Re: My Wavetable Sample Thread
Posted on 2020-06-18, 13:48
Added a wavetable that I've wanted for a long time: the original Creative Labs Wave Blaster, CT1900. See entry on Page 1 of this thread.
Re: Collecting rants
Posted on 2020-06-17, 17:32
If those crazy auctions are pickup only with cash, then laundering could be an explanation. But seems like it's not sustainable enough to be worth it. All my money laundering knowledge comes from Netflix's Ozark, 🤣.
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2020-06-17, 17:09
HanJammer wrote on 2020-06-17, 16:45: Some cards I saved from the crusher today. Pulled from complete PCs... Beside some cards missing the bracket (not a problem I have some spares) they are in very good visual condition... Nice! Is that a miro OPL4 card? Would love to know which OPL4 cards have …
Re: Collecting rants
Posted on 2020-06-17, 16:37
I have been coming to this conclusion too, now that my wishlist and home office is getting filled. Finding it, inspecting, testing is 90% of the fun. Storing it in a closet is not so much fun. So I'm starting to inventory and retest things and box them up for resale. I have some duplication of …
Re: Collecting rants
Posted on 2020-06-17, 15:22
This hobby becomes a lot more affordable if you decide to become a seller yourself. This becomes a necessity if you're limited by space. Although the days of buying Voodoo 3 cards for $20 are gone (but not truly long gone), you can still buy up lots of cards on eBay for reasonable amounts. Keep the …
Re: How much ram do I really need sb32
Posted on 2020-06-16, 00:09
darry wrote on 2020-06-15, 23:46: And here is Grabbag on an AWE64 CT4500 with the vcgs4mv4 4MB soundfont . grabbag_awe64_vcgs4mv4.m4a . I still prefer the SC-88 rendition, though . That sounds great. Probably the best 4MB soundfont I've heard. I may have to pony up and buy it for science.
Re: How much ram do I really need sb32
Posted on 2020-06-15, 19:01
I may be in a minority with this opinion, but I have never found the SB Live/Audify/X-Fi MIDI rendering to sound as good as an EMU8000 based card, such as the AWE32/SB32/AWE64 , when using the same soundfont . There is something with the FX engine in particular that just does not sound quite as …
Re: How much ram do I really need sb32
Posted on 2020-06-15, 18:33
For anyone thinking about buying an SB32 or AWE32 and/or 30-pin SIMMs, I'd encourage you to take a look at the thread first if you own a SB Live!: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=74361 This method allows you to load large sound fonts using your Live! that you can access in DOS games …
Re: Collecting rants
Posted on 2020-06-12, 15:17
I sell a lot on eBay, and the shipping cost calculator is quite straightforward. Many sellers don't bother to weigh their item before listing, so the weight could be inflated, which is indeed something to be annoyed about. However, what a lot of buyers don't know is that shipping costs balloon FAST …
Re: My Wavetable Sample Thread
Posted on 2020-06-12, 05:29
Wow, what a difference! Since you've obviously put a ton of time into testing these things, I'd like your opinion. Aside from pure-DOS compatibility, do you see benefits to using other synths versus something like this? If the games someone wants to play will run in a DOS box under Win 9x, do you …
Re: How much ram do I really need sb32
Posted on 2020-06-12, 01:51
I think the best soundfonts for SB32 and AWE32 are all 20+ MB. Lots like Chorium Rev, and I like a 25 MB SC-55 "clone." I think the best one under 8MB is called "Fine GM." The best one I found under 8mb is one you can buy called vcgs4mv4. Right -- I should have said the best free sf I've come …
Re: How much ram do I really need sb32
Posted on 2020-06-11, 23:14
I think the best soundfonts for SB32 and AWE32 are all 20+ MB. Lots like Chorium Rev, and I like a 25 MB SC-55 "clone." I think the best one under 8MB is called "Fine GM."
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2020-06-11, 18:01
On impulse, this NOS MAG monitor showed up on eBay, and I pulled the trigger. It's a low-end 15" MAG with a non-flat screen, but it came in the original box and foam, so I knew it would survive the journey to my house. I'd decided to give up on CRTs except for my Sony PVM, but I couldn't pass up a …
Re: Collecting rants
Posted on 2020-06-11, 16:36
A two-word rant that will be familiar to collectors in the US: "Media Mail."
Re: Overheating EMU8K on AWE32 CT2760
Posted on 2020-06-11, 15:59
That does look like some tracks might be severed or almost so. It certainly is fixable with a bit of effort. Scape off some more of the soldermask and with luck solder can bridge the abrasion over and you won't need to add wire patches over the damaged parts. You'll definitely want to resolder some …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2020-06-11, 15:54
For the price I paid, just the one Turtle Beach TBS-2000 card would have been worth it. Can't wait to see what all is in that massive lot of cards. That was the first card I noticed too. It's not talked about a lot as far as TB cards go, but it's a nice wavetable card with ICS Wavefront, OPL3, and …
Re: best mouse
Posted on 2020-06-11, 14:53
My favorite retro mouse is a Wyse PS/2 optical scroll mouse I found at a thrift store for a dollar. You can still buy these NOS pretty inexpensively because I think they were OEM for Dell. They're not the highest quality, but they're good enough for a spare 30 minutes here and there mucking around …
Re: Overheating EMU8K on AWE32 CT2760
Posted on 2020-06-11, 14:21
Thanks for all your help everyone. I don't know why I didn't notice this before, but I did brush some dust away from the card after I noticed the problem and saw this. A pretty heavy scratch that cuts across multiple traces and even the legs on one side of the EMU8K. Anything that can be done here? …
Overheating EMU8K on AWE32 CT2760
Posted on 2020-06-11, 01:20
I think a CT2760 I have is about to give up the ghost. The EMU8K gets too hot to touch for more than a second or two, and there are no digital effects, just music. This is a card that I recently acquired that I thought tested fine, but when going back to it, I discovered this problem. I had the …
Re: Collecting rants
Posted on 2020-06-09, 17:28
Is there really any point to this thread? My train of thought is.. if you don't like the price don't buy it. It's not like i'm "entitled to any of this hardware" just because i like to mess about with it. I agree with Bancho that a sense of entitlement begets too many of these rants. "But I really, …
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