Re: Iyonix - Soundblaster

From	Sniffer <sniffer@dewberryfields.co.uk>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.acorn.hardware
Subject	Re: Iyonix - Soundblaster
Date	2023-12-30 15:38 +0000
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
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On 27/12/2023 14:51, Theo wrote:
> Sniffer <sniffer@dewberryfields.co.uk> wrote:
>> Seasons greetings All,
>>
>> I asked this question on the RISCOS Open forum but got no response so I
>> thought I'd try here on the off chance.
>>
>> Is anybody aware of any driver software/module etc to facilitate the use
>> of a pci SoundBlaster card on an Iyo? My Iyo has no sound whatsoever and
>> I seem to recall it was possible to use a SB card with the Iyo but for
>> the life of me, I can't find anything definitive.
> 
> Supposedly there was:
> "Creative Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 PCI sound card for Iyonix (S/H)"
> https://www.cjemicros.co.uk/micros/individual/newprodpages/prodinfo.php?prodcode=CRE-SB05700SH
> 
> But it helpfully says: "Iyonix drivers available from: ?"
> 
> I'm not sure if that's Chris selling it 'optimistically' as I don't remember
> them (PCI TV drivers did exist).  I can find some references to Soundblaster
> audio on the RiscPC PC Card, but that's different.
> 
> You can also use USB audio devices:
> https://www.riscosopen.org/wiki/documentation/show/USB%20sound%20and%20sound%20in%20general
> https://www.riscosopen.org/forum/forums/5/topics/2051?page=1
> but I'm not clear how good support is for just regular audio output, rather
> than via special apps.

I got a response on the RISCOS Open forum and was provided with a couple 
of archives. It turns out I already had one of them, i.e. an app file 
named sblive_play. Funny how age dims ones memory!

This app does actually play audio files (used a wav as a test) on the 
Iyo and the sound is output through the SoundBlaster card, which is great.

Is there a way on the Iyo to select, system wide, an audio device? Using 
the 'Sound' configuration you can select/change various options but a 
device isn't one of them. Maybe a module config option?

Other than that I guess it must be possible to write something, as 
module, to direct system sounds to the pci card?

Mike.
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Iyonix - Soundblaster Sniffer <sniffer@dewberryfields.co.uk> - 2023-12-27 11:07 +0000
  Re: Iyonix - Soundblaster Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2023-12-27 14:51 +0000
    Re: Iyonix - Soundblaster Sniffer <sniffer@dewberryfields.co.uk> - 2023-12-27 15:25 +0000
    Re: Iyonix - Soundblaster Sniffer <sniffer@dewberryfields.co.uk> - 2023-12-30 15:38 +0000
  Re: Iyonix - Soundblaster druck <news@druck.org.uk> - 2023-12-28 12:50 +0000
    Re: Iyonix - Soundblaster Stuart <Spambin@argonet.co.uk> - 2023-12-28 21:45 +0000

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