my 486.
> C&C doesn't have any 8/16 bit sound options, so now I cant even play it unless I turn
> the sound off. :(
> 
> Has anybody else had this problem or resolved it??  I like my PAS16 and I dont want
> to have to buy another Sound Card. I'm Stumped, any info or suggestions would be of
> great value to me and much appreciated.  Thanx.

Try setting the DMA channel to 6 (or maybe 5). I don't believe 3 is a
16bit DMA channel. THe only problem is that some games can't handle a
16-bit DMA channel so I have had to use different setups depending on
the game.

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