Yamaha WaveForce 192XG PCI Sound
Card
Reviewed by Jackie Lee Choon Yau (29/06/98)
Sound Card Specifications |
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Interface | PCI 2.1 |
Model | Yamaha WaveForce 192XG |
Wavetable Synthesis | 128-s/w (64 wavetable) |
General Features | Wavetable
size : 4MB Physical Modeling : 1 Voice (S-VA) |
MIDI Modes Supported | General MIDI, TG 300B (GS Emulation),XG |
Digital Audio | 16 Bit DAC, 16 Bit ADC, Full Duplex |
Software Compatibility | Direct X Version 5 or later, DirectSound, DirectSound 3D Sound Blaster Compatible |
Effects | REVERB, 8 Types; Chorus, 8 Types; Variation, 36 Types; Echo for MIC-in |
System Requirements | Window 95/NT 4.0 or later (Windows 98 required for DLS); Pentium 120 Mhz or better, Pentium 233 Mhz or better for S-VA Synthesizer,32 MB System Memory |
CPU Support | IBM PC and Compatibles, Intel Pentium and Pentium II,AMD K5,K6,K7,Cyrix M2 |
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Anyway,the following is the
attached with your purchase.
The software bundled in the CD are as follows :
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A physical modeling sythesizer
allows mathematical recreation of an instrument. The SONDIUS-XG is developed and patent by
Yamaha and Standford University. WIth 256 mono voices for voices for solo and lead
performance, the card provides realistic replication of quality acoustic wind instruments. Sensaura - Yamaha positional 3D audio feature enable you to experience phenomenal 3D sound using only two speakers.The Yamaha YMF724 chipset has incorporated this 3D technology to enable a more fufilling gaming experience. WaveForce also suppots DLS ( Downloadable Sounds) , one of the newest standards in the sound management. DLS will allow game developer, web programmers and other multimedia creator to load their own custom instruments and sound effects into the card. This card is SoundBlaster compatible. It supports DirectSound and DirectSound3D in bith Windows 95 and 98. It is also compatible to SoundBlaster Pro in Windows DOS box while it supports real DOS mode thru PCPO and DDMA. |
Processor(s) | AMD K6 266 Mhz .25 micron Chip |
Overlocked Configuration | 300 Mhz (4.0 x 75.0 Mhz) |
Ram | 64 MB Mitsubishi SDRAMS Dimms |
Motherboard | AOpen AP5T Ver 3.4 V1.70j |
HardDrive(s) | Quantum 3.2GB ST |
Operating System | MS Windows 98 Build 4.10.1998 |
DirectX Version | MS DirectX Version 6 Beta |
Other software used | Nil |
Sound System Used | ALTEC LANSING ACS 45 |
Overall Rating (Out of a maximum of 5 Star) |
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Installation | ***** |
Performance | **** |
Price | *** |
Software Bundle | **** |
Material Quality | **** |
Overall Rating | **** |
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