Selecting the Best 

Most MS DOS based games that provide sound have some procedure for audio setup. These 

procedures generally allow you to choose from a list of popular audio cards or audio devices.

Audio Options in a 

Games may present audio options differently. Some may present a single choice that corresponds 

Game

to a particular audio device; for example, Sound Blaster 16, Roland Sound Canvas, etc. Others 

provide an option for music and digital audio separately; for example, General MIDI music with 

Sound Blaster digital audio. In such a case, there are often two separate menus to configure.

Some games allow you to set the MIDI port address and IRQ for music and sound. Make sure that 

these settings correspond to the values displayed by SBECFG.EXE or the Resources tabbed page 

of the Creative SB Live! SB16 Emulation Properties dialog box.

There are games that offer MPU 401/Roland (General MIDI or MT 32/LAPC 1) as an option. 

Often these games allow you to set the MIDI port address. Make sure that they match the MIDI 

address in the Resources list on Resources tabbed page of the Creative SB Live! SB16 Emulation 

Properties dialog box. The same values can be found under  MPU 401 (General MIDI, Roland 

MT 32/LAPC 1) Emulation , displayed by SBECFG.EXE in MS DOS mode. Remember to 

enable the MT 32 MIDI patch with the SBEMIXER program if you select Roland MT 32 or 

LAPC 1 for music.

Music Options

Most MS DOS games offer a menu choice for sound when they start up. If you have a choice 

between General MIDI and MT 32, always choose General MIDI, since it will provide you with 

the best sound quality. If you need to use MT 32, you must first switch from the General MIDI 

instrument set (the default) to the MT 32 instrument set using SBEMIXER. Be sure to switch 

back to the General MIDI set when you are finished using the MT 32 instrument set.

Digital Audio Options

SB Live! supports Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster Pro, Sound Blaster 16, and Adlib digital audio 

emulation. If an application provides all these as options, specify the choices in this order:

1. Sound Blaster 16

2. Sound Blaster Pro

3. Sound Blaster

4. Adlib

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