There's no such thing as a SB Pro 16. There was the SB Pro 2 and then there was the SB 16. Occasionally, a game may list "SB Pro 16" as an option in its setup program, but that usually means "select this if you have a Pro or a 16." I don't know why High Seas Trader lists that option even though it has separate Pro options. It's probably an error.

Osprey wrote:

Occasionally, a game may list "SB Pro 16" as an option in its setup program, but that usually means "select this if you have a Pro or a 16."

Which is crazy, as SB 16 cards are pretty much incompatible with the SB Pro 2 interface.

Osprey wrote:

There's no such thing as a SB Pro 16

SSI games believe otherwise <=|

Okay. Good luck finding one. Keep your eyes open for a SB Pro III while you're at it.

gdjacobs wrote:

Okay. Good luck finding one. Keep your eyes open for a SB Pro III while you're at it.

Take off you hoser!

I'm 99% sure that the "Sound Blaster Pro III" was an alternative option for the SB pro II driver if it wasn't working, you would find the same driver in the game folder with some minor difference.
Sound Blaster 16 was Pro compatible in terms of OPL3.. Software for the Pro was advertised to work. So that probably explains the sb pro 16 😲.

It just means if you had an 'sb pro' compatible card, you'd try option 1, if your compatability was shit and option 1 didnt work, youd drop to 'sb pro ii', then if that didnt work youd try 'sb pro iii'.

there were varying degree's of compatability from the clone makers.

Explains why I couldn't find any Pro 16 spec's online in attempt to come to my own conclusion before making this topic.

Appreciate all the input y'all.
Going with what Osprey said, it's what I'd hoped to hear anyway. Different names for basically same end result.
Good job again mister, Thank you once again! (btw, how you block a stalker here? JUST KIDDIN 🤣) Keep em comin!

P.S.
Lol @ that SSI setup... knowing me I chose J but will have to change to F. fml

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Dark Sun - Wake of the Ravager, info from SOUND.INI:

1Sound Blaster Regular
2Digital Driver:  sbfm.adv
3Digital Driver:  sbdig.adv
4
5Sound Blaster Pro I
6Midi Driver:     sbp1fm.adv
7Digital Driver:  sbpdig.adv
8
9Sound Blaster Pro II
10Midi Driver:     sbp2fm.adv
11Digital Driver:  sbpdig.adv
12
13Sound Blaster Pro III
14Midi Driver:     sbp2fm.adv
15Digital Driver:  sbpdig.adv
16
17Sound Blaster 16 ASP
18Midi Driver:     sbp2fm.adv
19Digital Driver:  sbpdig.adv

The options: Sound Blaster Pro II, Sound Blaster Pro III, Sound Blaster 16 ASP are the same: Sound Blaster Pro digi at 8-bit 11kHz or 22kHz + OPL3 FM Music. There is no technical difference in how the game or Miles drivers handle these three cards.
(PS: a real SB16 would not be able to do stereo in SBpro mode. DosBox SB16 emulation does not have this bug though)

Similar topic here: Sound Blaster Pro III?

For what it's worth, and while bearing no relation to the aforementioned driver namesakes, the largely unknown Creative/Tandy Multimedia Audio Adapter is referred to as an "SBP16," or "Sound Blaster Pro 16," in Creative's own Windows drivers. Unlike a standard SBPro, this particular card supports native 16-bit, 44.1kHz (mono) playback in Windows.

Interesting photo! Never heard of this before. Not sure what these three silver connectors are for, at the slot bracket.

I can't see any CT number on that card, as is the norm on normal Creative cards. And some of the chips labelling look like enhanced text overlays.

At first I thought it was a fake photoshopped card, especially seeing a different darker PCB on the left third of the card. (And the difference in the text white intensity of the Creative Technology.... at the bottom.) 😉

Malik wrote:

At first I thought it was a fake photoshopped card...

I can't fault you for thinking that, as the card is virtually unknown. I'd posted about it in greater detail a few years back:
Re: Creative/Tandy Multimedia Audio Adapter, 849-3030