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2013-03-11T20:38:05Z

Swaaye: /* Soundscape PnP / OPUS */

2013-02-23T05:05:13Z

‎Soundscape PnP / OPUS

Swaaye: MP3s!

2013-02-23T05:02:53Z

MP3s!

Swaaye: /* Soundscape VIVO 90 */

2013-02-21T19:31:49Z

‎Soundscape VIVO 90

Swaaye at 05:19, 21 February 2013

2013-02-21T05:19:13Z

Swaaye at 01:37, 21 February 2013

2013-02-21T01:37:55Z

Swaaye: /* Comparison table */

2013-02-20T22:49:21Z

‎Comparison table

Swaaye: /* AudioPCI */

2013-02-20T22:47:42Z

‎AudioPCI

Swaaye at 22:43, 20 February 2013

2013-02-20T22:43:02Z

Swaaye: /* Comparison table */

2013-02-20T21:28:39Z

‎Comparison table

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	*[http://web.archive.org/web/19970607101326/http://www.ensoniq.com/html/multimedia_products.htm Ensoniq within Internet Archive]		*[http://web.archive.org/web/19970607101326/http://www.ensoniq.com/html/multimedia_products.htm Ensoniq within Internet Archive]
	*[http://johnengelmann.net/technology/ecw/ AudioPCI .ecw patch set information]		*[http://johnengelmann.net/technology/ecw/ AudioPCI .ecw patch set information]
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		+	[[Category:Hardware]]
		+	[[Category:Sound Cards]]

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 {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:80%;"
 ! Doom E1M1
-| Dark Forces
+! Dark Forces
 |-
 | <flashmp3 id="1">Soundscape Opus - Doom E1M1.mp3</flashmp3>
 | <flashmp3 id="1">Soundscape Opus - Dark Forces.mp3</flashmp3>
 |}
 ===Soundscape Elite===

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 I/O ports are configured by jumpers. DMA, IRQ, SB emulation and some other settings are software configurable.
 ===Soundscape DB===
 This is a Waveblaster-compatible daughtercard with the Otto/Sequoia/MC68EC000 chipset on board with 1 or 2MB ROM.  Again there is no effects processor but the samples have pre-computed effects.
 ===Soundscape PnP / OPUS ===
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 Hardware settings are configured by PnP and by the SSINIT program.
 ===Soundscape Elite===
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 I/O ports are again configured by jumpers. DMA, IRQ, SB emulation and some other settings are software configurable. PnP is not supported.
 ===Soundscape II===
 The Elite without the ESP daughtercard and possibly a different patch set.
 ===Soundscape VIVO 90===
 This card uses the Mark 5 / OttoR2 MIDI chipset and an AD1845JP DAC/ADC. This card replaced the Opus card as an OEM favorite and was available at retail.  Aside from the disappointing 1MB patch set, the card is the first to require EMM386 for DOS support, creating problems for some old games that conflict with EMM386.  Settings are configured by PnP and by the SSINIT program.
 ===AudioPCI===
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 The ES1370 is not AC97 compatible and is actually natively 44.1 kHz. 48 kHz playback plays with a higher-than-normal pitch. Apparently the chip lacks sample rate conversion.
 <gallery>

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 ===Soundscape VIVO 90===
-This card uses the Mark 5 / OttoR2 MIDI chipset and an AD1845JP DAC/ADC. This card replaced the Opus card as an OEM favorite and was available at retail. It is less capable and less flexible than the large Soundscape boards based on Otto and Sequoia. The most notable caveat is the requirement for EMM386 for DOS support.  Settings are configured by PnP and by the SSINIT program.
+This card uses the Mark 5 / OttoR2 MIDI chipset and an AD1845JP DAC/ADC. This card replaced the Opus card as an OEM favorite and was available at retail.  Aside from the disappointing 1MB patch set, the card is the first to require EMM386 for DOS support, creating problems for some old games that conflict with EMM386.  Settings are configured by PnP and by the SSINIT program.
 ===AudioPCI===

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 File:Audiopci.jpg|AudioPCI
 </gallery>
 ==Comparison table==

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-Ensoniq was a popular musical instrument company that also produced sound cards during the 1990s. Their cards competed against Creative Labs' offerings.
+Ensoniq was a popular electronic musical instrument and sound processor  company that produced sound cards during the 1990s. Their cards competed against Creative Labs' offerings. At the end of the decade they were suffering financially and were purchased by Creative and merged with the E-mu subsidiary.
 ==Cards==
 ===Soundscape S-2000===
-Based upon the OttoR2/Sequoia/MC68EC000 chipset and an AD1848KP DAC/ADC, the Soundscape S-2000 was a high-quality wavetable sound card in 1994. It has clean, quality output, especially noticeable when compared to Creative Labs' cards. There is no MIDI effects processor but the patch ROM samples do have reverb/chorus pre-computed.
+Based upon the OttoR2/Sequoia/MC68EC000 chipset and an AD1848KP DAC/ADC, the Soundscape S-2000 was a high-quality wavetable sound card in 1994. It has clean, quality output, especially noticeable when compared to Creative Labs'  ISA cards. There is no MIDI effects processor but the samples have reverb/chorus pre-computed.
 I/O ports are configured by jumpers. DMA, IRQ, SB emulation and some other settings are software configurable.
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 ===Soundscape PnP / OPUS ===
-This card is an OEM cost-reduced product with similar specifications to the S-2000 but with some changes. It uses the AD1845JP and a MIDI chipset consisting of Cow and Opus. It has some compatibility problems with games because of the use of I/O ports atypical for the S-2000 (games don't always support them). Again there is no effects processor but the samples have pre-computed effects.
+This is an OEM-only cost-reduced product with similar specifications to the S-2000. It uses the AD1845JP and a MIDI chipset consisting of Cow and Opus. It has compatibility problems with some DOS games because of the use of I/O addresses not used by S-2000 (games don't always support them). Again there is no effects processor but the samples have pre-computed effects.
 Hardware settings are configured by PnP and by the SSINIT program.
 ===Soundscape Elite===
-This is a revision of the S-2000 board and is highly similar to it. The Elite model includes an effects DSP daughtercard, called the "ESP", that is fully programmable by a Windows application and by sysex commands. The patch set is revised and has notably stronger percussion samples. The Elite was released in 1995.
+This is a revision of the S-2000 board. The Elite model includes an effects DSP daughtercard, called the "ESP", that is fully programmable by a Windows application and by sysex commands. The patch set is revised and has notably stronger percussion samples. The Elite was released in 1995.
 I/O ports are again configured by jumpers. DMA, IRQ, SB emulation and some other settings are software configurable. PnP is not supported.
 ===Soundscape II===
-This card is the same as the Elite but it does not have the ESP daughtercard and it may have a different patch ROM.
+The Elite without the ESP daughtercard and possibly a different patch set.
 ===Soundscape VIVO 90===
-This card uses the Mark 5 / OttoR2 MIDI chipset and an AD1845JP DAC/ADC. This card replaced the Opus card as an OEM favorite. It was also available at retail. It is less capable and less flexible than the large Soundscape boards based on Otto and Sequoia. Settings are configured by PnP and by the SSINIT program.
+This card uses the Mark 5 / OttoR2 MIDI chipset and an AD1845JP DAC/ADC. This card replaced the Opus card as an OEM favorite and was available at retail. It is less capable and less flexible than the large Soundscape boards based on Otto and Sequoia. The most notable caveat is the requirement for EMM386 for DOS support.  Settings are configured by PnP and by the SSINIT program.
 ===AudioPCI===

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 | aux-in, line-in/mic, line-out, gameport/MIDI
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-| DOS, W3.x, W9x, NT4-6, OS/2
+| DOS, W3.x, W9x, NT4-6
 | MIDI FX in W9x. DS3D 2/4-speaker, EAX and A3D with SBPCI64 driver.
 |-

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	When Creative purchased Ensoniq, a driver update was released renaming the card to Sound Blaster PCI 64. This also added some new features. In Windows 9x it has rudimentary DirectSound3D 4-speaker support and minimal A3D/EAX emulation.		When Creative purchased Ensoniq, a driver update was released renaming the card to Sound Blaster PCI 64. This also added some new features. In Windows 9x it has rudimentary DirectSound3D 4-speaker support and minimal A3D/EAX emulation.
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		+	The ES1370 is not AC97 compatible and is actually natively 44.1 kHz. 48 kHz playback plays with a higher-than-normal pitch. Apparently the chip lacks sample rate conversion.

	<gallery>		<gallery>

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 ! Model
 ! Release Date
 ! Chipset
 ! PCM
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 | S2016
 | 1994
 | OttoR2B, Sequoia, MC68EC000, AD1848KP
 | 16-bit 48 kHz
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 | SSDB
 | 1994
 | OttoR2, Sequoia, MC68EC000
 | 16-bit 48 kHz
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 | S3016
 | 1995
 | Opus, Cow, MC68EC000, AD1845JP
 | 16-bit 48 kHz
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 | S2016-II
 | 1995
 | OttoR2C, Sequoia, MC68EC000, AD1848KP
 | 16-bit 48 kHz
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 | S2016-II
 | 1995
 | OttoR2, Sequoia, MC68EC000, AD1848KP
 | 16-bit 48 kHz
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 | VIVO-90DB
 | 1996
 | Mark 5, OttoR2C, AD1845JP
 | 16-bit 48 kHz
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 | -
 | DOS, W3.x, W9x, NT4
+| PnP
 |-
 | AudioPCI 3000
+|
 | 1997
 | ES1370, AK4531
 | 16-bit 48 kHz