Re: Why doesn't MPXPLAY work?
Posted on 2022-07-19, 17:43
If it is an Opti card it's Sound Blaster Pro and WSS compatible. What does your SET BLASTER look like?
Re: Orpheus II soundcard thread
Posted on 2022-07-19, 14:43
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 …
Re: Orpheus II soundcard thread
Posted on 2022-07-19, 14:27
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?
Re: Orpheus II soundcard thread
Posted on 2022-07-19, 07:50
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 …
Re: Orpheus II soundcard thread
Posted on 2022-07-18, 18:44
[...] 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 …
Re: Orpheus II soundcard thread
Posted on 2022-07-18, 16:42
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 …
Re: Orpheus II soundcard thread
Posted on 2022-07-18, 14:28
Did you guys try the card with Windows 3.11? Can I get on a list/pre-order?
Re: Orpheus II soundcard thread
Posted on 2022-07-18, 13:06
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 …
Re: PT4DOS - ProTracker for MS-DOS (very early alpha test)
Posted on 2022-07-18, 12:48
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?
Re: ARGUS Project thread - now accepting pre-orders (for north/south American and Europe)
Posted on 2022-07-15, 11:38
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 …
Re: New Waveblaster card : Reptile Paradise - Yucatan FX
Posted on 2022-07-15, 08:14
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.
Re: Dream SAM9733 and SAM9407 based MIDI devices distortion fix
Posted on 2022-07-15, 08:04
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.
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
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.
Re: Where can I find the differences between different ESS chips?
Posted on 2022-07-12, 20:09
The ES968F is for PnP support if I recall correctly.
Re: PT4DOS - ProTracker for MS-DOS (very early alpha test)
Posted on 2022-07-12, 20:00
Sweet! Going to give this a spin soon. How "Amiga" like does it sound?
Re: gus hardware module player list
Posted on 2021-12-24, 08:39
@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 …
Re: Dos 6 conventional memory tricks
Posted on 2021-12-15, 14:51
Yes, I made a bat to unload CuteMouse on start of Windows 3.11 to circumvent this issue. With CuteMouse loaded it wouldn't start or would start without a mouse.
Re: Dos 6 conventional memory tricks
Posted on 2021-12-15, 08:25
Note that I'm deliberately using the bloated Microsoft mouse driver v9 because of this issue with my BIOS, but MEMMAKER somehow manages to load it high. I came here for memory tricks but ended up with a new mouse driver. The Microsoft mouse driver v9 fixes a few things on my Cyrix MediaGX1 system. …
Re: gus hardware module player list
Posted on 2021-12-14, 08:21
N-Play does also do HW mixing on the GUS: http://www.prodatron.net/nfactor.htm
Re: Which Soudtracker / Mod-Player to use with MS-DOS
Posted on 2021-12-13, 14:05
I use a bunch of players as there are a lot of tracker formats and not all players do every format well. Also hardware support is a thing with DOS players. Currently I use (with a GUS GF1): - XTC Player for XM as it can load files > 1MB (and FT2 doesn't work correctly on my machine); - Inertia …
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