Yamaha OPL3-SA card sound won't come out right

[Ryan]

Hey, guys, I've got one last question.  As of late, all previous problems with my HP Pavilion have been solved (CD tray erratic behavior, Windows freezing when I exit from DOS programs), but I wound up with another problem that resulted in me switching back to the Sound Blaster AudioPCI.  I had gotten a Yamaha OPL3-SA sound card, and I got the drivers and it was installed.  I ran some tests and I encountered an issue with the sound.  Sound came out, but it would not come out in proper stereo.  When a stereo test was run from one of my games' setup programs, the sound rapidly switched back and forth betweent the speakers when both the left and right sound tests were being done.  Can anybody help with this issue?  I'd like to use that card and not get that problem.  I need true stereo to come out of it.  Also, I was only able to get up to sound with Sound Blaster Pro emulation.  The card appearantly doesn't support Sound Blaster 16 emulation, but I don't know for sure.

This is the configuration file:

DetectionMode=AUTO
AutoPowerSave=OFF
PowerDown=OFF
WSSEN=ON
WSSBase=530
WSSDMA=DUAL
WSSPDrq=0
WSSCDrq=1
WSSIrq=7
SBEN=ON
SBBase=220
SBIrq=5
SBDrq=1
MPU401=ON
MPUBase=330
MPUIrq=5
OPL3=ON
JoyStick=ON
SBMixFM=4
SBMixVoice=4
SBMixMain=4
WSSMixLine=23
WSSMixAUX1=23
WSSMixAUX2=23
WSSMixVoice=47

Can you see any errors in the configuration?  This is the configuration from the original install floppy.

[dl65]

 DarthMaul..... I was just looking for the right driver for that card , but need to know what operating system your using .
There are a number of drivers for that old card on......  http://members.driverguide.com/index.php      You will have to create a account ......but its free and then you can hopefully find the correct one .

dl65  

[Ryan]

Well, first of all, I already have an account at driverguide.com.  I'm running Windows 95.  dl, can you find the oldest known driver for that card for Windows 95?  Any help can be appreciated.  If you can't find the 1996 or 1997 driver, try looking for the 1999 driver if you can.  I may have already found that, but I can't be sure if it'll work.  Will it be necessary to update the ini file as well?  I already tried the newest driver, and that didn't help me much.  I'd like to find a YMF701-S specific driver if I could.  That's the card's chip model.

[dl65]

 DarthMaul...... I think that either the first or second search result is what you are looking for




dl65  

[Backdated]

For gaming etc purposes, this card supports SoundBlaster Pro emulation. Drivers are still widely available for it.

[Ryan]

Thanks.  I downloaded the driver and I will burn it to a CD so that when the Yamaha card is put back in the HP, the driver will then be installed.  Thanks.  Hopefully this one will work.  There's one last question.  Is there any way to get Sound Blaster 16 emulation on a Yamaha OPL3-SA?