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Ad Lib, Inc. was a Canadian manufacturer of sound cards and other computer equipment founded by Martin Prevel, a former professor of music and vice-dean of the music department at the Université Laval. The company's best known product, the AdLib Music Synthesizer Card (ALMSC), or simply the AdLib as it was called, was the first add-on sound card for IBM compatibles to achieve widespread acceptance, becoming the first de facto standard for audio reproduction. | Ad Lib, Inc. was a Canadian manufacturer of sound cards and other computer equipment founded by Martin Prevel, a former professor of music and vice-dean of the music department at the Université Laval. The company's best known product, the AdLib Music Synthesizer Card (ALMSC), or simply the AdLib as it was called, was the first add-on sound card for IBM compatibles to achieve widespread acceptance, becoming the first de facto standard for audio reproduction. | ||
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{| class="wikitable" | ==Onboarded Soundchip== | ||
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaha_OPL#OPL2 YM3812] | |||
==Additional links== | |||
*TDB | |||
==Most popular trackers== | |||
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|- | |- | ||
! | ! Name | ||
! | ! Author | ||
! Platform | ! Platform | ||
! Type | ! Type | ||
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! Official website | ! Official website | ||
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| | | bgcolor = "yellow"| '''AdLib Tracker 2''' | ||
| | | bgcolor = "yellow"| Unknown | ||
| Windows | | bgcolor = "yellow"| Windows | ||
| Tracker | | bgcolor = "yellow"| Tracker | ||
| | | bgcolor = "yellow"| FM (OPL3) | ||
| | | bgcolor = "yellow"| 12/25 | ||
| Free | | bgcolor = "yellow"| Free | ||
| [https://adlibtracker.net/ More info] | | bgcolor = "yellow"| [https://adlibtracker.net/downloads.php More info] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | '''Surprise! Adlib Tracker 2''' | ||
| Unknown | |||
| MS-DOS | | MS-DOS | ||
| Tracker | | Tracker | ||
| Digital | | Digital | ||
| | | 2003 | ||
| Free | | Free | ||
| [http://justsolve.archiveteam.org/wiki/Surprise!_Adlib_Tracker_v2.0 More info] | | [http://justsolve.archiveteam.org/wiki/Surprise!_Adlib_Tracker_v2.0 More info] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | '''AdLib Xrom'' | ||
| | | Sample Science | ||
| Windows - | | Windows - Osx | ||
| VST | | VST | ||
| Digital | | Digital | ||
| 2020 | | 2020 | ||
| Free | | Free | ||
| | | https://www.samplescience.info/2020/12/adlibxrom.html More info] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | '''Edlib 1.05a''' | ||
| The vibrants | |||
| MS-DOS | | MS-DOS | ||
| Tracker | | Tracker | ||
| AY | | AY (Chiptune) | ||
| 12/94 | | 12/94 | ||
| Free | | Free | ||
| [https://archive.org/details/demoscene_EdLib105a-vibrants More | | [https://archive.org/details/demoscene_EdLib105a-vibrants More info] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | '''Reality Adlib Tracker 2''' | ||
| Reality production | |||
| Windows - | | Windows - Osx | ||
| Tracker | | Tracker | ||
| Digital | | Digital | ||
| 2018 | | 2018 | ||
| Free | | Free | ||
| [https://realityproductions.itch.io/rad/devlog/32697/reality-adlib-tracker-v20a-release More | | [https://realityproductions.itch.io/rad/devlog/32697/reality-adlib-tracker-v20a-release More info] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
Revision as of 10:42, 23 December 2025
Ad Lib, Inc. was a Canadian manufacturer of sound cards and other computer equipment founded by Martin Prevel, a former professor of music and vice-dean of the music department at the Université Laval. The company's best known product, the AdLib Music Synthesizer Card (ALMSC), or simply the AdLib as it was called, was the first add-on sound card for IBM compatibles to achieve widespread acceptance, becoming the first de facto standard for audio reproduction.
Onboarded Soundchip
Additional links
- TDB
Most popular trackers
| Name | Author | Platform | Type | Sound | Last update | Price | Official website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AdLib Tracker 2 | Unknown | Windows | Tracker | FM (OPL3) | 12/25 | Free | More info |
| Surprise! Adlib Tracker 2 | Unknown | MS-DOS | Tracker | Digital | 2003 | Free | More info |
| 'AdLib Xrom | Sample Science | Windows - Osx | VST | Digital | 2020 | Free | https://www.samplescience.info/2020/12/adlibxrom.html More info] |
| Edlib 1.05a | The vibrants | MS-DOS | Tracker | AY (Chiptune) | 12/94 | Free | More info |
| Reality Adlib Tracker 2 | Reality production | Windows - Osx | Tracker | Digital | 2018 | Free | More info |