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Re: SoundBlaster Development Kit
By Stephen Kent Goodman

In a message dated 96-09-18 01:59:14 EDT, you write:

>
> There's a software development kit available for downloading free from
> Creative Labs. It supports the SoundBlaster AWE-32 which contains an
> EMU-Systems 8000 loadable wave table synthesis chip set. Included in
> this development kit is a set of documentation for the API (Application
> Programming Interface) for the SoundBlaster, a set of library routines
> implementing the API, and a rather detailed description of the
> EMU-8000. All of this is in Adobe Acrobat file format (.PDF)
> which can be read with the "read-only" version of Adobe Acrobat,
> which may also be downloaded for free.
>
>

Jody: Is this usable on a PC? Sounds promising!

S. K. Goodman

[ The SoundBlaster AWE-32 is the sound board that George Bogatko
[ is using. I've found two sources of software development
[ kits for the board. One is a "formal" product and the other
[ appears to be "shareware".
[
[ "Official" software developer's kit FAQ from Creative Labs:
[
[ http://www.creaf.com/wwwnew/tech/devcnr/adipfaq.html
[
[ Supports DOS and Windows development environments.
[
[ Pointers to interesting "shareware":
[
[ http://www.gse.it/~botta/freeawe.htm
[
[ Hope this helps.
[
[ Jody


(Message sent Wed 18 Sep 1996, 19:21:35 GMT, from time zone GMT-0400.)

Key Words in Subject:  Development, Kit, SoundBlaster

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