Re: Sierra/Dynamix sound driver hacking
Posted on 2013-09-17, 13:47
Greatness. Added NewRisingSun's fixed driver to TIM2 package. And updated Freddy Pharkas Tandy driver (thanks Cloudschatze). - Re: Sierra/Dynamix sound driver hacking
Re: Sierra/Dynamix sound driver hacking
Posted on 2013-09-13, 13:48
Re: Sierra/Dynamix sound driver hacking
Posted on 2013-09-13, 02:11
No doubt I did something wrong. Tag chunk probably inserted incorrectly or something else brilliantly stupid. Rookie blues~. Extracted files with index #s (no tag names) http://www.sendspace.com/file/etuupy
Re: Interplay - sound driver hacking
Posted on 2013-08-30, 13:27
Only added gs reset sysex to both files - affects General MIDI @ title screen or 1st mission intro. Everything else looked '''normal''' from the xmi dumps.
Re: Interplay - sound driver hacking
Posted on 2013-08-29, 19:16
Descent (1995) Descent II (1996) Title: Driver + MIDI fixes Date: October 17, 2013 About: General MIDI - Send GS reset - Reset reverb, chorus - Use SC-55 Fl. Key Click ################################################## ################################################## Both games use same MIDI …
Re: Interplay - sound driver hacking
Posted on 2013-08-28, 20:44
Mapped out HMI format (Descent). Amazingly looks very close to standard MIDI, but with weird Human Machine Interfaces extra voodoo going on. Roland GS: Drums = TR-808, POWER Perc = shaker, mute surdo, high q, metronome bell, belltree Reverb, Chorus Issue: Rvb, Crs not correctly reset every track - …
Re: Interplay - sound driver hacking
Posted on 2013-08-27, 02:52
Star Trek: Judgment Rites (1993) Title: Driver fixes Date: November 10, 2013 About: General MIDI - Send GS reset MT-32 (Collector's CD) - Fix detection - Fix by DenizOezmen ================================================= ================================================= Note: Chose to leave the …
Re: Sierra/Dynamix sound driver hacking
Posted on 2013-08-14, 19:56
You can try this midi dumper package: download/file.php?id=12557 Only covers a few other companies as each one is specialized. And I'm not sure how to fix the MIDI yet.
Re: Save States - Proof of concept
Posted on 2013-08-12, 01:06
Updated my svn-daum from 2012 --> 2013-07. MT-32 crashes a lot. So. - Compile latest MUNT svn from github (August 2013) - Copy mt32emu_stat.lib to svn-daum lib area - *** IMPORTANT *** Copy all munt/mt32emu/src/*.h files to svn-daum/src/gui/*.h Had lots of crashes, instability until this happened - …
Re: Interplay - sound driver hacking
Posted on 2013-08-11, 02:32
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_MT-32-compatible_computer_games - Noticed that neither Star Trek game is listed here. :) And MT-32 MIDI check of 25th Anniversary shows.. possible CM-32L sfx usage. File = GROUND.MT - #13 = creaking - #15 = thunder, explosion - #16 = windchime - #19 = engine, …
Re: Interplay - sound driver hacking
Posted on 2013-08-10, 02:42
Dumping notes. Star Trek - 25th Anniversary 1) Detect 2 bad files (bridge.mt, ground.mt) Judging from context of other used channels, ch6 should be volume controller (B5 46 66 --> B5 07 66) 2) MT-32 custom sfx, map PATCH: 0; timbre=128 (Energize ) PATCH: 1; timbre=129 (Dematerial) PATCH: 2; timbre= …
Re: Sierra/Dynamix sound driver hacking
Posted on 2013-08-10, 01:22
Sorry. Forgot the bat file. midi_dump dynamix sx.ovl > ___log-sx.txt midi_dump dynamix tim2.sx 2 > ___log.txt Does the music sound bad if you use the original TIM2.SX file?
Re: Sierra/Dynamix sound driver hacking
Posted on 2013-08-09, 22:22
Try this tool: http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?file_id=81814645603856138168 Run it with TIM2.SX, SX.OVL files. Dumps SND + DRV + PAT (001,003,004,101) files. Question: Are you playing MT-32 MIDIs outside the game or inside? If outside, are you uploading MT-32 patch file (rename 001.DRV --> 1. …
Re: Sierra/Dynamix sound driver hacking
Posted on 2013-08-09, 19:36
http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?p=309534#p309534 Updated Freddy Pharkas - ADPCM peak overflows (most fixed ~ 40-50 files, using old repair method) - DAC 8-bit converter fixed - AUDTANDY fixed to work - (WIN) Fix channel map, polyphony @marooned_on_mars Can't figure which snd file #s. Do match …
Re: Sierra/Dynamix sound driver hacking
Posted on 2013-08-08, 01:58
Jones in the Fast Lane (DOS CD) Title: Driver fixes Date: August 7, 2013 About: CD-DA (DOS CD) - Allow fixed drive playback ######################################################### ######################################################### ######################################################### …
Re: Sierra/Dynamix sound driver hacking
Posted on 2013-08-07, 20:09
http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?p=309534#p309534 Decided to update QFG4 kit - DAC conversion (16-bit --> 8-bit) - ADPCM repair + noise cuts And Leisure Suit 6 kit - DAC conversion (16-bit --> 8-bit) - ADPCM repair (speech + 1 sfx) - Lo-res WIN polyphony + expand channels (now works) Irony is …
Re: Sierra/Dynamix sound driver hacking
Posted on 2013-08-07, 03:09
Slater & Charlie Go Camping (1993, DOS + WIN) Title: Driver fixes Date: August 6, 2013 About: General MIDI (DOS) - Sfx now use full channel 1-16 - Volume slider fix General MIDI (WIN) - Sfx now use full channel 1-15 - Higher polyphony - Send GS reset Sound Blaster (DOS) - 16-bit DAC driver ADPCM ( …
Re: Sierra/Dynamix sound driver hacking
Posted on 2013-08-06, 16:43
Update on what's been doing. 1) Spent last few weeks studying noise. How to detect, remove, identify. Lot more complicated than thought. There's hard 'g', 'p' / soft 'h' / laugh volume micro-bursts / up-puh~ / snick / cough / breath / style of speech / A~Ad Avis / stress / serious / enunciate / …
Re: Sierra/Dynamix sound driver hacking
Posted on 2013-07-30, 13:37
Update. Pepper's Adventures does not fix DAC conversion (mistake) - do that later. (non-SCI2) 16-bit --> 8-bit DAC is done by each sound driver - generic code. Fixable error. - Win versions are more nasty to fix. Studying. @Cloudschatze Which AUDTANDY.DRV are you using? Looking at the KQ5 one - 8- …
Re: Sierra/Dynamix sound driver hacking
Posted on 2013-07-29, 13:05
Still looking for the CD. Found my lost Mother Goose + Blue Ice games so I'm sure it's somewhere. Look later in week. I wish that there were some way to get the DOS interpreter to play the AVIs or to format the AVIs to RBTs at the higher sampling. Same. If there were a way to merge the two - video …
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