User guide

Troubleshooting 38
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Most MS-DOS–based
g
ames have a procedure for audio setup. Generall
y
,
y
ou are presented with a list of
audio cards or audio devices from which to choose.
The methods used b
y
g
ames to present audio options can var
y
g
reatl
y
. Some ma
y
present a sin
g
le choice
that corresponds to a particular audio device, that is, Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster 16, Roland Sound
Canvas, and so on. Others provide an option for music and di
g
ital audio separatel
y
; for example, General
MIDI music with Sound Blaster di
g
ital audio. In such a case, there are often two separate menus to
confi
g
ure.
Some
g
ames allow
y
ou to set the MIDI port address and IRQ for music and sound. These settin
g
s should
correspond to the values displa
y
ed b
y
SBECFG.EXE
or the Resources tab pa
g
e of the Creative Sound
Blaster Live! SB16 Emulation Properties dialo
g
.
Other
g
ames offer MPU-401/Roland (General MIDI or MT-32/LAPC-1) as an option. Often these
g
ames
allow
y
ou to set the MIDI port address. The
y
must match the MIDI address in the Resources list on the
Resources tab pa
g
e of the Creative Sound Blaster Live! SB16 Emulation Properties dialo
g
. The same
values can be found under “MPU-401 (General MIDI, Roland MT-32/LAPC-1) Emulation,” displa
y
ed b
y
SBECFG.EXE
in MS-DOS mode. Remember to enable the MT-32 MIDI patch with the
SBEMIXER
pro
g
ram if
y
ou select Roland
MT-32
or
LAPC-1
for music.
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Most MS-DOS
g
ames offer a menu choice for sound when the
y
start up. If
y
ou have a choice between
General MIDI and
MT-32
, alwa
y
s choose General MIDI, since it provides the best sound qualit
y
. If
y
ou
need to use
MT-32
,
y
ou must first switch from the General MIDI instrument set (the default) to the
MT-32
instrument set usin
g
SBEMIXER
. Switch back to the General MIDI set when
y
ou are finished usin
g
the
MT-32
instrument set.
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Sound Blaster Live! supports Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster Pro, Sound Blaster 16, and Adlib di
g
ital audio
emulation. If an application provides all these as options, specif
y
the choices in this order:
1. Sound Blaster 16
2. Sound Blaster Pro
3. Sound Blaster
4. Adlib
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