Sound Blaster: 11-Voice FM Music Feature

 Last reviewed: November 22, 1994
Article ID: Q76757
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows with Multimedia Extensions version 1.0
  • Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.1

SUMMARY

This article discusses the 11-Voice FM Music (AdLib compatible) feature of the Sound Blaster card hardware and how it works with Microsoft Windows with Multimedia Extensions version 1.0 or with Windows version 3.1.

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FM stands for frequency modulation, which is how the sound is produced. The Sound Blaster has 11 FM voices (11 notes polyphony), and unlike FM-stereo radio, the sound is mono only. FM-synthesis produces slightly better sounds than square wave synthesis, which is what the C/MS (creative music synthesizer) chip set does.

Digital FM synthesis is used by AdLib, Creative Labs, and most other audio adapter card producers. The Sound Blaster's FM synthesizer is AdLib compatible. Both Adlib and Creative Labs (the manufacturer of Sound Blaster) use the FM chip set produced by Yamaha. The AdLib driver in Windows with Multimedia Extensions will work with any AdLib-compatible synthesizer, including the Sound Blaster.

The products included here (other than Windows and Windows with Multimedia Extensions) are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

KBCategory: kbhw kbmm kbsound kb3rdparty
KBSubcategory: win31
Additional reference words: MMWIN 3.10 1.00

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Last reviewed: November 22, 1994
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