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  • From: sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>
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  • Subject: Re: [BL] playmidi and aumix
  • Date: Sat, 28 May 2005 04:10:45 +0000 (UTC)

On Fri, 27 May 2005, David Moberg wrote:

----- Original Message -----
From: "sindi keesan" <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>

Do I need opl3 for awe32 or just for FM synthesis without awe32?
I have not done anything with opl3 (and I don't know if the kernel
I compiled even supports it).

You _need_ opl3 for FM synthesis, with or without an awe32 card.
There are three other MIDI options for the AWE32 (two if you
have a Vibra16): AWE32 synthesizer (non-FM, slightly better sound
than FM, more complicated setup, needs different things), MPU-401
output to a MIDI keyboard, use of Timidity or other software
MIDI synthesis.

The card I was trying to use is Vibra16 AWE32 but I also have three SB16 AWE cards. Which option is not available with Vibra16 - did you refer to a NON-AWE Vibra16? Are you saying that awe32 requires both opl and awe_wave modules (that it is based on FM synthesis) or is it an entirely different way of playing midi sounds that does not need opl? I don't have a MIDI keyboard and I don't want to use Timidity because it is so large.

Do I really need isapnp if I can figure out the proper settings for the sound card when inserting opl.o? I found the settings for my opti 931 card online (in Bulgarian) and they included mpu_io and mpu_irq, and it worked (played a wav file). I don't want to change the settings, I can use whatever it is set to.

I was able to actually change pnp settings on one AWE64 card using Win98, on a computer where DMA 0 and 1 and IRQ 5 are taken (not by the MGA card, I don't know what has taken them). But on two Vibra16 cards, changing them in Win98 did not affect the settings needed for DOS or linux. Why?


I should mention that the procedure detailed below is for the
Vibra16. It is probably different for an AWE32.

David

On Fri, 27 May 2005, David Moberg wrote:

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Moberg" <davidjmoberg AT lycos.com>

http://keesan.freeshell.org/bl/playmidi-2.5-bl3.tgz is my
attempt at a package (based on what pieces went where in a
precompiled version of 2.4 which did not work for me at all, and
including libnurses and also any other useful-looking info about
midi, and three sample midi files, and html and man format
documentation, and I think also aumix).

Does this work for you?

No, but I probably should have used the -f option. I will try again
and report back if it doesn't work.

Well, it doesn't work. The playmidi you compiled seems to have
broken FM support. When I try to play FM, it displays some messages
and quits. The other playmidi I have (glibc-based) works perfectly.

Please try the other playmidi which didn't work before. I'm sure
it will work if you properly insert opl3 first (which you didn't
insert properly before, since I gave you bad directions)


It will take me while to figure out the isapnp and opl3, but I much
prefer the sound of awe32 to FM synthesis so I would rather work on
that and if opl3 is not needed, what else is needed? With -f I get
a 'no playback device found' but without -f (default awe32) I don't
get that message.

David

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