Re: Christmas closing in, wich parts should I get?

Posted on 2010-11-16, 03:36

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by swaaye

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Yeah I have the SCC-1 soundfont around. I'm not that big of a Roland fan though. There are soundfonts out there that blow that old hardware out of the water. But you need more RAM than will run on an AWE to use them. However you can find <28MB soundfonts that sound amazing. I like the Synergi 8MB …

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Re: Christmas closing in, wich parts should I get?

Posted on 2010-11-16, 04:05

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by Ace

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Ugh... don't remind me about the ROM. The only games I think sound good with the ROM are Star Wars TIE Fighter and Doom. And I assume there's no easy DIY solution for using SIMMs on an AWE64? Am I gonna have to purchase an AWE32 or AWE64 Gold to use bigger soundfonts(it's easier for me to get either …

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Re: Christmas closing in, wich parts should I get?

Posted on 2010-11-16, 04:06

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by swaaye

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Oh I forgot to post about that. Yeah you should probably just see if you can get a AWE32 or SB32 for super cheap. 😀 I have heard of adapters for the AWE64 but really I have no idea where to find them.... Nothing DIY.

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Re: Christmas closing in, wich parts should I get?

Posted on 2010-11-16, 16:59

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by HunterZ

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How much on-board RAM does the AWE64 Gold have? I've got one of those laying around that I've never really played with. Disappointing to hear that soundfonts can't be loaded via DOS.

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Re: Christmas closing in, wich parts should I get?

Posted on 2010-11-16, 17:07

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by retro games 100

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How much on-board RAM does the AWE64 Gold have? I've got one of those laying around that I've never really played with. Disappointing to hear that soundfonts can't be loaded via DOS. I think the Gold version has 4, and the regular has 1. Does the value model have 512Kb I wonder? You can add more to …

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Re: Christmas closing in, wich parts should I get?

Posted on 2010-11-16, 18:59

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by swaaye

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EMU8000 can only use 28MB (32-4) of soundfont RAM and that's what all of the AWE cards use.

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Re: Christmas closing in, wich parts should I get?

Posted on 2010-11-16, 21:10

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by TheLazy1

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What is preventing a DOS sound font loader? Time? Nobody cares anymore? Or some technical reason?

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Re: Christmas closing in, wich parts should I get?

Posted on 2010-11-16, 22:26

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by gerwin

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TheLazy1 wrote: What is preventing a DOS sound font loader? Time? Nobody cares anymore? Or some technical reason? my take written here: Can't find AWE banks loader for DOS :(

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Re: Christmas closing in, wich parts should I get?

Posted on 2010-11-16, 22:32

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by swaaye

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Interesting info gerwin.

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Re: Christmas closing in, wich parts should I get?

Posted on 2010-11-16, 22:47

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by HunterZ

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Just came across that post. Kind of sad.

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Re: Christmas closing in, wich parts should I get?

Posted on 2010-11-17, 01:28

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by Ace

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What is preventing a DOS sound font loader? Time? Nobody cares anymore? Or some technical reason? my take written here: http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=15404 Well that's lame! Whenever possible, I try not to use pure DOS since I really don't like it, but it's still really crappy for there to …

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Re: Christmas closing in, wich parts should I get?

Posted on 2010-11-17, 01:34

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by swaaye

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There are many larger soundfonts. Once you get to a Live! you can load huge soundfonts that are hundreds of MB. One of my favorites is SGM-180 which is 180 MB, I think. :) Taiji Generation 4 SE is good too and it's around 50MB. Chorium is good as well yes. The Roland SCD-15 (SCB-55) and SCD-10 (SCB …

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Re: Christmas closing in, wich parts should I get?

Posted on 2010-11-17, 01:35

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by leileilol

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Ace wrote: are there any soundfonts that exceed 28MB in size? Yes. Timber.sf2 is 32mb, WeedsGM3.sf2 (guess who) is 52mb and the overrated Fluid is 141mb

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Re: Christmas closing in, wich parts should I get?

Posted on 2010-11-17, 01:50

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by Ace

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Well damn! It shows I don't know much about MIDI(I'm a sucker for FM Synthesis and typically find MIDI to sound rather crappy, but with the MIDI sound output by certain DOS games, this opinion is about to change. But I do like FM Synthesis a lot, and that's a fact that will never change). I think …

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Re: Christmas closing in, wich parts should I get?

Posted on 2010-11-17, 02:04

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by swaaye

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You might like the Yamaha DB50XG too. I got one recently and I think it's pretty nice. There's nothing wrong with FM synthesis. 😀

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Re: Christmas closing in, wich parts should I get?

Posted on 2010-11-17, 03:20

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by Ace

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I found two listings on eBay for rebranded Yamaha DB60XGs(they're rebranded by NEC), and they seem to be well within my price range for an MIDI daughterboard(I'm not paying more than $25 for an MIDI daughterboard). Might have to pick one up. I listened to your recordings of Doom made using your …

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Re: Christmas closing in, wich parts should I get?

Posted on 2010-11-17, 03:57

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by retro games 100

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I have heard of adapters for the AWE64 but really I have no idea where to find them.... Nothing DIY. I just found a post on Vogons from elianda, and he mentioned this website: http://simmconn.tripod.com/ On it, they sell AWE64 memory adapters. I would like to buy one some day. It would be …

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Re: Christmas closing in, wich parts should I get?

Posted on 2010-11-17, 04:35

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by unmei220

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They still have them. I just ordered one last week. The guy who replied my emails seemed like a nice person, so don't hesitate to ask him questions. You can contact him by the e-mail that figures on the page.

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Re: Christmas closing in, wich parts should I get?

Posted on 2010-11-17, 07:48

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by retro games 100

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Thanks! 😀

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Re: Christmas closing in, wich parts should I get?

Posted on 2010-11-17, 08:38

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by Mau1wurf1977

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out on the SCD-15 and SCD-10. I'm a huge fan / supported for external Roland midi modules like the MT-32 and SC-55. Main reason is because you can use them in your Retro machine but also on a modern PC with DOSBox because there are Midi adapters for Retro and modern PCs... You also avoid running …

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