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Re: CD-ROM interface problems - SoundBlaster 16

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From: Mike Tomlinson
Date: Sun, 07 Apr 1996 00:00
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In article <1UHpHAAYBtYxEwLb@arrymicm.demon.co.uk>, Harry Holroyd
<harry@arrymicm.demon.co.uk> writes
>In article <31617e41.4564056@news.demon.co.uk>, Stan
><Stan@winst.demon.co.uk> writes
>>
>>The only tiny problem still is that it seems I cannot play audio CD's
>>through the system any more. (There IS a cable connecting the two). I
>>can only assume that if you don't use the soundcard CD-ROM interface
>>it assumes you don't have one at all and so prevents this input signal
>>getting through!
>
>This would seem to be a common problem, I to have just fitted a quad
>speed CD rom and mine won't play audio either, mine is plugged in to a
>sound blaster pro card, hopefully some one will help us in the right
>direction? please.

Could it be as simple as turning up the volume of the CD drive input on
the sound-mixer app that should have come with the card?

Some games reset my Orchid Sound Producer Pro to a default setup, which
sets the CD input to zero, meaning I can't hear anything when I play an
audio disc.


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Mike Tomlinson
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