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From: Luigi Rizzo <luigi@labinfo.iet.unipi.it>
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Subject: Re: Best sound card for FreeBSD?
To: Emmanuel.Gravel@CAS.honeywell.com (Gravel, Emmanuel)
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 19:40:03 +0100 (MET)
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> What would be the "best supported sound card" under FreeBSD?
> I'm looking for something inexpensive that'll let me play Midi files,
> WAV-type files (to have sound in whichever WindowManager I
> use, or play MP3 files).  Also CD support, and a DSP to play
> games whenever that can happen.  I was thinking of a Yamaha

the "pcm" driver does not support midi (unless you use timidity) no
matter which card you use.
the old "voxware" driver has patches floating around for wavetable
support on the AWExx cards (but don't ask me about these).
the commercial "OSS" driver supports midi on a number of cards.

Basing on your requirements i suggest that you go for OSS. or give up
midi support and you can une the pcm driver with the Yamaha YMF715 or
similar (OPL3 alone refers to the FM synthesizer).

	luigi

> OPL3 based sound card, but I hear they aren't fully supported.
> I know most of the latest SB-type sound cards aren't supported
> very well since Creative Labs, in it's infinite wisdom, has
> decided not to produce proper info on their new chipsets, so
> I know a cheap little SB is also out of the question.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> TIA,
> 
> Manu
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