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In article <C1ExyK.EAG@ccu.umanitoba.ca> umhaugh0@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Bruce A. Haugh) writes:
>
>Roland is supposedly making (or is probably on the verge of release) a new
>16-bit card.  There's no mentio of the price but I'd imagine it will be 
>somewhere around the neighborhood of the Turtle Beach price tag and most
>likely will be THE best card on the market hands-down.  This, ofcourse, is
>just a guess.  But I believe it will be.
>
>Bruce

THE best?  I don't know about that.  However, most General MIDI music
is authored for the SoundCanvas, then ported to other synths, so it
will probably sound the best on games and such.  Here is what I have
from a brochure on the upcoming TAP-10:

TAP-10:  The Audio Producer     Notice:  This Is Preliminary Information

Specifications:

Tones:  128 sounds (conforms to General MIDI System Level 1) and 6 drum kits
Polyphony/Timbres:  26 voices/16 parts (1 for drums)
Built-in Effects:  Reverb/Delay and Chorus
Digital Audio:  Linear 16/8-bit stereo/mono sampling
    44.1/22.05/11.025 kHz sampling rate (stereo)
    2-voice polyphony, effects (common to synthesizer)
    A/D input level range of -50 dBm (mic) to -10 dBm (line)
Onboard Analog Stereo Mixer:  Individual levels for synthesized audio,
    digital audio, and Aux. In
Connections:  Mix output, A/D input Aux. input--all stereo mini jacks
    Joystick/MIDI connector--DB-15F
Interface:  MPU-401 UART mode compatible (Alternate TAP-10 enhanced mode
    provides additional data buffering and improved timing accuracy)
    Optional connector box required for external instruments

I don't know any more than this, so don't send email!  It should be an
interesting year for sound cards and synthesizer modules, though!

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Dave Hawley, National Semiconductor.  Not speaking for my employer or Roland.