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Author Topic: ensoniq audioPCI (1997) for use in 486/pentium PCI systems running Win3.1/Win95  (Read 4675 times)

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https://web.archive.org/web/19971224041759/http://audiopci.ensoniq.com:80/


drivers for windows 3.1 + win95: http://web.archive.org/web/20030415204256/http://www.emu.com/products/archives/ensoniq_drivers.html
Ensoniq AudioPCI
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ensoniq_AudioPCI
http://everything.explained.today/Ensoniq_AudioPCI/
Ensoniq AudioPCI en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ensoniq_AudioPCI

compatible with windows 3.1, windows 95
http://support.creative.com/Products/ProductDetails.aspx?catID=1&subCatID=207&prodID=420&prodName=Ensoniq%20AudioPCI
http://web.archive.org/web/19971224042528/http://audiopci.ensoniq.com/a_specs.htm
http://www.pcrecording.com/ensoniq.htm

unconfirmed but there may be hackintosh drivers for this card under leopard / lion
http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/176854-vmware-ensoniq-audiopci-driver-for-leopard-v101/
http://sourceforge.net/projects/vmsvga2/files/Audio/

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Malvern, PA., February 24, 1997 -- ENSONIQ Corporation today announced production shipments of the AudioPCI S5016 board, a breakthrough in sound technology, performance, and price for the PC. AudioPCI technology puts sound and wavetable MIDI music on the PCI bus in both Windows and DOS. The AudioPCI ES1370 chip set and S5016 sound board exploit the power of the PCI bus, and enable MMX systems to be compatible with legacy DOS software without additional circuitry. Taking advantage of PCI bus speed, it eliminates the costly wavetable ROM and allows the use of system RAM to hold MIDI sounds and results in a solution cost equivalent to FM.

 ENSONIQ is shipping AudioPCI with 2, 4, and 8 megabyte wavetable instrument sets available from its extensive library of over 5000 sounds from around the world. The ES1370 chip manages resources on the PCI bus and provides compatibility with ENSONIQ's OTTO synthesizer and all other hardware standards.

ENSONIQ AudioPCI architecture provides compatibility with all DOS mode games, thus protecting the end-users' software investment. Existing software and games for the PC have been designed to run on ISA based sound cards. To function properly, those cards must write directly to the inherently slow ISA hardware using the interrupt controller (IRQ) and Direct Memory Access (DMA) signals. These signals are not present on the PCI bus, but AudioPCI allows legacy software to function as if the ISA signals are present and at the full speed of the PCI bus. "Compatibility is of primary importance," said Albert Charpentier, President, "No sound card can succeed in the marketplace without the ability to play all existing software." The techniques employed by AudioPCI are so unique that ENSONIQ has applied for a patent on the process.

Using the PCI bus allows a 4 to 20 times increase in speed over much slower DMA transfers on the ISA bus, and therefore places a low overhead on the system. No PCI to ISA bridging is used. AudioPCI technology allows the implementation of ENSONIQ algorithms for reverb, chorus, and dimensional enhancement via the host processor (and MMX when present). The AudioPCI S5016 PCI add-in board can support four speaker surround sound. The AudioPCI solution is fully compatible with Microsoft's DirectX-3D sound specification.

The ES1370 along with the AKM 4531 CODEC provide total solution that occupies less than four square inches of space on a motherboard. The AudioPCI solution is low power and will work in 3 volt applications and laptops. The AudioPCI S5016 has achieved audio quality levels in terms of signal-to-noise ratio in excess of -90 dBr. The boards are manufactured on a modern surface mount line, and tested to professional standards in ENSONIQ's facility in Malvern, Pennsylvania.

The S5016 is expected to have a street price of about $75, yet offer the feature set of boards in the $249 range. AudioPCI solutions are available now in production quantities and will shortly appear in several major OEM systems and motherboards.

For over fifteen years ENSONIQ has served the professional musician with high quality wavetable synthesizers, keyboards, and digital effects processors. ENSONIQ's ability to design custom integrated circuits allows it to produce quality and technology that is unparalleled in the industry. Its Multimedia Division is now producing its sixth generation sound product for the PC, and serves a significant OEM customer base. ENSONIQ's sounds and integrated circuits are used in arcade machines, karaoke equipment, POS terminals, 3-D amusement rides, as well as recording studios and musical instruments

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Wavetable Soundsets
2 & 4 Megabyte sets available
128 General MIDI wavetable instruments,
61 drum programs, 128 MT-32 instruments
GS Soundset in 4 Meg sets

Synthesizer
Up to 32 Simultaneous Voice Polyphony
16 MIDI channels

Digital Effects
Reverb
Chorus
Spatial Enhancement

Digital Audio
16-bit RecordlPlayback at up to 48 kHz (mono/stereo)
16-bit A/D D/A CODEC
Lowest Noise: >SNR 90 dbr typical
Frequency response: 2OHz - 22kHz
Full Duplex Operation (simultaneous Record/Playback)

6 Channel Mixer
CD/Auxilliary
Microphone/Line
Synthesizer
Digital Audio

External Connectors
MIDI/Joystick Interface (IBM 15 pin "D" type)
Microphone/Line input (mono/stereo) Bias power for electret
CD/Aux input (stereo)
Audio output (line level + headphones)

Internal Connectors

The internal audio interface use industry standard MPC3 connectors.
CD Audio
CD/TV Tuner input
MODEM/TAD speaker phone audio I/O

Supported Standards

The AudioPCI hardware is 100% DOS legacy game compatible supporting the following standards:
ENSONIQ Soundscape
Microsoft Direct Audio (DirectX)
AdLib Sound Blaster Pro (2.0)
General MIDI
MT-32
FM (software emulation)
MPC 1,2,3

Drivers
DOS
Windows 3.1x
Windows 95
Windows NT 4.0
Multi-language Installation "Wizard" for easy setup.

System Requirements
Pentium 75 or higher
PCI expansion slot available
16 MB system RAM
A supported operating system
Powered speakers or headphones

Warranty
ENSONIQ AudioPCI is backed by a 3 year limited hardware warranty covering parts and labor.