Darklands
CLUE BOOK

Final Notes

ROLAND MUSIC & DIGITAL SOUNDS

The original Darklands technical supplement suggested that users could use Roland MT-32/LAPC-1 sound systems for music alongside Sound Blaster cards for digital sound effects. At first we couldn't manage this. But the Jim McConkey, technical guru for MicroProse's sound department, realized that due to the way our sound drivers interact with your hardware, simply renaming certain files would provide simultaneous support for Roland and any sound board with digital sound capability! We apologize for not having thought of this embarassingly simple approach earlier.      PROCEDURE:   The following procedure allows any of the following sound boards to provide digital sounds while a Roland MT-32 or LAPC-1 provides music. Only use this procedure if you have a Roland and one of the following boards: Covox Sound Master II Sound Blaster Sound Blaster Pro (both versions) Pro Audio Spectrum (original version) Pro Audio Spectrum, "+"(plus) or "16" Thunderboard ATI F/X      First, switch to the MPS\DARKLAND subdirectory (or whatever subdirectory you specified for installation) and save the current sound files by entering the following four lines (hit the Return key at the end of each line): COPY  PSOUND.DLC  PSOUND.DC COPY  PSOUND.DLB  PSOUND.DB COPY  ASOUND.DLC  ASOUND.DC COPY  ASOUND.DLB  ASOUND.DB      Second, reset the non-digital sound files by entering these four lines: COPY  RSOUND.DLC  PSOUND.DLC COPY  RSOUND.DLB  PSOUND.DLB COPY  RSOUND.DLC  ASOUND.DLC COPY  RSOUND.DLB  ASOUND.DLB      Finally, using the INSTALL program, select the digital sound board you are using (i.e., the board you want in addition to the Roland sound). Use all the appropriate settings for that digital sound board.      This technique causes non-digital sounds to be sent to your Roland, while the digital sounds are send(sic) to whatever you specify using the INSTALL program.      RESTORATION:   If at any later time, you wish to restore Darklands to its normal configuration, enter the following four lines. COPY  PSOUND.DC  PSOUND.DLC COPY  PSOUND.DB  PSOUND.DLB COPY  ASOUND.DC  ASOUND.DLC COPY  ASOUND.DB  ASOUND.DLB      This restores your sound drivers to their original state. You'll need to do this if you want to disable the Roland for any reason (for example, if you remove the Roland system and want the normal sounds coming from somewhere else!).

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