That's right, it was you, Greg. Here's the v9 encode info & dowmloads
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/default.asp
The list of compatible cards contains familiar brands/models, but I'm
not familiar enough with PC drivers to know what MediaPlayer can use.
If there is a way to make MediaPlayer 5.1 play through most cards,
its another reason to get a PC along with SonicStage. PC folks with
5.1 capable cards and all the speakers hooked up, here are some
sounds to spread around
http://download.microsoft.com/download/winmediatech40/Utility/1.0/W98NT42KM=
eXP/EN-US/6channel.exe
Rob D.
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Greg wrote:
>My experience has been that V9.0 supported multi-channel files as well
>as lossless encoding, both of which I experimented with. (may not
>have been as easy as it is now) There is a free encoder for authoring
>your own files. Look around on MS' website it's not too hard to find,
>it's called windows media encoder. I'm not sure if they have updated
>it for version 10. Thanks for the heads up Rich!
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>Rob, here is a link describing what is required for version 9
>playback, I think you need a WDM driver to be compatible with windows
>applications like media player. I'm pretty sure windows media player
>does not support ASIO drivers. Someone correct me if I'm wrong please.
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>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/windowsmediaplayer/51audio.mspx
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>--greg
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>> >For those with XP. Free upgrade on line.
>> >The new Windows Media Player 10 appears well worth spending some time
>> >with.
>> >Ripping CD's for references is now easy and includes a lossless .wma
>> >option.
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>> >I have not played with it yet but streaming surround 5.1 and 7.1 .wma
>> >is now a reality.
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>> This was mentioned in a post a few months back which I meant to
>> follow-up. So it plays a .wma file and not an AC3. Will it work
>> through any audio driver XL recognizes to playback the 6 channels--
>> like through the driver in your multi-channel RME audio interface?
>> Rob D.
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>> Rob Danielson
>> Film Department
>> University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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>"Microphones are not ears,
>Loudspeakers are not birds,
>A listening room is not nature."
>Klas Strandberg
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Rob Danielson
Film Department
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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