Re: Candian soundcard oddity : Videoquip Dave-2000 (circa 1994?)

Posted on Today, 02:29

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The connector looks like there also should be some kind of external equipment or breakout-box should be connected to. I can't see no FM Chip but the AD DSP, Dallas (clock chips?) And the one with the decal might be a microprocessor. The AD Soundport gives a hint that there is something going on with …

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Re: ESS Maestro 2E not working properly (Compaq Armada M700)

Posted on Today, 01:47

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Hallo Patrick, erstmal Grüße aus der Wesermarsch:-) I would suggest to try if another dos game with red book audio (cd music). (Quake 1 or Tomb Raider as anxexample if you can get a copy). If it works it might be an issue with the game. If not, I think it could be possible that the audio is …

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Re: Sound cards - from best to worst

Posted on 2021-03-01, 17:19

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I would recommend a non-pnp / jumper controlled card for a 486 system. So the ES688 (dedicated OPL3) or ES1688 (ESFM) would be good choice if available. Why shouldn't I use PnP on mobo with PnP capable BIOS? If you have a pnp bios, pnp card is fine. ES1868f is fenerally good quality, easy setup and …

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Re: Quick/easy/dirty mod to make thin clients like Fujitsu Futro S220 or TECO TR3540 works with some soundcards !

Posted on 2021-02-28, 23:59

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Thank you very much. Prez helped out alot as he figured out that the Futro doesn't have the required 12v pci support and how to fix it. I already noticed that the ESS Solo has a wavetable connector. I found a dream blaster s2 daughterboard at https://www.serdashop.com/waveblaster It says it is …

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Re: Realtek's VXD drivers are not nearly as bad as expected!

Posted on 2021-02-28, 23:46

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Yes - For me I prefere VXD drivers over WDM in case of legacy support. (I think of ALS4000 or ESS Solo-1 but I'm pretty sure this belongs to others as well) So If DOS gaming in Windows 9x is important for you, choose older VXD drivers instead.

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Re: Sound cards - from best to worst

Posted on 2021-02-28, 23:37

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I don't really see any major compelling reason to get an ES1879 if you've already got an ES1868. I'm building second 486 box so it needs some sort of soundcard. I found ES1879 not far from my place and slightly cheaper than ES1868's on the market. But I'm suffering of driver problems on Win'95. :( …

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Re: Best and worst sound cards you have ever owned?

Posted on 2021-02-28, 23:26

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I don't think there's THE best card. But I definitely would be aware of these late 90s OPTi 930/931 and ALS120+ cards with even no line out configuration as at least mine are very noisy. (They have this small pcb with the gameport connected by flatbed-cable)

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Re: Poor Q3 Arena performance on Pentium III 550MHz ?

Posted on 2021-02-15, 17:58

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As the Mx440 is limited to 60fps in every resolution, I think it must be vsync or another setting. As you turn of vsync everywhere, I would change the refresh rate to 75hz and see if this affects your benchmarks to be sure.

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Re: Kawai GMEGA - Broken display?

Posted on 2021-02-15, 17:50

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I have a GMega and it has this Display-issue, too.

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Re: Yamaha MU15 Tone Generator Midi Sound Module

Posted on 2021-02-14, 01:27

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Wolfus wrote on 2021-01-25, 11:53: Seller does not read messages. Dammit! Don't worry.. Look out for a Yamaha TG100 if you don't want to spend much money. It's fully GM compatible and often sold for around 50€ where I live. Search on youtube to see if you like it - (I really do)

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Re: Wavetable socket on the motherboard

Posted on 2021-02-14, 01:15

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Thats good to know - and I would not have it expect to be such an unusual port. It's 300 or 330 mostly.

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Re: Best graphics card for AMD K6-2 350 Mhz processor.

Posted on 2021-02-14, 00:55

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Great work! I wasn't expecting the GeForce 2mx 400 to be that fast.

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Re: Best graphics card for AMD K6-2 350 Mhz processor.

Posted on 2021-02-14, 00:50

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386SX wrote on 2021-02-12, 09:57: It's also quite impressive the original Geforce SDR speed compared to the usual architectures. Absolutely. In Games that'll benefit from the Hardware T&L unit it might be even more impressive in comparison.

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Re: Finding a PCI card that fits

Posted on 2021-02-14, 00:43

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Radeon 7xxx PCI might be a good choice in terms of price to value ratio. Faster than the TNTs, maybe equal to the V3 or Banchee but much cheaper. Any 3DFX card is a collectors item nowadays, and the rarer PCI ones are the most expensives)

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Re: Can't get sound blaster pro to work in dos on win98SE

Posted on 2021-02-09, 23:31

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The WDM driver offers no legacy support. Go for the VXD driver instead. This should add a legacy sound device. According to DOS games: Beware of the FM emulation of this card. Better chose general midi in supporting games, the software wavetable is good.

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Re: Best VGA for 386 and 286

Posted on 2021-02-09, 23:03

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The OTI 1067 isn't that bad. Alt least in my benchmarks on a 486 machine. https://youtu.be/0Tu75_q7bm4 So I think the OTI 1087 as it's successor should be a good choice, as well as the Trident 8900 wich is faster than it's low budget successor the 9000b. Realtek kards are generally said to be slow, …

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Re: Best cpu for Voodoo Banshee

Posted on 2021-01-24, 01:09

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Banshee was the entry level 3DFX card. So it will perfectly fit with a Slot1 Celeron 300A of the same era. Great combo for a Windows 98 system.

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Re: Yamaha MU15 Tone Generator Midi Sound Module

Posted on 2021-01-21, 00:33

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As this module is General Midi compatible, it is usable for dos gaming. I expect it to be comparable with a yamaha mu50. For me I really like the Yamaha romplers, it must not always be roland in my opinion. What I don't like for a pc setup is the look of this portable unit - but if it's cheap, take …

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Re: Wavetable socket on the motherboard

Posted on 2021-01-21, 00:15

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In Windows dos prompt, just launch the setup of your game and set general midi or mpu401 at port 330 as your music device. In Windows you can change the midi device from fm synth to mpu401 general midi to use the wavetable as playback device for midi music. Make sure that your audio mixer settings …

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Re: ESFM details

Posted on 2021-01-18, 20:42

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Tracks recorded and uploaded. I also added an OPL3 version for comparison purposes. Hardware used: Yamaha YMF724F-V for OPL3; ESS AudioDrive ES1868F for ESFM and ESFM Enhanced. Game versions used: Heroes of Might and Magic 2 + Price of Loyalty expansion pack + patch 2.1; WarCraft 2 + Beyond the …

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