Re: Urgent Question for SC-88, SC-88Pro, SC-8820, SC-8850 Owners

Posted on 2016-04-14, 06:48

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8850 owner reporting here. From my experience much of the 8820's behaviour, as mentioned above, is also true for this module - possible delays in fully switching (especially when switching every channel at once whilst a MIDI is playing), the lack of need to wait for a patch change command unlike SC- …

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Re: What's the best FM music you've heard?

Posted on 2016-04-07, 02:05

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I would say Dune (notably the Adlib Gold rendition) and Princess Maker 2 (any OPL2 or OPL3) take the cake as far as IBM PC compatibles are concerned. Both Picq and Kajihara, respectively, were really able to challenge any preconceived notions of OPL FM with well-written and well-programmed tracks. …

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Re: Windows 98 retro gaming rig/laptop

Posted on 2016-04-05, 23:40

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I would rather build a desktop for this purpose than using a laptop, as that gives you far more flexibility in part selections and system capabilities. However, laptops do also have their uses. For desktops, I'd go with a late P3 or even P4 system with a compatible graphics card of your choice ( …

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Re: Laptops for DOS gaming

Posted on 2016-04-03, 06:10

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I have found my own Satellite 4005CDS usable for DOS gaming with an external monitor. Adjustable cache settings in BIOS, 233MHz P2 that serves well between DOS through Win98SE (though the basic graphics chip hampers the latter a bit), and genuine OPL3 via YMF71x chip were major selling points for me …

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Re: Heads Up: Roland Sound Canvas VA VSTi Plugin!

Posted on 2015-12-28, 21:00

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Neat video Phil as always! Though it seems the MIDI recordings themselves are using the 8820 instrument map as I recognise those samples. :P It makes me want to try this with a few Windows games I have that require an 88 or 88Pro, once I have the time. I've played a bit with the trial version - this …

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Re: Heads Up: Roland Sound Canvas VA VSTi Plugin!

Posted on 2015-12-28, 05:39

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Whoa, this is definitely some sweet news, and I will no doubt be giving this a try! I may not be needing that SC-8850 anymore...:U

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Re: Roland MT-32, CM-32L + General MIDI for $50" Building a MIDI box

Posted on 2015-12-25, 18:21

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This might be a bit off-topic, but in your video it looks like all you do to switch Munt into CM-32L mode was to change the ROMs... can this be done on an actual MT-32 as well, or is Munt also changing other things automatically? CM-32L has several additional samples the MT-32 lacks (which a good …

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Re: fm synthesis (list of cards from 1992) which do you prefer?

Posted on 2015-12-24, 17:38

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Adlib Tracker lets you program, load, and save both 2-op and 4-op patches, and uses its own instrument format (but supports importing others as well). It is rather straightforward IMO for 2-op, but 4-op is slightly convoluted. The programming methodology is definitely not as simple as that of FM7/ …

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Re: Fastest Windows XP System

Posted on 2015-12-24, 07:20

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From what I have checked, Catalyst 14.4 seems to be the latest drivers for AMD GPUs, complete with support for the lower-end R7 and R9 cards as well as the 7xxx series. NVIDIA seems to also suggest that even the GTX 950 and 960 work with XP. :confused: I've been taking a look at this thread and the …

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Re: fm synthesis (list of cards from 1992) which do you prefer?

Posted on 2015-12-24, 02:23

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I think a lot of PC software of the time under-utilises FM synthesis by limiting support to whatever a single OPL2 can do - just 9 2-op channels with 4 available waveforms. Granted, there are examples of great OPL2 tunes (eg. Princess Maker 2's DOS port and Tyrian 2000), but I can't name a whole lot …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2015-12-09, 23:36

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Went and grabbed a SC-55ST on eBay a few days ago. It has yet to arrive but I reckon it'll ship quickly enough. It should address my lack of a SC-55 or directly compatible module in my set (8850 does have a SC-55mkII set but the synth as a whole has poor compatibility with the rest of the Sound …

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Re: Sound problems (yamaha opl3)

Posted on 2015-12-03, 03:46

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I am not sure how relevant this is to your situation, but it might be useful to check what the control address is. At least on my 4005CDS, I am able to adjust it (typically 538h), but the Yamaha setup program loves to insist 370h instead, which caused problems with SB digital audio. Assuming the …

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Re: General MIDI under Windows 98 DOS mode using Audigy or Live!

Posted on 2015-11-27, 08:09

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Jemm386 and HimemX (both available with FreeDOS) are possible options to replace EMM386 and Himem.sys, but your mileage may vary. They work like a charm for me on my vintage laptop (least in DOS anyway) but tended to have problems with a SB PCI 128 (basically a Creative-branded AudioPCI) on a prior …

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Re: Edirol Studio Canvas SD90 or Yamaha Mu50?, Midi module questions

Posted on 2015-11-26, 23:54

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Definitely, you can adjust the volume on each part as well as other parameters (reverb, chorus, panning, etc.), but what you can modify will depend on which mode you are using on each device. Editing in Native mode on the SD-90, for instance, lets you create custom patches based on the pre-included …

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Re: Edirol Studio Canvas SD90 or Yamaha Mu50?, Midi module questions

Posted on 2015-11-25, 18:40

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The TG-300 is not a bad option for General MIDI-only games, and is rather inexpensive usually at that. I'm not a particular fan of its sound, however; any SC or MU series module would be a better bet. I'll get to those recordings for both the MU1000 and SD-90, as well as a few others I feel are a …

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Re: Edirol Studio Canvas SD90 or Yamaha Mu50?, Midi module questions

Posted on 2015-11-25, 06:53

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As someone who owns a SD-90 (plus its smaller cousin the SD-20) and has a compatible MU module (namely the MU1000-EX), I'll give my two cents. (Also, if need be, I can provide a few recordings.) I do not really recommend the SD-90 for use in DOS and Windows gaming. GS compatibility does exist, but …

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Re: Strange Problem with Optical Drives in DOS 7

Posted on 2015-11-21, 21:19

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*checks again* ...ah, I did not catch that part. Whoops!

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Re: Strange Problem with Optical Drives in DOS 7

Posted on 2015-11-21, 19:21

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I was thinking it might also be the disc in question. Perhaps make your own copy of it and see if that does any tricks?

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Re: what hardware were you using in 1999?

Posted on 2015-11-20, 22:49

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At the time I was using some Pentium Pro-equipped unit, IIRC 150MHz or so, equipped with an ATI mach64 variant (I still have the diskettes oddly), some Sound Blaster or a clone, parallel Zip drive, and 2GB HDD. I recall using it with Win95, 98, DOS, and even NT 3.x, often experimenting with it in …

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Re: SB Live! & YMF-724 Co-exist in DOS?

Posted on 2015-11-19, 04:21

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This is an interesting idea to try out, if only I still had a system to house both a YMF724-V and AudioPCI with. Of course, it would be more practical to use just the YMF724 with a daugherboard, MIDI module, or daugherboard plus daughterboard converter in the game port, but where's the curiosity and …

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