Re: Problem with ESS Solo-1 DOS Emulation
Posted on 2017-12-22, 21:01
I might remember things wrong, it was years ago 😀 i don't have any backup from that time, except for Windows 9X drivers
Re: Problem with ESS Solo-1 DOS Emulation
Posted on 2017-12-22, 13:23
I had ESS Solo-1 card with no wavetable header in my DOS machine before and there was no issues with games like Doom 2, Hexen, Duke 3D. Just make sure the High DMA is different than 8 bit DMA, i always leave it set to 5 and sound just works. IIRC the driver i was using was not ESSSOLO.SYS but …
Re: good SB16 replacement?
Posted on 2017-12-14, 09:23
there is whole set of jumpers on this board, however i don't have any manual for it. So using trial and error method i noticed there are jumpers for setting base address of the card (which can't be manipulated using ESSCFG) and what would be amplifier i guess, howeber it doesn't completely cure the …
Re: good SB16 replacement?
Posted on 2017-12-13, 09:04
Yes, im not saying every ESS 1688F chip sounds the same, im referring to the exact card i was using.
Re: good SB16 replacement?
Posted on 2017-12-13, 08:05
The ESS 1688F i used was PnP so it only needed ESSCFG to initialize, there were no drivers for it. MPU-401 worked well with this card, however it was really very noisy, plus in some older games Soundblaster driver wasnt working at all. After a day of playing with the Yamaha card im really impressed, …
Re: good SB16 replacement?
Posted on 2017-12-13, 07:16
Did you also take Aztech sound cards into account for your decision? I picked only those cards available locally with affordable price (around $10). At the time i last checked there were no Aztech cards. But i must report update on this topic, swapped the ESS 1688F for some OEM Yamaha YMF719E card, …
Re: good SB16 replacement?
Posted on 2017-12-11, 07:25
Unfortunately can't get one of these now but i'll give a try Yamaha card now. ESS 1688F gave me hell, its much more noisy than SB16, in some games Soundblaster driver doesnt even work for sound effects (ie. Winter Challenge), Adlib driver gives turbo output - sound is played so fast only a hiss or …
Re: Can SoftMPU solve Creative's freezing MIDI port?
Posted on 2017-12-06, 07:25
Sorry for necroposting here but i found exactly the same issue with CT1750+Dreamblaster X2 in Duke 3D. Selecting GM/Waveblaster in settings makes game laggy, freezing for 1-2 seconds each time midi sequence changes. Other games seems fine, tested this in Doom, Doom 2 and Blood. Also got CT4520 but …
Re: good SB16 replacement?
Posted on 2017-12-04, 08:23
i know that :( Are there any SB16 compatible cards that have good DOS support, possibly OPL3 or compatible, mpu-401 interface and no hanging note bug? I've got also other concerns now after weekend playing with my current DOS build, i feel my system is greatly unstable especially throwing later ( …
Re: good SB16 replacement?
Posted on 2017-12-04, 07:48
thanks for your replies 😀 i decided to go with ESS card which should arrive today, internet says it has great compatibility in DOS, will verify that and go with Yamaha eventually 😁
good SB16 replacement?
Posted on 2017-11-30, 08:21
So i've been looking for a replacement for my hanging note bug affected SB16, after getting Dreamblaster X2 and found these 4 cards: - ESS ES1688F - YAMAHA YMF-719F-S - YAMAHA YMS-719E - YAMAHA ATC-6631 Now question is: if any of them would be a good replacement for a CT1750, anyone use these? never …
Re: Decent Win/Dos ISA soundcard for a budget ?
Posted on 2017-11-23, 16:24
You can try with polish allegro.pl if they ship to Czech republic, i got AWE64 there for 40zl inc. postage. thats $10
Re: Decent Win/Dos ISA soundcard for a budget ?
Posted on 2017-11-23, 12:21
you can get SoundBlaster AWE64 value (CT4500 or CT4520) for a few dollars. best pick for low budget retro pc IMO
Re: AWE64 and Windows 98 in Dos mode
Posted on 2016-08-21, 15:05
Thanks! Thats exactly what i was missing 😀
AWE64 and Windows 98 in Dos mode
Posted on 2016-08-21, 14:25
After some experiments i came to a point where i had to reinstall my Windows 98. However when all drivers were installed and tried playing dos games i noticed that everything works OK when i play in Windows 98, but when i boot to DOS mode only sound effects work properly, music is muted. I'm using …
voodoo 5 and dxdiag
Posted on 2016-07-17, 12:10
I noticed that dxdiag shows empty lines for chip type and dac type on my retro pc with voodoo 5 5500 . As i recall it should say something like chip type: vsa 100 and dac: internal. Can anyone confirm if this is correct or wrong? My system specs are: windows 98se, latest 3dfx official driver and …
Re: Theme Park World / Sim Theme Park 3dfx graphics issue
Posted on 2016-02-24, 07:38
Checked it with directx 8 and latest AmigaMerlin drivers for 9x and no change at all, also messed with 3dfx tools for direct3d, no matter what i changed they had literrally no effect on graphics quality. I'll swap this voodoo3 for savage4 later today and will post a screenshot just to compare …
Re: Theme Park World / Sim Theme Park 3dfx graphics issue
Posted on 2016-02-23, 21:34
I might confuse things since it's been a long time when i played this game last time. Here's screenshot with software renderer and with hardware renderer
Theme Park World / Sim Theme Park 3dfx graphics issue
Posted on 2016-02-23, 07:22
Hi! So i've just assembled my legacy gaming pc (PIII 650, 3x 128mb ram, 3dfx voodoo 3 3000, win98se) and started testing it with one of my favorites: Theme Park World and already there seems to be some problem with graphics quality. When game is played with software renderer in 800x600 textures look …
Re: DOSBox Game Launcher (DOSBox Frontend)
Posted on 2013-09-25, 19:18
Thanks, works now 😀 my gallery lib was 0.5.3, it caused the problem.
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