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  1.     SNDCARDS.TXT - Comparison between Adlib Gold & Sound Blaster Pro                        
  2.        -------------- GIF News --- Sept/Oct 1991 --------------
  3.  
  4.                                               AdLib    Sound Blaster
  5.                                                Gold              Pro
  6. ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  7. FM Synthesizer Chip                   1 Stereo YM262    2 Mono YM3812
  8. # FM voices used in Stereo                        20               11
  9. # FM voices used in Mono                          20               22
  10. Two Operator FM Synthesis                        Yes              Yes
  11. Four Operator FM Synthesis                       Yes               No
  12. # FM Waveforms                                     8                4
  13. Negligible Wait Between Chip Writes     Yes (0.28fs)      No (23.0fs)
  14. ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  15. Sampling Resolution                          12 bits           8 bits
  16. Sampling Dynamic Range                         72 dB            48 dB
  17. Accepts 16 bit PCM Data                          Yes               No
  18. Sampling Input & Playback Channels                 2                2
  19. Maximum Stereo Sampling Rate                44.1 KHz        22.05 KHz
  20. Digitized Sound Data Format               5.5125 KHz            2 KHz
  21. Hardware Comp/Decompression                   3 to 1           4 to 1
  22. Simultaneous use of 2 DMA Channels               Yes               No
  23. Sampling FIFO Buffer                   2 x 128 Bytes      unspecified
  24. Programmable Interrupts                          Yes     Jumpers only
  25. Interrupt Conditions(s)                    8 Choices    On Completion
  26. Variable Anti-aliasing Filter                    Yes               No
  27. Double Oversampling Digital Filters              Yes               No
  28. Double Undersampling Digital Filters             Yes               No
  29. ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  30. On-board Analog Stereo Mixer                     Yes              Yes
  31. Accepts CD-Audio (RedBook) Input                 Yes              Yes
  32. Volume Control on Each Source             128 levels         8 levels
  33. Stereo Output Power Amplifier            1.2 W in 8j     0.75 W in 8j
  34. ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  35. MIDI Interface (IN, OUT, THRU)                   Yes              Yes
  36. Simultaneous MIDI IN & OUT                       Yes               No
  37. MIDI FIFO Buffer                                 Yes              Yes
  38. Joystick Port                                    Yes              Yes
  39. SCSI CD-ROM Interface                     153 kB/sec       153 kB/sec
  40. ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  41. Programmable Output Volume Control               Yes              Yes
  42. Programmable Output Tone Control                 Yes               No
  43. Programmable Gain for Mic & Aux Input            Yes        Automatic
  44. Programmable Card Localization                   Yes               No
  45. Programmable DMA Channel Selection               Yes     Jumpers only
  46. Programmable Interrupt Selection                 Yes     Jumpers only
  47. Programmable On-Board Chip Select                Yes               No
  48. ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  49. ID Code Available                                Yes               No
  50. Directly Accessible Control Registers            Yes               No
  51. Readable Control Registers                       Yes               No
  52. Registers Stored in Non-Volitile Memory          Yes               No
  53. ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  54. Price With On-Board SCSI Interface           $399.95          $299.95
  55. Price Without SCSI Interface                 $299.95              n/a
  56.