Re: Need help with sound card identyfication

Posted on 2017-03-17, 22:00

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Digging out this old thread to clarify that the Gallant SC6000 card is similar to the Terratec Maestro 16 sound card and not to the Maestro 32 (OPTi 929 based). Compatibility of the Maestro 16 is better than Maestro 32.

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Re: Turtle beach Rio midi daughterboard

Posted on 2017-03-16, 22:39

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The same patch set was also used on the Turtle Beach Tropez+ . Compressed versions of the patch set are used on the Turtle Beach Tropez, the Turtle Beach MAUI and on the Aztech Waverider 32 (1st revision).

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Re: DreamBlaster X2 and S1 BLACK Editions Available Soon / Pre-Order / Black Friday Bundle

Posted on 2016-12-13, 17:41

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That's only the CT4170, a very low end model. But of course one can still hook up a wavetable externally.

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Re: DreamBlaster X2 and S1 BLACK Editions Available Soon / Pre-Order / Black Friday Bundle

Posted on 2016-12-13, 14:37

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I would probably choose a Yamaha-based card over a Opti one, based on the fact that the YMF719 has real OPL3, whereas the Opti unless it has a separate OPL3 chip will give you only a poor emulation. As far as wavetable synthesis goes, the X2 should work equally well on both. All OPTi 924 and also …

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Re: My Wavetable Sample Thread

Posted on 2016-12-09, 00:06

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The classic SoundScape has pre-recorded reverb on their samples, adding quite a bit depth to the tunes despite it lacks an effects processor. I like it, too 😁

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Re: Post your rendition of Passport.MID

Posted on 2016-12-08, 23:53

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For those who don't know, Passport.MID is a MIDI included with some, if not all of the Win9x versions of windows, and possibly more (Not really sure tbh). It's a classic MIDI file, and a benchmark for a lot of sound cards. So, post a recording of your MIDI rendition here! If you don't know how to …

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Re: DreamBlaster X2 and S1 BLACK Editions Available Soon / Pre-Order / Black Friday Bundle

Posted on 2016-12-08, 23:38

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Optically, I would go with the Terratec Gold 16 / 96. It is ESS AudioDrive 1868 based, has a nice OPL3 interpretation inhouse ESFM synthesis) and a quite good SNR-ratio. It would go well with either the black S1 or the more advanced X2.

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Re: "Best" OPL3 Card

Posted on 2016-12-08, 20:19

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Forget about the eternal quest for the "Best" ...something... card. These is none. Usually the OPL3 is embedded on a card that has also other features, mostly AT LEAST PCM playback but there may be many other features. There are many very subjective factors that make it IMPOSSIBLE to objectively …

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Re: DreamBlaster X2 and S1 BLACK Editions Available Soon / Pre-Order / Black Friday Bundle

Posted on 2016-12-05, 17:56

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I'd put the Roland and CleanWave in a separate category since they are indeed different sounding, but the CleanWave is very balanced when playing the same midi track that was composed on a Roland. Generally speaking, both were the "go to" synths/wavetables back in the 90s. CleanWave had very little …

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Re: DreamBlaster X2 and S1 BLACK Editions Available Soon / Pre-Order / Black Friday Bundle

Posted on 2016-12-05, 17:10

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Thats true. There are basically three mainstream makers of soundfonts, each with their very own characteristics: 1. Roland (and CleanWave so some degree as they tried to reassemble / imitate the Roland sound & feel and did quite well..), 2. Yamaha 3. Korg. There are games that sound better with …

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Re: My Wavetable Sample Thread

Posted on 2016-12-04, 23:29

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Just for clarification because some things can easily be mixed up: The Crystal CS9233 (Dream SAM9233) is a wavetable synthesizer chip and has nothing to do with the soundfont which it is used with. It is true that the SAM9233 synth is coupled with the Roland SC-55 soundfont on some few high end …

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Re: Lowest system you tried for everyday main PC

Posted on 2016-11-05, 19:34

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I have a very low end PC as my main office computer: It's an AMD Kabini based Micro-ATX system. Athlon 5350 Socket AM1 APU (true quad core design), 2GHz, 8GB RAM, 120GB SSD, Radeon HD8400 iGPU. Works like a charm with both Linux and Win10. Draws 15-18 watts when used for its purpose, max. 22 watts …

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Re: [SOLVED] Small question about Mozart ISA soundcard.

Posted on 2016-11-05, 12:37

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Nice to meet you here 😀 Although I spent some holidays in Denmark (København, Fanø, Møn..) I don't speak the language. I only understand it a bit.

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Re: [SOLVED] Small question about Mozart ISA soundcard.

Posted on 2016-11-03, 21:05

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Aaahh.. so you are the Tango man 😀 Well I would be indeed interested in different than the usual suspects recordings of the litte Tango Dream and its 512K sample ROM.

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Re: Small question about Mozart ISA soundcard.

Posted on 2016-11-03, 20:07

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SOLVED!!! Oh my freakin..... :-O I just purchased two cards that will not function propperly in a P-II-350 system. What gives? I swapped the machine out for my 486 system, and behold, it works. Running the Mozart Wavetable on a P-II-350 (Asus P2B-S), is just too fast a machine. It's not necessarily …

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Re: [SOLVED] Small question about Mozart ISA soundcard.

Posted on 2016-11-03, 19:30

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That applies to many cards. Speed sensivity - be it from hardware or from the software side. Looks like we have another card to add to this lists (just gives me an idea of creating such a list..)

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Re: Small question about Mozart ISA soundcard.

Posted on 2016-11-03, 18:30

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I can confirm that the jumpers shown on my HP are set correctly. So it might be something different. Here is a FAQ and some drivers: ftp://soporte.uson.mx/DRIVERS/AUDIO/mozart/AUDFAQ~1.HTM

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Re: Small question about Mozart ISA soundcard.

Posted on 2016-11-03, 18:12

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kanecvr wrote: It has missing jumpers - it should have a jumper that sends midi to both channels if I'm not mistaking. Good observation! Didn't spend the time looking closely enough! I agree, there is one jumper missing next to the one installed at the slot-side.

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Re: Small question about Mozart ISA soundcard.

Posted on 2016-11-03, 18:02

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Hi, the OPL2 Adlib FM music is played back on both channels. You you use the right driver for your chip revision (FF)? Maybe there is a contact problem? Does it play back on one speaker also when you switch from line-out to speaker or vice-versa?

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Re: Pentium 60/66 VLB board identification help needed...

Posted on 2016-11-01, 19:26

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49-50 points are normal for a Pentium @66MHz. But of course SpeedSys doesn't reflect real world CPU performance in its CPU scores (For example, a 386 without FPU scores much higher in Speedsys than a 386 at the same speed with a FPU installed.) Will take a look at the picture later, maybe we find …

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