siebert@zetkin.opal (Steffen Siebert) (04/21/91)
In article <16575@chaph.usc.edu> dchun@aludra.usc.edu (Dale Chun) writes: > Does anyone know where I can pick up the optional C/MS Sound Chips for > the Sound Blaster at a reasonable rate? Ya, I know I can pay the $30 > from Creative Labs, but someone mentioned in a post that these chips > are "generic" chips that can be purchased for less than $10. Is this > true? Does any one have any information concerning these chips? Can I > get them at Radio Shack? (flames -> /dev/null) Thanks. Hello, I own a Sound Blaster, but i don't know, if my SB have this optional Sound Chips and what they are used for. Can somebody explain me, how i can find out what chips my SB owns and why i should get the optional ones? Thanks, Steffen Siebert siebert@opal.cs.tu-berlin.de
s907396@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (Miramar [Eugene Mok]) (04/23/91)
siebert@zetkin.opal (Steffen Siebert) writes: >I own a Sound Blaster, but i don't know, if my SB have this optional Sound Chips and what they are used for. Can somebody explain me, how i can find out what chips my SB owns and why i should get the optional ones? Have a look at your SB. There should be 2 empty sockets if you don't have the CMS chips. Buying and plugging in the chips will give you 12-voice C/MS stereo music. Most games that support Adlib also have the option of Soundblaster on it. Will choosing one or the other make any difference if I have the CMS chips installed? Is it worth it getting the CMS chips if I only use the SB for games? Will the CMS option offer additional sound/music together with the Adlib compatibility of SB? -- -----/ _ _ \-------------------------------------------------------------------- | o o | Eugene Mok s907396@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (Melbourne OZ) \ ^ / eugene@pogo.ai.mit.edu (USA) ------\ o /---------------------------------------------------------------------
huffman@se-sd.SanDiego.NCR.COM (Bill Huffman) (04/23/91)
In article <1991Apr22.184115.11017@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au> s907396@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (Miramar [Eugene Mok]) writes: >siebert@zetkin.opal (Steffen Siebert) writes: >>I own a Sound Blaster, but i don't know, ... CMS Sound Chips and what they >>are used for. Can somebody explain me, ... why i should get the optional ones? ... >Most games that support Adlib also have the option of Soundblaster on it. >Will choosing one or the other make any difference if I have the CMS chips >installed? Is it worth it getting the CMS chips if I only use the SB for >games? Will the CMS option offer additional sound/music together with the >Adlib compatibility of SB? I got an early version of the SB, it had the CMS chips when I bought it. My experience is that few games support CMS. Those that do also support Adlib or SB. The sound is better when I use the SB (or Adlib) mode. The question is: What do I use the CMS chips for? P.S. This should not be taken as a flame on SB. It is GREAT! Besides Adlib it has the great voice input/output capability. Many games (new ones) use the SB voice capability.