Great write-up DaveAE. Been waiting for something like this. Thanks for your work on the drivers too!

great summary dave!

edit: this text needs to be saved somewhere, maybe on os4zone and intuitionbase.

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Yeah, very good. Someone make a FAQ out of this right now. :)

Now we know that Aureon 7.1 has the best audio performance of all these cards. It's a pity that CD and AUX/Digital in don't work fully yet. Try to talk to TerraTec about documentations to these features, so supporting these features will be easier. I'm sure TerraTec will be very helpful in providing documents for these things

@Helgis

No, they specifically said they wanted to keep it a secret how the Xilinx chip accesses the AC97 chip that handles the CD/Aux inputs. But don't give up hope yet!

@DaveAE

You know me I never give up I'm kinda like Indiana Jones never giving up hunting for treasures

You know? I discovered that Datakompaniet in Tronheim has TerraTec Aureon 7.1 Space PCI-soundcard, so next month i will buy it from them

Yeah, i noticed that Creative has released the SB X-FI, which they claim is the product they're proud of. How silly. Even a PC-friend of mine, who is also my partner at work, says TerraTec are one of the best, and a true music card (besides ESI @Julio of course), so there we have the answers

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this text needs to be saved somewhere, maybe on os4zone and intuitionbase.

Yes, am going to do so and make a copy of it available in OS4Zone. IBase should ask DaveAE for permission but the more places we have consistent correct info the better.

Thanks for the fine summary.

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Companies that are supportive are Terratec and ESI/Egosys. M-Audio and Creative were silent.

Perhaps time to found an award called "Amiga-certified", to those companies that does co-operate.

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No, they specifically said they wanted to keep it a secret how the Xilinx chip accesses the AC97 chip that handles the CD/Aux inputs. But don't give up hope yet

that would be very interesting to know.

Excellent article, spent some time getting into it and many of the links.

@DaveAE

Thank you for this marvelous effort. This is something the community will be
truly grateful to have.

@Wegster
May I say agree 1000%?

@Tomazkid
Love your idea of "Amiga-certified" for companies that co-operate.
Frankly they -should- co-operate. It is simply good public relations for them
to do so.

Best Wishes,
#6

Great work DaveAE!

Hope you get all your quirks to work.
Especially the skitty Creative cards..

I applaude your efforts in making audio drivers for µA1-C that FULLY
supports the hardware. Much needed when OS4 final is released.


Thanks again for all your support.


Btw what's the problem with digital in? No signal at all? bad signal?
distorsion?

@tomazkid

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Perhaps time to found an award called "Amiga-certified", to those companies that does co-operate.

It should'nt be taken as a joke (the smiley afterwards)?!
This is truly a good idea.

Terratec, ATI and the others that have sent docs on hardware SHOULD get a
"Amiga Certified".

What do you say Hyperion?

I'm pretty sure that Hyperion would say exactly the same about TerraTec, ATI and others we love. I'm sure they already do, but would love to hear them claim that

Thanks DaveAE,

I was just abouth to upgrade my A1SE.

This is verry helpfull indeed.

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It should'nt be taken as a joke (the smiley afterwards)?!

I didn't mean it as a joke, put the smiley there, because it was just an idea I got.

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@DaveAE

Thanx for this..great news for all ppl who have A1/oS4!!

@DaveAE

You the man!

Great write up. I don't know if I've every mentioned this, but Audio is quite an important thing for me . I'd rather have a graphical glitch & perfect sound that the other way around.

Thanks again, FuZion.

@ DaveAE

Thanks for your work on the driver for the onboard chip of my MicroA1 and for all your audio expertise carried to the amiga...

@Samwel

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Btw what's the problem with digital in? No signal at all? bad signal?

Random noise. I need to set a couple of bits in a register, but they refuse to be fiddled with. Some other bits are "reserved" in the doc, but are actually used (I saw that on the PC). Tried all day, couldn't get it to work.

I ordered a Terratec Aureon 5.1 PCI yesterday, found a cheap one, 190 SEK.