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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

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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