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Overview
THIS IS THE FUTURE OF SOUND AND MUSIC.

QUALITY WAVETABLE SOUND WITH THE CONVENIENCE OF PnP
The UltraSound Plug & Play sound card make use of the highly-integrated InterWave chip developed by Advanced Micro Devices. The InterWave was developed as the result of a joint venture between Gravis and AMD utilizing Advanced Gravis' UltraSound audio technology. The Interwave chip is the first to provide integration of the MPC-3 multimedia requirements. This integrated technology allows Gravis to deliver more honest reproduction of sound and reduce the card's cost without sacrificing the quality of the other components.

EFFORTLESS PC SOUND, UNLIMITED SOUND POTENTIAL!
Being a Plug & Play device, UltraSound installation couldn't be easier. Just whack the card into your PC, load up Windows 95 and follow the instructions. If you're running under DOS, Windows 3.1 or linux, never fear as there is superb support for those platforms as well. Concerned that the UltraSound is skimping out on any features? The AMD InterWave chip was a pioneer in full-duplex sound, being able to record and playback at the same time--invaluable for Internet phone or video conferencing. Have we mentioned that it's expandable to up to 8MB of RAM at all? The Pro version even comes with 512K of RAM built in. Unlike other digital sound cards, the UltraSound supports up to 32 channels of hardware mixing with inbuilt linear interpolation, so your sounds always come out at CD quality.

 

Features (For more information about these features, UltraSound PnP specifications)
32-voice wavetable synthesizer 32 channels for digital effects
Beyond CD-quality recording and playback at 16-bit, 48KHz Hardware mixing so you won't sacrifice game performance for good music
Inbuilt 4:1 ADPCM A-law and U-law compression Slots for up to 8MB of RAM
Line In, Line Out, Mono Mic In, ATAPI Enhanced IDE CD-ROM interface, CD audio and speed comspensating Joystick/MPU 401 connectors UART-compatible MIDI connectors
20Hz to 20KHz w/3dB line output frequency response >80dB Signal-to-Noise ratio (line in to line out)
 

Software included with the UltraSound Plug & Play:
Complete mixer software WinDecks: Stereo rack-style Windows WAV, MIDI and CD audio player
Sound Forge XP: Powerful sound editing software from Sonic Foundry Cakewalk Express: Windows MIDI sequencing software from Twelve Tone Systems
5.6MB General MIDI patch set and patch editing software for cards with added RAM Over 200MB of the hottest games and demos
       
UltraSound Plug & Play is 100% DirectSound & DirectX5 compatible, meaning no hiccups when you're trying to run the most advanced games. The MILES sound library for DOS ensures that almost any recent game will have native UltraSound support.

If you are a developer and looking to produce software for the Gravis UltraSound, then visit the Gravis FTP site for the Software Development Kit (SDK).

 
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