Orchid SoundWave 32
| Technical details | |
| Name: | SoundWave 32 |
| Company: | Orchid Technology |
| Chipset: | OTI, Analog Devices SoundPort AD1848KP, ADSP 2115 KP-80, 96 kB SRAM 15 ns |
| Bus: | ISA 16 bit |
| Connectors: | Line Out, Speaker Out, Line In, Mic In, MIDI/Game, CD-ROM Sony/Panasonic |
| Standards (DOS): | SB, WSS, Adlib, MPU-401 internal WT and external |
| FCC-ID: | DDS7EF0393-93-SWA |
| Manufactured: | 1993 |
This card is configured by jumpers.
Analog Devices SoundPort Codec for SB 1.x (internal reported DSP version 1.2) and WSS
Analog Devices DSPs for wavetable playback. 2x 512KB ROM with instrument samples from Orchid.
The wavetable ROM from Orchid is the original cards version, quality is rather poor. There is the option to load different DSP firmwares for GM or MT-32 playback mode.
Cards versions:
1x 512 KB ROM or 2x 512 KB ROM from Orchid
later new ROM ICs could be bought for $39.95 from Orchid with instrument samples from InnoVision.
These require different drivers and DSP firmware and may have a different playback quality.
Manual present
In a comparison of wavetable boards from Heimlich (posted in Usenet in 1995) the playback quality for music using the better ROMs from InnoVision yielded a rating of 2 of 10 points.
This is in line with my personal impression.
Orchid SoundWave32 Drivers
Orchid SoundWave32 Manual
Orchid SoundWave32 Configuration from Total Hardware 99
Orchid SoundWave32 Sample Recordings in Wavetable Comparison
Datasheet of AD1848 SoundPort Stereo Codec
