Re: Fasttracker 2.12 for MS-DOS

Posted on 2023-01-09, 11:08

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Thanks for the update. Do you happen to know what graphics mode FT2 exactly sets (dot clock etc)? I've noticed that display timing is being used by FT2 when using a GUS. Modern display options that force 60Hz are causing gaps in the patterns.

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Re: X2GS : Waveblaster board with dual soundbank support, official Dream/Roland licensed GS bank

Posted on 2023-01-08, 13:26

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Great to know! Just loaded the CleanWave bank after testing the Buran bank yesterday. I'm having a blast re-listening to games and MIDs

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Re: X2GS : Waveblaster board with dual soundbank support, official Dream/Roland licensed GS bank

Posted on 2023-01-07, 19:48

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Received my X2GS today (superfast!) and it's awesome. Default preset is great and doesn't suffer from the boomy-ness that the Yucatan FX has. Samples are in some cases clearly better as well, like the effects in Lost Vikings. Two questions though: - Can I hook it up to USB while it's connected to …

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Re: Sertek S521 - midi daughterboard not working? How to set up?

Posted on 2023-01-03, 08:13

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I had the card set to SB-MIDI, was confused by this myself. Under DOS I had to change the config of the driver to enable the MPU but the Windows 98 driver should take care of that. Wavetable audio is on the AUX input so make sure that is unmuted.

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Re: Why doesn't MPXPLAY work?

Posted on 2022-07-19, 17:43

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If it is an Opti card it's Sound Blaster Pro and WSS compatible. What does your SET BLASTER look like?

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Re: Orpheus II soundcard thread

Posted on 2022-07-19, 14:43

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How many resources (IRQs, DMAs etc.) would be needed for a configuration for games, that maximizes available devices (so that I don't have to switch them), but minimizes resources they use (I don't need full duplex for games, which AFAIK should allow sharing some resources). I assume: - 1 IRQ and 1 …

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Re: Orpheus II soundcard thread

Posted on 2022-07-19, 14:27

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Awesome that it is working! Having both means you can playback/record with the Crystal part and use the Synth of the Gravis part. The SoundBlaster/Adlib values in the properties are ignored I assume when disabled in the EEPROM?

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Re: Orpheus II soundcard thread

Posted on 2022-07-19, 07:50

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I think this was discussed in the ARGUS thread: I have hardly ever used a S/PDIF-enabled device, much less designed anything involving one, but I question the feasibility of this endeavour. Looking through the datasheet and programmer's guide, it quickly becomes clear that it would be far more …

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Re: Orpheus II soundcard thread

Posted on 2022-07-18, 18:44

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[...] This setup would be great for Orpheus II, but I wonder if it's that easy with the CS4237 and the CS4231 in the IW. I will test tomorrow and report the 3.11 situation under 9x both parts work just fine - I just have the fear that somehow the 3.x drivers will mess things up LOL Thanks! I've …

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Re: Orpheus II soundcard thread

Posted on 2022-07-18, 16:42

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The IW driver would give you access to the GUS Synth, dynamic patch loading and enables the usage of larger banks. With the GUS Extreme both the GF1 and ESS drivers are installed under Window 3.11 and you can select which one to use for output. This setup would be great for Orpheus II, but I wonder …

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Re: Orpheus II soundcard thread

Posted on 2022-07-18, 14:28

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Did you guys try the card with Windows 3.11? Can I get on a list/pre-order?

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Re: Orpheus II soundcard thread

Posted on 2022-07-18, 13:06

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This like the PnP version of the GUS Extreme... Oh man I wonder how it performs. It's beautiful... Is the original PnP ROM on there? Edit: Does the GUS part have its own volume sliders btw? The GUS Extreme does this (Aux on the ESS) and it's very handy. The Interwave does contain a Crystal codec by …

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Re: PT4DOS - ProTracker for MS-DOS (very early alpha test)

Posted on 2022-07-18, 12:48

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I gave it a try. Sounds good! It differs a lot from listing to those modules with a GUS. Will there be support for other codecs like WSS, ESS or PAS16?

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Re: ARGUS Project thread - now accepting pre-orders (for north/south American and Europe)

Posted on 2022-07-15, 11:38

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Was there ever a game or some other DOS program (a tracker or demo perhaps?) that has native GUS PnP support and one does not have to mess with patching or other drivers? Impulse Tracker; XTC-Play; The Fulcrum by Matrix; MDK Interactive Demo (HMI SOS, Interwave option available, but might actually …

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Re: New Waveblaster card : Reptile Paradise - Yucatan FX

Posted on 2022-07-15, 08:14

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Based on Hummtaro's presets I've created another preset variant that turns equalization off (by default V shaped equalizer settings are applied). Volume however is still at max (127). It doesn't seem to distort in my setup.

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Re: Dream SAM9733 and SAM9407 based MIDI devices distortion fix

Posted on 2022-07-15, 08:04

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Based on Hummtaro's presets for the Yucatan FX I've created another preset midi that might work in this case as well. It sets the equalizer values to 0 and turn it off while keeping volume at 127.

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Re: DOS32AWE - DOS/4G compatible DOS Extender with Sound Blaster AWEUTIL MIDI synthesizer support for Protected mode,V

Posted on 2022-07-14, 13:39

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Does anyone still have a version that doesn't check for memory managers? I want to test it with Mega-EM and protected mode games. According to Mega-EM NMI is not functioning and only works in real mode games.

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Re: Where can I find the differences between different ESS chips?

Posted on 2022-07-12, 20:09

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The ES968F is for PnP support if I recall correctly.

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Re: PT4DOS - ProTracker for MS-DOS (very early alpha test)

Posted on 2022-07-12, 20:00

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Sweet! Going to give this a spin soon. How "Amiga" like does it sound?

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Re: gus hardware module player list

Posted on 2021-12-24, 08:39

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@ElBrunze N-Play uses the routines from Digitrakker as stated in the readme. Digitrakker uses hardware mixing (from the manual): This list contains all output-frequencys for every number of active channels. This list can't be edited, when GUS is choosen as sound-device. But to test it I should try …

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