Maestro 16/96
The Maestro 16/96 was released in late 1996. It was based on the OPTi 82C924 coupled with a Crystal CS4231 codec as well as a Dream SAM9233 DSP for onboard wavetable audio.
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 | Released | 1996 | 
| Bus | ISA 16-bit | |
| FM Synth | (embedded in CS4231?) | |
| Audio Codec | OPTi 82C924 | |
| Standards | Ad Lib, Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster Pro, Windows Sound System, General MIDI, Roland MPU-401 | |
| Ports | Speaker-Out, Line-Out, Line-In, Mic-In Game/MIDI port | |
| CD-ROM | IDE | |
| Wavetable | Dream SAM9233 + wavetable header | |
| Plug & Play | Yes | |
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| See Also | 
Compatible with Ad Lib, Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster Pro, Windows Sound System 2.0, GM/GS General MIDI via the onboard wavetable, wavetable header for a daughterboard, or Game/MIDI MPU-401 (UART) port.
The card comes with a built-in wavetable via its Dream SAM9233 chip. The SAM9233 uses a variant of Roland Sound Canvas sound fonts.
The FM synthesis is handled by the OPTi 82C924 chip which has an embedded Yamaha OPL3 chip inside it.
Use the non-amplified Line Out for better Signal-to-Noise.
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