Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Path: utzoo!utgpu!cunews!micor!taob
From: taob@micor.ocunix.on.ca (Brian Tao)
Subject: Re: IBM SOUND and OTHER STUFF...
Organization: M.B. Cormier INC.
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 91 22:12:37 EDT
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References: <1991Jun18.140659.17748@galileo.cc.rochester.edu>
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mek4_ltd@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Mark Kern) writes:

> 3) Roland LAPC-1 card and derivatives : Give it up. This thing trashes
> 	the Ensoniq.  All the sounds (15-voices...not sure) have a rich
> 	and lush timbre that cannot be matched by the Ensoniq.  This
> 	thing also has built in effects such as reverb, chorus, etc, 
> 	that really make a difference in the overall production. There
> 	is one aspect where the Ensoniq is superior, and that is in
> 	its ability to play back and record sampled sounds.  the
> 	Roland card has a couple of built in samples for game sounds,
> 	but you are limited to what is built in to the card.

    So far in this discussion, nobody's mentioned the relative prices of the 
Adlib, Sound Blaster and the Roland LAPC-1.  The adlib is around $100 or so, 
the SB (not to be confused with the Sonic Blaster ;-) ) goes for around 
$175, and I don't know what the Roland might sell for.  $400 or so?  It's a 
nice piece of equipment, but there's a hefty price tag to go along with it. 
Heck, I could get a 10-MHz/64K ZipGS for that kind of money, and have cash 
left over...
