I’m looking for a sound card that will output stereo sound on my Apple IIGS. Which one does everyone recommend that had wide compatibility with games? How many games for the IIGS support stereo sound? Do 8bit Apple IIE also support stereo sound if i have the sound card installed?
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I think the IIgs stereo card I have is the Manilla Gear one, but I bought it years ago, I think from ReActive Micro. A lot of IIgs games support stereo and have great sounds and music. The fact that everything except stereo output is factory is why things are better supported on the IIgs. Just that compared to the 8 bit models there was less IIgs specific software.
//e sound card support is a lot less. There are maybe 50-60 titles that support the Mockingboard. Some support stereo, but often only something like the intro music. Mockingboard is the most widely supported sound card but the ALF, Mountain Computing and others are also out there. Some of them are only supported in stereo in music software, not really in games. Some of them require two cards to do stereo. There is no real simple answer for the 8 bit Apple II models since it is all 3rd party hardware.
What do you think about the LiteSound Apple IIgs Stereo Audio Interface card? I ordered a couple things from reactivemicro over a week ago and the items still haven't shipped and the owner is unrepsonsive so I want to order from another vendor.
ReActive, like almost all retro computing businesses is a small one person operation so it isn't entirely surprising they are sometimes a little slow. I've bought from them several times and always got what I ordered.
That said, I've also ordered from Joe's Computer Museum and they're good to go, so if they are selling that card I am sure it is fine.