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- Unofficial Advanced Gravis Ultrasound Drivers #2 (Manley Drivers)
- Copyright 1994 Robert J. Manley and Multi-Player Computer Adventures
- Version 0.4d BETA - freely distributable.
-
- FEATURES
-
- - 8 or 16 bit wavefile playback
- - mono or stereo
- - hardware MIDI playback (to an external synth or synth module)
- - volume and balance control
- - multi-session (many registered streams - one active)
- - hardware virtualization to DOS sessions
- - absolute lowest system overhead possible
- - rigorous testing
-
-
- Here is what it has been tested and known to work with:
-
- - OS/2 2.1 with MMPM CSD or OS/2 2.11 (with its MMPM CSD)
- - system sounds
- - digital audio applet
- - MIDI applet
- - compact disc applet and CD explorer
- (try the digital transfer option shoppers and compare)
- - bigben2
- - dmplayer 1.01
- - video player / Ultimotion
- - wave doctor
- - multimedia mahjongg
- - GUSmixer (even while the device is in use!)
- - play.cmd (thanks to TFS for reminding me about this one)
-
-
- INSTALLATION
-
- IMPORTANT: This driver requires either the November '93 MMPM CSD or the
- MMPM CSD contained in the OS/2 2.11 Service Pack. If you do not have either
- installed, the installation will fail (as it should) and not add anything
- to your CONFIG.SYS. The MMPM CSD can be found at ftp-os2.cdrom.com in
- /pub/os2/ibm/os2fixes as MMPMCS.DSK. It requires the LOADDSKF.EXE program
- also in the same directory.
-
- Unzip ultra04d.ZIP to a subdirectory or floppy. Run MINSTALL and select that
- directory as the source and then follow the directions. Note that MINSTALL
- will modify your CONFIG.SYS to append the driver line. This shouldn't be a
- problem as I have done it numerous times without a glitch. You may install
- this software over a previous version without first uninstalling. Also note
- that the driver can be UNINSTALLED by selecting the number of Ultrasounds to
- install as zero.
-
- NOTE: If you have installed Dennis Ernst's driver, you may have to re-install
- MMPM from scratch and then re-apply the its CSD before installing this driver.
- The recommended sequence for this is:
-
- 1. run dinstsnd.cmd in /MMOS2/INSTALL
- 2. remove all references to MMOS2 drivers and DLLs from CONFIG.SYS
- 3. shutdown
- 4. remove MMOS2 directory and all subdirectories
- 5. re-install MMPM
- 6. re-apply MMPM CSD
- 7. run instsnd.cmd in /MMOS2/INSTALL
- 8. install the driver
- 9. can you see the difference, can you feel the difference?
-
-
- KNOWN BUGS OR PROBLEMS
-
- - none that I know of :)
-
-
- BUG REPORTS
-
- Please send all bug reports, gratuitous worship, whatever, to me through
- E-mail at: rjm@dretor.dciem.dnd.ca. I enjoy hearing from all users.
-
-
- WHAT'S NEXT
-
- - MIDI synth (first shareware version)
- - Digital Audio recording
- - MPU-401 emulation to DOS sessions
- - multi-track mod support at the driver level
- - getting Advanced Gravis to licence this software from me
-
-
- FINALLY
-
- I cannot emphasize enough my thanks to Brent Davis and especially Linden
- deCarmo who have provided invaluable information when I needed it most.
-
- Enjoy. Robert.
-