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

Posted on 2023-11-28, 11:42

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Also, seems the SE version has the usb port, but not the audio out? how does that even???? What exactly do you need an audio out for on a waveblaster board anyhow? I mean, it was nice enough of Serge to include it originally but the purpose always kind of eluded me. The point of the audio out was …

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Re: What modern activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2023-11-22, 22:03

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The upcoming high-end AMD APUs are absolute beasts for 1080P gaming and media use, because they finally incorporate AMD's latest GPU and CPU tech. On older titles from the early 2000's to early 2010's, you will be able to max out the graphics settings with no performance issues, except when driver/ …

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Re: E-Wave : an ESS based waveblaster card

Posted on 2023-11-22, 21:34

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What the S means, I don't know, but several ES692 designs exist in alternate packages and whatnot.

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2023-11-21, 19:51

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All my IoT stuff is connected to my Guest Network, which is completely separated from my regular network and it's traffic, by both the router's internal settings and the network frequency, so those devices can do whatever they want or need to, without bothering or connecting to any other devices …

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

Posted on 2023-11-20, 23:56

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Yamaha's last ditch effort at pushing XG on the PC was to make a (basic) XG DLS sound bank available for free, which you can reverse-repackage as a bank for DREAM chips. The intention for this DLS bank was to give a taste of XG to the gaming industry and consumers, with the idea that game studios …

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Re: Adventure remakes

Posted on 2023-10-29, 21:25

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Microsoft is eager to monetize all the IP they got with the AB buyout and the Sierra classics are known to those at Microsoft who have voices and leadership positions, like Phil Spencer, who has mentioned them a few times. What that means for the future, is anyone's guess, but I'm sure that …

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Re: Yamaha XG emulation at last

Posted on 2023-10-29, 16:24

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I'm very happy with the XG VST and have no complaints, as it takes whatever I throw at it, especially since Falco hammered down a proper VSTi driver for everyone to use. What we really need though, is a hacked XG soft-synth, with the primo soundset lifted from the SW1000XG - and it's add-in cards - …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2023-10-17, 15:16

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I heard a mod team was working on implementing that some time ago, but I don't know the current status. It was a very glitchy, buggy mess of a mod, about as buggy as the attempt of giving Shogo: Mobile Armor Division a "co-op", sadly. I came across it years ago, it was called "XCoop" or something …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2023-10-16, 14:39

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If AVP2 had a co-op/multi-player Marine campaign, it would have been far more successful. I heard a mod team was working on implementing that some time ago, but I don't know the current status.

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Re: Hostage: The Rescue Mission

Posted on 2023-10-14, 20:21

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This was released on NES as "Embassy: The Rescue Mission" and it was one of my fave games. I was so good at it, that I could beat it on the highest difficulty setting, which was always a rare treat.

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2023-10-12, 13:48

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I checked in on Daggerfall Unity this morning, to see if there was another release and there was. Unfortunately, it's going to be the last release, for the foreseeable future. The Unity fiasco drove the lead developer to shut down the project and walk away. Someone/anyone is free to pick up the ball …

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

Posted on 2023-10-11, 20:18

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I stick with the VSC, since it has better capabilities and is free. Roland should have done a better job with the SCVA, but it seems adequate for pretty much every casual use.

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Re: DreamBlaster X16 + X16GS Release

Posted on 2023-10-10, 12:23

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Does anyone know if this will fit on an audician32/ymf71x card? The x2gs fits easily but this one seems much larger. There's no reason for you to use it on a soundcard, if you already have the X2GS. They are essentially the same hardware and use the same banks. The X16 has a more powerful CPU and …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2023-10-06, 22:30

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Its when you start using the BIG BOY bins from Costco... That's when you should worry... link for those that don't know: https://www.costco.com/greenmade-27-gallon-storage-bin%2c-4-pack.product.4000205525.html I use those exact ones, but mine are from Home Depot. You can get the same ones at a …

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Re: How about a new remake of old cases?

Posted on 2023-09-23, 20:46

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In the early 2010's, Asian companies were offering reproductions of the older desktop case designs from the 80's/90's PC market. I saw a bunch of them on Newegg, way back when. They shifted away from that, when the market went to laptops and gaming PCs, because there was no money in it and retailers …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2023-09-15, 18:21

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It's very much middle-of-the-road. Powered by a low-end DREAM chip and intended for performance/creation use. Perfectly adequate for GM gaming, but not anything special. A Dreamblaster unit would be a better buy, if you want something with a bit more quality and potential or Roland GS sound.

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2023-09-06, 12:35

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Been replaying Wolfenstein 3D using ECWolf. So far I'm halfway through Spear of Destiny, and I'm not sure what I'll do after that. Maybe I'll play through Return to Castle Wolfenstein again. You need to play Real RTCW. It's RTCW, the way it was meant to be played. The content from the console …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2023-09-05, 23:33

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Yes, it is an official SF and I forgot that it existed, until I remembered that I downloaded it. It was only distributed on the Sound Blaster software discs and not in the software package install web downloads from Creative. In addition to a pile of GM files, I tested it with XG and GS files and …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2023-09-05, 20:06

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I got a hold of the old 28MB Creative Labs GM SoundFont and am testing it with my game music files. It's shockingly good. Is this an official soundfont? I thought they only made a 2mb, 4mb, and 8mb one? Yes, it is an official SF and I forgot that it existed, until I remembered that I downloaded it. …

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Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2023-09-05, 16:36

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I got a hold of the old 28MB Creative Labs GM SoundFont and am testing it with my game music files. It's shockingly good.

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