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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!decwrl!nic.hookup.net!news.kei.com!eff!news.umbc.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!gatech!prism!gt8134b From: gt8134b@prism.gatech.EDU (Robert Sanders) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: Re: Soundblaster Message-ID: <135639@hydra.gatech.EDU> Date: 2 Feb 94 04:58:02 GMT References: <hastyCK9tr8.GC7@netcom.com> <2ik1ba$iqo@fw.novatel.ca> <135493@hydra.gatech.EDU> <hastyCKKrIK.4o2@netcom.com> Sender: news@prism.gatech.EDU Lines: 22 hasty@netcom.com (Amancio Hasty Jr) writes: >BTW: mod files are the equivalent of midi files in the amiga world >and they seem to be popular in the net also many of the mod files >are 8 bit samples so must likely they will not sound as good as >midi files. Sadly, this is true. Most mod files use 8-bit instruments sampled at 8000 hz, which is almost exactly telephone quality (not that they sound like a cheap phone speaker, but that's what most telcos use for digital transmission). Newer formats like MultiTracker (.MTM), UltraTracker (.ULT), Farandole (.FAR) and ScreamTracker III (.S3M) allow 16-bit samples, but they're still sampled at 8kHz. The s3m format is mostly undocumented, and the composer is yet to be released, but the skimpy documentation I have implies that instruments may be sampled at other rates, however. -- _g, '96 --->>>>>>>>>> gt8134b@prism.gatech.edu <<<<<<<<<--- CompSci ,g_ W@@@W__ |-\ ^ | disclaimer: <---> "Bow before ZOD!" __W@@@W W@@@@**~~~' ro|-<ert s/_\ nders | who am I??? ^ from Superman '~~~**@@@@W `*MV' hi,ocie! |-/ad! / \ss!! | ooga ooga!! | II (cool)! `VW*'