Re: Can someone write me a batch file, please?

Posted on 2014-12-24, 21:57

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by bristlehog

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Made this in Turbo C++ 1.0. The only thing is: this one uses copy instead of move, since Dosbox doesn't support 'move' command and I developed this in Dosbox. Hope it helps. Note that this is for DOS without long file names, if you need the functionality for Windows, it has to be rewritten. Also, it …

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Re: EC251 InterWave Audio Card

Posted on 2014-12-20, 21:20

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by bristlehog

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I tried today to cope with my two AMD-based sound cards, namely STB SoundRage 32 and ExpertColor MED3201. However, I've not been able to squeeze anything out of them. Neither HMI SOS setup nor Miles Sound System see these cards (albeit both these libraries have Interwave support for both PCM sound …

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Re: SB 2.0 CT1350 CMS chips dumped

Posted on 2014-12-05, 13:09

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by bristlehog

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I tried to flash my remaining four GAL chips today. Two of them flashed and now read back what I burned to them (actually, TEX.jed file contents), while other 2 read back some other table of 0s and 1s. Does that mean that the latter two chips are dead?

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Re: Retro Rig Photo Thread

Posted on 2014-12-05, 11:07

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by bristlehog

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obobskivich wrote: Quick ebay search and people want $800-$2000 (found one at $6600 even)... What? I bought a Siemens Nixdorf Scenic C5 (P233MMX-based) in Germany for €35 not so long ago. They are cheap and plentiful in Germany.

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Re: How can I have my AWE32 CT3980 play midi through the OPL3 in DOS?

Posted on 2014-12-04, 23:02

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by bristlehog

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OPL3's differences from OPL2 are described in wikipedia article . In my subjective opinion, the most noticeable difference is its ability to perform stereo. You can easily notice this using only your AWE32 card. Take PX player, grab a MIDI file and first play it using ADLIB.ADV driver, and it will …

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Re: How can I have my AWE32 CT3980 play midi through the OPL3 in DOS?

Posted on 2014-12-04, 11:49

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by bristlehog

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It can be tricky since OPL3 is not a MIDI compatible device. When you just 'set it as the main playback synth within Windows', many processes hidden from your sight occur. Actually, Windows OPL3 driver uses some kind of an OPL timbre bank to translate MIDI into OPL compatible data. I am not sure …

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Re: Least demanding FMV game

Posted on 2014-12-03, 12:50

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by bristlehog

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7th Guest doesn't seem to be using protected mode extenders, thus it's worth a try running it on a 286.

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Re: Sound Blaster 16 issues

Posted on 2014-11-14, 16:00

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by bristlehog

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Working with SB16 in DOS really depends on whether the card is PnP or not. What is the exact model number (CTxxxx) of your card?

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Re: ASC Media Master synthesizer

Posted on 2014-11-12, 21:03

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by bristlehog

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What's with that guy with a resume? Did you contact him, Stiletto?

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Re: Where should I start... Looking for the right SFont/Card Model

Posted on 2014-11-12, 17:31

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Your recording is quite generic sounding, it has been produced by OPL2 or OPL3 compliant synthesizer that was present on almost every sound card back in '90s. As far as I know, there were no Trident manufactured sound cards. If you are going to listen to your old midi files on a new PC, you will …

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Re: Forte VFX1 Beige Box (and dev unit!)

Posted on 2014-11-10, 16:31

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by bristlehog

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HMIDET.386, HMIDRV.386 and HMIMDRV.386 are by far no WAV files. These are packed resident DOS sound and music drivers belonging to the Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) Sound Operating System, a very popular sound library.

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Re: Turtle Beach PInnacle / Fiji , Digital Audio

Posted on 2014-10-30, 19:04

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by bristlehog

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Yes, Pinnacle = Fiji + MIDI part. For other questions I have got no answer.

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Re: Stop an hanging note

Posted on 2014-08-22, 05:20

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by bristlehog

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Does 'aweutil /s' help?

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2014-08-14, 12:40

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by bristlehog

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Ensoniq SoundScape, current bid is $20, USA. Roland MPU-IPC-T, £130 BIN, Greece.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2014-07-24, 09:57

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by bristlehog

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Zoltrix Audio Performer is a clone of SB Pro (CT1330). Has dual, though not genuine, OPL2.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2014-07-24, 06:28

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by bristlehog

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Zoltrix Audio Performer:

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2014-07-18, 12:44

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That's an AWE64 Gold S/PDIF bracket on your pic, Stojke. Do not use it with AWE32, it has much higher signal voltage than AWE64 and can damage the receiving digital equipment.

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2014-07-16, 22:14

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by bristlehog

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STB SoundRage 32 Pro / Compaq Ultrasound 32 Pro : http://geryon.ru/stb_soundrage32_preview.jpg ExpertColor MED3201 : http://geryon.ru/expertcolor_med3201_preview.jpg AudioExcel AV310 (two almost identical species): http://geryon.ru/av310x2_preview.jpg AVM Apex : http://geryon.ru/avm_apex_preview. …

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Soundtracks of the past remixed

Posted on 2014-07-14, 10:59

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by bristlehog

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I occasionally make remixes of old game soundtracks. Here's one: Run (Unreal Tournament)

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Re: Two Sound Blaster Cards?

Posted on 2014-07-13, 15:25

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by bristlehog

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AlphaWing wrote: The trouble is finding a PCI card that works in dos properly with wavetable GM. Most of them only work in a 9x dosbox. I combine a SB LIVE or another PCI card with an ISA card anytime I can, but I only use the PCI card in windows. You can use Aureal Vortex 2 with a GM daughterboard …

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