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Q124710: MSB Human: No MIDI Drums with Gravis UltraSound

Article: Q124710
Product(s): Microsoft Home Kids Products
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 08-NOV-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Scholastic's Magic School Bus series: Explores the Human Body for Windows, version 1.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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After you install The Magic School Bus Explores The Human Body and configure
your Gravis UltraSound sound card for Extended MIDI, you do not hear MIDI drum
sound, either in the program or in the Bus Stop Utility.

CAUSE
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Rather than using FM synthesis, the Gravis UltraSound implements MIDI sound via
a series of patch maps. These patch maps, which it loads by default, do not
include the correct drum sounds.

STATUS
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Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION
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Gravis UltraSound is manufactured by a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make
no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or
reliability.

Gravis can be contacted as follows:

  Support Telephone Number: (604) 431-1807
  BBS Telephone Number: (604) 431-5927
  World Wide Web Site: http://www.gravis.com


Additional query words: 1.00 kids mskids msb msb-hb schoolbus GUS gravus sounds msbhb magicbus winmsbhuman msbhuman frizz frizzle liz soundcard soundboard board

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch kbZNotKeyword kbKidsSearch kbScholasticHuman kbMSBSearch
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0

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