Re: Question about Sound Galaxy Pro 16 II and waveblaster header
Posted on 2022-08-15, 20:49
Just buy an X2GS from Serdaco. That gives you HQ GM and GS-compatible MIDI. https://www.serdashop.com/X2GS
Re: Sound Card with EAX 5
Posted on 2022-08-14, 17:14
There's no reason to get the (still expensive) X-Fi cards, unless you need the extra bells and whistles for premium audio or recording setups. The high-end (and less expensive) PCI Audigy 2/4 cards can handle your gaming needs for a lower price and meet the EAX 1-4 requirements that almost all of …
Re: Issues with movement in Daggerfall (MS-DOS 6.22)
Posted on 2022-08-09, 14:17
I stick with the Unity port of Daggerfall. You'll find that many nagging issues with the original DOS version have been fixed, if not all of them.
Re: AMD 3DNow! Documentation
Posted on 2022-07-28, 13:03
The only official thing left is the manual for SimNow, an ancient piece of development software that used it, with the Athlon/Opteron 64-bit CPUs. https://developer.amd.com/wordpress/media/2012/10/SimNowUsersManual4.6.1.pdf And there are some archived materials here..... https://kib.kiev.ua/x86docs/ …
Re: Far Cry
Posted on 2022-07-27, 13:26
That's the 64-bit install disc that installs the 64-bit version of the game that was developed by CryTek for sale with 64-bit AMD Athlon systems. From what I recall, that version was dumped and CryTek went back to distributing the 32-bit version, though people were getting copies of the 64-bit …
Re: What's with Creative CD drives??
Posted on 2022-07-26, 20:05
The only vintage Creative Labs product worth paying good money for is the Sound Blaster 2 Audigy ZS, which is the pinnacle of their soundcards that work with Windows XP. Every other piece of hardware they have branded - with the exception of one particular model of excellent stereo speakers they …
Re: Using the PLG150DR for my MU2000EX
Posted on 2022-07-25, 15:03
The MIDI file demo did work! So I know the PLG card works. I just need to figure out how to actually use it with the games I want to try. It doesn't work at all with games and the few XG-compliant games were made for the older, low-end XG Level-1 synths that have no expansion boards, specifically …
Re: SSE4a and latest 3DNow instructions question
Posted on 2022-07-17, 18:54
Obviously, English isn't your first language, so I'll just try to figure out what you're saying. It seems like you're wondering what you can do with old hardware that supports 3DNOW! functionality. The answer is "pretty much nothing". The instruction set and it's functionality was removed in most of …
Re: The quest for the perfect retro laptop: a saga
Posted on 2022-07-15, 21:56
My ideal "vintage" laptop would be a low-speed quad-core, fitted with 4GB of the fastest dual-channel RAM paired to the biggest 2.5-inch SATA SSD it can handle, and running Windows XP. Sound would be an external USB audio module, the Sound Blaster Extigy.
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2022-07-15, 17:46
There are consumer webcams with video encoder hardware built in, which allows older/lesser computers to use high-res webcams that would otherwise use CPU or GPU resources for stream encoding. Logitech sells at least one model. It's the first time I've heard about these products. But at a first …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2022-07-15, 16:53
There are consumer webcams with video encoder hardware built in, which allows older/lesser computers to use high-res webcams that would otherwise use CPU or GPU resources for stream encoding. Logitech sells at least one model.
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2022-07-15, 12:39
I'm getting my grubby paws on old SC MIDI files, so that I can enjoy the VSC soft-synth and the Edirol modules that I am going to be purchasing soon.
Re: Dedicated GPU for physx
Posted on 2022-07-13, 17:56
There shouldn't be any real issues running a 4GB 960 in your XP rig, so long as the drivers and OS are fully updated, and you can certainly run a 2GB model, if you prefer. The 4GB card will simply give you the overhead room to run all graphics settings for XP titles at maximum, without worrying …
Re: Dedicated GPU for physx
Posted on 2022-07-13, 15:15
You can get a hold of a 4GB GeForce 960 - the last XP-supported card from Nvidia - and it will run just fine in your rig, as it uses less power than the behemoth you have in there. It's GPU can handle any and all XP gaming you throw at it and does PhysX perfectly.
Re: When PC became soulless for you?
Posted on 2022-07-13, 14:08
After XP, it was all down-hill. The XP years were my favorite, because we had so many new and interesting avenues to explore with new hardware and software choices and you could go whichever way felt best to you, not to mention we also saw the rise of Linux and other alternative OS choices. The …
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2022-07-11, 22:50
I'm looking into acquiring some Yamaha MU2000EX units and any desirable PLG-150/100 boards that I can get my hands on, to fill them. The most plentiful/available boards seem to be the Virtual Accoustic Woodwind/Brass and Latin Drum boards, which are also the most desirable for composition and …
Re: wolfmidi+wolfdosmpu - Wolf3D/SoD music in General MIDI (fully-automatic converter) + WOLF3D.EXE with MPU-401 support
Posted on 2022-07-10, 01:23
That is possible, with the original audio source files or replacements. With the source code, you can likely up the quality of what you can work with, if you have good programmers.
Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?
Posted on 2022-07-06, 23:26
I did a thorough comparison of the VSTs that I have installed, using the massive pile of RuneScape MIDIs, which are GM. My ranking is as follows..... 1. Edirol HyperCanvas - It has a HQ GM/GM2 bank that gets the job done. On a lark, I tested it with SC-55 GS files, just to see what would happen and …
Re: What old hardware you own is yet not found a better modern equivalent ?
Posted on 2022-07-06, 13:41
Right now, there are three options for reviving old-school 3D audio. XAudio2 in Windows is a one-size fits all solution that requires devs to lay some pipe in order to use and it is the replacement for DirectSound. It allows you to use CPU resources to mix audio in Windows and have access to spatial …
Re: What game are you playing now?
Posted on 2022-07-06, 11:38
I loved playing Oblivion on the 360. I really wish Bethesda would patch it for the newer Windows OS, so I could get working controls.
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