Re: Apple IIGS Stereo Sound Card - Interest?

[Polymorph <polymorph69@hotmail.com>]

On Nov 1, 9:04 pm, nyder <nyder...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Sorry if this is easy found info, but can somone explain to us newbs
> what the benefits of this is?
>
> I know the GS can produce stereo sound, and I know it only has a mono
> output.
>
> Does alot of programs support stereo sound?
>
> And what exactly are you doing?  It's obvious it's more then making a
> secondary jack for stereo, and I'd like to know what exactly your
> doing, just for the learning factor.
>
> thanks

The IIgs has a socket on the motherboard that provides access to the
stereo signals (well actually, more than this but I digress). However,
a circuit like the TDX board is required to separate and amplify the
audio signals so that they are ready for listening - this is where
IIgs stereo boards come in. And yes, a lot of IIgs programs *do*
produce stereo sound. I would say many (most?) games do, and most
(all?) of the specific IIgs music creation applications do. Hooking a
IIgs up to decent speakers also helps, but if you use the mono plug
you most likely will only get audio from one speaker.

I would certainly recommend anyone to add a stereo board to their IIgs
if they really want to witness what the 'S' in IIgs really stands
for...  :-)

Cheers,
Mike