### Setting the BLASTER environment variable ### | |
I am pasting here below the content of a file I found once shipped with some Ap… | |
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This section may be useful if you are having problems with sound or music in a … | |
Apogee's DOS games that use Soundblasters look at the BLASTER environment varia… | |
Note that this BLASTER environment variable applies for many Apogee games regar… | |
These settings tell the game how your sound card is configured, regardless of w… | |
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 T3 P330 H6 E620 | |
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| | | | | | | | |_______ AWE 32 Only Parameter | |
| | | | | | | |__________ "High" DMA Channel | |
| | | | | | |_______________ MIDI Port | |
| | | | | |__________________ Type of Card | |
| | | | |_____________________ DMA Channel | |
| | | |________________________ Interrupt | |
| | |_____________________________ Port Address | |
| |___________________________________ Environment Variable | |
|________________________________________ DOS Command | |
NOTE: There can be no spaces between the word BLASTER and the equal sign (=). I… | |
(Some of these parameters (P, H, and E) are dependant on certain types of cards… | |
Please read this entire section to see if you need any of them. If you are usi… | |
Now, these may not (most likely not) be the same for your board, because the Po… | |
For PORT ADDRESS, it's almost always 220. That seems to be the default for mos… | |
The INTERRUPT is something that varies from system to system. Mystic Towers an… | |
The DMA CHANNEL sometimes causes problems if it isn't set to 1, which is the us… | |
The TYPE OF CARD should be 1 if you have an older Soundblaster, or a Sound Blas… | |
The MIDI PORT parameter will only be needed if you are using a card that has MI… | |
The HIGH DMA CHANNEL is something that is used primarily on Soundblaster 16 car… | |
The E620 parameter is something that is needed _only_ if you have a Creative La… | |
Note on the Soundblaster AWE64: The AWE64 will not always correctly set up its… | |
Note on Hocus Pocus: This game was made when there were only four possible par… | |
After you have entered the correct SET BLASTER line in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file, … | |