Prisma Megamix. New soundcard for classics! - Page 13

Retrofan · 18 December 2015, 02:11

So I have to connect the Amiga Paula outputs to the inputs of the Prisma and then the Prisma outputs to my HiFi?
So then it's a pass through just to use the same Audio equipment with just a pair of cables.

You should include with the Prisma when it's available for sale a couple of male RCA adapters (for the female RCA Amiga Paula output) to female 3.5 mono jack plus the cable with dual male mono jacks in both sides.

8bitbubsy · 14 January 2016, 13:46

This card is an audio stream decoder, not a sound card, so I think it's very unlikely that it will support AHI at all. Would be a million times more useful than decoding MP3s on an Amiga though...

demolition · 14 January 2016, 13:49

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Originally Posted by 8bitbubsy

This card is an audio stream decoder, not a sound card

You are right, but the headline does say 'sound card' so perhaps that is a bit misleading as people expect it to do stuff it is not meant to.

Retrofan · 14 January 2016, 17:21

The MAS player uses AHI and it isn't a sound car either. Edit: Sorry, no, I was wrong.

In fact it can also use MHI.

eXeler0 · 15 January 2016, 20:25

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Originally Posted by demolition

You are right, but the headline does say 'sound card' so perhaps that is a bit misleading as people expect it to do stuff it is not meant to.

Even A-EON's own Press Release said "Sound Card" ;-)I
http://www.a-eon.com/PDF/News_Releas...ma_Megamix.pdf

wawa · 15 January 2016, 20:45

it was pointed out for a considerable number of times, that it is not a soundcard but a streaming audio decoder and that advertising it as a sound card is misleading. look up this very thread. i dont even understand why they insist on this, even though it doesnt look like the product is going to be delivered any soon and those, who nevertheless intend to buy it, would probably do, no matter what it is.

eXeler0 · 16 January 2016, 02:16

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Originally Posted by wawa

it was pointed out for a considerable number of times, that it is not a soundcard but a streaming audio decoder and that advertising it as a sound card is misleading. look up this very thread. i dont even understand why they insist on this, even though it doesnt look like the product is going to be delivered any soon and those, who nevertheless intend to buy it, would probably do, no matter what it is.

I have zero interest in this card, but I find it amusing that the official press release calls it a sound card and there's a zillion page thread with ppl arguing about what it actually is or isnt.

FOL · 16 January 2016, 17:03

Im sure it was metioned before. Obviously a typo.
Should have been corrected by now though.

Retrofan · 16 January 2016, 19:25

Fol I can't run AmigaAMP and I can not contact Matthew, I've sent him some email.

eXeler0 · 16 January 2016, 23:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by FOL

Im sure it was metioned before. Obviously a typo.
Should have been corrected by now though.

To be fair, the official Prisma page looks like this:
http://www.a-eon.com/?page=prisma
(At the time of writing: it simply says "product page coming soon".. No reference to the previous press release.

The old press release was a PDF and I guess they didn't want to edit it afterwards as it was already spread all over Internet. ..

FOL · 17 January 2016, 17:07

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Originally Posted by Retrofan

Fol I can't run AmigaAMP and I can not contact Matthew, I've sent him some email.

He is away at the moment. Will let him know though.

bubbob42 · 23 January 2016, 13:40

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Originally Posted by Retrofan

Fol I can't run AmigaAMP and I can not contact Matthew, I've sent him some email.

You need a special AmigaAMP beta for the Prisma. Contact the author for it.

Retrofan · 23 January 2016, 17:32

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Originally Posted by bubbob42

You need a special AmigaAMP beta for the Prisma. Contact the author for it.

Oh yes, you are true. Thank you.

Quote:

AmigaAMP development continues. I'm currently working on porting version 3 to AmigaOS 3.9 so that classic users can benefit from all the new features and bug fixes in this version (and probably from some new bugs introduced during porting as well :-)).

The new version 3 OS 3.9 build will support sending not only MP2/MP3 but also other compressed files through MHI so that you can play them on the new Prisma Megamix soundcard. This is currently in closed beta test phase.

Daedalus · 23 January 2016, 18:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Retrofan

The MAS player uses AHI and it isn't a sound car either.

In fact it can also use MHI.

Ummm... The MAS player uses MHI, yes, but it absolutely does not use AHI. Why would it?

As for whether it's a soundcard or not, it may be a little misleading because people equate soundcard with an AHI-compatible output device. However, it does output sound from software sources on the computer so I would definitely consider it a soundcard - just one with a particular purpose (in this case for decoding audio). There have been other cases of this in the past too - plenty of MIDI bank hardware and the likes have been advertised as sound cards, once they have their own audio output ability.

Bottom line, all that's needed is to be clear about what *type* of soundcard it is. Personally I've never had any doubts about this, but maybe others less familiar with the terminology might be confused.

Retrofan · 23 January 2016, 19:41

Oh, yes. It uses MHI too, I was remembering wrong, very sorry about that.

HardStep · 23 January 2016, 21:47

Nice to hear that there is a special Prisma Megamix version of AmigaAmp in development for wb3.

trixster · 18 February 2016, 22:39

Another month, no news. This product isn't getting released anytime soon is it?

gulliver · 18 February 2016, 22:43

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Originally Posted by trixster

Another month, no news. This product isn't getting released anytime soon is it?

They are just waiting it to be released together with Elbox´s Shark PPC accelerator.

spudje · 18 February 2016, 23:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by trixster

Another month, no news. This product isn't getting released anytime soon is it?

Like virtually anything A-EON has announced in the recent past....??

Retrofan · 04 April 2016, 22:03

They've told me they are currently working on updated drivers. Zorro seems to be sorted now and clockport driver is now being worked on.

18 December 2015, 02:11	#241
Retrofan Ruler of the Universe Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Lanzarote/Spain Posts: 6,185	So I have to connect the Amiga Paula outputs to the inputs of the Prisma and then the Prisma outputs to my HiFi? So then it's a pass through just to use the same Audio equipment with just a pair of cables. You should include with the Prisma when it's available for sale a couple of male RCA adapters (for the female RCA Amiga Paula output) to female 3.5 mono jack plus the cable with dual male mono jacks in both sides. Last edited by Retrofan; 20 December 2015 at 14:25.

14 January 2016, 17:21	#244
Retrofan Ruler of the Universe Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Lanzarote/Spain Posts: 6,185	The MAS player uses AHI and it isn't a sound car either. Edit: Sorry, no, I was wrong. In fact it can also use MHI. Last edited by Retrofan; 23 January 2016 at 19:42.

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14 January 2016, 13:46	#242
8bitbubsy Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Norway Posts: 1,710	This card is an audio stream decoder, not a sound card, so I think it's very unlikely that it will support AHI at all. Would be a million times more useful than decoding MP3s on an Amiga though...

15 January 2016, 20:45	#246
wawa Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: berlin/germany Posts: 1,054	it was pointed out for a considerable number of times, that it is not a soundcard but a streaming audio decoder and that advertising it as a sound card is misleading. look up this very thread. i dont even understand why they insist on this, even though it doesnt look like the product is going to be delivered any soon and those, who nevertheless intend to buy it, would probably do, no matter what it is.

16 January 2016, 17:03	#248
FOL PSPUAE DEV Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Wales / UK Age: 45 Posts: 5,999	Im sure it was metioned before. Obviously a typo. Should have been corrected by now though.

16 January 2016, 19:25	#249
Retrofan Ruler of the Universe Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Lanzarote/Spain Posts: 6,185	Fol I can't run AmigaAMP and I can not contact Matthew, I've sent him some email.

23 January 2016, 19:41	#255
Retrofan Ruler of the Universe Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Lanzarote/Spain Posts: 6,185	Oh, yes. It uses MHI too, I was remembering wrong, very sorry about that.

23 January 2016, 21:47	#256
HardStep Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 185	Nice to hear that there is a special Prisma Megamix version of AmigaAmp in development for wb3.

18 February 2016, 22:39	#257
trixster Guru Meditating Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: England Posts: 2,337	Another month, no news. This product isn't getting released anytime soon is it?

04 April 2016, 22:03	#260
Retrofan Ruler of the Universe Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Lanzarote/Spain Posts: 6,185	They've told me they are currently working on updated drivers. Zorro seems to be sorted now and clockport driver is now being worked on.

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