SOUND BOARDS: MEDIATRIX
Audiotrix Pro
Last update: 12/26/97
- Phone:
- 800-820-8749, 819-829-8749
- Fax:
- 819-829-5100
- BBS:
- ??
- e-mail:
- ??
- Web:
- http://www.mediatrix.com
Mediatrix will not be producing new OS/2 drivers for the Audiotrix
Pro, but they do plan on introducing four new products in early 1997,
and claim that OS/2 drivers will be available for them "right from the
start." As with all such claims, however, I wouldn't make plans to
buy one until it's actually available with full OS/2 support.
Audiotrix Pro
- Type:
- Wavetable
- Chipset:
- CS4231,
Yamaha OPL4
- CD-ROM:
- optional: proprietary (Sony, Panasonic, Mitsumi, Philips)
- Street price:
- ~$225 (?)
- OS/2 Drivers:
- Available
- Drivers from:
- ??; OS/2 ftp (for
MPU-401 driver)
- Comments:
- This board is well-respected for its sound quality, but the
current drivers are it; Mediatrix says they won't be developing new
drivers for this board under OS/2, though they are planning to release
a README on getting it working under Warp 4.0. The current OS/2
drivers are reputed to support .WAV file playback, but not MIDI. They
reportedly do work with VTD. The IBM MPU-401 drivers reportedly
do work, but require initializing the board in DOS first and warm
booting to OS/2. I don't know if any Crystal Semiconductor drivers would work
with this board. Vince Worthington has written a FAQ on using this board under OS/2. I believe this
board has been discontinued, but I'm not positive of that.
AudioTrix 3D and 3D-XG
- Type:
- Wavetable
- Chipset:
- Sigma-delta codec; Yamaha OPL-4
wavetable (3D) or DB60XG wavetable (3D-XG)
- CD-ROM:
- None (?)
- Street price:
- ??
- OS/2 Drivers:
- Available
- Drivers from:
- Box (?); Mediatrix web site
- Comments:
- I know very little about this board -- only what I've read in a
Mediatrix spec sheet, which claimed there are OS/2 drivers available.
I've yet to hear from anybody who's actually used the board, though.
Copyright © 1996, 1997, Rod Smith, rodsmith@rodsbooks.com
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