ManilaGear ready to ship 4soniq 4-Channel Sound Card

ManilaGear, a new Apple II hardware maker, is readying his new 4soniq 4-Channel Sound Card, a beautiful and functional sound card for the IIgs.

The 4soniq gives you four separate channels of sound for your Apple IIgs, instead of the usual one.

Each of the 32 oscillators available in the Apple IIgs’ Ensoniq Digital Oscillator Chip (DOC) can be assigned to play on any one of 8 output channels. One 4soniq card unlocks 4 of those channels. Pair it with a second 4soniq card to unlock all 8!

To enjoy four channel sound with the 4soniq, you will need four powered speakers (e.g. two sets of 2.1 computer speakers setup up as Front Left, Front Right, Back Left and Back Right), and the appropriate software.

Four channel sound is now supported in Ninjaforce’s Kaboom! and has been tested successfully on modified versions of Ninjaforce’s NinjaTracker * and Sheppyware’s AmperSound GS. Screen Shot 2016-07-09 at 10.47.06 AM

For software that does not support four channel sound yet, the 4soniq functions equally well as a two channel stereo card.

Features:

  • 4 Channel Output (via 2x 3.5mm stereo jacks)
  • Single Channel Input (via 1x 3.5mm mono jack)
  • Ability to pair with another 4soniq to get 8 Channel Output **
  • Ability to power externally for slotless operation ***

What’s In The Box:

  • 1x 4soniq
  • 1x 4soniq-to-J-25 Connector Cable
  • 1x Backplate and Cable Assembly

Sound never looked this good!

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Javier Rivera

I'm an apple //c fanatic, born in Mexico but living in sunny Miami, FL, the perfect place for retrobrite! I like restoring computers to bring them back to their old glory. Also like to combine new technology with vintage hardware to give new uses to them.