[comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc] Playing Adlib .ROL files on SoundBlaster

pg_dean@wums2.wustl.edu (08/30/90)

I recently posted a note asking how to play MAC sound files on the SoundBlaster
board.  Thanks for the help.

My new question is: How can I play Adlib .ROL files on the SoundBlaster?  I got
a copy of a program called "playrol" to play these files from the DOS command
line, but the program dumped me back to DOS when it didn't find the appropriate
Adlib driver.  Is there another method I can use, or can I trick "playrol" into
working?

ron@woan (Ronald S. Woan) (09/04/90)

In article <15085@shlump.nac.dec.com>, wales@gidday.enet.dec.com
(David Wales) writes: pg_dean@wums2.wustl.edu writes...
>My new question is: How can I play Adlib .ROL files on the
>SoundBlaster?  I got a copy of a program called "playrol" to play
>these files from the DOS command line, but the program dumped me back
>to DOS when it didn't find the appropriate Adlib driver.  Is there
>another method I can use, or can I trick "playrol" into working?

David> Before you can run playrol you have to load the Adlib sound
David> driver.  From memory it called sound.com and comes with the
David> Adlib card, unfortunately not with the Sound Blaster.

There is evidently a conversion program on the Creative Labs BBS (no,
I don't have a number) to convert ROL files to CMF for playcmf to
play, according to a previous poster. Also sound.com seems to be
included with some games. I found a copy included with NY Warriors, if
I remember correctly.

					Ron
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