Re: Playing around with the ensoniq

[toddpw@cco.caltech.edu (Todd P. Whitesel)]

shaner@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU (Shane Richards) writes:

>	I have a supersoniq card, and was watching the output from that. Does
>this mean that all sounds directed to even number channels go out one side,
>and odd numbered channels go out the other?

That is what I am used to seeing with the Sonic Blaster and Audio Animator
cards (which I've used). Don't know about the supersoniq card but I'd expect
it to behave in a similar fashion.

>	If most programs simply pair the oscillators, does this mean that
>most programs (music program?) set the oscillators to "Sync Mode"?

I would expect so. I haven't done as much low-level ensoniq work as I'd like,
though, so I could be wrong about that.

>	Another question is to do with having repeating sounds. Reading up
>about the "Free Run Mode" - how do you have a simple repeating sample, if
>the sample isn't the exact length of one of the possible wave sizes you
>can give it. If you put a 0 at the end of the sample, then "Free Run Mode",
>would stop.  

That is my understanding. Somebody like Ian or Tim could give you a more
authoritative response though.

Todd Whitesel
toddpw @ cco.caltech.edu