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In article <1991May19.023447.6807@ecst.csuchico.edu> ekrimen@ecst.csuchico.edu (Ed Krimen) writes:
>In article <1991May18.153315.47847@cc.usu.edu> slqn0@cc.usu.edu writes:
>>
>>	Is there a fairly easy way to run the sound from a 1040ST through a
>>stereo system?  Can it be done through the MIDI ports?  I was just looking a
>>friend's Amiga, and thought how much better Atari sound would be if it could be 
>>hooked up in a similar fashion.
>>
>
>The best way to get stereo out of your ST is to get an STe.  They have
>RCA jacks in the back for right and left stereo, 8-bit PCM channels.
>
>There's also a product for older STs called Tweety Board.  It connects to
>the Yamaha chip and splits the 3 voices into three RCA jacks, which you
>can connect to your stereo.  They include a Y-adapter to combine two of
>the three outputs.  I've heard that digitized sound is difficult to 
>understand with the Tweety Board.
>
The Tweety board is overrated.  It absolutely mangles all digitized sound,
and normal sound isn't improved that much.  If you have an amplifier that
can handle three separate channels, then the Tweety board may be worth it, but
otherwise, it is impractical.

John Thaanum   		thaanuj@prism.cs.orst.edu

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