On Fri, 03 Sep 2004 08:56:18 +0000, Lenny wrote:

I am in need of a BCB 3.0 compatible Console 32 application that
programs the SB Live 5.1 PCI 32-bit sound card FM-Synthesizer to play
a tone at a given duration.

Sorry, but the Live (and Audigy) cards do not have that crappy old Yamaha
OPL3 FM synth. They're based on a digital programmable DSP, not a bunch of
fixed-function oscillators. Under win9x, Creative supplies their own
emulator for Live cards, but it's no longer available in XP (to my knowledge
at least).

There is a software emulator though that simulates a soundblaster 16 (and/or
possibly other creative stoneage hardware) on any directsound-compatible
soundcard, you might want to try that one. No, sorry, I can't remember its
name, so you'll have to google for it or maybe someone else here
remembers...

Direct Sound sounds like "Direct X" nonsense, something no one in their
right mind has ever been impressed with, and wdm is one of the worst evils
to have ever been introduced to windows video/sound interface.

All I want to do is simply generate a fixed-frequency tone for a specific
duration, that should not be very difficult to do! and do it without
useless proprietary windows nonsense to accomplish it!

Creative should have at least that much available in the public domain.

AGAIN:
If anyone has a console-32 (non gui) application that can play a
fixed-frequency tone (800 Hz) for one complete second, then PLEASE
CONTACT me. thanks!

I can be reached at
and AIM: SirSkeptic