Thanks for those recordings. The YMF744 recording sounds similar to the MIDI file running on the SW1000XG. There are some minor differences - kinda hard to put into words though. It's a good thing having that digital output - I can feed it into the DS2416 for some crazy effects too. The bad thing is …

@distortion: I've got Audigy 2/4 pencilled in - though I consider those cards more general purpose than dedicated MIDI cards. And yeah, only just briefly tested the SW1000XG; it's too easy to get distracted by all this stuff - I'm trying to nail the hardware down so that I don't have to change it …

Well, I was fortunate enough to pick up a SW1000XG and DS2416 combo a while ago, and I have a few PCI slots spare on a twin Win98 build - so tested them briefly and liked what I heard. I don't mind playing with soft-synths too, but I'm wondering what else is around, hardware-wise, that work with …

I know Yamaha did the SW1000XG, and there were a couple from Hoontech with the Dream chipsets - are there any others? I'd rather use these in PCI slots than attaching daughterboards...

IIRC, PCI/ VGA palette snoop enabled/ disabled in the bios might help... can't remember which... 😒

Need some opinions to help decide on 2 ISA slots, one in each box. I've got 4 cards short listed: 1) SB Pro 2 or compatibles (YMF719-S, Aztech variants - all with OPL3 synths) 2) SB32 CT3930 (OPL3 and EMU8K synths) 3) AWE32 CT3900 (OPL3 and EMU8K synths) 4) EWS64XL (Crystal FM and Dream 9407 synths) …

I really do not understand what kind of a music/sound setup you try to reach for you proposed builds. I'm not very keen on music/sound side of things, being a headphones player but still your proposal sounds too much to me. All this probably sounds more complicated than it seems. The idea is that …

Off the top of my head: Wing Commander, Ultima 7 and Zool. Maybe Micro Machines 2 SE, though, IIRC, that one seemed to work okay with specific fast CPU/ FSB options...

Okay, that sounds reasonable. It seems that these AC to AC adapters are more difficult to acquire, and more expensive depending on current required. An adapter rated at 1A should suffice? Any existing owners with working adapters?

I'm looking to install an E-MU SoundEngine GM module, but I can't seem to find any info for its power supply. I've checked the manuals and the back of the module, and it just says 9V AC by the power input. I don't want to damage the unit; anyone have more info? Is it AC to AC, or is it a typo, and …

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Hi, nice site - apologies if it's in the wrong forum. I have a couple of beige boxes that I want to setup for some old DOS/ Win9x gaming. The problem is: I originally just wanted one general box to do everything, and quickly realised that wasn't going to be enough! However, I also realised it's too …