Huh, I wonder if the Gold launch date varies by territory then. Or simultaneous development even though the releases weren't? I definitely remember not seeing the Gold on shelves until after I had a Pro, though that might've just been down to Adlib being less popular. I wonder what the story is. I …

Figured it out! I had to write to Port 220, the SoundBlaster port. I guess they figured OPL2 apps would use Adlib's 388, but anything supporting the new-fangled OPL3 features should use the same port as the SB since this was before the Gold IIRC. Jeez, I wonder how many DOS programs mess this up. …

Hi! I don't post often, but I'm writing a DOS OPL3 musicdisk and have come across some strange behavior. My Sound Blaster Pro II has a vintage Yamaha YMF262 on it. But, it only sounds like it responds to OPL2 register writes (maybe even disallowing OPL3 waveforms). I'm setting it up in OPL3 mode, …

Hi all! I don't know if this has been covered in depth yet, but I thought I'd post some findings and thoughts on the MT-32 synthesis engine. Aliasing: If you generate a waveform with a lot of aliasing which goes far below the cutoff point of the lowpass filter, it can be heard when the filter is low …