Talk:Covox Speech Thing
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[edit] Other Covox products
Covox produced two 8bit ISA bus sound cards. The Sound Master and the Sound Master II. The Sound Master sported a pair of digital joystick ports for Atari 2600 compatable sticks. I don't recall what audio devices it had onboard other than the Speech Thing.
Article on the Sound Master II. http://www.atarimagazines.com/compute/issue142/112_Sound_Master_II.php Jumper info, http://artofhacking.com/th99/i/C-D/50374.htm
The Sound Master II incorporated the Speech Thing and AdLib onboard (with a YM3812 chip), a MIDI port (but no joystick port), and with a 80386 CPU and software driver could emulate a Soundblaster. Using the Speech Thing disabled access to any parallel port using the same interrupt. I think there was also another, Covox proprietary, audio device on the Sound Master II. It's been years since I had the two versions of these cards and information is very sparse online.
Bio. of Kevin O. Corson, part of the Covox team. http://www.marketingengineers.com/history.html Perhaps he might remember or have some more information?
The Sound Master II gained enough game support that Media Vision incorporated 100% emulation of it on their 'ultimate' soundcard, the ProZonic.
[edit] Software for Covox
Is there any MP3 player that supports this gadget? It would be nice to create a list of software that supports Covox. I reanimated a very old laptop for nostalgy purposes that has no sound card, so I'll soon become a Covox user - in 2008 :D —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.181.65.149 (talk) 20:36, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Microsoft
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/88153
Sound Master II Drivers Available from Covox Tympanum View products that this article applies to. Article ID : 88153 Last Review : October 14, 2003 Revision : 2.0 This article was previously published under Q88153 SUMMARY Sound Master II, manufactured by Covox Tympanum Corporation, emulates an Adlib Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) card. Windows 3.1 digitized sound drivers for the Sound Master II card are available through the Covox BBS numbers listed below. MORE INFORMATION Although the Sound Master II is compatible with the Adlib MIDI card, the MIDI port on the card needs specific Covox drivers for MIDI support under Windows 3.1. Covox is currently developing these drivers and they will be available on the Covox BBS when they are completed.
The Covox BBS also includes an updated Wave form audio driver dated July 10, 1992. If you have a Covox sound device and use Windows 3.1, Covox recommends obtaining the newest wave form driver.
For additional information, contact Covox technical support or download the file WINHELP.TXT (from the Covox BBS), which provides information on installing Covox drivers for Windows 3.1.
The products included here, Sound Master II and Adlib MIDI card, are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bizzybody (talk • contribs) 03:49, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
