Okay because I'm lazy and don't want to upload TOO many descent theme variations on my channel :p descent theme IN-GAME via dual opl3 descent theme IN-GAME via cqm The CQM version gained some annoying line noise after DOS started in full screen. Beats me. I was able to record the first game track in …

Interesting, thanks for taking the time to do this but i was hoping you could record the samples directly from the Game, using the Grand Opl3 comparison specs, so the recordings could be used for this project. The music does not sound exactly like in the game when played with media players. Same …

Ooh, Descent Shareware, that's a blast from the past. The registered version sounds different: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXu-2oLRx-M As I don't own the game, I played it through windows media player. The sample you linked to me uses custom FM instruments (which I explained above). To recap... …

Got my SB16 in the mail today. Another Beautiful trade with Clint from Lazy Game Reviews... Anyway, it's a CT2940. http://www.robertalpizar.com/dump/IMG_1880.JPG I've seen a few other pics of this card on the boards here, but noticed that for some of you, the whole board isn't populated. What's the …

Now for the big huge gigantic comparison of many, many many OPL3 variations, all on the descent theme as requested by MaxWar. This took awhile to do because I was recording from three separate computers. I hope everyone can hear at least some of the differences between all of them after listening to …

That CQM card sounds pretty darn good with a high-quality output section doesn't it?! I recorded from LINE-OUT of the card. Later I tried throwing its LINE-OUT into the crystal's LINE-IN (and then using the crystal's LINE-OUT to get both devices), but unfortunately it seems like this PnP card won't …

Okay so I finally did runs of that 4180. And wow, that has to be the best sounding CQM -- EVER. It *is* CQM, but its response is so well articulated with the nichicon caps and philips amp. (I'm guessing MaxWar has the non-philips amp varation of the card, as those recordings were not pleasant in the …

In any case we can put this question to rest once and for all. Was there a big debate about this somewhere? There's basically a zero-percent chance that the CT2505 contains Yamaha's OPL3 core, for a number of reasons, including the mentioned trademark issue. There's also the fact that the chips …

You, sir, are WRONG . If a SoundBlaster does not have a YMF262, CT1747, YMF289 or any other chip with an OPL logo on the chip itself, it DOES NOT have OPL3. Those have CQM, which is quite inaccurate to true OPL3. I do know what "CQM" is, and I've observed it extensively on the later AWE32 I have. …

This comparison is quite interesting however, there are a few errors: #1 It seems like a lot of people actually can't tell genuine OPL3 when they hear it. A lot of Vibra-16s have OPL3, even if there is not a YMF262 present (the FM is actually integrated like CT1747: which in some cases, sounds more …

CQM debuted as the standalone CT1978 chip before being integrated into some of the larger ASICs. Perhaps you're thinking of Creative's WaveSynth/WG, software-based wavetable? I didn't realize it actually did run on hardware. (I wasn't thinking of AWE32's sampler; I don't like how creative called it …

The MIDI driver implementation used can make OPL3 chips sound completely different. I was always a fan of how the Voyetra SuperSAPI! driver sounded compared to the standard Windows driver. I don't see any comparisons of Creative's infamous 20 voice "Creative Music Synthesizer" though. Not …

That's a very nice Orchid Righteous 1 card with mechanical omron relays. Maybe some day I'll get one.. just like how I'll be getting a 3dfx rampage :p (yeah right).

The Pentium III in the center with the router on top is the daily computer I use for reading on the internet and downloading for the older computers. It's a 600 Mhz with 390 megs of RAM and GForce 4 with 128 megs of RAM. Surf internet mostly with this and play UT99, Quake III, and Deus Ex. In the …

Also (apologies for the double post). Here's the dual OPL3 version of phandral's spiral in dual opl3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XHsLJA1rsQ Notice how much different it sounds from the ESFM version. It gains a chorus effect and crystal's snares and such.

Hi there! Since this topic hasn't been covered a whole lot, let me start at the basics (advanced apologies to those who already know this). I'll also include some quick sound samples. When Yamha released their OPL3 Chip (YMF262), it was used in a lot of cards... probably the most popular being the …