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==SOUND BOARDS==
==SOUND BOARDS==
 
;Note: Information relevant to specific sound boards is sometimes presented only in the section on the chipset for a board, so if you see a link to a chipset entry on a board, you should follow that link to read what's there.
Note: Information relevant to specific sound boards is sometimes presented only in the section on the chipset for a board, so if you see a link to a chipset entry on a board, you should follow that link to read what's there.
*[[Sound Boards: AcerMagic|AcerMagic]]
 
*AVM Technology
    AcerMagic
*Advanced Gravis
    AVM Technology
*Aztech
    Advanced Gravis
*Chip Chat
    Aztech
*Core Dynamics
    Chip Chat
*[[Sound Boards: Creative Labs|Creative Labs' SoundBlaster series]]
    Core Dynamics
*Crystal Lake
    Creative Labs' SoundBlaster series
*Diamond
    Crystal Lake
*Dynalink
    Diamond
*Ensoniq
    Dynalink
*Guillemot
    Ensoniq
*IBM
    Guillemot
*Logitech
    IBM
*Mediatrix
    Logitech
*MediaVision
    Mediatrix
*MEI
    MediaVision
*miro
    MEI
*NewCom
    miro
*Oak
    NewCom
*OPTi
    Oak
*Orchid
    OPTi
*Packard Bell
    Orchid
*Proline-Tesla
    Packard Bell
*Prometheus
    Proline-Tesla
*Reply
    Prometheus
*Reveal
    Reply
*Spectrum
    Reveal
*Turtle Beach
    Spectrum
    Turtle Beach

Latest revision as of 05:31, 24 March 2021

Sound Boards

By Rod Smith (1997-12-26)

  1. General Comments
  2. Basic Technology
  3. Driver Installation
  4. VoiceType (Speech Recognition)
  5. MIDI File Playback
  6. Chipsets
  7. Specifics
  8. Purchase Recommendations

SOUND BOARD COMMENTS

This section goes over the sound boards about which I have any information, in sub-sections by manufacturer. I don't pretend this is a comprehensive list, and I am far from certain about much of the information I've presented, since some of it is based upon only one or two comments from individuals who use the boards in question, or upon tech support people who may have an interest in minimizing the extent of problems with individual boards. I've tried to flag the least-reliable information as such.

I've tried to include various ways of contacting the manufacturer, as well as where to find drivers, for each entry. "OS/2 ftp" refers to the big OS/2 ftp sites, such as ftp-os2.nmsu.edu and ftp-os2.cdrom.com. Sound board drivers should normally be in the /os2/drivers or /pub/os2/32bit/drivers directories, respectively. IBM Europe also operates a driver repository ftp site at http://www.europe.ibm.com/getdoc/psmemea/progserv/device/. The "street price" line gives the approximate prices I've seen advertised in Computer Shopper or local stores, or which have been reported to me. Prices are usually given as an approximate value ("~" to the left), a range, or a minimum ("+" to the right).

In many cases these entries contain contact information and a reference to the chipset(s) used. Please be sure to check the information on the appropriate chipset(s) when this is the case, since I may list only board-specific information in the board entries.

SOUND BOARDS

Note
Information relevant to specific sound boards is sometimes presented only in the section on the chipset for a board, so if you see a link to a chipset entry on a board, you should follow that link to read what's there.
  • AcerMagic
  • AVM Technology
  • Advanced Gravis
  • Aztech
  • Chip Chat
  • Core Dynamics
  • Creative Labs' SoundBlaster series
  • Crystal Lake
  • Diamond
  • Dynalink
  • Ensoniq
  • Guillemot
  • IBM
  • Logitech
  • Mediatrix
  • MediaVision
  • MEI
  • miro
  • NewCom
  • Oak
  • OPTi
  • Orchid
  • Packard Bell
  • Proline-Tesla
  • Prometheus
  • Reply
  • Reveal
  • Spectrum
  • Turtle Beach