Microsoft KB Archive/76757

= Sound Blaster: 11-Voice FM Music Feature =

Article ID: 76757

Article Last Modified on 10/13/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows with Multimedia Extensions 1.0
 * Microsoft Windows 3.1 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q76757



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.



MORE INFORMATION
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.

Additional query words: MMWIN 3.10 1.00

Keywords: KB76757

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