[EMAIL PROTECTED] says: > > The sound card has registers the software can read to see how many pairs > > of speakers are connected (and other useful information), so if you have > > only one pair connected the code can modify itself. > > This strikes me as dodgy for two reasons... > > 1. How can I rely on software writers to do this?
Well, to begin with, I am writing all the main software so i will ensure this is the case, such as the sample studio and all the other bits 'n bobs. As for other programmers, well this will all be EMPHASISED (!) in the programming information, but as you say, how can software writers be relied apon to do this... tough question! > 2. What are you meant to do if you want to play 6 channels of sound and > you find out that only 2 speakers are connected? Miss 2 of them out? At the moment thats how it stands, miss out the 2 rear channels, but at the present moment, the sam is only capable of playing 4 channels with the screen on with some time left over. MOD is going to become a type of 'standard', they are 4 channels anyway... but of course the other 2 channels would be needed for sound effects. I get your point... but then again, the card is designed for surround. Look at all the sound software and demos and that that needed the Blue Alpha Sampler, they could have easily had code to squirt it as 4 bit through the SAA1099, but they didn't. (Except a few of the AJ Incorporates disks did this...) (And you can pick up a pair of amplified speakers quite cheaply these days...) (I may look into a cheap 4 speaker amplifier system....) Anyway, thanks for the comments.... By the way, what type of software do you think could put the sound card to good use? games? music sequencers? Just looking for ideas..... Colin.
